The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-09-06
Our George Attends an fAquat1c Event .
LAKE MARANo COOK.

attend another boat race, and if l could get
hold of Justice of the Peace, I'd make sworn
affidavit to that effect. | claim that watching
a setting hen before her timd is up, is clean eX-
element compared to boat race. But | did
not get into this mess fairly. | read on the
bills that this was to be the gro aquatic event"
of the season. Now | had been waiting half
century to witness an "aquatEc event." and over
| came, to find out that Il boat race and an
''aquatc event. were twins.
The Maine Central Rar DAD have a ''soft
snap in this resort. They have nice place
here. and have spared no Expense in fixing it
up, and it is a pleasant place to come and pass
day. And on their excursions they put the
fares within the reach Of ANY body who can
reach at all. and they run tile trains to accom-
modate the public, and they must rake in num-
erous shekeIs during the eXd urson season, but
if they would only paint thh ground green in
stead of red, should like it better. Ny shoes
look now as if they We're made out of red
headed boys scalp.
| 1t is with regret that find. that notwithstand-
ing searched out the Indian legend, and fixed
beyond dispute, as I supposed, the name of this
| place as Mara no-cook, that the posters and
tickets are all spelled Mara n-a-cook, and the
brakemen yell Ma-ran-a-cook and the conduct
| ors MARBLE Ma-ran-a-cook II is no use 10 fight
| against the popular will, and hereafter, when
| any one asks me where I'm gbng shall ripple
out in silvery tones Ma-ran-a- cook.
1t Is cold day. l have not exactly got left
and still | don't feel hardly right. am SILVER
ing SO that | have shaken the lead out of my
pencil and lost my shirt buttons. Mild Septem-
| Der is as much as mile and half this wear
| On arriving here missed something, and was
not long in discovering that the ''missing link"
was Edward Hanlan, the champion sculpn Of
the world l took particular pains to learn
| whether he expected. and have no hesita-
ton in stating that he promised fairly and
| squarelv to be here. As this course of the
managers will be commented on, consider it
due to them to give their version of the affair."
which | had from their lips 1t seems that
Messrs. Wnship and MEG lenehy after some
corresponding with Hanlan, at his request, Mr.
Winship met him at Fall River, and asked him
if he would come into this race. Mr.. Wnsbip
stated the amount of the prizes, the place &C..
and told him the oarsmen who agreed to row.
IIanlan said the arrangements were perfectly
satisfactory. and assured Mr.. W. that he would
enter the race. Later, on hearing a report that
I1anlan was not coming. Mr.. McGlenchy met
him at the Point of Pines. and told him that the
rumor was that he did not intend to come. Han
Ian told Mr.. MEG. that he would be there sure.
and said, when Ned Hanlan gives his word it
means something's He accepted tickets to and
from the Lake. and the last words he said was
an assurance that he would bd there without
fail. | also had Il conversation with George
Hosmer. the oarsman, who said that he was
present at the conversation between iianlan
and Winship and McGlenchy, and that IIanan
agreed to be there sure. Hosner also stated
that he wired Hanlan from Portland. saturday
night. not to di>appont them, as he was billed
all over the State to pull in the race. IIanan
did not answer the telegram, and the managers
have not heard a word from him. one way or
the other. The same verbal contract was made
with the other professionals. all Of whom were
on hand. The noted ones present We're, J.
Casey, Of South Boston; George IIosmer, BoS-
ton: j. II. Riley, Saratoga Springs. n. y: Wal
lace Ross, of St. John, n. b.. and John Teen
er, of Pittsburgh Pa
As the special trains began to arrive quite a
crowd assembled, and beside the crowd there
was smart wind blowing down the Lake,
which made it rougher than some of the drunk
en- rOughS who are always on hand in an event
like this but it was evident to even an unprac
ticed eye, that unless the wind went down. that
the race would not come off. The hours pas
sed and | leaned up against tree and chewed
a toothpck and loafed in the boat house and
buzzed the oarsmen. Some half dozen news
paper men were present and we kept together
and had as good time as we could, but it was
dull, dull as Il private razor. After four O'Clock
the Junior Amateurs, and later the Senior Anna
teur>. rowed Il supposed two mile race, over
supposed two mile course in a SUPPOSED length
OF time. by this time it was six O'Clock and
the professional roWers decided that they
would not pull. the water being too rough
When looked at the shells they were 10 pull
in, and Ross told me his cost Sl25 did not
blame them. They are as tickish as the bot
tom of my feet, and man who would get into
one and row i'll rough water. would have pluck
enough to make call at a female seminary
And thus ended the great ''aquatid' event Of
the season. No one is to blame, only the wind.
Had the water been smooth the rhce would
have taken place undoubtedly. 1t WAS post
poned till the following day but could not
postpone myself. so hustled my remd ms into a
Especial and arrived home at 10 I'D, supper
less and hungry, and withal little detected
On mature thought don't believe thht report
Ing boat racing is really my fort.
OUR GEORGE.
The Albany journal well says: A party
which Is driven to base its claims for future ia
vor upon brutal calumny of dead man and