The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-22

small owners or new corners on the turf have to
content themselves with making arrangements with
lads who not quite In so much demand To the
believers in luck It will perhaps. be of interest for
them TO know that two years ago Mosbey rode the
Baltazzs four-year-old John Day. aud perhaps he
will repeat the performance on Parole
Hanlan. the American champion sculler. has made
a large number Of friends since he arrived in this
country q few weeks ago. He went to Newcastle to
the championship race. which Elliott very
London 'o Where Rs visited Ross After e' these
trips Hanlan returned once more to Man.
CHESTER ana has Ha up ss non at
six miles from the city. The water ON which he
practises is the Bridgewater Canal. and before he
could launch his boat he had to obtain permit from
the corporation. This, OF course. merely mat
ter of form, and the officials very pleased to
oblige Hanlan. There is slight drawback in prac-
Using on the canal barges have to be passed. and
bargees. like Broadway stage drivers. in many
cases believe in might being right. With the
but the swivel enables the sculler to slip past the
barges without great deal of trouble; On Tuesday
Courtney at Lachine last year. and took sixmile
spin by way Of commencement. and on Monday
next he goes into training for his race with Hawdon
on May g. When he goes to Newcastle he will put up
at Mrs. Gibsons, Ord Arms, near Scotswood Bridge.
Quarters have already been engaged for the Canadian
There is q growing feeling that Ross is much
better man than people have hitherto given him
credit for being and some folks even 60 so ar as to
long. Some color was given to this by article
that appeared in the London Sportsman antagonistc
to the project of Elliott going out to Australia to
Trickett for the championship of the world, and
limiting that If he would not be in quite so much OF
q hurry to go he might be accommodated with q
match ere long. The proposal to send Elliott
to Australia, however, met with severe rebuff
than the article. 1t was arranged to hold public
meeting at Newcastle on Monday evening, and the
rival SCHOOLS all invited to come and bury
the hatchet for the nonce to carry out the
posed scheme by starting subscription. The
.schools" would not show up, however. lack of
money or patriotism or both, keeping them away,
and it was left to some dozen or so to adjourn
for the trip. and it will be surprising thing il he
gets it, for those who have money to spare
nothing about the object. and those who do patron
ize aquatics either have no money intend stick
ing to all they possess The next candidate for q
match with Elliott is not yet forthcoming but Percy
says he won't match Hawdon against him. win
lose with Hanlan, so he can be counted out and it
as II it would rest now between Boyd and
Hanlan and the latter Is only likely to try for the
championship If his race with Hawdon warrants his
doing So
The preliminary to q match of exceptional interest
settled on saturday night at Mr.. Chris. Barrass,
Beehive Inn, Cloth Market Newcastle Several gen.
tlemen representing various opinions in the rowing
world dropped into discussion upon the compare
tive merits Of certain sculers and the upshot of the
conversation that Mr. Richard Renwck, of Gates
head offered to match unknown to contend against
the champion In D match over the championship
course on the Tyne. Mr.. Samuel Brownlee who is
Of Elliott's supporters. quickly accepted the
offer and 'fl0 aside was posted to bind the
engagement. The conditions agreed upon were that
the men should row either month five weeks
after the Hanlan against daWuon matcn over the
Tyne championship course, for f20O side and
wager OF f10O level. Forty pounds sterling side
has to be added to the amount already put down
the first deposit on Monday night next, when the
parties are to meet at Mr.. Barrass to draw up and
sign articles On Friday. May q the second deposit
Of ESQ side is to be made good. and on Monday.
May g. the day of the race between Hanlan and Haw-
don, Mr. Renwick has to make known the name OF
his representative. The final deposit Of f10O side
is to be made good the Friday night preceding
the match. The Sporting Editor of the Newcastle
Daily Chronicle is to be appointed stakeholder.
The announcement by the Toronto Globe, to the
effect that the hackers of Courtney the we'll known
American oarsman, were preparing a challenge for
him to any man in the world over two, three or
five miles. on Owasco Lake, for $1,000 open for
$4,000 q side, has produced response from the
English champion sculler. On Saturday after
noon Mr.. James Taylor, of the Trafalgar Inn,
New Bridge street, Newcastle. wrote. on behalf OF
Eliotts hackers, to ex-Mayor Liddel OF Pittsburg,
who, being himself native OF county durham.
proved warm friend to the English champion crew
when they were sojourning in America in 1870. Mr..
Lidtell is authorized to make q match for Elliott
to row Courtney either two. three or five miles, ON
the Allegheny River, ut Pittsburg. for q stake and
upon date to be afterward mutually agreed upon
Elliott demands expenses for his trip and fxes his
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