The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-10
NORWOOD AND VAM0OSE.
THE YAMOOSE HAS ALREADY RACED
THE MARY POWELL ON THE sLr.

THE vAMOOSE HAS ALREADY RACED
THE MARY POWELL ON THE sLr.
she aimed Half . Mile Ia . Run OF Fifty
Miies, hut Had TO Cut Across Lots to
no It-Mr. Munro's Proportion for .
Record Race Between the Norwood and
the POWELL Diseased BY the Poweirs
Captaiu-wm Mr.. Hearst RespondS
Norman L. Munro's proposition to race his
little wonder, the Norwood, against the Mary
Powell hity miles up the Hudson and back. is
likely to bring about one or more river con-
tests OF moro than common interest As Mr..
Munros letter In Yesterdays Sun sets forth.
his object In proposing the race Is to make
record for the Norwood. which he hopes W. II.
Hearst will feel compelled to try and
beat with his new fast HerreshofY bout,
the vamoose. Mr.. Heurst does not think
tho vamoose Is ready for contest with tho
Norwood Just yet, because he has not yet
found screw exactly suited to her. The Nor.
wood, however. ia all ready for . brush. and.
in her owners Language. Ia becoming rest
less and uncontrolsble." Fearing that when
the vamooss Is finally rendy. race MAY In
some way fail to come on. Mr. Munro asks
The Sun to assist In arranging . race against
time for the Norwood. to como Oh within two
weeks. He has probably selected the Mary
Powell to race against because she Is beyond
question the fastest beat in New York waters
and makes regular daily trips UP the river.
Mr.. Munro saws:
Permit me to suggest. with all due respect
to Mr.. Hearst and the Herreshoffs. that II tho
vamoose starts for tho Pacific coast neglect
ing 10 make trial run over the course above
mentioned she will have to 20 with record
OF about 10 60-l00 nautical miles per hour.
and that for a short distance. too. There will
b no excuse OF rough weather on the Hud.
son. as was the case when Mr.. Hearst had Q
brush with tho Monmouth. After crossing the
Monmouth's bow opposite Fort Hamilton she
returned to the city on account Of the rough
weather. l desire to give the Vamoose fair
chance; hence the selection OF the Hudson"
Another reason tor selecting the Hudson is
that Mr.. Hearst objected to race OF ten or
twenty miles. saying that 100 miles was neces-
sary properly to compare the speed OF the two
boats. MIR. Munro proposes TO accompany the
Mary Powell fifty miles up tho river. and then
return. the record to be made on the trip
Additional interest will be lent to the contest
with the Mary Powell BY the fact that 1t was in
race with her that the famous Stiletto won
her spurs on June II. 1885. She was the flrst
Of tho Herreshon fast boats. The model was
a novelty then. and the contest aroused
minutivs size OF the new contestant for
tbs big Powell's laurels. The little Stiletto
made tho twsnty.eight miles to Sing Sing In
an hour and seventeen minutes. beating the
steamboat seven minutes There haze been
vast Improvements since then In boats OF the
riear model however. and the Stiletto. which
10 now . torpedo boat In Uncle Sans service.
would probably not b In q race with some OF
the newest wonders. It has long been Mr..
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the world. and the Norwood ID only the last OF
series Of astonishinely fast boats which he
has had buila 10 believes her 10 DO the fast
est in the world. and hence bis desire not to
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gaze: Above Forty. second =, ssrest she met the
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ga i,ilox:d het g q: Po.eil's wake; SO
slI.s aI.t stop. is counted hity miles By steam
IRE Povslls passengers did not need to b.
aboard VINO knew Is. Vamoos: BY sight and
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stu upon her when she turned SHARPLY into
+: 4. v ~a:. no Sn e: .s
I'D. q her sharp nose a.d 70 shoot black clouds
Cd eagerly at 10 wash tho daring little crafts
Hhf Ssa1pn to rt bsaI IL, rates. steamer on tho
i!ksps i5s Dassspssss AZ "a ths sts.mbost
murh to either side Of that OF the Powell. the
ithoWei ~ passengers would have crowded to
~ead have hind dsd he es'f 00A' 'S' when
The race soon became nninterestine; how
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sing Wa IN sight. The Gam.oso was getting
the big Steamboat was running away from her
0ppos,te Syack 1t WAS estimated that she was
mile astern;
out from the, east bank. having Haysr.
pa south ing he eS,'i anS oa ffS Masr b oS
tho ebb tide along tn" west shore OF
b r: Ss ns nna ns @ hs o. p Hs S
GGa cIt, Bay; AMI then round Croton
following the, Powell over this course the
Vanoose took advantage OF her lighter
dIaueht and Rugged the west shore. Thus
ere ,. stored nearly straish, course n, Ito
s.same e. again only bali mile astsrn. This
The Vamoose made another gain In the same
way opposite PerkskilL There is q sharp
westward bend OF the river here around
Jones's PopI. Directly or the point . schooner
n ~ ir~xn n an nj
vamooss, however: 10 K 4 cross Gu, through
vest shore. A short, distance north .: that
husptns .Soss of pNsg gain ~
while the Powell .was compelled 10
describe Wide curve In rounding the point.
It was q nearly straightaway 90 rse from, there
to the Towel ;, first ianh ing at Craustnn's As
she Put about 10 20 into eek. the Vamoose
.bahdonsd inc chase. aId returned home. she
nearly destroyed the Pows,l's lead Of half
mile at the start. but rs again-t this Il Was ss-
umntsd that she had stolen over mile by cut.
ting asro;s shoals In other words: she had
oil had covered over mile more.