The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-26
GAUDUAR'S DEFEAT.
Opening of the Regatta ut New Orleans
Yesterday.

Opening of the Regatta ut New Orleans
Yesterday.
The defeat of Gauduar at New Orleans
occasioned but little surprise among boat
ing people. 'Gauduar had made n great
many boasts as to what he would do with
Teemer when he met him again, but the
Smoky City boy had no difficulty what
ever in defeating him. Rowing men all
over the country feel that if there is any
man in America who can regain the lau.
rels lost by Hanlan to Beach that man is
John Teemer. Ross could have rowed ut
New Orleans yesterday. He gave out at
first that he intended entering. 1t looks
as though he was afraid to meet Tccmer.
Ross claims that he wants to be backed
against Beach. If he had .rowed at New
Orleans and come in second or third, and
it is doubtful if he could have gotten bet
ter than third, no one could have been
found to back him. Teemer has defeated
Ross five times out of six, and yet Mr.
Duryea of the TuJ, Fjeld md Farm, is GO
ing to offer purse for five-mile race be-
tween Beach, Hanan and Ross, ignoring
Tccmer altogether. If Teemcr is not in
vitod TO enter this race, he will find
plenty of men willing to back him against
the winner, and for big money, too.
1t is said that Courteney has made Con-
ley an offer to row double with him.
When Conley and Hamm separated il
was with the understanding that if there
ever came an opportunity to row for the
dOublc-scull championship of the United
States, they would come together again
a doublc-scull race between Conley and
Hamm Hosmer and Gauduar, and several
other good doubles, especially if John
Kennedy and his old partner, Mike Davis
would enter, would create more interest
than any other race that could be gotten
up.
What has become of Hanlan? \ short
dispatch hcralded his arrival in Frisco.
Since then nothing has been heard from
him.
bicycling.
As The Critic predicted, Crist was the
dark horse yesterday and won every race
he started in save one. There is noloubt
that with care he will make iirst-class
rider. He has speed, endurance, pluck,
and rides with Judgment. Hanna does
not seem to have as much speed as he had
last season. The only chance the others
had yesterday, against Crist, was to make
the pace so hot from the start as to break
his heart. This they either could not, or,
at any rate, did not do, and when the criti-
cal time came, Crist had more speed than
any of them.
John S. Prince was credited with riding
one mile and four yards in 2.354 ut Char
lotte, n, c., yesterday, beating all records.
The latest celebrity to become a cycler
is Tony Pastor, and some new wheel songs
may be the result.
Baseball.
The several baseball games yesterday
resulted rs follows: Chicago beat Boston
] too. Providence-Detroit 3 to /. New
York--St. Louis II to 0. Philadelphia
Buffalo to g. Pittsburg-Baltimore Z to
3. Observation-Disclosures 7 to .. Lancas-
Wilmington to ..
1t was rather expected that the Ma
tionals would get away with the Trontons
yesterday but it was not TO be. Knowles,
Hoover, Powell and GladmOn led the bat
ting Baker led the fielding at first base.
He put out sixteen without an error. To-
day the same clubs play again. It's safe
to say that the Nationals will turn the
tables ON them.
GladmOn is playing third base well and
is coming up in his batting.
1t is to be hoped that the weather will
hold good for Thursday. If it does the
grounds won't hold the people who win
go to see the Nationals beat the Balti-
mOrcs.
Mervinc Thompson made match with
n colOred pugilist ofSt. Paul, Mimi, named
Wilson. Thompson gave out before he
left Cleveland that he would edo" Wilson
in a jog. The match came off last night
and Thompson was knocked out in forty
seconds.