THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1534, 13 April 1885, Page 2

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

(Per Tarawera atßluff.) Sydney, March 81. The city was in a state of excitement over the boat race on Saturday last between Beach and Haitian. Haitian for the past week has been the favorite, but Beach has been well supported, and- en Saturday was backed at even money. The arrangem t'lits for the race were somewhat extraordinary, lta.t allowable on account of the &fcS^thatgrelMibly it would be the la^^iii^p^fdit rij.ee rowed here jror a longtime, a? Hanlan in te..nde.d to depart* for America imme diateiy the race Svas over. Only one steanitr was allowed to follow the race. As the. competitors passed alongside the Steamer Hanlan appeared as fit as -possible; but everyone noticed he wore an an x inns' look. Beach looked very self confident, and smiled pleasantly, The tide had been at flood two hodrs, so it was against the sculleis. Beach won the toss and elected to row on the south side, though that gave little or no advantage. Beth 3oor/got away )>y mutnal consent Hanlan having slightly the best of the start. : Beach quickly responded, rowing abput thirty-six to the minute. Before 100 yards were covered Beach took the lead, 'but •Hanlan, who was expected to make an attempt to get the l*ad failed to do so, as he rowed in a faint-hearted way. As this fact became evident tht»re< was a lond shout " Hmilou's gone." It was seen that Beach was adopting Haitian's old tractics of forcing the pace at the start, but' he seined to have it nil his own way, for Hanlan did not raw as was his wont aud splashed a good deal now and then. FrOft tfemioe on to the finish the race war. ntWty a procession in which no incident of note occurred. Hanlftu •ccisnally lobbed sound to see kew far his antagonist was ahead, And sometimes tried to spurt a little but was not in trim;" and was evidently rowed out thoroughly.' At Putnuy, Beach led by four lengths, at G!ad«sviU« by six lengths, winning the raco by nearly ten len'gfus. The 'time was 22miu. 21 net.' As- Bench pulled down the course the chewing wax tremendous and the noise quite deafening. The excitement in Sydney last night was intense.