Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-11
HANLAN IN AUSTR ALA.
Has Met his Master AT Lnst-Ar
rangcmcnts for Race Next May.

The Melbourne correspondent of the
London Sportsman under date of August
go, says;
"Hanlen seems great deal cut up
at the lose of the championship Of the
world, and, in a conversation with him q
few days ago, he still seemed 60 think
that the effort he had made to clear the
Tomki i'll his mStch with Beach to- ok 80
much out .aof him that he couldn't
respond to Beach's frequent challenges,
hence his defeat. My own impression is
that Hanlan was not quite himself, and
having to meet a man who could keep
going from end TO eud at good swinging
stroke of thirty-siT to tho minute, he was
not able to shake linn of, and eventually
collapsed from exbaustation. If when
they row again the tide is with the mon
probably Hanlsn will win, but if it is
against them Beach will row him down
at about two miles and quarter, for he
is as game as q bulldog, and far more
powerful man than Haplan.
The Canadian has determined to re-
main i'll Australia for eight or ten months
in order to have another match with
Beach. A few days ago the friends of
the men mot with the view of arranging
another match, but as Beach refused TO
row under six months nothing definite
was arrived at. Last night they met
again. Beach was not present, but was
represented by Messrs. Deeble and Kel-
ley, while Hsrlan had Mfssrs. T. All.
cock and Watson on his side. Hanlan,
on being asked if he would row, in ak
months positively refused, as he did not
wish to risk severe training In the sum
mer, and he also protested against
the match being rowed except after
high water. Ultimately Mr.. Decide went
for Beach and returned with the cham
pion, who refused to make any alteration
in the time usually chosen for champion.
ship matches, viz, between 4 and 4:30
o'clock. He didn't know how the tide
would be, but he was willing to take HE
chance, though he seemed to consider that
if it were with the men 1t would be i'll
Hanlan's favor, while if it were against
them it would be to his advantage. After
lot of finepsing on both sides, it was
decided that the match should take
place on the first Saturday in May, and
should bs for $500 a side. During
the discussion Mr.. c. Smith, on
behalf of Il. Clifford, offered to
row either Beach or Hanlau over the
championship course for $500 a side,
and directly after tho prelIminarea of
the Beach and Hanlan match wero dis
posed Of, Hanlan exprasssd his willing.
ness to accept Clihord's challenge aud
row IN five months. CIilford's friends at
once consented and deposit OF 800 was
made. This rather staggered Beach n
friends, who had intended to take up the
gauntlet thrown down by the Clifford
party, but, being forestalled, they took
The matter quietly.
"Hanlan doesn't like the Parramatta
course, and never loses an opportunity of
denouncing it, The presencs of the
steamers seems to be his bette noir, but
though he last night stated that tho only
match he would row on it should be
against Beach, directly the champion
ship contest was arranged he made an
engagement to row Clifford. This still
further weakens his excuse for his de-
feat by Beach, and whatever no may ad-
vance, I'm sure he inwardly thinks that
he was beaten by the best man of the
day.