The New York herald., 1878-10-20

Has King startsdi Tell him Black IS good.
A. No I never saw any such message. I have
heard OF It since got home, but never knew word
about il tiil got here either.
you .wnie" or "Black," ana Hanlan the opposite :
A. No. never did; never know anything about
O. Had YOU any know ledge before the race that sam
Brister was bearing the Courtney stock and buliing
the Hanlan in or near Auburn A. think snst that
telegram IRON Mr. Grant had something 10 tnat ef
fect. DON'T know, though. II dd near u thaPs
the way heard II
O Then that telegram did name Sam Brstsr. after
Q. How do you Knowf A. We'll, don't know now.
KIND OF think there was someshing IN II about Sam
O. Can you recall what It wass A. No. ! gol,
was completely upset wnen they commenced nring
those messages me tnere IL Knocked me out OF
time.
o Have you any agreement or undsrstandinr sx-
press or i'm Piled with any or with any number or
club OF men under which you are TO receive any
money IN the iutareS A. No, SIR. You mean IN any
way connected win losing this race-no, not iar'
Q. Nor any person or bank to receive any tor your
A. No.
ROWING THE RACE OVER.
Q. Who tossed! A. aon't know, suppose the
jueges did,
we both rowed q straight limo there would PROB
ably have been no advantage But Dixie Island.
mil. ana half up, broke tho force OF the swift down
current. and hanlsn went outside or south OF the
straight line avoid the current some wnat, and GET
under the lee OF this island. II made my first halt
mile very nard and then / noticed tnat he was very
wide OF me, as much as 200 iesI. and sneered out
toward him, as found tne water where was very
Q. Then there central line OF Duoysf A.
No. aud on tnat course had tners been ono ned nave
Ocate three quarters oi mile, because he would
have then kept out OF the current and I'D have had
60 up smack against IL.
Q All reports agree tnat your two courses were
worry together throughout ihe race. how could
The ouier, then, have aone MIN much goodf A. For
tine reasons ! have Just salea-.o Keep as close 10
him l could. While stranger would think q
straight course the shortest, aud wonder why l
worked close BY him, was really TO keep 10 be-
hind the island going up and SO avoid the current
Q. Did you ever converse with Hanlan before tho
how you would distribute your work in the
race ana Nor va apyDody else
@ Hat you any talk with him or any one about
ie.llng MIN reach the sake frsts A. No.
O. What was your plan on which you intended to
race? 10 get away with the lead and hold II?
A. No; didn't intend 20 force Inc pace wanted
10 turn the stakeb0at With him. could but !
couldn't He had the best oil me gong up on that
up lrip because his course close 10 The north side
while l. close beside MIN, found had 20 work away
out sideways hundred leet TO reach my turn
ing boat all OF which hundred feet was just SO much
more distance than he haa 10 row.
= Did you intend 70 ever lot ham leadP A. No;
didn't are much about tnat anyhow.
@ You have generally led IN your races with Plas-
tea Riley ana others about you liked, getting
stroke ahead and then stayns thore. Why didnt you
%army.l Gaa. .nat fellow is = steam boat now and
no misiakel i couldn't get the lead of nim.
Q. Did you try TO get the lead OF hmr A. Not par
ticuiariy. worked hard though. Why, those lei
lows more to be compared TO Hanlan than
nothing ia the world.
O. When aid Hanlap hrst spurt2 A. 1 don't know
Couldn't tell. We both did some pretty tall rowing
up behind .nat island. and we went iass TOO asll
IN lies and nall, considering the condition Of 'ne
water, awful time.
O. Were YOU pulling your very utmost at the time
be began draw ahs~dS A. Where Was thatY Go.
ing upY x
1t vas 90 rough couldn't get iuil
strength. Sometimes we would have TO stop on
short hall stroke to catch S me water =. al. was
too. tell you ! came d.rnec near doang u once,
too. IL swung once right broadside across the
O. In the frst half OF the second mile you caught
H.nlan and passed him TIL you had almost Drawn
your stern clear. A. or just alter passing Dixie
Island he caught you sgain. How do you explain
th,ss A. don't know unless he had more steam
than mad.
you got Dixie Island aud from there TO the STAKE
A. Because Ia have mad TO lace such . current he
could have beaten me half mhe.
Q Could you not have kept ahead of him every inch
OF the way up The course mad you chose TOT A. No;
/ don't know as I could.
o throughout the fourth mile he 10 said to have
maintained THIS lead OF one-tourth oil length. Why
old ou not pass MIN hsref A. Because couion'I
O. Couldn't you spurted and drawn levsf
A. did so When got 10 the oeginhipg ot the last
halt tho 6tn mile II was rst tne nose OF his boat
and tnen mine. II was hard 10 say which led.
O. ON this last half was each In hts own course
A. No. both steering Tor that big British fag
O. Did You ever have any unders.anding vish him
thai you wouil steer Tor ~ A. No.
@ WHAT made you aim for itf A. A man named
OFiahsry, who was tho railroad agent snsrs, advissd
me 10 take tbat for guide.
THK MISTAKE AT rHx HsIsH
@ This boom he nearly ran into was how far from
the dnish? A. About sixty iect.
q How much dId he lead you theref A. think
the nose OF my boat up past bis ouIrggsr.
q. DID ne seem TO know where he was goingf A.
No; but he turned neatly on tnat boom which pro-
49, IN has aun IN
paIh Tor q moment stopped half stroke, then MT
haro with my lett till cleared him, saen with ootD
hands followed nard alter him.
o. The Lachins boat house must have been shifted
500 eet more, as SHOWN IN the diagram, you sayf
A. Yes; ana sisd me ana think It did him.
O Do you not tnink ne dscoyed you close on 20 the
boom. aud then turned sharp purposeiy, knowing
you must give way wide or II you toucned him,
ne would have you sure for iouiing MIN 10 his own
lane? A. No; don't think so.
o. Have you any reason TO shink that O'Flaherty
was told .eli you 10 sight the British dag ON the
Lachns house purpossly to misisad you, beng
arranged beforehand 10 SHIFT the boat house during
tue racer A. No, because a. The same time he told
mo both the boat house and the wharf, either one,
and he coulon't move the wharf
d What was the purpose oil moving that boat house
A. get tns people On u 20 that tney could see me
race. they eIargsd them 81 eacn
THEIR CONDITION AT THk
O. What condition. were you inf A. was tired.
I was lircaer hour alter the race than was wnen
I got out oi my boat
q. Had you any feeling that you could not take .
full s,roke ani danger oil falling out oi tho
boaS A. Yes; because OF the rough wafer, wbicn
was three tunes as bad al the hnsh ~ at any other
place in the race.
o. You stopped rowing before you got to the finish.
did your A. Nc; only siaokensd 10 keep from run
q Gould you have cot hi m In two before no crossed
the finish ine ho turned out from that project
ing ooomS A. Yes t~itn smpnasisl Before ned
gone tour feet.
he ia,rly outro~ed yos snst day aud snat nackf A.
Yes. ne did.
C,ymya C,unf Charles T. Courtney. being duly
before that above answers to the foregoing
ade by him. this CAY. at Union springs,
Csyusa county y the truth, the whole truth and
truth concerning the matter herein referred
bHh"IE' ~.
is7s-wYAs .. CoLLiss. Notary Public. Csyuss county.
is vii, be remembered that Of the stories widely
punished lust boore tue and which had very
ugiy look, was that Couftney's Drotncr Jonn mad
word from the former thas he was 10 lose the race
The folio ing AFFIDAVIT will dispose Of that story In
very lew words. John's neignbors add that beside
betting freely on MS brother he publicly onered 10
bet on him all that any one would loau nim on mis-
interest 10 tue house aud Workshop
Coartyof cavysa, rttrgc Of Ua'on Springs John v
Conrtney heing duly sworn, ssysi nave received no
letter postal card despatch except fhs message OF sep