The New York herald., 1879-10-17

Mr. BnrsrER-what guarantee do you want?
Mr. CouLsoS--Oh, any reasonable one.
Mr. BRIsTER-You can have anysguarantee you like.
Here others Joined in. and proposition finally
made to the to-day for the $4,000 purse. and
with any favor from Brister, who anxious for q
pos:pouement. Finding that the two weeks could
not be gained he suggested Saturday. Mr. Ward
remarked that postponement would, no doubt,
bring bad weather, when Mr.. Coulson said that If
Of Hanans boats To this Mr. Ward rsoned tSat
the Hanlan boats would not suit Courtney and he
could not row in any of them. Finally, Mr. Coulson
said that AZ there was no show for race, he would
claim the race to-day. Mr.. Blaikie then said he
would. in all probability. call the at the hour
named. This ended the conference.
PROFESSIONAL oARsMEN INTERVIEWED.
Finding Fred Paisted. Evan Morris, John H. Ken
nedy anda few other oarsmen, standing in group
near the depot your correspondent joined them.
''Well. Mr.. Norris. said l. "what do you think OF
this boat cutting and sawing?"
"Think of it? Why. what can you think of it?
agree with what Hanian man said just now--the
Courtney crowd are afraid to row Hanlan and cut
the boat themselves; that's what think"
"What is your opinion. MIR. Kennedy?
''Well. am otdisposed to say anything. came
here to a race, and now suppose shall all be-
disappointed. wish to express no opinion for the
'Mr. plaisted.'. said !. turning around to Fred.
sJust this sir, and don't care who knows it.
believe Charley Courtney either cut his boats him
self or knew OF its going to be done. We all think
SO. He's afraid to row Hanlan.'
'sHave you heard that Dave Ward has offered
Courtney the choice OF Hanlans three boats to row
.sNo; but that's all soolishness. Courtney can't
row in any of Hanlan's boats. They made differ
emily have stationary foot rest and the outriggers
are not at all like his own. Courtneys boats were.
of course built for him and so were Hanlan's."
All this was said in the open air. with dozen
people listening to the conversation as il Plaisted
did not who heard him.
'.Why don't they give other men chance for this
purse?" continued Fred. "why should Charley
Courtney and Ned Hanlan be picked to row race
in America that have been champions. II the rest
of US to be i'll the race this cutting of boat
would have made no difference Why. I'll go and
row Hanlan myself to-day il they'll letme; wouldn't
"No. replied Morris. ''and you wouldn't either;
Eyes, l would row him" exclaimed Plaisted.
..why. they d laugh at you," remarked Morris.
be- race co. anyhow % Why. I've G rowed races upon
races and never dreamed OF having my boats cut"
"Nor anybody else but Courtney" /" said Morris.
sI never set watch my boats. I'd think 1t
reflection on the other party.
$50 would L." exclaimed Paisted. 1--WE all think
Charley Courtney cut his boats and you say so.
repeat these remarks because they were not pri-
vate and for the reason that, though professions;
jealousy may have prompted them, they show how
the professionals stand on the question. Fully
three out of hve of the men heard talking to-day
expressed the belief that the cutting not done
by stranger to the boathouse. while the others
thought that the Courtney party were to blame in
leaving the boathouse unguarded for nearly three
hours. as they say they did, As your correspondent
was bound to sift every statement to the bot
tom and view every sign impartialy, he is
constrained, q faithful writer, to say that
the circumstances surrounding the look very
bad for Courtney's fair fame and though the yer.
dict may be an unjust one 1, satisfied that the
word guilty" viii hereaf er stand against the record
of The fact is that the job of cutting the
boats too clever. and the actions of Courtney's
two friends in telling their story too dramatic I
sorry to have to say this, but affairs at the Court
ney cottage during the forenoon were not at all
pleasant for the admirers OF Courtney. There was
too much mystery to the representatives Of the
press. who only came to learn the real facts
RRFEREEs DECISION.
Mr.. Blaikie made his appearance at the depot inn
mediately after the interviews as above detailed.
had consulted both sides; that Courtney held to the
opinion that postponement should be had, while.
on the other hand Mr.. Ward, representing Hanlans
interests, had stated that his ready and
willing to and that they had nothing to do with
the question of boats rno boats. Mr.. Blaikie fur
ther said that, referee, he had decided that his
duty was simply call the races that, if only Ham
Ian appeared he should of course, cart the Canadian
aud let him 20 over the course and take the purse
This soon spread among the crowds but
the people had to be satisfied. few hundred en-
barked on the train which was t. run mp and down
the shore line, but the remainder crowded the
The referees boat started n few min.
house. Mr.. Blake sent Mr. Marvin to say that he
hoped to Courtney ut the starting point prepared
to row. whether he was beaten or not Mr. Marvin
returned in ten minutes with information that
Courtney had piumply refused to come out This
Ian as agreed, Mr.. Charles NJ. Colvin. Of the New
York Clipper. being appointed judge for Courtney,
he had declined to send out his judge. The course
being clear Hanlan was called out.
HANLAN's EXTRAORDINARY WALK OVER.
The word go" was hardly uttered before Han
Ian got his blades in with solid grip and
or A. as when he beat Elliott but at simple
stroke ss insssad % 1f beading up niongside the the
opened the gap between him and the flag line wider
and wider ut every stroke until by the first quarter
he actually all of 200 feet sidewise from the
flags and still working out more and more The "a of
the first minute had dropped to 81 by the third the
mile. nine seconds slower than when he the
British championship. Running up again to his
has yet shown on this water, in that he held his
head up much better and got its weight on all
through His tendency. to slice the water with his
blades showed itself constantly. But look!
Why. there. he's stopped Yes, indeed, stopped
rowing and not at it again for several seconds.
minding one OF the photographs so common OF him.
where he is sitting in his boat, calmly tanning him.
self, with poor Elliott tugging hopelessly on be-
arst @ mile nile is cove covered in sm. % sss-fast I time me
even this dead, Hat water-while he
turns his head and keeps sharp lookout
course at last from the referees boat. just
where hc isl Why. he must be going ashore. for
he is nearly five hundred feet inshore from the
flags, and still working further away Had Court
ney been there beside him you would have
steering that would have been something like. The
distance Hanlan lost by this wondrousiy poor
steering. for good sculer considerable, for,
again. and it must have hurt him all of half
minute; and all along here the mile he keeps
stopping. scarcely going two minutes without haul
ing up for a breath. and is there no philosophy
in this? Well. whatf Why. that these
stops give him good rest. Any rowing Who
ever the inner side of four or six or eight
in turning knows the keen relish with
which he welcomes the rest which the few seconds
OF backing and holding water there gives him.
II he's in good condition. Hanlan after these
frequent castings up. is 2oif again with new
life and dash, and more than atones for all he
lost, and stays fresher for the rest of the work
Notice how he does his work. Ii there any OF this
vicious grip at the beginning-the "catch" so
familiar to all whoever reads the account of his
English racer Not at all. Indeed, he hesi-
tates about getting hold. rocks his
boat not little, and his stroke is
well along before he seems to get his weight fully
on. Look at him wherever you would and there he
was pulling just the same measured stroke nothing
much at the beginning, heavy In the middle.
then slackening notcoably. then finishing with
something not unlike a jerk. His logs have
mono of Rileys dash and spring. but look
rather. as though they were doing hosts
OF solid. telling, pushing, all the way through tho
stroke. while his reach his toes even with slid
ing and all. remarkablV Eren