The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-14
Aquatic.

The course for the Lengshoremen's boat race
tomorrow will be from Grand Trunk wharf to
Spl ing Point Ledge and return. The race
will be in working boats for prize of $50.
James Griffin and an unknown have entered,
and the race is open to all oarsmen in Port
land.
The professional oarsmen, Wallace Ross and
Kennedy, are at Lake Maranocook, practicing
daily. Ross is under Kennedy's training He
is to row at Saratoga in about week.
The Herald says: 1.-THE recent boat races at
Detroit have demonstrated that Holmes and
Appey are as good with sweeps as they are
with SOULS, and probably are the best amateur
pair-oars in the country; that Kirby, who has
won three races out of four with Buckley this
season, is better sculler than the Portland IA
yorite, and that O'Connell will soon be, if he
is not already, faster and more enduring
sculler than Buckley"
Hanlans characteriz alton of Ross as a COW
ard does not appear to be relished much by
boating men of Boston, and some of them go
SO far as to say that, perhaps the boot fits the
other leg. 1t is urged that if there has been
no race between these. worthless the last two
years the fault is not that of the New Bruins
wick sculler, but rather that of Hanlan him
SELF Ross has done all he could to bring
about race, and Hanlan, it is commended, has
been glad enough, on any pretext, to escape
having one.
A special dispatch to the Boston Sunday
Globe says: "Wallace Ross, the champion
oarsman, arrived here the day before yester-
day, accompanied by his trainer, Mr. Kenne-
dy. Not having had much work of late, Mr..
Ross has a trihe too much flesh, weighing 105
pounds He is using an English boat, but is
expecting new one from Ruddick of Boston.
He is pulling twelve miles day, and will be
in fine condition for the Saratoga race, for
which he is entered on the 25tb No place
could be better adapted for training than this
lake, as smooth water can always be found. In
company with Mr.. Ross is Mr.. Pickering of
Portland, better known as Little Pick an
amateur, but good ones also Mr. Sweeney OF
Portland, a very promising young sculer, who
is preparing to enter the principal races the
coming season. The party have here one dou-
BILE and two single SOULS, and are all taking
vigorous exercise. Mr.. Ross, speaking for the
party, expresses great satisfaction with the
lake ard the hotel. Messrs. Ross and Kennedy
will leave here for Portland Monday morning.
and proceed directly to Saratoga"
The Herald, speaking of the senior single
scull final race at Detroit, says:
The next race was the final heat of senior
SOULS, between Kirby of Providence, Buckley
of Portland, and Stone of Wyandotte. Stene
quit in the first twenty rods, padded back and
claimed that Buckley had fouled him. Kirby
| led all the way, turned first, and was never
headed, though he kindly slowed up at the
| turn to allow his competitor a chance, and
there was not any bad blood shown between
| them during the race. Plaisted and Holmes
were up the course and joined in the race for
| fun, leading the real competitors encourag-
ingly. Meanwhile Kirby and Buckley passed
| along close together, with about open length
| between them, Kirby crossing the line in "a. 80
| Buckley ia 14.15 IA. 1t was the lamest look
| ing finish seen this week.