The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09
TH u OAR.
Fhe Coming scuii Races In England
Arrival of HanlGH.

| Hanlon, the champion sculler Of America
arrived at Liverpool, per City of Montreal, on
Wednesday, where he was met by Col Shaw.
the United States consul at Manchester, and
member of the Hanlon Club of Toronto.
Hanlon, who is to be the guest of Col Shaw
until he goes into strict work for his race
with Hawdon, left for Manchester on the day
of his arrival in England, and there he re-
manned until to-day. when he took a run down
to Newcastle to see Elliott and Higgins row
for the championship The American looks
SO much Of the gentleman that he will rather
astonish the Tynesiders, who associate pro
fessionaism with flannel shirts and wooden
neck wraps in lieu OF collars, combined
with cheap iewelry when they are III
luck. Hanlon had very rough time OF
It on the voyage. suffering from NAL he mer
for nearly the whole way and he said yester-
day that he had hardly got over it. Hanlan
m0destly says he does noteXpeCt to win races
against the Englshmen quite SO easily as his
ardent admirers think he will. At the same
time he looks at his questi0ner. and his quiet
smile, full of confidence. almost bellies his
words, for 1t says: "And | don't think the
Englishmen will have such an easy job as
they Think Hawdon, whom Hanlan is
matched to row on the fifth of May, is a
dangerous man, but no one eau really
say how good he is except his back
er or master" as professionals would
call jim Percy, now MIR. Percy. since he has
got flourishing public and can putup his
9100 or 600 as a stake for any of his iSchool"
Hawdon has won all his races SO far IN walk
or paddle or Whatever expression is suited
to indicate the very easiest way that boat
race can be won. Certainly he beat no one OF
account for old Joe Sader is played out;
Cannon, of Kingston, had quite ''bogus"
reputation, and was little better, if any, than
Sadler, while Lumsden cannot row further
than mile at his best pace to save his life
Yet for all that the best man that ever sat in
a boat could not have won easier Spencer,
of Chelsea, who 1t will be remembered, was
bow OF the Thames professional four at the
Philadelphia Centennial regatta, said he con
sidered Hanon and Hawdon very unlucky to
get ogether-unlucky for both, but espee-
tally for Hanlon, for" added he, "HanlOn
might get beat BY q man who could win the
championship II he was set to do it; and 50
Hanlon, although he could, maybe. have won
championship hOnors, may go back q beaten
man How near this view Of the case is
correct remains to be So 1.
ROSS DOING GOOD WORK.
Wallace Ross has gant a lot of friends by
his way OF doing his wO k on the Thames.
and he is almost certain to beat Emmett
whom he is matched to row on March TO-
Indeed there is u rumOr en- "ent on the Putney
towpath that Higgins car OF give him much
start over the long metre ,Olitan course, but
that can only be taken cum grnllO 80Lts Put
ney towpath talk is mislea ing.
OTHER MATt les.
In addition to the mate les already spoken
Of, the championship race between Elliott and
Higgins, Ross and Emmett and Hanon and
Hawd0n, several other matChe have been
made. Spencer rows Geo. Tarryer, Lon
doner, on April $, for 600, and he is also
matched with Joseph Kempster. of Sunder-
band, to row on the names for goo on April
I'll. On the latter date Nicholson and Emmett
row on the Tyne for GOO, but when the parties
who are making this match see that it clashes
with the Thames fixture they may alter the
date. SO lar we have six matches on the fix
ture list. aud the total amount Of stakes to be
decided in these matches is G18O0. At no time
in the history OF aquatics in England were
there SO many matches for such large sums
Of money arranged. This is only the begin
ming, even, and ere the end of April is reached
we will have in all probability, as many more
prominent matches pending.
GENERAL ROWING NOTES.
Among the boats in possession of the Sham
NUT Boat Club is the four-oared shell pulled
by the New York crew 1T the Centennial and
built by Judge Elliott. The Union boat crew
Of Portland fancy the craft, and have opened
negotiations for its purchase.
Hawdon, the young English seuller who is
matched against Hanlon for $1,000, over the
Tyne course, is reported to be improving in
practice daily, and is in the best condition.
A further deposit of $3.50 side on account of
this match was recently deposited at the New
CASTLE Eng, Chronicle Office.
Richard GoOkin Of the Shawmut Boat Club
will practice sculling this spring in a shell
formerly used by Patsey Reagan in his prac-
tice on Charles river IL Richard gives salts
faction t. his friends, he will probably follow
his brothers example and get on some
matches. The two brothers, Richard and
Sylyey, will also continue pair-oar practice.
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