The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-26
THE GREAT ROWING MATCH.
Hanlan, Of Canada, Easily Beats 81.
liott, tho English Champion, and
Makes the Best Time ON Record.

Hanlan, Of Canada, Easily Beats 81.
1iott, tho English Champion, and
Makes the Best Time on Record.
NEW YORK. June 16.
A dispatch from Newcastle-on-Tyne
thus describes the race to-day: At ten
minutes past twelve the men got to
their station.
Elliott, who looked confident and
cheerful, called out to several of his
friends on the umpire's boat: {" I will
take three to one that l lead all the
way" No response was made to the
champions offer. A few bets at six to
four were made, however, on the UNI
pire's boat.
Hanlan came through High Level
bridge, having embarked on the south
side. He lifted his cap to his friends
on the cutter. Meanwhile the referees
boat foated up to the starting point,
and took its position. Renewed cheer.
ing took place. Both men took pre-
liminary squirt of few minutes, and
returned to the starting point. After
three false starts were made, the men
got away on equal terms, amid cries of
"They're OFF, "They're OFF, AT
the third stroke Hanlan began to forge
ahead of his competitor at a rapid rate,
passing him as easily almost as steam
vessel does sailing boat. Hanlan
rowed thirty-nine strokes to the min
ute. Within a very short time Hanlan
was two lengths ahead. In the first
lead works, Hanlan led by four lengths,
and was giving Elliott the wash of his
boat.
The shouting and yelling on the
shores at this time, encouraging Elliott
to greater exertion, were deafening,
Hanlan was evidently rowing winning
race. Elliott was hugging the shore.
At Eastweck gangway Hanlan, finding
the race safe, reduced his stroke to
thirty-two. Elliott, in the meanwhile,
was rowing at thirty-five, and begin.
ming to show evidence of rowing wildly
His steering was very faulty. Hanlan's
steering was excellent. In passing
Armstrong; Crane there was no differ.
ence in the relative positions of the two
men. The referees boat was about q
quarter of a mile behind, on the
south of the island known as Kings
Meadow. The water was as smooth
as a mill-pond. At the head OF
the Meadows Hanlan was rowing
thirty-two strokes and Elliott thirty:
six, the former leading by five lengths.
When off Benwell boat-house, a little
beyond Paradise Quay, Hanlan stopped
rowing to look around him to ascer
tain the distance he had yet to row
This feat of his recalled to mind hi
bailing out his boat about the sam'
place when he defeated Hawdon
About this time death-like silenc'
fell on the assembled thousands, fo
England's champion had been defeat
ed almost without effort by the Ca
madam oarsman. After smiling pleas
antly to those on shore, Hanlan tool
to his oars again and began rowing
with all his might to make up for los
time. The gap between him and Ell
lott was soon increased, and, annie
deafening plaudits, Hanlan rowed un
der Scottswood bridge. winning tn
race by ten lengths, and gaining thu
well-deserved title of champion of Amer
lea and England.
After the race Hanlan, accompanied
by Colonel Shaw and several Canadian
supporters, returned to Newcastle
where he was cordially welcomed by ,
large concourse of people. In respons,
to repeated calls Hanlan appeared a
the window of the Newcastle Chronicl
office and thanked the people yer,
warmly for their kindness. He highl,
comp)imented Elliott for his invariabl
courtesy. Colonel Shaw also addresses
the crowd. Both we're loudly cheered
In the evening, at a concert at New
castle Town-Hall, a splendid diamon'
ring was presented to Hanlan on &C
count of a number of ladies and gentle
men of Newcastle.
Hanlan, who was received witt
cheers, said he had that day encoun
tered one of the best scullers he eve
met. Elliott said he was satisfied tina
no man in England could beat Hanlan
He (Elliot) would row any man in tn
world, barring Hanlan, for E2OO side
A match has been arranged betwee
Elliott and Robert Boyd on the Tyn
for f2OO a side, to take place fou
months hence.
The Newcastle Chronicle, in a specia
edition describing the race, says
"Never before in British waters ha
such a performance as Hanlan's BEEF
seen. Elliott rowed in splendid form
but to no avail against the magnificen
proves of the young Canadian. Han
Ian may fairly be described as scull
ing phenomenon, and it will be q Ion,
time ere we look upon his like again.