The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-07
WASHINGTON CHIT CHAT.


wanted ~ Restnurant.
If some New Yorker would come to
This town, says correspondent of the
New York Times, and open a restaurant
where he would sell New York oysters
served in New York style, he would stand
l good chance Of making fortune within
% few years II is somcthing very sur
prising to the average New Yorker thai
at none of the restaurants, with the pos
,iblc exception OF John Chambcrlin,s cs-
tablishmcnt, are oysters OF good lihNol
to be had The oysters served NJ IN
majority Of the restaurants ana IN ne
hotels are as tough aS leather, and OF the
size of thr old-fu, hioned copper cents. In
fact, they have a cOppcry flavor, and are
very similar TO those sold in the Calf
rornia markets. There is n famous res
taurant in Pennsylvania avenue which
depends almost entirely upon its sale OF
oysters
The proprietor has become very
wealthy, and Washingtonians consider
il quite n treat TO be among his guests.
lie serves oysters in many ways but the
great demand is for those that are
steamed. The average New Yorker soon
discovers that the cooks of this estab-.
lishmcnt do not know how to serve
oysters in the simplest styles. The fried
oysters thnt are presented TO the lovers
of the biyalvc would disgrace Bowcry
restaurant of the lowest order, and the
hrOiling of oysters in cracker dust Is
something unhcari of except when q New
Yorker orders them. When the alleged
broilcd oysters are placed before him he
generally arises, If he has any respect
FOR himself, pays the check and, leaving
the oysters untouched, glidcs away never
tn ppf erai N m
markets and groceries TO families are the
most indigestible things to be obtained,
yet they are disposed of in large qnanti-
Ties, and are apparently highly relished.
The Coming Race.
The main sporting event in prospect
for the near future, says Washington
correspondent, is the big boat race which
will be rowed between John Teemer and
VIM. O'Connor on the gath of the present
month. The race win be for the
championship of America and stake of
$4,000, or $1,000 o side. 1t will be
rowcd on the course laid out on the
Potomac River at Washington, ID. q. The
two men are now in training for the
event. AL EIamm is handling Teemer,
who at present is training on the Monon-
gahela near Pittsburg, but the pair will
Monday and go directly to Washington,
where the training will be finished in
order that Teemer may be familiarized
with the course ere the date of the event.
OConnor is already on the ground, or
on the water rather, at Washington,
where he is being looked after by George
Lee. In letter received today by Mr..
st. John, Hamm says that he never saw
Teemcr in such splendid shape before,
and has every confidence that he will
undoubtedly beat his man on the gath.
He is rowing with all his old brilliant
dash and speed and If O'Connor defeats
him he will be compelled to 20 through
the water at q dizzy gait. Bubear, on
the other hand writes Mr.. ST. John that
O'Connor, in his Judgment, is not at all
up to Teemers form and says that the
victory should be his by no means Mr.
ST. John, although he has half of Teen
cr's stake (the other half is furnished
by the champion HIMSELF, does not re-
gard the race over us yet. He says that
| O'Connor is good man and that his
long, steady pull is apt to deceive the
best of the water critics. His stroke
is very similar to the one with which
Jake Gaudaur astonished the people in
| England. While not particularly bril-
| liant or rapid it is continuous and last
| ing. Betting on the event has not be-
| gun.
| w hateNer may be result OF the leemer-
O'Connor race, says another writer, am
inclined to think that both scullers will
go to Australia. They will both find
plenty of work to do. The latest re-
ports from Teemer's training quarters are
to the effect that he is all right. lie is
rowing extremely we'll At present 1 am
inclined to think he win win. However,
il would be foolish to ignore the fact
! that O'Connor is good rover. lie may
be as much of wonder as Beach, Seare
or Kemp. Few people thought that
Beach would defeat Hanlan, and less
number expected to see Hanlan beaten
by Kemp. II was general surprise
when Searle beat Kemp, and so il may
be with O'ConnOr. To a great extent
he is an unknown quantity. More than
once have been told that he can easily
beat the best time ever made by lIanlan
! He may be able to do this and still be
beaten by Teemer. O'COnnOr may be n
wonder, but the probabilities are that he
will not. He must be one to beat Tecmer.