The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
The Champion Did Not Add to
His. Laurels at Austin,
Texas.
HE WAS: A VERY SICK MAN.
Captain Brewer Spoke Very Highly OF
the Treatment Accorded
His Men.

Henry Peterson, the oarsman, got back
from Austin, Tex, yesterday. He was
looking well and did not seem to be bit
castdown over the fact that he failed to
bring back any of the prizes with him.
He was not looking as hale and hearty as
when he left San Francisco, but he ex-
plained that BY the fact that he had two
smells of sickness while in the Lone Star
State.
He was not an hour in the City before be
resumed his usual mode OF life, ana any
one who wanted a boatman at Folsom
street wharf yesterday afternoon found
Henry there.
Il was sick twice with stomach troubles
while [ was in Austin" said Peterson yes
terday. ''The first bout 1 got over all
right and was doing well. A week before
the races, however, | was taken SICK again,
and when it came to getting into shell, L
was in nothing like condition. Why, L
think I could have made almost as good
time in my Whitehall as did during the
contests. You see l was all run down and
hadn't time to recuperate.
'sOf course it's no use crying over split
milk, but | honestly think that had 1t not
been for my last spell of sickness l would
championship back to San Francisco
Last year Gaudaur and l both beat Stans-
bury. the worlds champion, and Gaudaur
was not as good a man this year. alth ough
he.did carry off the honors. But let by
cones be bygones. Pll have another try
next year.
LAS to the team work done during the
regatta the Englishmen outclassed US
every time. 1t was not that We did not
have as good material, but because they
had equally as good men, who had been
rowing together for years. They won the
doubles and the four-oared races and no
one begrudged them their victory.
"a banquet was given the Britlshers at
the Driscoll Hotel IN Austin and | was the
only American present. When the win
ming teams were toasted Captain Brewer,
the manager of the men, who had come
over from England, got up and said: 1T
was with fear and trembling that we
started for Texas. The Observation-Disclosures
III squabble was then at fever heat. and
must admit that on our side of the water
public sentiment was all with the British
boat. We were told time and again that
we would not get fair play and that 1t
would be an utter impossibility for Us to
win race.
Furthermore, we were reminded that
we were going to Texas, the home OF the
cowboys, and the State in which men
would sooner engage in pistol fight than
90 to dinner; that if we opened our mouths
IN protest over anything that took place
during the regatta we were liable to get
our tongues shot out laughter and other
such stuff.
Gentlemen, speaking for the men who
came over with me and for myself, l will
state that l never met a fairer or more
straightforward lot Of sportsmen than |
have here in Texas. Everything in con-
nection with this regatta has been above
suspicion, and whenever you hold another
you can count upon big representation OF
English oarsmen.'
Brewer was cheered to the echo" con-
cluded Peterson, land his manly state
ment did much toward removing the sore
ness that was engendered over the yacht
race"
Peterson has been appointed COM
-mander's coxswaIn of the Naval Battalion
and next Wednesday night the boys are
going to give him a welcome home. They
have great faith in the California cham
pion and are willing to back him against
Stansbury tomorrow.