The Sculling Sweepstakes.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 207, 3 September 1886, Page 2

The Sculling Sweepstakes.

Beach's Victory.

London, September 1 ■ In the final heat for the great sculling sweepstakes Boach bad an easy victory over Teemer, winning by over a hundred yards. Beach took the lead, sculling at high pressure speed, Teemer being nowhere. Beach stepped at Mortlake and waved his cap. The course was from Putney to Mortlake, and the race was witnessed by an immense crowd.

The latest great victory of William Beach, champion sculler of the world, in his defeat of six groat oarsmen viz., John Teemer, Wallace Roes, George Perkins, Neil Matterson, George Bubear, and Lee, is an event of which Australia may well foel proud. His great victory over Edward Hanlan, the renowned Canadian, who previously was declared invincible, gave Beach the welldeserved prominence which be now holds. Naturally enough, he entered upon his most rectnt contest as a favourite, being backed to win at 100 to 9i>, and he has realised the fondest hopes of his admirers. In two heats, first against Lee and second against Bubear, Beach appears to have won as he pleased. In the "final" between himself and Teemer, who, by the way, Hanlan believed was the "coming oarsman," the Australian champion is said to have " taken the lead, sculling at high pressure speed, Teemer being nowhere." Indeed, Beach appears to have adopted Hanlan's tactics of rowing his man out in the first hundred yards, and he was evidently in no way pressed by Teemer, for he is reported to have stopped at Mortlake and waved his cap, eventually winning by a hundred yards. It now only remains for William Beach to win his match with Jacob Oaudaur on the 18th of the present month, when he can claim to have beaten all the greatest scullers of the world; Gaudauris undoubtedly America's best oarsman, and au he very recently beat Teemor it is difficult to say how he will come off in his contest against Beach, which is for £500 a-eido and the championship of the world. A leading New York sporting journal says of Gaudaur : —

" Time is a danger light for any champion, and it is doubtful whether thore is a man in the world who could equal, let alone beat the performance. Time is no criterion of oarsmanship, we are well aware ; but it must be acknowledged, when a man rows a trial on a river or lake in 19min. 27sec, that he can repeat the feat within lOsec. any time in smooth water, so that by this theory Gaudaur is a worthy candidate to back against Beach or anybody else." Beach's Performances. The following is a list of Beach's performances : — December, 1880.—Won Deeble's handicap, Woolloomooloo Bay. January, 18al.-Sccond Pyrmont Regatta, won by Pcarco. Jauu it y. 18S1.—Second National Regatta, won by D. McDonald. February, 1881-Beat N. McDonald, Parramatta Riv»r. March, 1881— Beat George Solomons. May. 1881.—Beat Charles Reynolds. Octobor, 1882.—Second Punch trophy, won by E. C. Laycock. December, 1882.—Beat T. Clifford, Parramatta River. January, 1583.-National Regatta, ewamped, won by Messenger. March, 1883,-Nowhore, Grafton Regatta, won by McDonald. March, 1883.—Won Woolloomooloo Bay Regatta prize. December 7. - Won James Hunt's trophy, Parramatta River. April 2, 1883.-Beaten by K. Trickett, championship (flrattime). April 12, 1883.-Beat E, Trickett, championship. April 17, 1883.—Beat B. Trickett, championship. April 12, 1884.-Beat E. Trickett, championship. August 16,1881 —Beat E Hanlan, championship world. March 17, 1885.-Beat T. Clifford, championship world. Maroh 27, 1885.—Bjat E. Hanlo?, championship world. December 19,1885.—8 eat N. Mattarson. Augrst 31, 1886.—Beat Teemer. Bubear, Perkins, Matteraon and Ross on the Thames,

Professor Carollo's gymnastic compotitiocs will take place in the gymnasium tonight and to-morrow night The medals to be presented to the winners were to day on view in the window of Mr Tilly, Queenstreet.