New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-30
ROSS AND COURTNEY READY TO START
COURSE AND REFEREE NOT sELECTED-THE BET
IING-unw 10 REACM OAK POINT.

COURSE AND REFEREE NOT sELECTED-THE BET
TING-uow TO REACH OAK POINT.
The preparations for the boat race between
Wallace Ross and Charles f. Courtney which Is to take
place to-day at Oak Point have been completed. Court
ney has his boat from the hands OF the builder
and busily engaged yesterday morning in putting the
Finishing touches on her. She is 81 feet inches in
length 2 inches wide and weighs 30 pounds. she Is
built Of cedar has the patent wooden wheel sliding seat
and l. fitted with windsa at her Prov. Courtney took
"A trial row in her, and professed himself well pleased
Ross walked over the Metropolitan boat house en- the
Harlem River got lis she'll and rOwed through the Bronx
Kills to the point Ross will row at 175 pounds and
Courtney will be from LIZ TO pounds lighter. Two
courses have been measured and buoyed of by city sur
vcyor William Dean and an assistant one Is straight
away from stikcboat going between North Brother ana
RkeI's Island. and this course Will be the one probably
selected. The other starts from the same place but
lies in a ,northcastcrly direction, hugging the Vest
chester Shore and going TO the north OF Rkcr's Island
There difficulty i'll procuring referee. Her
mann Oerichs the first choice, but he had made
previous engagement for the day. The same difficulty
was experienced in the case OF J.. Wright Sanford.
Bernard gin Is IN doubt whether he can spare the
tine from ms political duties and II Is probable that D.
r. Van Rensselaer, president OF the Harlem Regatta
Association, Will be chosen.
The time for the race VIII be between and o'clock in
the evening. The course will be kept clear far
possible Of distractions in the shape OF boats, and the
Judges and press boat VIII be the only ones authorized To
follow the race. The betting the race J. irregular
The average IS all the way from 10 TO ON Courtney too
on Ross. There seems To be little doubt that tho
race will hc rOwcd strictly on its merits 4
Oak Point Is situated on the East River just atove
Port Morris, and + about two miles from liu-
lem Bridge. From one hundred and- twenty ninth 81
and Third ave. stages will run To the point at inter
walls OF five minutes. making the journey IN about uaI an
hour. The Iron Steamboat Company VIII run steamer
the foot of hundred ana ihliueth-st every
hour, making the TRIP in about hltcell minutes. Inc
NcW-IOrk. NeW-Iiaycn ana Hartford Railroad company
viii run trains over Harlem River branch ~ frequent
intervals making the trip from the Harlem River station
minutes In addition To this the iron Ntchuo't
Company will steamers tO the Ppmt from llet No.
!, North River. JEWELS Wharf brooklyn, the loot ot
BrOumc ~. and Twenty ST., East River Tickets
to the ground viii be sold for ifty cents ,
Fred Pluiscd the Oarsman, who has been NJ OAK Point
assisting Wallace Ross in his preparations Tor The race
since from Portland where lac had been train
ing the Bowdon College has received an offer from
the Potomac Boat Club 10 train It's ana VIII start
for Washington Tomorrow night.
A CANOEIsT CONVENTION.