New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-19
HANLAN AN EASY WINNER.
ROSS BEATEN BY AQUARTER OF A NILE.
HANLAN AND COURTNEY AT oDDs-rHE RACE ]
MERE PROCESSION
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

HANLAN AND COURTNEY AT ODDs-rHK RACE
MERE PROCESSION.
BY rELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE.l
OoDENsBURG. N. Y, July 1s.-Contradictofy
rumors have been flying about all day in regard to
the four-mile race between Hanlan and Ross on the
st. Lawrence Half Of the population had it on the
best authority that there not going to be race
and the other half know for certain that there was.
The wind had gone down little. but the water,
until 3 o'clock, was still much too lumpy for any
shell to go out. Ats o'clock the referee had the
power to call the race If he thought the water was
smooth but after returning from steaming over the
course. at o'clock he decided that it was no uss
thinking of rowing for at least an hour.
AQUARREL BETWEEN HASLAN AND COURTNEY.
sThere was no small excitement this morn
ing. over q meeting which took place n
tho committee headquarters between Han
Ian and Courtney. The latter was asked "a
oHiciate as one of th0judges. This Hanlan OBJ
jected to- and Courtney further says that Haulan
was Jealous Of some small signs Of popular favor
which had been shown HIM. Anyway an sury
half hour was spent by them, in which Hanlsn
called Courtney ell kinds of hard names. from
liar to duer, and Courtney retorted by chalieno-
ing Hanlan to row HIM when and where
he pleased for $1,000 q side. Then when
Hanlan did not come to the point but only went on
abusing Courtney the lattor reminded the Causdasn
that they would meet on August 10 on Lake
Geneva. at Watkins and said that he would do his
best to beat him. The quarrel was entirely Of
Hanlans seeking and the general opinion is that -
Courtney was here purely In . private capacity,
until asked to be Judge. it was bad form on Ham
lans part firing mp In public as he did. Hanlan has
probably made more enemies by It than he has In
his whole rowing carcsr.
At quarter past o'clock the referee went out
again and after steaming up and down tho course
for half an hour crossed to Prescott and called
out Ross, then he went back to Hanlans boat-house
and summoned him. Il was about half-past q
when a rowboat arrived at the starting-place with
Ross on board, towing his shell behind. A few
minutes after, Hanlan sculed out accompanied -
Lee. Hanlan was dressed In dark blue with scariec
socks and cap and was stationed on the Americas
side of the river. Ross was In white with gray
socks and wasseventy feet further out in the stream
The word Co." was given at exactly i've minutes
to and Hanlan got perhaps half stroke
advantage For the first quarter of mile the
course was only lane through crowd Of boats
and steamers aud the whistlinR and shouting ware
deafening as the two boats passed mp close sde ~
side.
At the quarter-me flag, however, Hanlan had
drawn almost clear, rowing one stroke to the MIN
ute faster than Ross, who was pulling thirty. Inc
position of tho two was scarcely altered whom the
half mile was reached. They separated little oy
Hanlans going closer In to the American shore, buu
his advantage was still something lees than =
length. At three-quarters OF q mile they nan potn
gone further into the shelter of the American
shore and Hanlan was slowly increasing his Lead
At the one-mile flag Hanlan was . couple
of lengths clear and continued to draw further and
further ahead. They were so far apart howeyafs
that it was impossible TO estimate the exact on.
ference but Hanlan turned the buoy at the cno Oh
two miles 22 seconds before Ross.
HANLAN STOPS FOR CHAT.
Immediately after turning, Hanlan rowed right
across Ross out into the stream and came down tho
course outside the flags after easying for couple
of strokes to see what happened TO Lee. who had
crossed right into tho shore. As Hanlan came mp
to the press boat he stopped to talk for few
seconds and scooped up water with his hand to
drink. From tho first Quarter-mile dag ON the
return journey it was no more than procession,
Hanlau stopping occasionally to wave his hand
and look about him whle Ross toie0
in company with Lee any distance behind from fivo
TO twenty lengths as Hanlan chose To draw away OF
70 let him get up, Hanlan finally passing the posi-
while Ross was just alongside the quarcr.!ne nay.
Had Hanlan chosen he could have mado IL half az
much again. Neither men eeemed much latigueo
but Hanlan scarcely at all.
LEE MISTAKEN FOR HANLAN.
Tho official decision was sixteen lengths differ'
ence, but that Is merely CONJECTURE. h"ni'" "oA
as he liked and that is all that can be said Lou
of absurd confusion was caused by his coming in 80
far ahead rs great many people, especially all on
the grand stand. thought that he was Lee and sup
posed that Ross and Lee, who were rowing slde Dy
side were the real racers and it was an hour peIore
ali 0gdensburg was satisfied that Hanlvn had won.
The following is the official time made ny nan
Ian: First half mile, 1918 one mile, 7;O!i2 enc
and half miles, i0:5s two miles, i4l2ai
three miles 2O:29 three and 0ne-half miles, 2'.So;
fnnr miles and finish, 2757l2; Ross. 2S:45 Hanlan
made the fastest time Sr hs %es aaS
turn r.cord was made by Mike" +. Davis, OF
Portland, Me-, against Patsey" .Regan, at silver
Lake, Mass. October s. 1875, his time Deins
2S:063a. A. yv,~1c
Alter the race Hanlan dined quietly at the Wind
sor House with his wife and few friends adjourn.
;~s soon after O'clock 10 the opera house to sec
the "Bohemian Girl" His presence there was se nos
discovered till the end of tho second act, wheu cho9s
ve,e gwen him and he made short speech IN re-
ply. Final arrangements have virtually been maue
Today for the insitution of regular race-c3urso
here 10 be tho scene OF annual rcgattas and cna"'
ponship races.