Evening star

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acute car shortages occur, and also

when cars become congested in termi

nals. because these circumstances are

likely to affect deliveries and retail

prices. No such emergencies have arisen

Fifty Years Ago

lii The Star

Flftv years ago Washingtonians were

agog over the prospect of a rowing

match between two of

Haitian ana the foremost profes

slonal oarsmen of the

Courtney- day Edward Hanlan of

Toronto, Canada, and Charles Court*

»n«y of Ithaca, N. Y. Negotiations had

been in progress for some time to get

these two men together In a match, but

It proved to be as difficult as later the

arrangement of pugilistic encounters

became. The Star of November 14,

1879. thus prints the story of the final

signing at Rochester, N. Y.. of “arti

cles" which, however, were later found

to be ineffective:

“After upward of nine hours of hard

labor, almost every point in each article

being objected to over and over again,

one man or the other having refused

to go one inch further, articles of agree

ment were signed at 13:10 o'clock this

morning. Judge Wheeler, the city at

torney of Rochester, being the sub

scribing witness. Courtney arrived at

3 o’clock and left at 8:30 to meet an

engagement at Ithaca. Capt. P. H. Sul

livan of the Rochester police, his new

nght-hand man in place of Brlster,

signed the articles in Courtney's stead.

Courtney and Hanlan agreed to row a

five-mile race, two and a half miles

out and return, in best and best boats,

in accordance with the following con

ditions:

“The race shall be for the sum of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1929). Washington, D.C., 1929-11-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1929-11-17/ed-1/?sp=46

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1929-11-17.