The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-01
HANLAN WINS.
Kennedy Forty-Eight Seconds Too
Late.
The Fastest Three Mile Race on
Record.
Hanlan's Time 10 m. 4 sec.; Ken
nedy's 10 m, 52 sec.
Bad Steering Contributes to Ken
nedy's Defeat.
Kennedy Acknowledges Hanlan is
too Fast a Competitor,
But Claims that a Defective Seat
Slackened his Speed.
Especial pespatch to The Press, !

lSpeclal despatch TO the tfcss.l
BosroN, May S1-Edward Hanlan to-day
added another to the long list of his victories
as a sculler by defeating John A. Kennedy in a
race OF three miles with turn at Point of
Pines. The fastest recorded time at that dis
stance was beaten by both men, Hanlan hay
ing covered the course in l9m. As. and Kenne-
dy in 10 M SIS The race was originally fixed
to occur on Wednesday, but was postponed
twenty-four hours on account of rough water
The attendance in consequence was much
smaller, and whore there had been thousands
the day previous there were only hundreds to-
day. II was not until quite late in the after
noon that it was certain the event would take
place. The day opened with dull weather and
occasional rain, and the sky was overcast until
just as the race was started the setting sun
burst through the clouds for a few minutes.
The 3 O'Clock train from Boston took down
couple of hundred people, who arrived just in
season to seek shelter from a smart shower.
This shower, however, disagreeable though it
was for all exposed to it, had been prayed for
BY the boating men. for the rain beat down
to level the swell that was rolling in from
the southeast, and after it passed the wind
shifted and completed The task of preparing
the course Word was quickly sent TO Boston
and Lynn that the contest was likely to occur
at the specified time, and delegations from
both cities hastened to the point. There was no
crowd, however, and it is doubtful if more
than 1000 people witnessed the race. Most Of
these were grouped about the point of the
starting and finish ing and upon the balonies of
the Hotel Pines. But small as the assemblage
was, it was very excited one, for it is proba-
Bile that nine out Of every ten men in it had
more or less money pending on the event.
When the race was called, at o'clock, the
course was in capital condition. There was a
gentle swell but it was help rather than a
hindrance. for 1t served to put the water in the
condition that oarsmen call "Ively." The
men were slow in coming out and. before they
entered their boats, a large number of scullers
came down the course in shells, gigs and work
ing boats
The crowd watched every one OF them
closely and many an admiring glance was cast
at an oarsman under the supposition that he
was one of the contestants in the coming race.
The referees boat, the little propeller Escort,
came putting along from tho lighthouses and
shortly afterward a faint sound OF cheers
drifted down to waiting ears. The cry was
raised, Here they come,'' and in a few
minutes all eyes were strained to watch two
nodding specks in the dim distance, one blue,
ths other white. AS they drew nearer the
crowd shout after shout went up. Down along
the beautiful water front they came. both row.
ing easily and with grace, both perfect pic
lures Of manhood, both confident, both eager
for success and each ready 10 grant to the 9th
er the palm he could not win. Both men
rowed around the referee boat Kennedy
coming in first and Hanlan soon following
After the matter of selecting judge for the
former had been settled, both rowed into their
respective positions, Kennedy having the
place searest the shore. Those who had seen
both men in their ordinary everv day clothing
were no doubt astonished, when they compar-
ed them in their light shells and stripped
ready for active work. HanIan did not look
so big, and the smaller man looked decidedly
bigger Leaving Hanlan's record out of the
question, and conceding that both men were
unknown, the most expert sporting man or
scientific oarsmau would have found 1t difficult
to select the winner. When both had got into
position, the white and the blue, each man
gripped his oars and listened eagerly for the
word Neither displayed nervousness, but
both plainly showed upon their faces thor
ough determination to win by all honorable
methods.
The start was fair and honest one, and GER
tainly no two oarsmen ever went forth to test
their skill, muscle and endurance with more
hearty good wishes that the best man might
win. Kennedy was first to row up to the ref-
eree's boat and ask what position he should
take in starting. A few minutes previously
coin was tossed on the lower deck of the steam
er Escort, and John Davis Of Windsor, Ont,
judge for HanlaD, won the call. Hanlan pre-
ferred the ourside position. where there was
less danger of interference from the ocean
swell than near shore. The start and finish
judges took positions In the row boats at the
line and were waiting for the men TO back up,
wien Mr.. q. l. Knapp, the referee, called the
two scullers alongside the Escort and said
"Gentlemen, L shall start you by the words
Get ready, co. I"
Hanlan-Mr. Referee, do 1 understand that
am TO turn the stakeboat from port to star
board?
The Referee-1be race Is to be row cd under
the rules of the National Amateur Associat tion
and, when you turn, you will pull with your
right hand and back with the left, from port
to starboard Now, gentlemen, back into line.
Is the steamer ready, captain? Get ready,
go.
The men were off at 6.35 like flash. Ken
nedy proved an excellent staIt,r, and his
sculls were moving through the water as the
second word OF the cautionary signal was
given Hanlan was little late but he was
soon under full headway and watching the
effect Of Kennedy's strokes. The Washing
ton sculler rowed shorter than in his exercise
and did not get the way on his boat that he
showed in practice on Sunday.
He started with an average Of 80 strokes 10
the minute and Hanlan moved off in the FIRST
half minute with 10 strokes, or 80 to the
minute Off the middle entrance to the Hotel
Pines, Kennedy had drawn to the front with a
lead of one-third Of a length which he had in
creased to half length when of the press
quarters In the northeast corner OF the build
ing A short distance beyond the hotel, Ken
nedy had drawn away to two-thirds OF
length. The pace was very fast and while
Kennedy wal tending strictly to business with
his eyes in the boat Hanlan was glancing oc-
casionally over his right hand outrigger and
meeting the condition and pace OF his op-
ponept They rowed the first quarter of
mile in I'm 25s. AS they were finishing this
distance sHanlan was putting in his work al
the rate of 50 strokes a minute and Kennedy
was averaging about the same.
From the end of the first quarter to the finish
OF half mile the race vas a beautiful strug-
gle. Stroke for stroke was the order of row.
ing, and not an inch was gained or lost by
either until the men were off the observation
stand, nearly half mile from the starting
line. Here Hanlan made a supreme effort. 1t