Hanlan's Victory Over Gaudaur. THE RACE ROWED IN DARKNESS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 217, 27 August 1887, Page 7

Hanlan's Victory Over Gaudaur. THE RACE ROWED IN DARKNESS.

Twelve hundred people in the grand stand at Lake Calumet, Chicago, shivered and swore on July 23u1, from 2 o'clock until 8, at the miserable management by those in charge of the arrangements for the Haulan-Gaudaur race. This was advertised to be a three-mile race with a turn for a thousand dollars and 75 per cent, of the gate money, to come off between 2 and (> p.m. The weather was beautiful, so far as a clear sky and bright sunlight could make it, but there was a keen northwest wind blowing, which made overcoats very agreeable. It did not, however, ruilie the water much. As early as 3 o'clock nearly all the people who came were on hand in the grand stand and on the lake shore waiting for the band to pi a y- . , Four o'clock, five, six, seven, and no sio-ns of the contestants, and the crowd began to grow decidedly disgusted. About this time it was noised abioad that the waler was too rough for the shells and that the race v.ould be postponed. Tho people did not seem much annoyed over this, and were preparing to go when the rumour was contradicted. Then it was learned that the trouble was with Gaudaur, who insisted on compliance with tho agreement, which, he said, stated he should have smooth water. St. John, it appears, backed him up, and finally Hanlan got disgusted, took his shell and went in lront of tho grand stand, leaving word that if Gaudaur was not out in five minutes he (Hanlan) would row over the course and take the money. This brought | Jacob out, and a start was finally made in almost total darkness At the outset Gaudaur took the lead, and was, half -a-length ahead as kmg as the pair could be seen. They had turned the stake

and were nearly half-way to the line before the wretched ,tub,< provided as the press boat, was again .allowed pight of either through the darkness. Hanlan was then eight or ten boat-lengths ahead of Gaudaur, who was astonishingly wide of the course, and kept) on so. At this juncture Gaudaur spurted in a wonderful manner, which seemed to indicate that ho must have won if on his course. He .kept on, obliquely, howover, finishing on about equal terms with Hanlan, as near as could be judged by hia position in the darkness, which was almost total. He was disqualified by his position, and the race was given to Hanlan, who finished in 20.32. After the race St. John, Gauclaur's backer, said he told the latter to go out and lose the race. He couldn't afford to attempt to win when the agreement was not complied with, the water was so much in favour of Hanlan. He would not have allowed the lace to bo awarded to Hanlan, only lie wanted to satisfy the people by showing them something for their money.