Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-24

discussed at length in the club-rooms
and before the numerous saloon bars,
and wondrous tales of each mans
proves - never before made public -
were related to the assembled groups. The
| mysteries Of 'stroke" and steering" the sinu-
| oslties Of currents" and the dubiousness of
meteorological appearances, were all subjects
OF conversation, and the experts in such mat
.ers elncidated everything for the benefit OF
| deal of quiet betting. The sports" put up
| considerable money during the evening in
sums OF from s25 to $500, but there were no
odds. The O'Connor crowd insisted that
ieemer's friends should make it 100 to 80, but
| at tnoss figures there were no responses, for,
while Teemer's supporters are confident that
| their champion will come off victorious, they
are fully aware that he has no walk-over. A
| Few wagers have been made among the local
| amateur oarsmen, but the amounts are small,
although the interest in the contest is great.
CANADIAN VISITORS.
Wizards hotel was full Of Canadians today
| who have come down to see the great boat
race. Among the arrivals FROM Toronto are
W. H. Pearson, IT,, George Monro, Alex. Boyd,
| John j. Burns, L. o. Leary, Alex. W. Donnelly,
| Frank Nelson, of the Globe; Frank EImore, of
| the Mail; A. r. Landon, of the World; J. W..
Bunting, John D. Coulter, John Ringer, Peter
| Green and Martin Downs.
BOTH MEN ON THE RIVER THIS MORNING.
The crowd at the lighthouses of Teemer and
OConnor was a little larger this morning than
it has been hitherto. The air was warmer than
on the previous day, and although water and
| sky were leaden in hue, still there was promise
ieemer, and he pulled down the course in a
ieisureiy manner, occasionally glancing over
his shoulder to see what was ahead
OF INN. There was no appearance Of
exertion in any Of his movements and the sculls
sPlashed into the water and out of it as me-
financially as clock ticks. Fifteen minutes later
OConnor stepped into his shell and padded
out into the stream. Close behind him came a
tug, bound south, but it did not pass the Cana
dian until he turned at the buoy. O'Connor's
work was very smooth and he swung himself
in confident manner. On the down trip his
speed was steady and decidedly rapid
Returning to his boat house he slowed up, but
relieved himself of little perspiration by a
couple OF fine spurts. Teemer returned slowly;
ne Rugged the Virginia shore up to point OPP
posite his boat house and seemed to be putting
good deal of muscle into his work. The APP
pearance of the men in their boats and the
form In which they moved failed to indicate
superiority on the part of either one and the
knowing ones predicted close race.
Watching both men very closely was Ryan,
Of the Toronto Rowing club, who claims the
amateur championship of Canada, but whose
position is assailed by Shea OF the Don club. of
Toronto, who beat Ryan at Sturgeon Point and
afterward won the junior championship at
Sunbury.
THE RACING SHELLS.
Masterpieces of ingenuity and skill; light
almost as vanity, and beautiful as any product
OF the human hand, are the racing shells which
will in u few minutes float one man into the
championship Of America and the other into
molnentary oblivion. The differences in con-
the tyro are not Visible. Both
boats are from the shop Of Reddick, of
New York, and an improvement upon them
seems to be Impossible. In no place is there
an ounce OF superhuous weight, and yet there
is surprising amount Of strength in the frail
structures.
O'Connor's craft is 81 feet long and II inches
wide. It's weight is % pounds.
Teemer's shell is a triae larger. 1t il 3d.
feet in length and IL Il inches wide, but it only
weighs n pounds.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA.
The race is for the championship of America
and the stakes are $4,000 side. The original
sum was 81 900, but the hackers increased it
yesterday. The distance to be rowed is three
miles, with turn. The start is from opposite
the Analostan clubhouse and over what is
known as the CLOVER course" The winner will
have the additional honor of stru ,glinG for the
championship Of the world with Searle, on the
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both men are anxious to do.
THE CROWD OF VISITORS.
The dimensions Of the crowd Of visitors con-
tinued to increase with the arrival of each
train. The Toronto delegation has grown to
abundance Of cash to risk on his favorite, the
betting has been lively. Its tone has changed
considerably this morning, for with the advent
Of recruits the Canadian contingent became
aggressive and
OFFERED rREELY TO BET TO ON o'coNNoR.
This was taken for a while by Teemer's ad-
mirers, but toward noon the betting subsidized,
because it was evident that the Teemer men
had about all of their money put mp. Then
the Canadians became more bold. They offered
odds OF to on their man, and at these figures
quite q number Of local sports invested their
spare change. Everything was done very
quietly though, and the noise and bluster
common on such occasions were almost en-
tirely absent. The two factions, hove yer, kept
away from each other as much as possible, for
among the immediate friends of the two oars
men there is an il-feeling that will not down.
Several attempts have been made to bring the
hackers together SO that the arrangements for
the race might be perfected, but
up to o'clock no such conjunction
hackers it must be said that they have done as
much as could be expected Of them to make the
AFFAIR success In every particular. Pittsburg
poured in several dozen of its citizens this
morning, and McKeesport sent ON Just about as
| many. The majority Of them made their way
| at once to Teemer's headquarters in George
| town, and congratulated each other on the
prospects of their idol
| EXPECTED TROUBLE WITH THE EXCURSION
STEAMERS.
Referee Elder anticipates trouble with the
numerous little excursion steamers and tugs
that are on the river to-day. He will, he says
ask the captains Of all these boats to 90 down
below the buoy where the rowers will turn and
| remain there until the rowers are fairly headed
for home. Then they are at liberty
to follow. If this is not done he
will stop the race and have it
come on at some other time, when there
will be less fear Of interruption. Rogers,
OConnor's hacker, has secured the steamer
Cecie as the referees boat, and on this craft
ne VIII admit number of his friends. The
newspaper men supposed that the usual GUS
tom would prevail and that would give them
place ON the Cecile. Rogers, however, rules
otherwise. He wants no newspaper men on
| board, and he has informed those who have
applied to him that they
WILL HAVE TO HUSTLE.
The probable result will be the engagement of
number of tugs by the newspapers and con-
| sequent generalization Of the course. Teemer's
hackers wanted the Cecile to be given ND en-
tirely to the referee, the judges, and the press,
but Rogers wOuld not agree tn IL IN fhav M; tb .