St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
THE ROSS-TEEMER RACE.
The Boy Wonder Outrows the Big
Canadian.
Brighton Beach Races-Rain Beats st. Paul
Again at Cincinnati.
Teen.er Beats Ross.

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Boston, Sept. 29.-About 5000 persons
went to Point of Pines this afternoon to wit
ness the sculling contest between Wallace
Ross and John Teemer postponed from Sat-
urday. The stakes were purse of $4,000,
for which the contestants were compelled to
traverse the course, one and one-quarter
miles long, four times, or total distance of
five miles. Ross was given start of five
seconds. Teemer was the favorite in the
betting to-day.
At 6:02 p. IN. the word was given to Ross,
and five seconds later to Teemer. Ross was
good three lengths to the fore when his
youthful competitor Dipped his blades, and
was doing good thirty strokes to the min
ute, which was just the stroke set by Teemer.
The latter was getting the most speed
out of his shell, and in twenty strokes had
lessened Ross lead by half length. Ross
steered a beautiful course, while Teemer
went wild, losing half way to the first stake
boat nearly twenty lengths by being swept
toward the Lynn harbor by the incoming
tide. Ross suffered likewise from the same
cause, but not so much as Teemer. Thence
to the turn Teemer continued to gain, and
when Ross rounded his stake he was not
more than three lengths ahead. Thence to
the starting point both men alternately
gained and lost ground, although Teemer, on
the whole, had the better of the spurts.
Twenty-eight strokes to the minute was
about the power applied to each boat most of
the time.
As the men returned to the starting point
Ross was still in the lead by length, and
on rounding the stake added half a length
more. Both men make good turns. On
squaring away again for the lower stake Ross
put deal of snap into his stroke, while
| Teemer seemed 10 labor in a manner that
boded no good for his chances of finishin G
| first, but those who conceded the race to the
big man did not reckon on the staying pow
ers Of the boy from Pittsburg. All the way
down the course he held to Ross with ten
acity that troubled the latter, and every
| squirt he made was responded to by Teemer.
Before the lower stake was reached the sec
ond time darkness had settled down, and it
became almost impossible to see man 500
feet away. Ross rounded first and was lead
ing half length when Teemer had settled
down for his journey home.
Never was there a finer race than that
| made by the two oarsmen in the last mile
and quarter. Ross still maintained his
| lead, which had been increased when half the
distance was traversed to good two lengths,
but from there out Teemer showed more
power and endurance. Both men spurted
constantly for three-fourths of a mile, or al
the way to the finish. Ross had lead. but
it was nothing to speak Of. A hundred
yards from the finish both oarsmen put
in their last and best work
Ross had what advantage there was, but
while looking over his shoulder to measure
the distance to the finish. Teemer had pu
the PROV of his shell on line with Ross
perceiving which Ross made last desper
ate effort, but it was of no avail. Teeme
put on terrific burst of speed that actual.
jumped his boat over the line from three t.
six feet ahead. The time given by the off
cial timekeeper was 30 minutes
Other watches made 1t 35:15 and 35 :25.