The morning call., 1892-02-28
ROW ING.
Rather Poor Prospects OF a Race Be-
tween HanIan and Peterson.

nent oaTsman Of this city that If the gentle
man who promised to back him against
Peterson when he was here on a visit will
do as he said lie would. he would leave i'm
mediately for this coast A search for the
sporting philanthropjst at several places
he was supposed to frequent met with
no result aud unless Mr.. Hanlan can
raise dust, in the East sufficient to meet
Peterson'5 wind" the probabilities Of a
race between Pete and Eddie are not very
promising
Wallace Ross, In his challenge to W. G.
East, the English sculler. offers to allow
him $3.50 10 come to America and row. Ross
says he cannot go 20 England, owing To his
engagement with the Staten Island Rowing
Club. Stevenson, the Australian OaTsman,
who is now on this coast, mas authorized the
statement that he viii 90 East and row
Ross on any waters if the latter will make a
match Tor $1,000 a side.
The Alameda Boat Club will hold a re-
gatta on the estuary this afternoon. Sew
eTal races have been arranged for the Occa o.
sion, ard a good time is promised all who
viii attend.
The following item from tile Toronto
Empire viii interest \. ;. Hales, late sport
ing editor Of the Sydney Referee:
A report has been going the round Of the pa-
pegS That an Australian known as "Smiltl'
= uteS' is authorized 10 make ma ch Tor James
St5ubUTy Champion Otouuur was seen last
night and asked II he had heard anything from
Tile Nmlier." lie regretted % say mat he had
not, and stated that nothing would give him
greater satisfaction than TO get down 10 business
with him for a match next summer. The cham
Vlon autHO, zed The Empire 60 say that would
low >tduuuIy on any lake course 10 America iof
$500 % SIDE, aud lie would not be found very
d'bcu't 20 deal with In he matter OF settling
p,elimiuarles.
Wallace Ross, talking to Pittsburg
Dispatch reporter, said 81 have Just re-
ceiyeI a letter from Billy Spencer, the eX-
ScuileT OF England, He tells ME that East
IS going TO get married shortly and that /
VIII not get my race on with him. Spencer
speaks well OF Haines and thinks he is the
coming champion of England. About
American scuIers? Well, O'COnnor is a
good man, but il Teemer were in his best
condition l would prefer Teemer to O'COn-
nor. | sun hold the opinion that when all
Is we'll Ieemer can row wonderful race"
The Empire OF Toronto has given up all
hope for some time 10 come Of a visit Of
James Slanbury 10 this co untTy. II says
in reference 70 a cableEram received at
Toronto from Sydney, y. ). W., on Febrd-
airy .:
A sculIng match for the championship Of the
world. over the Pdrramatta course IS being al
ranged between StauuuTy, the wel-SuOwn oars
man, auu SaiuyIn. native Of New Zealand.
sullivan, OF course, Is Thomas OF that iik whom
Ibe Speucers, POOR Se8rie's hackers. have been
Trying 10 max Watcu Ioi against SJduDuIy Tor
some line. Dutch has evidently lOld his story
and scaTtd Gl, fellow country man.
There are twenty boating clubs in the
NV York Yacht Racing Association. which
Is a gain If three over the former season,
and a total membership OF over 2O0O. The
fourth annual regatta of the association
Will take place ON September ..
James Ten EycE, the professional oars
man, who for several years mas been ut Lake
Gums igamond, Mass, has left the lake
without giving aRy reason for his depart
ure, but Tumur has it that his services as
trainer have been secured by New York
club.
Edward Hanlan held the American cham
piOuship from June ~. 1873, Wien he de-
feated Even Morris on the Schpylklll at
Pittsburg, Pa, five miles IN 81 min, % O1-
t0ber y, Iesj. when John Teemar beat him
IN a thgee-mile race at Pleasure Island, near
Troy, in Il min. - sec.
An exchange saws: 1t was said Of New
burg, y. \, thirty years ago, that IL was
a place where good Oarsmen spTOut up
naturally, like vegetation, requiring no hot
house or artificial forcing" TIE athletes
who come from that part Of the world now
20 on skates. There's nothing like a rOta-
ton Of crops.
In course Of conversation between two
OaTsmen regarding sculilng question arose
as 10 the weight Of the boat James Hamll
OF Illt5huI1 IoNtu I'D WHtn ne Dctl JOSH
Ward Of Ne burg, \. Y. a thTee-mile race
one day and a fve-mile race the next, on the
Schuylkill in 1862 They will be interested
to know that Wards boat was 80 feet
inches long and weighed Al pounds, and
that HamIPs was 30 feet 1 inches long and
weighed As pounds. The time OF the races
was - min. y sec. and 81 min 80 sec. re-
spectively. Both men were about "A years
Of age, but Hamill was only 3 feet ~
inches ia height, while Ward stood 6 feet
inch.
An English correspondent, writing under
date Of January 30. says The VARSITY
boat-race betting has hardly vet started,
but when 1t does the Light Blues will be
fayorltes at about 6 10 4, the reason being
that they will have had the advantage of a
clear fortnighrs steady work in advance of
their rivals, rs the Oxford authorities have
decided to delay the opening If term, owing
10 Influenza plague, which might break Out
in the colleges. The work Of the Cantab5
for the week has been fairly satisfactory.
They were atiOat daily"