The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-09
THE GREAT OARSMEN.
TaIh ABOUT yanIan. Courtney. aud
RiIcN-Ehc Now Nlg.

Riley, the extra man in the approaching
great race. arrived Wednesday, and Is quartcred at
the Potomac boat house. If public sentiment was ut
all taken in the coming affair Riley would undoubt-
edly lie starter fol the grand prize, Us his presence
would serve to make the other two TOW on their met
tle Hanlan seems TO think that Riley and Couttney
would Jockey him, and prevent his winning one has
only to 90 back aud trace James Rileys professional
course put the quietus such silly excuse. Riley
has always been above suspicion and Ianlan should
not make remarks OF the Kind he Is credited With.
Riley Is eager, Willing, and ready to row the winner
the following day.
Courtney win arrive tomorrow, and will keep
his boats Mt the Potomac house. Riley says that he
will surely he hand his principal haCkerto told him
much on the train at Union Springs when he was
his way here. Every professional oaislnei OF this
country will TO this city 10 witness the race and
during trace week many thousands f strangers VIII
be In this city.
Betting at Rochester. Elnita. and Union springs,
n v. IS slon TO- SO that Courtney VIII not start ~
the race.
since the statement was fist made that Courtney had
invented new rowing zig, great numbers of people
have visited his home for the purpose Of finding out
the continuance MI Blaike, the referee, sent for
diagram VI the invention but was refused. cor
respondent of the HoSton Hernh visited Courtney
lately, and found him spinning around track on !,
siNmilc run, and when he had hn-hch he engaged IN
conversation rs follows;
''Sumc papers think that your new rig Is nothing
more than a sliding stctcher aud outriggcrsF'
at they think 1t is only Sliding outiiggeis said
Courtney, ''thcy are mistaken. These are nothing
new. Davis has used them for some time, and any
can ud that out by looking over the Patent once
reports.
an should 60 Into the knowing that should
not he able to do well with the boat rugged the
old way, should expect to get whallorcd hut know
| what can do with the rig -
Courtney expressed fear that some eilots might
I've made to bar the rig, and remarked 81 have or
| deied new boat. which viii lie here this week. II
| win he rugged IN the old style. -
It the rig Is excluded, shall You pull with the old
| style OF boat -
| Certainly " exclaimed Courtney, IN u mnnnc,
that Indicated that he did not Intend 10 withdraw
from the race even II not permitted Ia use the rig
Are You training with the expectation OF usiut
| the rig - the reporter Queiicd.
| why, yes, - said Courtney. ~ have been usins
| II tight along
Shah You Weld and give II ur II Blnihic In
| slss 80
81 don IT want to, hut II am compelled to tina
| VIII he all that can do suppose. II row IN tn
Zig no living shall II until stat IN the
| Everybody thinks they know al about It. -
| sc Have you become thoroughly accustomed TO tn
EYES,
| DO You find II easier to handle thnn the oil
| style?''
| There Is not much difference. The rig change
the style of rowing cOmpctely-tlnt Is all. -
course. person obtains u great advantage from th
| use of the rig. -
''Nou may say this much, - Courtney said. "Th
Zig Is to make the boat go ahead. N II don amour
to ANYTHING 1t viii be my misfortune. The man doe
not live who sit on shore and watch while row
and | can fix II So that u person who examines u,
boat win be no wiser when he gets Though tina
when he began. -
Reporters flock TO Union Springs In myiiads
but they GO away more mystihed than when the
come.