The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-05
GAUDAUR WINS WITH EASE.
JOHNSTON, THE VANCOUVER HAN.
Put CP A PLUCkY FIGHT.
Lseke4 the Ftnssh md Fewer 81 the
Champion, SD Net with s~oe
Tsf1isg 1isadventsres with


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Special Dispatch to III. pos,-fnteiligencer.
VANCOUVER. r. g. Jgiy 4-The ssuii-
ins race for the championship % the world
ard t-5g, rowed oa the inis; here tais
evening between Jake Gaadaur and Bob
Johnston. was EoE ~ the former By four
anc "A bali to Ave boat i.Bgfas. Johnston
made . splendid Effort to Wrrss the cham
psenshtp from Gaadaur. but the i2:tsr's
snaooth. powerful strokes proved too much
FOR him. Toward the close TIE local man
uas again handicapped ny the hardest
kind % luck, as three times on the return
he rowso into small pieces u drfftwood.
ara on one OCCASION hts oar was almost
tofked from ais hand oy striking = small
block Of wood. Al the time this latter. ac-
eidsnt occurred Gaadaur was rowing
magnificent race and was three orNour
lengths ahead Even Johnston's most en-
taustAsftc supporters conceded the race
was lost 20 sirn al this time
An exceedingly Yexatloa- delay occurred
In getting ths men started, owing TO the
difsiculty experienced In getting the track
cleared OF Griftwoed. In order 10 prevent
the recurrence OF Saturdays mishAp.
which diss pFosnsed Thousands. nearly the
whole course vas doomed In. and IL was
kept perfectly clear Of small boats. The
course was snree miles with q turn and
the conditions Of the former race were ad-
hered to. The referees boat went out over
the course shortly after O'Clock, but 1t
was after before the boons were In po-
eftion 10 permit the rsse To he rowed- BY
iris tine fully in.0oo people lined The water
front FOR nearly a mile. and they became
exceedingly exasperatsd Al what appear
ed I'd them m unnecessary delay.
The race was called for 30 D. M. and
beth men were In position about p. m.
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heartily eheered johnston as he rowed 10
the starting point. Gaadaur was also Civ
en a good reception when he appeared.
At the words Are you ready" given by
Starter S~nkisr. GaudAur struck the WA
ter first and was called back. after going
several boat lengths. He was given the
choice of positions and he took his old
one on the outside. The second start was
made family. Gaudaur striking the water
6rsl and forcing fully boats length OF
the local man. Johnston struck out at
q clip while Gaudaur's steady 32 held him
for some time at the position he took on
his good start. Gradually and almost i'm
perceptibly the champion drew ahead of
Johnston, after the Urst three minutes
rowing until the distance between them
widened TO about four lengths. In vain
Johnston made several piucky spurts 10
reach the turning buoy first. He was un-
able, even with a magnificent effort. TO
lessen the distance more than boats
length. and when the turning buoy was
reached he was about three lengths be.
hind.
The superior steering OF the local man
IN rounding the buoy resulted In q gain
Of nearly another length, and when the
men started hack they appeared to be al
most neck and neck. although. as matter
Of fact Gaudaur was s,ili fully length
ard a half In the lead. This lead he in
~ thar han Ia ~
up the course. his squirt being assisted by
4 trifiing accident Johnston met with I'm
the shape Of small dfiftwend. Johnston
again spurted. but uandanr did likewise
and increas ed Ills stroke &c th!rty-three.
The champion did not increase his lead.
but he held what he had.
During the last quarter Of a mile the
excitement was intense Both men rowesi
like ciockwork and i. was as pretty an
exhibition as could be imagined. Between
four and FIVE thousand people stationed at
every point Of vantage on the desks.
ehort distance from the winning point. sen.
ND A tremendous cheer for Johnston as he
came opposite them. This was respond
81 10 by the local man with his final
e,,urt. He showed wonderful power hy
Increasing his stroke TO thirty-hve for
reariy a minute. but The squirt was met by
on. from Gaufaur which rendered II use
less The champion even Increased his
LEAD nearly n 4EORAH al the fFsSF atsi
PASSED the judges beat nearly four lengths
ahead The applause sha. greeted hts ef-
fort was rot 80 spontaneous as 1t might
have been The time male. 20 :zs AZ. was
food considering everything, On the 20
turn the men were rowing against quite
ssrong tide. and they had also TO face
quite a. strong head wind.
.fohnstaa's pisrcky effort wen him much
rpplaus- and the people here DO not con
slider his defeat a disgrace by any neans.
His stroke has not the evenness ana pow
e. II the champson but he showed his Won
dsrf,,i STAYING power ny keeping at thirty
sArs,, IN thtrsy-ave strokes a minute from
s.art 10 finish He was fairly beaten By
Caudaur and had the trifing accidents he
rn~t with not occurred. he could not, IL II
generally conceded. have won The race. At
.Aa eorrission % the race. the oars'nen
rival towards each other asf heartily
a six hands Csassdaur said. after reach
,nx his tsoathssse. that he Rad won by six
lengths. but the judges gave him FOUR ana
hair 10 Eve lengths. A. the starr out
o. water vas az srr,oth as glass and ina
conditions all through were almost perfect
er- a splendid race. Johnston eeiir'heTs
that hts afYcrt THIS evening entities him tn
ao,sher Try at the championship snd IA
caussu- VII, praaaniy settle dowr here In
,ha ,~s,af business lie may have another
.b,ns. arr, long TIE betting what ht;le
,hsr. Was was about 10 ana some times
rw,r, In favor az Caufaur.
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