The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-26

0rONN0R IS TnH CuAMrION.
Tho Canadian Easily Defeats Tecmcr for
the Championship of America.

Tho Canadian Easily Defeats Tecmcr for
the Championship OF America.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 25.-William
]. o'Connor, the Canadian oarsman, de
ieated John Teemer, OF McKecsport, Pa,
holder OF the title of champion oarsman
OF America, yesterday afternoon in a g.
mile race on the Potomac river, opposite
Washington, for the championship OF
America and a stake of $2,5OO side.
0'Connor rowed in splendid form, and
led froll start to finish, Teemer at no
time being ableto overtake time. 0'Con-
nor will now go to Australia to battle
with Searle for the championship OF the
world. The present race grew out Of
quarrel in Madison Square Garden, New
York, between Tecmer and George Lee,
tho trainer of 0'Connor. Intellectual
efforts had been made before the time
TO bring the oarsmen together in race,
but after the quarrel both men were
anxious TO meet each other, and they
were quickly matched for contest at
Washington.
The betting became quite lively just
changed hands, the 0'Connor men bet
ting even and then giving odds OF 5 to !,
and when no takers could be found,
offering 5 to on their man. 1t was 4
o'clock when 0'Connor, clad in blue
trunks, blue cap and white shirt, crossed
with u blue band, rowed TO the starting
point. Teemer was loudly cheered when
he rowed leisurely down the river few
minutes later. He wore maroon row.
ing shirt, red cap and white trunks, and
also white undershirt and black stock
ings as protection against the cold. 1t
was 20 minutes after 4 when Mr.. j. r.
Elder, of the Columbia Athletic Club,
who had been selected referee, got the
men in line. When u minute later he
gave the signal Co." O'Connor was off
like fash and half length in the lead
before Teemer could dip his oars in
the water. O'Connor with a stroke
OF "a TO the minute, gradually
gained on the McKeesport sculler, who
pulled about two strokes faster. Atthc
half mile the Canadian had a length of
clear water between him and his COM
petitor and slowed down his stroke to 80
to the minute. At the mile he held his
lead, but was out OF his course and lost
some distance, SO that at the turn he
was only n length ahead. Rounding the
buoy 0'Connor put on spurt and with
a long, powerful pull Of SO to the min
ute he gained rapidly on Tcemer,
and dropping his stroke to 2S was a good
three lengths in the lead when two
miles Of the course had been gone over.
The Canadian scullcr was fresh, and
every stroke seemed full ofpower, while
Teemer, though pulling 80 to QCon-
nOr's 2s, moved aheadslowly and seemed
in labor.
From this point on O. Connor increased
his lead, and, slowing up toward the
finish line, he crossed il u winner about
ten lengths ahead OF Teemer. The win
ners time was twenty minutes and thir.
ty.three secpnds. Teemer's time was
not taken, but was estimated to be twen-
ty.Gve seconds slower. O'COnnor pulled
over to the referees boat and inquired
il everything was all right. Mr.. Elder
told him it was, and that he had won.
He padded quietly of to his boathouse
without word. His hackers, however,
were iuhilant, and they yloudly gave vent
to their feelings.