The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-13
AQUATIC.
Ross and the Championship.

Having enjoyed long rest, Wallace Ross
will soon begin work on the rowing machines,
and will come to Portland for preparation
about March 10Th. Touching the curious feat
lures Of the Hanlan-Boyd race, and the fact
that Hanlan gave Boyd the precedencei in max
ing race with him for the championship after
he had closed with Ross, Wallace has written
friend in Boston that he knows nothing
about the Hanlan-Boyd race beyond what he
has read in the papers, and has no comment to
make on it. He says that Mr.. lines, who has
Hanlan in hand, would have nothing to do
with the match if he had any suspicion that
the principals were in collision. With regard
to Hanlan fixing the date for his race with
Boyd ahead of the date for the previously ar
ranged match, Ross says:-"H How can help it?
l did all could to get Hanlan to row me first,
but, it seems, he will not do it. OF one thing
you may rest assured: that is, that will do all
In my power to win my race with Hanlan. The
$500 have deposited at the Toronto Mail
office is my own money, and ii, in the spring
cannot find hacker to put up the balance OF
the stake. will put it up myself. AS far as
the championship is concerned, don't think
Hanlan has as good claim to it as have, for,
when he retired last year, just before the TO
ronto regatta, he forfeited the title, and the
Toronto Mail announced that he was no longer
champion, and that whoever won the single
scull race in the regatta ought to have the
title. As won the race, and have been will
ing to row anybody for the title ever since,
don't see how Hanlan can style himself cham
pion of America especially as I defeated him
at providence, when he was supposed to be
better than ever he was and his friends were
betting three to one over the field. AS far as
the championship is concerned don't care
straw whether Hanlan beats Boyd or not. He
will have to row me next June; and it is Han
Ian and the stakes in our match that / am
looking for-not the championship, as the
mere fact of being champion will never get me
living"
1t is probable that Portland will be repre-
sented at the next regatta of the National AS
ISOLATION of Amateur Oarsmen in fours, doubles
and singles, and the team, it is said will be
formidable one. Buckley, who was second to
Holmes in the single scull race for seniors last
fall, has formed a partnership for double scull
rowing with O'Conneil, and the TWO have been
rowing on the weights all winter. Stewart
and Norton are also rowing on weights, and,
with Buckley and mate, will make the four.
From present indications the race between
Ross and Hanlan next June will be rowed on
this side of the Atlantic. Ross has bad no &C.
ceptances of his offers to row English scullers,
and has given up the idea.of going abroad.
1t is said there are four amateur oarsmen in
New England who are competent to cross the
water and give battle in all styles of rowing to
any four men in England or the world Kirby
of Providence, Buckley of Portland, Holmes
and Apply of Pawtucket.
Mr.. G. B. Harrington of Bath, has on the
stocks fine steam yacht for parties in New
Bedford. She is seventy. three feet long over
all, thirteen feet beam, five feet six inches
cabins will be neatly furnished, and she will
be ready for launching early in May. This
firm is also building keel schooner yacht for
Boston parties, to be forty-four feet long, four
teen feet beam, six feet ten inches draught.
She will have an iron shoe on the keel of 5000
pounds weight. 1t is expected that she will be
reckoned among the flyers"