Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-03
Hanlan anal Courtnev.

THE LATEST PHASE OF THE AFFAIR.
IN MI william Blake said this morning that he
Hanlan and Courtney, in spite of the rejection
OF Hanlan's articles by Courtney and HanIanS
Letter, published bis elsewhere. announcing his
question Of the ownership of the $1,000 offered
as purse for the winner OF the proposed race at
Chautauqua- He thinks 1t is possible that Ham
Ian may alter his determination when he re-
ceives his (Mr. Blaikie's) latest proposition.
We published the fact yesterday that Mr..
f Bk 81 ina haq suggessed thas eaeh man dep9S
as guarantee Of good faith. At the same time
he proposed to Hanlan that the latter should
maintain his claim to the Chautauqua purse
until the day OF the proposed race, and agree to
resign all claim to ii the moment the word 'tgor
is given at Washington. Hanlan'S latest letter
was written before this proposition reached him.
and Mr. Blake thinks that II he is really earnest
in his expressed desire for race he will be will
ing to solve the difficulty in this manner. As
far as Courtney is concerned, Mr. Blake thinks
that his rejection Of Hanlan'S articles was not
necessarily final, as he has publicly expressed
his Willingness to arrange for a race after he
has tried his new boat.
The state of the case now seems to be some
thing like this: Courtney says that he will row,
when his boat is ready, if it is certain that Han
Ian will not lay claim to the $1,000 unless he ac-
that he viii row If Courtney will give guar
anty that he will be present to contest the race
at the time and place appointed. Mr.. Blake
has suggested that both men give guarantees.
and has asked Hanlan to formerly forego any
claim which he may have at present upon the
$1,000 purse if another race is rowed-a PROPOSE
ton to which Hanlan has already given his
acquiescence.-[N Y. Post, Isl.
AN INTERVIEW WITH COURTNEY.
reporter OF the n. Y. sun interviewed
courtney at his home, Saturday, and he declared
his Willingness to row with Hanlan, but eX-
pressed the opinion that the latter never would
come to terms. Said Courtney: "He Hanlan)
says that he won't wait for me to get boat.
Now. how in thunder am row without boat?
The Hanlan party have had it their own way
so long that now that some one else has some
thing to say they don't know what to make of
it," Courtney said he had received a telegram
from Hanlan saying he would not row at Wash
ington, and the American oarsman added that
1t was folly to talk OF rowing on the northern
lakes He said there had not been a day for
three weeks that he could row on Cayuga lake
and that Chautauqua was still worse. He was
asked what he meant to do about the 5000
purse and replied: ''Do? there is nothing for me
to do; there is no use of my rowing for the purse
when Hanlan won't relinquiSh his claim. Now
had Just as soon the race would be play or pay.
The Hanlan party will talk great deal louder
when the ice gets four inches thick.' Courtney
said that his new boat, an exact imitation of his
old one, would be received Monday, to-day, and
that he would row Hanlan play or pay if he
would give him time to practice some. On the
nrst still day he said, he means to against the
time Hanlan made at Chautauqua for 81, 900
offered by Mr.. Soue.