THE BOAT RACE
WORLD’S BEST SCULLER.
WHAT HADFIELD SAYS OF PADDON.
'Per Press Association, Copyright.) (Received This Day, 8.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. With the official pronouncement still wanting, there have been five different estimates of the length of Paddon’s win circulated; the “Telegraph” says six lengths. After the race, the umpire, Mr Beach; said it was a one-man race. Paddon was never extended. He declared the course was a good one. Hadfield described Paddon as the fastest sculler in the world.
A NEW ZEALAND CONTEST.
PADDON TO ROW HANNAN
(Received This Day, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Paddon, referring to a challenge by Hannan, said: “I agree to row in New Zealand, provided the expenses are paid, so that the stake will be quite 'clear.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9874, 23 July 1923, Page 5
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