The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
THE vAMO0SE AT HER BEST.
yopB TRIALS OF ONE MILE hAH
IGALNsT TIME

,ttle steam launch. the Norwood. on the Merri-
mac River. in July. 1890. The copper wire
nsod in measuring the mile on the Sound yes
.srdav was the same that Mr.. Mosher. the in
cantor OF the Norwoods boiler. stretched on
ths Merrimao According to the attestations
o,e.perts who witnessed the performance Of
,hs Norwood on the Merrimac, she made
. measured mile IN ono minute and
sfty.eight seconds She ran between the stake
boats marking each end Of the mile for two
hours. and her mean speed was about two
minutes and three seconds. At least. that II
What Mr.. Mosher declares.
The vsmoose but for an accident Ito which
amid steam yachts seem to be peculiarly sus-
ssptdbls. might have covered measured
mia In 2 minutes and 20 seconds. She ao-
h,.lly made the mile In minutes and 80
seconds, with wind and tide In her favor. She
made the same time with wind and tide
srsinst her Shewas somewhat retarded BY
sItra weight, composed Of six light-bodied re-
portera But allowing for this. II was the
opinion OF unbiased yachtsmen who saw her
spseded that che can make about 70 statute vt
sp ss aO " the e c, q 0e''er 'nAn
s b s io beat les Rs
nrc snsa se. & As ThsSSssi
doing This. Mr.; Moshsr Is quite confident that
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any Any other, because Mr. Heersts Eyer wiz
bs put aboard q Pacific Mail steamship p
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that M Munros launch will steam oyer t ths
Vamoose. and show that she is, or Is not the
swifter vessel on measured mile;
no SnR Sun the That
that LETT Harrison's station and 1 twisted IN
nell. representing Mr., Mgpros,, was there with
az NV Is sG who
the construction Of o yacht with q Mosher
boiler to sad o sSs
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Among others, who came out to the Point to
pee the immaculate yacht buzz were Mr.; John
ksS DE Samuel and as g. 5oIsA9 Nett b.
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poying more rapidly than she ssemea to b
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q right angles. her company being content |
FRs oyv aneoS S finished her nEs. mile in two
sn sEo s tms 's H.. is IN &c RssS
eS sstss shf hs &c. ns
Ing semi-clrcle Of foam east OF the |
Ip-sound stake boat, she dashed down toward |
the stake boat of the club house. The tide |
and the wind were with her. but they were not |
Sorth the twenty seconds she gained on her |
FIRST mila Her time was az minutes. and her |
Performance was applauded By guns from the |
ss ss amss aSS% s9d her
and wind again. on her third mile. Capt Stan
appointment at the result Of the first run. |
Eapt Haskell suggested that the yamoose was
sucking bottom" Mr.. Hall said that could
vi = and on
hl Engineer Hsilbron vanished down ths ngins
WIN renewed energy She had about 230
pounds Of steam on, and her propeller vas
RRiaking 400 revolutions. She covered her
Third mile In 2k minutes.
q There was q copsultation between engineer.
.Itismen. and skipper before the 'yamoose
s.tteamed several miles beyond the. eastern
Fake boat, and. squirting FIRE and smoke
o. sopg,nded to the starting point She trembled
~ ~ thousand drummers. were beating roll
pa nor decks. and immersed her counter deep
r. the trothy swirl created by her propeller.
'ubnlDg over 400 times minutes.