New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-16


land The Sportsman challenge and 300. came Oh
today. The Sportsman this morning said: " The bets
the HWan rrcEctt match which viii take place 90
day represent IN m aggr gate lar greater sum thh
has been dependent upon the result OF b1at-fice
Before The start Hjnlan hal taken first place IN the
b.uug. tour on him on red fro.ly ana
some wagcrs were made of two to one. Early in the
day Trckett the avode III the betting. to4 osing
taken HIM. and lad t0 the extent Of &l.OO0
TIE weather dull and misty AMI the air chilly.
The sar occurred ~ 12:1f oc ci. at which timo the
tide nearly f and the wafer was slack and smooth
throughout HulAn had the Surrey slle Of the river
Al the moment when the struggle began there was an
easily observable contrast in the demcanOr 81 tho men,
Trcsett had evidently braccd himself Some mo-
mcns ,rr hc dipped souls into the water for his
initial stroke. his legs firmly set and there was
brave look o. determination about him. His face Was
carcworn hc had appeared when preparing for the
contest the lines m ms coWteuance were now much
more pronounced aud he seemed positively hagg"rh
H4uIu. on tae contrary. maintained a cheerful, almost
rockng. doneanor: the air OF brlyado with winch nc
had g,mboled the staIeboat had not deserted MIN
ami dI not look though emblrking oh race con
ug wuicn interests were 40 .ssi'. AZ the
very moment vnen he got uu.er wAy' ne was APP
parrnty engaged In cTc.sing as rival aad 10 was not
until the con-eudns boats woil on the move that
De tnrrct his eyes toward he stem of his ska and de-
voted the wEoc his energies 20 the business IN hand
Then sliding well forward, slashing his aculs through
the water VITA all hs old dash and igor, tearing them
ITO the river again with light mefe qrickuess COW
crue smarty and arustica.ly he INDUCED IN about a
score OF trokes. whicn suniced to give him decided
lead lie then took matters moro G. .ilJ.
OF TIE COURSE.
During IN, first minute he struck only thirty five
times 10 rrcketta fortyone. Trc1c,t was buck.iug
down 20 work in rare style. Siding short,
bat reaching out 10 his utmost extent.
he wrcuchcd hs broid-olldcd sculls through
the wl-er with enormous power, and there
WAS little fault 9 nnd with his Z though 1t was
not nearly so taking eye Hanians AT the bot
tom Of tn. Concrct, Wall Hanlln was striking 3G TO
Tricketrs -. THe onlook now had a far exhibition
~ tue grand pace that Ulnlan can assume when nc
chooses Iuc TorJntO-nui craft flew a0nS, and before
the fac, could wei be realized II mad shot quite three
lengths a cad. Harry Kelley grew biz uneasy and
called upon mis- man or al extra e) T. 20 which Tf!ckett
responded win al his might II, maintained hs
spurt to WalIeas Wharf, where he mad
drawn NJ to within length Of ms rival Then he eased
slightly and HanlIn instantly forged ahead. AT the
mile DO the time taken, the boat
too far behind to allow accurate calculation. Han
Ian was cuttug out the work with abJut a couple Of
lengths to the good, and this advantage he did not seem
TO care 10 increase. At the Crab Tree time 500,
about the same distance separated the boats and m-
mad.ately aftarward III kctt seemed to gain
ccssi0n Il lvcuess He not only held his own but had
the best OF the up to tie Soap Works, at which
point Gime 7:4Gl hc was abont length and a half
in the rear Here the vast crowd cheercd vCcerously
Hanlau seemed delighted with the reception, and nod
dcd aG lbly the appaudine multitude and devoted so
much attention to them tnat he strered right out
Of MI, course ycrring over for the northern shore.
But single vigorous stroke with his left put the boat
straight again. aud be- now demonstrated that ne CON
sidcTet he mud pardlycly easy task before En,
Tor he scullcd IN a literally lazy style However he
b-aced up again the Suspension Bridge, with tronGs
Of oOi u, IS
sernuagc to an exhibition ~ his marve lOus ski. In
short squirt he rapidly to the lore, ana pissed he
ucatn the structure with couple Of lengths III hand.
His time to tns point 031, ami TricAetts 0.3L
VICTORY As,URrD.
loud cheer was raised : the CauId al 10
be positively from the Australian, and he
kept - smart pace un'ii of Blnen's Boat House,
where nr treated On.COktrs to dose OF those
marka le manPuyGcs which creae ed such intense aston
ishInert annngs the multitudos VINO saw him contend
with nawGou on the Tyne. Ceaslng 10 row for mo-
ment he leaned back IN his boat and indu ged cs
urciv survey OF the scenery. and when he
once more got to work was ia haifheartod wav "a
though he woud prefer T. IInger dd not circuHstuce5
compel ns advancins BEFORE he ad gone tnrty Yards
how yer. ne Ird and having thoroughly got
his haud m az tli} c Eam', continually repealed H.
Tuc.tit was idtHef s'rro"'ul Spccttcit IIm lha
start II Hr had KEEP hs eY "n ms mentor hriy' ahI
no accuse HIM Of nfgi'cn- ms TASK Tor a gle
instant, bur there Vas pInu i'cH otpoWer about hi'
manpla bono the -c -ahI u was evident oeiore nam
m.lsnth reached. tht tht CXeriiuuS he mad made
had tuld upon him very seriously. His lace mai AZ
sulucd "a lcll-n hur. aud it gov wa-u.gh hvid he
auprcachen the Doves WIN astdecreasIng energy he
krp ana the Wild expression OF his countcnancc
MA v,lionsy coutrasfcI Ia the dem his Op-
ponsnt. About the o NJ ll~a larg. Il tilla OF small
crft cncumbrrd the river, but thoy kept fary out OF
tue way tnOuch HaH.an seemed 10 cu,eri.r sIpcion
HAT he E,ght come INTO COLLISION with one OF
thcm, as constantly looked around. HaVi
opparrutly satisfied umS'f thar all right, he
das ned IN ha dozen vigorous STROKES aud WaS
duicKly four cug ahrld lie now attempted 4 piece
Oi uafirgunadc 'hc Il e O WIc -ieH vas never Deo:e
witnessed q race. Dtoppmg MS scuIs cumsiiY into
the wafer. ne lei Ii forward upOn lis lac' aud lay
t.crr .Or a So Opd Two. 80 oug dld remain N Il
cu ben; posi- ION ria and # groan bnr- fi0m the
spectators, who i'm ned >omcthng triroe had D"ia-
len nIu but tcy c.ud ind their voices 10 -hoa.
auG !rGlrc was the INA ter, n sDrins up sud
denly -uuod The scuS, ana was at work again, iaus-
ing -reiy. roar OF laughter greeted TINS Iea anl II
was so,uc minutes before tue intense ex.Aemcnt
occ. siOpel had ablied. TrcG"tt had mel1TuIc ~
proacn,d L. Sitlu twu 'ug. h. btt Gc had no lOWcr
lea 30 aud Hanru. app trruty rr-
smnlruut- ca-e lie had spell with alternate
souls. stoPp rpotcdy ooAed any" here than at his
pilot da Ndlcd ~ every conceivable st le aud generally
was a. iuIi o autcs as "A clown. HIS tmo To Chswick
Church 1874. Ir.ckct was three lengths behind.
AN FAsY FINIsH.
Ait IL uurther on E.!iott Wa observed ahead. pull
ing m IN, direction OF Barnes. Hanlan pulled toward
him a "a The pair went % in COMPANY maintaining m
aul.na.d .oav raatlon. All along the Duke Of Devon
sunc mraIuws this farce was kept up Hiuian ana IL!
holt rowin. lc-urry slde by side, talking and TrcSet,.
with baach" face ami la1occd breathing toing IN the
rear - the Bu.. Had AZ Barnes, was ncared Han
Ian b,Ic away rom h. Aldd"seX snOre once more.
some ri tuc INSPIRED oAcs IN the press boat
now burst into pr,.h"cy. They observed That
uail. had thrcet-n-d to beat TnckcIt
ont OF si.LL and tn,y imagined he was
about 10 De2in has effort LollN tncrc seemed some
GROUND Tor he sIppp- O1ur me Canadian Had squared
nis ,lould r. utd Wa sKmmng long rapid pace.
TINS newly developed energy wa cyhuescenL In u
second or dropped h.s scnis, dipped bis rlght
hand Ia the RIVER aud srOOped up thc Watcr, HOidug
griialy IN tnr direction o. tine approaching steamers.
If pretended drink ten snO0thei hi nIir, passed
Ia, palm ucrus, his brUW, aud once more Resumed
work IN a augtd iasnOn. By this tine Eliot was
once more &,d'. aud tue pnlrcHl or social discus
sion was d IL the ylcnitY OF Hanhu's training
quarters uut's d. an immense c'ncOu"sc had a.
srlnb,,d ana they aDItded Justify lie was with
u commanding read and going aiOug at ms leisure He
ceased and drawns IOrtn white handherohicr
waved Il gracefully the direction of his al
mlrers. whist pcsils OF laughter aud rOunqo
OF cheers greeted ham time after umr' lie