The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-22
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Was made about ten minutes after six.
Hanlan, who took the water almost be-
fore the referee had closed his mouth
upon the word Hgo," which he uttered
very distinctly Aad plainly. had 4 foil
stroke the start Of the Pittsburgher.
Bending his body forward and throwing
his whole strength into his work, his frst
hlltdczsn strokes showed the Canadian
half 4 Ieugth TO the front, and At no time
during the entire route did Morris ever
again get even a. close q that 10 him.
As the men pulled down toward the end
Of the island they were Loudly eheered,
Snd HAnlAn pulling 8 steady stroke, was
now a fall length TO the fore. Morris,
encouraged BY the aeclamations Of his
friends, increased the number Of his
strokes, and pulling on 3 great squirt a.
be passed the ferry gained 8 little; but
HanIan had already taken his water,
apd never yielded that advantage. Al
this point Morris wa pulling thirty-nine
strokes TO the minute, but he al.
terward dropped to thirty.three,
which speed he maintained until on
the last mile, when he slackened 10
thirty.one. HAulan for Just Alittle while
pulled thirty strokes 10 the minute Oh
the latter bali Of the second mile. AT no
other time in the race did he exceed
twenty eight strokes, and on the last mile
he made but twenty.seyen. So far as de-
scription Of the contest Is concerned there
was no room for Il. Morris pulled q
splendid race, but he was utterly uneqeAl
10 the requirements. At Powers run, on
the down trip, the Canadian boy was not
less than siI lengths in front. At the
turning boat there was about four lengths
between the men, both gong around very
neatly. This was maintained until the
last bend In the river on the way home,
when Morris began 70 close the breach.
At the foot Of the lane he wAs not above
two lengths in the rear, but this was
widened q little in the rsst OF the dist
ance. HAnlan ~slackeued his pace q little
in the last fifty yards, and finished about
q length and q half front in
1arRrY-sEvEs MINUTES,
official time, which, considering the con-
dition Of the course, especially the rapidi-
~ Of the current, il set down by sporting
men a. very extraordinary time.
ale don't know the course, en-" said,
s~atiricaIly, a hundred people TO their
doubling friends, az Hanlan pulled along
in the very best channel. The fact vas
that Morris hadn't the river for this Eve
miles sinner down" even bya than
had the Canada oarsmau.
As o az the race terminated the
men shook hands and pulled TO their re.
spective boat houses, where they were
cared for in the best way. Morris was
evidently fatigued, but not worn out by
any means. HAnlAn appeared the treah.
err Of the two, and pulled gracefully to
his quarters where he was warmly con.
graduated.
The time was v~ariously disputed BY
ousiders. There were some watches
which made il 80 and others which put
it as low as So. Wm. Coates, one Of
Morris friends, asseyerated most posi-
lively that il could not have been less
than 3S. However, 1t is highly probable
that the official record was very close on
time. Mr. Loudin, the referee, declared
that the race, which he had witnessed
from all points, was the prettiest he had
ever seen. In common with all the Can.
ada men, however, he was confident that
the "boy," IS they call Hanlan, wasn't
pushed in this race aud never had been
10 any he had rowed.