The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-21
AQUATIC.
The Hanlan kennedy Great Race.

Only ten days before the great Hanlan-Ken-
nedy race at Point Of Pines, and the final de
posit Of stakes must be made Friday and the
referee chosen. Saturday Hanlsn's new shell
was launched and he named her Peter Dur
year" in compliment 10 his hacker. The
boat weighs in full rig 26 pounds, has Davis
oarlocks snd slides, and it suits Hanlan to q
nicely. The champion rowed up the river to
the mile stake and back, and said he was more
than pleased with his ship" declaring it to be
as fine boat as be ever rowed in.
The Sunday Herald, speaking OF the race
Gays: Kennedy is still in Portland rowing
hard every day and keeping his own counsel.
great many people ask the question: ''How
is it that Kennedy is to row Hanlan? There
are several scullers that can beat him" The
explanation is easy: For years Kennedy and
Davis have been calculating upon this race
and, TO quote one of the best known advocates
OF aquatics in this city few days ago: Davis
and Kennedy make no $500 a side matches
for fan. They have studied out a victory, and
they seldom make a mistake" Fred Plaisted
has declared for Kennedy. He has the most
friendly feeling Tor Hanlan, but thinks he will
be beaten in the coming race Ross is confident
that be can outrow Hanlan, and that he will
do it when they come together at Ogdensburg
n. ", on July IS. His sympathies are with
Kennedy, and we're he to give an opinion, it
would be in favor Of John. Mr.. Isaac II.
HoughtcD, who was referee ia The Davit -Rea-
gan race, does not conceal bis feelings, and
looks for a second surprise from the Davis
Kennedy party. He thinks Hanlan viii be
as much taken aback as Reagan was. Mn.
are sh-ewd calculators, and that they have
carefully weighed up their chances before go
ing into this contest Kennedy's friends in
Portland win wager heavily on their favorite,
ard should be be defeated, will 20 home with
empty pockets.
Kennedy has made himself quite popular in
Washington, and he will receive strong in
dorseBent from the patrons of aqustics there.
A great many people believe that Kennedy
will be aided in his rig by appliances gotten MP
By Davis. AS the articles stipulate that the
race is TO be rowed in best and best boats, IL is
difficult to see how such improvements can be
prevented. This much is thought TO be known
OF the ''rig" OF Kennedy's boat: That the oar
locks have wheels, which help the sculler in
featheriDg and prevent the oar from crab
biDg." The slide 70 be used by Kennedy has
never been used in a race, and il is claimed
that 1t has great advantages In overcoming
friction and In aiding the sculler in his work
Kennedy will use the Davis oar. The blade,
during rowing just strikes the surface of the
water, and is not immersed the same as the
straight oar used by Hanlan. Ruddock is
building Kennedy's boat, which is now in
frame and will be covered and ready for deiv-
cry the latter part OF next week 1t is built on
lines similar TO those Of Hanlan's boat, but is
not so wide or so long. Kennedy has suggested
several ideas OF his own in the building OF his
boat. In his practice pulls he Is looked after
by his faithful friend Davis. Hanlan a few
days ago, said to q arm friend: 81 am against
Davis and Kennedy in boating matters, bnt
must say respect them for their gentlemanly
conduct"
II is now very generally conceded that the
race, unlike many OF its predecessors, is to De
square"
Kennedy will row at about 10 pounds less
than Hanlans weight, or at l25 pounds Ken
nedy Is shorter than Hanlan, but is one Of the
most compact little men TO be seen q boat.