Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-04
NAaLAN IN WASHINGTON.
IHe FAMOUS 0AasmAN READY TO
BEGIN PRACTICE T0-0Ax
A. Interview with the Canadian he q
wiling and Ready 10 Meet Courtney
and Mas Strong Hopes Of Win
Meg the Race.

II
The great oarsman, Edward Hanlan,
was ionnd by the Pod In his room at
WiIlard's hotel last night, rather sleepy
and tired, but courteous and polite. lie
isa viry, compactly built young man.
man. about medium size the picture Of
brown and buoysnt health, and confess
"a that he knew, experimentaiiy, moth
inc AT All about nerves. After taking q
rood look at him, the Post plunged into
Ia subject after this fashion:
ssWhen did you get in. Mr., Hanlsnr"
This afternoon"
Taken a look at the field oil glory
YETI"
1.-THE course? Yes. l went down
the river this evening"
How do you like it?"
81 am much pleased with the appear
ance OF the river"
sIs il a good fiye-mile coursef"
81 think 10. l Judge the distance be-
tween the two bridges TO bea little over
two and one-half miles"
do You think Courtney VIII come 70
timer -,
"oh, Yes. He means business l
think" :,
"Do Won think YOU will beat himP"
"If ihadn't had some thought look
inc that a / shouldn't have come
| down here. But | am free to confess
that il l do beat him, / shall have to do
my level best and get in all my work to
the last ounce"
"Wnat do you think Of him as a
rowerP" :,
81 think him as long.winded and
scientific rover as ever pulled an oar.
Our match will not be child's play"
"But you'll beatP" -,
If don't like anything that looks like
Boosting, still came down Tor that pur-
pose"
IL Courtney and you both appear and
| contest Riley will not row.?
"No; he doesn't chip In unless Court
ney OF /, one or the other Of us, throws
up the deal" =.
isn't Riley a beginner at the BUSH
nessP"
"No; he's been rowing for the past
ten wears, four more than i have been.
Ii has been as an amataur, however, and
only lately he has SHE'D his castor into
the ring as a PROFESSIONAL"
"You brought your boats with you, L
presume ?"
Eyes, two Of them. / shall have a
third one, a paper boat, come in from
| Troy ON Monday" .
allow about your training? What
does il consist oil"
Practice = rowing. | have been row.
ing O about four weeks and shall row
every day probably until the race"
when do you commence and how
much practice a day?"
81 shall commence tomorrow morn
ing. | shall row twice a day, beginning
about 8 O'Clock in the morning and
again about 5 in the evening, rowing
about seven OF eight miles each time"
"How about your dietf" 49,.
"Well, / don't make any special diff
ference from my ordinary habits. l
know about what agrees with my sys-
TEN, and, in or out OF practice, keep
myself 10 that"
.'DO you use tobacco"
"No.h
Drink"
swell, sometimes at meals, II am
under weight, | take q glass OF ale, not
always, nONcNcFp duu hcfci y any Seh
or time, n o then II | am in good condi-
ton"
"What is your weight now?"
about l64 pounds with my clothes
on.
ITO what figure do you propose to re-
duce that weight?'
"My clothes weigh about ten pounds,
so I'll need only to get rid OF some three
OF four pounds to weigh 100 in my, boat.
ing costume. Practice until the day OF
the race will bring me TO that" .
"You are the champion oarsman OF
the world, are you not?"
"No; that distinction belongs to Ed
ward Trickett, OF Australia"
"You have made better time than he,
have you notP"
Time isn't all 10 Judge by in a row.
ing match. Other things are to be
taken into consideration. Trickett
rows over a three mile and a half
course, and / don't know what kind oil
a current he row on in his river"
"What riverf"
"The Paramatts, In New South
Wales, near sydney"