St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-16
Courtney and 0onley Defeated by Fifteen
Seconds in Double-Scull Race
at Albany.
The Two O.'s Steer Badly All the Way
Hanlan Hailed With Great En-
thusiasm.
Unsat1sfa ctory Umpiring Breaks UE
Bail Game Between Chicago
and ST. Louis.
Horse Races at Different Points.
Meeting of the st. Paul La
crosse Club.
Hanlan and Lee the Winners.

ALBANY, N. Y. Oct. 15.-At 1 o'clock
this Afternoon the wind was favorable, and
Manager Hickey announced that the boat
race between Hanlan and Lee and Court
ney and Conley would positively be rowed
to-day. The stiff breeze from the west
which has been blowing since
noon, at 2 o'clock began shift
ing toward the south. Pools are
going round with Hanlan and Lee. slight
favorites. Hanlan and Lee arrived at
Pleasure Island at 2 o'clock. Courtney and
Conley arriving an hour later from Troy.
A large crowd is in attendance. brisk
south wind is blowing. Courtney and Con-
ley use their cedar shell.
Shortly after o'clock the word
so start was given and Hanlan and
Lee struck the water and sent their shell
half length to the front and gradually in
creased their lead, with steady, twenty
eight stroke, Courtney and Conley pulling
unevenly. In this order they continued for
the first quarter of mile, Hanlan and Lee
gradually increasing their lead until three
quarters Of length was gained. Then
Courtney and Conley
SETTLED DOWN TO STEADY WORK
and the crews kept the same distance apart
to the half-mile. From this on to the three
ing for all they were worth At the end of
the r5t mile Hanlan and Lee gradually in
creased the gap. Hanlan smiled at Court
neys rowing at the mile, and he and Lee
made the turn first with apparent ease.
Courtney and Conley steered wildly and
took and Hanlan and Lees water. They
ZlgZagged all over the course from the mile
to the turn, which they made clumsily.
They roWed slowly and steadily after max
ing the turn, and their opponents won easily
by three lengths in Is min. Is sec. Courtney
and COnley came in Is sec. later, entering
on the last mile Hanlan and Lee had the
race well in hand and began to take things
| coolly, with three open lengths between
them and Courtney and Conley, giving the
latter their wash. When two and one-half
miles were completed Hanlon and Lee
! rested a few seconds, and again
upon entering the last quarter. When
Courtney and Conley had nearly reached
their stern Hanlan and Lee settled down to
work, and with dozen strokes sent their
| shell four lengths in the lead, but on slack
| ing up at the finish won by three lengths.
COURTNEY DIDN'T EXPECT TO WIN.
Special to the Globe.
Troy, n. Y, Oct. 15.-Courtney did
not expect 10 WIN the race. lie so IN
formed his friends this morning, and none
of them put any money on him.
He rowed in boat that has been proven on
a test to be fifteen seconds slow in
comparison with another one that he had
here. The general impression is that the
race was honestly rowed. The difference
in time from that made in the Hosmer race
is accounted for by the fact that
the wind to-day was strong against
the sides of the crews. The
water is low so the men got but little ad-
vantage from the current. Hanlan stopped
twice in rowing home once he took drink
of water from the river and once he threw
| a kiss to Courtney. After Courtney left
his boat he said We were outrowed; we
could not beat them anyway. That is all
| there is about it."