New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-02

Mr.. Beecher accepted the chaplaincy. DESPITE tne
storm there was large at. 1 he in uniform
TALK WITH HANLAN AND ROSS.
THE CHAMPION oARsMANs ACCOUNT OF HIS TRIP
tn ESGLANp-wHY HE DEFEATED LAYcocK
AND rRICKETr-wHAT ROSS BAD TO say
In an interview at the Glsey House yesticdId az
story Of bis trip England to TRBUNE rep nd
made quite a. no w use a@ost like Canadian
winter nI weather-ice.- snow and slushEf2fr =,
month They Tcsstt W va ali events
but So told m s0a afterM nRf ha he in the
fettie. / think Laycock is a better oarsman than
Trokett. The latter weakens when ne nnGs ne ,hs
being held at the start, and when gave MN tne
%. by at the end of the first mile he went az TO
pieces Laycock is slayer. We hadn't rowed ha,d
stuck @it to M IL and finished we'll. dare say could
have beaten him twenty lengths, but ddms %a an
TO make show of decent, pucky man. ma tto an
hard and when was training he and his friends
were always bluffing and chatting me- u, for onv
Do you think LaycSGGs W w tbe We Water
Well, no; Wallace Ross mere oou'u ''''' LII"
II don't want to talk about Courtney; ne mas
suffered enough and Pm sorry for him ne Is good
man. but he has no nerve what, tne Rooo u
principal hacker. hadn't your, Co..
yes but that is patched up now n, oIne
out that Ward won all my races: l got mao a. az
this and wrote letter to TIE SporiSmGn ouc
took 1t back when got cool Wse e shSl H always be
good friends but he is not my backer III tne senso
the word is used here and in Eneland. nnu i Iis
own stake money and pay my own expenses xa rv
looks after me and my boats. and renders lie very
great service in that way" ,1,, ,,
us it true that you agreed to signal Ward during
,,o,,, rooo with Trokett and that threw out u
signal that YOU were beaten when you had the race
we'll in hand, and that Ward and other CanadianS
on the referees boat at once began TO hedgeF
"No. We have code OF signals, and slgnalle9
that had Trickett where the hair IS short. ware
and other friends understood 1t, but II others were
led astray, that was no fault or business OF nine
DO Won suppose / would deceive Wardf why |
couldn't if were so inclined. He knows when
have man beaten to tat as week as w aS
done for before we had gone half q mile" ooo
"Do you intend to row during the coming sea-
no. have my hotel to look after on the island land
in Toronto Pay and think, besides, that We done
my SHARE of rowing and am entitled 10 rest
:" What about the dou6c-Scull race 4 =,
'Weli, Ross and challenged any two men IN the
world and daresay we could get away WIN any
other pair of oarsmen; but me dfn, rs tue rNoISh
oorsmen They said over there that While we on
this side could beat any of their .,, men at
double scul race Ross and thought II wouInn,t
do to be blufed in that way so we issued that cna
| lenge, and there was no more talk' -. Ill,
Ross here came in, aud Hanan went ont WITH
"Mow Is it Ross" asked the reporter, that Han
"BecauSeU said Ross. laughingly, "he is tho host
man. He has wonderful science. and is as str0n- Il
bull, too. People look at Hanlan when he has ms
clothes on and think he is a small little fellow Dnt
fell YOU the more clothes he takes off the bigger he
GETS He has tremendous olns and hps ana his
legs with which he does more than nan ms Iowing
| are as hard as iron. lie Is very pig H'uo man.
| don't you forget ii. m
| "Wil you row this season1"
"Yes. I'll enter for the Saratoga regatta thcy arc
talking about; but shall go to England IN July or
August, think can get match on with boyd or
| Elliott" ~ nj.
| Tomorrow night The champion will be greeted
with a torch-light procession aud vii! receive q
piece of plate and well-fed purse from hls enthu-
siastic tOwnsmen.
| GENERAL HANCOCK AND THE RIFLE MEN.
| General Hancock presided at the meeting OF the
National Rife Association yesterday at Earle HOiel.
| IL was announced by the Secretary that trophy
valued at $3.50 had been offered for the short range
championship of North America for the present year,
to become the absolute property of the
| will be open to teams OF four men each from any
| civil. military or naval organlzatlon 1no MOTIF
| America. The distances will be 200 and 800 yards
fifteen rounds at each. General Hancock SAID thal
some time IN 1879 the feasibility and possibility OF
having a skirmish match under the 3D. direction nrn
| of the association discussed Plans were
| referred 10 Colonel Upton. Colonel LltchheId ana
other military men, who approved OF them: ne rec
Commended that the first prize for such match be
| 81 On or a trophy : the second $40 trophy, and
| the third $50 He said that William r. Iravers
had consented TO give the first prize. aud that little
dIificuty would be encountered In raising the money
| for the other two prizes. Papers of recommends
alton touching the matter were referred TO the
| range committee to report at tue next meeting
| General Wingate reported that lie had written q
| letter to Earl Stanhope asking whether or not the
| National Rifle Association Of Great Britain woulC
| send team here to compete for the Palma IN sep
In, bp
DAYS ago stating that his communication had beer
laid before the council of the association for &C
ton.
| MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.