The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-16
AN INTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY.

ESsISoRR, owAsco LAKE, N. Y, July 10, 1878.
Courtney returned from Cape Vincent Saturday, and
much OF the day yesterday was confined TO the room
He says he has felt we'll for some time ana there
is the same old boodshot look about the whites OF his
eyes, and a lack OF tho clear, sharp, keen look 50
characteristic Of him when he Is all right. He says
that ever since BIO was thrown from his boat at
Geneva INFO the ICY Seneca lake he has had a pain
Just about and below tho ribs the right side
In 'front.' of Is, after rowing awhile
he 10 liable 10 suddenly double up Yates
did at Saratoga in 1875, ''like jackKnifs,"
and Is Unable 10 another stroke. nc
adds that there was much betting at Geneva as to
who would turn the stake Arst; that he was turn.
ing his starboard caught in obstruction, he did
not at Brst what; that in trying TO pull 1t he
found wire little over an eighth OF inch thick
wound twice about ~ that he pulled hard to unoult
and suddenly his stern starboard tholepin broke on
short he shot into the lake Mr. Clark proprietor
OF the Ensinore Hotel here says he was standing on
the bank opposite the stake. only sixty feet from
1t, at the time; that there q boat
house there open and four mon were In
il; that he urgednthe to launch BOAT and 80 to
0 bre on. eSsses way arapss
but his turtner urging, shut and tasteued
that he could not get TO the boat, and Courtney
theory is that the wire passed once around the
and that these fellows held the two ends and
let 60 they had finished their vlanous work.
U
tho best single scuer America ever produced.
Courtnsv's TRIP to Cape Vincent was, he says more
Toropto, and warm friend OF Courtney, than to
mees> the Hanlan people. Colonei SHAW Is to
sail ON the 18th inst. Tor Europe, and Court
ney wants MIN to hunt up suitable quar-
ters for him that in the late fall he
can 20 over there, get used to the English climate
and arrange match or matches Tor the following
season. He agrees with the HERALD that the Puiney
and Henley courses, by their orooksdness encourage
iouing, aud SO are not courses but
in England, and would, doubtless, not object
TO any, good piece Of Scotch or Irish
water. Mrs. Courtney, q pleasant, sunny, sensible
little lady, who took care OF HIM when he swept the
field last TALL ana Is mere now, expects to accompany
VISIT TO q country where there much more rowing
done than here, and where he can constantly study
home has been more limited than one would imaene.
From Higgins (ihe English champion) work al she
Centennial II is highly probable that Courtney will
have harder work with Hanan than with Higgins.
MATCH WITH
Courtney says that the Associated Press despatch
as to MS having arranged match last week with
Hanlan was very wide Of the mark. Hauisn was not
Cape Vincent, but his representatives,, David Wood,
OF Toronto, was. Hanlan does not want 10 row for
some ten weeks ye, partly because OF his race with
Ross on tao 25th insr, on tho Kennebecass,
partly because from SO much rowing already thus
year In his Paisted and Morris matches, and the
cent open meetings near The Thousand Isles, he Is
In danger OF growing stale and needs rest This
mind this singular pain in his sde and
greatly fears that In the hour OF trial he mag dad
OTQWOack me du0lan people are most
have the at Toronto, large Inducements being
directly offered Courtney 10 come there But he says
Toronto Bay ~ open and exposed, and liable
at any time 70 be lumpy; that Hanlan
has been on It sincc childhood, and knows
II all AS stranger never could, and that Il
would not DO air 10 ask him 10 row there He Is
averse TO rowipg on . thoroughly neural track in
Canada, but thinks Hanlan ought as he did in the
match with Morris, ana now purposes doing IN that
with Ross. for reasonable allowance Tor expenses,
at least half way Courtney's home, and the
point made recently In the Spirit Of the Times excel
lenty taken, thai as Hanlan ueiea:ng Morris mas
beaten the ny man claiming TO be Champion, Hanlan
now unQuestionaby the champion professional
single scucr OF America, and hence II Is his duty
stand open and ready TO promptly mect all
reasonable terms. This Owasco Lake ID. not Court
ney's home. Union Springs on Cayuga Lake beng
that and this water here ~ capital racing track.
All the week hat kept Watkins Lake SO rough, Tor
Instance, when the Shoe-wae-cae-mottes won there,
the people here there was racug water every
day.
courtney says that no definite time fixed on Tor
the with Haulan that some day late IN Septem-
Der or early In October ID the probable tme that he
means TO row hanlan sideache or no sideache; that
II The lat er is bad, he will make tho stake small,
that If beaten he shall suffer much in pocket;
when thar, to him, great day comes. He says lew
people comprehend what q terrible task u
Dve-mile race Is, and no wonder that
shorter distances are more popular Rilsy's easy
defeat at Hanan's hands owing TO the former
Deng out OF order and having phvsisal ailment,
mile of ono OF his with him that Hansn actu-
ally Tor time rowed much out OF form, carrying his
shoulders so high that 1t plain be beng
driven. Courtney Is satisfied that the Canadians
mean In every way lair nght, and that their conf
dence In hanlans ability TO WIN s unbounded