THE GREAT SCULLING SWEEPSTAKES.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1751, 1 September 1886, Page 2

THE GREAT SCULLING SWEEPSTAKES.

The following from the Simfy Morning Herald supplies some rmef* rating particulars of the great senlling sweepstakes, open to the world, which is to come off on (he Thames on the 30th of August and the following day*:—

By latest advices we are informed that the following great scullers have enter*!: William Beach (champion sculler of the world), J. Teenier, Wallace Bom, Neil Mathenon, George Perkins, Peter Kemp, and George Bu'»c«r. Tbe race wto be * •weep.

stake of £200 each, with £500 added money, and each of the above-named scatters have deposited £25. If the balance of the sweep money is paid by all the intending iompetitors the prizes will l>e as follows :— First prim, £1200; second, £400; third ami fourth, £150 each. If, on the other hand, all the money ■ not made good the prizes will l>e in proportion to the amount actual ly psfi The second ; deposit of ±'50 each jkd to he made at t the White HeaftiHotel, Barnes, . where William Beaef is staying, on or | before 8 p.m on %# r <K v - 17th July, j The third deposit W £50 each was due at 9 p.m., at Star and Garter, Putney, on Monday. 9th August ; and the fiual deposit }{£75 each has to lie paid to Mr W Jfiunes, at the Star and Garter, PatnffXpn Tuesday. 27th August, between 7%nd 8 p. m., when the names of the competitors will l»e drawn in pairs. If the competitors represent an odd i>«n»l»er the first name taken from the hat in the first of any sucweding^draw^ill l» • entitled to a'• row over. 1 ' Mr W. J. Innes ha* been appoint»d final stakeholder. The umpire will hive ro **• named on the night of the final <lett»sit, and should the competitors not agree, Mr Inneft^^numinaAjUK^alsoa disTancejunger Asp^^M^fflw^^pucs't^Bl on, a competitor will not be called npon to row twice in one day. The first heat will start from two skiffs moored about twenty yards apart just below the West London railway bridge at Wandsworth, and fttiish at a fltgbost opposite Gwvmte'B at Hammer smith. The seitou-l hi ;U will start from two skiffs moored tw-uty yards apart, opposite Baffin's at Hammersmith, and finish at a flagboat just below the Strand on the Green R«ilway Bridjp near Kew. After high water on the same day, Motnl»y, 80th Angust, the third heat will he rowed down from the Strand on the Greeu Railway Bridge to Baffin's. On the second day the Wandsworth to Hammersmith and the Hammersmith to Kew courses will be again rnwi-d over in the second round. The final will be rowed over the full championship coarse from Putney Bridge to the Ship at Mortlnke, one honr More high water, There is also a proviso that if any competitor fails to comply with the conditions of the sweepstake, he shall forfeit all amounts deposited,

From the foregoing it will be seen that Hanlan baa not thought fit to enter for this Pending sweepstake, which is the more, extraordinary as the ex-champion was the first, on hearing of Beach's determination to visit England, to express his satisfaction by challenging the Australian at once for £500. Nothing more has been heard of this challenge, and as Hanlan has not thought it worth while to risk £200 in the sweep he is not likely to chance jMJbgJfe* Urge* et*k» of £500. There

does not appear to f»e any fixed Jate for closing the entries, as we have heard quite lately that Lee was pettnitted to join in the sweepstake. This will make eight competitors ; and as Gaudaur is going to England to. row Beach for the championship arixlj £500 asid<, it is just on the c&rej* if he is as great a gun as people ftynld make ns believe him Hd be, t£at he also will take .a liao&V Ijkere is no fear of the American* contingent not being fe^tiyated^ as both Te**erand W-JftHace Ross are taking with them new. shells bnilt by the famous Ruddock, George Perkins has taken up his quarters at the Star and Garter, Putney, under the snperstitntiou of her proprietor, Mr Scott who has par chased the lease from Mr Slinn. Good news also comes through private sources that William Beach is exceedingly well, is getting his superfluous weight off liy dint of hard wo^k, whkh he enjoys, and expects to be in excellent condition by the end of the present month.