The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
Ed, HANLAN ARRIVES,
A SKETCH OF THE GREAT EX.
CHAMPIONS BRILLIANT.
CAREER.
A LITTLE INCIDENT SHOWING
HIS TENDER AND BIG HEART.
Everything Working Smoothly For the
Consummation of the Gratest AQUA
tic Carnival Ever Given in the
History of this Sport.

When the International train rolled
into the Central depot, yesterday morn
ing, fine, well-built man, dressed in
business suit of dark material, and
wearing yachting cap, set jauntily on
his head, stepped lightly from the sleeper
and was soon shaking hands with little
group of friends who had gathered to
bid him welcome to Austin. This person
whom one would take for a tourist,
travelling because he had nothing else to
do, was Edward Hanlan, who, looking
the picture of perfect health, had come
to row in the International champion
ships, and prove to his friends that he
has not forgotten how to pull racing
shell through the water with the best of
them. While waiting for the boats to be
unloaded from the baggage car, several
passengers joined the group around
Hanlon, and one of them told States
man reported the following little episode
which shows that the ex-champon's
heart is in the right place. While COM
IA boarded the train alone at one of the
small stations for point about 100 miles
distant. When the conductor came
around for her ticket she discovered she
had lost it, and her pocketbook contain
ing small amount of money. Of course
she promptly began to cry. The conduc-
| tor could only carry her to the next sta
ton where he must put her off. She
| was poorly clad and no one seemed to
| take any interest in her. But here is
where Hanlon surprised the passengers.
Heading the list with SIS he took up a
| subscription in the car which not only
| betrayed the girls fare, but left her
neat little sum as reminder of what
| Edward Hanlon once did for a poor I'M
| known girl. When he reads this he will
have the satisfaction of knowing that it
is true account of generous act
| Ned" as his Toronto friends call him,
has a suit of rooms at the Driskill where
he will be at home to his many Austin
friends. The following is q short sketch
of his rowing career. He is so we'll
known and his deeds of fame and Prov
ess have been so many that his laurels
/ are already familiar:
THE GREATEST OF HIS TIME.
| Edward Hanlan, who was born in
Toronto July IL, 1855, first rowed race
as member of pair cared crew in 1871.
In the following year he won a couple of
race in shells, beating Williams and Nc
Ken. In 1874 and 1875 he won several
local races, never being beaten. In Au-
| gust, 1876, he won n championship belt
given by the Toronto Il. G. In Septem-
Der, 1876, he won the singles at the Cen
tennial regatta, beating Harry Coulter
and III. Thomas (London, Eng Pat
Luther, John Higgins Uondon, Eng.)
Evan Morris, Fred Plaisted and Alec
Brayley. The time of the final heat was
21.09, the record at that time for three
miles with turn. From 1876 to 1884
Hanlan was all but invincible, only being
beaten in regatta at Providence, r. J.,
in 1880, when he retired at the stake
boat, having some days before wrenched
his side. During these years he defeated
among others, Wallace Ross (twice),
Plaisted, Morris for the championship
of America in 1873, Courtney, Hawdon
lTIynne); Elliott champion of England in
1879, Tyne) Riley, Trickett twice
Thames, for the worlds championship in
1880 and 1889, Lavcock, Boyd, Teemer
Lee and Gaudaur. In 1884, and again
in 1885. Beach (Australia) beat him
the former occasion being Hanlan's first
defeat in a match race, but previous tC
the second race Ned defeated Clifford
Hanlan having returned from Australia
Teemer won the American championship
from him at Troy in October, 1885
Teemer lost the title to Gaudaur, and il
1887 Hanlan twice rowed the latter fol
it. On the first occasion, in May
Gaudaur won. On the second, in July
Hanlan was victorious, both races being
rowed at Pullman, Ill. On August Is, il
the same year, Teemer for the seconC
time won the championship from Han
Ian, the course being on Toronto bay
Hanlan visited Australia again to meet
Beach, who had previously declined t.
row in England, although Ned went there
to meet him. On the Nepean Hanlan lost
his third race to Beach, who resigned il
favor of Kemp, who later on also defeat
ed Canada's representative. Hanlal
next beat Trickett. Exhibition races en-
gagged Hanlan's attention in 1889 and
1890, and these were two quiet years
The eX-champiOn came prominently be
fore the public again in 1891, but was
unable to get on many matches On Sep
TENDER "a, he was second to William
OCOnnOr in regatta at New West.
minister. On October 81 he defeated
Charles Stephenson on Shawnigan lake
B. G. Prior to his trip to the coast on
August s at Hamilton. Hanlan and
O'Connor beat Gaudaur and Mckay in
a race for the double scull championship
of America. Last year Hanlan and
O'Connor, at Erie, beat Guadaur and
Hosmer in Il double scull race on June
%. At Washington, month later, the
pair beat Hosmer and Ross and in n
single scull match Hanlan defeated his
old rival Wallace Ross. He defeated
Stephenson for the second time on Tor.
onto bay last August. On September s.
at Ontario beach, Hanlan and O'Con.
nor's double scull colors were lowered by
Gaudaur and Hosmer, and in n match at
Lake Couchiching on October 10, the
Orillian and Hosmer captured the double
scull champion from the Toronto pair