The New York herald., 1879-09-13

SIX O'Clock. Colonel Shaw said he was happy 70 sP
that the articles of agreement had been sl2leh
hanlan he continued, insisted upon perfectly heNtr"
water and Courtney had consented. and the race
M@ou9 @ DO pulled upon water on which nei'-'F Nat
roWed.
THE ARTICLES OF AGREEsnNr
inc articles OF agreement completed are as ioi.
Articles Of entorea into the leth day Of Sep
sspe d & 80 between Edward ..nian OF I"sea,S az
nrrePg @ agree TO row Ave m.e saee Win turn IN Ia
tions ''"- 10 -''O'DA'''s ~''N '''
ARrIcLK The said race shall be for sum Of $500
saiu pFlse 10 be Snown as the Hop Bitiers Prize.
Lake the day Of OCTOBER Is7s between the h"ars
required subject tho decision Of the referee. who
s yoSe Say 70 s & .ss 10 sns neS "
eo.d.'ion fSr i, the rae, race 70 come Oh; ,oo,,,,
posted in the ci.s Bank dvs days before s
the referee TO the winner OF said Immediately after
An1 4-william Baike Of Now York If he will CONSENT
will be referee and stakeholder the decision of the referee
to Ss inn .ss s To accompany the me" over the
Anr 5-Tne shall choice of position before
warning. by the word "Gow said given by tho
twenty 6vo yards apart and shah
twenty five Yards apart each man to turn lis owl buoy
FROM port sarboard and return 10 place Of starring
cnce If affects the result of the race, shall order the
again tho first favorable day under tho
A,sT 7NTo race to bo governed by the the Ma
tosial Association of Amateur oarsmen subject how
to the conditions OF these mrtlesi. , h m
@ that the surnsg @ earse' a. are h no & mo
With the sots,os which crossed the line
ART e-It is hereby mutually agreed that all
and boats must be of the referee the
appointed by the MaRLEs E. COURTNEY
J. IL BaisrER EDWARD HANLAN.
INTERVIEW WITH HANIAN.
.'Chautauqua Lake was your choice. was it not?"
inquired the correspondent of Hanlan.
'.Yes," said Hanlan.
"What was your object in choosing that water
particularly"
because we then should meet water that
neither party had rowed on
did you ever visit Chautauqua LakeY
mo. but have friends that have visited it. They
have given mo an idea OF it,
'Are the arrangements perfectly satisfactory to
your"
satisfactory to me? Yes"
'How do you anticipate the race will result?
know this to be a rather pointed question"
THAT is question to be decided by the race but
if did not think could beat Mr.. Courtney should
not pull him. hope the will be pulled fairly
will show that Courtney is better man than am"
Have you been in practice for the event?'
well. have rowed once or twice day for two
weeks"
..what will be your rowing weght?"
''About hundred and fifty pounds in costume"
''Shall you use paper boat?
II never rowed race in paper boat, but intend
to try this time. They don't require much
putt outlying as hi0t's boats DO to keep the water
.wheu shall you go to Chautauqua Lake?"
"a couple of weeks before the race comes off,
'Shsl you attend place of amusement
nounced?' asked the correspondents.
81 intend to go, Mr.. HanlanS response.
INTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY.
The correspondent now took q seat near Courtney,
who was sitting on couch. and asked "Are the ar
ragements satisfactory to your
perfectly; he answered. "The only hitch was
course and referee.
"How do you think the will result?'
"Good gracious!' he calculated; mo man can
You will pull at 17O pounds. shall you not2'
"And use paper boat, of course?"
"Yes eleven and half inches wide and thirty.
one feet long"
GLOW heavy?"
Cant say it is not finished yeti
Speaking of the announcements that he was to ap-
pear at the theatre. Courtney said, II don't know
about this theatre business. don't propose to set
myself up target for people to gaze it.. IT wera
Selo@. be sS SA0'0 sn''f " COMMON person A''' 81
While Courtney was in his room an autograph
hunter entered and left two cards for Courtney to
inscribe his signature upon. Courtney said that he
quiet chat with Hanan, who sat at his side at
table. Courtney retired to obtain good nights rest
previous to his departure for home tomorrow
morning He expects to recommence practice next
Monday.
THE PRIVATE MEETING
From MIR. Brster your correspondent obtained tho
proceedings of the private session. Courtney pre-
sented the names of John Eustis, William B. Curtis
and William Baikie. all OF New York city, from
which for referee. Mr.. Blakie elected.
Courtney favored Seneca Lake location. but Ham
Ian insisted on Chau and Courtney waived his
claim. Ward maintained that Courtney had rowed
on Seneca lake twice and Hanlan had mover pulled
there The first proposition that the race should
take place on tho of October but postponed
until the ssh. The distance was discussed at
some length, but it finally concluded that
people would want to see five mile race, and
course of two and onehalf miles, with turn,
fixed upon. Although the exact point at which tba
will is not fixed upon, 1t will probably be
rowed at Mayville. The stipulation to the ref
erees expenses omitted from the articles OF
agreement but this matter adjusted by each
an agreeing to pay one-half.
HASLAN oFP FOE TORONTO.
Hanan attended the plays of Tom Cobb and
s'Old Love Letters" at the Corinthian Academy OF
Music tonight and occupied box in company with
Ward. shaw and Soule. When he appeared he was
uproariously applauded. After the applause
had died away Hanan addressed the
dience in the following words:-'I dil
not expect such reception
have received from the people OF Rochester tonight
/ thank you for your kindness. He LETT the hall
before the entertainment concluded and took tho
halt past train for Toronto, whero he is to give
an exhibition race tomorrow afternoon. In tho
evening the Marquis of Lorne will tender him conn
plimentary reception.
At a quarter of ten a fire broke out on the corner
of State and Platt streets, and Courtney. who was
wooing sleep in vain, arose and walked toward the
scene. He was suffering greatly and remarked to
your correspondent that he ought not to have come
to Rochester to-day He feared that his condition
would be worse tomorrow.