Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-02

THE SCULLERs xBRolD,

THE SCULLERS ABROAD.
TRlcKE1T AND LAycock ON rHE THAMES RIVER
HANLAN's EXPERIENCE ON HIS OCEAN VOYAGE
BETTING floo 10 $50 ON THE CANADIAN OARS.
MAN.
Correspondents Boston Hera,d.l
LONDON, Sept ls, lsso..English patrons OF
that they can bear reverses and mIsfortunes
stolcally, and they certainly do deserve some
| sIght amount OF credit for the patiencs with
stasnation almost unprecedented. Since Han.
I lsn came ana walked OF with the champion
SNIP snip we have had very meagre fare TO go on
VIII: Our Scullers were apparently lercipt-
taied to the lowest depths or dependency, aud
no amount OF urging and fiattery could raise
she,r spirits 50 whole year has passed away
WITHOUT anything at all eventful occurring and
we Aave had TO bear with as much fortitude as
possible, the chagrin OF reading of the gaudy
s1a, e may nave oeen experienced ia The United
! have certainly afforded plenty OF theme for
| conversation, but we could not gain much con-
| ISOLATION by the peruSal OF the accounts thereof
| However, once more we are beginning TO mold
| up our heads, and, truth TO tell, to swagyer
| slightly. We have several really momenIoas
| events coming of On the Thames. and appro.
pirate to ourselves the Credit of having ar
| ranged meeting between such redDubtab.e
| exloEents OF The art OF scuiling as Haulau and
| TIickttt. Your rtaderS may feel rather amused
| 10 pefustng this, because really We hai little or
| nothing 10 do with the matter. What part
| English rowing men took in the negotiations is
| ever. every patron OF the towpath holds his
! head higher. and is developing an amount OF
| Mowl, dye and prescience quite awe-lnspiring
! 10 feholr.
| il must suely be NEEDLESS for me to stat
| that Edward Trickett or Sydney, and Elias C..
| La, COCK OF the same place, have been among
| US for weeks past. The former VOWS Hanlan
on Nov. Is, the latter encounters Thomas
| Sackman OF Pu' ney on Der. 5. L should nOJ
! allude much 10 the Laycoek- Blackmla ali
we're 1t lot for the ract that it Will PROBABLY
l hrnxr yb O.
zeal status OF Edward Trickett as an oar Sman be
| fore he demonstrates his skill against the Tor
onto champion. We really know nothing OF
| Trickett He vanquished old JOS. Sadler pretty
readily some years back. but that was not a very
grand performance. Since then we are told he
| has effected great improvements In both style
| and pace, but we only have this on hearSay. Now
We know exactly what Thomas BIackman can
| DO, aud we shall see how he manages when pill
| tsd against Laycock. The latter is very nearly
| sS good as Trlckett, so. is the case In horse
Facing circles, we must strike line" estimate
ole through the other. Ever since they have
| been stay ing at Putney the New South Wales
/ men have been particularly careful In abstain
| Ing from giving US the slightest exhibition o,
| their style. They have rowed clumSily, aud
! have very seldom tnGeed got any pace on Their
| boats.
TRIcKsTT AND LAYcocK.
| In fact Laycock has seemed TO be by far the
| SUPERIOR man. Perhaps both are trying to
| play 1t OF little on US. and, may, wnen 81
| suits them, be able To SHOW fi4e turn OF speed
! They take river practice int once a dav, and
then seldom do more than paddle. TricSetu
| seems Incapable OF using the Slide properly.
LaycOCk drives his sculS so deep into the water
. that he has been accused OF endeavorag 10
damage the he'd of the river. All this week
they have been pursuing the same tactics. To.
! DAY tEeir Work has consisted OF one four mile
| spin at leiSuTely pace. and they have at the
| present moment departed Tor one OF their after
noon strols. They ale perfect demons at
waking. Their rain0ts usually extend over
10 or l6 miles Of country, aud, on coming ba tx
( haV tnl,l Hoo il,
tea and so on tramp orce more. Five OF six
miles are walked before breakfast OF a morn
ing-a departure rom recognized modes OF
training in this country, which old experts re-
gard Win huge dlSfavor. Trickett has still TO
| reduce himself some IA or 10 pounds In weight
before rowing; Laycock IS coming down 10
scale" well, and looks hardy and healthy. YoU
perhaps, are aware that both the giants are
over 6 feet inches in height They are ac-
con panied on their land Journeys By Mr.. John
! Thompson, a b0ok-maker OF Victoria, who also
staLds about feet Pc inches In his stockings
| SO they are fairly lofty trio.
uANLAN'S ARRIVAL
| Edward Haplan put In an appearance az Liy-
| ers0ol yesterday Wednesday, The steamer
| City Of Richmond met with an accident when
| only day out from New York, and was thereby
| detained over 80 hours. Damages having been
patched up, she made swift run for the re-
! mainder OF the voyage. Unluckily, when three
| days Off from Queenstown, she encountered
| adverse gales, and the pitching and roliag
upset Hanlan, who is far from good sailor,
| very seriously. He was unable to take his
| meals, and suffered much from sickness and
| nausea In couple OF days he lost u pounds Ia
| weight. He looked by no means brilliant when
| he LANDED at our great northern seaport. How
! ever, his courage Is undaunted, and he declares
that few days rest Will soon set him up. lie
has decided to Train from the Bulbs Read hotel.
| at Barnes, about four miles from the Bells, AZ
| Putney where Trfckett and LaycOck are staying.
George Hawthorne, the steward OF the Toronto
| Rowing Club, who accompanies him, came on
to London last night, bringing with him the
| new boat built In Toronto. She was not dam
| aged In the least by the voyage. and the CHAM
pion may row in her on the day OF the race
| After slight stay IN Liverpool HanIan
| took train to Manchester, visiting Mrs Slaw
| wife Of the United States consul there. Col
/ Shaw Is now In America, but he viii be here
| in time to witness the contest for the oh I'M
! ptonshir. The same night the Toronto scui-
| Ter went on TO Newcastle Rhyme where he
! arrived early this morning. His object In VISIT
and order new racing boat from Messrs S.ad-
| Gle 4 NinShip, the famous builders of Scots
| wood The champion told a reporter at Liver
| pool that 1t would have to be fine race which
would induce him to cross the ocean any more
and observed that he only wished he could walk
| all the way back instead OF going by steamer.
lie is now right down TO his rowing weight but
he viii probably put on a little flesh during the
next day or two
THE INTERNATIONAL RACE.
There las not been much speculation upon
the Forthcoming event up to the present. Odis
| PEOPLE, on seeing Trfckett perform On the TINE
a few days ago during Lis brief visit there,
! offered to lay slG0 to ESQ that Hanlan would
! have secured good lead In the first 100 yards
! Now that the Canadian is here we may per
baps get to business, for fabulous sums It Is
! said have TO be betted.
good deal OF excitement prevails over the
forthcoming Hop BitterS regatta, fixed for NOV.
| e2. NO lever than II entries have been male
! exclusive OF Hanian and any American COM
| petitors. The names or the sCuler5 are Edward
! TIfckelt Of Sydney, Elias Z. Laycock OF Syduey.
William Elliott OF Blythe (PX-champiOnl, joins
Higgins OF Shadwell (ex-champion), Th0S. Biz cE-
| man OF PutDey, Joseph Cannon OF Kingston on
| Thames, John Hawdon OF Delaval (defeatec;
| last year by Hanlan). Joseph hempster OF
| Sunderland, William Nicholson Of Stockton
! on-Tees, John Anderson OF Hammersmth
Henry Clasper OF WanGsworth, John X. ChaIniy
! OF knfghtsbridge. We do not know yet Yhat
| steps The Hop BitteS Company will take 10
/ weed out the entries, but some can have 20
| prstence TO meet men OF such calibre as Han
| Ian. No doubt the event VIII be highly inter
! esting, especially II Wallace Ross Warren
| Smith AID others come over. Robert Watson
| Boyd is holding aloof at the present, and # I.
| just possible he may refuse to compete.