Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
Leslie's illustrated Newspaper.

RS before the race.
rom an old sketch in Leslie's illustrated Newspaper
81 feet inches Her beam was 11A inches.
and her weight slightly over 90 pounds. 1t
is the intention to give the boat the name
Spofford, after the proprietor of the Riggs
House. where Courtney puts up. he wins.
In case of victory for Courtney, Mr.. Sponord
will have the boat taken to his hotel and sus-
pended from the ceiling in the dining room.
Courtney weighed in his boating clothes, 1881
pounds.
SGT|HE two men were in position at che
starting line, and went away at the word
go from Mr.. BIaikie at Cos o'clock pm.
Hanlan had the Virginia side, having won the
toss. From the very start Courtney's boat
wabbled and he pulled lstlessly. He did not
steer at all. This was soon noted on the rel
erce's boat, and the newspaper men who were
counting the strokes of the two men and taking
in all the minor details so interesting in a race,
dropped note books, watches. diagrams of the
course and everything, and impatfently watched
Courtney paddle and Hanlan pull There was
the sickest crowd ON this boat ever seen Ref
cree Blaikies lower jaw dropped away down
on his breast.
"As Courtney fouled flag after flag going slowly
down, Hanlan pulled clean, clear and strong.
Courtney stopped rowing now and then and
mopped his head with his handkerchief, Dip
ping it in the water. Hanlan stopped pulling
two or three times also. It was relief TO see
Courtney drop out altogether, long before the
turning flag was reached
''He bathed his head again and again, work
ing his way slowly back up the river. Hanlan
went on, turning the flag, and came back up
in fair time. When the referees boat passed
Courtney on the way back Mr.. Blaikie asked
him if there was anything the matter with
him. He said Yes but did not reply to the
further question as to what the trouble was.
Courtney went to the Potomac boathouse.
Hanlan pulled to the finish in 6.46, 2-5. All
the steamers blew their whistles as he crossed
the line. The noise they made was the en-
ivening thing about the great fraud of race.
RILEY pulled over the course ahead of Fan
Ian. He got $500 under the agreement
''Willards hotel was crowded last night; 90
was the Riggs House. There was one general,
unanimous damning of Courtney. Very few
would believe he was really sick.
ANLAN was serenaded at Wizards hast
night. He made a short speech, In which
he said he came to row a race and was sorry
that he had not. He bore down ON Riley for
pulling over the course ahead Of him. saying
that Riley was no gentleman. He would row
him at any time for any amount Hanlan
received congratuIatory kilograms from Cam
ada-one from the Marquis of LOrne, telling
him that he had done well. He did well, in
aSmuch as he showed his pluck; he did no ex-
traordinaTy rowing, however
Courtney subsequently said he was sick and
was unable to pun. He bathed his head in the
boat house, and went to his hotel. His head
was hung and he looked as If he had lost every
thing He said to The Star reporter that he
knew he couldznot pull. being too sick, but he
had determined to start if it killed him. He
came near falling out Of his boat two or three
times he said.
Referee Blake said: It's over; I'm glad of
it. have got it of of my hands, and If you
ever catch me as referee in another race, please
let me know. am disguised. I thought Court
ney was all right, despite the reports of his
sickness do not believe he was too sick to
pull. It is unfortunate for him that few people
will believe that such the case"
HE writer wanted to know what The Stars
editor thought of this way OF funking on
the part of Courtney and here's what he
found:
TN the sO-called boat race between HanIan
and Courtney, on the Potomac yesterday every
requisite was present but the race itself The
day was simply perfect, the course was ad-
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