Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-06
The Proposed Great Double Scull-
ing Race Is Somewhat Sud-
denly Declared Off.
GAUDAUR CLAIMS THE FORFEIT.
Hanlan States His Side of 1t, and Says
That the Exist. Louis Man Is
Afraid to Row.
THE HOMEwOOD SUMNER MEETING.
BIG Tennis Tournament at Altoona-General Sport
ing News of the Day.

TORONTO, July 5-Hanlan and o'Connor
cannot procure shell in time for the date
fixed for their double scull race with Gau-
daur and Mckay, and so the big event is a
thing of the far-distant future. Hanlan and
O'Connor expected Ruddick would build
them-a SHE'LL but after giving an order for
the boat Ruddick sent word that he could
not build a shell in time. They then had re-
course to Wharin, who said that he could
have boat built before the end of July.
The race was to have taken place between
July Is and 20, and the Toronto pair asked
Gaudaur and Mckay to give them an exten-
sion Of ten days
The three oarSmen and r. DiSsette, Gau-
daur's hacker. met this morning at Dave
WaTds's to see if some terms could not be
made. The OTillia man would not hear of a
postponement and was obdurate to the ar
gUments of his opponents. Seeing that they
must forfeit the present race, Hanlan and
O'Connor offered to make another race to
come OF in August, but their challenge was
not accepted. The results that no race will
be rowed, and Hanlan and O'Connor forfeit
the 500 deposit
O'Connor also offered to row Gaudaur
single seull race, but the Orillian refused
this challenge. While Gaudaur and Mckay
were 10 he expected to claim their pound of
flesh. their unwilingnesS to make another
race seems to show the white feather of
retreat.
OF course each party has his own view of
the matter. and a reporter interviewed both
sides. Han said: 'Gaudaur showed the white
feather straight. He wouldn't postpone the
race, and he wouldn't agree to row us at any
other time than ON that particular date. He
claimed the 800 forfeit. but this we think he
l. not entitled to. Why. there was an offer
from Orillia of $500 to have the race rowed
There Hamilton and Barrie were also de-
siTouS of getting the race. Gaudaurs action
l. an out-am-out funk. O'Connor offered to
r-Rl Dt~lp
have seen him get out of Dave Wards, He
slipped away just about as quickly as he
could
Cfaudaur left town Yesterday afternoon for
OTillia in a very disgusted frame o. mind
He averred the Toronto men had found out
they would not he in it in race with him
and Mckay. and they had adopted means to
get out Of the agreement "Hanlan wanted"
he said, "a ten-days postponement,as Wharin
haU guaranteed % have Il boat ready by July
81. ! was perfectly willing to agree to this
providing new articles of agreement were
drawn up. signed and deposit made before
tho present one was destroyed. l pointed
out that i'm case he agreed TO a postponement,
the articles drawn up some weeks ago
would become null and void, in which case
he would have no claim on the 500 forfeit
put up by Hanlan and 0'ConnOr. This didn't
suit them. and they refused to say anything
on the subject of drawing up a new agree
mc1t till postponement was agree to by me.
Their refusal to draw up new articles
showed that they did not want to row. 1
claim that forfeit of 500 but had l agreed to
the pOStponcment would necessarily have
given up all right to it. As soon as Hanlan
ard o'Connor had got their deposit they
would have let us whistle for a race. / spent
$50 in bringing double scull boat from ST.
Louis. No, and incurred other expenses,
onC the Toronto pair have not laid out n
cent on the prospect of race. As to row.
ing O'COnnOr a single scull race, | cannot do
sosnOW. as am negotiating with Teemer,
hut | shall he happy to accommodate him
after ] get through with the Mckees1ort
man. None of the blame of this postpone
ment of the double scull race attaches to
me. We Will row on July 90 as agreed on
or we viii draw up new articles for a race to
be rowed ten days later, but no postpone
ment. / am not going to be done out of that