The sun., 1895-02-07
STEAM YACHTS MAY RACE
IF THE OWNERS OF THE NORWOOD,
REX, AND VAMOOSE CAN AGREE.

what They Have a. say-There Msy Bs
No Trial Races OF the American Defend
err-Latest News About the New Boat
ButldInE Mt Bristol Yachting Notes
The recent liberal proposition NJ cI-Commo-
dors James Gordon Bennett Of the New York
Yacht Club Offering money prizes aggreRating
several thousand dollars for steam yachts 10
race for at tho Riviera seems to have stirred up
the owners Of our fast boats here; and while the
Norwood, Vamoose. Yankee Doodle, and Rex
arc all too small 10 make the transatlantic voy-
age which n race In the Mediterranean would
necessitate. their owners are full Of fight, and
unless all signs fail two OF the quartet at least
will meet next year on the Hudson or lower bay.
Early In January the owners OF the Yankee
Doodle Of Philadelphia sent communication TO
tile American SNIP Builder suggesting that IL
arrange n steam yacht race open to ALL On jan
10, T.. u. Fox. the owner OF the Rex. replied say
ingi
notice tho communication from Mcbride brothers,
owners Of the steam yacht Yankee Doodle, in your
issue Of tho 9TH. fully concur with their suRgcs.
tions and am willing to put the Rex In on tho terms
mentioned and do not think you could get up race
that would give the prbc more pleasure. and II we
have in the North nver every could the
that desired think the steamboat and railroad com
panies would be glad 10 put up cup for such race
each year, and leave the management OF the to
somc nrscisss yacht cub 1t would give the public
smother holiday and It would not belong before they
would be as popular as the Yale football game.
Then. on Jan %. came a letter from Hugh
Fraser who represents the Norwood, saying:
1heartily tgrce with E. D. Fox In his communication
pu5shsd In your issue OF Jan ian ] last to have we = steam
vamoose aud Yankee Doodle do not come IN l VIII
on the Hudson River. for any sum from $1,000 TO
sS or e Of h sbrs T H. n.. 4" @s MH
sss (Which nc Is nywo NIL msS per hoIr % as Mr FSs
Norwood viii show clt an pair o. nces N any
This was followed by communication from
Frank T. Morrill,. the owner OF the Namoose. In
which he says:
Your favor Of 25th Inst requesting reply. at hand
ana Ss x wS Ss sy The s s II o%w s @
lar course to that pursued last year when the Va
some rsp@,sSie aes.pagsr sna issue s6ais%se Tor
Soat to .ae t hS be- ready 10 a. se sy
This Hudson River shoal water business has been |
Coats s %
ast ny IN 'hs n Naw t" sn
Test tat Was private arrnigenien and short on ac.
n longer distance.
Since then MIR. Morrill, has stated that lie
one laid out BY The Esgatta COMMITTEES OF thy
yacht race, which has brought forth the follow
ing reply from MIR. Fraser:
70 THE EDIron og TnE Sir; IN an article in
PfHs1E s alleged Sm.t SSr % MAY s.
expresses a fear that the Norwood VIII not come TO
In reply permit ne to state that made several
proportions 10 race the norwood against the vanlOOse
on the Hudson. and Mr. Morrill, worke,i all around
those propositions without accepting any.
He mentions III said article today about the Nor.
wood not racing on New LOntnn and that the rondi.
tions We're most favorable I do not know u he WAS
there but IL he was hc certainly knows that the
y as SO rough that boat like the Norwood could not
live ten minutes II tne Sound was smooth and the
condon, =! Tor race 80 admirable as Mr.. Morrill,
siates IL seems very strange that the NanOOse snOuld
Lave broken down ON going the said and
had Ia be lowed into Milton Point.
: l VIII race the Nafnoo,e ON the Hudson River for
from one TO twenty niles, per original propo.
,ition FOR from 81 900 to SlO,OOU SIDE winner
lake sn He ASSERTS there Is not enough the
Hudson River lf that Is u Is strange that
Mary POWELL, the New York and other boats that
iiaw about twice as much water the NanOose, cun
ran the river and make at that with
lnt sticking In VI mud. IL however, Il suits him bet
Ter, VIII race him from Pier \. North River. over the
,Jurse taken 10y the sandy Hook boats. which 1, from
before, to take all
te1l pretty confident that there is enough water
Dver tins latter for the Namouse, as all the
icean greyhounds well the men. .ot.war, travel
,S-r this course. II the amount is much Will
jner new Derby hat, the winner TO take that also.
Now, u MIR Morrili means race" he nnd me at
MY tme and Will give him SiOU lr he starts his
moose over either couI above.
also wish the public to understand that will not
as toe Norwood on the Sound and that the Norwood
5 nor tor sale y ours very truly HUGH FRASER.
NEW SoRx, Feb 6, 1905.