Show th the coming championship coat boat bad out standard special sr S P chronicle cirii Ci service NEW YORK oct 2051 20 51 3 oconnor american chaim champion pion i oarsman stood on the harr hurricane cane deck of 0 tho the big steamship umbria today to day as ahe she camo came slowly slowly up anpo to her pier he ile looked in a splendid d condition after bis his trip from australia Aut ralta w were bere he went nearly a year ajo ago to row against jame james S stansbury ansbury t australian champion by whom be he was defeated by fire five lengths speaking of tho the chances of any one but a native winning in australla clr oconnor eald said it would be nest next to tin ible blo on account of 0 the number of adl elds and eddys in in my first raco with stansbury in which I 1 claimed A foul on account I 1 ot of being pushed on 4 I 1 I 1 the shore and then stuck in the mu mud I 1 bad some chance as t abo be lid tide a was w with 1 t h m me e but bu t w when h e n w we e r rowed ow e d th the s race 0 over v e r a acain g ala I 1 k knew n e w I 1 w was a s n not 0 t in n it a 4 the tide waa was right against me oconnor comes here to cat get in rea dinca to row with peter kemp of Australia for the championship of the world and the police gazette gazelle cup the race will probably take place at oakland oal N some time in starch march and will vella be the first bret race tor for the championship of the world which has hits ever been held in this country the pane puree will be tor for OW mr oconnor will remain in this city until wednesday when he will start for canada for a little little rest after that he will go into training for the race |