The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05
WAS THE RACE SOLD F.?
A STATEMENT FROM COURTNEY'S
JUDGE THAT 10 HNCONCLUsRvE.

| a. STATEMENT FROM EOUMTNEK'S
JUDGE THAT Es HNC0NCLUsRvE.
He Leaves the Public to Decide the cues
| tlen, After Giving Facts That war;
| rant Such BeIaef-The Canadians
| Contend That the Race WAS Fmar-The
| Stakes Paid to Hanlons
| MONTREAL Oct 4.-The insinuations against
| the fairness of the Hanlon- Courtney race. and
the desire Of many to hear from the American
oarsmhn's judge on the referees boat, has eliG
| ited the following atement: %
standing relative to The duties Of officials in tho
| Courtney Hanlon race at Lachine yesterday, it
may be well to state that the Judges acting with
| powers and were authorized to act only as I'D
ysors to the referee. and as advocates each for
placing Of stakes and selection Of position at
starting II. did not devolve ON these gentle
men TO decide whether or not tho race was
rowed On Its merits. To settle this question was
solely the duty Of the referee whose decision was
final and without appeal. and who, 1t may be
proper to state decided fairly on the merits OF
Terminating Of the contest and the insinuations
against its fairness that were widely circulated,
seem to call for some explanations from one
Interested Ia the race, only with view to see
| fair play for the public and for the flag under
which Mr.. Courtney rowed:, ] venture the judi
enduring seuller of the two; that des pite the
roughness of the water he succeeded whenever
ana G at the be- nsb % be roWed hs Torono r man
| down and lost the race by cea- ing O pull at d,
CRITICAL moment, when nearing the goal: Had he
course instead Of resting on his oars, the race
was his own.
| intelligence should be 50 far lost to pride of
country and the interest Of friends as to lose
the race Intentionally, and until something def
veloped il is only Just 10 hope and belsye that
| the race was lost through an error Of judgment
On that point, however. the average American
| EDWARD 3. RANKIN,
| Judge for Charles t. Courtney at Lachne
zgus' committee, Sheriff Harding ref4ree, and
others was held to-day in st. Lawrence Hall 10
reference , to the charge Of Courtney selling the
make affidavit that the race was sold, but being
sore headed and not, having btcked up his
statement by proof; Sheriff Hat ding ordered
the 5000 added to the purse by the cltizans'
comm1ttee to bs paid over. e8 pressing the opin-
| lon that the race was fairly contested and fairly
| won.
| Last night both oarsmen were enthusiastic
| oily received at the Windsor Hotel where Han
lon was induced to make sport speech. Court
ney, however, refused to mount the counter and
| favor the audience quietly remarking that his
speech had already bsen made on the water
| Tonight d grand entertainment WIS given
them at the skating rink. where the sum Of
sll 900 was paid to the winning man. Speeches
! and music were the order OF the evening.
The #aniom-C Courtney Boat Race- sus~
picions of "a seii-Out-Reasons Therefor.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4-The HernlTs Tachine
special gives additional reports of the alleged
selling out by Courtney, saying that genfle-
man had wagered over $500 on Hanlon and pre-
Syracuse parties, bnt 1t has been developed that
q brother OF one OF Courfnsy's hackers Was he
fea Of thg ardn9 m9ng looks as # Courtney
ting ring.
Private dispatches here give the official time
of Courtney have his word for It that he bas re-
peatedIy. rowed over the Ensonors flve-mile
track in less than 81 minutes 80 seconds.
An Auburn sporting gentleman went tn New
York on Monday to invest on Courtney. Whom
should he strike the first thing on entering
Kelley & Bliss book-making or deposit pool
| buying over $4,000 Of HanIon stock and even
leaving instructions to place 800 against g7O IL
nothing better, could be- done. The stakes we're
only $1,000 aside. although published as s25Oo at
the alleged dictatio Of both parties to the con
tract, This is said in well Informed circles to
| cham pionship. and it is understood here that
Courtney is now to challenge Han1on for the
title and beat him.
Courtney's Rome friends Believe he Sold
the Race.
| New YORK, Oct. Am evening papsr SAWS n
dispatch received in this city this morning from
O leading sporting man In Auburn is to the
effect that q MOST intense feeling exists in that
the rae large humber y oongregatsd s at at Cos Cos
grove 4 Miller's place. and it was proposed
6y some TO drive Courtney out Of town when
he should return home. Many have lost heavily
On Courtney, mostly merchants, who helped to
subscrhe funds to aid Court .ey in the hope Of
bringing the race to Owasco Lake.
Wilkes Spirit Prouounces the Race n
Fraud.
NEW YORK. Oct. 4-The Spirit Of the Times. in
al editorial article written yesterday noon ex-
presses very ernphatically the opinion that the
Courtnry y Hanlon race which should have boen
nf
should have formed an epoch In aquatic his
tory, was sold out. It calls attention to the great
odds Of 100 to 30 and 100 to Is against Courtney
IN betting, and says that II eyer two men made
8, match where betting should have been sven,
shIs sh was the race. L reproduces dispatches
urging them to bet on Hanon and declaring
that it was all over with Courtney.
OLeary and Hughes-The Former still
Leading,
NEW, YORK tGlmore's Garden, Oct. 4, 10 o..
stands: 65TLeary sss miles, Hughes 2so -N' A'o'A
hour stands: O'Leary 33s miles and LAPS.
Hughes 280 and laps.
At p O'Clock O'Leary scored sss miles and
-. At 1:2o .. m. the OLeary score stood $50, and
2;15 p. mat this hour O'Leary's score is $40,
fifty five miles ahead o., Hughes. The latter
did = rot begin g to walk until near NOON. AT ..
some words Hughes stopped walking and ap-
p,ealed to the judges. asking them to eject Joe
Goss from the building. Intense excitement
prevailed. The matter was soon adj usted and
Hughes continued ON his journey slowly.
Making mile after mile, O'Leary win probably
be sixty niles ahead before midnight Hughes
intends to keep on the track ali night in order
to reduce O'Learg's lead
p. m.-OLeary BAG miles, Hughes 2s8.
4:10 .. nn.-OLeary 35f miles, Hughes 291
5 .. m.-O'Leary 35s miles. Hughes 291.
.. m.-O'Leary 35s miles, Hughes 29G
. q. m.-OLearV 358 miles, Hughes 296.
Base Bali.
CLEvELAND, o.. Oct. 4.-Forest Citys O. Cincin-
natls 10
Lowels 10.
,,.E EAST ALBANY, N. T., Oct. 4.-Albanyg 10,
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 4-NatfonaIs 3, Waver-
leys 7. Game called at the end Of the sixth in
ming.
PRovIDEEcE, r. l., Oct. 4,-Providenees s.,
SprinpHaI1a "