Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-17
"a THREE TIME WINNER"
ua. Hanlsn Lost His Grip l--Philosophical
Training Demanded.

The defeat of "Ned" Hanlan by
Teemer at Toronto in August indicates
the "end of the glory" of the doughty
champion.
He has sustained his record with
admirable pluck and success, but the
tremendous strain of years of training
must certainly some day find its limit.
Apropos of this we recall the follow
ing interesting Renaissance of aquatic
annals:
On fine, bright day in August, 1871,
an excited multitude of $4,000 to 10000
persons lined the shores of the beauti
full Kenebecassis, near st John, N. b.,
attractedsby four-oared race between
the famous Paris crew of that city and
picked English crew for S. goo and the
championship of the world. Wallace
Ross, the present renowned oarsman,
pulled stroke for the Blue Nose crew,
and i" Jim Renforth, champion sculler
and swimmer of England, and of the
world, was stroke in the English shell.
Excitement was at fever heat.
But three hundred yards of the
course had been covered when the Eng
lishmen noticed that their rivals were
creeping away.
"Give us a dozen, Jim" said the vet
eran Harry Kelly, ex. champion of Eng
land, who was pulling No. 3 oar.
81 can't, boys, Pm DONE" said Rem
Al A,Io ha fol
ward, an inanimate heap in the boat
"He has been poisoned by book
Makers" was the cry and belief.
Everything that science and skill
could suggest for his restoration was
tried but after terrible struggles of
agony, the strong man, the flower OF
the athletes and pride of his country
men, passed away.
The stomach was analysed but no
sign or trace of poison could be found
therein, though general examination
showed very strange condition of the
blood and the life-giving'and health
preserving organs caused by years of
unwise training. While the muscular
development was perfect The heart and
kidneys were badly congested.
The whole system was, therefore, in
just that state when the most simple
departure from ordinary living and ex-
ertion WI of momentous consequence.
His wonderful strength only made his
dying paroxysms more dreadful and
the fatality more certain.
Hanlan is now in Australia. Beach,
champion of that country, is powerful
fellow, who probably understands the
liability of athletes to death from over
training, the effect thereof being very
serious ON the heart, blood and kidneys,
as shown by poor Renforth's sudden
death.
Within the past three years he has
taken particular care of himself, and
when training, always reinforces the
kidneys and prevents blood congestion
in them and the consequent ill-effect
on the heart by using Warmers safe
cure, the sportsman's universal favorite,
and says he is astonished at the great
benefit"
Harry Wyatt, the celebrated English
trainer of athletes, who continues him
self to be one of the finest of specimens
vi Hldilnoou, anu ohe vi VIC HiooI SuC-
cessful of trainers, writes over his own
signature to the English Sporting Life,
September 9th, saying: ~ consider
Warmers safe cure invaluable for all
training purposes and outdoor exercise.
l have been in the habit of using it for
a long time. / am satisfied that it
pulled me through when nothing else
would, and it is always three-time
winner!"
Beach's and Wyat's method of train
ing is sound and should be followed
by all.