Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20

He Talks About His Australian Trip
and His Losing the. Race to Beach.

and His Losing the. Race to Beach.
From the Montreal Witness. March Is.
On Saturday afternoon q Witness reporter
noticed two quietlooking citizens in a sleigh
on Notre Dame street, and recognized the
world-renowned oarsman Edward Hanlan, of
Toronto with his friend Mr.. Sam Coulson,
who was member of the Hanlan club The
recog milton was mutual, ana in a few seconds
Mr.. Hanlan was relating his "reminiscences of
the antipodes. The history would leave room
for little else in the Witness, but few remarks
may be summarized:
81 understand they treated you well in Aus
tralia, Mr.. Hanlan?"
''Oh, too well. If had been a prince or king
they could not have done more for me- l never
saw or experienced anything like it. They
treated me too we'll for my own good as an oars
man going there to row for the championship of
ever met. They covered me With ro Reo and
loaded me with diamonds so to speak Nothing
could exceed the attention they gave me. I've
had q royal time since I saw you last, tell
YOU"
How did you lose that race-tell me?"
place in my life. 1 was pulling along from
the start, as always do you know, to feel my
mase 9aa s and was was well vel within
tied In my own mind, when all at once q
shadow made me turn my head, and right
of the steamer. never felt such q sensa-
ton in my life. My heart seemed to stop,
and I thought I would stop too, but some
strokes as had never pulled before and never
can again. You may judge of the terrible
strokes I left Beach Ave boat lengths Behind.
The people of the steamer told me their hearts
We're in their mouths, thinking the steamer was
that they gave great cheer. But the race
was over for me. / knew it. Now you
take the poorest amateur that ever pulled an
oar, and could no more beat him five lengths
in ten strokes than could fly; yet 1 had the
fastest kind of man behind me and did it, You
can imagine the strain there was upon me and
the fright that produced such spasmoiic action.
Beach told his friends afterward that he was
about to stop rowing when he saw my face and
then made up his mind to go on. knew was
bea ten. AS to the second race, knew l could
not win it, and told Laycock so before started:
but he would not listen to me, and lost $500 on
the race, saying that should be able to beat
Beach with my eyes shut and in any condition.
had had hard luck in training, too. There is
no doubt that that was against me- The eli
mate, too. had its influence.
1t am told your style has been copied in Aus
tral1a very much -
mad my measurements, measured my sliding
seat, my boats. had my oars before q car
all about my rig and were gen.
DO you think your double-scutling work had
any adverse action upon your singe-sculling
Eyes; there is no doubt about that. l found a
alIIerence In balancing, a difference in swing,in
having to adapt myself to another man. / do
not think 1T would be injurious to me after
part OF the season had been spent in single scull
rowing; but to row a double scull race, then
step into single scull boat for first-class race
i found the difference
Ut is much the same as q lOng-diStance man
training for short races, 1 suppose"
Yes, much the same in SO far alteration of
QuickneSS of action
Hanlan is to leave Montreal tomorrow and
VIII spend some time in Albany, where he has
some business to do. He looks well and feels
well.