Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-14
TEEMER AND GAUDAUER.
Teemer's Boat Fouled by Gaudauer's
Trainer on the Course.
The Scene was a Fiasco and Ends in FISH
cuf-Racing Events in the Mud
and Base Ball Games
A FARCE.
The Single scuIls Race Between Teemer and
Gaudauer Winds Up in Fight.

A FARCE.
The single ScuIls Race Between Teemer and
C7audauer Winds Up in a Fight.
MCKEEsPoRT, Pa, Sept. l3.-The
race in single SOULS, between John
Teemer of this city and Jacob 81. Gau-
daner of St.Louis, Mo ,came offhere this
evening, but instead of being fine eX-
hibitfon, as it was expected to be, turned
out a miserable farce. Early IN the al
ternoon TeeuIer went alone, and Gau-
daner accompanied by ALLAN his trainer
proceeded to Barnard's Grove, about a
ruarter Of a mile from the starting point
Of the race, ana at ) O'Clock six steam
boats and a variety of smaller crafts
sailed down the river, and all
but the referee s boat took positions
along the course utterly regardless Of the
RIGHTS of the contestants The referee s
boat rounded TO at the starting point at
$50. and at 1886 TeemeT got into his
boat and came down to the end OF the
course amid the cheers of hundreds Oh
admirers on al. the boats in sight, ana
numerous offers of bets Of 500 to 80
and 500 to $50 were made, but none OF
them were taken. Teemer tTlenuS
then offered two to one one on their
favorite and several small bets were
taken. St John, who was on the re-
fierce 8. boat, and had furnished stake
money to. GaUdRuer, declined TO take
anv of the bets offered. At 5:45
jsaudauer came to. the starting point,
and AL Hamm at the same time was
seen. TO enter his boat q quarter OF
mile further up the course and take
D0sltion well out from the shore. eau
dauer won the toss for position and took
= the north shore side of the river.
I'D Briugle. sporting editor Of the
P1fisbufg Dispatch, who had been chosen
referee, gave the word ego at 5:4.,
and away The two scuiIeTs sped, Teemer
taking tho lead almOstat the first stroke.
nv the time they had reached the point
where Hamm' set out Teemer
was nearly two boat lengths
ahead of GaudaueT and soon
took the inside track. The referees bpat
was slow i'm starting but was near enough
70 the oarsmen before mile was MADE
10 see Hamm get directly in Teemer
vav and collide with his boat. Soon
Teener was. seen to fall behind Gaudauer,
who rowed leisurely away from him, fol-
lowed closely by all river crafts carrying
spectators except the referees boat.
Tney reached the end of the course at
coo. Teemer being at the
time. although apparently pulling
with all his might, nearly
half mile behind. Two Of Teemer s
brothers and ''BilIy'' NickersOn Of BOs-
ton made a claim OF foul when Hamm
was seen to get in Teeme-' IS way, Teen
or continued on over the course, al
though the waves from numerous steam
ers which had passed him were running
four feet hiEh.
AT O'Clock the referee, GaudaueT,
Hamm ,Teemer ard few Of their friends
met at . room. in the National hotel
Teemer claimed the race on foul. de
said Farin came ont on the course and
ran into his baat, knocking hole ID 1t
and causing Il to fl with water.
Eiamm denied this ana intimated that
Teeme- was telling a falsehOOd, where
upon the latter rushed at him and struck
him a fearful blow in the face. The two
men clinched and rolled On the floor, But
were separated, and Hamm was induced
10 leave the room. By this time crowd
was ut the door clamoring
for admission and demanding
ths decision Of the referee
while several hundred were in the street
i'm front of the hotel eager TO know the
result Of the race. In order to avoid VI
olenee being done here tonight, the
referee said he would not Announce ms
decision until tomorrow afternoon. The
crowd IN attendance along the river
banks and in boats numbered nearly
tvcutv-fve thousand, and rs Hamm
rowed in & length or two ahead
Of Gaudauer, while Teemer was ouI
Of sight. the crowd mistook Hamm for
Teemer, and the shouts which went NJ
from the multitude for Teemer lasted
for several minutes before their mistake
was discovered. Up to the time TeemeI
rassed Gaudauer, within the FIRST
half mile or SO, he vas rowing
rogty-two strokes a minute, and
Gaudauer two or three. strokes
less. it Is generally believed that
PrincIe will decide that Teemer was
fouled by Gaudauer's trainer, as al
press representatives claim they saw
Hamm get in Teemer's way, though
they could not say whether The boats col
lided or not. The time occupied by
GaudqueT in passing over the. course
which was little If any over three miles
was tweuty-three minutes.