New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02
TEEMER's FRIEND THINK he COULD HAVE NO
HANLAN BREAKS THE RECORD.
COURTNEY LEFT SEVERAL ,GTHs BEHiND-rH
"oFFIcII A. TIME QIrFsTIOVRD.

COURTNEY LEFT SEVERAL LIZ CHS BEHIND-THE
OFFICIAL" TIME QUESTIONED.
Edward Ilanlan and Charles T. Courtney
have at last rowed a race Hanlan winning easily by
half dozen boat lengths The race was throe miles
with turn at Rockaway beach, f,r purse u 3, 900
male up by the Sew-York. Woodhavon and RoeSaway
Railroad Company and .he proprietors OF the Seaside
House. Of which 90 per cent TO 20 TO the
winner and 40 per cont TO tho loser inc men
and their hackers Tuesday Eight selected Ex-senator
lanes NJ. Oakley, tho president OF the railroad. az
roerea and stakeholder T. CoulsOn. OF Canada. acted
"A image for Hanlan aud C. r. BrocEway for Courtney.
II. r. Davis. who built Hanaus boat was
the time keeper. Crowds svTactod 10 Rock
away by the and the bay on which
Il Wac rowed crowded with craft OF various Kinds
and 1: was difficult keep the course suieienty clear
Tor the race Tho time set for tho race was p. H.
Al that hour pretty sun norshwestery or'e%e
was blowing aud tho water was a tribs lumpy
Tuero wcrs probably 10000 people along the shore and
ON tho tnree biz steamboss rhey gave Hanlan rods-
Ing ohoer "a 10 padded out with his oolors. roi
and blue Ie sat ~ his collar boat II was ~ ie-t
onz inches wdo ami ca inches deep, and weighed
2oio pounds. 10 looked In primo eondi-
tom "a he padilsi up to the START. Courtney fol
lowed in A pap-- shell - foot long, II
inches wide and 5H inches deep Nis eoors
r-rs white and blue. He did no. look well and
rowoi IN lazy OF style that confirmed as claim
that Tor the lat three days he nat been SICK
At $50 O'Clock tbe .ook their positions ~ the
star, watch Oh tho Beach Asolue Dock Hanian
h-d aiken the outsle cOIrsc. Tue Feieres' Dst "a ID
- over iho course 10 or y OF rowp|', ana
Hrsr~e Oakley gave ihs word % Z" III o.j' lae b'h
both ut together All started ~ 800 eoHr-s b"th
Is''1 aaro 81 fa,G IN '' Hansa. ,5rose 80
tho nr,t hnn rcd ,sri, ~ere pa'ssi nj. boat h al
hui ~nlci 10 ,tS strength. ih-y hal gore ~h'ut
claf-r o. inie whso ssi boat 80 litec.y I'D 'h'
c,rse IL or er 3, avotI her Haa.an bad % rn con
',''' pe va. .ti na'f \ len t,i' .'r,l N.o1
-
l~ai mot hero VS. nm l"urlh ~ c.rer
+. .ter lct~o~u rhr boats lie secn,n to .'ca it-
% her- bat Colrto.y ,ronei % lack IA UsiN vir"r
80 bury kopt bls porron. Han.'n wa. ro"ins
Iongt..y siFo-s Of - 10 ~. miuute and Courtney
w., l.siat 90 sroLo more. Al the sIaG9
bat Hanhn seemed To- BIS puzzled ant
uih- raih-ra clrmtr turn. CoIl.ray ctu' an thfee
SECONDS lalrr AMI i"Aio shari q'irk luf'. ." t"e
h,mswnrl trp H4ul.o let ilsrf 'li al - t-d away
frp hi. ' -rnt '' 'lnE hin .".' I'D go ION ' ~ I
d. h'fr. zoos. tour .nry -. ~ I'".s D., on 4 Al.
~ mile from thr hnaA l"n'n -iopIru r""lpE i"I
nlr..clt rni took " hf hai Ia answer -
80 aosnpwirlsn~nt about my yrrl- further "u.
Then hr fIttnI O. To- no "a - thry'lN s!r"Ees 70
line least lrnsths ahead. Courtney dld NOT make
a snxls .pnrt nuns tue race ,,
boat and couErAiuat-d OF ne victory Salh
well. YOU tuo~ I've got very las. boat The we
reception Wa held. Courtney Aad " I've So' no
euso 81" make. ro"~d my u-7t h.u WAC is''y " ;
60 A. fast as would have " h,d ns.n n. bat tn~n
Inu All d u do hi. bos ~ ne. and d,nt Know thtt
In. rs-ult would have been different n / had boen
we'll ,.. =, al.
willie tho reception vas being held Innksep@T DAVIS
Announced tho f,ial time "a mirnirs . Z second"
nm. Deals the timo Tocori 0y QUO s"'ouh hn
Ia, best limo IN "A race 10y twenty-five seconds no
statement was greeted Win general Incredibly by
nearly everybody ant tho general imir'ssiOh W" IhAt
Mr. DAVIS Interested IN tho action OF tue np~t
he stopprl MS "htch 700 SOL" tn, 80
t,ns taken un0fIcialy and By ordinary
v.chcs vArlai twenty Que minutes
MOS 30 seconds 22 rnutcs. Cour ney laughed a. no
erc..l unc which made his time 10 minute ala
aecopds ard said ." oouli barely 10 that wheh mn
vel and II Ioalo the course in less than 2l min los
30 seconds am very much mistaken ,,,,
A. rho siartlne ppat platform nal b'cn uu.I WIN
~..efo vtrd When Hanlau crossed mo mo tuo pIit-
form ave uHler me applause, ann "H'"s '"s"s'
,vrre thrnwn A., ina 1rouud. ono woman
,ld 20 have been ,.ri0usY tuiircd. Han Al sent
irpo.it u 500 =" Frvsni yesterday 70 MAKE race
witn Leach for $1,000 side.