Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-05
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what III do, | have new cedar ooat
nat viii AZ kaoke better than the one
that he rowed in last Saturday, and II
~ saw 30 III telegraph to Maxwell to
briny it.down early 10 the morning Q
10, .Sxope' use it. What do you sayp'
ON boat suits u.s." said Hanke.
owe won't row again. The money Is
ours"
Hapke then turned to US and asked
us TO insert the following:
"We, the undersigned, wish to place
ourselves right before the public IN re-
gard TO the Knoke- 0'Hsnlon boat race.
The decision Of the referee is that the
race shall be rowed over again. Alter
the articles OF agreement have been VIC.
lated by O'Hanlan's coacher, and the
Knoke claim of foul has been establish
ed we claim that knoke has no right
IN row the race over again after
the articles OF agreement have been
violated and his claim OF foul sustained.
We further claim that the referee has a
right to decide the race according to the
articles OF agreement, which are drawn
up and signed by both oarsmen and
witnesses. The referee is appointed to
! decide the race after the race was rowed,
in the presence of the four judges, the
same day the race was rowed. Ii in the
Judgment OF the referee Article 4 was
not violated, he should have decided
the race in favor OF O'HanIon after
the race was over and II
it was violated he should
have decided the race in our favor.
After duly considering the matter over
we think that another race for the same
money is unnecessary, and under no
circumstances will we row If the referee
cannot decide the race according to the
articles OF agreement.
1--WE will appeal to a higher authori.
ty. We want it understood that all
| Stockholders shall hold The money until
the race is decided according to the arti-
cles OF agreement
john paddock,
JOHN RAY,
Judges.
AUGUST HANKR,
Captain.
Such is the status OF things. Clator,
We understand, admits that he rowed
up on the wrong side, but claims that
he did it ignorantly, as he was not In
structed by Altnyer.
II the referee CONSTITUTES the article III
dispute literally he cannot help decld-
ing the race in favor OF knoke, as the
article is most specific. The kick OF the
O'Hanlon judge, as it appears, ID contln:
gent upon the kick OF Hanke anu cl
course falls. There will be only a one
sided race to-day as knoSe will not row.
oTHRR MATTERS.
VIM. Bobbitt, OF the Schultze Club,
goes to Washington, d. e., to-day to
take part in an amateur regatta. The
winner will get three prizes, viz: a gold
plate valued at $500, a medal and a sum
Of money. There are l36 entries. The
race will take place GU the Sth n Sth.
Bobbitt is a good oarsman, and o 70 the
amateur prize in Pittsburgh two years
ago.
Charley Miller has gone to Toronto to
arrange with WeisgerDer.
Mike Filan OF Pittsburgh and Jim
Bulger OF this city will row a race in
large sized coal boats next Saturday
afternoon for S25 aside.
Inc tTOuOie lnCluenI W oatuiuay .
boat race has resulted in several inqui-
ries being made at this office in regard 10
outside bets. For the benefit OF all con.
cerned We will state that Frank Queen,
OF the New York Clipper, has decided
that where but one man goes over the
course the purse must 90 to that man,
but that all outside bets are OF. The
ground taken by Mr.. Queen is that a
contest cannot be had unless two par
ticipate-the Hanlan Courtney race at
Chautauqua, for example.