The New York herald., 1879-07-02
HANLAN'S FAREWELL TO ENGLAND.

HIS DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL YESTERDAY
IN THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF CHESTER
LUNCHEON AT CONSUL PAcKARDs.
tBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
LIVERPOOL. July 1, 1879.
Edward Hanlan, the Toronto oarsman, left
Manchester at noon to-day for this city. Before
leaving Manchester he prepared reply to the
recent decision of the trustees of the sportsman
Cup" which he caused to be forwarded to the
London Sportsman and the Newcastle Chronicle.
Hanlan and his party reached this city
about one o'clock, and drove at once to the
residence of Mr.. Stephen b. Packard, United
States Consul, where they had been invited
to luncheon. Hanlan was accompanied by
Mr.. David Ward, of Toronto, and Mr.. Samuel
Coulson, of Montreal. At Consul Packards
they met Colonel Albert d. Shaw, United
States Consul at Manchester, and several other
American gentlemen Mr. Packard proposed
the health of Hanlan, and in felicitous speech
congratulated him the great victory which
he had achieved. He said he regarded it as an
American victory, inasmuch as Hanlan repre-
scented the great continent of America. He con-
cluded by wishing him pleasant voyage.
couRrEsIEs AND FAREWELL.
IIanlan replied in brief speech, thanking
Mr.. Packard for his generous words, and said
he should remember with pride the kind recep-
ton given him by the representatives of the
United States in England. Mr.. Packard next
proposed the health of the special friends of
IIanlan, coupling with it the names of Shaw,
Ward and Coulson. Colonel Shaw assured the
host that his reception of the Canadian cham
pion was graceful act, which the friends
and countrymen of Mr.. Hanlan would ever
accompanied Hanlan and his friends on board
the City of Chester. AS the tender cast off from
the steamship i'm the Mersey Hanlan was
heartily cheered. The champion left England
in the best of spirits, but appeared to feel the
neglect with which he has been treated by lead
ing Englishmcn, who have almost ignored his
presence among them. On board the steam
ship Hanlan was presented with wreath of
flowers. The Hanlan Club will become the
England, when Hanlan will be sent to defend it.
ROWING ON THE TYNE-A DETER CLASS OF
oARsMEN IN THE FUTURE-HANLAN's PARTY
ECHOES OF THE RACE.
NEWCASTLE June II. 1879.
Ten or twelve days hence the story of Hanlan's
great victory and the fact that he is champion of
America ana England will be so old that it seems
scarcely worth while to add anything by mail
to what you learned the day itself by cable.
STILL the most important boat that has
taken place on tho championship in
England Is n subject that cannot be
plctcly exhausted by cable, and send you few
additional paragraphs, which may be interesting.
was speaking at Newcastle with Engshman
about the race. and, finding him very decided
admirer and hacker of the American, felt inclined
to take him task for not standing up for his own
champion. .'well. the fact is" he said. II am
great admirer of brains. and look at these things
from an unprecedented and common sense point
of view Here in Newcastle for instance. the head
quarters of the professional sculler in England we
have been going year after year producing
scullers of the same type rowing in the same kind
of way in boats and with appliances of unchanging
style. The Americans, with whom rowing q com
parativcly new thing, no sooner go thoroughly into
IL than they set to work to improve every thing.
First, the sliding seat; then the swinging rowock
and the broader baded scull; then comes. naturally
enough the man QIanlan) who knows how to use
the improvements, and is himself the incarnation of
modern development in sculling--the latest and
best thing out, as IL Why would have
thought that these improvements would have been
discovered and perfected and the great man found
here on the Tyne, and not have been brought to IL
by man hailing from place thousands OF
miles away. 1t is SO. however. and what fol
lows? Why lot of cock-and-bull rumors
get about after the frat victory of Hanlan concealed
machines in his boat, clock-work apparatus for
driving the sliding seat. and. for all | know, many
Tynesiders may think that the rover himself is q
steam mani No. like brains. prefer muscle and
brains to muscle and brains. That's why am
down upon the Tyne men. II is truly patriotic to
be down upon them" saw the point of this phi
lusophy. Ii Is well known now, and admitted all
sides that Hanlan has rcvolutionized the art of
scullng on the lyme. When he is seen on LONDON
waters, Il he is between Putney and Mort
Lake, he win revolntionixe 1t there and eventually