, 1879-06-15

It also deprived the public from seenga great
between Boyd and Hanlan. as 1t would huve been
necessary Tor them to row trial IN order that tue
might be discovered. However, Boyd withdrew
from the arena. so to speak, and then uanlan Was
Both Elliott and Han1au have been in practices
for several weeks. The latter mas generally been
accompanied by Fred Plaistead. Of this city. 1t
them good Judges OF rowing, arc impressed with
the extraordinary buoyancy Of the Canadians boat
In his hollow race with Hawdou, and several Of
them Jumped to the conclusion that this hooyancy
was secured by the insertion fore aud aft OF ba.a
either containing compressed air or hydrogen gas.
or course the HanlaR party indignantly repudiated
few stubborn Rritons still firmly believed that the
introduction Of one OK the other OF these powers
would have the effect OF making boat draw less
view to helping Elliott II successful but thers~
ELL y not yet known IN this country
With aanlan and hts record IS sculler readers
notso with the Englisnnan. Although Ae cett1ng
Is heavily In favor Of the American the general
1pan,n tha1 here and abroad is that he will wins yet
other fellow. Elliott is from the Sortd ot En-
The 2sth oi So1enbes, ~ is4a.. 1 Hs Is = thiessssa a.
powerfully n. -?nilt man OF about feet7 inches in
hlshl and sales whom tt for rowing 159 or 100
weigh. mors sd is phyeically abou: the strongest
OF any OF the Tyne scullers- Having about i've
years ago ctsplAysd taste Tor sculling, he waS
matched IN 1914 T. row G. Martin ovsr = tsFo-mile
course on the BlNh. The race occurred on the
18th ct April, when Elliott won easily. BE rowed
several raees dnn9gthe next two OF three yeara,
winning some and .lsslng others. On tho 18th OF
5aaaaEy, 1873. be eaaiy beat R.:BaywaI{ in race
1oe 9!oo on me I7te, which 'b<pught him into
prominent noefcs as scufler. ais naxt match
Wa against W. .Nichotstn, II belnE arranged that
the winner was to challenge Higgins Tor the chaua-
ptonship Accordingly. oaey met IN tho 4th OF
MATCH @ Ihe course being the eamo - that over
which Elliott and HanloQ are to row an Non
Day. The day was had sne and the
river perpetual sea, bus Eiliottts remarkable
strength enabled him to win easily. On the 9Th Of
May following he met and easily defealed I'd
Thomas, OF uammersmith, iu + curse for R1oo !
sida, from Patney to Hortlake. On the Thames,
This fellow Thomas is Of the four professionals
Hho came over to this country in 1876 and rovet
in the Philadelphia regatta. As sculler he has
been fair second -clAss man when xt his best and
40 more. On the I'd Of June Elliott vas neaten by
lenge cup, over the usual ThameB cougae after 4
splendid race.
Early this year the same uen met for tha second
time. on this occasion at Newcastle, and roHed the
second contest for the Sportsmon challenea cup.
The one Was miner, the other coalwhitper, BY
until he was past 30 Higgins had retired Us
champion Of the Thames, and the Newcastle
SpoFfs1aan had gotten up new scheme Tor cn-
couraging professional scullers- Elliott Won this
originally and ~ holder OF the cup, selected tha
Tyne a. the scene OF action The race Was won oy
Elliott, and since then he has baen idling On his
oars, 50 to speak, waiting for some one to chal-
Waterloo next Monday. But he ia no slouch OF IN
oarsman- and am inclined to the opinion that the
race will not be the runaway affair that the batting
may lead many people 10 suppose