Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-07

TIE ENGLISH cHaxr1oxsurp

HE bNoLiSh CHAMPIONSHIP.
ApropoS OF the English championshtn for
which Hanlan's success yesterday pafrIrallv
makes him the most prominent capdidate II
may be said that the real championship OF Eng
and is held in Australia, either by Trickeit or
the individual who beat him recently, which
honor the English authorities now choose 10
style the championship OF the world. A new
series OF championship races has been rowed In
England since the spring or 1871, when the edi-
!or OF the Newcastle Chronicle gave cup. open
70 al competitors, the winner OF which was 10
c ou ehe champion OF England. but before the
. i II had 10 be won three times In Success
M opc Inc nrst race for this cup was rUwed
course bet Sna 10; ISL, over the Tyne
den. w. Nicholson and W. Eluotf L RnT6
winning WI the finai heat from Nicholson I'm asm
challenged Boyd. but was beaten IN oar, s, n
race taxing place May 2s 1877 over the Ptnav
s mor,,ace course Sun dissatisfied, Higgins
usual Coco side. The race took place 1c,o s.a1
ana was won by Higgins In Pam. los Soon
after Soy Ia turn challenged Higgins for race
o 's ohe tyne course for tue Gun and com =
sloe ana they net January Ia ISIS xvhon ~, q
gins Won on foul: W. Elliott aud w. Nicbolson
n rao siter challenged Higgins as he eonid
no, row Doth IL was arranged that thev seoniS
race betw cen them and the winner sho,ia v -.
higgins The race took place Marcn q is
over the Tyne course Ia gale OF wind and viii,
tine a., 80 rnugh tnat b'th men were several
.i -. 10 Danger OF swsmping. Elliott, however
nLally won by fully 800 yards Imnediatelv
aIier match was made between ELLIOTT ana
nlgglns 10 row for the cup and Goo side over
lue futhey Moftlake course. The race took
place June 3, and was won by Higgins with the
greatest ease by fully coo wards. rhis yictorv
England. vi
During the summer the proprietors OF the
London Sportsnon announced their Intention of
glVlDg another cup, which, like the Newcastle
Chronicle Cup, had TO be won three times IN suc
cession before IL could become the personal
lIoperty or any one. The entries were William
Einott. Robert w. BOYD. John Higgins ana
1nOmas Blackman. The race took place over
the PutDey- Mortlake course. The first heat was
betv cen Elliott and Higgins, the former win
ming Ia 23n. PAS. The second was between RoyA
and Blackman. and the former won I'm 2sm ga
Inc llnal heat between Elliott and BOYD WAS
foWed the next day and was won by Elliotf
partially On foul, In Pam. ISIS. Late last YEAR
or early this, Higgins challenged Elliott for the
Srorsman's Cup, the race to take place over
the Tyne course. IL was rowed February N.
and after what was called tremendous race
was won by Elliott in trifie less than
nree lengths In 22m. Is. Both men were in
grand condition, Higgins especially, and he ad-
mltted aIler the race that Elliott had beaten
MN op his merits. Elliott has now only one
moIe race 10 win 10 make the cup his own prop-
cry. Inc result was that on March IL articles
vi agreement were signed by Elliott and on0
nicnarQ henwick, the latter agreeing to name
eltner Hanlan or Boyd TO row Elliott a race for
ano sloe ana the cup, the race to take place
Elliott was born November 2s, 1899 He stands
nve feet seven and half inches and weighed
when he rowed Higgins last February I5l
POUNDS. ten pounds less than he weighed when
higgins beat him In June, 1875. 1t VIII thus be
seen that the Canadian American champ,on
win have considerable work to do before he can
add the championship OF England to his many
laurels.-[N T. World, 9Th.