The evening world., 1888-10-08

blue striped IN white.
George. Bubear, the Deyonshire boy, is
twenty. nine years old, 8 feet 81 inches in
height and weight 1875 pounds. He has been
an oarsman eight years and defeated Wallace
Ross for three miles in % m. last year. He
has had experience with the road -csuller,
and thinks 800 miles not too mnch of
a task for him this week. His colors are
gray.
John Mckay is tho champion of Nova
Scotia and looks like a good one. He wears
O suit of pure white.
Wallace Ross. one of the best-known oars
men, is also a Nova Scotian. He is thirty
one years OF age. six feet in his shoes and
weighs 1870 pounds. His skin is q pure olive.
and he is az handsome as he is good natured.
He has been rowing steadily for fifteen
years, and has competed in more races than
any other American. He is an all round
athlete and a first class trainer also. In 1883
and won from Bubear in 1884, giving him ten
seconds start. His colors are navy blue.
John Largan is the champion Of Ireland,
and his colors are emerald green.
Toronto. He is q New York boy and an old
timer. His colors are orange. with black
stripes.
Fred. Plaisted. another old timer, is the
sixty-yard champion Of the world; %colors,
yellow.
Peter Conlev, q quiet man from Portland.
Maine, has a good record. His colors are
pink.
AlDert Hamm, In q suit OF red with Dlack
stripes COMPLETES the list of twelve entries.
STARTED IN -FOUR FILES.
They were started in the race In four files,
Follows. the numbers being those worn by
the men: !, O,Connor; 2, Teemer 8. Gau-
aur; Second tile-4. Bubear s. East; 6,
Conley. Third. Plaisted 8 Mckay; 0,
Lee lee, Fourth-lO' Hamm; H. IArsan; 49,
The oarsmen, each evidently bent on COW
ering ten thousand miles were of like a shot.
They ratified along at terrific speed, and cam
under theFwire on the first lap. with O'Con-
nor leading, and Gaudaur.. Bubear, Conley,
Mckay and Lee following in that order.
But Wallace Ross's experience stood him
in good stead, and while the other
men showed q disposition to wobble
and careen at the turns: Ross's
he gained on the others perceptibly. much to
the excitement OF the audience. AS he
passed competitor after competitor in this
mad race the crowd cheered itself hoarse and
ROSS AHEAD IN The FIRST MILE.
Ross completed the first mile ahead of the
others in n little better than four minutes,
with Teemer second and Mckay third.
The fifth mile post was. also reached by
Ross first, the time being twenty-one min
utes.
TWO MACHINES SMASHED
The game was becoming very exciting and
| every man was exerting himself to his ut
most, when at 1910, in turning, the Fourth
avenue corner. John Teemer's machine es-
| sayed to stand on its head.
Teemer and machine were hopelessly
mixed and mingled or the track and an in
slant later Wallace Ross overlook and ran
upon the mass of iron. wire and man, and he
and machine were added to the struggling
pile. Jake Gaudaur could not stop his ma
chine either and he formed the pinnacle to
the pile. ~
In q jitfy a half-dozen attendants dragged
the pile off the track, and on being sifted it
was found to contain three badly damaged
foadscullers and three pretty we'll shaken DIP
men.
The machines were replaced by fresh ones,
and the four machinists in waiting set about
putting the broken wagons in shape for trial
again.
A PLENTY.
This was only one of several like accidents,
and Conley's shoulder was scraped clean of
skin in one tumble. Largan's skull was
abrased and Ross's tricycle. lost a spoke in
another.
At / O'Clock, the end of the first hour, Jake
Gaudaur had covered thirteen miles three
laps, with Mckay only one lap behind,
Largan, Plaisted and Bubear budding close
Ross had been delayed by repairs to his
favorite wheel, and Lee ana East. having
smashed two machines each. were off the
track temporarily.
| IHuuuuf maintained lib i6lu during inc
second hour. Notwithstanding efforts OF
the part of Plaisted and O'Connor to pass
him. Pretty spurts were had though, and
the spectators showed their interest by stick,
ing to their places. Indeed, there was hardly
q change in the crowd at 2 o'clock.
O'Connor was the unlucky man in the thirt
hour. colliding with Jonah" Teemer anG
fracturing his machine 30 that he dropped
behind Ave or six miles. Gaudaur kept hi
lead, though Mckay did we'll.
Sergt. Schmlttberger and fifty officers from
the Nineteenth Precinct were on hand at the
Garden. but perfect order prevailed.
Moreitz Hertzberg has the refreshmen
privileges during the race. Oct ective Power
sauptered in and sampled his Weiss beer
Then. he arrested the barkee per. Michae
Dunn. for violation of the Excise law.
The summary of the early morni ng's worl
was as follows: