The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-22


Gandaur. Mckay. Hosmer and Parker.
The boat in which Peterson pulled
won the race. He next went 10 New
York. and went north to Lake NOR
antet0ok. where. With Hosrrer, In q
double shell. he won seconu nao1ley In
race. A few days afterward he was
one Of four 10 make the fastest time
Of record In working boat. His
partners were Hamm. Hosner and
Mckay He came back to San Fran
cisco in 1857. He met his Waterloo in
his match with 0'Connor. March Is,
lSSe. He stood TO win &7.00o. The
champion beat him and won the 81 900
stake money. and gate receipts amount
ing 70 IS 600. The summer before re-
turning 70 his home he had visited
England and had tried every means to
make a match with some one OF kng-
land y oarsIncn, but Ill 10 no purpose.
He has visited the Northwest before,
having beat in Victoria harbor Paine.
OF Victoria. Peterson Ii fair-lo0kx
ing man, who rows at Ito pounds. He
stands about Q feet in height.
RECORD or ALBERr HAMx.
Albert Hanm Is not an old man.
He zas born in Halifax October rs,
1850. He commenced rowing in 1851,
when he was n years Of age under the
auspices Of the Halifax Rowing Asso-
ciatiun. Warren Smith. who for SO
many years held the championship OF
the harbor. was his first adviser and
taught HIN practically all he knew
about scallinR His first race was
rowed in the harbor against bis
teacher for the local championship.
Smith beat him. The two subsequent
years Hamm held the championship,
gained the last time from 50 powerful
sculler rs r. III. Conley of Portland,
Me-. gho had entered the contest.
Hamm's first conspicuous race was in
Toronto harbor IN the summer OF
fSs2 He won the fourth prize. In this
race Hamm rowed against Ross. Con-
ley and Courtney. who came IN ahead
Of hini in the nr.laEE :sss..::sssed. In the
same regatta Hamrn, with Conley Is
partner. took FIRST prize in doubles.
He has since taken part in over a
hundred races. He is not a great
oarsman IN what is known as q iirst-
prize winner, but IL a strictly reliable
oArsfnan aud a generally sure winner
for a prize. no matter how many con-
sesta1its MAJ be pitted against him.
Hamm has FoweI double with Teemer,
with Mckay, with Gandaar and with
Coniey. He won championship OF the
world in doubles with Teener as a
partner ia isS6 This is Hamms first
visit to the Pacific coast.
Hanm is man who stands s feet
10 inches in height. He possesses n
well knit frame and his hands show
that be i very muscular aaaa. He
rows q. lss pounds
EEc0gp az JACOB eArDAuR-
Jacob q. Gaudaur. ex-champion
oarsman Of America, who Is expected
here some time this week, was born
Apris 4. 1853. at prsslia, Canada. When
oaly II years OF age he enjoyed quite
reputation as an oarsmaa, and easily
defeated another local oarsman of re-
pate nastsed Henry Baxer. He has
taken part ii sl9hty-four regatfas and
race ot minor Importance. and seven
championship match races. three OF
aicf save keen far 5000 stakes OF
the eighfy.sour aforementioned races
he has y record OF shsrty-foasr fsrst
4srizsS ard tsenty-seven second
lie has defeated the following oars.
Hnen in match races Edward Han
Ion for $500 and the championship,
May 10. 1857. a. puilman. III; de.
fexted John Teenser, same place, June
II. 1886, for ss.osa and the champion.
ship Of America: also rowed match
race with Wm. Beach. aE Australia
| for stakes OF 5000 and the singls
scaling championship of the world
was beaten BY Fifty feet distance. foE,
miles three fariougs: time, - minutes
and - seconds Thames champion
ship course, I.on1on. England. Sep
tender /. lsSs He and partner wcr
the double scnllsng championship 81
the world ans. stakes O. $s.ssss at sara
I toga Lake. y. ". August 2. 1855. HI
was defeated by John Teemer al Laks
Maranaseck. near Portland, Ne, IL
/ lsSs. 1t that time Gaudxur VAS said
! 10 have BEEN suffering from q iama
hack. He was slso defeated on Mafr1
:. this year. BY Wm. 0sConnor. ore
the Alameda snsle coarse, for stake
amounting 20 x2yEx1 and the Fsissx &c
sstss Championship challenge cup. va,
ned ~ $50