The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-20
THE HANLON COURTNEY
RACE.
Courtney Gives In End HanIOn
Comes or Victorious
at His VIII.


Comes or Victorious
at His VIII.
New York, ia Washington
dispatch says Courtney is sick on bis
back and partially unconcious. At
tendants are trying hard TO get him
round.
Washington, 19.-Couitney 10 in
disposed. and there is considerable
anxiety. Friends and attendants,
however, declare that he will posi-
lively start. The referee may post
pone the race till 6 pm. at the re-
quest OF Courtney's friends, some of
whom contend that it might sacrifice
his life to staTs him in a race during
to hottest part OF the day. Hanlon
is all right.
The Hsnlon-CouItaey race is post
poned till $50, owing to the severe
heat.
Blake denies that Courtney is sick
abed. One of his hackers says he
was dressing for dinner at $50 pm.
at 6.45 this evening the loDg-de,
bated question was fully settled, and
Edward Hsnlon had won the title OF
champion osrsman of America. The
great race, If it may be called a race,
occupied just Sc minutes and 40 $40
seconds By the computation OF official
time-keepers, though 8 seconds less
time Vas claimed by the partiee upon
the referees beat. At 5.45 pm. the
Gedney, having on board referee,
judges, time-keepers, several neWs-
paper representatives, and score or
more of distinguished guests, includ-
ing Secretaries Sherman and Thomp-
son, Postmaster.General Key and the
ladies of their families. drew up to
the starting point, and Immediately
after tbs second gun was fired
as a signal for the men to get
ready. Blaikie gave the cautionary
fare you ready" and 8 seconds after,
''go," which sent the men away to a
beautiful start. Courtney's cars
seemed to catch q trifle in advance oil
his opponent, and with q etuTdy, even
grip upon the water, sent his boat
palpably ia front. For the first hall
minute be pulled Is strokes. Before
Courtney had pulled 10 strokes. how
ever, Henlon had overhauled him
and each succeeding stroke sent his
beat further to the lore. at the tirsl
flag marking Cne-eighth OF a mli(
| from the start, clear water could be
| seen between the stern OF his bost
and the bow OF C0urIney's, at thi'
| point Courtney turned to look oVel
his shoulder and evidently realized
that be was beaten, as be suddenly
| dropped his stroke to 80 END
shook his head to someone on the
referees boat who bad shoulec
to him to pull, saying, 1T isn't II
me-" Hanlon also eased up anc
| pulling steadily at 80 strokes t.
the minute opened the gap as be
pleased. All interest in the race Wal
| gone when Hsnlon rescued the
three-qusrter flag, fully ten lengths
in advance. ct the first mile ht
was pulling 81 strokes to the minute
and leading by nearly fifteen boo
lengths, Courtney lab0ring uns;eadiiy
at about %, and frequently casting
Departing glance over his shoulder
Soon after passing the mile Hag
Courtney stopped rowing and removed
his handkerchief, dipped it in tht
water and replaced it on his head
repeating the operation a halfdozeu
times during the next mile. hi
steering, which q. staEt Was fsullIass
became more and more erratic, ana
three OF the six flags from the hal
mile TO the two mile point, were either
brushed by his ores or run o7ei
directly by hia bost, Hgrlon reached
the two. mile flag in IS minutes, ST.
seconds, just one-eighth OF q mile IL
| advance Of Courtney, who stopped
| finally three-eights Of q mile from
the torn or two and one eigth miles
| from the start and turned his boat
pulled leisurly over the course anC
disembarked at his quarters, at thu
| Potomac boat house. Hanlon pulled
OF to tbs turning stake and squared
away for the finish in II MINUTES
and "a seconds from the start, Or
the way home Hanlon gradually
overhauled Courtney and thonsandi
on the shore and upon the boats anc
steamer which lined the course, moi
knowing that Courtney had not turned
the stake beat, imagined the race was
dsbatable issue and rent the aii
with cheers for their respective
favorites. Hanlon, however, scol
passed Courtney and pulled ieisureIy
10 the last eighth Of the course. In
response to the blowing of the whistles
and cheers from the Thousands Of
spectators he quickened to 40 stroke
and exhibited spleadid burst OF
| speed to finish, which he reached 10
Sc minutes 49 3 10 seconds from the
time OF starting. Pulling up to the
referees boat, Hanlon was awarded
the race by the referee and cordially
congratulated. Hanl0n then picked
bis way through the scoTe5 Of steamers
and river crafts of every description
and reached his quarters at the
AnalOossan boat house. where be was
received amid the widest GemOnsira-
tiona Of delight, lifted bodily from his
boat and carried upon the shoulders
OF bis enthusiastic frisnds inio the
boa! house.
Riley rowed over the course 6 little
ahead Of Hsulon all the way, in
crossing his lead loward the close.
Han,on made q speech TO serenaders
IN The evening, saying he came TO
row E race and regretted thu. an CD
portunily was ret given him. lie
denounced Riley rs no gentleman,
anu n.5a7ed to row Riley tomorrow
for $40 or 81 geo.