New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
VAMOOSE MAKES FAST TIME.
SHE SAILS OVER A THIRTY-MILE COURSE
AND BEATS THE NORWOOD.


COULD NOT RAcE-No DECISION YET AS
TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
The feature Of the great steam yacht race yes'er-
day between the Yankee Doodle. OF Phiiaoeiphia
and the Norwood owned by Mrs. Norman L.
Mu,ro was the fast time made over the course
nv Captain Morrllls Vamoose. which. for wager
between her engineer and the owner pea' '"o
Norwood over the course from One-hundred-aho-
twenty flfth-st. Dobbs Ferry and return. Inc
reason the Yankee Doodle--which. as stated IN
Yesterdays Tribune. is fast boat owned by 'he
Mcbride Brothers Of Philadelpha-did not compete
Yesterday was that her way here from fhiia-
delpha whence she was not started unN 'he last
moment she met with accident and broke her
nropellcr The Norwood. which Is managed lor
Mrs Munro by Hugh Frazer was promptly on
hand TO 20 over the and claim the honor
to- although there was a forfeit of $3.50 each put
nm before the race strangely enough there was no
purse stake or even cup for the thirty-lnle nun
son River championship which was 10 nave pee"
sailed Yesterday afternoon. and 1t Is as uncertain
as ever TO whom this title shall be awarded inc
race was under the management of the Corinthian
yach. C,lub of Yonkers and the commodore OF
this organization Alanson J. Prime. was CHOSEN
as referee II unknown up 10 iate hour H7'
night lust what his decision would be under inc
somewhat puzzling circumstances.
Yesterdays misfortune was not the hrst IN inc
series of attempts 10 bring the fast lot Of Eastern
s,ea,, Yachts together and finally decide which OF
them a. entitled to first honors. The race between
the Norwood and the Yankee Doodle was 10 nave
been steamed on Memorial Day. but the Mebrioe
Rrotbtrs who were willing 10 race their BOAT IN tho
waters Of the Sound despite the fact that she u al
oncn-deck boat like the Norwood which MI. frazer
.ia,ns intermediates the Norwood from racing over
the sighty-knot course on the Sound, wahted '"e
Hudson River race brought nearer next Sa'uiua.
race on the Sound. 1t is shrewdiy suspected ny
some experts that the fact that the NORWOOD Is not
a great laster. that she racks herset 100 '"uc"
ever to be Of much n long race Is more
ro,cb,v objection to 4 race the e.ghty-knot
course AS the Norwood would not race on inc
Sound It was determined that the Yankee Doode
should beat her the Hudson River course II
nossibIe and then IL the Yankee Doodle shoud DC
beaten on the Sound by, say. the Namoose theic
could be no ques ton 20 the superiority Oh INC
vanoore over the Norwood. 1t was case OF all
70 win nothing TO lose. for, II the Nor"oou VIII
her manager could always say that sie was IA
reality a faster boat than the Vannosc' only snc
didn't like rough water.
Co.. ~ rwontv-tb,rd-st South Brooklyn. yesterday
:, vas easy TO understand how II came 10 he ~
nored recently, even II 1t was not rue '''"t "a"
friends OF some Cuban revolutionsts haa o"e'e'
$4,000 for her and moment or TWO later rs S"e
LET ont few links OF her speed 1t was reaHiy com
nrehensibe that her owner had declined 10 lei h'l
ca for less than $4,000 The Vamoose stopped OF
the foot of Sevcntynnth-st. to take on James Ell
son. Of Philadelphia with Mrs E"'son uO'm.'F
Miss Mayo) and one or two other friends OF Mr.
Morrill, who were to watch the NORWOOD Steam oNr'
the course OFF One-hu ndr"dth-st. the Norwood
almost unrecognizable from the close way IN when
she was STRIPPED was lying to. Captain Sianwooi
WAS in charge of her and Walter Wheeler was Ak
her wheel They understood. ala Mr. FraZnnr'
Mn9 s'a9a be boats we're of Grants Tomb
full course WAS entered upon can ie' o.t ION,
and almost before these on the aHooIs vou .n Sc
good In fifteen minutes more she was disappearins
from the view Of all but the most clear sighted on
board the vamoose. Then the Namoose wnoss
captain had said all along that the Norwood was
that the Vamoose was equipped with screw 'has
been trying on her. 1t is outward thrust screw,
and makes many less revolutions 70 me minute man
all her fastest trips II just as the race began
that the $50 bet between Engineer Heilbrun and NJ
engineer could not make the Vamoose. with her Tase
wheel beat The Norwood oyer ne course Lo INK
Norwood so rapidly that every one knew ihN
must be something wrong with the smaller n ,,
p pnr in 40 for FG repairs a Beaten boat
beyond to Jay Goulds old home. where she passed
the furthest stakeboat. and then headed for home
stakeboat at Irvington. On the way back she
passed the Norwood proceeding slowly mp the river
Vamoose could see. IL the Norwood actually sailed
over the course. She seemed TO turn on the reurn
view Of those on board the flying vamoose. which
| made The thirty-six miles between One hundred
u ntes and 81 seconds The Norwood made the trip
from One-hundred-and-twenty-f fth-st; to Yonkers
| part Of which time she must have been slowed
up. 1t is said that II the Mcbride Brothers wish
H. the injury to the Yankee Doodle can be repaired
| in time that she may sail over the Sound course
against the Judge, the Vamoose and possibly the
Rex on Saturday next.