Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-03
The Coming Roat Race.

HANI-AN On THE RIVER To-DAY-HTs APPEARANCE
AND STYLE OF ROWING.
Hanlan was on the river Saturday afternoon
and again to-day tn his practice boat, the Lord
Dufferin. Yesterday he did good deal OF walk
ing out In the suburbs. Quite a number OF peo-
pie assembled alongthe river to see him at prac-
tice. He wears in his boat a blue and white
skull cap white wooden knit blouse over an
uEdershlrt, knee breeches OF blue and stockings
OF mixed dark-gray and white. He has
al white ,a.6 ,,s scarf scarf around his neck. He
delay. Ia his rowing he has long reach and
beautiful finish to his stroke. His recovery IS
quick and very pretty. He likes to skim close
along the Virginia shore, though he goes every
where. His presence at the Analostan boat
house draws many people TO that locality. He
prefers little breeze TO perfectly calm weather
both In race and at practice, as it is cooler.
1t has been ascertafned that the distance be-
tween the Aqueduct and Long bridges is exact
ly 27s miles. This viii insure a 2k-mile
pun, with turn, without going above the
Aqueduet bridge, The, course which will
finally be selected will be between the two
bridges. Riley left for Washington to-day, with
his boats. lie is TO make up a race with Court
hey or Hanlan IN case either OF those fail, or
VIII pull With Ross In case they both are found
wanting. He viii be the guest OF the Potomac
club. as far as boat house accommodations are
concerned. Ii is not known where he will live
while here. courtney viii also keep his boats
with the Potomacs. lie is not expected before
the 10th.
LOCAL MATIEhS.
The coming great race here has .1vSr au,to .
Spult 10 local boating interests Both the Ana
lostanS and Potomacs expect. lively sea
son. Negotiations are pending for a race
oetWeen them, and IL is TO be hope that in viii
come Oh. The Potomac Club will send a fonr
70 he Fredericksburg regatta July 9Th. ana
also alSo iotr TO row the L'iIfrondelles. of Baiti-
more, June 10th. The Potomac club racing
committee IS also negotiating for pulls with fA1
NassauS ana Athletics, OF New York lt is pro-
posed 10 arrange, III possible a race between
MulIay. OF Fredericksburg, who won the
amateur scullS at Newark last year, ana Jack
Mhte or lhe AnaloStans; the race 10 come of
nere lpe DAY before the great race or the 18Th
instant. D
C0CRTNEY's RIG"
dlSpatch from New York TO the Cincinnati
ItFtutT says: Charles T. Courtney VINO Is
hatched 10 row Hanlan on the Potomac has
caused 10 be made for him in this city a pair OF
racing oars unlike any heretofore used by pro-
IessionaI oafsmen, and they were said BY the
maker 10 be the secret rig about which
courtney has limited In speaking of his coming
race. ihey difer from other oars in being
longer in-board They are less than nine feel
IN length, and buttoned at thirty-one and a
nail The blades are about seven inches or A
tI1iie more In width, which is two inches wider
Than ordinary oars. They are made of Canada
spruce OF extra quality, and the two are from
two and half to three pounds lighter than or
dlnafy oars. courtney designed the oars 10
suit his style OF rowing. The reason OF having
a snort ouf-DoaTd is that he may not be so re-
stflcled ID the number or strokes. and may OBJ
tam greater nfting power under the boat. In
lhe longer oars that he has used his friends
claim that the tendency has been TO ''buryn the
ooat, thereby retarding the speed, while reauir-
ing greater eAertion. The oars were forwarded
10 courtney al mon Springs, and they will be
DAY. ~