The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-14
.GAUDAUR- -THHNHR RACE.
The Long Looked for Match
Proves to be a Farce,
TEEMRR is FOULED BY HAMM,
Gaudaur's Trainer, Who Gets in'His
wsy-The scplIer Afterwards
knocks Down the TFainer-A
Very Dlssraceful AFFAIR,

MoKREsPoRT, Pa, Sept, lS,-The Iacl
Of single sGulls between John Teemer
Of this city, and Jacob O, GaudauF, o
st, Louis, came of here this evening
but instead Of being the fine exhibition
1t was expected TO be, turned out to be
miserable farce, Early in the after
noon Teemer went alone, and Gaudaur
accompanied by Al Hamm, his trainer
proceeded to Bernardo Grove, about q
quarter Of q mile from the starting point
Of the race, and at 3 o'clock six steam
boats and a variety Of smaller crafts
sailed down the river and all but the
referees boat took positions along the
coutse, utterly regardless Of the rights Of
the contestants,
The referees boat rounded to at the
starting point at $3.50, and at 8 ;S5 Teemer
got into his boat and came down to the
end OF the course amid the cheers OF
hundreds OF admirers on all the boats in
sight, and numerous betslof Sl00 to S75
aud $l00 to 500 were offered, but none
0f them were taken. Teemer's friends
then offered two TO one on their iayorlle
aud several small bets were taken. st,
John, who was on the referees boat,
and had furnished the stake for Gau.
daur decliped TO take any OF the bets
offered. At 6:45 Gaudaur came TO the
starting poiut, and AL Hamm at the
same time was seen 10 enter bis boat a
quarter Of mile further up the course
and take u position we'll out from the
shore. Gaudaur won the toss for posi-.
tion and took tue north shore side Of
tue river,
THE RACE BEGUN.
]. D. prlnglc, sporting editor of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch, who had been
chosen the referee, gave the word at
5:47, and away tic two scullers sped,
Teemer taking the lead almost at the
first stroke. BY the time they had
reached the point where Hamm set out
Teemtr was nearly two boat lengths
ahead OF Gaudaur, and soon took the
inside track.
The referees boat was slow in.starting
but was near enough to the oarsnen be-
fore mile had been made to see Hamm
get directly In Teemer's way and collide
with his boat. Soon TGGmer was seen
TO fall behind both Gaudaur and Hamm,
who rowed leisurGly away from him,
followed closely by all the river craft
conveying spectators except the referees
boat. They reached the end OF the
course at 0:06, Teemer being at the
time, although apparently pulling with
all his might, nearly half mile behind.
Two OF Teemer's brothers and "Billy
Nickerson, of Boston, Teemer's friends,
made a claim Of foul when Hamm was
seen 10 get in Teemer's way. Teemer
continued on over the course, although
the waves from the numerous steamers
which had passed him were running
four'ieet high.
Arrow.
At Z o'clock the referee, Gaudaur,
Hamm, Teemer and a few otthelr friends
met at a room in tho National Hotel.
TOemur claimed the race on a foul. He
said that Hamm came out on the course
and ran into his boat, knocking q hole In
It and causing 1t TO GIL with water.
Hamm denied the allegation and init.
mated that Teemer was telling false.
hood, whereupon the latter rushed at
him and struck him fearful blow on
tho face. The two men clinChed and
rolled upon the floor, but were separ.
ated, and Hamm was induced 10 leave
tho room. BY this time a crowd was at
the door Clamoring for admission and
demanding a decision by the referee,
while several hundred were In the street
In front OF the hotel, all eager to know
the result Of the race. In order to avoid
violence being done here tonight, the
referee said he would not announce his
decision until tomorrow afternoon.
The crowd In attendance along the
river banks and on the boats numbered
al least 1000, and Us Hamm rowed In a
length or two ahead Of Gaudaur, while
Teelner was out OF sight, the crowd mis-
took Hamm for Teemer and the shouts
which went up from the multitude for
Tcemer lasted for several minutes before
their mistake was discovered. Up 10
tho time Teemer passed Gaudaur within
tho first half mile or 30, he was rowing
iorty.two strokes u minute and Gaudaur
two or three strokes lees. II is generally
believed that Pringle will decide that
Teemer was fouled by Gaudaur's trainer,
rs all the press representatives claimed
they saw Hamn get 10 Teemers way,
though they could not say whether tho
boats collided or not, The time occupied
by Gaudaur In passing over the course
which was little, II any, over three miles,
was 23 minutes.