The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-23
HANLAN---ROSS.
The Great Soullers' Race Near st.
John, N. B.
BOTH MEN IN FINE CONDITION
their Training Quarters and the Course Oh
The KennebeccaSis.
ST. JOIN. N. B.. Ju,v 10. 1874

The approaching race between Edward Hanian or
Toronto, aud Wallace Ross OF this city. near
enough to become IN exciting topic Of conversation,
fven among people who profess to Take great in
'erssi IN sporting matters. and among sporting men,
81 course, The subject being vasscd with every
variety OF argument and IRON almost every possible
Handpoint To people at distance. who only know
81 the ways 81 the boating world from what they
fsad IN The newspapers, it must seem strange enough
that the people OF st. john should again invest their
money in backing who SO badly beaten as
Ross was BY Hanisn in October last. The people OF
Toronto. whose experiences in boat racing 10
rot extensive, although the recent successes
81 their champion have made them prominent In
boating circles, evidently regard the coming us
mere walk for Hanlan, and greedily swallow the
story, which is repeated almost daily in tho 81. Join
papers, that the packers OF Ross arc merely giving
him this satisfy him. ana not from any expoc
tation that can win IL. That very good story
Tor the marines, H. tho strength OF IT, the To-
.ronto men down and bet three or tour 10
,hsir and lose their money, they viii only have
themselves blame.
The fact is that tho hackers OF Ross have put up
heir money solely because they believe that their
man nO4 beaten on his merts last in Toronto,
md because they believe that he can ana will defeat
ais former vanqusher This impression, OF course,
may be all wrong but that exists among those who
kuow Ross best Is fact not be lost sight Of by
persons who intend TO speculate the coming con-
lest The grounds on which the friends OF ROSS base
their faith In him are that he very
bad cond ltion OF health during the whole
Of last year. he having caught cold
which ade;led his kidneys and weakened MIN greatly
Then at Toronto ne had the misfortune smash his
best boai The Scotiswood, iuJurpg her badly that
she leaked ike basket during the race, and, what
was worse weakening her to that that lost
n Rpedu i'm VIII In iris d rOv
hard in her. The friends OF Ross regard it a strong
proof OF his superiority that with his boat in
condition. he was able to hold Hanlxn for three quar-
tsrs Of male or until they got out Of smooth water.
and yet tnax at time in that three.quarters OF
mile was I've rowing 10 anything like his proper form
THE COURSE.
The course over which this Ia 10 be rowed Is
IN the Kenne6eccasis RIVER the starting place being
about six miles from ST, John by road rail- In the
old days the river formed portion that line of
landlocksd water by which the Indians of Acads
went in the,r canoes from the head of the Bay Of
Fundy 10 the interior of Maine In later times
bouts pied upon IL gong 10 hampton from this
city, Tor the Kennebeccnsis is tributary
OF tho ST. John bul since the railway commenced
she steamboats, have been driven OF, the
kennsbeccasis Is as solitary piece Of water as an
oarsman could desire. The ntercolopsal commerce
Of Canada whirls past 1t rails Of steel, but the
save taat oi yacht oil the srryboat which
the river ~ Rothcsay, In this respect andesd,
kennebeccasss IL model course, but it has other
snaracieristics wnich not iavorablY regarded
BY sporting men. The river Ut lorrYburn, the start
Ing point, ~ three miles ana ball wfds ming.
iac estuary Lake quits Of proportion the
SIZE OF The stream tow miles above 1t 10. however,
divided by long island wn,cn reduces width Of
The actual rsce course 20 one aud quarter miles.
nat,
and, as u consequence, winds from the north,
west or southwest, however slight, make ths
course too rough for she'll Wines from
tue northeast east south do disturb II, but as
the west Is the prevailing wind IN summer UGH OF
lhe time the course - unit ior a race. IL Is
course Tor an oarsman 10 get work on. and Tor that
reason 81. John have frequently preferred 10
tiAi up tie 81. john River or the narbor Of ST.
Joun; and even nov, When Ross unds the water OF
tie kcnnebeccasis loo rough ior his shell he
driven ioto Town anu taxes u spin IN the harboE
but, however bad Tor the oarsmxu, there 10 per-
haps no course Ia The world batter spectator
buoy opposite Ro.nsssy The shore forms aimo.. =
straight line, with nils rising gradually tho
water 10 the height Of hundred feet more, the
wuole forming SORT OF which q spectator
can sit aud the whole tho start
10 The huish. Add TO tnis That line OF railway
along the shore, with ordinary road behind Il, ana
u Will DO underst cd that the faculties Tor seeing
race are OF the best aad the means OF getting " IL
equaiy good. Tue hills aong the shores oil the Ken
nebeccass ~ tins point covered pretty COT
lagos aud villas. Tie summer residsncss bust
ness men VI ST. John, and The contrast between their
white iUrDs aud the deep, green Golds and rcnards
IN which they aro SCI ior,ns extremely pleasing
picture, especially when The villas dr,ssed IN
flags on day ana The hilisides black with
thOussnos OF eager spectators
Ihrcs-qaartsrs OF mi.e VI more from the starting
pont Is Appieby's wharf, structure originally butt
ior me purpose oil lsndiug rails and thor ncavy
long been dlsussd Tor any suca purpose. On race
days u Is ths avoriie stana the betting man. anu
Is througcd on such occasions BY a shout,ns
man. There seven years ago, u lovely August
morning, when Eaglaud's greatest oafsman car
dy lug rom his DUat, witnessed sight whIch
40 one VINO saw will ever forget Thousands upon
thousands haa been stakcd on kenfortn's crew, at
heavy odds, those on AppIcby's wharf; bets wero
Even being made wnen Rcnortn isll back KcIy's
arms, ana tho losers bad nothing hut for the
lying man, Who like Launceot. IN STRIVING victory
had the prize OF death. The howl OF execraiion
whcn went up from that throus oil disappointed bet
Ting something awful 10 hear yot The lesson
Of the uncertainty OF boat racing danger OF
trusting too much to any ono man whicE was then |
conveyed was 50 little heeded that doubtless on |
the 18th INST we snail hear men ON the same wharf
Offering fabulous odds ON Hanlan, just the Jonn
men beyona all reason and without tho justn-
eation Tor dong 10.
Hanlan, iresh from mis- victories over Morris,
Piastead Riley. Luther and other osrslpsn OF less
note, arrived IN ST. John the 9Th He YVES &C.
builder. ana Que or two other friends. About two |
thousand persons went down tho Boston boat 10 |
meet him, anu mis- reception was such q famous |
oarsman deserved 10 receive IN q city which has al
ways taken deep interest aquatic matters Wallace
Ross, ms opponsnt gave up his framing Tor tho day
anu mot Hanlan III the bent with carriage IN winch
be was driven 70 the Hotel Dunsrin. In tl,e evening
hknlau went 30 The theatre. where Mr. McDoweirs
rompany were playing "A New Way TO Pay Ola Debts,n
next dnv he went out the course and t,ut M nj
hcGowsn'A where he 10 stopping and avparently
feeling very much NJ home McGswan's 10 the same
house IN which ksnorth put ny and which he divd
In ISL lts large two siory brick structure, with
. veranda ana balcony, and front aud on |
The shaded WITH II 10 60 ar.
ranged that although the bar rs constantly ,hronsod
with VISITORS from The city who TO see the
great oarsman, he can keep himself private as Le
chooses without at all being confined TO his room
The house 10 throeQuarters OF mite from the start
Ing place, but not than quarter mile from
HanIan's boat house, which Is ny small winch
extends several hundred yards from the main RIVER
II was In ng out OF this creek mat Hanlan twice
injured his practice boat tho Colonel shaw tho last
lime 30 badly that he orcec to send to Toronto
Tor Their boat to replace the damaged one. Tns
Last boat Elliott, arrived yesterday, being brought
down by Mr. David Ward, one Of HaDlsn's principal