TEEMER V. GAUDAUR. WON BY A FOUL.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 411, 16 October 1889, Page 5

TEEMER Y. GAUDAUR. WON BY A FOUL.

A race in single sculls between John Teemer, of McKeesporb, and Jacob C. Gaudaur, of Sfc. Louis, came off on September 13th : bub, instead of being the fine exhibition that it was expected to be, it turned out a miserable farce. The referee gave the word " go " at 5.47 o'clock, and away the two scullers sped, Teemeu taking the lead almost at the first stroke. By the time they had reached the point where Hamm, Gaudaur's trainer, set out, Teemer wav nearly two lengths ahead and soon took the inside track. The refereo's boat was slow in starting, but was near enough to the oarsman before a mile had been made to see Hamm get directly in Teemer's way | and come in collision with his boat. Soon Teemer was seen to fall behind. Both Gaudaur and Hamm rowed leisurely away from him, followed closely by all the river craft carrying spectators, except the referee's boat. They reached the end of the course at 6:6 o'clock, Teemer being at that time nearly half a mile behind. At 7 o'clock the referee, Gaudaur, Hamm, Teemer and a few of their friends met at a

room in the hotel. Teemer claimed the race on a foul. He said that Hamm came out on the cour3e and ran into his boat, knocking a holo in it and causing it to fill wibh water. . , Hamm denied the allegation and intimated that Teemer was telling a falsehood, whereupon the latter rushed at him and struck him a fearful blow on tie face. The two men clinched and rolled on to the floor, but were separated, and Hamm was induced to leave the room. In order to avoid violence being done tho referee said he would not announce his decision until next afternoon. The time occupied by Gaudaur in passing over the course of about three miles was 23 minutes.