The New York herald., 1879-10-17

such times az he stopped rowing. Scarcely
had he Strengthened down till the feet of steamers
OF many sizes and descriptions. which had been held
in check above the turn ready to chase him down the
homestretch, got under way and sped swiftly down
too to keep up with this tireless. wonderful
little man. As he shot by the threemiie
nag: the watches marked 20m. 271ks. Not so good
as Courtney did two years ago at Saratoga by thr-
teen seconds "Go in. Ed! shouted some one
on one OF the steamers. The rover looked
was Mt 1t again, his arms always crooking
too early and humping him forward little, es-
pecially at the end Of each stroke He had worked
west too Tar the down stretch just well as on the
up so relieving his tired left and varying one
or two from his thrty-two strokes. began to draw
toward home. But here is mile stake, the
fourth, 80 it must be time for him to stop again.
sure enough, then he is at again. Stopping this
time almost the longest of ALL and the saying
27m l4s.. which is twenty-three and half seconds
better than Courney's best four mile record, but
twelve poorer than Hanlan's own at Barrie The
home mile ran like the rest, fast and steady,
with plenty of stops the man looking wet and tired,
and at times rather streaked and used up. for his
friends had announced freely before the start
that he would make the fastest time record.
lie did it. and by q good margin at that: He
than the best recorded public time-that made by
Josh Ward. Now, look . moment ut his time each
mile ana 1t will be seen that his fastest mile was
one. OF course the sowest. because it included the
turn. The time by the miles run thus:-First mile.
5m 5Ss.; second mile TN. 4s third mile I'm. 25 u.s.:
fourth mile, 6m. 46]ss. fifth mile. 6m. Al as.
The following will show the number of strokes per
minute Wnlcn he rOWeQ tnrOugnout:-t1rst minute.
"a; second minute. 49,; third minute, 81;
fourth minute. "a; fifth minute, 80; sixth
minute. 80; seventh minute 81 eighth min
ute. %; ninth minute 81 tenth minute, 49, eleventh
minute. 80; twelfth minute, IS; thirteenth minute;
81; fourteenth minute. "a; fifteenth minute, 20.
sixteenth minute, 81; seventeenth minute, 81;
eighteenth minute. 90; nineteenth minute.
=; twentieth minute. 20; twenty-frst minute.
=; twenty-second minute. 30; twenty-third
minute, 2S twenty-fourth minute, 50; twenty
fifth minute, 80; twenty-sxth minute. 26;
twenty-seventh minute, -; twenty-eighth minute
80; twenty-ninth minute, Is; thrtieth minute. %;
thirty-frst minute, thirty second minute, 81 (;
thirty-third minute. 35; last minute. 80. The
minutes where the figures omitted were those
owing to the referees boat swinging round and the
timer not being able to see the rover.
LEAVING MAYvILLE.
Darkness soon came to hide the scene and gen.
cral rush made for the trains. two
of which started for Brocton and one
to Dunkirk and Buffalo, but there are
few hundred who could not get on the cars. though
nearly all managed to leave dusty little Mayvle by
ten O'Clock. venture to say more disgusted
crowd never dispersed this continent.
REWARD OFFERED.
Mr. Soule offers q reward Of $1,000 for the detec-
tion and conviction Of the party parties
who sawed the Courtney boats.
POOLS DECLARED OFF.
The pools have been declared off and the money
refunded and ends q miserable farce, II not q
swindle Of the most barefaced character.