ESPERANTO

Esperanto, two-masted schooner, outward bound from Gloucester to Halifax, has aroused the interest of all who are familiar with the traditions and character of American seamanship. For that same schooner, an American vessel with an American crew, is to race the challenger from Canada for the supremacy of North Atlantic waters. No butterfly drifting contest, this, but a real battle, regardless of weather conditions, and fought out by men of the old clipper-ship stock--men who are best able to uphold our fame and reputation.

Such a race means more than mere sport. Not only does it help to cement more firmly the friendship between the Canadian and American merchant marines; it also stimulates interest in the merchant marines themselves, and especially in the New England fleets. Like "Man o' War," Esperanto is carrying the double load of international friendship and American glory. May she carry it well, that a new bond may spring up between America and her neighbor across the St. Lawrence, and a new name be added to old Gloucester's roll of fame.