New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
VCONNOR THE CHAMPION.
HE EASILY DEFEATS oARSMAN TEEMER.
THE CANADIAN WINS OVER THE POTOMAC
COURSE by TEN LENGTHS IN 81
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Washington. Nov. 2A-Oasman Teemer has again
disappointed his friends The Canadian .ouiior'
william OConnor defeated him with great ease
to-day in the championship race. The nuicuiousy
slow time dvests the affair Of special importance
as a sculling race The time was Fl 2o though ,he
Potomac course is generally considered very far
one The start not encouraging 10 inc chami-
MONS friends Tecmer's starting boat was fully
twenty feet farther up the river than OConnors'
fact which loudly protested against Dy starter
PAYNE I'm behalf Of Teemcr. The referee, MT Elder,
who is young and inexperienced local amateur
oarsman, seems TO have lost his head. lie decided
promptly that the boat was in the right place, and
ordered the men to got ready for the start. This
ruling greatly disguised the Teemer contingent In
the start, and the referee was sharply denounced
Besides this Teemer made sluggish start. and his
1.-the antagonist fully length and half In
the lead when both up to top speed
O'Connor got little bewfdered approaching the
turning boat and lost all the advantage he had
held up to that point. lie made lazy furn while
Teemer made most admirable one, gaining fully
three seconds in the process. The turn was reachcu
in the surprising time of rs, but IT is TO be noted
that current and breeze with the rowers
When the two scuers squared away for the home
stretch and final struggle O'Connor showed easy
superiority as far appearances went He began
to draw away from the champion almost lmmedlately,
and the thence TO the nnlsh was d piVccsSoh
Teemer made a show Of squirting once, but IL was
Intellectual and he steadily fell behind 1t was thus
early apparent that he would be defeated. He rowed
stlessly and in rather bad form, strong thirty or
less 10 the minute, while the Canadian pulled vgor'
o,sly at thirty-one or thirty-two. Teemers friends
were amazed. Those who within yelling dis
lance on the little boats which followed yelled fran
tically TO encourage him. but he paid no heed 10
them BE either could not or would not put on a
ra1ing pace again. OCOnnor went along ielsureiy 7,
and after stopping once 10 look about and take IN
the situation, crossed the line winner ny at least
len lengths. he was vocieOusly cheered by great
finish but rowed leisurey across the line and TO ms
lcat-house lie cd not pause TO take part III inc
customary hand shaking formality
Teemer's hacker Barney Morris, OF MckeesporU,
seemed 20 taho things philOsophcay. He is SAID 10
have had about ~ 900 the race, $1,000 OF when
ton 20 the 81 900 put up by him as Tcemcrs half OF
the stakes. Morris said that Tecmer would undoubi-
cdy 90 TO Australia soon, and also said that another
match would be arranged with O'COnn0r 1eemer
said after dressing that his right arm partly gave ont
Just before reaching the turn and that he was done iOr
from that time on but of his hackers do not be-
eve It. O'ConnOr out fully twenty minutes
very indignant. They said It was shabby trick OF
the Teemer party TO get the Canadian chilled throue
in his boat, while Tecmcr was probably sitting conf
fortably by stove at his quarters but the Canadian
rowed back and forth and kept warm, and the adva-
tage of the delay was probably with him. aftcr all.
lie is twenty five years old. and hal been. up to 2
couple Of years ago, q depot cmployo OF the Grand
Trunk Railway at Toronto. Since then he has been
helping his brother in the hotel business when not en-
cared in boating.