Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
Becomes the Champion Of the World by
Winning a Second Victory On the
Thames-Sucha Performance
was Never Before Wit
messed on British
Waters.
Eighty-ThOusand Persons Witness the
Race, and the Victor is Greeted with
the Widest Enthusiasm-E Eng
land Claims Half The Hon.
OF-Pariiculars.


people witnessed the boat race between Han
Ion and Elliott. The greatest excitement
prevailed. Hanlon was the tavorite at one
hundred to thirty. The struggle for two
miles was the most exciting ever seen.
THE AMERICAN WINS EASILY BY A DOZEN
LENGTHS.
LONDON, June Is, 2 p.m.-Hanlon won the
race with great ease by nearly a dozen
lengths
THE PERFORMANCES UNPRECEDENTED.
Sporting reporters say that such per-
formaDce as that Of Harlon to-day has never
been seen on British waters.
THE RESULT EXPECTED.
New YORK, June 16.-The news of Han
lon 8 victory over Elliott spread rapidly, and
elected considerable comment here, though
| the result was expected There vas COM
paratively little betting IN New York on the
result.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RACE.
A dispatch from Newcastle-on-Tyne de-
scrioes the race to day: At ten minutes past
twelve the men got to their stations. Elliott
was stripped TO the skin, but Hanlon wore
his dark blue sleeveless jersey. Elliott, who
looked confident and cheerful, called out to
several Of his friends on the umpire's boat:
81 will take three TO enc that | lead all the
way" No response was MADE to the cham
pion's offer. a few bets at six to four were
made, however, on tie umpire's boat. Han
lon came through the High-level bridge. hav-
ing en- barSed or the south side. He lifted
his cap to MS friends on q cutter. Mean
while, the referees boat foated up to the
starting point and took its position, when
renewed cheering took place. Both men
took d preliminary squirt of few minutes
and returned 10 the starting point. After
three false starts were made the men got
away On equal terms, amid cries of They're
off, At the third stroke
HANLoE BEGAN TO FORGE AHEAD
his competitor at a rapid rate, passing him as
| easily as g steam vessel does a sailing boat.
Hanion rowed 80 strokes to the minute, and
within very short time was two lengths
ahead. In the first mile, when the n4en mad
reached the lead works, Hanlon led by four
lengths, and was giving Elliott the wash or
| his boat. The shouting and yelling on the
shores at this time encouraging Elliott to
greater eXerjion was deateulng. Hanlon was
evidently rowing Winning race; Elliott
was hugging the shore. AT EastwlCk gang
way Hanlon, finding the race safe, reduced
his stroke TO 81. Elliott in the meanwhile
was rowing at 35 and beginning to show evil
dencs of rowing wildly. His steering was
| very faulty, while
HANLoNs STEERING WAS EXCELLENT.
Ia passing Armstrong; crane there was no
difference IN the relative positions of the two
men. The refereess boat was about a quar-
| ter CT mile behind, south Of the island
| known as Kings meadow. The water was
as smooth as mill-pond At the head OF
| the meadow Hauion was rowing - strokes,
! and Elliott &c and leading by lengths.
! When off Benweil's boat house, a little be-
| yond Paradise quay, Hanlon stopped rowing
| to lock around hm to ascertain the distance
! he mad yet to row. This feat Of his recalled
| to mind his bailing out MS own boat, about
! the same place, when he defeated Hawdon.
| About this time a deathhke silence fell on
! TIE assembled thousands, for England's
| champion had been defeated almost without
| effort 10y the Canadian oarsman. After
| smiling pleasantly to those on shore, Hanlon
| took to his oars again and began rowing with
| all his might to make up for lost time. The
gap between him and Elliott was scen in
| creased, and amid deafening plaudIts Hanlon
| roWed under ScOttswood bridge, winning the
race by 10 lengths, and gaining the we'll de-
: served title OF champion OF America and
England.
WHAT WILL HE DO WITH HIS TROPHY
Colonel Shaw has written to the Sports.
man, urging that, if BanlOn wins the cup, he
should be allowed to take it TO America, and
points to the precedent of the Astiey belt. In
| this connection, the editor of the Sportsman
| observes that he understands from Colonel
Shaw, that, if the cup goes to America, it ls
to be regarded as a symbol both of English
aud American aquatic supremacy. The
sportsman says LGaD the trustees OF Lne cup
have promised to carefully consider the ques-
ton raised by Colonel Shaw.
| AFTER THE RACE.
LONDON, June 16.-Hanlon, accompanied
by Colonel Shaw and several Canadian sup
porters, returned TO Newcastle, where he
was cordially welcomed by a large concourse
of people. In response to repeated calls,
Hanlon appeared at window of the New
castle Chronicle office, and thanked the peo-
pie very warmly for their kindness. He
highly compIimented Elliott for his invariabls
courtesy. Colonel Shaw also addressed the
crowd. Both were loudly cheered. In the
evening, at concert IN the Newcastle town
hall, splendid diamond ring was presented
to Hanlon, on behalf of a number of ladies and
gentlemen of Newcastle. Hanlon, who was re-
ceived with cheers, said he had that day en-
countered one of the best scullers he
eyer met. Elliott SAID he was satisfied that
no man in England could beat Hanlon. He
(Elhott) would row any man in the world,
barring Hanloa, for two hundred pounds
aside.
match has been arranged between
Elliott and Robert Boyd, on the Tyne, for
two hundred pounds aside, to take place four
months hence.
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