Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-19
HE RoWED TO WIN,
And, as Usual, Gets There by a
Large Majority.
SUCH IS THE STYLE OF NED HANLAN
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OGDENsBURG, n. V, July 1S.-The Hanlan'
Ross race was started by the referee John
Eustis, OF Boston, at $50 P. NJ, after many
had despaired of having the race on &C.
count OF the high wind that prevailed all
day. Ross won the choice and selected the
outside course, explaining that he was
afraid that small boats would interfere
with him. Hanlan led off easily and kept
a length ahead through the first mile,
rowing 81 strokes to Ross 80. At the one
and three-quarter flag Hanlan stopped
rowing and then made 90 strokes to Ross
%, and soon was three lengths ahead.
Hanlan made the turn in seven minutes,
twelve lengths ahead of Ross. Hanlan
slowed up
And Took Drink OF Water.
In response to cheer from the press boat
Hanlan cried out Its lonesome out here"
Ross appeared blown at this time and Geo.
Lee pulled along side and talked to him.
Hanlan finished the four miles with an
easy stroke Just as Ross reached the three
and three-quarter flag. The official time
Of the four miles of Hanlan was 21:5It2,
and Ross, 2S:45. Hanlan was fully quar-.
ter of a mile ahead and made the
Fastest Time on Record
for that distance with turn, the previous
record for four miles and turn by Nike
F. Davis, of Portland, Me-, at Silver Lake,
Mass, October ;, 1873, being IS minutes
Ga seconds against Patsy Regan, who was
killed by the cars.
John Davis, of Toronto, was Judge for
Hanlan and Charles T.. Courtney for Ross.
Hanlan asked as a favor that Ross would
choose some other judge, but he declined
and said he would not do so. Hanlan came
in so far ahead that the majority OF fifteen
thousand people on water and shore who
saw the race supposed Ross and Lee, who
were pulling together, were the contest
ants, and that Ross had won the race. This
report was telegraphed all over the coun-
try, and an hour alter the race the ques'
iiOn was asked on the streets and head
quarters:
who Won the Race"
The official signals were wrongly given
for some reasons. AS Hanlan drew up to
the referees boat and heard the official an =
nouucement, he exclaimed, pointing to
Courtney, "Send out that big fellow and
will make an exhibition OF him. Hanlan
then rowed over to Ross and shook hands.
The Associated Press time keeper made Han
lan's four miles - minutes and seconds
and Ross 23 minutes and 10 seconds.
Courtney made Hanan's time p minutes
and = seconds. Hanlan says the Associated
Press time is correct Hanlan was intro
duced to large crowd in front OF his head
quarters by Referee Eustis. He made a
brief speech, saying he had rowed to win
and did the best he could, as he always
done, and felt proud of having made the
hest four mile time on record.
Summing II Up.
Pools averaged four TO one on Hanlan
throughout the day. The race was an easy
victory for Hanlan. Nothing has been
heard this evening OF any challenge from
Courtney. The water was quite rough and
at times the swell from the police boat
washed owe, Hanlan's bow, causing a loss
of fifty seconds. The race was admirably
managed throughout, and the crowd be-
hayed excsllently.