The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-03

waters around Milton Point as even Loni
Island Sound seldom secs.
But yesterday morning the Norwood raj
aground while on her way to tho starting poin
and totally disabled her screw. The Vamoos'
was already at New London. groomed ant
ready. But now 1t will be two weeks befor,
they can meet.
Everybody blames II on the pilot, and Reu
ben Riley. the engineer in charge Of tho Nor
wood. tells tho story. It seems the Norwood
left South Brooklyn for New London at mid
night Thursday. She was scraped and painted
and lightened to the utmost. Even hcr avn
ing had been removed. Riley Is the man who
remodelled her. and when her designer. c
D. Mosher. refused to take charge o.
her In the race saying that Riley had not done
o good job when repairing her condenser aftel
an accident two weeks ago. Upon Riley de-
volved the duty Of running her against the
vamoose. He was confident Of her ability and
her condition. and so was Norman L. Munro
her owner. The only others who were to &C
aboard her in the race were W. A. Seaman. hel
q snd Water yWss pS 2oh Thsse
New london Thgrsday mid9ieht And here
hay thS St
fhS s GSn VIZ i
sense authorizes him to pilot vessels OF 1000
engaged as po W. Went
Ing i'I q somewhat cratic course, sometimes
Gases sboae L and SAID It 3he
TACT that we were not going very last, as ne
s Gs na b d q
In the strong tide that was then running
k BE- tahspE al Ffss aRs
light. Then he suddenly, altered his course
nne ss ft mhs Se Cs
os :! me Then Psi Shouted out through
esAWk What 'H Is The mattera Why don't you 60
:st}z :siS was 50 tS'sf he couldn't tell e1-
ron your starboard is. North Brother
Island foH arc beading for
Then he shaped his course again directly
spotSer fssna he
vent toward Rtkers, island. l then called
through speaking tube sEain: and tod hin
seid All right and then called Pack: It's SO
hsaaed bssH Skysr
Brothers islands. asked him what was the
matter. and II he was going back to New York
Up from down the Sound. and was afraid L
sGss IN and a not think it
lights. The fog Is only four feet high b, on n. the
SnS make out
-, :. He kept on his course to the eastward Of
Brother aqa Taned to put IN at
Of North Broth her Island / expostuIated again.
and he talked some more about the log. !
had begun to suspect him OF gross incom-
potency. when he again proposed going into
tha wonS
We did SO. and there anchored: =, ,-.,.
and clear. and we started again. He proceeded
Up the Sound; but from the manner Of bis act t;
him the distance 'H IetWesn points we pissed
insorFeet When We approached BriaSeport
New Haven harbor., We were then beyond the
point where had any familiarity with the
within three miles Of Bridgeport We ran
aground on PenfieId Reef. twas then s:15
o'clock and clear There was about loot u
ste o. SiS enc afs af hoSs VIE The
gnyo 2 great lurch. and It seemed for second
being thrown right np in the all The ,cngi;
ipoked over the side ] saw that the ilangeso Of
si,ait, BY serapine against tie rocks AZ the
fh %nRss ssssS ns
oBe s ate et ysGs slowly We there
III" train M Upon ON Which Mr.. Munro was ON his
wayto New london. Rley went to the station
State Of great excitement, and Went to wiiers
sysrySo%S e tho boat; SSt Rart,i k PjSs
ss%s t!ms: KasiIy . th$ Siist = l'i
SS att IpSSasticsiis uniniarel: sssept ss t. Isf
ana Wifi nm head stsa% s sSad not
i Mr @i %sn re sent fora two,eladed wheel he
lie he Sorwood home. He said he would order
this saa fh %asS Hdas ed sH
lime. and spid that 10 would race the Norwood
Of the Regatta Committee Of the
Yacht Club. would not listen to this
proposition. however ,,,,,ns.,a b. ..nd ,o
must have the boats out together, q not al all
Ws WIZ postpone the race until Mr. Munro is
There would only haze been t As. NG SS9Sdd
BROS. q Philadelphia could not set 2 Coy
'ses 70 hey s.ia, but Yachting pen TIM
e s:ca d RI they sss IL s kss
bare ps.n Rss siSrs hR Sss sss TO
he Norwood Ta1oose race Which Was to have
oeen started from here Tomorrow are very |
much disappointed over the turn affairs have |
dunr n - yacht on bridgeport this afternoon.
\ number e gentlemen bad come up
tart on nth their record. breaking dash down the
,ound. Among them is W. ]. Quintard. who |
vas to have acted us starter. No. news OF tho |
,vening papers came In on tho late train. 1T |
8 very peculisr," said Mr.. Quintard to Sun |
eportef. {. that NJ; Munro did not notify me as |