The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-26
HANLAN KuMBLED.
Teemer Easily Defeats the Toronto
SculIer.
And Is Now the Champion oarsman
of America.
HanIan Weakens and capsizes His
Boat.

TROY N. Y, Oct 24-The double scull race be,
tween John Teemer of McKeesport, Penn, and
Edward Hanan of Toronto was roWed TINS aftei
noon over the Pleasure Island course. mile and
a half and return. Hanlan'S defeat was glorious
in the minds of majority of the spectators, but III
the opinion of his friends he was beaten by an ac.
cident. The race was for the stakes of $1,000 and
the championship of America. The general I'M
preston yesterday was than Hanlan would WIN,
for it was thought that in the strong current and
high water his science would ontdo Teemers 8
strength Ali of Courtneys friends have pinned
their faith to Teemer and backed him heavily.
They are happy and wealthy tonight
At $50 O'clock 5000 people were ON Pleasant
Island; as many more were on excursion boats In
the river, and several thousands were strung
along the Hudson River railroad track on the
east side.
The officers of the race were as follows: Re
feree, James Ormond of Boston; official time
keeper, Timothy Donoghue of Newburg; judge at
the start and finish for Hanlan, Fred Plaisted
Judge at the start and finish for Teemer,. Wallace
Ross; Judge at the turn for Hanlan, Daniel Breen
of Boston; Judge at the turn for Teemer, j. r..
Pods sold on the island showed Hanlan the
favorite at 500 to $40. The betting was unusual
ly brisk. more money changing hands than in both
of the recent double-scull races: Teemer, Wnen
weighed in his pedd Inc n Dea edar az se els
made by Ruddck of Boston. Teemer'S boat was
thirty one feet six inches long, six inches qeep
and weighed twenty-nine pounds Hanlans poai @
was thirfy-one feet nine inches in length, ten and
one-lalf inches wide and weighed twenty-seyen
pounds. Hanans boat was perfectly new, EVIL never yer
seen some service, but had never before been
used by him.
At 4.20 O'Clock Hanlan launched his boat, and
amid the cheers of the thousands of spectators
rowed down to the starting point. Teemer quick
ly followed. Hanlan wore red and white striped
Shirt and blue trunks He wore no cap, while
Teemer had on a dark cap blue and white shirt
and navy blue trunks.
At 457 the referee cautioned the oBrsmen
Teemer had taken the inside position. Almost
Immediately afterwards the word was given
Teemer caught the water first, and started away
with rush, pulling long steady stroke t ., od "a & TO
with the powerful current to contend with, bent to
his work as he never had done in a race in this
country before. He pulled thirty-eight strokes
terms with Teemer. The latter seemed nervous
and excited before the start but when he got INTO
the boat he appeared to have forgotten MS Irlght
and rowed like a man confident OF winning
The pace that Hanlan had set was tellng on
him more than it did on Teemer, 1or ne Degah 70 70
row unsteady and at the three quarter mile post
Teemer began to draw away from nm Dy lhe Io0t
so that when the men passed the mile point
Teemer had the lead and clear water Ieemer
turned the tables on Hanlan, and he now began
to squirt. s'Come on he called out, but Hanan
could not, and from this point Teemer drew away
Hanlan fought desperately, and tried again and
again to make up the lost ground, rowing 80
strokes to the minute, but Teemer was too much
for him; he had more speed and better staying
powers, and as the men reached the upper stake
Teemer was leading by four lengths, and mad the
race well in hand Teemer was around and
straightened out for home, when Hanlan, 15
seconds behind, made for his buoy. He rushed at
it like man bewildered and ran INTO tne DOat III
which sat his Judge at the turn, Daniel Breen:
One side of the washboard of his shell cracked
like peanut shell, the boat sWerVed, and, point
ing down stream began 70 MI f nanida I'm a4ar uooh
He was helped into skiff. His boat was Dalled
out and he started for home. He was beaten
man, however, and the judge whowas in Teemer's
when he got there, and that ne was dead, and
could not go on: Teemer reached MS stakenoat 2at
at lin. 3512s. which is remarkable time against
such a current Hanlan reached his IL seconds
later, so that it is easily seen that Teemer had
LET IN and rowed lesllrely home. On his way he
received quite an ovation. He paid Hanlan i'll his
kind stopped threw kisses, gagged, coughed,
took off his hat, and did to Hanlan what the latter
has been doing to others in all his races. Teemer
said he would not make fun OF any oarsnlan except
Hanlan.
his quarters, and the people were greatly excited
over him. Great crowds collected around his
quarters, and he was called on for speech ne
did not want to make one, but the crowd insisted
that he must say something, so he climbed up on
the top of his quarters and said: gentlemen: |
s1 o s tbsh In ped f down down and cheer after
cheer was given him.
Hanlan feels badly over his defeat, and his
friends say that he cried when he got out OF ms
boat and was greatly broken up. Hanlan backed
himself, and says Teemer beat hlm falrly. 1t Is
usually the custom to shake bands WITH ,aol eacn
tried to have John shake hands with Hanlan but
the McKeesport lad would not do it.
Teemer is happy. He has beaten Hanlan in q
square, level up race, and is entitled to great
credit. He leaves for home in few days and
Ross, viii row any two men in the world double
scull race for S2500 side
Hanlan returned to Albany this evening; He
makes no complaint but says" 81 will acknowledge
that Teemer beat me- He goes to Worcester
Monday and will be at the Hosmer-Laing race on
Tuesday next After that he will go home Tor the
Teemer is now the champion. and Hanlan will
have TO accept his terms should they race again.
Teemer rowed the course in 21m. 12s Had be
been pushed on the way home he could have
beaten the record
Because Wallace Ross, TeemerS trainer is Han
1ans brother-in-law, people are saying tonight
that the race was put-up job, but Teemer's
friends insist that Hanlan and Ross have been
enemies for years and that the race was square.
Teemer is the lion of the hour and already plans
are on foot to arrange race between him and
Beach,