Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-06
HANLAN'S GOOD TIME.
Was the Course of the Recent Race
Less than Three Miles?
The Canadians Big Wager that He Can
Row Three Miles in Eighteen
Minutes.

BCsroN, June When Hanlan, IN his
q atch with Kennedy, rowed over the
Point OF Pines three mile course in the un-
precedented time OF ION. Is. the perform
ance was looked upon with amazement.
Like many other remarkable performances
it v i'll probably be thrown out Of the rec
ord book, as it has been established be-
ycnd a doubt that the course was short.
@Neither Hanlan nor Kennedy believe
that they rowed three miles, and henne.
dy has expressed that the course was fully
one minute short. AS Hanlan rowed at
the rate of four and threequarter yards
second, this would indicate that the course
was $50 yards short, distance that would
be lessened to sixty.tye yards il as is
claimed, he rowed at
FurlOng Ont of His Course.
1t is more probable, however, that the
course is considerably shorter than min
ute, as Hanian has never beaten 20 IN. lOs.
for three miles, and the only time he
reached those figures was under the most
favorable circumstances, in trial on
course picked by himself on Toronto Bay.
Hanlan said last night that he will wager
any amount OF money from 5000 to SlO,-
Up0 that he can row three miles in eighteen
minntes or better. Surveyor Moses meas.
ured the Point of Pines course, and Mr..
Thver, the manager OF the race, has the
most implicit confidence in his measur-
ments. Both Hanlan and Kennedy re-
uuested a remessurment OF the course, but
as the slake-bOats have all been removed
a resurvey of the course can not now be
made.
ever the course in ION. 52s., and when it is
considered that never previous to the race
had he rowed over the course the time is
remarkable. Kennedy only arrived at the
Hotel GOodwood on the Saturday night pre-
ceding the race, and when on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday he found the weather suit
able, he rowed over that part OF the course
from the steamboat dock to the starting
point but he never went over the course,
As the turning points were not then IN po'
sition.
On Thursday, when he appeared at the
starting point, he asked where the turning
boats were stationed, but not one person
aboard the referees boat could tell him eX-
actly where they were. Finally he was
told that they were to the windward OF a
! Oop which was pointed out, and he took
his bearings from it, but
BEFORE the Race Was Begun
the sloop bad moved away, and he was
compelled 10 row blindly for his turning
flag. Kennedy's hacker says the Point OF
Pines race was not satisfactory 10 him. he
still thinks Kennedy a better man than
IIaDlaD, and is prepared to make another
match. .
He said: al thought John capable OF
beating Ed. Hanlan, and it was to down
the Toronto man that ! went into it. II l
had time TO give TO details OF arrangement
I would match John egainst Hanlan for
the same race to RorrOw. There is one
thing ! want to say, and that Is, MIR.
Busbv, the stakeholder. did not act square
" by us. When il became manifest that
the men
COuId not Agree or n Referee.
we wrote note to Mr.. Busby suggesting
thst the man to be appointed be one with
out prejudice and he ignored our note. |
have not a single word 10 say against the
referee other tEan he is known to be per.
sonal friend of Hanlan, and, as we had
previously objected 10 him on that account,
the stake holders action is open to criti.
cism, especially so when it is known that
the gentleman appointed referee was to.
tai stranger to the stake. e.holder.
Then they say that Mr.. F. Davis tried
| 70 coach Kennedy into his proper course.
They claim that he shook his handkerchief
and so endeavored to get John straight for
| his turning buoy, but even If that was
| true, anu IL IL not, IL AiOt SOAL pal Q
| with the tactics OF the Hanlan party.
Whose fault was it the referees boat was
turned in the wrong direction? II there
| was any
Coaching from the Referees Boat
it is Kennedy's right to complain, for
| Hanlan was as wide of the course as was
John. Then, John says the most sus.
| picious circumstances he noticed was the
way the referees boat was handled. When
| Hanlan was going wide OF his course the
referees boat was turned towards Lynn's
! Harbor, and Immediately after Hanlan
! straightened out and pulled in the oppo'
| site direction. What adds to the suspi-
] cion that that move was for coaching was
! that the custodian OF Hsnlan's boat was
an officer of the referees boat on that
! day
Both Kennedy and Hanlan have sg,eed
| TO give an exhibition for the benefit OF
the Little Sisters of the Poor Infant Asy-
| lum. TO be held on Silver Lake some time
| in July.