The New York herald., 1878-09-28
The Great Scullers' Race for the
Championship.
ENsE CROWDS EXPECTED.
Lachine and It's Surround
ingS.
THE OARSMEN INTERVIEWED
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

MONTREAL CanauR, sept 1919.
Visitors are already focking this city. and there
is now every prospect OF an immense crowd OF sran.
gers to see the great Courtney Hanlan race. over
two thousand persons are expected from New York
alone, and II s even announced that 600 Pullman
berths are engaged in your city. Boston
is also preparing send on even larger
number OF spectators, while We near u
excursions Portland, Bangor Albany, Pittsourg'
Philadelphia and Ogdensburg. Rochester Will SEND
her complement by steamer, and II Is reported that
the visitors from Buffalo viii come via the Lewiston
ana Toronto line OF steamers. Several boats from
Quebec ana st. John, N B., are advertised as coming
up from below, while the Upper st. Lawrence seam-
ers will be present, loaded down with passengers The
Grand Trunk Railway will run excursion trains from
Toronto, the round trip costing only s., instead OF
$40 and n | am correctly Informed, fully three
thousand OF HaDlan's fellow townsmen are
expected, besides twice as many moro from interme-
date points. Judging from these announcements
Montreal Is certain TO be filed with strangers next
week from all parts OF the United States and the DO
minion OF Canada. Some OF the most sanguine men,
bsrs OF the committee fix the number OF people to be
at Lachne ON Wednesday next at CO. 600. though am
more inclined to place 1t at nalf those figures.
ARRANGEMENTS NEARLY COMPLETE
Affairs at Lachne to-day wore a very busy look.
me grand stand rapidly assuming shape aud pro-
portion while the railway people actively engaged
IN extending their facilities for landing and removing
passengers The souni of the saw and hammer dis
urbed the usual quiet OF the place. and it wears an
AIR OF hustle which contrasts strongly with the mo-
notony observable when nrst visited the course. by
Monday nearly everything will DO ready, as the com
mittee Is hard at work.
INVITATIONS EXTENDED.
In order add to the attractions of tho day they
have invited Lord Dunerin TO be present. together
with the Governor Generals of the provinces OF
Quebec Ontario and New Brunswick Besides these
officials invitations have been extended TO the Gov
ernors OF New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas
saclnsetts, Connecticut Rhode Island aud other
States TO visit Montreal ana Lachine during the
regatta II any Of them come they may be sure OF a
warm welcome and generous hospitality
THE oARsMEN.
Hsnlan continues 10 row whenever he can. being
out this morning tor spin but Courtney
content to exercise himself on land The good long
row he took Wednesday gave him u air opportan-
NV 10 study the course and II is quito evident
ao.s 20. wish 10 snow himself much on the
water. The fact is the Canadians consider
him the dark horse in the race and arc
quietly betting the American. Tho ODDS are now
100 so 100 to IS IN iavor Of Courtney, though
am that very large sums have yet been
staked. An absurd notion prevails in this CITY that
Courtney rows good deal ut night when the truth
Is he goes to bed soon alter dark and takes sound
sleep alter constant running and other exercise.
COURTNEY CHEERFUL.
Since writing by mall nnd that Courtney is more
cheoru! those ne knows, and suspect that he mas
shrewdiy assumed a discouragng tone thus iar, ID
order that he might not be deemed boastul or over
that he viii win the race, though he laughed doubt
tuiy when asked the question by stranger he
could not be IN letter health health ,rs and ms his
eve and his cheek ruddy, despite
the sunburn that darkens his lace Hanan Is also In
perfect condition and tho tte fellow VIII DO ully up
TO the mark when the starting point on
race day. People who go TO Lachine always endeavor
get some idea OF the speed Courtney aud Hanlan
make while out practising, but II is a mistake, Tor
neItner oil them go al racing pace, except
perhaps the last thirty forty strokes on
com,ug III to land. on Wednesday, when
Courtney saw your correspondent on tho
Lachne wharf, he nodded in recognition, and Tor half
a NH mt IN a bur O.
flying through the water a. rate winch startled the
Canadians. who happened to be also waiting Tor the
evening TINS city IL was q magnificent
sight, and proved the great power and muscle oi the
American. only mention this incident to show the
cond ton OF Courtney, because New Yorker who ar
rived today ormed me that people at home were
afraid he losing ground because he had been SO
WHEN TO LEAVE NEW YORK.
AS matter OF interest TO those OF the HERALD
readers in New York who wsh To the win as
little loss time possible may state that the train
TO leave next Tuesday at eight L. NJ. Will arrive IN
Montreal (oarrins unforeseen accidents) at ten A. M
the day OF the race. lhIs Will give ample time to
gst TO Lachne, the race VIII! not take place until
alter three O'Clock
LACnIEE AND ITS sUEIoUNDINGs-CoUITN
AND HANLAS AT THEIR oUARTEEs-INTER-
scULLERs.
MoSrRgAL, Sept rs. 1873
Tho weather at Lachine to-day was simply lovely,
and should we have just such another day next
"Wednesday there Will be trouble about the great
race between Courtney aud Hansn. The sun rose
clear and warm and there was little wind that the
broad sxpansc OF the ST. Lawrence River was at times
classy like any inland lake Now and then n slight
ruGe disturbed the surface OF the Bay o 81 LOUIS.
there none OF that Iumpiness that so annoys
rowers shells II s to be hoped that the iates will
be kind aud give Us similar weather on tho much
talked OF "a OF october.
4 hipat ta-da
and both Courtney and Hanlan many friends ana
admirers Both seemed IN excellent spirits and re-
reved callers with quiet grace which would surprise
bose VINO thi nk that professional oarsmen
lined. went up In the hafpast nino train, deter
mined spend the day at Laehine and have good
long talk win both OF the men about whom so much
interest felt at present in ,porlng circles on both
sides OF the ST. Lawrence and the great lakes. In
this successful, and Will endeavor to give the
readers OF the HERALD concise idea of The men, their
sentiments and surroundings and also glimpse Of
the situation as II stands
VILLAGE LAcBrSB
1t will be well Just mere describe tho locale where
the scullIng championship is TO be decided Lacnne
is called village by courtesy, though 1t possesses
few Of the features usually found in a village
Imagine a long, irregular cove the of the vide
and mighty ST Lawrence, with a chain OF three
Islands thrown across the upper hall OF tho cove or
bay as II Ia termed hero This cove Is three miles
long, aud the shore is indented here and there by
small reaches OF water tbat the road gains nearly
uile by the numerous bonds 1t has TO
make in following the line OF the river
bank Along this ROAD the vilage" Is scattered, tho
thirty or Iory houses being nearly all situated on
Ihe road Al the wharf, which is also the ter
minus OF the Lachne branch OF the Grand rrunk
Railway, there are two houses OF public entertain
menL ono OF these Is styled the Prince OF Wales
Hotel, while the other Is simply picturesque ram
bling structure known Tor many years as tho Lake View
House II tiss favorlte place with boating men, and
Mrs. Hanna has the walls OF her rooms covered with
photographs Of famous oarsmcn, the place oil honor
being accorded james Renorth and his Tyne crow,
sno rowel al Lacnins IN 1870 Thcrs IS also black
tmih shop aud AN apology for "a store There arc
no villagers for nine OF tho houses are mofe y