The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-16
NEW YORK.

New YORK, June l6.-HanIan won the
race with great case by nearly dozen
lengths.
A special dispatch from London says:
Over eighty thousand persons witnessed
the boat race between Hanlan aDd Elliott,
and the greatest excitement prevailed.
Hanlau was the tavorite at one hundred to
thirty. The struggle for two miles was the
most exciting ever witnessed.
A special from London says OF the pc
destrian contest; in the afternoonEnnis be-
gan TO show signs of indispositiOn and at
o clock was quite sick, at this time the FOL"
lowing was the score: Brown, 79 miles,
10 laps; Weston, II miles, 3 laps; Ennis
62 miles, 6 laps; Harding, So mies,4 laps.
A dispatch from New Castle on the
TYNE, thus describes the race to-day. AT
10 minutes past II O'Clock the men got 10
their station Elliott was stripped to the
skir, but Hanlan wore his dark blue jcr-
sey. Elliott who looked confident and
| cheerful and called out to several OF his
friends on the umpires boat, u will take
| three to one that | lead all the way" No
response was made to this offer. A few
bets at 6 to were made, however, on
the umpires' boat. WheD. HanIan came to
the high level bridge, having embarked on
the south side, he lifted his cap to his
friends on the cutter. Meanwhile the ref,
erecs' boat foated down to the starting point
and took its position, when renewed cheer
ling took place. Both men took a preliln-
liuary spurt of few minutes and returned
to the starting point. After three false
starts were made both men got away OF
Ieoual terms amid cries of They're off,
"They're off," At The third start Hanlar
began to forge ahead of his competitor al
a rapid rate passing him as easily almost
az a steam vessel does SAILING
boat. Hanlau rowed thirty nine strokes
to the minute and within a very shOr
time was 2 lengths ahead In the hrs
mile when the men had reached the leaC
works, Hanlan led by lengths and wa
giving Elliott the wash of his boat. Ih
shouting aud yelling on the shores at thl
= time encouraging them to make greRtei
, exertiop was deatenng Hanan was eyl
d emily rowing a wiuniug race while Elliot
was hugging the shore at Enst WlcI
Gangway. Hanlau finding the race sal
raanced his stroke IL 81; Elliott meaDwhil
was rowing at 80 ana BEGINNING ,1
. show evidence of rowing wildly, Hl
| steering was very iauttiy, iiau""u oN~N'
ing was excellent In passing the Arm
strong crane there WAS no difference 10 tn
1 relative positions of the two men. In
referees boat was about quarter OF
mile behind the south OF the island know
as Kings Meadow water which was
n smooth as u mill pond. At the head
the meadow HanlaD was rowing 81 strokt
and Elliott SO and leading by five length
70 when off BenWell boat house, lit
: beyond Paradise Oury, Hanlan stopptt
rowing, to look around him to ascertain Il
distance he had yet to row. This feat
, his recalled to mind his ba(iDg out his DO
about the same place when he defeat,
Howden. About this time death II
silence fell on the assembled thousands, I
Epglands champion had been defeat
g almost without effort by the Canadl
> oarsman. Smiling pleasantly to those
shore. Hanlon took to his oars again al
began rowing with all his might to ma
), mo for lost time. The gap between h
and Elliott soon increased, and am
IN, deafening plaudits Hanlan roWed und
the Seattle wood bridge winning the Ia
hv 10 lengths and gaining the well dese' $.
ca. ca cd title of champion Of America and hu
ia land