New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-16
COURTNEY BEATEN AGAIN.
UANLAN AND LEE PLAY WITH HIM AND CoNLEi
AND WIN TIE PLEAsCRE ISLAND RICE.

Troy. Oct. 10 (SpeciaO Twenty thousand
peope saw the double scul this afternoon on the
Pleasure Island course between Courtney ana COhley
and IIanan and Lee. The race was for stakes ana a
nurse OF 50 900 mile and half. with turn me oars
men were in line condition. Hanan said that in his
long career as scuer he was never In better shape
Ice wa, as brown rs n berry and his muscles were as
hard as iron Courtney appeared nervous ana ANXIOUS
bnt Conley was as sturdy and pucky ana cheeful as
ever Courtney weighed 90 pounds Conley l6i' Han
Ian 1884 and Ice 81. f. W. Jackson. OF watkins NJ
" was the Judge at the nu,h for Hanlan and Leo
John Blaie Of Cambridge, Mass judge ut the turn ana
Fred A. Plaisted the crews trainer tnnekeeper Court
ney and Concys Judge at the start and finish was their
COACH william spclman; judge At tie turn. VI H. Ryan,
Of tho COhocs Rowing club. and timokecper, william
Benedict James Ormond OF Boston, was the referee NJ
the Island Before the start the pools showed Courtney
and Coney the avOritcs in selling for SO TO - for the
other crew.
At4p NJ Courtney and Conley I'm blue and white
caps white and blue sleeveless shirts, and red trunks
came ont quarters launched their cedar shell
and rowcd surely down to the starting point anna
storm OF cheers and the shr whstng OF crowded eX-
cur.ou steamers tho Hanlan and Lee followed
few minutes later They wore re ana DUO Uals U''o
shirts and dark trunks. Thor appearance cauScd Io
At i:I2 Referee Ormoud with a loud 60" sent
tho OFT. Courtney and Con ley caught tue water
prople yelled. Opposite tho pavilion on the island
where tho crowd dcn-est Ianlan called sharply TO
shooting by Courtney and COnley "a the latter were
anchored A. laulan went by his old rival ne turned
and laughed ierisiyey This seemed 10 break courtney
all up aud from that time the race was no race at al
Conlcy pulled gamely rs strofe oar Ou although oSut
ncy mechanically followed him there was none OF MS
great power IN the stroke.
A hall miie from tho start Hanlan stopped rowing.
kicked his heels ia the air and then wet MS face He
turned the stake and rowet osurey home lie aud Leo
toyrd with the other tho minute delight OF the
spectnors At boat houses the leaders ceased row
Ing aud laid their oars until Courtney ana Conley
had drawn up within about length OF them then
they settled down work aud tho race ny three
len 9Th, In lSl5 Courtney and Coney time was loO
Their time the with HOsmer and Gaudaur over
this course 1893.
After the crowd hosted Haulan 10 the top OF
the boat house where he made tho following speech
am glad To know that you know have won TINS race
want thank for tho fair way have been treated
all along tho have nothing to say against Mr.
Courtney but you saw how tue race was won always
did my best | shall row Toener over this course on
October 49, and shall do my best then for myself ana
my friends. =, ,,. - 49,.
The hackers OF Courtney attribute his defeat to tho
fact that he rOwed the I'm new cedar shell Instead
OF the paper which no and Conley had practsed
The course smooth. the wind which had prevailed
ali dly having died out completely before tho start
IIanan and Leo had the inside course