The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27

| had if ANYTHING, the best of it, account
for my being far out ut the buoys by my
following my instructions. Dave ward told
me that be had been down and the buoys. and
mine about thirty feet from the shore steered
a splendid course. and arrived exactly where was
told or fancied was told. l then found that my
buoy thirty rods mot thirty feet from the shore
SO lost four lengths in pulling out had to stop
on the way up, because got among some dead roll
swels that steamer had made when she passed
down a short time before. shipped a lot or water
and carried it With me- Igot round the omoys nrst;
had TO fast to the buoys, but the way home was
easy Ross pulled well. as well as ever saw him; but
his blunder at the buoys gave me lead that saved
trouble. 1t great fun to see Hosmer tackle
Plaisted. had had some racing with Fred on the
when the boy made at him. Fred pulled puckily.
but Hosmer had been pulling qnieter and was
fresh. he had the best of it. did nothing else
until the Lachine race"
THE COURTNEY RACE.
"We Ned. want to be more particular about this
race than all the others you know why. How did
you get OFF,
1--WE got off together"
''What did you think of the water?"
"It very bad; but we're both in good con-
dition. and it was the same for both Of u.s."
SAT what sort of pace did you start p
Eat pace calculated to keep up all through the
race if it was needed.
"Did you Keep it up?
'.Did .he water get easier to in as you went
out?"
"No, it got worse through the swell of some
steamer being thrown against the current
"As matter of fact, did it bother Courtney more
than your
Il can't tell but it seemed to me that he had no
more trouble than had. had trouble enough"
"Who first got the lead?
81 did. About half mile out led him by =
length"
81 knew enough about Courtney then to know that
could beat him..
''How did you arrive at that conclusionY
IL knew that had lots more speed in me- and from
the way he was pulling did not think he had. He
had everything win by taking the lead and that he
didn't take 1t l was sure was because he couldn't.
II had. got to the lee of the islands first though
not by much as some folks would have you be-
leve. for Charley kept edging toward me and was
quite close to me when struck smooth water
"Did Courtney ever pass you on the way to the
| buoys!"
every and then, and then would draw away
again.
Observation-Disclosures was ahead of me ut the three
miles, However, pitched III and when he got u
mile further was leading again. He leading
me by about three four feet only so was not
much troubled about it,
Ibid he. ever try to collar your
Didn't he though! He made some tremendous
spurts. thought he was going to tear all the water
out of the Lachine River. he pulled savagely. He
would look at me with his teeth set and take another
rush at it, but it was no use. / had him sure
"How about the shifting of the boathouse-the
judges barge, they called it?'
Yes. that nearly fooled me. I had just time to
clear myself, would have right into the
BOOM Iguess it fooled Charley, too.
"Was he crowding you ut the ilnish?'
"If he was 1 don't think he knew about il. He
wasn't looking where he was going at the time; he
watching me too much. don't think he did it
to fiuster me-.
'Did Courtney and You speak to each other while
the was being rowed?"
'Not word. He looked at me. but did not
speak. His teeth set if they would open
again..
"Do you think he did his best to row?'
HE did, and isn't likely to pull better :"
Ibid you think the time 622) fast?'
''when saw the water thought that thirty weight
minutes would be good time. Our boats some
fnaa halt 1p1p he
"Have you any knowledge Of any sum being paid
to Courtney?"
II do not wish to insult you. so pray excuse the
question Did you did you moi pay to Courtney
$4,000 or any sum in any shape or form"
lid not
do you think that his club or any member Of it
did SOP
II don't believe that they any one else paid
Courtney a single cent. II l thought they did
would have nothing more to do with them."
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
"Do you think that any attempt will be made to
deprive you OF the championship while you are in
England?'
fend the honor of American oarsmen, and think
we'll of the here to believe that they woul
be taken from me TOR the time but the honor would
be mine. any way, and the name. too when wanted
it,"
THE HAwDoN RACE.
"Well do not think that you will have to win it
again. Ned until you first lose it in a race. What
about the Hawdon racer
Il don't know much about it. guess you know
more than do. am not afraid of his record and
will do what can to show them that we know some
thing of sculling over here don't know where III
train; Colonel Shaw will fix that for me. Heasley is
in New York now and he goes with me- Some of the
club will be ut the race
HANLANs ESTIMATE HIS ANTAGONISTS.
'What do you think Of the men you have met;
who the best one?
II think Courtney Is the best man altogether,
though he's not the speeiiest for short distance.
Eph Norris is the gamest. but fancy Courtney
could get away with him. Wallace Ross would be n
better match for Courtney and that would be fine
race
do You think any of them will ever improve suf-
fciently to beat your
mo: they are all older than am. and know that
l can improve myself. and mean to do it. too.
Here the interview ended and the champion set out
to bid some of his host of friends good by. might
say that i'll all his Hanlans training has been
hard work ashore and afoat and ordinary diet.
sires to keep it partakes Of Being of regular
habits he has nothing to eliminate from his system
but only to strengthen what is in him.