The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-08
A GREAT FoUR-oARED RACE.
THE ENGLISH CREW BEATS THE
AMERICANS WITH EASE.

The worlds Championship, Richard
h. Fox's Challenge Cup and a Purse
of 81 900 at stakc-The British
Lads Also Credited With winning
several thousand Dollars in Wa
gers-The Race Witnessed by
Large Crowd.
Austin. Tex. Nov. An immense
crowd witnessed the final contest between
the American and English oarsmeu in the
great regatta to-day and they saw the
tail feathers of the American eagle
plucked again. The first event was the
single scun. three miles with one turn,
between J. Gaudaur and James Rogers,
Americans, aud Bubear and Haines,
Englishmen. fo- the worlds champion
ship, Richard X Fox's challenge cup
and $1,000. The course lay like a great
mirror, with scarcely a ripple on it. A
good start was made, Gaudaur taking the
water a fraction first, ana Rogers push
ing along close behind him. but little
in the rear. Bubear and Haines evil
IDENTIFY were Intentionally not in it and
were dallying along TO save themselves
for the great four-oared race to fol-
low. About the first quarter post,
Haines dropped out and at the three
quarter pole Bubear beat a retreat,
leaving the field clear to Rogers and Gau-
daur. From the three-quarter post they
got away together, but Gaudaur sue
ceeded in turning the stake a half boat
length in the lead. Down the course
home both men did some beautiful work,
Gsudaur keeping the lead and putting
daylight between himself and Rogers
with a long easy stroke of 49, He cross
ed the finish line about three boats
lengths ahead. His time was q minutes.
Gaudaur's time over the same course
last year was 20:49.
The second race was the greatest four
cared contest probably, ever WI 1nesssu IN ~
America 1t was a close and beautiful
aquatic contest, showing the result OF
careful, scientific TRAPPING and breaking
the worlds record. fhe oafslneh were.
Englishmen-Bubeor, Barry, Haineh
AmericanNTeemer. Rogers. c. Gaudaur
and ]. Gaudaur.
English boys, in addition TO the purse,
pulled in several thousand dollars. Tae
race was three miles. with a turn Inc
race was perfect, both crews taking the
water at the same moment, but the Eng
lishmen gained slightly after dozen or
more strokes and at the quarter stake
led by boats length. FSom there on TO
the three-quarter stake the Englishmen,
with a long, easy 3S-stroke; widened Abe
distance The Americans strained every
muscle, out the fiEilehhitAi aAaA AtN iol
Inc home stretch at least three boats
lengths ahead. 1t was apparent here the
Englishmen were going 10 win, Down the
course the racers flew. the plucky Amer
cans bending to their oars With hearty
good will 1t was no use, how
ever; the Englismen gained at ev-
cry stroke, and they We're working
clock-like and beautifully, and when the
quarter-mile post was reached the Amer
leans practically went to pieces ana the
Englishmen crossed the line two boats
lengths ahead.
ii could have been a dozen had the
| Englishmen chosen. The time, lf;2O1a
breaks the worlds record. The race was
for the worlds championship and a purse
Of $1,000. 1t is conceded that the Ameri-
cans had the best boat, beet oars and
hest oLtrigging, but the Englishmen in
| A four-oared scull outclassed them In
! regularity and evenness of stroke. The
Engiish crew win hardly leave for New
/ York before next week.