The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-04
TO RACE NEXT SATURDAY.
THAT rs, II THE NORWOOD - READY
NJ THAT TIME
-. Course Taken ~ Eaves In ms Atssay
20 Take the Flyer ffcn Thas City 70 New
Tn,sou-The vamooss Starts Tor Heae.

1rs Course Taken ~ GAves IN MS Asee9Ye
A Take the Flyer nron This CITY - New
Io,sou-The vamoese Starts Tor Heae.
The strange accident which disabled the
Norwood on Thursday morning while on her
,vay to take part In her much-talked-of race
with the vamoose. and the astonishing course
.,s.red BY her pilot, Collin 8. Eayes. was tho
.slt Of the town yesterday. Tho members Of
A.. American Yacht Club. which had gone to
40 much trouble and expense In arranging tho
,.ce. were disguised. and some Of them went
AZ fsr As to declare that Mr.. Munro did not
,s.lly want the race to como OF. The public.
GENERALLY, was puzzled. but disposed to believe
that Mr.. Munro was honest. but had been
sorely imposed upon IN respect to his pilot.
Roatmen and pilots wore consumed with mer-
,iment when they worked out on the chart the
eourse which Eaves stored in trying to ret
from New York to New London. and declared
frat the pilot" must DO the veriest
novice, little familiar with the courye and to-
tally unit to steer 80 much as canal boat
They held that Mr.. Munro must be entirely
blameless In the matter. because. II no had
wished to DO crooked" he would not have
trusted tho disabling Of his expensive boat to
such blundcrer as Eaves. He would have
chosen tho most skilful pilot he could got.
Swt. in the job. tho Norwood should be totally
ruined Thcy said IL was clearly case Of good
fsith and gullibility on the part Of tho owner.
and Of ignorance and incompetence on the
part OF the alleged pilot
IL you were In our business" said Hell
Gate pilot OF many years experience while
talking to . BuN reporter yesterday. you
would understand how easy It 10 to get left In
hiring pilot Anybody who has stored .
boat and studies mp little for tho occasion
can get q license to steer o small boat in these
waters. A more license don't count for any
thing"
Tho interesting question now IL. how Mr..
Munro could have been 90 imposed upon Tho
young man to whom no intrusted the steering
OF tho Norwood In the important race which
wns to decide whether. as no has strenuously
claimed. his little yacht Was really the fastest
steam craft in tho world. was q mere boy.
whose slight experience at the wheel was con-
aned TO small pleasure yachts and launches.
Goat w ssesps FOR thc FUN It ana having no
reputation o. o steersman even among ana.
sssr ME s Sn % q out m 81:
eons who recommended such pilot to Mr..
Munro for such race must have either been
grossly ignorant or have acted IN the worst OF
Coiiin 6. Eaves Is the son Of Albert g. EAyes.
me@ber H Of the d Gorinthian Yacht Club. Up to
sell Theatrical and bail Costumes at the shop.
Then. as his heart was clearly not in tho busi-
ness, but IN boats. he left the concern to shift
now. His address In the Directory Is $50 Park
avenue but he left, there, in the spring and
enough to live on since along the water side.
He once had a quarter interest In steam
launch or small yacht, but this spring one OF
forced to sell the boat because they could not
gaise money enough to buy out the share.
He also steered other small boats whom OF on
cruises for pleasure. He got his license about
. year ago from the Board Of Supervising In
epectors Of Steam Vessels.
The remarkable course steered BY Eaves In
the attempt to take the Norwood from here to
neer Riley described Il, and It was printed In
yesterdays Sum. To appreciate It however,
one must lay 1t out on q chart and compare It
Hook pilot did yesterday. and the results are