The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-14

is 30 then IL seems all the moro strange that
lie h not covering more ground daily aud
getting the ~ash out a him. a. fz@t an possible.
enough shaps cven before hs began TO jump vita a
,hrll" "a only ave honrs' notice ani
re~ h"ss "a SI ssat FOR , the fssss.; time
for that distance record Let hina cover the
nrsi tour " these ave miles thai fast namely in
anI III. rars vii be rowra under "a minutes. or
over minute faster than Jo~h wari's.
ana two minutss ANA over hssser than he dad
Il in a year ago At iAchiDe. n nothing befails
Courtney, .hoagh ~h., vita me ea,saas ~s's ~
likely 80 "a n4agtes, or al least not over
a quarter q minute DoFe-
AAnANGI>a InH ASrlcffArfp cn0~nA
Notice ~ent out to-day - all steamboat owner.
and captains that eralt 81 any description eonld
follow on the ap slrsteh ths rrferess launch.
and that all following stuamsrs on ths hems~frefeh
should keep a. lgast too handrsd fsst astoria
OF the rcar sesiieF ths s"saa % los wi, VII
H. not 40 large a nalbsr 81 boats The lAke A. 10
probably rendar a nessssary. the Local eenstsbu-
iais wili probably srnd ao~n least any Of her
discharge corl,s. who have seen sersaee There 10
already asked o. hsAa tsr piase. on INC s'samsr.
arr going up an around. ~adinss are being
bait % .eeomnaedais seia" % ths Iamsreas
likely clog the rosa NJ. ior this race - AZ the
western end % the LAKE. where the bnfaio and
rittsBarg the only road. aud thousands who
come down will have step over tiii morning,
however wen The trains arr ran. they claim THAI
shea General nrani Mas herr they handled 5a.tro
will LIS the case nov. many ~ these were
farmers. Who viii drive IA from ali the
heavy. Harry Parker. Superintendent % the Lee
high Valley. WILL be in his dlfcetoFs' other
railroad Inagnairs looked Tor IRON Central New
York and >ortncra Pennsylvania. Psttsbnrg viii
turn out 10 A. thought. IA heavy battalion. Many
steamers already chartered 10 brig heavy loads
from Canada while Chieago. Cleveland and cinrsn-
natl are talked of here as though not very
far away. and likely % be heavily heard
advertised through the cities % New EnRland that
not a few Will. doubtless. come from there Already
the press men are teiesrapbing IN from FAR and
file. The observation train promises ~ furnish
capital facilities for doing the Tar better than
these who.zy tubs OF steamboats,. sure 20 be an
the way or else behindhand at the critical
moment. The referee has despatch from the
cashier of the city Bank of Rochester. saying. I'VE
have deposit $1,000 pa, able Ia your order. to be
paid to the winner OF the Hanlsn and Courtney
race The hotels full aud ovcrf wing. OF
them having already engaged upward OF ons
grand stand improves every dsy. the la
dies seats numbering 5000 and the en-
closure capable of letting 5000 peopls have
an unobstructed view OF the race from an eminence
nearly hundred feet above the lake. The obscrya
ton train bids tair to be upward OF halt mile
long.
The word late this evening is that Courtney is 10
be absolutely protected from now to the race. from
all intrusions from friends or foes, but this
kind of thing is much easier TO ar
nounce than to carry out that IL Is doubt
less not very II his Old enemy. the
ague does not seize upon him now. when he Is
down fine and bothered by loss of sleep. he stands
good chance of coming up to the score all right
after all. Notwithstanding the many defects in his
system of training. aud the things which should
be remedied next time. he has gone into
of athletic work of late. which IN the compare
lively short time he has been at IL has done him
great good, compacting him. improving his wind
and toughening and strengthening his legs. and that
is running He says that he 100 yards
Gently i'll IL seconds-not bad, certainly, for q
who weighs nearly two hundred pounds out OF
training and who never took up running till lac
upward Of thirty-two. 1t IL said, too that he and
'.Frenchy' Johnson can make hot work of
it over six miles, and IL this is ne
prevented from doing his I'VE miles at least under
thirty-ive minutes. While the Canadians were down
at Courtney's quarters the other day Hsnlan looked
him keenly over in his own cunning fashi "a. taking
Charley, how your handsy' Courtney was
glad reply that they doing all right.
Courtney has never been at Hanlan's quarters. nor
is he in the village. except when he wants to
get shaved. His quarters two miles down
the course. almost far the grand
stand, while Hanlan's scarcely quarter Of
mile from the village, hence the latter larger
assembly Of onlookers. who watch his every move
ment. Hanan to be widely acquainted. not
a few Canadians being among the advance guard,
which has come up early, doubtless. for points.
With course at best free from eddics and
rents, and other defects with Courtney rid of the
pleurisy, which he caught from the Dempsey race.
when he tipped over into icy Geneva Lake. and
which he suffered from at Lachinc much that hs
says he could then only slide inches at each
stroke. where he now covers full sixteen aud with
Hanlan entirely rid OF the disorders he has COM
planned of occasionally of late. 1t will be very
curious thing. II they get good water IL the time OF
the winner III the coming aud of the loser.
if he does his best. does under thirty -four
minutes.