The Portland daily press., 1879-06-17
HANLAN WINS.
An Easy Victory for the Canadian
Oarsman.
Elliott Beaten by Ten Lengths.

NEWCAsTLE-oN-TYN NE, June 16, 2.30 p. NJ
The match for the CHI ampionship, e2OO a side
and the Sportsman's challenge cup, between
VIM. Elliott and Edward Hanlan, came off to-
day over the Tyne championship course, and
resulted in an easy victory for Hanlan The
start was made from point off the Mansion
House.
The weather was fine and the water beau
tifully smooth. An immense concourse of
spectators and twenty steamers laden with
Hanlan had been laid during the morning, but
Elliott came into better favor Just prior to the
start and only slight shade of odds were laid
on the Canadian. Elliott won the toss and
took the northern shore. After some DELAY,
at 2.15, the men got off to a capital start
Hanlan dashed in stroke at the rate Of DO TO i,
the minute, and at once drew to the fore.
Elliott struck at the rate of 40 to the minute
and exerted all his enormous strength but
splashed now and then, and his boat did not
draw well.
Hanlan got lead of four lengths at Red
heugh bridge. The time for the mile was 6
minutes A seconds, the Canadian leading by
five lengths. Hanlan now slowed down and
contented hi msef with keeping his advantage
and eventually won very easily by eight
lengths in q minutes and 1 second There
was an enormous crowd at ScotswOod, who
cheered Hanlan to the echo
Another Description
New YORK, June 16--The Telegram's ac-
count of the boat race is as follows:
AT ten minutes past IL the men got to their
stations. Elliott was stripped to the skin, but
Hanlan wore a dark blue, sleeveless Jersey
called out to several of his friends ON the UNI
pire's boat, 81 will take to that L lead all
the way" No response was made to the
champions offer.
A few bets at to were made, however, on
the umpire'S boat. AS Hanlan came through
Or howl ,1aor lad ON, In
eastern side, he lifted his cap to his friends on
the cutter Meanwhile the referees boat
hoated up to the starting point and took it's
position. Renewed cheering took place.
Both men took a preliminary squirt of few
minutes and returned to the starting point
After three false starts the men got away on
equal terms amid cries of They're off''
They're OFF, AT the third stroke Hanlan
began to forge ahead of his competitor at
rapid rate, passing him as easily almost as
steam vessel does sailing boat. Hanian
rowed thirty-nine strokes to the minute. With
in a very short time he was two lengths ahead.
In the first mile, when the men had reached
the Lead works adjoining Clark's foundry
Hanlan led by four lengths and W as giving
Elliott the wash of his boat.
The shouting and yelling on the shores at
this time encouraging Elliott to greater exer-
ton was deafening. Hanlan was evidently
rowing winning race. Elliott was hugging
the shore at Eswick Gangway, Hanlan finding
meanwhile was rowing at IS, and beginning
to show evidence of rowing wildly; his steering
was very faulty. Hanlan's steering was ex-
cellent. In passing Armstrong; Crane there
was no difference in the relative positions of
the two men.
The referees boat was about quarter of
mile behind. On the south of the island
known as Kings meadow the water was as
smooth as mill pond. AT the head of the
meadow Hanlan was rowing 30 strokes and
Elliott 36, Hanlan leading by five lengths
Hanlan Confidence.
When off Benwell boat house, little be-
yond Paradise Quay, Hanlan stopped rowing
to look around him to ascertain the distance he
had yet to row. This feat of his recalled to
mind his bailing out his boat at about the same
place when he defeated Hawdon on the 9TH of
May. About this time death-like silence
fell on the assembled thousands, for England's
champion had been defeated almost without
an effort by the Canadian oarsman. After
smiling pleasantly to those ON shore, Hanlan
took to his oars and began rowing with all his
might to make up for lost time. The gap
between him and Elliott was soon increased,
and amid deafening plandits Hanlan rowed
under Scotswood bridge, winning the race by
ten lengths, and gaining the well-deserved
title of champion of America and England"
Sporting reporters say such a performance
as Hanlan's has never been seen in British
waters.