Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-01
EDWARD HANlAh.
sketch OF His Career.


Edward Hanlan was born in Toronto,
July II, 1855, though shortly after the
family moved 10 Prince Edward Island,
where they have since resided. Hanlan
from his esrliest childhood was extremely
fond of athletic sports, although ever tern.
perate AMI correct in his habits. He spent
his time after the family's removal to the
island in fishing and caring Tor the hotel
which his father kept, The first attempt
which he made at rowing with outriggers
after becoming ambitious to attain fame as
an oarsmsn was in a strange craft. consist
ing of a two.inch plank, sharpened at the
ends and fitted with a raised seat and out
riggeas, the whole affair being Of his own
design.
HapIan's First Appearance
in a race was in his sixteenth year, when
he made one in a crew of fishermen. The
next wear he was successful as the asplrant
for winning places in two skiff races. His
f-st shell race was rowed in 1873, when he
took the amateur championship OF the
bay. His first professional engagement
was in the following year, when he sue
cessfully competed for the championship
of Burlington bay with Ihomas Louoo.i, ~
The result of this race was challenge 70
Hanlan, issued by Loudon, to row second
race for 800 a side in 1875. The analr
came OIL on Toronto bay, Hanlsn again
Sefestino him. A medal offered by the
Governor General was won the same season
bv Hanlan through the defeat OF Loudon
and lanes Douglas. In the early part ot
the year 1876 he was
The Successful Competitor
in a race with Douglas and VIM. McKen,
ard in the following August, on the l2th,
he took the belt representing the charlpl-
onship of Ontario, from McKen, who was
his only opponent. All these races were
of but minor Importance, and brought oniy
local reputation, At about this time ran,
Ian decided To enter the lntecnatlonal
Centennial regatta at Philadelphia. He
went 10 Philadelphia and quietly training
for the race won the event easily, making
the three miles in q minutes 94 seconds,
heating the fast time on record and defeat
inc Patrick Luther, +. A. Piaisted, Harry
Coulter and Alexander Brayley, taking
the championship Of the world In single
scul. There was great
Revelation In Public Opinion
as TO the merits Of Edward Hanlsn after
this race. His next appearance WAS June
Is, 1877, when he was defeated by Fred.
Plaisted, Frenchy Johnson and others on
Silver Lake, an accident happening to one
of his outriggers
on June ., however, he won first money
on the same water, defeating Johnson and
Dritcoll Hanlan visited Boston July 1,
1877, and was ruled out of the single
sculI race in the Citizens Association row
ing regatta, which was held on Charles
river, for fouling Plsisted, whom he ran
into at the turning stake. October 10. 1877,
after poor training and in an indifferent
boat, he rowed Wallace Ross for $1,000 8
side at Springfield, and won an easy vic
tory. May IS. 1878, he me I +. A. Flaisted
ut Toronto Bay, and
Won n Two-Miie stPaiEht-aWay Race.
for 80 600. June 90 of the same year he
rowed Evan Morris, the famous sculler,
whom he had challenged, for the cham
piopship Of America on the Hutton course,
Allegheny river, near PITTSBURGH. and won.
On July /, 1878, he xorsted Plais,ed, Riley,
Ten Eyck, Pat Lrtber. John A. Kennedy,
NcKe en- and Ell e in q four mile race at
Brockyille. The Fourth Of July following
he beat nearly the same men in \ regatta
AZ Cafe Vincent. July 81, 1870, after many
os+ponements on account o. rough water,
Hanlsn royed Wallace Ross on the KeDne-
beccasis, about seven mile above the city of
st John, n. B. The distance was i've miles
and a turn, for =, coo, and when she men
had zone q little over q mile, both goins st
q tremendous rats, Hanlan leading by about
two lengths, Ross
Rolled Out OF His Boat
and Hanian rowed. easily over the course
and was declared the victor. His next
race was at the Barrie regatta. August II,
1878, when he won the first prize, with
Ross second aud Hosmer third.
On October 5, 1873, he rowed Charles