The daily gazette., 1880-05-20
SECOND EDITION
THE GREAT BOAT RALE.
Hanian Wins-COurtneyA Again Dis
appoints HIS Admirers

WAsHINeToN, May 19.-The day of
the great boat race broke with hot
| sun shining at six O'Clock, clear and
warm, with every promise of another
sultry day. The sky soon afterward
clouded over, and it looked as though
we were to have rain and a cool breeze,
but by eleven o'clock it again cleared
up and was soon as hot as midsum-
mer. A. eight o'clock in the morning
Hanlan was up and feeling well, while
Courtney was still in bed. The night
had been pleasant and cool. 1t was
learned upon inquiry that he had a
restless night and that he had in
structed his attendants to awaken him
at three O'Clock in the afternoon.
This made it look as if he needed
unusual rest. The headache, of which
he complained last evening and at
tributed to the long morning row he
had taken yesterday, was still upon
him. He was found with his fore
head in one hand, the back his head
in the other and gathered up in be6
asleep. Still both he and his attend
| ants gave every assurance of being on
time at the appointed hour.
AN HOURS PosTPoNEMENT.
AT noon one of his party expressed a
wise that the contest might be DELAYED
all hour later, when the san would be
on the wane and pleasanter hour be
afforded for tue bout. Hanlan's judge
had made a similar request the day
before, and, as both judges so greed
upon it aud wished the referee to so an
nounce, placards were posted in the
hotels notifying the public that the race
would not be ready at the hour of start
ing, replied, "Yes; l will be ready at
any hour, L am ready TO go out now if
| you wish it," and he reemed in the best
OF spirits.
CoURTNEY's ILLNESS.
| Courtney in the afternoon began TO
feel easier and was located in another
room from that which he occupied in
the morning, it being thought that
change of sir and surroundings might
relieve him. He was still, however,
fiat upon his back and complaining of
| bis head. A dinner of we'll done steak,
broiled chicken, bread and potatoes was
brought to him, but be said that every
thing turned upon his stomach.
THE FIRST SIGNAL.
At five O'Clock the first gun was fired
to notify the men to get ready. After
some delay, owing to the press boat get
ting off without part of her cargo, the
second gun called the men into line, aud
thirteen minutes later Hanlan came
padding up in his blue-red trimmed
Jersey amid storm OF applause, which
ran along up the river banks and among
the dense mass of shipping and ANAL
craft like mighty tidal wave.
THE REFEREES CAUTION.
| The iDtauSp pYPitpmpI.t of tho nro-
vious few minutes gave way TO almost
| dead silence as they were told:-
| You will turn your stakes from port
to starboard-yours, Mr.. Courtney, being
marked with red flag, and yours, Mr..
Hanlan, with blue. Are you readyP
| Co."
THE START.
Away they went well together, and 1t
! looked for a moment or as if Courtney
was citing the best of it, and he seemed
to be drawing away from HDalan a
foot or more at ev' ry stroke.
For time you could not tell which was
ahead, a it aIpeared IS if the long
looking for close race had come at last
and the $4,000 sp ctators were down
for rare treat. But at the quarter post
Hanlan's lead was decided, a clear half
length at least, aud il was soon seen
that tn re was something lacking about
| Courtney's rowing; it was not that he
| got in but twenty-five or twenty-six
| strokes a minute-at Silver Lake, in his
very fast four mile time, he made, only
twenty. four to the minute and beat
Rley-but there was no life in it. Some
how there was a plain lack of power
and snap, aud an absence of that pro-
dgious sweep of his scull so familiar to
all who have seen him at his best.
RILEY APPEARS ON THE SCENE.
But all the current in this quiet Poto-
mac was not worth going over there for,
! and he soon thought so and began work
ing back again. A little before be reach
ed the mile to the surprise of every one,
Riley shot out from under the lee of
Analostan Island, and scud off up the
track at fly ing pace an eighth of mile
ahead of his famous rival, too lar to yet
attract attention. He was settling to it,
however, for dear life, with no idea of
letting slip so good an opportunity to
get his greatest rivals MEASURE. Court
ney, looking uncomfortable, though try
ing to smile, spoke a word or TWO to
some one on the referees boat. The
Canadian, now whole eighth of mile
ahead, stopped, took view of Arlington
and the ola LIE mansion, wiped his fore
head and pulled along leisurely, evident
~ greatly satisfied with the situation.
COURTNEY STOPS ROWING.
And now Courtney stopped rowing
right there near the mile and half flag.
He did not totter or sway or show any
signs of falling over, but simply sat up
right and ceased pulling.
'Isn't it perfectly awful P" said lady
on the referees boat,
"He must be SICK" said Senator Nc
Pherson.
"he surely must be-" added Dave
Ward, Hanlan's judge.
He started up no more, and Hanlan
working on down stream covered the
mile and half in 9m. 55s,, and the two
miles in 13m. 35s. Courtney now struck
in again, feathering neatly and well, and
seemed to have good bit of life in hiD
vet, but he was almost out of sight
astern, drawing from William b. Curtis
the suggestive remark that ''the piano
goes 10 Toronto" and regret that
"that one-legged Australian is not here"
Courtney now turned around and pad
died back up stream. Riley had coutin-
ued on, turned Hanlan's stake aud was
| koaly nm tho at