The morning call., 1890-08-17
ROWING.
The Great Race Between the Oarsmen
at Duluth.
Henry W, Wack, in a letter to the ST.


at Duluth.
Henry W. Wack, in a letter to the ST.
Paul Globe, says of the late Duluth regatta:
But the event which created world wide
interest among sportsmen, college men and men
VINO patronize ali wholesome athletics, and upon
which in Duluth alone over S60, 900 was wagered,
was the single scu professional race between
Wise, Gaudaur,. Teemer, Hanlan. Hosmer,
Hamm Ten Eyck and Mckay. Reserved as It
was as the last event OF the week, it was indeed
grand finale to such term of sport, and what
the result means Is certainly OF interest TO the
admirers of American aquatics.
he animu5 between Gaudaur and Teemer Is
now notorious theme for sportsmen TO harp
upon Those faithful to Gaudaur declare that
John Teemer Is vindictive. aud so enviOns Of his
rival that he cannot Sleep which is very es
sental indulgence by man who is training to
beat the worlds greatest sculler. Teemers
friends herald the crythat he can beat Gaudaur
II only The latter would meet him In rough waller.
To this absurd assertion Gaudanr, with reason
ableness and candor, replies that shells were
made for speed, and speed Is only possible on
smooth water; and, therefore, 1t should be the
endeavOr ofevery earnest sculler to ply In water
favorable 10 the construction aud adaptabillLy OF
racing boats.
Only fool would think OF rouehenIng race
track because some certain horse had peculiar
knack OF plungng over 1t, but the efforts of in
telllgence have been 10 attain the greatest pos
sible speed and perfection In hOfseracing. And
so t has been with boat racing. HAMA intro
duced bis ideal shell, which England at first
laughed and scoited at, and then adopted, with
the result that Wallace Ross was enabled to de-
fend England's position among the aquatics OF
the world. Hanlan breaches teaches and prac-
tees an Ideal stroke. stroke and movement
which all good scuers emulate. After grace,
then speed, and for speed one cannot hope TO
stem he pillows Of the ocean.
With this theory In mind Gaudaur laughs at the
propositions Of Teemer. Teemer, on the other
hand, gets angry and swears 10 his admirers
anu hackers that lie Will beat Gaudaur II he
has TO train five years. Hanlan Is still IN his
boat, and Intends 10 stay there, so he says
However, lie stays with the galaxy for reason
that when 1t m6ids into an effect it Will array
u
worlds fastest professional oarsmen. Already
there Is formidable set In tne Aanlan four,
John Teemer and Hugh Wise.
The other root OF an eventual feud Is the eau.
daur four. composed OF Gaudaur, Mckay, Hamm
and Ten Eyck. These men are individual rivals.
They now rivals organized crews, and
they are the greatest and fastest crews IN the
world. The famous Erie Crew OF Buffalo, N.
Y, does not compare with them in speed, form
or endurance. With Hanan at the head of the
crew which champions Teemer, and Gaudaur at
the head OF his own crew, IL will be interesting
10 watch the next few years OF such an alliance.
The enlargement ana rivalry of these men
points 10 revival OF Doom for some OF them.
just such one as Ned Hanan created for him.
self In 1878. Gaudaur rowed Saturdays race
with stroke which at no time exceeded 80, and
the greater part OF the distance was rowed with
q q stroke. Teemer rOwed ~ then 80, ana III
the finish Sc; yet Gaudaur beat him over twenty
lengths aud SO seconds In time, The winning
time was 1881, Tecmer 20.O512, and HoSmer
POPS. The worlds record is 1854 Gaudaur
lowers II % seconds and beats Teemer over
haf-minute.
Gaudaur is the tallest and Wallace Ross the
heaviest. Gaudaur holds the worlds record for
single SOULS. which he made IN 1886 at White
Bear Lake. Last week he broke II twenty-three
seconds In course which was full OF logs and
driftwood. He has a private record which he
! made in st. Louis this summer. II is much
faster Than anything ever published about
records In sculling but have no authority to
give IL to the public. Hanlan Is the handsomest
man and the most graceful oarsman alive. de
| Is ladies' man, but has wife III Toronto, as
| well as a fortune of 100000, John Teemer
has terrible brown eyes, wears his hair clipped.
| and when he opens his mouth and reveals sci
| OF largo white teeth, lie is perfect ana terrible
picture of madness
| He is distant but once your friend he becomes
| gentle, social and very entertaining. lie lives
| owns saloon. George Hosmer Is a Boston boy,
and perfect gentleman He is jovlal, good
natuled ana generous, and even his rivals ike
| him. As Sculer lie Is coming man, and he
| may eclipse 1ermer before another season.
Wallace Ross Is the drollest fellow one would
| care 10 meet. The navete OF his English and
| lie spontanelty OF his VIII are something lndeeu
entertaining He came into company of chat
! Ting amateurs the other night, and as lie was be-
| Ing gaZed at and talked AZ and talked 10 al once
| by nlteen men, lie suddenly said:
| III Tell you, boys there is only one bloody
way TO row." Then lie went oil on a subject en-
| tirely foreign to the one before The company, and
told them something about farm IN England
aoou' Tie Indigenous and the stoDe-was ana
the manor-houses. while the crowding amateurs
were ihrobbing with the anxiety TO get a pointer
| on now TO row from the great scaller After he
had whirled his tangent about an English gentle
| mans estate, of the bysianders asked !:
| Now Tor tile benefit OF ambitious amateurs, and
in the interest OF the scullers' craft do show us
| how and tell us all about your theory" He re-
| piled: well as | said. there Is only one way,
| and that Is TO row iasl.n Not a smile on his
| face, nothing but matter Of course look as be
| watched his company explode.