THE COMING BOATRACE.
SEARLE THE FAVORITE. London, September 4. Searle ;is practising starting, having found out that O’Connor is by far the quickest at getting sway. An Australian colonist hag backed Searle for £lOOO to £BOO. Hanlan, during the oourae of an interview, expressed himself in favor of Searle. The latter ia favorite at 11 to 10. Both men are in excellent health. Thousands watch them practice every day.
In cur cable columns on Saturday was notified tht victory of the New Zealand oarsman Oharles Stephenson in a sculling match for £lOO aside, against J. Kemp, brother of Peter Kemp, the ex champion. This news will be received with eatisfaoton by many of our readers, as Stephhonson, who is now about 24 years of aao, is wellknown here, having resided at the Thame and Kaipara for many years. He was a Bon cf the late Mr Cbarles Stephenson, formerly a bookkeeper? at the Shortland Sawmill, and left the Thames about four years ago. He farmed one of the whaleboat crew for Northern Wairoa at the Auckland Anniversary Regatta, and some iime ago be proceeded to Sydney, where be chai longed thiri-rato oarsmen to try conclusions with him. No match ensued, however, until J. Kemp, who is a second-rate sculler, accepted a challenge to row for £lOO a-sjde, iu which he has been defeated by Stephenson. While in Auckland Hanlan spoke very highly of the winner of this contest, and iudging by his performance on Friday, there is a reasonable possibility that he may at no distant date become a sculler of some prominence. It may be mentioned that Stephenson was trained by Deeble, who so successfully brought out Beach and other wellknown oarsmen, while J. Kemp was under the care of his brother, the ex-champion. Stephenson has now a match pending against Searle. The time of the race, 20min 24Jseo, stamps Stephenson’s performance ag a good one.—N,Z. Herald.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 348, 7 September 1889, Page 2
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318THE COMING BOATRACE. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 348, 7 September 1889, Page 2
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