Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-04
WORSE THAN TEEMER.
iaudaur's Sorry Show Against
Champion 0'Connor.
EWO RATTLING PRIZE FIGHTS.
Third Annual Dinner of the ]. q. Porte
Fishing Club.
SOME INTERESTING BASEBALL GOSSIP

The sporting public throughout the coun-
Ty will not be surprised to learn this morn
ing that 0'Connor won the boat race yester-
lay between himself and Gaudaur. The
race was for the championship of America
and an alleged stake of s., 900 a side. The
sontest, if such it can be called, was more
If burlesque than anything else, according
20 accounts. a special dispatch to this paper
from Frisco gives the following account of the
race:
"To-day's race. or fiasco, between William
CConnor, the champion, and Jake Gaudaur.
was a laughable affair. The truth is it was no
race at all, as Gaudaur only rowed about a
quarter of mile. The result was a foregone
conclusion. however, and has been looked upon
as such ever since the rowers came here. They
came here
FOR GATE MONEY,
and nothing else The public soon became
aware of this, and consequently no interest
whatever has been taken in the race. 1t has
generally been considered that O'Connor dare
not, for the sake of his reputation and other
important considerations, lose the race. This
convinced everybody that it was only hippo
drome. As result there was no betting on
the affair worth mentioning.
1.-The water was lumpy to-day when the men
rowed TO the starting point, and the attendance
was not large. Nobody seemed inclined to bet
and there was no enthusiasm. At the word
Go O'Connor got best away and really made
good start considering the state of the water.
On the other hand, Gaudaur started as If he
was beaten man before the word was given.
He struck the water in careless and unsteady
way. O'Connor soon showed to the front and
sen. his shell ahead at a clipping pace. He
1aou nd
latter was SO far in the rear when only quarter
of mile had been covered that he retired from
the race, claiming the water was too rough for
him to row.
o'CoNNoR's GOOD TIME.
"O'Oonnor kept on rowing in excellent form,
and 1t was evident he meant to cover the three
miles in good time. He accomplished this
when the rough state of the water is taken into
account. He finished the entire distance in l9
minutes and 45 seconds. This excellent per-
formance was the only redeeming feature in
the affair He certainly proved himself to be
an extraordinary sculler, and good authorities
think he is the best sculler who has ever been
in this city.
at is not improbable that a match will be
made between Gaudaur and Peterson, as the
latter's hackers think he can defeat Gaudaur.
O'Connor intends to proceed to Australia"
The above account cannot fail TO prompt
general regret among all those interested in
aQuatics. Almost everybody must regret that
such an excellent rover as O'Connor should
have been connected with yesterdays
affair at all However, the fact re-
mains that he is champion
and one who will likely hold his own against
ANYBODY. The easy way in which he left Gau-
daur behind yesterday and the excellent time
he made under unfayorable circumstances,
only tend to show that he is a better rover than
either Teemer or Gaudaur; in fact it proves
the correctness of his form when he defeated
Teemer. OConnor cannot well avoid going to
Australia now, and if he goes Henry Searle
will have to be the best sculler that ever sat in
boat to defeat him.