St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-23

senior singles there were but two starters
H. d. Pearson, of Duluth, and William
COrbett, of the Cattlins of Chicago. y.
M. Nelson, of the st. Pauls, was i'll, and
upon the advice of his physicians he
withdrew from the race. Fox and Turn
bull. of the WinnepegS, also Withdrew;
Those who knew Corbett and his record
predicted that he would have an easy
time winning this race. He is the cham
piOn amateur of America, and was last
year unfairly beaten by Donahne VINO
claims the championship. No one dared
judge otherwise than that COrbett would
win easily. Pearson rowed a terrible
race, maintaining a stroke of 80 for the
entire distance OF eleven and half
miles. Corbett rOwed at 27 and won
gracefully by two lengths. The greatest
fOur-oared professional race ever roWed
in America was rOWed late this after
noon on rough course with high
wind and approaching storm. closing
the skies which were clear during the
early day. The purse was divided,
$1,000 to first, $500 to second and S4OO to
third. The contestants were the most
famous in the country. The big four,
as it was termed, was composed of Gau-
daur, Hamm. MacKay and Ten Eyck.
The Hanlan four was made up Of Han
Ian. Hosmer, Teemer and Wise. The EfieS
of Buffalo, that famous four which has
been organized for years and beaten
everything encountered, the Ross four,
composed of Wallace Ross, Harry Vail,
Dan Murphy and ]. A. Kennedy, with
the West end four, Of Buffalo, were the
starters. AS the five
Greatest Professional Crews
in the world sat in their shells awaiting
the starters shot. They presented a
pretty picture. That the people appre-
ciated this event and the celebrities
struggling for additional honors was
evidenced in the flutter and excitement
on board every boat. There was much
delay in starting, but once off the race
was exciting. The course was three
miles with turn. AS soon as the crews
sped away, Gaudaur's four catching
enough to move it followed the racing
crews. In the pools the betting had
been slightly in favor of the Gaudaur
crew, with Hanlan's four second choice.
Now it was to be seen which of the two
greatest crews OH earth should prove
victorious. Gaudaur's four were leading
with the terrible stroke of AZ. 1t seems
incredible, but 42 it was. Gaudaur was
No. 2, A. Hamm was bow, with Ten
Eyck stroke. Away off on the other
side of the course Ned Hanlan's four
were pulling the most perfect stroke
that the fancy of OarSmen might pic
ture. Gradually these two crews forged
ahead of the other three, and at the
three-quarterS the race was hot between
the two favorites. Steadily the Hanlan
men swing away at 26; no change, no
squirt, but growing strength at every
stroke they gained until, when the mile
and half turn was reached. the
Two Crews Were Lapped
The Eries were next, two lengths be-
hind, followed one length behind by the
Ross four, and they by the West Ends,
half a mile from the buoy. .@All eyes
were strained to see which crew would
turn first. ''Hanlan," was the cry as
the brave fellow urged his men about
the buoy and led his desperate rival,
Gaudaur. one length. Now the excite
ment was intense and the up
roar deafening. Everything vented
miles around. With the water so rough
the distance was trying one. AS the
two crews came back the Hanlan four
led Gaudaur's men length for half
mile. Then came the concerted effort
of the four giants in Gaudaur's boat.
Fairly raising themselves out of their
seats these great big men heaved
and pulled like demons. Hanlan's men
lay to. When within quarter of
the home buoy the crews were abreast.
Each crew called for power, and each
man responded with herculean efforts,
as if by some unknown force.
The Gaudaur crews shell glided
through the water faster than ever, and
fairly dashed through the waves, throw
ing the water high in the air.
Harder Each Crew Struggled
and those near the crews could hear the
men blow. When within 200 feet of the
home buoy, Hamm. Gaudaur and Nc
Kay rose from their seats fully two
inches and pulled a sweep from which.
it seemed impossible to recover. The
stroke was quickened and the buoy
reached amid the applause of
5000 voices and fifty steam yes
sells. Hanlan's four were hardly 119
lengths behind and together the win
ming crews led the Eries by eight
lengths, the Ross four by nine and the
West Ends by half a mile. When
Gaudaur's four crossed the line Jake
threw up his cap and yelled. Teemer
frowned and hurried off to the dock.
Eight more notable ScullerS never
rowed a race in this world, so said
Wallace Ross. The senior four-oared
race set for to-day was postponed until
Wednesday on account of a heavy
rain storm which set in at the conclu-
sion of the professional race. A special
train bearing J. j. Hill backed out on
the Superior trestle and afforded good
observation of the races to the visiting
gentlemen. Tue crowd is increasing
daily and the interest is undated.
Wednesday the races will be rOwed over
the Duluth course.