Hamm Defeats Ross, Courtney and Bubear.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 221, 24 September 1887, Page 4

Hamm Defeats Ross, Courtney and Bubear.

The sculling match for a ip3CO badge and a purse of $500 was rowed on Onondaera Lake, New York, on the afternoon of Augu&t 13th ; course, mile and a half and return — the water smooth as glass. Hamm drew first place, Bubear second, Courtney third, Ross fourth, and Henley fifth. Henley caught the water first, and rowing fiercely thirty - seven strokes to the minute, shot ahead. Bubear followed closely, and Courtney trailed in the rear. Henley's pace was too tiemendous to be kept up, and Hamm, Couitney, and Ross gradually forged ahead. At the first quarter mile Courtney led by one length ahead of Ross, who lapped Hamm by half a length, theso positions weie kept up to the first mile, when Ross and Hamm gained on Courtney, passing him at the mile and a quarter stake. Hamm now spurted with a 37 stroke and made a turn two lengths ahead of Courtney and Ross. Courtney turned inside stake, and rowed in poor form the remainder of the way. Hamm increased his lead and won, .seven lengths ahead of Ross, who was second, Courtney thiid, a length and a half behind Ross, Henley fourth, and Bubear a bad fifth. Time, 18.20. Courtney claimed his seat broke, and that he tried to remedy it when he was making the turn in the pools. He was the favourite, selling even against the field. On the same night, Courtney challenged Hamm to race for -VSGO a side, within three weeks. Challenge at once accepted, Hanlan left Toi*onto,e?? route for Australia, on Thursday, August 18th He takes with him a now Blailcie boat, which is not quite finished ; but has abandoned the idea of taking a trainer. He believes he is still the best sculler in Ameiica, and were he not going abioad, would meet Teenier in another race The latter beat him fairly, he acknowledges ; but he blame ■> the bad btarfc for it. He knows he can low three miles in forty seconds faster than he did four years ago. and offered to put up $I,OCO that he could row them on Lake Quinsigamond in less than 39.10, the fastest time Teenier ib credited with. Jacob Gaudaur, through his backer, at St. Lewis, August 18, challenged John Teenier to row a three-mile race for the championslap and §1,000 a side, the race to take place on a lake course and upon smooth water any day betw een September 17 and 24 next. Lake Quin&igamond i& suggested as the best.