The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23

The Great Scullers' Race Near st.
John, N. B.
BOTH MEN IN FINE CONDITION
their Training Quarters and the Course on
The KennebeccaSis.
ST. JOIN, N. B., July 10. i

ST JOHN, N. B., July ~, lS7H
The approaching race between Edward Hanlan, OF
Toronto, aud Wallace Ross. OF this city IL
enough to become exciting topic Of conversation.
Even among people who profess to take great in
ersst IN sporting mat.ers and among sporting men,
II course, the subject Is being canvassed with every
variety OF araumcnt and from alnost every possible
stan dpoint. To people At n distance. who only know
81 the ways OF the boating world from what they
fesd in the newspapers, it must seem strange enough
that the people OF st. John should again invest their
money In backing man who was SO badly beaten as
Ross was by Hansn in October last The people OF
Toronto. whose experience in boat racing 10
not extensive, although the recent successes
81 their champion have made them prominent in
boating CIRCLES evidently regard the coming us
mere walk over for Hanan, and greedily swallow the
story which is repeated almost daily in the 81. Join
papers, that the hackers OF Ross are merely giving
him this to satisfy him, ana not from any expec
taton that he can win it, That ia a very good story
Tor the marines, and H. on tho strength OF IT, the To-
.ronto anu bet three or tour 10 on
,hsir and lose their money, they will only have
themselves blame.
The fact 10 that the hackers Of Ross have put up
heir money solely because they believe that their
beaten his merits last yesr Toronto,
Ind because they believe that he will defeat
his former vanquisher THIS Impression, Of course,
may be all wrong, but that il exists among those who
kuow Ross best Is fact not to be lost sight Of by
persons who intend to speculate the coming con-
test The grounds which the friends OF Ross base
their faith in him are that he IN very
bad cond iton OF health during the whole
Of last year. he having caught cold
which ane;ted his kidneys ana weakened MIN greatly
Then at Toronto he had the misfortune 70 smash his
best boat, The Scottswood, iuJuirg her badly that
she leaked ike uasKe. during The race, and, what
was worse, weakening her to that That lost
her shape and yagged under him whom he tried
hard In her The friends OF Ross regard IL AS a strong
proof OF bus superiority that with his boat in such
condition, he able to bold Hanlxn for three quar-
tsrs Of male they got Of smooth water,
anu yet THAI at time that three-quarters OF =
mile was hs rowing Ia anything like his proper form
COURSE.
The over which this race Ia be rowed IL
IN the Kennsbeccasis River, the starting place being
about six miles from 81, john by road rail- In the
old days the river formed portion OF that line of
lantlocked water by which tue Indians of Acadis
Went In tne,r canoes from the head Of the Bay OF
Fundy 10 the interior Of Maine In later times steam
boats pied upon IL gong 10 hampton from this
city, Tor the Kennebeccasis Is tributary
OF tho ST. JOHN but since the railway
she steamboats, havo beeu driven OF, and the
kennsbeccasis ID as solitary piece Of water
oarsman could desire. The iniercolopial commerce
bosom Of the river seldom disturbed by any Keel
save taat oi yacht oil the Jerry which
the river At Rohcsay. In this respect .ndesd, the
kennebeccasis a model course, but It has o,her
characteristics wncn not iavorablY regarded
By sporting The river 1T IorrYburn, the start
Ing point, ~ three miles and hali w,ds forming. Ia
tact estuary lake Quits out OF proportion 10 the
SIZE OF The stream Tow miles above 1t is however,
divided by long Island winch reduces the width Of
The actual race course to one aud quarter miles.
Tas stretch OF water lies nearly north and south,
aud, AZ u consequence, winds from The north,
west or south west, however slight, make the
course rough for u shell. Wines from
tue northeast east south do disturb II, hut
The west Is the prevailing WIND in summer much OF
tbe limo the unit a race. IL 10 q hard
course Tor an oarsmap get work on. and Tor that
reason ST. John oarsmen have frequently preferred 10
!IAin up the ST. john River or III tue narbor OF 81.
Jvuh and even noW when Ross hnds
tie kennebeccasis LOO rough lot his shell he ~
driven iato town ana taxes u spin 10 The haroor
but, however bad Tor the osrsman, there 10 per-
haps course Ia The world batter spectator.
From the starting place at Torryourn 10 the turning
buoy opposite Rothesay The shore forms almost u
straight line, with nils rising gradually from
water 10 the height OF hundred feet more the
sil see whole OF the coursy from tue start
TO the HUSH. ADD TO tnls That line vi
Il wall be underst cd that the faculties seeing
race are OF the best, ths means oI geLtiEg "
equaiy good. The nils aong the shores OF the Ken
nebecCass ~ tins point are covered win pretty
tages and villas, Tie summer residences bust
ness men 81. Jonn, and the contrast their
wDite iorms aud The deep, green heds and orchards
IN which they sci forms sxircnely pleasing
picture, especially when The villas are dr,sssd IN
thousands OF eager Spectators
lhrce-qaartsrs OF a nile VI more from the starting
pont Is AppIeby's wharf, structure originally puiit
Tor The purpose oil lsndiug rails and oh ncavy ma.
tefiAl Tor The lntercoloniai Railway, but which has
long been disassd Tor any suca purpose. Gu race
DAT A IL IN fuEn kunn lhA hnff
Is thropRcd on such occasioLs by u shouting
mutituae calling Tor bets their iavorto oars
man. There seven years ago, on lovely August
morn my, when Euglaud's greatest oafsnan was car
rea dying rom his boat, Witnessed u sight winch
thousands bal been stakcd Kenfortn's crew, at
hoavy odds, those on Appicby's wharf; bets were
sven being made wnen Reniortn Tell back into kc,y's
arms, ana tho losers bad no,hing hut curses Tor
lying man, Who like Launceot, IN STRIVING Victory
had wou tue prize OF death The howl OF execraiion
which went up from that throns OF disappointed
ling men something awful 10 hear, yot the lesson
OF tho uncertainty OF boat racing ana Tue danger OF
trusting too much to any ono man whicE was then
eonveyed was SO little needed that doubtless on
The 25th mat We snail hear the wharf
offering fabulous odds ON hanan, just st. Jonn
men nave than once offered odds on their own
men beyona all reason and without tho justin
eation Tor dong So
hanlan, fresh from his victories ever Morris,
Piastead, Riley. Luther aud other oArswsn Of less
note. arrived IN 81. John the 9Th He was ac
eompa.icd " his trainer, M scholcs Toronto boat
builder. snd one or Two other irieods. About two
meet him, anu mis- reception was such as q famous
oarsman deserved to receive city which has al.
ways taken deep interest IN aQuatc matters Wallace
Ross, his oppousnt gave up hts framing tor Tho day
aud met Hanlsn nj the beat with carriage, winch
be was driven 10 the Hotel Du1srin. In the evening
hknIau went 10 the theatre. where Mr. McDowcirs
rompany were playing "A New Way 10 Pay Ola Debis,
aud next day he went out 70 the and put u at
hcGowsnA where he 10 nov stopping aud apparently
feeling very much At home. McGswan's 10 the same
house which ksniorth put up In which he died
Ia ISL IL large two story brick structure, with
, veranda ana balcony, and front and on |
The sides shaded with tress II 90 ar.
ranged that, although the bar constantly throngcd
with visitors IRON The city, who have the
great varsman, he can keep nnseli private AS he
chooses without at all oeine con1ned to his room.
The house quarters OF mile from the start
Ing place, but not moro than quarter OF mile IRON
Hanlan's boat house, which - up small creek winch
extends several hundred yards IRON tue main river.
IL was In gong out OF thIs creek thAt Hsnan twice
injured his practice boat the Colonel shaw thu last
time 30 badly that he orcec 10 send to Toronto
Tor another boat to replace the damaged one This
last boat AN Elliott, arrived yesterday being brought