Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-17
THEINTERNATIONALRACE.
The Names of Those Who Will
Start In the Regatta-Specula.
tiOns AbOut the Result.

BosToS, November l5.-It is stated
that the number OF starters IN the in.
ternational regatta on the Thames will
probably be seventeen, including Han.
Ian. II, to-day, he succeeds in van.
gushing the Australian, he will leave
the ownership of the El.0O0 which the
Hop Bitters Company has offered in
prizes to be contested for by the other
sixteen starters, who are: E. Trickett
and f. c. Laycock, OF New South Wales,
w. Ross, of New Brunswick, w. Smith,
OF Nova Scotia, J. II. Riley and G. II.
Hosmer, of the United States, with w.
Elliott, 7. Blacklan, J. Hawdon, w.
Nicholson, II. Clasper, G. Tarryer,
J. Kempster, J. Anderson, ]. Largan
and W. Messenger, OF England. The
preliminary trials will occur on Thurs
day, and with Hanlan out, as it is
rumored he will be, there will be four
heats with four scullers in each heat.
These trials will be rowed between Put.
ney and Chiswick, about two miles and
hal, straightway, with the tide. The first
two men in each heat-eight in all-will,
next day, row over the same course, in
two heats OF four scullers each; and the
first two men in each OF these second
trials-four in all-will contend in the
final heat, Saturday, from Putney to
Mortlake, about four miles and three
eighths, straightsay, with the tide. 1t
has not as yet been announced whether
these heats will be drawn by lot or ar
bitrarily arranged. IL the names were
all shaken up together, and success
sively drawn from hat, it might prob
ably happen that two, or even three, of
the best men would fall in the same
trial heat, and thus make the race un-
fair to contestants, and uninteresting to
the public. 1t is likely that the COM
mittee will not submit such an import
ant matter to chance, but will 90 divide
the scullers that the trial heats shall
weed out the inferior men and leave the
final struggle to the fastest four OF the
original seventeen. Should the latter
method of selection be adopted, and in
the allotment Ross, Riley, Hoslner end
Smith be placed in different heats on
Thursday in the preliminary trials, 1t
would not be unlikely that all four of
them would have another opportunity OF
trying their prowess on Friday and on
Saturday. According to the opinion OF
many boating men in this vicinity, the
first iour prizes will be returned with
handsome profits from the pools to
America. The defeat Of Hosmer and
Riley is looked upon as being in the in.
terest OF betting upon not only the Han.
Ian. Trickett race, but upon the efforts OF
each of the American scullers in the
worlds race. la, cock and Trickett are
regarded by them as being inferior oars
men, and the most confident sporting
man in this vicinity with whom con-
versa,i0n has been held, SAYS that
Hanlan will defeat Trickett with
ease, and Ross, Hosmer, Riley
and Smith will possess the first
prizes in tie order named,
offered for competition by the Hop BIT.
ters Company to the oarsmen of the
world. There are others, however,
cool, calculating people in matters per-
tanning to boat racing, who are OF the
opinion that both Trickett and Laycock
are far speedier than they receive credit
for being, and that Trickett will prove
the equal, ii not much the superior OF
the Canadian, while, together with
Laycock, he will dispute desperately
ami probably successfully the FIRST two
prizes. The remaining prizes they hold
will be in doubt until the close OF diff
ierent heats, owing To the natural lncli-
nation OF the American sculler 10 profit
by q victory Of to-day to gather to his
d .rsonal account sum OF money to-
morrow.