The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-25
SPORTING EVENTS.
oarsman 0'Connor Wins the
American Championship.
rErsrR LEFT FAR nxHrxp.
Mitchell Accepts saIlivAnss Ch.r-
lense. Offering Further
Inducements.

NAsHESGroS, Nov. A.--wglissn
o'Coaaoy, the Canadian oSrsasn. defeated
John feeme- Of McKeeSpars, Pa. hesder
of the title 81 Champion oarxmAn 81
Ameries. this aftesaooa ia q three rasle
race on the Potomac Eiver opposite WASH
iugions for the chan pioaship of America
and stake Q! s-soo & side. osConno-
rcwed ia splendid form and lea frsra starr
10 fnlss, Teesner a no time being aAie 10
overtAke hira.
The ooarse selected was three mics win
= tnrn. When the tine fos tsc race half
pas, o'clock. arrived. he coal eurs,,s. "a.
wcfks, wharyeS aud baai hoaseS were
lined vita psople, fully i0aec persons ae-
lEE spectators froEn uc Sl1lsr Waffp many
more oec1pied sass ua TIE small rIrer
craft Toe spectators shiyef q 10 the raw
ar while TIE FrcA@insrieS were being
arranged fhe water WAS smooth bat
muddy. and other conditions were unfs-
yoEsble 70 good tine being made Betting
hceame quite lively JUS before the race.
and considerable uaoaey changed hands.
the o'Conner mea frSi betting even and
thea giving odds OF ; to 4. ard Rhen no
takers eoald be found offered - on
their man
II was - minutes after o'clock when
AT- J. X. kldeF Of The caiDmhis Athletic
Clab, who has beeu selected retcree. got
the men in line. When minute later he
gave the signal go. O'Cuanor Was .frllko
a flash sad was hE ieugfh ip ne cad
before feesnsr could dip his oars in the
water. D'Nonnor. vita a stroke % 81 10
the minute gradually gained IN the Ne
keesPort scuiier, Who pailci about two
strokes faster. Al tue hall mile the Cana
dian had a length Of clear water between
him and his Competitor and slowed down
his stroke 10 = % the miuute. Al the mile
be held his lead, bGs was oRi Of HIS course
and lost sosac disIanee. - that az the turn
be was only a length ahead Rounding
the buoy oConnor IN on a spaFt aud with
a long. powerful pall of 3 10 the minute
he gained rapidly on recmer, and dropping
bis stroke 70 =. was good three lengths In
the head when two riiies Of the c0aTse lad
been gone over.
TIE Canadian scnller was fresh, and
every stroke seemed full Of poNrr. while
IecmeF, though pulling y 70 O'Cnnucg's
-. moved shead slowly and seemed in
labor. From this point on 0'Connof in-
creased his lead and slowing up towards
the hnish line he crossed q a winner about
10 lengths ahead OF Tcemer. The winner
time wss - minutes and sS seconds.
TeesaeT's was not taken. but was estimated
20 be . seconds slower.
oConnoT pulled over 20 the referees
boat aad inquired II everything was ali
right Elder tod him that It was, aud that
be had Won. he padded quietly of to
-
ers, however. were fubiiaut. and loudly
gave vent 20 their feelings Joseph Rogers
OF Toronto. hacker Of o'Ccnn0r, said ~
soon as the race was over that he now pro-
posed 70 90 20 Australia and wrest the
worlds championship from Searle. o'Con-
nor was trained by George lee, and
TeciBer by Albert Hamm.
SKETCH or TnE WINNER.
William J. O'connor. who By todAy's
race becomes champion oarSmAa Of Amer.
sca, was born In Toronto, Canada, about Is
years ago. and first came into prominence
IN lSs2, rs n member Of the Don Amateur
Rowing Club Of Toronto. In issS be won
the senior single championship OF Canada
Al Hamilton, out, having a short time be-
fore, with bis partner. kuright. won the
Championship fer double from the Lang
brothers He became professional oars
man in 1885 by challenging Ritz Of Pitts
burg 10 race for slooo a side, bat the latter
declined 10 row. Ia isS7 he defeated Al
bert Hamm. bat ia his next race Al Buffalo
his boat was swAmped and he ouly took
third place Hanlan winning. In March Of
this year be defeated Peterson. the Pacific
slope champion, a. san Francisco, and
subsequently net and defeated George
Lee. GandauF aud other good men. lie is
feet 10 inches In heighth and weighed l6S
pounds 10 day.