New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-08
TANLAN WINS IN EASY TIME
ATAnE RACE AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
I'VE GIVEN SECOND PLACE ON FOUL BY ROSS
POOR ATTENDANCE.


POOR ATTENDANCE.
s.ar combination Of weather and water,
a.. .,,,,a scull race could not have been mace u
% than that which existed yesterday afternoon az tue
ensensbead Bay match between Edward HANNAH Wallace
Ioss ard George W. Lee. The postponemeht Oh tne race
an pr,day had discouraging effect on the attendance
"a Jndee, McMahon's big grand stand was even
narar and more dreary looking than on 'ne
,. was first advertised for, while tho points
=, santiago along shore were sparsely covered The Nc
ad pont Club had offered their house as headquarters
for the oarsmen. and IL was from there tnat 'ne n
started into the There was hardly breeze ehoue
40 make ripple on the water, and at O'CLOCK "non
anan cams out Of his In bis blue ro"hs
suit sheet OF glass could not have been much
Ianan was In great FORM He stripped at lo| pounus,
ord was as brown as berry. Ross came outneAs MS Va"
form and powerful muscles forming marked contrast
10 his slender adversary Hsroweda al Ia pouuus LOG
weighed 1865 pounds when he stepped ihto us oo""
The men padded around for a few minutes wneh vi"
tug Edith Peck, with Referee Hamilton BusDy, 'ine
ranars Peter Duryea +. Brose and the members I"
The press aboard steamed up to the starting point opp
site Nc Mahons grand stand President j. T. RUSSELL Vi
thc Nsred Boat Club acted starter and Judge ~ no
finish The race to DO three miles with turu lor
nprso of 200 offered by the Long Island Railroad COM
pany and S76O offered by Mr. McMaon aud the residents
Of sheepshead Bay. The latter was not paid' now
.vsr or the money one-hai TO go to the winner
third to the second man and ons-sxth 10 'he 'u
After difficulty tho course was ttoerapS
laar of sailboats and 5:lS33 o'clock the word 10
start was given Lee got of first with stroke VI 90
A. the minnie. but he was quickly overhauled
nv ;both Hanlan and Ross The champion was rowing
90 strokes and Ross "a to the minute The hrst mile
WAS made in Clio. Hanlan was about Two "heu
of Ross the latter a length ahead oil Lee ABOUT
mile "a quarter from the start the course narrowed
considerably When this point was reached Ross ran
over into Lees water, and the latter making squirt
fou1
rowing for about ten seconds Hanian
inereased his lead Lee and Ross started again
but had not gone fifty yards before they had touea by
this time Hanlan reached the stake boat ana was
resting on his waiting for his TWO antagonists 10
como up Hanlan made the turn IN ii minutes Az
seconds followed by Lee In IL minutes 40 seeon' ""
Ross in 10 minutes.
Tho race home was simply procession. Hanlan
paddled along easily with twentyeight strokes to the
minute about lengths ahead OF Lee VINO lea Ross oy
the same distance None OF the men appeared TO Dc In
ANY great hurry they passed the finishing line IN the
same order. Hanan making the three miles IN - hiu
utes 2l seconds After crossing the line Ross rowed up
20 the referees buat and shouted TO him: al claim
foul Lee"
You are a nice duck to claim foul" said Lee who
had also rowed up. "why, you we're In my water and
wouldn't let me pass you'
"You only started to row mile anyway" retorted
Ross
'well. outrowed you all the same That's all
You can't outrow me now for $500, and I'll row it
over right now" shouted Ross.
THAT'S nice blun but it don't catch me- I'm salts
"What DO YOU think Of it," asked Referee Busby Of
"Ah i've no fault to fnd," was the reply.
After consulting with the oarsen the reierec uecldeu
10 give second place TO Lee Ross being 10 blame Tor the
foul on account of being in Lees water.
= After the race Hanan said 10 TRIBUNE reporter;
Ssone one has spread the report that tried TO bull
toze Judge Mcmahon into giving us 500. I'm not
budozer and the truth Of the matter ID that when
found that he was going TO erect grand stand went
IL him and asked him TO give us percentage OF the net
receipts He agreed to give either 5000 cash or snare
Of the receipts In consideration OF TINS
we had the start and finish right
opposi;e the grand stand. On Friday Mr.. Mcmahon
elected TO give $780, and check for that amount was
given Mr. Busby. When 1t was presented at the Dau
however 1t was returned marked payment stopped
Another check 70 subscribed by citizens OF Sleeps
head Bay, through Mr.. Mcmahon, Was stopped also.
Mr. McMahon refused TO make any statement IN regard
III have got match on with Teemer." continued Han
Ian i'm reply 20 inquiries "The final arrangements
have not been made yet but likely wen row near the
CITY about the middle o. October have heard nothing
definite from Courtney. III him In double scns
If he will row me single am anxious to show the peo-
ple In this country that better man than no L.
You can't do that in double SOULS They don't prove
ANYTHING Conley is better to-day than Courtney
i am anxious TO him single, and II he'll favor me
that way I'll favor him with double seull race IKE
the course here sheepshead Bay very much ana am
prepared 10 make match be T0wed over IL with any
man In the world for from $1,000 TO $4,000 side