Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-23
A Talk with Haulau.

HIS MATCH WITH KENNEDY-Hrs REASONS FOR CON-
ING TO WASHINGTON TO TRAIN-READY TO ROW
ROSS ANYWHERE on NEUTRAL wATERs-A COMP IL
MENT TO THE POTOMAC COURSE.
Hanian. the oarsman, was asked by a STAR re-
porter to-day II he was not afraid that his presence
In Washington, while training for his race with
Kennedy, would give rise to reports OF improper
motives, and give those who wanted to an oppor-
tunity to cry fraud" ''hippoirome." &C.
"No,h was his reply, 81 don't see how ANYBODY
can question my motives in coming here. Up I'm
my country there is not foot OF water to row on,
ana 10 would be some time before could begin TO
practice Ii felt that had soft thing in this
coming race would be satisfied to rest on my
oars. and not bother about training vet awhile
but KNOW my man and want to prepare for
with Kennedy, and tell me to take INV time. They
never knew much OF him, and to see him lump ali
at al once 10 the front they have no confidence in
MIN as an oarsman. Now know better than that;
L know that John Kennedy is capable OF giving
any man in the world
TIGHT RACE
and he will make an honest race. He is moro
Chah hne oarsman, he is gentleman, and he
and Mike Davis have done more than any men I'm
the country to elevate rowing. ana If all nrofes.
Siohal oarSmen were like them there would be
none OF theSe newspaper quarrelS about prospec-
i've races Isay this, although 1 am buck1ng di.
rectly against their ideas OF rowing They believe
theirs Is the best, and believe In mine Yet
use the Davis oariock and the Davis Slide because
th1nk they are the best that are made. Kennedy
ana mad no trouble in arranging our race We
met face to face last fall and made the match
Each or us has 81, 900 OF our stakes posted: next
month we Will put up another thousand ana tust
before the race the remaining $500 win be put up
ana the race VIII be rowed fair and square on tie
Goth OF May"
THE PROPOSED RACE WITH ROSS
SHOW about your proposed race with Ross,''
asked the reporter.
well, think I have made a square offer to
him; am willing to row him on neutral wlters.
each man to bear his own EXPENSES and IN we
fa1 to agree On aplace let any reliable newspaner
Hake the selection. and will abide byit If they
say go TO Australia am willing, ana viii pay nv
own expenses. and he can bear his don't want
10 pay ais expenses, nor do l want hm to pay
mine" F'
ROWING MATTERS GENERALLY.
In speaking of rowing matters gener-
ally, Hanlan said he thought the com.
Ing season would be the most interest,"
ing that we have yet had. When the season
closed last fan both professional ana amateur
oarsmen were all mixed up as to their standing.
and this year they Will have ample OPPORTUNITIES
10 straghten things out and see who is at the ton
OF the heap. He praised the Potomac course very
nlghly, ana SAID he was even more favorably Inn.
pressed with 1t now than when he was here be-
tore; probably because he had seen SO MANY
courses since then. both in this country and In
England and Is better able to judge OF the merits
oL M me fotomac Harlan took a pull yesterday for
the first time since last October and felt perfecty
at nome. He will go out again this evening IL the
weather permits. He brought one OF his shells
with him, and expects another which was shIpped
Dy way OF New York. this afternoon or tO-morroy
de and kennedy will train regularly until inst he
lore their row on Decoration day.