National Republican., 1880-05-19

IL, 1879, when he engaged in an exhibition race |
course on silver LAKE, at Perry. N Y. and won in
The alleged time Of aim. 373<t The above is
CourIney's record down TO the chauiauqua 6asco.
EDWARD HANLAN
was born a Toronto ont July H. 1855; is5ft. slln.
In height and weighs about l52lb. At the age of
seventeen he figured as tho successful competitor
In couple Of skin races and IN 1879 first rowcd
race In a she'll the contest being fer the amateur
championship 90 the bay. Hewas victorious, de-
ienting sam Williams and another. Next year he
metThomas bbudon in a rnoo for the champion
snip of Burlington bay. aud won. Louden chal-
ienged him TO row another race over nllo;couTso,
Tor sl00 side, IN 1875, and they met on Toronto
bay, Hnnlan winning. Outing the same season no
won medal ofered by tho goyernor-ScncTal In a
two-mile pull at Toronto. defeating I.ouden and
James Douglas. In the spring of 1876 he van
quished Douglas aud William Mckon, npdon Aug
. ~ Si9wms % M became Possessed Sc OF e 6es g
by the Toronto Rowing club, his ouly opponent
being NcKen. In,nlan gave the rowing world
year, when he won the first prize in tho pro-
ieSiona regatta, defeating Harry Coulter, Fat
Of Londonl in trial heats, and easily dsposins Of
Alex Brayley In the final heat, which was rowed
~ 2i0919, IIanlan next appeared a. the regatta
hold on Silver lake Mass, June l8 1877, when he
was defeated by Fred. Plastod, Frenchy Johnson
and others. On juno - another regatta was held
on the sg.me waier. when Hanlan won first prize,
beating Johnson and Driscoll The Khnuck next
took part in the sculers raco at the Boston Fourth
OF July regatta and was ruled out for loullng
stake. In August Ross Wallace challenged any
man In the domiuion.t iIIanlnn precrfe1, 10
row. This suited Hanlan, and they pulled
the race October l5 five miles one turn. fer 5000
and tho championship OF the British provinces, at
Toronto the result being very hollow victory for
llanlap. match was next entered into with
Plalsted, and they rowed two miles slra'ghtaway
for 81 900 side on Toronto bay May 10, 1873 the
Canadian winning easily. On Washington's birth
day Hnnlan had also made q match with Evan
Morris for the championship OF America aud 81 900
side and II was decided at Hutton, Pa June 20,
much trouble by length and II half lie next pro-
cceded to Rockville, Ont, where he won first
prize, $500, In regatta open to all hnt Courtney.
| four miles with a turn July /. lie was eight
lengths ahead at the end of the first mile and won
| by that distance, having cased upon The last
mile, defeating such men as Paisted, J. A. Ken
nedy, j. H. Riley, j. A. Ten IYeS, William McKen,
Pat Luther and J. Elliott. July 1 he appeared at
Cape Vincent N. Y. where lie pocketed son; being
the first prize in four-mile race In which Plastcd
finished second, Kennedy third, and Mcken fourth
From there HNnlan proceeded TO -. John, N. B.,
having made match with Wallace Ross, five miles
with turn, for 81 900 a side, which was decided
July 81 and ended unsatsfactorily Ross capsizing
after rowing mile and when he was behind. HIS
next appearance WAS at Barrie, Ont in regatta on
kemponieldt bay. four miles with turn. Tor $500,
$3.50 and $3.50 in which he secured first prze finish
| ing several lengths ahead of Wallace Ross, q. H.
| lIosmer being third Pnislcd fourth, Luther ffth,
| McKen sixth. Morris seventh, Elliott eighth and
Harry Coulter last; This brings US up TO The mem
\ orable match with G. 4. Courtney, which took
place at Lncine, Canada, October >, 1875 Iianlan,
who was the favorite for two days before tho race
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length and quarter In 3Gm. 21s. IL November,
| 1878. representative Of Hanlan in England made
match for MIN with John Hawdom, OF Del.
| avail then regarded as "the coming mnn" In Great
Britnin, and who on November IL had easily dis
posed OF William Lumsden who once forfeited to
was for f2OO side AMI was decided May 5 last on
the Tyne river, from the Mansion house to Scots
wood suspension bridge. The race resulted IN tho
| hollowest Kind of avctory for the American cham
| pion, who aStounded the Englisllinen by the way
In which he played with a scullor whom many
considered first class. lie stopped. repeatedly,
sponged the water out of his boat and finished
four lengths ahead, rowing a slow stroke even for
him Time, sam Ss. While shis match i,S was pen. pend;
| was matched by Richard Renwick, of Gatcshead
acting under instructions, against William Elliott
champion of England, 10 row for the champion
ship challenge cup and GOO side. The match
was made March II ls9 1t being slpuIIaa!efd Iafa thSt
R. r. W. Boyd, tho IMAM man 10 bO named on
the same day of the race between Hanan and
Iewdon Fresh article: srn,o were 1hSn a r drawn up
| posted. The race was rowed on the Tyne cham |
pionship course from the Mansion house to Scots
wood suspension bridge nearly three and a-half |
miles, straightaway, on Monday Juno 10, and |
again did Hlnlan easily vanquish his antagonist |
Been mn nstEcd by very fast work. and the lime u
min. Sec, was just minute tGster than that |
made byElliott when he defeated John Higgins on |
February ~, and It Is, we believe the best ever |
| made oyor the course. The crowd was Larger thas |
had ever before been gathered together to witness
a race on tho Tyne, aud Hanlsn was an immense |
fayorle ever since he so easily beat Hawdon. |
The Sporting lie closed its report OF the con. |
test with this, sentence: IT IL needless 20 |
comment on the race further thnn 10 say that |
1t is evident that Hanla has proved the best rover
ever seen ON Tyncslde" HaIlan left for home in |
a few days, arriving at New York July H. and be-
ing honored with reception nj Madison square
garden, which, however was completely dwnrfed |
BY the welcome he received at the hands ofthe
people of Toronto. His next appearance in race
was at Barrie, Ont, August IL, when the annual re-
gatta commenced. ON that day he rowed in the
open scucrs' race, not being in the best condition
through lack of sufficient practice aud somewhat
free living The distance was less than four miles.
with turn. and Hanlan caught q Tartar IN Jim
adiudged by the referee to have arrived at the goal
at precisely the same instant rs the champion. The
to do So and Riley gained the prize There was
considerable talk of a match between them, but
nothing came oft. Hanlan's next Appearance was
in the ''row over" at Chautauqua.
TIE LAcHINE RACE.
The only actual race in which Hanan aud
Courtney ever measured strength was over the
Lachlne course at Montreal, Canada October 8,
1878. This race, however, not satisfactory and
was not considered fair test of the comparative
merits of the oarsmen, MS Courtney stopped rowing
when IN the lead just before crossing The line thus
giving The race to Hhnlan, Crave charges were
sold out the race, but this the Union Springs oars
man denied.
bNted race. taken from reliable source
"Hanlan caught the water an instant before
Courtney, and at once showed to the front He
him RnNously nearly nll the way for an eighth OF
mile IN order 10 judge Of the effect of the pace on
him Before the halfmile was rOwed Hanlnn WINS
about half length ahead; but 1t was evident that
Courtney wns feeling him, and with little more
effort could hold the Canadian. AT half mile
Hanlan quickened his stroke from twenty-eight to
thirty minute. He increased his lead TO three
quarters of Il length: but Charley responded with
u stout dozen, and lifted his paper boat hand.
somoly. Tho men were now off stony point
lust about the hali-mile stake, and were
with high wind blowing directly upon their
boats, striking the scull.biades and occasionally
lifting shower OF spray, AT this point lIOnlan
felt that the current was too strong 70 stom rap
idly MS he would wish, and he therefore pulled
over to calmer water below Dixie island, which
lies milo and three-quaTters up tho COURSE |
Courtney did not follow Haulan at once and
seemed to be pulling bad course, falling away 10
two lengths on CouTtneys quarters, however. at
three quarters of mile up, the American shot ,
toward the island in pursuit Of Hanlan. Both ,
men were rowing against great resistance from
wind aud water, and consequently making slow |
time Tlrey wore not at their best here either but
were laboTing as much they cared to for the first
half OF The course. llanlan was surging along
with stroke Of 30, while Courtney was pulling ,
steady and graceful sweep Of 32. llanlan passed
Couruey's quarters with lead OF two lengths and
as the men crossed over toward Dixie island they
shot wide OF n rip made by shoal water. Courtney
got little of this rough surface but had gained q
length having quickened his stroke 10 81. AS they
shot past Dixie mile and three quarters, both were
rowing in excellent form and II was evident that
Hanan had met a most worthy competitor. as
had pulled so far out of the direct line in their
q away from ho nttrrput thay Nynra