National Republican., 1880-05-26
THE BOAT RACE TO-DAY.
PreIiminaries All Arranged and The
Men Ready to GO.
Judges and Timo-Keepers selsoted-HnnlaI
the Favorite Among Betting Men
Who VIII be Admitted to tho
Press Boat - A sketch OF
Riley and His Record
as an Onrsman, Ito.
The RileY-IInnlnn Race.

The Riley-Hanlan Race.
A final meeting of the committee of arrange
ments was held at Willard's last evening, at
which all tho officials for the race were chosen.
Lieutenant Maxwell Wood, u. 5. N, will be
referee; Colonel Frank Jones, of the Potomac
boat club judge for Riley; David Ward, Of To-
ronto, judge for HanlHu; timekeopor, Lieu.
tenant Iadden, U. s. NJ. g.; start and finish
judgr, Lieutenant Bradbury, U. s. N, and
turning buoy judge, Harry Dodge Rilcy's
coors will be red and white, but the blue
balloon on the Analostan boat-house will be
used TO show his position at tho buy. Hau-
Ian will wear bluo aud scarlet, and the rcd
balloon at the boat.Aouse will be pressed into
his service.
All steamers and sailng vessels are to be al
anchor by 4 p. M. and under no condition
will any craft DO allowed just off the point of
Analosan island whom the contestants turn.
Tho tug Gormsn will do police duty and will
be under tho charge of Major Brock. The
committce's boat tho Lady of the Lake, will
leave hor wharf foot of Seventh strcot, at 4
o'clock, aud proceed TO Georgetown, making
II stop Mt the New York steamship company's
wharf for passengers. Tho race will be started
promptly Mt 6 o'clock. Ono gun will bo fired
ut $50 p. III. for the men TO get ready, aud
fifteen minutes lator another guu will sum-
mon them to the starting point.
The following additional subscriptions were
reported:
S. G. Palmer, $50; 7. j. Fisher, $25; Finley
Koch, $40; +. X. Ward, AldorDoy dairy,
SO; j. j. Chapman. 500; Godfrey & Randall,
$40; cash. $40; G. NJ. Oyster & Co., $40; john
Hancock. So; A.. SaSs, s.; Baltimore & Poto-
mac railroad company, 500, and Baltimore s.
Ohio railroad company, 500. The total thus
far subscribed footed up S2,2l5. 1t WAS the
Columbia boat club and not tho Columbia
bicycle club that gave 500 toward the purse.
Pools were sold at Miller & Jones' billiard
saloon last evening, odds Of $40 to 81 on Han
Ian being the ruling figure. Both Riley aud
Hanlan, at u late hour last night, expressed
themselves in perfect condition and anxious
| to get at each other. Without doubt the
race to-day will be different i'll every respect
from last Wednesdays fzzle.
THE PRESS BOAT.
| Tho press committee met at the office o.
| the American pross association last evening
passed upon numerous applications for admis
sion to the prcss.boat and completed other ar
rangements for the day. In considering ap
pications the regulations providing that only
representatives OF daily papers, weekly illus
trated papers, the Washington Sunday paper.
and recognized sporting journals should b,
admitted, were adhered to strictly, therefort
quite y number of applications were denied
| About seventy were favorably considered
|
between 10 and II o'clock Mt the Office of Mr.
Carson, of the New York Times Each per
son will bo assessed one dollar toward payin,
tho expenses of the boat. Any sum left owe
after paying tho expenses of tho boat will b,
used IN defraying other necessary expenses
Legitimate newspaper men who neglected e
put in their applications will be provided will
| tickets if they apply in time. The tug-boa
William Bell which has been chartered for thu
press, will leave Littlefeld's wharf, foot @
ITwcnty-siXth street, otherwise known q!
Easby's point, at o'clock.
One of the applications received for admis
sion to the boat was from Mr. f.. Delmar, of the
| New England news association, Tho appica
tiOn was rejected, and the fact was spread OF
the minutes that tho committee did not rec
| ognizc Mr.. DelmaT rs newspaper man,
Prior to last Wednesdays race THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN published the life GnC
rowing record OF Hanan. To-day it prcscnt
| the fOliowing
| SKETCH OF RILEY.
James II. Riley was born at Sarato Springs
| n. Y, July o, 1916, stands feet in heigh
without shoes, and in condition weighs 16.
| pounds His chest measurement (taSen owe
blue shirt aud vest) is % inches, bicops II
inches, forearm IL inches thigh Is inches anC
calf l2i inches. His first public appearance a.
au oarsman was in the race for the New Yotl
state amateur championship, August "a, 1879. %
the third annual regatta of the Saratoga Row
ing association, in which ho finished second
to G. f. Courtney and ahead of J. Y. McCor
mick, ]. w, Maxwell, David Roach and J. II
Girviu; distance, two miles turn; time of win
nor, l3m. 39ls.; Riloy's lam. !s.. On The
same day he won the junior scullcrs' race
there, rowing two miles in exactly tho same
time in which he was beaten by Courtney
and defeating q. W. LathrOp, p. G. AckcrmHn
a. ~ tI,,
day, August %, he competed for tho senior
sculls, same course, again finishing bahind
Courtney, whose time was 13m, 59s, Riloy''
being lin, Isis. Frank Il. Yates was third
aud Lpthrop fourth. On the closing day
August 25 he and r. Lehman were beaten by
Courtney aud Il, II. Robinson in tho double
scull race, the winning time being 12m. i3lS
and Riley and Loiman's l3m, SIS, lie mex
appeared Mt the third annual regatta Of thC
National Association OF Amateur Olrsmon
| held at Troy, n. Y, August 81 and September
| /, 1870 lie won the first heat of The senior
sculls, rowing tho distance, IL miles straight
away, in On 24lS., Ackerman finishing seq
Ond aud j. w. Randall, OF Washington, fourth
| In the final heat he was boaton by Courtney
in 0m. i6S On the second day, September /
| no and Lofman roNycd second 10 Courtney aud
| Robinson in double scuils; winners time, SIN
! 5O!s; Riley and mates, ON. 6s.; Lathrop aud
! Mccormick were third. September 5 h. OnL
! Lehman rOwcd in a parOared race at Seneca
! Lake, n. Y, aud wero beaten by J. n. O,troni
aud &. G. King. Next day he won tho rae,
| for thu Watkins challenge cup, two miles, in
| l5m. and los. That WAS his last race until
the summer Of 1875, when he and Thomas
Kcntor commenced by being beaten, on Aug
usl 3, by Courtney and Yatos in tho double
sculls at the Saratoga amateur rcgatta, row
ing two miles turu, in 12m. POS, aud bcns
beaten by four seconds, Ackerman and II
w. Rodgtr were third. Next day he won the
senior sculls in 13m. 2lls.-tho fastest re
corded time. Julian Kennedy was second
f. Il. Yates third and p. c. Acker
man fourth. Riloy was at that time q
member of the Neptune rowing club of Staten
island. He had been declared by tho oNocu
tive committee Of the National association in
eligible to row rs au amateur, but upon hi'
case being reopencd ho was rsnsated. JUS
previous to tho regatta Of said association ii
Philadelphia, in August of that year, charge.
we're again preferred against him, aud he wal
suspended pending investigation, this action
preventing him from competing at said re
gatta. The investigation did not develop owl
dencc sufficient to warrant sn adverse verdict
aud ON October 9 ho and Thomas Keator wol
a doublo.scuR race Ia walk.ovcr) at rcgatt,
held by the Greenwood Lake Sport smen's club
pulling the two miles with turn in l2m
| o-J unl ho aud Julian Kennedy yvnrp vic