The Great Sculling Match.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3220, 15 November 1880, Page 3

The Great Sculling Match.

TRICEETT v. HANLAN.

Wb cull the latest notes on this event, ■which takes place to-day, from papers by the mail;— _ , The London "Sportsman" says Hanlan in not only rowing easier in style and going back two inches farther in his, slide than on his previous visit, but is rowing faster in pace than when he rowed Elliott. The dimensions of his new boat trom Swaddle aud Winship's yard are as follows : Length, 30 feet 9 inches ; beam, 11 inches; height at the stem 32 inches ; height amidships, 5J inches, and height at the stern, 2g inches, her slide having a run of 26 inches About twenty oarsmen have already entered for the international regatta on the Thames.

A leading English turfman has laid £1,000 to £200, at the Wellington-street Club, against Trickett, and has offered to back Hanlan for £5,000 more if he can get a trifle better odds. Three and four to one have been offered in Newcastle that Hanlan leads at the end of the first furlong.

Riley'a earnings this year amount to nearly £1,000, and he is now his own backer. He sails for England in about two weeks.

According to Hosmer's intimate friends, the Boston lad is going to deteat all comers in the Hop Bitters regatta in England, and his backer is thereby going to make a fortune.

Koss finds fault because Trickett suggests that the international race be rowed in heats. He say* heat racing is unfair, as a very good man might row in. the heat with Hanlan and be defeated, and wjuld then be shut out of the final heat. They had a regatta in the East the other day when the water was rough, and the result was that a couple of the best men got beaten. They say now that paper boats are no good for rough water and some of our scullers here agree. Taking it all round a wooden boat cannot be beaten and in rough water is by all odds the best. The English and American Press are very unfavourable to Trickett. They Tefer to his chance against Hanlon as a simple farce. Since the victories of Laycock on three notable American scullers this tone has, no doubt, been very considerably modified. An American contemporary says :-WhenTiickett was here it would not have taken a good second-class American sculler, such as Koss or Riley, to beat him. It must be remembered that Trickett has never rowed against the same class of professionals that Hanlan ha 3 frequently encountered with brilliant success. The Australian became technically the champion of the world by defeating Sadler, who had become the champion of England by the death of Kenforth, a great oarsman. At no time was Sadler fit to rank with our secondClass men, and when Trickett defeated him

ho was far too old for racing. In practice Triokett rows as high as 3-1, Laycock rowing 3G strokes to the minute. It is their custom to rise about 5.30. a.m. and take a walk of four or live milcii, after which they breakfast. A short walk follows, and after a short rest they take a paddle on the river. Dinner is partaken of at "The Bells" about noon, a game of billiards or other light amusement follows to aid digestion, and then a long tramp is had—lo toHinilcs,perhaps. Having returned and reste.l, they have tea, spend the evening socially and retire :it 10,30., sleeping soundly and apparently taking great comfort, as they are "heavy sleepere." It will be seen that " their aquatic work is still very light, and they do not know for a certainty when they will increase it. Triokott's Australian-built boat is a shapely craft, that has evidently seen !iard work and not como]uuscathed out of tho otdeal, for there are marks of a fracture or two on lipr polished frame. Built of dark wood and nicely proportioned, she is litted tvith a 26' inch slide, aud swivel rowlocks of the champion's own design. The correspondent of the " Turf, Field, and Farm " pay : " Of the rowing abilities of the Antipodcans little can yet be said. Triekott at present slides very short, and gets but little way on his ho.it. Triekott appears as lmrd an Hint, and is slowly pulling ofl' aupcrfluous weight. Laycock is not a great deal over woight.but requires hard work to get down to where Jio must be when he races. Tho return of Ilnnlan is looked for with interest by the Australians, and the presence of tl.c two champions at Putney will revive tno exciting scenes of years ago."