San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-24

erS and Sail-bOatS, and there is
practically no current to retard
their speed.
AQUATIC SPORTS.
Since this splendid lake has been
formed, number of enterprising
and energetic citizens Of Austin
have arranged grand rowing re-
gatta, and have secured the at
tendance of the champion and eX-
champions of the world, who are
to participate, and a number of
whom are already on the course,
practicing, and several of
whom were met by the writer.
| Among them are James Stanberry,
the worlds champion single skull
oarsman, who is from Sidney,
| Australia Jake G. Gandaur, eX-
| champion single skull, from Aure-
| liza, Canada, with his trainer, A. J.
Harris, of the same place; eX-
Champion Edward Hanlon, of To-
rOnto, Canada; George Lee, the
BOstOnese George Hosmer, also of
Beanville; Henry Peterson, of
Oakland, California, the champion
of the Pacific slope; Alex McLane,
of Sidney, Australia; while there
are on their way there now Charles
Stevenson, of New Zealand; John
Teemer, of st. Joseph, Mo-; Mike
Kolo, of Cincinnati; J. F. Corbett,
of Chicago; Henry Parker, of st.
Louis; A. Ten Eyck, of Wor-
cester, Mass; Erastus Rogers,
of Schuyler, New York, Ed Dur
men of Toronto, Canada, and F. A.
Plaistead, of Detroit. Both the
present champion Stanberry and
the eX-champion Gaudaur, are in
flrst-class condition. Stanberry,
who was the first to reach and
practice on the course, weighed 2l0 |
pounds when he arrived at Austin,
and has trained down to lS5, is a |
splendid specimen of muscular |
manhood, and Gaudaur, whose |
name is properly and appropri-
ately pronounced "GOOdOar," has
also pulled off some of his surplus |
avOirdupois while he pulled on
the course, and is a splendid speci-
men of human anatomy. He seems
at Austin to be favOrite over the
Australian champion, but the latter
has strong and faithful following
who are willing to PUNK their
lucre on him. HanlOn is also in
fine form and will make it eX-
tremely interesting for the others.
He is not so tall as the other two,
but his build is more compact. lie
is chatfed on his calves by the
sliding seat of his shell, but this
does not seem to Inconvenience
him. HOsmer is in prime cOndi-
ton too, but Lee seems to be car
rying too much bay window pro-
and his diet of the len
ills of the city of "culchaw" will
have to be restricted and he will
have to get rid of at least fifty
pounds to be in it at all anywhere
in the race.
Stanberry said to the writer, II
am most agreeably surprised with
this lake, don't you know. 1t is
wonderfully smooth and the cur
rent is almost imperceptible. |
believe | shall beat my former
record"
Gaudaur said: "This is one of the
finest courses in the world and /
will not be surprised, if the wealth
er is calm during the regatta, if
the record in both single and
double scull racing is lowered"
HanlOn remarked: "Yes, | have
no doubt that the record can be
lowered on this course, because it
is the smoothest and quietest
sheet Of water that | have ever
rOwed over" HOsmer also eX-
pressed similar sentiments and
McLane agreed with the other
so that there is
no doubt that the rowing fea-
ture Of the regatta will be a grand
as well as a successful one if
the weather is favorable. All of
the OarSmen were out practicing
on the course and to show how
little current there was on the lake,
both Harris and HanlOn backed
the sterns of their boats until they
projected more than three feet
over the dam, and this was a thrill
ing spectacle, for had they gone
back far enough for the suction of
the downward pour to have caught
them, no power on earth could
have saved them. Harris gave a
fine natatOrial exhibition to the
spectators. He dived from the hur-
ricane deck of the new steamer
built at the wharf, and at least five