Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-01
HAnlan the Winner.
he BEATS kESNEpY-A FAIR RACE AND GOOD
TINE


The match race, single SOULS, between Edward
Hanlan, OF Toronto, and John 4. Kennedy. OF this
city, for g 500 side, occurred yesterday after
noon at Point OF Pines, Mass, distance, three
miles. with turn start was effected at 6:34.
Kennedy soon took slight lead. which he kept
during the first mile, Hanlan. however keeping
Kennedy we'll up TO his work. 1t was pretty
race for that distance. There were indications
tnat both men were going out OF the course. Han
Ian was apparently the first to discover this and
thereby gained several lengths. By this time
Hanlan had helde1 Kenne ", and he turned the
stake boat four or five lengths IN advance. After
tle nr>t mile Hanian evidently had the race In
his own hands, and after turning the stake boat
occasionally reduced his stroke to the minimum.
an rowed at case, while Kennedy kept nearly the
same stroke g: per minue> throu shout the rec.
Olilctai time-Han!an, 10 :04 Kennedy. 10 So show
Ing by computation than Hrnian won by about
twenty lengths. About $500 people witnessed the
WHAT THE MEN SAY.
Hanlan, on bis arrival ut tn. hotel was loudly
cheerel AMI called upon TO speak. He responded,
saying that he had upheld the record OF honest
oarSnen, AMI that the oars.nan he had rowed
against to-day was perfect gentleman, and 1t
wa, the hardest race he had ever r0wed
Kennedy last night said: "WEen left the boat
hOuS, after rowing four Or five strokes / found
something the trouble with 10y sliding seat. which
prevented me rom rowing more than three-fourths
or a full stroke. ! roWed an eight or mile out Of
my course. but Notwithstanding this consider
Hanian the better man. and had all my con titiOns
been favorable he would still have beaten me. al
though he would have been obliged to make
record below nineteen minutes to accomplish it, -
THE RIGGS FIRE Insurance CONPANY.-The cor-
tifcate or Incorporation or the Riggs Fire In
Surance company OF the District OF Columbia was
Hled to-day In the recorders Office. The trustees
named therein are Messrs. NJ. w. Bevcridge n w
Bnrchei fhoS. Hyde, Jno Jay Knox. VIM. II.
HorrlSo1, L. VI. Hanson, f. S. Hutchinson. VIM s.
thompson and John Sherman, with the following
o1lcefS: VI. W. Bcye. 1dgr, president: VIM. s.
Thompson. vice president: Thomas Hyde, treas
urer; Francis H. Mohun. secretary. This is thor
ou@hiy nome company, and Is named after the
late George W. Riggs. who was so Intimately
Identified with ell the business interests OF this
DISi:lct The Integrity ard ability OF these gen.
ttenen Is atteSted by the fact that he whole cap
It'll or SlOO.0l. IN shares or s., was subscribed
within twenty -four hours; and the list including
many or the strongest names in the District IS a
this company. Their Office will be temporarily
with Francis Ii. NOhun L. Co., 1901 street. north
west corner 10th street.
HELD TO ANSWER A CHARGE OF ROB3GRY.-A
co,orec youth, named Henry Pryor, was before the
Police Court to-day charged with the larceny or a
pocketbook containing S45 from Mrs. Mary SimmS,
testified to recovering the p0cketbOok and con-
tents from the prf ;Oner. lie WAS committed for
the action Of The grand jury in default OF $500
bonds.
WHAT CAUSED THE EXCITEMENT.-The excite
neht on PENNSYLVANIA avenue, between h and
lOth streets, yesterday afternoon was OcclSOnCd
by grani stampede of school boys towards the
WeIl-hnOWn and popular Boys ClGthing House OF
Is. ROBINSON q Co. $50 PennSylvan avenue. The
nttie lads with beamlng and smiling faces fled
INFO the store and were each put Into i bran new