The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-16

C0uTb6t WHICH NC IOWoA ~ ~
56t seconds, the fastest on record. The
controversy over this event continued
from October, 1878, to April Of the present
year, when Hanlan again arranged to row
against Courtney on the Potomac river, OF
Washington, five miles, for the purse ol
O,COO, which the Hop Bitters manre fused
to award until the two men started in q
race. During the forenoon Of May IS
Courtney profeSsed TO be sick, but by adj
vice OF friends he decided to start In the
race. He was beaten by Hanlan after ten
strokes had been rowed and the Canadian
went over the course leisureIy, cotnplet-
ing five miles in 38m. u 2.5s. A week
later Hanlsn rowed James II. Riley,
OF Saratoga, for citizens purse OF
s., 900, over the same course on the Poto-
mac, q miles down the river and return,
and Riley was left from the start, Hanlan
winning easily in Sem. 4.l0J. On the
18th ofJune last Hanlan was one OF the
competitors for the purse OF 5000 offered
by the Hop Bitters Company n all scull.
ers. The race was rowed at Providence,
X. l., on the Seekonk river, distance four
miles. Among the contestants were Ross,
Boyd, OF England; Riley, Plsisted. Lee,
Gaudaur, OF Canada; Ten Eyck and Demp-
sey. Hanlan, Boyd and Ross made the
racing at the start, and Ross had the race
in hand after 70 sing less than mile and
half. Hanlan made efforts to rally all
the way to the turning stake, where he
abandouded hope and padded exhausted
to his boat house, Ross winning easily in
29m. Sis.
TEICEKTr's TRIuNPHs.
Edward Trickett, OF Sidney, Australia.
is man about thirty years Of age, stands
six feet three inches in his stocking feet,
and is fine type Of physical development.
The idea that the Antipodes could furnish
oarsmsn capable Of successful competi-
ton with England or America had been
secuted up to few years ago, and Trick
EFT Is the first man who really asPired TO
prominence among the worlds oarsmen.
The oarsmen with whom he had COM
peted previous to meeting Lay
cock were very inferior indeed.
Michael Ruoh. whom he had cas-
lily defeated four or five years ago, was
the most prominent. Trickett had shown
his friends Of what material he was made,
however, and in trials on the Parametta
river, ia said to have accomplished the fol.
lowing feats: Straightway races, miles
with the tide, II m. 57f s.: 4 miles, . m.
30s.; 5 miles, 80 m. OF g.; with turn,
8 miles. 10 M; 4 miles, 80 m. 243 $50
miles, 81 m. 4 s. Three years ago, Trick.
EFT, accompanied by James Punch, arriv.
ed in England. and Jos. Sadler, champion
OF the world, was challenged. They
rowed race on the Thames, which Trick
cit won. He was challenged by Lumsden,
but after the defeat ot Sadler, Lumsden
backed out. John Higgins then challenged
rickett, but Mr.. Punch advised him not
to accept lest he be subjected to
another disappointment, and they took to
Australia without another contest the
worlds championship. On Tr:ckett's re.
turn he was challenged by Elias Laycock
to row q race for stake, without consid.
sring championship title, and Trick.
EFT, who was confident and not in good
condition, accepted and WAS beaten. Sub.
in two races, he had no diff.
Guilty in defeating Laycock. In March,
1878, James Punch endeavored to negoti.
ate match for Trickett with Charles E,
Courtney, and 1t was announced at the
time that Courtney had accepted the
from Australia for 5000
a side, Courtney to allow Trickett 81 800
for expenses. The race was TO be
three miles, but after great deal OF delay
it was abandoned. Two years ago Trickett,
who Is an inn keeper, lost portion OF one
finger and badly damaged another while
rolling q barrel OF beer. He recovered
sufficiently last year to resume active work
on the water, and says the injury he re-
ceiyed does not interfere in any way with
bis rowing. After his race with Sadler
an American once greatly interested in
boating matters offered to take Courtney
to Australia and row match against
Courtney decided to 60, but
few days later changed his mind and up
set his would.be patrons plans. This race
with Hanlan, therefore, was the Austria
lisn's second for the championship Of the
world.