The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-04

lcad. The finish Of this distance
they were now rowing 81 strokes AMI 81 strokes.
Courtney Ms usual putting In the most work.
Very little change took place in the fourth mile,
which was rowcd in six minutes. tn men pulling
with all their power. At commencement of the 9Th
and lust milo llanlan took tho lend. pulling 80.
aud Courtney 80 to the minute. Coming down
the homcstrctch some fine skill WIS displayed.
But both men created cons idcrablc con
strrnation among the spectators 10y veering too
mu To the south. rendering i necessary for
both TO recover ground Hanian eventually
came In winner in 90 minutes and % seconds.
Before reaching the finish Courtney stopped
rowing to avoid n foul having got into Hanlans
water Tho latter's time from heturning buoy,
II minutes and So seconds. The rncc WAS
admdeed to Hanan by len. tn and II quarter;
The winner rowed alongside 81 Courtney and
shook him by the hand very warmly. amid tho
who Il will be rcmrmbrrad nc,ni in the same
capacity in the recent Hanlan-RnsS contest. de-
clared that IL was the most magnificent race he
had ever seen.
While from mn international stan lpoint tho
ra"hciwccn Ianlnn and Courtney excited some
interest among rowing men IL was noticeable
that u" eN 'itrmeni wgs as nothing compared
with that rrouscd ly The amateur contests in
AMI Shoc-wae-cae- -mctte crows AMI English
amateur Tours and American and Eng
lsh singles. rrefnssiongl boat racing, in
ior obvious reasons. fallen into disrcputc.
In sayine this nothing il intended ngains, scores
OF worthy proi"Ssionals tru" as si,ol rs a rule
rowing men arc lOath tp express any opinion.
Many ~ them arc at Lrchn" Several hero,
however. do not hesitate 10 say thcy haye heard
for .cmn weeks OF rumors ~ tho race being
sold. As rul, they are lol'h ~ 'lieVc and
pr'irr io ihlnk thry ii2ye ov'rrn'e courtney
I'm their hearts he WIS the better man. There
ar" not wanting few; however. who claim that
mil" pull"r he md his friends have ovrr-csti-
mated his powers in a ily.-mIl' race. A. q
member ~ a prominent club ter-rly put II. ' II
this race has boon sold III, public " n never
know n. unlrrs there In suural on the division
OF the ga;cmoncy and money won in the pool
Many think that the nest thing on the carpet
| VIII bo nnothor race IN New York waters, IN
| which Courtney Will b" allowed q win and the
gate money will be- acain divided. As rule.
| tlsr" = u wcll-drfned m-trust of tho whole
affair. concerning which rowing men appear to
| prefer to say nothing. and which arises more
| from Courinrys p.st Professional nas'os iol-
| the mere fact that in this a-t rHcr he WAS van
pushed by the leading professional in the
Courtney is. n carpenter by profession md
was born in Union Surngs " Y, in lSia. Ilo
! Is icct a Inches IN height and his row ng
! IL" j. very dark comprNioned, good looking
| with heavy dark muu-iarle. ii" has livrd in
hrli iu mn 'n esteem hy hi- tnwusurn. Though
/ the tayugh carpenter ~ b" - termed. rowri
/ $50 mat De- hr-t came prom n"hiF mt" l'uNiie
| notice. In that year. at the ut rnatrnni annual
regatta ~ the Saratoga Rowing Association.
/ In lil5 th' Dist n" being two milns with \
/ turn. At the same r"-nuA m lS1i hr Won the
| l4.ii In ls7jhe won hlta the State chainpion-
shlp and tte senior slAsl' :. the ir-i rae" t' ~
in I'M unprecedented t-mr of 1889. and the
Second iu 1859 In 1876 in the great =, re-
| Gatiu ever held IN this or nny other country. ns
regards the brill aucv ot IN" cont 'stS uut the
time made ne. With Frank f. Yates 81 Union
SPRINGS. won III" double souls in the two-fnile
turning race Of thr Sarutpsa Rowing A--o'a-
Riley Ia capture the single-srull honors. At
the Centennial Courtney won ~" chuupiop-
d NIaIF t4' IA
nominal. In lS77 he announced that he
/ Intended To- retire entirely from ia" ann
In July ~ HAT year D.. wa- MAJ. ll.d ROW With
lhl,y on Grronwnod Iak" for s5in side. npt
nllree. o. tn" fact that hr wa pos ned hy
druk n "up of i'"i ten. which, 1t f. claimed.
relrrr". maNins th" fastest tim ou r"n"ri for (,
/ llr" mile turning rarr courtney snow J..
kl'yl} badly defeating MN un irai'-a lMk
in rnce arranged hy john Morr,-oy who OF.
iorei $500 purs". in addition an rnirnn'e
We're the other CONTESTANTS and Courtney urni
them hunlny. and thus h.'am" "a rrnirs-ional
by taxi the $500 Time. 90 .uuies. - a 80
5 .li"mh"r on Owasco Lake. he rowsd against
james Riley. Frrnchy. Johnson. a colorci
over the same distance" gnl uNy"r torn 'd % i'n Ir
as lie crossed the lin nhrui 10 - minutes 2a
SECONDS. H. won 5000 10 ii.is ru'r, AMI fairly
coached Riley over q course sl tiut hr cuul'i
r"t second money. I'm October b." Won ,-uu
.
! itDrS. When the Sry-Nn ~ ISIS Opr, rtl
a luu., Seri'- ~ nagnt .4t'Ht- followed IN or l"r
IT, make up mntrhrs hlwr"n Courtney and
Trirk.it the Australian; iuuian. the Canadian.
and Evan Morris. tle ta"u pr"h~sl0a
enHmp"n ofih" United >tnies sin'' d"',e i"i
| hy Hanltn. Tho corr'- rludrncr waS vouul.
II n'u- uud came t" nnusut, and the result Of all
the ualaycr rather tended to disgust ~" puilia
WIZ" nl MS wa eons op ,Cowtney, in
June. row"d ailv' -iuIe race w'hJ II. Dempsey
o. q nr'a. on The lake oi tl"i mann i"r - W.
A. the N l4liflt. iili't
A s,iukrn wire had c.n.;li oi.r Of is souls.
strict search was m1i.g., FOR this wir" 'pi IT
nrycr could b" found. The r'i"r"" ordered iA"
race - br rowrl over. tug il was not, ami ". .H'
hr'aue ot IN" stakes ~" pnhlr ms nrN'r =
heard. On july Courtney met Dempsey li a
turrr-m.le race at S.HnDatr,'S, FOR $500
rni doi"nt'd DemI-"y cl,Nv In august
Courtney entered i.r 500 purse in 4
ur"o-uIlo race on Siiy'r LHk" lt' started
Hit"r pro'"siinE against dong + r'Himln- 'li"i
he Wn7 sick Aii"r rowing a -lom dstiiI'" h'
bad 10 b" taken out ni lbs boat These rninr-
rou- mi-'huur,s ~ professional ttf-, aitrr an
uu.liefluutrl career "i .u .'',-s - 4u niuhl"ur
lHy" Eiv"n ris' - "A Er'it l"I ui continent
which courtney friends chW Is unjust l'
him. Courtney rgwcd no n"in until h"t9-dny
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