The New York herald., 1878-10-20

j. H. BRlSrER
A. No, I never saw any sacn message ! have
about II Till got here either.
you "Wn,,e" or .Biaok,n ana Hanian the opposiles
| A. No. never did; never knew anything about
O. Had you any know ledge before the race that sam
Brster was bearing the Courtney stock and builing
the Hanlan in or near Auburn A. think that !has
| telegram IRON Mr.. Grant had something 10 that ei
iect. don't know, though. II did hear Il tha's
| the way heard IL
| all A. No n didn't
Q. How do you xnowi A. Well don't know now.
KIND OF think there was somsthng IN II ABOUT sam
| Brster.
q. Can you recall what !. wasf A. No. ! EoL
those messages at me tners. II Knocked me out OF
! time.
press implied, with any one or with any number or
cuo OF men under which you are TO receive any
money In the iutureY A. NO. sr You mean ~ any
| way connected with losing this race-no, not iar'
O. Nor any person or bank receive any tor your
| ROWING THE OVER
O. Who tossed! A. | uon't know, ] suppose the
| O. WHAT advantage had It over the other2 A. Had
| botn rowed on q straight line there would PROP
| ably have advantage. But Dixie Island,
mile nd u halt up, tho force OF the swift down
current. and hanian went outside or souta oil the
straight line avoid the current somewhat, and get
| under the lee OF this isand II made my 6rst halt
mile very hard, and then noticed tnat be was very
| wide OF me- as much as 200 ieet. and sneered out
| toward him, as found tne water where Was very
O. Tnen there was no central line OF puoysf A.
No. aud that course had tnere been one ned nave
three quarters OF u miie, because he would
have then kept out oil the current and I'D have had
| 10 20 up smack against IL.
| Q All reports agree tnst your two were
very c,oss together throughout .he race how could
the reasons have just sisled--lo keep close TO
him as could. While stranger would think
worked close by him. u was really to keep IN be-
hind the island going NJ, and SO avoid the current
race as 10 how you would distribute your work in
race and whsro you would force the pacef A. No
| twlth emphasis.) Nor with anybody else
@ Had you any talk with him or any one about
| letllng nim reach the sake hrstf A. NO
| Q What was your plan on which you intended to
row the racer 10 get away with the lead and hold u?
a. No; adm, intend 70 ioree the pace. wanted
| 10 turn tho stakebost with him. III could; but l
couldn't. He had the best oil me gong up on that
up TRIP, because his course. close to he north side
OF the islands, took him directly up to his STAKE
while !, close beside him, found had 10 work away
! out Sideways over u hundred eet TO my turn
ing boat all OF which hundred feet was just mucn
| more distance than he haa 70 row.
/ o. Did you intend 70 let him lead? A. No;
! dida't much about that anyhow
@ You have generally led IN your races with Plais-
tea Riley and others about you liked, getting
stroke ahead and then saying thcre why didn's you
DO that this timss A. Wsii' ! couldn't do II:
| no mis,akei l couldn't get the lead Of nm.
Q. DID you try 70 ge. the lead o. hi%t A. Not par
| lows more TO be compared 10 Hanlan than
nothing in the world.
|
O. When did Hapan hrst spur? A. l don't know.
Couldn't TELL We both did some pretty tall rowing
up behind tnat island aud we went last, too tell
| you the lime We MADE coming nome on that two
miles and nali, considering the condition Of the
O. Were YOU pulling your very u.mos. at tho time
| he began 10 draw shs4df A. Where thalY Co.
g. Yes; on the ou.sue,ch. A. No; nor he neither.
| II vas rough that We couldn't get IN our iul
| strength. Sometimes we would have to stop on
short hall stroke to catch me water NJ all. was
afraid would 10 into the lake. and guess he was,
too. tell you l came d.rne6 near ao'ng It once,
too. IL swung once right br0adside across the
Q. In tho arst half OF the second mile you caught
your stern clear. A. or Jus. alter passing Dixie
| Island he caught you again. How do you explain
thsf A. don't know unless he had more steam
than mad.
Q why aid you not stay in your own water after
you go, 10 Dixie Island aud from there TO the sts1ef
| A. Because ia have mad TO lace such current he
could have beaten me haif miie
Q Could you not have kept ahead OF him every inch
OF The way up the course nAd you coose toE A. MOI
i i don't know as could.
Q Throughout the fourth mile he is said to have
mantal n ed lead OF one.iourh oil LENGTH Why
] did you not pass him hsref A. Because couon'I
Q. Couldn't you nave spurted up and drawn Ievslf
hall o. the tn mile !, was rsI ,ne nose Of his boat
| and tncn mine. II Was hard 70 say which led
Q. on this last half WAS each IN his own course
A. No, we wore both steering big British nag
the Lachins boat house. was. and tnnk he was,
but don't know.
| tha. you would steer Tor itf A. No.
Q WnaI made you aim for ilY A. man named
Okaherty, who tho railroad agent mere, ADVISED
| me take that for guide.
THE MISTAKE At rHE vSIsH
O. This bonn he nearly ran INTO was how far from
i the anish? A. About sixty ieet.
O How much did he lead you thersf A. think
'Ne o. p,a ne seem TO know where no was soingr A.
| No: but he Iurned neatly OF that boom which pro-
tectsd INTO his course anu was straight across my
bara my isit till cleared him, taen with ootp
| hands followed nard alter nim+
TnaI Iarh hNQlh hnn mat hnR hQA Rh a6
sou eet more, as Shown IN the diagram, you sayf
| A. Yes; and It missd me ana .hink It did him.
Do you tnink ne dscoyed you close TO the
| boom, aud Then turned sharp purposeiy, Knowing
tua. must give way wide, or, II you toucned him.
he would have you sure ior iouiing MIN IN his own
O. Have you any reason to think shat O'Flahsrty
Lsch,ns boat house pupossiy to misisad you II being
arranged beforehand 10 suit the boat house during
mo both the boat house and the wharf, other one,
/ and he Couldn't move the wharf
O what was tho purpose OF moving tina, boat houssf
A. get me people on 20 that tney could see Ihs
| race lhey charged them 10 each.
THEIR CONDITION AT THE YrSIsH
O. What condition were you inf A. was tired.
was l,rcder nour alter the race than was wnen
| got out oi my boat
| o. Had you any feeling that you could not take Q
fuIi stroke aui was in danger OF falling out oil tho
| poatY A. Yes; because OF the rough wafer, which
was three times as bad al the hn'sh At any other
You stopped rowing before you got to the nuisn,
did your A. No; only siaokonsd 20 keep from run
q Could you have cot hi m In two before he crossed
the hnsh ine wnen hc turned out from that project
| ing boom2 A. Yes (with smphasisl Boiore ned
| gone four feet.
| O. Then, whatever you might do ON a better track,
he iairly outroxed you that day aud that uackf A.
| Yes. ne did.
Cy,Dga C,rnfy Charles Il. Courtney. being duly
before me says tore going
asde by him. this CAY. At Union springs
Usyusa county ~ the truth, the whole truth aad
truth concernng the matter hereia referred
| 10 CHAn.ES r.. COURTNEY.
subscribed and sworn to me this 10th October
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punished Just before tue and which had very
ugly look, Was That Courtney'e orotncr Jonn had
word from the former thaS he was 10 lose the race
The follow ing AFFIDAVIT will dispose Of that story in
| very lew words. John's neighbors add that beside
betting freely MS brother he pubiciy offered 10
bet on him all that any would loau nim on mis-
interest IN the house aud Workshop
County, Of Cayuga, T,age Of Union Spr1ngs John "
Courtney beIng duly sworn, ssys:-l nave received no
al m m