Hanlon the Champion.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 103, 27 March 1884, Page 2

Hanlon the Champion.

„ - Aff abusing incident, m which the champion ot'*the world figured during His, receut stay m San Francisco, is tlms told by the New York Turf, Field, and Farm : — : . ; "Laßt Tuesday, while five of the Pioneer Club six-oar crew were sitting r iv their shell and swearing vigorously %t the non-:ip, earauce of (he sixth mau, who was half an hour late, a welldressed and modest young stranger strolled into the boathouse and began inspecting the equipments with great interest. 'I'll tell you what we'll do, isn't, coming, suppose we, ,hoai" tliat dudetherVto take'a •rftV f . Y and burst 4Mm^ru^l^)ho«pe^efcufttwd™u>faliia. titne-honouredj joke uj)on a • sof»y r was received with approbation, aud thu new coiner wa.-, with a grand hospitality, invited to^take the vacant oar. • Well, I don't kfiaw, gentlemen,' said the vpuns man. looking at his watch dc^ftfllj.] jjjia s^ajbJefMe^ I do need a little exercise, Vfiough.* '■ 9h <%$ j n »' &&i .No. 2 wmfcing* ac his companions ; -"»a little spin wtt l do you good,? ana r the;y;iifra|Lyj;pursuaded the victim of their kindly scheme to "take'off>'bte"ebafr v bncl 'Bfßsutii&« jclnb capV ' Now r keep ydin^eje oh mcl abd try to keep 'time;' reriftrfkeditheic&jU tain; 'you'll neve*. make an oarsmaa •*» be^ J^jcan i . )g ei>ttpmeu,' n pai^^ie guest meekly.«,.ofj,'m,ft}jvy4yr 9 ; improve.' Thejbpat wont down toward Hunter's point a coupje.of jpiles, at an easy, three-^uarcer VrokV, the newcomer pulling away rnahfuMy with the resfc^ and when they eased off?to turn back' 'tliey were kirpriged' to' observe that the stranger did not appear ?&K6 so miVelif blown "fts'tJSey expected. ♦ Now, yo«ng;;fcHe^ said the stroke, wiih^^w^try 7 terkeo» .yp^with the pitfe%ssi6n^^it heHrt Hard -»H:H i ,%ifc jrsomehowj ,iihu f .stonger scratched along with the rest," and though the pace was somewhat like 46 as they passed Butcher! own, the victim serenely sawed away, and the bow man even imagined that he splashed less than any-oar hr~the boat. Wben thejJtoally drew the floak and while! the crew $ereT«antiug for Hfwind, B £ i M i % coMon «i«iAwj>ing theiri dripping J ?ae'c^ the r 'iSe£y^ r lboked around, with a-^child like simplicity upon his unfiusbetfjfetfg; aud softly remarked, 'lWjs#da'^ypu spurt her? I . Wfayrfrpr^.wh i aS ajs; tl ? c^ J eiwr v lay, youngjJfeUbw., where did you" come from V ' From New York, gentlemen,' replied ih& stranger inodestly-,ri.tjL«Hhe on »bis cpat^and sta rfcod iJ« p <; the wharf. •My n-me is Hanlan—Edwai^diHaidUri]' ,».OhilX3borßb fflfoshi&g---ton!" t ai J