The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-06
KNoKE,s KICK.
O'Hanlon Rows over the Coarse, and the
referee AWards Him the Race
Knoks's stakes Attached.

] 0'HRnlQn Rows over tne 20 nkAei ana tlie
RsGerse Awards Him the Race
RnOke's Stakes Attached.
The one object Of interest In sporting and
betting circles yesterday was the Knoke-
o'Hanlon race, No meeting Of the interest
ed parties was held, as expected, In the fore
noon, and all concerned adhered firmly to
the course mapped out by them on Saturday
evening. Louis Fslsing, the referee, refused
to alter his decision and announced that II
at the time he called the race In the evening
but one party appeared, aud rowed over the
course, he would award the stakes 10 him,
About two o'clock in the afternoon knoke
and his hacker and trainer, Gus Hanke, and
| his Judge, John Ray, came up town, and alter
consulting some Of their friends, called ON
Judge Melvin, with view to getting out an
Injunction restraining August Miller the
stakeholder from paying over to O'Hanlon
the money deposited by knoke In case the
referee should award tile pnna TO him.
Judge Melvin told them that unless the pro-
ceedings were entered In writing and the Pc
titiOners represented by an attorney, he
could not receive their plea.
They then called upon Squire Philips, and
entered suit for the recovery OF the 500 de-
posted by KnOke In Millers hands, and an
. attachment was issued for the money.
Shortly after five o'clock Louis Felsing
referee, 0'Hanlon, Ed, ClatOrand ., Hanlon's
Judges appeared at the upper end OF the course.
! A few minutes later Knoke and several OF
his friends rowed out IN skill. a rev min
\ utes before six o'clock Felsing called the race,
/. and o. HanlOn rowed down, turned the buoy
! and came back accompanied by Ed. Clator
4 In his shell, as guide Clator maintained the
outside going down and the inside, or left,
. coming up as stipulated by the agreement
Il The novelty OF the race In which but one con,
testant rowed provoked some cheering and
laughter among the large number OF specta
tors attracted to the river banks,
II When o. HanlOn came In ut the finish thu
/. referee declared the race his, and the Grove
~ dispersed,
q and numerous inquiries were heard as to thu
70 effect OF the result on the bets II WINS an
It nounced that the pools would be cashed thu
Al afternoon, and investors were Obliged to res
L. content,
" Referee Felsing called at this office las
N night and asked us to make public his side
& the case. He says that on the day Of the rae
he pointed out to Ilanke several impertec
c. tons In the articles of agreement whel
X Hanke said: 49,
ct 0Oh, well, let them go, and we will be gov
NJ crned by what Frank Queen says" ann,
i'll Inc VII llNlAk. lANNo -"
II Modern 0arsman,n and article xvi ot tn
nj rules given in this work says;
r. 1.-THE Jurisdiction Of the umpire extend!
Il. over u rtcO and all matters connected with
or from the time tho race Is specified to star
n, until It's final Termination, and his decision
n In all cases shall he final and without appeal
70; In regard to what constitutes u foul IN
Ms same book says, In article TX:
nd ut shall be considered q foul when, alto
n the race has commenced, any competitor b
n. his oar, boat or person, comes into contaC
rs with the oar, boat or person OF another con
nj petitOr, unless In the opinion OF the nmplF
he such contact is so slight US not to inhuenc
TO- the race"
A reporter tried to see Hanke last nigl
m and ascertain his story In regard to the prol
II. position to be governed by what Frank Quee
should say, but failed to find him. 1t wa
no however, learned that lIankO and all
m Knoke's friends, adhere strictly to tho tern
len OF the articles Qf agreement.
he Felsing dislikes very much the turn allall
m, have taken, and declares that II he gpts az
x. OF this scrape once he will not soon Ret I'M
". another, lie ClRlnls only to hayo done WIN
: IN his best judgment the case Justified an
ri. demanded, rI ..'