Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.
A "Walk Over. for Hanlau.

pected. There was not such multitude ont
as al the Hanlan-Courtney fiZzle last week. but
still there We're thousands OF people all along
the banks OF the river. and on the river craft.
which dotted the Potomac. There was no
question raised that this was not race. All
the arrangements were good. The referees
boat ana the press boat followed over the
course and had an excellent view from the start
10 the finish. Referee Wood deserves credit for
starting on time. Hanlan, as usual won the
toss Instead OF taking the Virginia side as be-
lore, he chose the District water.
THE START.
AT seven minutes past O'Clock the word ''co'
was given. Hanlan caught his water a second
Deiore the word go. and took very slight lead.
ne shot on easily, smoothly, gracefully and
with consummate skill. Al the start he showed
the oarsman in every muscle and limb His
sweep was beautiful as We'll as vigorous Riley
started badly. He had pulled but a short dis
lance before ne caught crab. ana began steer
ing very closely I'm shore. almost grazing the fleet
| OF steamers AID small boats along the Virginia.
bank. Hanlan pulled right ahead gaining a
/ little at every stroke. Al an eighth OF a mile
/ he was boat length and a half ahead OF hts
contestant He kept going on until there was
ABOUT three or four lengths between them. ana
| then began 10 loaf little, keeping his eye on
Riley all the time though.
HANLAN TAXING 1T EASY.
He stopped pulling five or SIX times on the
last mile and a-half 10 the turn. and at one
/ tlme long enough 10 battle his head He
! acted as IL IL was no race at all; that he was
only pulling for the fun OF the thing. Riley
/ NUuIu Spull ROW ana lne0. out II did him no
! good. He was no match at all for the cana
dian. AT the turning buoy Hsnlan came around
as II his boat was on pivot: Riley made a
/ his left foot brace. When he did get around
HANLAN WAS AWAY AHEAD
! OF him-his lead being about 10 yards. Rileys
steering back was worse than going down, rum
! ming close TO the seines along the shore. lie
kept pulling. however Hanlan loafed more and
! more. shortly after starting home he lay down
| in his boat. rested on his oars, and in other
| ways showed tnat he was not all anxious
| whether school kept or not. Ii was procession
| home. opposite AnalOStan boat house the
/ Canadian again rectined in his shell and looked
/ back at Riley pegging away about 100 yards
| behind llanlan was cheered as he lead the pro-
ceSSlon mp the river, and there were cheers for
Riley also. At the New York steamship Com
| man who was exhibiting himself in the water.
| lie then pulled up and went over the line in
362 rs. fully three hundred ana fifteen yards
/ ahead OF Riley. The latter crossed In 31.2lA AS.
| SHAKING HANDS ACROSS THE wATERY CHAsM.
The two laid their shells alongside and shook
| hands. while the crowds yelled and the steam
/ whistles shI1eked. In calling attention 10 his
! troken foot brace. Riley said: But couldn't
| beat him. anyhow" The race was awarded 10
! ilanlan, and the two men pulled their way back
| TO the boat houses.
Hanlan turned at the buoy in 1S:25. The epeopIe
saw square race yesterday anyhow. IL one
| sided one. A big crowd got aronnd Willard's
last night, and called for Ilanlan.
| HANLAN'S SPEECH LAST NICHE
lie came out and made speech. lie Is not
/ much on the speak, however. He thanked the
| citizens for his kind treatment; said he had
/ wanted TO beat Courtney In far race; that he
/ would not have beaten Riley so badly Ii the
! Saratoga man had not broken his foot brace
/ and that he was going to give Tr1ckett the best
/ he had. The crowd cheered him with VIII, and
/ called Tor Riley, but he did not come out.
| MOVEMENTS OF THE oARsuES
Riley will leave here tonight for his home at
| Saratoga. lie viii row at Providence on the
lith. Riley takes bis defeat OF yesterday pretty
IA 4saaa I'm hnra
Monday, when he VIII go TO Providence. lie
| will also pull there on the 18th. The race Will
be for $4,000 TO the first man. $500 10 second and
| Slo0 to third.
The money has not been paid Hanlan yet. It
| has not all been collected. He viii, however
| be given his $1,000 tomorrow. Riley was over
| boats for transportation.
The press arrangements yesterday were much
more satisfactory than at any race rowed on
| the Potomac. About So Is left after the press
paying for its tug and expenses. This money
Will be given 10 charity.
A Trio Of Confidence Wen Arrested.
THEIR MODE CT OPERATING AND HOW THEY
CANE TO GRIEF.
During the past seven or eight years a trio OF
| confidence men have swtndled many OF our
! sympathetic and unsuspecting citizens by vari-
Gus schemes: appearing in the outskirts OF the
city, then going 10 another locality, and then
another. doing their vfllain0us work quickly at
! each place visited, then jumping on train
| and disappearing for year or more 10 reappear
| again. Afavorite game is for one OF their num-
| ber TO pretend to want to purchase house,
store or some valuable personal property, tell
| ing plausible story: and while engaged In
negotiating for it, another one comes on the
| scene as a stranger and pretends to be in great
distress, stating that his jewelry and diamonds
are locked up IN the custom house, giving the
city, &C, and that he has not money enough 10
pay the duty on them; that his wife ana child
rem. who have come over in the same snip, are
without friends or means; that they are Sick,
&C. &c Here swindler No. puts on an air OF
sympathy and takes from his pocket dollar,
a little" No. 2 then puts on an air OF
affrOnt. pretending TO be indignant az
the offer, saying, - am no beggar; what
want is TO borrow two or three hundred dollaIs
to get my goods from the cuStom-houSe, worth
many thousands of dollars" c0lloquy gen.
orally follows No. asking No. now ne eN.
poets TO get loan among strangers Wllnoul
some security, &c. No. ?, at this point Oh tne
| proceedings says he don't expect IT, and draws
from his pocket diamond cross, Statlng tnat Is
worth s. goo, which he would Willingly leave as
collateral for the required loan. No. tnen
pretends TO regret that he has not Sulilcenl
money 10 supply him, but oners all ne mas; mas;
generally $50, II the par.v 10 be daped WI VIII
make up the balance This nnaiIy ,asn the money
the dupe 10 hold the collateral Sh.l, .no ~
| with very liberal interest Is oI9i .Su .S,a ~ M
course after the transaction is en ed inc ,ar paa
ueS meet together and leave in hL SS,isferaI
appearing TO redeem their bogus c. hIete t nr Oh
During the last seven or eight years at Il aSS one
cozen or more people In this city unag ;ia,
| been bambooZled by them. A sim o.
| Trick was played two years ago on Mrs. Tere
| solomon. In South Washington, by which
| she lost 800, the collateral being a case or
| JeWelry which was ''snide," and not worth as
| many pennies. Mrs. Weber, OF East Washing
| ton, lost S25 10y this trio about year ago. Mrs.
| Louisa Sfmma. OF the northern part or the city
| lost sllo by them less than three years ago-the
| collateral in her case being IL gold mounted
| spectacleS said TO be .worih SIP each. An at
| tempt was made on Jacob Uppard. but In his
! case IL failed; also on Mr. VIM. Herfurth, and
| about three years ago noted character In
| South " Washington named Dutch Mary lost $50
by them. Many other similar cases are on
record at police headquarters The case which
| LED to their arrest was quite recent one; this
was plan to rob Mrs. Cruger out OF policy
on her husbands life, ard came near succeeding
! Mrs. c. lives I'm East Washington, and these
| men must have learned OF the death
| OF her husband and OF the amount OF insurance
| on his life. But it failed for the reason that
| they haG operated once before in this same
| neighborhood. They were all three arrested
| yesterday afternoon by Detectives Coomes and
| Acton; assisted by Mr.. Zack McElfresh, brother
| OF the detective. who is messenger In the In
| terror department They are at police head
| quarters, where thay have 10 day been identf-
| fed by several OF their old customers, who are
| dropping IN from time 10 time. They will have
hearing as soon as the proper papers can be
| prepared.
The Hirth Murder Case.