Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-25
LOST and won,
ysB CHAMPION OARSHAN
u.,... bs Iaurss from John T'em'rs
Brow.
rHs GREAT TKBESPORT Nan
v,,,v Defeated By His Canadian Rival a
Washington City.

.u,xaroy, November G4.-Wm. J.
80 W" the Canadian olrsmsn, defeated
W, y 80 ~~,re-, OF McEeesrO;t, Pa, holder
~ @ ,5.ti,le OF champion Oar'man OF Amer
-, .fsrrool, IN a three mile r'c' on
n'' sIr p,,omac river, Oppo'ite Washington
- -. championship of America and
". ,.0.s, 500 q side. O'Connor roTed IN
,so1.s form aud led from start to finish
%a,.,.r st no time being able to OVeF'aks
him. g. o,,--s,
TI'IisS, ~ Snare Garden, New fo X, re
10 M. VI - Tsar,er aud Geo. Lee, ths trainer
t"e9I oGir+Door 80 Intellectual efforts hsd been
o. y go the time to bring the two
,,,, h'IS to,s.he- il racH, bat after the
U1-,I IN man were anxious to meet
4l1,',b .bsr aud they were quickly matched
esq 80, C,-t,st a, Washington to-day. Both
~. = csr,a 10 Washington 20 train for the
ms- I. a,5 thew h4ye b9en here for more
sSsn sD' go weeks getiug themselves IN
good condition
ARACE FOB BLOOD.
--,a ;,4sr;s. IN the race increased greatly
.Lst;,,s flr the event drew near and II
o s,rr5 that there WAS bad feeling be-
80 Inc mel AMI tina. there was every
..o,nacs of an exciting contest. For the
1,,t W., DAYS the conversation on the street
has nearly all related TO the boat race, ana
- ,be s,ioong and sFo ting places consld-
s-,6Is money has 6esn wsgere1, the eet'
~. hing even until to-day. A large par
~ of Toronto people came OF to witness
- racs and they backed their townSman
f--slv a. evel money, the friends Of Teeu-
e--,tc>.1g 10 give odds aad beirg in the
minority.
T5e mcrning opened c)ld and chilly, 8
pc-. q wind bl wing over the course, while
the sk7 wss clear ard threatening. When
the time for the race, half plst three, ST.
lied ,ae whary,s aad boa: hons 5 were
lined wi,h people, fully 10000 people be-
inc s7eu ,a,o.s fom o. shore, while many
more occlrisi seats CT small river Graf g.
Tee wste- WAS smooth bU: muddy, and
tIe o,le- c1n5t ous were untavorsbie to
good Il ne bsing made.
o',oNSOR's HACKERS CONFIDENT.
The betting beclme quite lively ost be-
fore the race, and considerable money wss
mt Cd. the o Conner nan fist betting
even aud then giving O. Ids Of 20 4, and,
when no takers could be fOCad, o1sring D
10 3 on their man.
7, was O'Clock when O'Connor, clad in
blue trunk, blne cap and white shirt, row.
si 10 the s.Artirg yVict. Ttener Vas loud
" cheered when be IOged l9isuvely down
the river few minutes later. he wore a
.a4rocn rowing shirt red cap and white
truoks, and G,s) q white uuderShlrt aud
back Stockings as protection against the
cod.
It wss twenty minutes atte- 1 when hr.
J.2. E.der, Ct the Columbia Athletic
Cub, Who had been selected as referee,
go. the men IN lie. When , minu q later
ne gave the sigcal, 60" O'Couner wss
OF like a fash, and was a half length in
the .ead before Teeme- could dip his oars
IN tie water.
ALEA0 FROM TIE STAIT.
O'C)auor, with stroke OF - to the
minute grsfU1ly gainsd on the Hckses-
r.,t >su.ler, who pllled abcat two strC Nss
lsS er. A. he hs.f mile the Canadian had
length Of clear wafer between kim and
bic 1yaps5itr- and slowed down lis strokes
D3- 20 the zl.Gute. At TIE mile lie held
bis lead, bat wa out Of mis- course and lost
some d.-;arc,, 60 that at the tu-n he was
only length ahead. ElIndiug the
b"ly, OCaClcr pu: or Q spnG aud with u
lOUg, powerful pull OF = strokes 20
tie minute, &c gained rspiily
on Tsemsr ard d,OppiEs his stroke
to- was a good three lengths in lead,
When two miles OF the coarse had been
gone over 5e CanadiIn scQlIec was fresh
and every stroke seemed foil Cf power
While Teemsr, though p1lling 81 to
OCjanOr's =, moved shciC slowly aud
seemed IN A6or. From this point on
O'COnEov decreased his iesd ard slowipg 2
up toward tie tlish line he crossed il a
winner atoEt 10 lengths abe I'd of Teemer
winners time was = minutes and 33
seconds. Tteme;s time was not taken but
vas estms,ed 70 te TWENTY-FIVE seconds
slower. o Conner pulled ever to the ref
eree.S boat AMI inquired if everything
vas a., right. Mr.. Elder tod him it was
snd that hec I'd wOl. He padded quietly
on to his boa: house withouts word. His
aacSerS, however, were jUi liant and they
loudly gave -tut y theiy feelings. Mr..
%. R)Eers Of Toronto. tee backer Ii
Conner. saS as soon rs the. ace was over
mat Re now proposed to go to Australia
"sI T'e3t ths.7O,ld's chamriSlship from
>sai.e
e. 1ENS c. The COSCS8. ANTS.
william j. 4, ~unQor, who ky to-dsy's
Fsst Secoues ,Aampian oarsnsn of Ameri,
c. was oEn il Toronto, Canada, about
- Yeas agu. .C l~~G he Voc he senior
I'D g @1a2plons-ip Of Canada, st Hsmil-
20. y IL having a short tine before, with
u's pa'' Ter, aar;Rl' wOl the champion
-,1'i 'OrIae douoie .cOm the LSlG bro:hers.
Ce,2le Professional oarsmar IN 1888
CAaIelE'n- R.'- OF Pi.tsbarg, 20 race
-.5' sI,v1s side, a the latter declined
'o.oF. -, ne G1'eatsd Albert Rannn.
o~- IN MS nsN' rseS az Buffalo his boat
- - '"'APed AID hs,snly took thiEd place,
t1A-~.a winning. Il March Of this year
x 0seateC i,teTsou, the Pacific Slope
-A,-o pea a San Faa1cisco, and suase-
uel''J ne net aud defeated Geo. Lee,
H1I1aat and ether yOoS men. Hs Is Eve
,se. uS - inches IN hei yht and weighs zS3
pounds today IIls trsszer for to-Sar's
lace was GO Lse
joan I'ensr, The defeated osrsman Hras
SO.. 81. a. ACAs,SPort, Ps., IN 1864, ard
-, - started rowlog as q p psOfessiCnsl in
n, o'Ec9 then he hiss INeaksn Hsnlan,
,1UsT'T' hsmm, ENs, G.sudaur and a
s.-l'S a1Iosf Of other' while he hSs also lost
IN e.5'9 races. 10 the las: two yysSs he has
.ORsl 10 = rsDss and urnr, au.,rr 60