The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-14
WON BY GAUDAUR.
Teemer Defeated i'm the
Senll Race Yesterday.
H wss a MISERABLE FTxsca


Ackxssrusr, Pa. Sept fs.-Tne rsee o.
sco4as ketscen John Te<ner. Of this city,
aad Jacob tsaStxar of 81 Louis, came os
he-s this evening. ea; instead q being q
nte sxhih.saon - ~ xas expected to s.e. Il
tarasd cat q miserable nas>c. Ksrfy in
the afssrEooga Tevmer went aaone
and GaaaaaE, accompanied by A. L
hsnEn. hts trainer. proeeeceCi 10
Braiuar9's grove. s5cai q quarter
Of raiie froza the starting point o; the
race. At ) e'csaxk SIX steamboats, and .
variety of snail Graf, wsns down the river.
The small boats tock Positions along the
coerse. utterly regardless OF the rsshts Of
the coas< s.aats. About ssxs A l. Hamm
ses seen 10 eEafes his bsas . qsA-ter Of .
mile further up the eozrse AID take o
position well cat frsxn the shore
y d. fringi>. sporting editor cf sae
F1tfseQ-x Dsspasca. Who had been chosen
sefeEee, gave The worS ''se' ~ ss.. and
The lead almost ar rrss ssrokc- BY the
tine they reached the ,Sesat ~kere
HsHrn set out Tecner WAS nearly
fue lengths ahead and ~oon TOOK
TIE insisse trace. Tue referees boat was
500 In starring. hat was nt az enough Ia
tae oarsraea b<isre the lie mtse had been
made 10 sse III smm get directly IN reemers
way aud es.lllae with his boat
soon ieemef Was seen to fal behind both
Oandaur ard Esmm, who rows>l leteurcis
away from him. followed CLOSELY by al the
rfyer craft carrying spectators, except the
referee boat
They reached the end OF the coarse a
e.os. Teemer at tnai time was nearly half
q mile behind
Teemef's friends mate Q elaim Of fcni
when HsEnm was seen tc get In Tecmers
way. Teemer continued on over the
course although the vavee from the nam
erous steamers which were passing him
were Tunning foar feet high
At O'clock the referee. tsaasaar, Hainrn,
Ieer er aud few OF tneir friends met si
room in the hotel TeesneY claimed the
race on foai- He said Harnrn came ou.
on the course and ran into his hoas.
knocking . hole in IL and causing
the allegation ard int.mated that Teemer
was telling fal>ehood. whercapon the lat
ter rushed at him aud ssrack him fearful
blow on the face.
The two men ciinched and rolled on the
door. bat were separated ana damm wss
Induced To leave the room.
By this time q crowd was at the door
stamping for admission. aud demanding .
decision by the referee, while several
hundnd were I'm the street. in front of the
hotel. al eager 10 know the result of the
race.
In order 10 avoid violence being done
here tonight the referee said he wosld nos
announce the decision till tomorrow after
ncon- The crowd In attendance along
the river banks and on the boats nam
eered ai least 2aee. and ss Hamm
row.d In lea 9Th or two ahead OF eau
3aur, while T~eIaer Was oat OF sight, the
erowd mis,ook Hamm for Teesner and the
shouts which went up from the multitude
for Teernsr lasted for several minutes be-
fore the mistake Was discovered
II 10 generally believed that Pringie will
decide that Teemer was fouled by Gau-
dsur's trainer. as ali the press representa-
tiyes claim they saw Hamm sc, In Teen-
er's way
The time occupied by Gsudaar In pass
ing over the course OF about three miles
Vas - minutes