The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-04
HANLON AND COURTNEY.
THE AMERICAN BEATEN BY A HALE
LENGTH,
A fine Day for the Event-BettinE I'm
Favor Of MmnaOn.

LAoHrNEs 0ct. 9. 10 2. m-There Is now eyefy y
iDaF he sun no shines briehty Of The dry Is IN Ill
spects perfect one., Tn an interview Just, had
with Hanlon he Sc 3 he Is willing TO row when |
cellent condition. Courtney Is all right, bu he |
thinks the water Is s. i'll too rough. There are |
not nearly as many peopl9. here as yesterday
Betting Is four to One on Hanlon.
Condition OG the Two NTen.
LAcHINE. Oct. 8, 2 .. n.-Hsve inst seen Court
ney who was ct dinner when I went In He
appears to me to be- q little nervous, his. hands
when graspsd being rather moist. He is anx-
lous for the race to be rowed TO- day
2:15 .. m,-Have Just seen Hanlon. He is IN
splendid condition. and at II $50 ate hearty
but little camer weather to pc desired, ana
bis is expected between aso ~ aRd r. r nyery
tee are making arrangements for 1t.
.Sust EseSore aFle start.
LAoHINE, Oct q, SD. m.-The flag on the judges
stand has Just been hosted. The wind. has
fallen considerably. Everything is in readiness
for the word 60. .-sz4-t
The Raee-~All ADVANTAGES of Position
with the CanatsIan-A Meek and Neck
struggRe-The Contest "a square One.
MONTREAL Oct. s.--The village of Lacbine up
TO about p. NJ to-day was, com paratiyely
speaking quite deserted Thousands m who had
ing in the city. whore quite breeze was blow
ing, leaving. every one to Imagine there were no
prospects Oh the race tHklng UIhSS w u6u IL
was ANNOUNCED, about 0. m. that the ra"e vas s
sure to take place thousands rushed to the
train orowdIng aud pushing each
loading TO Lachine, SO that there was q great
deal of delay and hundreds only arrived at
Lachine to be met with the announcement that
the race had been rowed and that HanlOn was
the cham pion. When the bulletin was put 10
announcing Hanipn three lengths ahead at the
turnin{ buoy cheer after cheer ,a nosg ahd there
cooled down considerably when few moments
later it wts ANNOUNCED that the meu were neck
and neck. but upon it being finally announced
that Hanlon was the winner, one universal
sh ut rent the air.
The bulletins sent during the day will give an
idea of some Of the great uncertainty that pre-
vailed AS 10 whether The race would come off or
not The wind arose and fell. raising and low
ering the hopes and fears OF the vast multi
very heavy thunder storm. acc m anled by So
vere light ming, passed. over, the city, thorough
ly dreuc ing the crowd and tenn porarly inter
fering with The arrangements for the start. This
WAS followed few moments later with g
clearing up. Tue sun burst out 1n oil
The ref reefs boat now went up the urHe, and
gr-at excitement prevailed. Tue mon were now
eignaled, aud Conrin @ was teltgraphed. t9, t}n,
whether he was q fe% minutes later the an
swer flushed back that he was ready, aud then
tue bs Wefe 6rfgq noW Inc and dW ed
amid tle cheers of thousands who lluet the
bank. Very lit lie time. WAS lost Hanlon SO"
G1f6u tH6 CUOlJ6 OI pOSltiout tt1A LUJh L45 Obh~
81 ie.
:, t will be ,emembere1 that It was mentioned
la these dispatches that Cuurtne said that the
man that had the outside position bal the race.
There was no doubt considerable difference Ia
the G rrent AMI had Courtney secured IL no
might have covered the short distance b tween
him and his opponent aud come In ahead
called BY the referee and the first stroke was
oasas TRsy btb 5ss1ed to co HpE
about the sune time, neck to neck, HaulUn
pulling abont twc nty eight strokes to the min
ute and Courtney thirty-tWO
At the mile point they were even; Hanlon
subse duently gained slightly upon his oppo-
nent. AT tbs mile aud half he was ha boats
antagonist. and within 10e yards Of the turning
buoy WIS over two and Il haf leng hs ahead. At
the three and Q ha,f mile station danlon was
was something terfifl. At the four and II half
mite sta lou the men were again neck and neck
spnrtsd, Courtney run1ing his stroke up to
thirty pine to the minute. Finally the finish
was reached, Hanlon leading by only hat Il
but hundred watch S timed it ut 35h minute
The excitement on the grand stand ut the
close WAS very great and PROLONGED shouting
their boats until the eff j j announcement was
made when they quietly roWed to their cot
This much must be said. Such advantages as
there were were entirely In favor of HtnOn.
'ln and brought up as ne Vas on IoIon, o
bay he has always Dbt 4 uSSd TO H0UHpP WtLSr
aud entirely at home in currents. He also
came here ten days before Courtney and could
go out for practice days that Conrt tney dared
not enture out. Ell nlon's admirers always
claimed that aelr favorite Ned hal great pow
ers, He bad always held back To-day he was
pushed and had to do his level brst. There 1s
D. doubt that the race Wss q square one each
man doing bis best to win.
The visitors at Laehine got into the city to-
night much easier than they did last night, as
the crowd was not one-tenth Ct what it was
yesterday.
The water was just what Courtney wanted,
buf he vefy cheerfulIv made the best of it and
went out promptly when called, He took his
defeat quite philosophically. y. and remarked that
he would like to meet Hanion an OWasco lake,
Rum r has it that Courtneys hackers are
trying to get up three mile race between him
and Hanlon. to be rowed this season.
Was the Race Soid2
New YORK. Oct. 2-There is evidently some
thing wrong IN connection vi n the Hanion,,
Courtney boat race. Over $4,000 were Wagered
in the pool rooms In this city yesterday, and
ae IT Sao ar1 ava me
ing their funds at two to one on Hanlon., Last
night $1,000 to $40 WIS the mar ket price. Sport
pool rooms and offared 500 to s25 on Han Ion
with so much confdenc. rs If the race bad
already been rowed and Hanl"n had won; Dis
Montreal authorizing receiver OF said dis,
patches to put up $4,000 ON HAnlon. as he could
not lose,
Apparently WeA FOaMhe1 R3epDFa oa ~
Complete ''sell Gut" by Courtney.
New YORK, Oct g. The Herald's Auburn
special says: Auburn Is excited over the seem
ingly we'll founded story that the great Court
ney Hahlon race has been surely sold to the
Cana iians. It 1ranspires that the great ace
was u put I'D Job. From the outset the Hanlon
party admitted that their men stood no show
with Courtney, and the only possible. way to
get match on was to sell the race to Hanlon.
Courtney did not dare to- do this at home and
the race was therefore fixed for Montreal;
by the citizens for losing the race, and in order
to prevent his giving the gamblers the double
crcss," he was required to pla"e this entire
sum on Hanlon. with other bets he could make
on the sure thing. He would be in fair way to
making q fortune.
letter from Courtney to his brother Is also
mentioned. in which he states he could beat
Hanlon with ease, but advises him to place his
money on Hanlon. Coultuey's most intimate
friends in Auburn are now. it is ascertained, in
New York buying pools on Hanlon even at odds.
Baan Rail.