Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-05
ROSS DEFEATED.
John Teemer Makes the Best Rowing Time
ON Record,

John Teemer Makes the Best Rowing Time
ON Record.
New York, Aug. 2-Wallaco Boss, of
st. John, N. b., and John Teemer, of
McKeesport, Pa, roweo at Oak Point to-
day what was perhaps the most inter.
esting sculling match that ever took
place on this continent. Ross was the
leader for the first half OF the course,
and Teemer was not headed during the
second two miles. The victory was won
by Teemer in his wonderfully scientific
turning Of the stake boat. Teemer was
hrst out, appearing in red shirt and
navy blue breecbes. There we're proba.
Oily 2O,UOO persons present When the race
began. The course Was from the Oak
Point shore two miles out to Bowery
buoy, where the stake boats were an.
chored. Ross won the toss for position
and took the northern lane, but really
there was no choice. When Barney Big
lin asked, "Are you ready" and then
shouted "Go!" Teemer caught the water
first with something of splash, and
went six feet ahead OF his opponent He
lost that small lead almost Immediately,
however, for Ross settled down to his
well-known, steady, powerful stroke and
forged ahead inside Of SIX lengths. 1t
was plain each man had started in to
win. Teemer soon get into swinging
stiff stroke, easy and clean. Ross sat
straight up as if 1t was play, and dug his
ours into the water with telling effect
Ross led for the first mile and quarter,
the distance varying from length to
two lengths. Just abreast of the north
end of north Brothers island, a mile and
a quarter out, Teemer became little
ragged in bis stroke, but in another min.
ute he braced up, and put in some good
ones which sent the PROV of his boat
about five feet ahead OF lis adversary's
Ross did not like this, aud sent his stroke
up to thirty two, and again went ahead
Both men moved we'll within themselves
up to the turn, which Ross reached hall
q length ahead.
When the turning point was reached
Ross seemed to have forgotten how tc
go around the stake boat. He went
away beyond it and made his circle by
a long curve that made it appear he hac
not reached the stake boat. Teemel
made beautiful line for the stake boat
He hardly had gotten three feet beyond
it when he buried his left oar in the
depths as straight as corn stalk apt
pulled his head around with his right a:
though his craft were hung on pivot
Such clever maneuver has rarely beer
seen on the water. His boat appeared
to come to standstill at the will of tn,
rover and to turn about as though sh,
were in her owners's hands. This piece
OF extraordinary skill gave Teemer leat
of fully three lengths of clear water ant
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exciting, however, for Ross did his bes
to recover the great loss he had suffered
and put in some of the hardest rowin,
one could see. He still seemed t,
think he had the race and could pick u
north point of Riker's island was reache
began to see he had to make the insid
p, latter was rowing rather quickly and NC
too even. Once he put his right han
out into the river for water to bathe bi
head, but at this point Ross increase
his stroke from twenty eight to thirty
+ one to the minute, and Teemer stayed q
e his thirty. Ross was encouraged b
shouts from his friends on the judge
steamer aud rowed for all he was wortl
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8 as high as thlrty-four strokes to til
: minute.
9 Teemer braced up at this stage ais
and went up to thirty-four, but did nc
stay there more than dozen length
Ross kept up his giant stroke, but he Wa
+. too late. He continued to diminish til
e lead gradually, but he had not the di
A tance in which to go the front even if /
t had been able. On the first of the la:
f quarter mile Teemer was plainly NJ
t doing his best, but when within q
;. yards of home he put on squirt. Ros
e still continued to creep up, Loweve
s and when the line was crossed his pro
t Tapped Teemer's stern. Teemer thr
J. won by short length. Both men wei
pretty tired when they returned to tt
boat-house. Ross was cross aud Teemt
jubilant, and he had right to in bot
beating Ross and making by FAR the be!
s time on record. Barney Bigelow MAD
8 the time 26 minutes and 20 seconds, IL
best previous time for four-mlle cour;
having been made by Hanlan in b
: race with Ross at Ogdensburgh in Jul
T last when he accomplished the distant
? in q minutes and SO seconds.