New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04
ROWING SEASON NEARLY ENDED.
ONLY A FEW MORE MATCHES-FEATURES
OF THE YEAR.

Of HE j EAR
The attention OF that part of the public that Is
interested in rowing il now centered on tue
Pleasure Island course where Courtney and Conley
will measure oars with Haulan and Lee in double
sculls next week This will be the fist time that
these giants of the oar have met IN long time and
great ntee is felt in the outcome of the contest.
The chances are that the race will lie rowed on it,
merits. Courtney has 100 long record of failure
20 risk defeat if it can possibly be avoided and
s1anlan has made light of Codrtney's abnIty rs an
oarsman to he willing to enter into any arrange
ment by which he would be the loser. The race
will he practically useless as n test Of the relative
merits of the two men unless 1t leads TO a rae in
sing!e This is almost certain 10 follow az 1t IL sad
that il only on this condition that lianlan con
sented to row the double scull match As slon Ms
the present was made John Teemcr and
Wallace Ross minated that it WAS their intention
to challenge the winner for a race immediately.
they have been forestalled 10y challenge on he
half of Hanlan and Lee to row Teemer aud Ross.
win or lose This i'll probably be the last race Of
tie season.
William Beach, of Australia, who ut present
holds the title OF champion oarsnIan "f the world
Processes to DO anxious to row another race wit
Hanlan and challenges him to row n three-niie
race over any course in Australia for any amount
from s. 900 to s 1000 side. Hanlan complained
that the Parafnatta River course was crooked and
Beach gives him the privilege Of any other
Australian course. Beach has not conquered his
strange aversion to row anywhere outside of
Australia Rather than come IA America or Eng
land where he could get anv number OF matches
AMI make good money I've prefers 10 bear the empty
honor OF lenig the champion OF the world without
the trouble Of lighting for it, IL * eh trencly i'm
probable that ianlan or any other first class
American oarsman will go Ia Aust AHA either this
season or next unless one oil them shows snch
pbeuumcnal speed that he get m tchcs here.
The rowing s:.lsIn OF 1885 has teen noted one in
several avs The defeat OF II Anlan by Beach and
the transfer of the championship from Ainerc., 10
Australia the first III Importance. The re-
entrance of Courtney int" rowing circles bv
actually rowing and winning race ana the de-
vel"pment of three speedy youngsters in John
Teener, Jacob Gaudanr and Henry Peterson
Being the most noteworthy points OF the season
The result of the iOur Dared shell race in the recent
Harlem regatta. III which the New-IOrk Athletic
Club took walk over has gwen rise to some fee.
Jag. The Union f0ur-oared crew has been regarded
as one of tho best the river aud the New York
Athletic Club said To have InSInuated that
the Unions We're afraid of them his has cansed
a irc from t., IA. Patterson. Is. A. Jackson, w. T..
cody and K. Schie, the Union four, IN which they
say that business matters prevented two of them
IRON rowing since the race ut Washington and that
therefore they were in no trim for race. II the
mem bers OF the New-YoTk A nietic CLUB have any
doubt Of ability to cope with them," says the
challenge will row tie best crew IN their cn y
any otter club on the Harlem; four-oared shell
a four-Oared glg or sX-Oared gig race any DIS
lance for gold medals. in four weeks from date"
There is strong disposition shown by the New.
York Athletic club TO take up the challenge and
n race may be made. IL will he good one. The
weather is getting cool and the men in SHELLS aud
rowing suits are giving Way now Tor the men VINO
wear clothes and row i'll heavy rOw-toats. For the
| balance of the season pleasure parties will have
end to all rowing. Richard y. Morse still holds the
championship rs he has for the last several seasoDs