The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-20
THE RACE IN DETAIL.

The Alleged scuIiing Race that Tooh
Place Yesterday the Winner
In 3G,l9- 9-Iic challenges Riley for $40 OF
$4,000.
BY Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May l9-Referee Blaikie
says Of the Hanlan. Courtney race: Word
from both boat houses is tothe effect that
everything is in readiness, and the rowing
apparatus Of both men in perfect order.
IT Is 'iSDIsPosIrIoN THIS TINE.
Courtney is indisposed, and there
is considerable anxiety. His friends
and attendants, however, declare that
he will positively start. The referee
may postpone the race till P. NJ,
at the request OF Courtney's friends, some
OF whom contend that 1t might sacrifice
his life 10 start iu race during the hottest
part OF the day. Hanlan is all right.
COURTNEY REPORTED TO DE ON HIS BACK.
New YoRH, May 19th.-A despatch
from Washington says Courtney has taken
sick. He is lying on his back in room in
the Riggs House partly Unconscious. His
attendants are working bard TO get him
aroused.
ALL CANNON.
WARRINGTON, D. c., May 10th.-Blaikie
says that the story that Courtney is OIL
his back In the Riggs House is all gam.
mon. One OF his hackers says that be
was dressing for dinner at half-past two.
THE RACE.
AtG:45 Pm. this evening the long de-
bated question was fully settled that Ed
ward Hanlan had won the title Of cham
pion oarsman Of America, The great race
If 1t may be called race, occupied just sc
minutes aud 40 $40 seconds by the com
putation Of the official timekeeper, though
8 seconds less was claimed by parties upon
the referee's bUat.
At 6:45 p.M. the Gedney, having or
board the referee, judges, timekeeper
several newspaper representatives, and q
score or more OF distinguished guests, in.
cluding Secretaries sherman and Thomp-
son, Postmaster General Key and ladies
OF their families, drew up to the slartinl
point aud Immediately after, the second
gun was fred rs asignal for the men tC
get ready.
THE START.
Blaikie gave the Cautionary "are yor
ready" and three seconds after "go,
which sent the men away to a beautiful
start. Courtney's oars seemed to ca,ct
the water trifle In advance Of bis op
ponent, and with a sturdy, even griE
upon the water, sent his boat palpably Il
the front. For the first half mile he pull
ed IS strokes, or at the rate OF SO TO thl
minute, while Hanlan was timed at Al.
HANLAs AHEAD.
Before Courtney had pulled ten strokes
however, Hanlan had overhauled him
and each succeeding stroke sent his boa
further to the front. At the first faV
marking .one.eighth OF mile from tn
start, clear water could Just be seen be
tween the stern OF his boat and the bow
Of Courtney's. At this point Courtne
turned to look over his shoulder, and eyi
IDENTIFY realized that he was beaten, as b
suddenly dropped his stroke to 80 shoo
his head TO some one on the referee
boat, who had shouted % him to pul
"tr lsN'r IN Ne"
Hanlan also eased up, aud pullin
steadily at thirty.two strokes to the mil
ute, he opened the gap as he pleased. A
interest In the race was gone when Hal
Ian reached the three.quarter flag, full
ten lengths In advance, at the fist mil
he was pulling thlrty-one strokes to Il
minute and leading by fully fifteen bo
lengths. Courtney was laboring unsteal
ily at about twenty.eight, and frequent
casting despairing Rlances over his shou
der. Soon after passing the mils fill
Courtney stopped rowing and remove
his handkerchief, and dipped It In Il
water aud replaced itupon his head, !
:. peating the operation q half dozen tim
q during the next mile, his steering whll
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