The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-26


(. And all their gay 0lympian songs
Were simply panegyncs
xG Now he's been beaten easily,
His friends all howl nte ternaliy,
AND say with one accord that he
's Was not himself internally.
81 -TR K. MUNKITTRcK. in the Clipper
Never kick. no never.
Four.oared race this evening.
E. Blondell, the swimmer is in Evansville,
Ind, giving exhibitions. .....
Fl The floating bath-house, foot of Broad
way is doing wonderful business
Capital idea. Let the Acme, Aquatic
and Cincinnati Boat Club get up BILE
or single scnll race. Keep things moving,
boys, and don't let the interest already
awakened die out.
Wm Ncpper is now Secretary Of the
Acme Boat Cub, vice Ed, Wisnewski. By
the way, marriage license was issued yes
terday to VIM. H. Nepperand Emile Hess
Wonderif this isn't 'our' Nepper?
The Schmidt Brothers pay eighty dollars
aDsr month wharfage for the space their
kath-house occupies at the foot of Broad
way. 1t takes great many baths at fifteen
The Halifax Rowing Association replies
10 the challenge of Enh. Morris, OF Pitts
burg, for boat race with Warren Smith,
Declining to accept the Hutton course at
-Pittsburg but Offering to make match to
4e rowed on any fair water east OF New
York.
!. Hanlan has arrived home. He is rather
Respondent over the result of the race at
sProyidence, but insists his actions were
II square. Hanlan's physician saws the oars
man is not permanently injured, but pre-
scribed abs lutte rest for several months.
I. ,Hanlan will train for the race with Trick
sett in England.
WI Peter Mulhern and Louis Lyons, amateur
= parsmen, had boat race on the river last
evening the course b, ing between the
supper and lower bridges and return. Each
q contestant was aided by his wife, the women
pulling an oar by no means to be despised.
I The Lyons boat came in eight lengths
\ ahead, winning an easy victory, amid the
applause of the large crowd assembled to
u view the novel raee.--I Albany Times
Thursday. s,-te s I
Mons. Roy Alphonse was in Cincinnati
this week, and has gone North. While here
be signed articles Of agreement with Cap
tain MeCoy to give exhibitions of walking 9
IN the water ut Parker Grove on the Fou
of July. On this occasion there will be d
Z. picnic and other attractions at the Grove,
Il ahder the management Of Captain Mccoy,
md the Ellen Mccoy will make three trips
down and back. Alplonse, as absurd as ii
may seem, will actually walk upon the
u surface of the Ohio River.
n Was the English ,scpller Boyd in the
u Providence racer So little was seen of him
after the start and SO little heard OF him
\ u the finish. that the question has arise /,
\ whether lie really took, part inthe contest
or not. 80 miell was expected vi him that
even the friends OF Hahlan were trife
phy OF the Britsher. He was so secretive
I In his movements before the race that no
body could get at him, and it was mag.
A inad that he was the dark horse, !" and
would show time that would knock the
Y record all to pieces. Did be- too, have
ptiteh in his side2 or break In his skal?-
I IClipper.
James H. Riley returned home from
Providence Saturday. He accounts for hi.
\ defeat at Seekonk by the fact that Ross i.
1 rough water scu Ter, and he is not--the
lAst mile and half having been pulleC
Z With their shells full OF water. He denies
that there was any ''crookedness" on the
part of Hanlan, and SAYS that the lattel
iound the time being made by Ross was lot
hot for him, and yielded 70 his inevitable
Waterloo--he heing also an accustomed
worker in chopping seas. Riley will keel
In training at Saratoga Lake during til,
summer, waiting, Micawber-like. for some
thing to turn up.-[Albany Argus,
The crack Engli,h scullsr, Boyd, and hi
thief backeT, Mr.. Christopher Barrass, o
Newcastle, have sailed home. They wer,
not only disappointed, but simply disgust
"a. In conversation with : reporter Bar
rass said, I'VE had no show up there il
y, Providence, whatever. There was no plac
for tRelve men to compete. That wa
dopnright nonsense. ] am only sorr,
81 Hsyd did not back down before the race
n He came here to prove his powers and en-
anzance, and at the very first exhibition
where he hoped for O good chance, wss al
together ct q disadvantage. 1t was not
air race. 1t was too one-sided. Boyd cam
out here f,r Q purpose. and meant to max
prolonged visit, but that purpose he ha
I had no opportunity to fulfill and didn'
ore to remain" Boyd appeared In excel
lent health, and. on his arrival home viii
urrsnse for new matches.
HArLAH AND Tn1cKErT.--On the after
x<,ln Of jane 4th the representatives o
Ed Hanlan and I'd. Trickett met at th
] y office. Of The Sportsman, In London, Eng.
TO complete arranGements for the grea
race for tie cham ibashin The 6portsIna
chalIeuge cup and el,0Qo side, Hsnlal
was again Represented By Colonel Alber
s D. Shaw, and Tricksts by 1isswilIias
wentworth and 0harlss An. Lstt. DnI