Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-01
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
INvINCIBLE HANLAN
He Easily Rows Away From
Kennedy
AND BEATS The BEST RECORD.
POrtIand's Man OutrOwed
From the Start.
BUTLER SNUBBED BY HARVARD
But the Bold Governor not
DisRayed.
But the Bold Governor not
DisRlayed.
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

| Hanlan's Latest Victim - He Watches
| Kennedy Over the Stern of His Boat-A
I Race In Which Both Oarsmen Break
the Record.
| POINT OF PINES, May 31.-Al day long
| it looked as though another postponement of
l the Hanlan- Kennedy race was inevitable and
| landlords and guests alike looked blue at the
| prospect. Throughout the day stiff gale
from the southeast blew over the bay, curling
up the surf in long rollers over the beach and
making sea in which no racing shell could
live for minute. just before 5 o'clock
heavy black clouds came up from the south
west and it was evident that a storm was
coming. This made the necessity for post
ponement seem more probable than ever, but
it proved instead to be an omen of good
luck for the clouds brought only a heavy
thunder storm and brisk rain which quickly
beat down the white caps and cleared the air
SO that both water and weather were as ia
vorable as could be. Then slight breeze
sprang up from the southwest, making
choppy sea and again causing fears that the
water would be too rough after all. The
referee however, proceeded over the course
in his boat and saw that the
buoys and turning boat were
all in place. The contestants were
then ordered to their stations and when they
came to the starting line at 6:35 the water
was in excellent condition. No time was
lost. The signal was promptly given and
Kennedy at once dashed to the front, lead
ing bya quarter of a length and pulling
thirty eight strokes to the minute, while
Hanlan was rowing thirty-six stroke and
pulling in his boat in a manner that
seemed very uncomfortable At the first
quarter mile Kennedy still led by the same
distance and was rowing thirty nine strokes
to Hanlan's forty; time 1:45. At the half
mile the boats were even, Hanlan rowing
thirty six and Kennedy thirty-eight time
2:52. At the three-quarter mile buoy Han
Ian was leading by three-quarters of a
length and pulling thirty-three strokes to
Kennedy's thirty-six time 1920. Hanlan's
right shoulder was at this time going up in
a suspicious manner, but he very quickly
settled down to his work and at the mile
thirty-two strokes to Kennedy's thirty
and quarter Han1an led by four
lengths, rowing thirty one to Kennedy's thir-
ty three; time 7:15. Both men now steered
very wildly. At the turn Hanlan led by
GW9lV0 16uRLuS. A0 was EOH1uB thirty
strokes and his time was 9:294. Kennedy
was pulling thirty three strokes per minute
and his time was 9:48. At the mile and
three-quarters Hanlan was long way in
front, rowing twenty eight strokes time
11:21. At two miles Hanlan led by fifteen
lengths, rowing twenty eight strokes to his
opponents thirty, one; time 1926. At two
and quarter miles Hanlan was rowing east
ly at thirty gait, Kennedy pulling gamely
at the rate of thirty two to the minute time
AL. Hanlan passed the two and a half mile
buoy in 1887, pulling twenty nine strokes,
while Kennedy was working hard to
the tune of one to two seconds. At 2 ga
miles the same distance divided the boats
and both had slightly quickened the pace,
Hanlan rowing thirty and Kennedy thirty
two time 1914. just before the finish
Hanlan spurted at thirty two per minute,
while Kennedy, although long way behind,
hit her up again and went over the line in
good style. The winners time was 10 min
utes seconds, which is the fastest time on
record for a three mile race with turn, but
the accuracy of the measurement of the
course is doubted by some. Kennedy's time
was 1882.
Ranlan and Kennedy both beat the best
official record for a three mile single scull
race with turn, which was 20 minutes, IA 1-2
seconds, made by Charles E. Courtney at
Owego, N. Y, October 18th, 1877.