The New York herald., 1879-03-17
ROWING IN ENGLAND.

ROWING IN ENGLAND.
! THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND-EiILoT, HAM
Ian AND TRIcKErT.
LONDON, March 4, 1879.
Elliot wishes to go to Australia to row Trickett. the
champion of the world, but there seem to be doubts
among some rowing men as to whether he Is the
best man that can be sent out. They want him to
wait for the result of the Ross Emmett and for
the match between Hanlan and Hawdon. This is not
exactly reasonable for Elliot is at present uncha
enged and there appears to besome doubt, probably
not we'll founded about Hanans challenging him II he
defeats Hawdon, while Hawdons backer says publicly
that he will not challenge Elliot in case he defeats
Hanlan. About Ross and Emmett the English cham
| pon does not trouble himself, but he asks why
Hanlan has not challenged him or Higgins, instead
of rowing with second class man. There are those
who believe he will be enlightened on tho subject
before Hanlan leaves England. but ut the present
time he is the best man, and one has come for
| ward to dispute his claim to the championship
There seems. therefore. reason why he should be
deprived Of the honor of going out to Australa-pro
vded he get the necessary s5.000to try conclu-
sions with Trickett and. il possible bring back to
England the coveted title Of Champion Of tho
| World"
| The Sportsman. of Saturday, publishes the follow
ing regarding Elliot's position, and the writer
evidently had Hanlan in his mind, it WILDE found
interesting:-
Our readers will doubtless have noticed that the
propriety of sending out to Australia William Elliot
| of Byth. the present aquatic champion OF England.
| with the view of competing with Edward Trckett
for the championship the world. is being vigor-
ously discussed in the NORTH and that steps nave
been taken to raise funds to defray the champions
expenses Although we readily acknowledge Eiliots
great merits as sculler and admit that be mas
worthily established his claim to the title he now
hCld uxva nOf OH ~
hs% have authority sH for stating that ls win not
challenged. and he should at least dispose
Of all rivals in England before essayng to Journey
conquests. 1t would be premature our part to
speak definitely this matter but at any rate, we
present in England two scullers of high
reputation from across the Atlantic. Both are en-
gagged In important matches, and, to put it mildly,
t is not at all unlikely that one or the other will
shortly evince desire to measure blades with the
way to damp the nrdor Of our northern friends, but
we would urge that they should at any rate tarry
awhile ind watch the Of events for the sim
pie reason that the very best man-no matter
| whence he has-should be sent out to do battle for
tho highest title that tho aquatic world affords Ell
until he had completely established his supremacy,
and we not going beyond the mark when we as
sert that in all probability it will very speedily DO
disputed.
10 At this the north countrymen were aroused, and
they responded with. "Put up shut up" while
Elliot challenges any in England to row within
three months for $1,000. The following from the
Newcastle Journal in reply the Sporsmans article
regarding Elliot and Hanlan. is Important
ANY one who takes the trouble to read the remarks
of the Sportsman will find that 1t admits everything
in favor of Esliot. but in reality suggests nothing
and north couutrymen cannot help but consider
that such an extraordinary paragraph, coming from
the Sportsman is an ungenerous anduncalled for
hecton npon the projsct now being nesoatsa o.
sending Elliot out to Australia to row Trickett.
| Mt ARE he prOpr1etOrS
the Sportsman provide bauble in the shape OF chal-
who is the best sculler in England Elliot has twice
beaten Higgins. who, before he suffered defeat, was
all hands admitted to be the best man in England
Has Elliot any rival in England? If he has. why does
he not forward and challenge him. and question
his right? since Elliot vanquishcd Higgins on the
Tyne. he has more than once said that he considered
himself y sculler, the best man in England, and
would only be too happy to accommodate any man
that forward said he was not Now the
Ntortsman comes TO the front and says:-'we not
going beyond the mark when VIC assert that in all
they further state % that Elliot has not yet com
pletely established his supremacy and questions
his right in leaving England until he does So Inc
authority and certainly it would have carried more
weight with hard headed people OF the north II IL
had definitely named man whom they thought
better than Elliot II this had been. done
there is not the least doubt that whether whether
Australia, America or anywhere else business and
not empty words would have been the result 1t will
DO noticed that the Sportsman says there are at pres
ent in England two scullcrs of high reputation from
! a-ross the "Atlantc' and it is hinted that either
one or the other will shortly evince desire to
measure blades with tho chief OF English sculers ;"
We presume that the two sculers alluded TO are Han
lam of Toronto. who is matched to scul Hawdon tor
f2UO side on May g. and Wallace Ross, OF New
brunswick. who is pitcd against Frank Emmett. OF
Jarrow. in weeks time. ON tho Thames. DO these
landy Had either OF them issued challenge to either
Elliot. Higgins Boyd. who are III the front rank
oSs course c' do t they prefer is-teaai Why. Han.
Ian, who is acknowledged the best man
is matched against second class man in
Hawdon and Ross is hedged under the wings OF our
Cockn.y friends and nursed up for u match against
body better than Anty Strong. of Barrow. In 1870
and 1871. it win be remembered. that the Tyne sent
representative out to Canada and America. We
did 20 about pothunting after second class men
? or matches, but our men simply said, Bring ont
| against the best you have and we will row
| them Actuated by this gallant manly and sports
maniike spirit they met and defeated in scuis pairs
ducc ut Saratoga Montreal and other places. Our
Aneris an friends, who seem tn have warm friend
and sympathizer in the Syormaa. fail initiate the
| example set them by the English oarsmen among
| whom may mention the names OF Renforth, kcl-
lev. sadler. Percy. winshp. Chambers. Bagnall.
Martin, and last, but not least, James Taylor. IL
Hanan or Ross wish Elliot let them challenge
him at once. and they will be speedily accommodated
! with engagement. " would appear that the
| Sporfsmaa wishes Elliot 70 wait until uanan beats
Hawdon, and Ross beats Emmett. Now, IL is not out
! OF reason to suppose that both Hawdon and Emmett
will beat their opponents and If this to happen
would Emmett or Hawdon row Elliot? We have the
authority OF Hawdons chief backer Tor statiE thlt
| IL Hawdon Hanan he will not Elliot; and
may presume that the Jarrow party will equally
well hight shy, for time to come at least, OF
match against the champion. Hanon has said that
in the ot his being defeated by Hawdon he will
Elliot. but sury much doubt this, unless our
Canadian friends have more money tnan brains From
what gather of the Sportsmoa people. II ap-
pears that they would like Elot to wait until Ross
and Harlan their matches To say the least of 10.
this is most unreasonable, for il either OF these
wish to row Elliot why Ito they not enter into
match ut once? II they do not wish to tackle the
I a. pt,ip
tralian enterprise? From all points OF view the at
tack upon Elliots claim to the championship is
quite contrary to the title OF 'Sportsman." which
the aforesaid journal prints in bold letters ON it's
front page. ana would recommend them not to
advocate the OF strangers AMI their friends,
who. M yet. short. comparatively speaking in
sportsmanlikc feeling and enterprise. against those