The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17


pERFoRMANCE--A PURSE OF FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO BE OFFERED FOR COURTNEY
AND HANLAN-THE UNION SPRINGS scULLER
READY AND WILLING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SILVER LAKE. PERRY. n. Y. July 16. 1879.
There few straws left from yesterdays race
which are worth picking up. Riley says that he
three times chained the course twice the east
and the west bank, and that the distance is
undoubtedly correct. Moreover the estimate in to-
days HERALD of the additional distance rowed by
the men in order to get out OF the strong beam
wind from the west probably not nearly
high enough. Instead of hundred yards
too much there is little doubt that the
distance actually rowed almost if not quite,
four miles and quarter. How serious obstacle
the wind was is shown by their taking TN sos. to do
tho first mile while the second mile. for instance
covered in 5m. $685., astonishingly rapid work.
A MARVELLOUS PERFORMANCE
Not only is yesterdays time the fastest on record
but allowing for the distance overrowed. it is alto
gether marvellous piece of work. and shows that
both Courtney and Riley are sculling faster than
they ever before Courtney said alter the race
that he had eaten nothing since twelve o'clock and
they did not start until fifteen minutes OF eight
though constantly during the afternoon they
ing must have told his strength and
wind, and, taken with the fact that he was only
performance yesterday was very remarkable one
decidedly better than any in the past. Courtney
adds, by the way, that claiming the ice last
winter showed that the fve-mile track on Owasco
Lake was only six inches short.
ATTENTION. HANIAN
Mr.. Orr, an official from OF the two roads
running to Chautauqua Lake. says that these two
roads wish to offer purse of $4,000 for race be-
tween Hanlan and Courtney, to be rowed that
water. Courtney likes the idea much, and says he
thinks but fair he rowed Hanlan last in Canada
that this race should be In this country. He would
then be willing later to return or third race
Toronto Bay. He says he understands that
Toronto Bay often. while smooth, will have an I'M
dulasion from the lake, which, while scarcely per-
ceptible to the eye IS very perpexing to man IN
shell, especially when he is unused to it, and this
most important time. But he wants to row Hanlan
on any thoroughly fair course and soon as the
preminaries can be arranged. and II he were salts
fed that the Toronto track is really fair he would
consent to row there. Now that Smith and Wallace
Ross to come together. and Riley has made such
excellent work of it, the latter should lose time
in arranging to meet the winner OF that event.
COURTNEY WILL ACCOMMODATES ELLIOTT
Mr.. Courtney's hacker. Mr.. Webster says that the
offer to Elliott in England recently to match Court
ney against him for race in this country was
wholly without Courtneys sanction; still. il it is
will gladly accommodate him with Court
ney, by the way. is in the best of spirits over his
good work Of yesterday and heartily rejolced to and
know that the stigma which was unjustly cast Oh
him from the Lachine fight, and which brought him
amount of suffering which few men knew. has
gone it deserved to. Not the least fact to Court
neys credit is that the $500 he has just he gives
every cent OF it, little he afford to, to the
widow of Mr.. Trip. the who a fow months ago
was killed in Courtneys mili. ~
PURSE RACE ADVOCATED.
1t will interest the public to know that this race
really device Of the Erie Railroad, and from
the crowds il carried yesterday there is little doubt
that 1t made out OF the operation nearly. quite.
ten times the amount of the purse. The contests.
then, at last getting to a sound and right
basis. those who make land make legitimately) pay
ing the bills. and so wholly doing away with the
entanglng alliances and questionable compani ions
to be found in wager racing. Once establish
these legitimate contests and the marked superiority
of American oarsmen will become fixed and perma-
nent, aud good rowing will be fostered among as
1t never has been before.