HANLAN'S DEA OF TURNING COURSES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 17, 4 December 1883, Page 4

HANLAN'S DEA OF TURNING COURSES.

HaSLAN, the chain,' )io “> Previous to the race at Fall River, ln co nversation with several newspa P er I meu an “ others, stated that peop. e "J 10 g et U P regattas, and the scullers w * lo participate therein, should study .more the interests of the people who c’o, ntribute by paying admission money to groves ana seaside resorts where these affairs are. “As it is now,” said Ha nlan, “ the courses are usually of mile, and-a-half-and-turn pattern, and, as a consequence, when we get siarted 'he majority of the people see very lih e of us after we have gone half-a-mile«, ’ r so. Nothing but dissatisfaction and s. ’■ mixing-up of the oarsmen at the finish generally results. In fact, 1 don t believe that among 1000 people 20 can, with certainty, tell who wins a shell race. Now there should be a remedy for this. Everybody should see the race, as near as possible, from start to finish ; and next year, should I participate in regattas, 1 will endeavour, as far as in my power, to have three mile races rowed over courses not more than three-quarters of amilein length, and two-mile races over courses onehalf mile in length. In both of these distances it will be necessary to have three turns, and at both of these distances everybody present will have ast opportunity of viewing a race at all its stages.”— Boston Hlobe. llanlati s idea was carried out in the professional regatta at Point of Pines, and both oarsmen and spectators expressed themselves pleased with the change. The time in a race with so many turns will not be as fast as on a straitaway course, but scullers will find momentary release to their muscles in making the turns. Hanlan is at his home on the Island opposite Toronto, and will row no more races for the present. He is desirous of meeting Laycock, and if the Australian sculler means business the champion will row him in England. Unless a very large purseis offered, Hanlan will row in no more open regattas this season.— Turf Field, and Farm.