The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

extreme head. No stream, incoming or outgo-
ing or moving water of any sort Affects 1t.
the regular outlet OF the lake being away down at
jamestown nearly twenty miles away. Moreover,
while the water il here upward of a mile across the
course. stretching along Its western bank on an
average not five hundred feet it, is espe
cialy well protected by high wood capped hills,
ming the whole distance and little way back from
the water, while IN front, and they slope
gently down to the lake. broad fields and
pasture lands afford fine chances for watching
the contest The single OF flags agreed to by
both men Will form u enre between them as impasss
able, under the present provisions. slight affair
1t seems though it were section OF the great
wall of China, and already question of some i'm
portance Mas arisen III this connection. Suppose
there is day lively breeze oil the land. lump
prevent race. he who Is kept outside Of
the flag line must take the water as he
side or that toward the lake shore. may just shoot
of towards that shore AS Courtney and Riley both
did in like ut silver Lake. and smuggling along
under its lee, get splendid racng water while his
antagonist il tugging along out III the open with
very decidedly slower water. When Hanlans atten-
ton was called to this and he was shown the possi-
bic injustice it might work the outer man. he said he
would be- willing that DO men should row inside ths
flag line that is between 1t and the bank. That
would open all the Old risk and ii foul or coils
ion occurred between the men. it would be almost
impossible to say ON whose water 1t took place.
The line of flags between the two courses makes
each mans water as plain ms the "a. u, q OF
finance, and he has no business to go out OF 1t.
way out otthe difficulty is now under consideration
only for half of the less is the land
hundred yards OFF. and nowhere would it prob
ably much exceed thousand feet Along
where the interval is wide second of flags
might be run. say hundred feet the bank
than the other. and the man at the inner station
hidden to go ont Of the lane thus formed between
the two rows of Hays. This would put the rowers
on an equal footing and insure Us long for
the one MS the other. Doubtless by tuesday at the
latest. this matter will be all arranged and tho
plan found to be falrest to both.
GOOD WATER FOR a FORTNIGHT.
You cannot talk course, however. to these men
without being quickly impressed with the fact that
already they more than satisfied with Chautau-
qua Lake, and particularly the part of it agreed
on, as an exceptionally fine ra'ing track. Better
proof of this could not be wished than the fact that
every day of the two weeks and upwards since
Hanlan and Courtney arrived here the has.
during the hours from three o'clock to six
o'clock. the time fixed by the articles. been
been it to on. and nearly every forenoon from
ten o'clock to half-past eleven WELL 1t is doubt
full it any other in the country has been
tried by prominent oarsmen and found equally
ACCOMMODATIONS SPECTATORS.
Meanwhile operations are pushing rapidly for
ward tho railroad track, extending along tho
bank and to it that tor almost the entire dis
lance an uninterrupted view of the be had.
Such trees and undorbrush impede it
being fast cleared away by many axes. Superin-
tendent Butman. an old Massachusetts railroad man.
will have entire charge OF this great observation
train and he anticipates successful and Ear easier
work of 1t than he had when he handled u crowd of
$4,000 in ono week at Concord at of those State
musters which delight the heart OF the present
prospective Governor OF Massachuse Tho
central cars or the train will be retained for tho
members Of the press, and conductor will be located
graded that these shall always be opposite
the leading scuer of dozen or
small steam launches will follow the the
homestretch. not being allowed on the up stretch
their swash would in that be fatal TO shell
racing. Indeed one Of them the other day stuck so
Professionally to Courtney that its waves nearly
broke his boat up.
ABOUT POOL SELLING.
Both Hanan and Courtney speak out in the plain
est of terms in denouncing pool selling. Hanlan
saying that these pool are the worst fellows
after race to abuse whoever lost, matter how
faithfully did his work; that they do no good
anyway and give u bad to racing, where
Observation-Disclosures OF the spectators respect
able people. interested only in fair racing Both the
oarsmen would be glad to the Excise Commits
sioners Of Chautauqua county do their plain duty
under the statute, and not only prevent the few al
ready here from plying their vocation. but any
who come well. They drove these fellows ont at
Owssco in the prompiest way, and Mr. Soule II he
should do his utmost in the direction here.
Hanlan. by the way. added that he never sold
in his life; that he had made good sum of
money at boat racing. but he had earned every cent
of it, and could have made barrel after barrel of
money by selling out had he ut. The fact that
he has always is the best proof of the truth of
this but, however we'll he las done In the past it
easy that he does not hold Courtney lightly
If these two up to the Thursday
worth coming long way to see. No wonder you
hear nothing but Courtney and Hanian.' III all
this country round no wonder rooms are being fast
engaged and that an excursion train is coming clear
through from Chicago, gathering passengers all tho
wav. Four more days of such water, and good care,
and all who come will be glad OF 1t. but mig hty
little thing may upset all calculations.