The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-02
TIE CHAMPIONS TO ROW,
Weisgerher mud Clhtor nakc'a aace.
Another orc N,nnted.

resllEH q " champions, 'tettJ" MeiHs
gerber and Ed. Olator will row q three mile
boat race on the lower courte on the oath
Inst. for apurso Of $1,000. The race was
made at sheekey's saloon last night. Weis.
gerber and bis hackers were right on time
aud apparently eager 10 snap Clatot's chal.
lengo up. Clat0r aud bic bkckor were also
on hand. Tho race was madO In a'room nm.
stairs, while the rooms below were filed with
a largo crowd waiting 10 hear the result,
There was only ono point III which thcre
WAS any Disagreement. Ciator wsntsd to
row on the 2ilh Of this month and Wc,srsr.
Der wanted him TO postpone the date one
week. Lie did not max this because he feared
that physically, he would not be- ready, but
because he OF present only had one boat
and hs feared that he would both have 10
practice and row In II, as lie did not believe a
nav boat that he had ordered and partially
paid for, would be ready by the 24th. There.
fore In case anything should happen 10 his
present boat, he would BIO knocked out. THIS
point WINS talked over for some time; tinslly
Weisgerber gave In and there was drawn up
the following:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
v Entered into md between George W.
Weisgerbcr and Edward Cla.or both OF
Wheeling, county Of Ohio, Stats OF West
Virginia., on tho lat day Of May, 1881, be.
tween the sail George w Weisgerber and
Edward Clltor 10 row a race for tie sum OF
five hundred dollars (;5OO) a side and the
winner 10 raosivs the purse one thousand
dollars ISL ,L00L ..0
AR1lcLE 1.-The said race shall DO rowed
for the sum Of one thousand dollars Isl ,00O)
the race 10 be sowed on the course known "a
the lower course at Wheeling, one and one
hall miles md return.
\ ARTICLE 2-Said race to be rowed on The
cath day Of May, 1854, between the hours Of
4 and . O'Clock r. NJ, sui cot 10 tito decision
OF the referee, who Is hereby empowered to
postpone tbs rice until the first favorable
dBy.
ARTICLE 81. o. Payne, OF Wheeling, to be
final stakeholder, and the referee 10 be mu.
tually agreed upon al Inc time OF making
the last deposit. Decision Of the referee IL
DO binding upon both parties, snd to bo cad.
according to these rules OF agreement; he to
accompany thCm over the course II posaible.
position before starting In the race. 1t IL uu,
derstood that the buoy boats HrO TO bs placed
before the toss for poaitiou; ard they shall b.
stsrtsd by the word ''go," to be given BY tLt
~rctoree. The men Ehall start from tho buoy
boats not less than twenty-five (25) ya.dI
apart, nor more, and race 10 their respectiy,
buoy beats, turn from right to left, sale
buoys to DO moorcd twenty-five (25) yard,
apart
ARTICLE 5.-No boat or boats in tho inter
est Of either contestant 10 accompany thI
mon over the coure.
ARTICLE G-The leading boat becomes en-
titled 10 the choice OF position when Their,
shows clear water between Its stern unit
the bow OF lis contestant.
ARTICLE Either boat swerying from
iirec. ceurse and impeding the PROGRESS o
tho con.ett;ng boat shall be ruled out.
ARTICLE S-Thn doposi. herewith made O
fifty dollars tb50) to be increased by fou,
htEdIcd and fifty dollars (S450) from each
principal or representative Us tho final dc
post, 10 bs made by and between the hour
OF l A. ". and u r. ~. on the 18th day O
May, 1851.
AErlcLE 0-Eithsr party falling to comply
VITA the provisions Of these articles, to ior
felt the money up. The referee shall b,
governed by the foregoing articles entsre,
into by ana between the principles OF thi
race. George W. WeisSerber aud Edward
Clator, ss heretofore mentioned and hereiI
stated and entered into.
GEORGE w. WElsGERBEE,
EDWARD CLAtoR.
HARRY 7. BLACK, w,trsvse, ~
AUSTIN BEACH. ~
Both men are looking remarkably we'll, ant
both are confident. Each assured tho o,he
lsst night that in order to win no would hay,
to pull harder than ever before. Clstcr'
chsllengs awakened considerable enthu
siasm, and the making OF the race will