Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON D. c. MARCH o..

allowed to accompany the referee over the
course. "A judge for each man shall be chosen
by mutual consent to see that the turning
buoys are not moleSted or changed; also
judge at the finish, with referee to decide
which crossed the winning line first.
tHanlan agrees that from the moment the
word "Go!" is given he will waive all rights
which he has or shall then have to the $4,000,
provided both he and Courtney start In the
race at the word Col" and the $4,000 shall
go to wiomsoever the referee decides to be
the winner of the contest But in case either
he or Courtney fails to start at the word COP
then it is agreed that Hanlan does not waive
such rights under his claim for the $4,000.
ga central line of flags eighth of mile
apart shall extend throughout the center OF
the course, the expense of surveying and flag
ging the course and the referees expenses to
be borne by Hanlan and Courtney, share and
share alike. Any commissions, percentages,
donations or income of any sort whatever from
any railroads, hotels or outside source what
ever shall go to the winner of the race
"The race was fixed for December 8 to give
the men three good weeks of training. Han
Ian, Ward and Douglas start today for To-
ronto; both Hanlan and Courtney expect TO
start for Washington early next week. Hanlan
will be the guest of the Analostan Cub ana
Courtney of the Potomac Club"
RUT the race did not take place on Decen-
Der 9, as scheduled, and there was still
much work to be done before new terms could
be decided upon and another date selected AS
the time approached everybody was all keyed
up and right on his toes in expectation of see
ing the greatest of all boat classics up to that
time.
May 49, $780, was perfect day in Wash
dngton, and the Potomac River was in
ideal condition for the much-heralded boat
race. The city was crowded with visi-
tors such as it had never been before,
except upon the occasion of the Inauguration
of President. The hotels were filed to over
flowing, and it was with dificulty that one
could elbow his way through the Hobbies. So
damned with passengers were the Washington
Sc Georgetown street cars, now the Capital
Traction Co., with people on their way to the
Georgetown river front that some took positions
on the roofs of the cars, so damaging the tops
that holes were stove in them, necessitating
their being repaired. Some half-intoxicated
men, the story goes, even went so far as to
mount the backs Of the car horses and would
not abandon their positions until forced to do
so by the police.
When this unusual condition was mentioned
to a member of the Oldest Inhabitants he cor
roborated the statement to the fullest, having
been eyewitness, and further said that it
was the only time he had ever seen men hang
ing on our street cars with just one leg hooked
inside the window and the rest of the body
on the outside of the car, being supported by
gripping the top Of the car with the hand.
1t was in the days of the Louisiana State
lottery, when gambling was not looked upon
as being as much of a sin as we consider it
today. The horse races were then also going
on, and the city was alive with betting men
who came here for both purposes. In the old
Willard Hall, which stood about where the
east street end Of the Willard Hotel now
stands the Hveliest pool selling prevailed.