Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-27
The Champion Still the Great Fa-
vorits In Wednesdays Great
Aqsatic Event.
HanIan and Lss to Row Hamm aad
ConIey a Dosble- Scull Race
The Agreement Made.
The Allegheny Clubs Protest..
The Ring and the Turf, With Gen.
eral Sporting Information.
AQUATIC.
Spseial Dispatch 70 he ReQi.ter.

Special Dispatch TO The Reqister.
LOWELL, MASS, May 26.-Hanlan Is in
the best of health. The final deposit Of
$500 being made on Friday, everything is
now ready for the great race. The odds
are offered in favor of Hanlsn, although
Kennedy's hackers are confident OF the
little mans" power 10 beat the champion.
Hanlan has received the articles for the
Double-scuII Race
with Hamm and Conley from the Turf,
Field and Farm. Both the champion and
Lee have signed them, and returned them
to New York. The following is q copy OF
the articles sent by Han!an this evening to
the stakeholder
Articles of agreement, made the 22d day
of May, between Albert Hamm and Peter
II. Conley. of Halifax, and Edward Hanlan
and George w. Lee.
We, the undersigned, hereby agree to
row q double-scull race in best and best
boats over a course to be mutually agreed
Cpon within six weeks Of signing articles.
Stakes shall be s. 600 side, $50 forfeit,
which is now posted with the Turf, Field
and Farm Association OF New York, whom
We sgree upon as stakeholder; The second
deposit of 81 900 to be paid June Is, 1851;
the balance, 500, August /, 1883. The
stakes TO be paid over TO the winners on
the written order of the referee.
The Race
TO be four miles, two miles and return; 10
he made be tween the hours OF . andy T.
NJ, on any week day mutually agreed upon
between August ID and 81, l>s3, on smooth
water, and in Sase the water is not sulta-
BILE, the referee shall have power TO post.
pone the race from day 10 day between the
same hours.
the start TO be made from boats moored
bow and stern, 10 yards apart, on line at
right angle, with the course. The course
to be tagged along the centre two days be-
fore tie race, ut intervals Of 100 yards, be.
ginning a. the starting point and ending
at or not nearer than 30 yards from the
turning buoys, which shall be anchored
two miles from the starting boats, 10 yards
apart, on line at right angles with the
course.
10 90 over the course Just before the race,
to know that everything is in readiness.
and Judge for each party IS to be placed
at the start and turn. No steamer or boat
except the referees steamer i to be allowed
10 follow the contestants over the course.
The race to be governed by National As.
sociation Amateur Oarsmen rules, subject,
however, to the conditions OF these articles.
Par. 9 of art. ~ of said ules is hereby sus-
pended, and each competitor shall turn
his own stake.
Referee to be mutually agreed upon on
day OF final deposit. In case one is not
selected, stakeholder shall appoint one.
All expenses connected with tagging the
course, referees steamer and stake boats 70
be betrayed equally by both parties.
J. The Above Articles
contain only u few changes ard these arc
of small importance, so far as the race Il
concerned. Hanlan changes the date from
August Is to "any week day between the
above date and the 3lst OF August He
will not allow the HaligOnlans to name the
course, but insists that each party TO the
race shall mutually agree upon course
He changes the clause that course must be
named on making second deposit, J une Is,
and inserts six weeks from signing artl'
cles. He does this in order to have tire to
look into the matter, as he has all the bust
ness he can do at present, and docs not want
to be rushed into naming course within
less than three weeks from his
Race With Kennedy.
In case the parties do not agree on referee
Uanlan adds, stakeholder shall mar,
one" In all other respects the artic &c ar,
about the same as sent from t. & Haligo
mans.
The champion left . ,,,r or ,he ID,
r., +, NJ tiaiu .o'eA .or the Point Of Fines
lnis enenir :. ne will be the guest Of tn,
RioPf'.. ..ors Of the Robinson Crusoe House
l',yere Beach, at supper, after which h'
, will 60 to the Point OF Pines Hotel, wher,
he VII -cmain until the day OF the race
J! 30 T. ~ fppear at the race i'll darl
IT ard trunks and white cap.
.ittsburgh Leader says SportinG
nth in Wheeling propose TO get mr .
purse and back Weisgerber sgainst Riley
nr some other noted oarsmen before the
season is over. Weisgerber has good rec
ord and is practicing every day with Eel
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