The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-14

MCKEEsPoRT, Pa, Sept. 13.-The scull
race, between John Teemer, of this city and
Jacob G. Gaudauer, of st. Louis, came off
here this evening, but instead of being a
fine exhibition as it was expected to be, it
turned out to be miserable fiasco Early
in the afternoon Teemer went alone and
! Gaudauer, accompanied by Hamm, his
trainer, proceeded to Barnard's grove
about quarter of a mile from the starting
| point of the race. AT 3o'clOck steamboats,
and a variety of small craft sailed
down the river and all but the referees
boat took positions along the course, utterly
| regardless of the rights of the contestants.
About 3 43 A. l.. Hamm was seen to enter
his boat quarter OF a mile further up the
| course and take position well out from the
shore. j. ID. Pringle, sporting editor of
the Pittsburg Dispatch, who mad been
| chosen referee, gave the word "go'' at 5 AZ
and away the two SOULS sped, Teemer tax
ing the lead almost at the start, BY the
time they reached the point where Hamm
set out Teemer was nearly two lengths
ahead and soon took the inside track.
The referees boat was slow in starting,
but was near enough to the Oarsmen before
mile had been made to see Hamm get
directlyin Teemer's way and collided with
his boat. Soon Teemer was seen to fall be
hind with Gandauer and Hamm, who
rowed leisurely away from him, followed
| closely by all the river crafts. carrying
spectators. except the referees boat. They
reached the end of the course at OI,
Teemer being at the time nearly half a
mile behind. Teemer's friends made a
claim of foul when Hamm was seen TO get
in Teemer's way. Teemer continued on
over the course although the waves from
the numerous steamers which were passing
him were running four feet high.
At Z o'clock the referee, Gaudauer,
| Hamm, Teemer, and few of their friends
met at a room in the hotel Teemer claimed
the race on foul. He said Hamm came
out on the course and ran into his boat
knocking hole in it and causing-it to fill
with water. Hamm denied all this and
intimated that Teemer was telling false
hood, whereupon the latter rushed at him
and struck him fearful blow on the face
The two men clinched and rolled on the
floor, but were separated aud Hamm was
induced to leave the room. BY this time a
crowd was at the door clamoring for ad-
mission 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 to night.
the referee said he would not announce his
decision until tomorrow afternoon.
Tine crowd in attendance along the river
| banks and on boats numbered at least
-, 900, and as Hamm rowed in length or
two ahead of Gaudauer, while Teemer was
out of sight, the crowd mistook Hamm for
Teemer, and the shouts which went up
from the multitude for Teemer lasted for
several minutes before their mistake was
discovered.
1t is generally believed Pringle will de-
eide that Teemer was fouled by Gaudauer's
train, as all the press representatives claim
they saw Hamm get in Teemer's way.
The time occupied by Teemer in passing
over the course was tweny-threa minutes.