The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-17

PROVIDENCE, June l6.-The arrange
ments for the grand contest for the singh
scull championship OF the United State
amateur and PROFESSIONALISM this cit!
tomorrow, are now about completed, and
though no confident prediction can bl
made as to the result Of the races, 1t Is safe tt
say from the number and character OF tht
contestants that those who are present
will witness one of the finest aquatic
struggles that ever took place in America
THE ENTRIES.
The entries closed on June LIST with the
following names on the list:
Professionals = Edward Haulan, Tor.
onto, Canada; Robert Watson Boyd, Mid.
dlesboro, EBg; John A. Kennedy, Port.
land, Me; James II. Riley, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y; Wallace Ross, st. John, N.
B; George W. Weisgerber, Wheeling, W.
Va; Fred A. Plaisted, Boston, Mass;
Frenchy A, johnson, Boston, Mass; Geo.
W. Lee, Newark, N. J, Horatio Delano,
Chelsea, Mass; George Ii. Hosmer, Bos.
ton, Mass; Jas. h. Dempsey, Geneva, N.
Y; James A. Ten Eyck, Peekskill, N. Y,
Amateurs Frank O. Holmes, Paw
tucket, R. l; William Murray, Portsmouth,
Va; Geo. Gaisel, New York; Jacob Gau.
dier, Toronto, Canada; Jos. Laing, Mon
treal, Canada; G. Fitzgerald, Philadelphia,
Pa; r, Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, Pa; John
Buckley, Portland; Edward Hayden, Bos-
ton; Timothy @. Murphy, Norwich, o.;
and James o'Brien, Boston, Mass.
HANLAN AND BOYD.
Hanlan, Of course, is the favorite for
theprofessional race by long odds butthere
are some who think that the Eng ish
sculler Boyd will improve on his reputa.
ton and make hard fight for the cham.
pionship. Boyd does most Of his practice
work on the Teu.Mile river and has only
appeared on the course few times. He
is very careful not to show his strength
and takes measures accordingly when
watched. The other day he put In an ap.
pearance on the course while the wind was
blowing and the water rough, and started
off at lively rate. A number OF persons
on the shore were on the lookout and
took out their chronometers, but he disap.
pointed them by stopping several times on
the course, and came back to the boat
house with the appearance OF being we'll
satisfied with his experiment, whatever 1t
was. He is already entirely acclimated
and in the best condition. Boyd is q pow
erfully built man, and though his rowing
is done in poor form, compared with that
OF Hanlan, yet he has great powers Of en-
durance and reserve force, and his move
ments indicate the possession OF an i'm
mense amount Of the valuable quality OF
clear grit.
RILEY NOT IN GOOD CONDITION.
Riley has the reputation Of being plucky
and anxious for the struggle, but there is
no doubt that his last race with the cham
pion was disappointment to his friends,
who calculated on a much more even
struggle, though they had no hopes that
he would win. Since that race Riley has
been somewhat troubled with ague, and
his condition is not very good in conse-
duence.
Weisgerber has been unfortunate in
spelling his boat, and Mayor LiddeIl's
hind offer OF assistance has been in vain,
for Messrs. Waters & Sons, Of Troy, to
whom he telegraphed for another, return
ed the answer that it was impossible to
send one on account Of the number Of Or
ders ahead. The Wheeling man, however,
keeps his courage up, and is practlcing in
boat furnished by one OF the local clubs.
He has sent orders TO Hanlan's builder, In
Canada, for boat in which to enter the
race, and it is probable that he can be ac-
commodsted; but, II disappointed about
this boat also, he will take his peculiar
paddles and row his practice boat.
These oars, which are made after his own
idea, are six inches shorter than the regu.
lar length, and have blades which are nine
inches In breadth. They may be just the
thing for a calm day, when the water is
smooth, but II is probable that he will find
some trouble in recovering" II the wind
is high. Hehas good quarters, near Han
lan's, at the house OF the Narragansett
Club, and is practicing very hard. The
newspapers Of this city give him credit for
both wind and grit, and say that he has a
very good chance for crossing the line in
the front ranks.
WALLACE ROSS AND PREScHY JOHNSON.
Wallace Ross and Frenchy Johnson,
whose last attempt at q race ended in a
disgraceful fight, are both on hand and
will get an opportunity to find out who is
the better man with the oars, under cir.
cumstances that will prevent the repetit-
ion OF their last months actions.
ANOTHER CANADIAN.
Gautier, the Canadian, Is looked upon
by many as the possible "dark horse y
and though he has entered among the am
steurs, 1t is said he will row with the pro.
iessionals and will open the eyes Of some
OF them.
HosMER AND DEMPSEY.
Hosmer is Q young man who made
rather phenomenal start year or two
ago; but he has not since fulfilled the
promises of his first season and had lately
dropped out OF sight. He is certainly ca.
pahle Of very good work, but his chances
are not considered very good among the
stars OF first magnitude with whom We
will have 70 contend.
Dempsey, OF Geneva, New York, Is re
membered principally from his race with
Courtney on Seneca Lake, In which Court
ney had the misfortune to oyerturn hil
boat by catching his oar on wire which
had been placed under the water, thus al
lowing Dempsey to cross the line frat.
TEN gYcE.
James A. Ten Eyck ia well remem