SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 7

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

HANNANS CLAIMS DISCUSSED. <lty Telegraph. - "ress -sscciatioi. 1 WA-OAXUJ, this day. Paddy Hannan, having won the Now '-aland sculling championship by defeating W. Fogwcll on Saturday, is now anxious to row the winner of the Hadfield-Paddon race for the world's championship. However, _itek Arnst has a prior claim to the next race for the world's title, and in the meantime Hannan "will probalbly have to defend his Xew Zealand title against a challenge by Archie Sharpe, the present amateur champion, who is willing to row Hannan and can get the necessary j hacking. Casey, one of the Australians who are pacing .las. Paddon. is also l anxious to make a match, and would j row -Hannan if such a race could 'be arranged on the Wanganui River within the next fe w weeks for £100 aside. A match for Archie Sharpe would I>e very popular, as he has many admirers, who regard him as likely to prove a great sculler. There is every prospect of a j big sculling handicap lieing arranged for Saturday, April 22, on the Wanganui I River. The probable contestants include Arnst. We-b, Han nun, Sharpe. Fogwcll. Larsen, Oasey, and perhaps -Ins. Paddon anil Hadfieid, who meet for the world's championship on Easter Tuesday, four days before the suggested date of the j handicap event.

With the ibig ra.ee only three weeks off to-morrow, bot'. Paddon and .HadrieliJ -c putting in solid wortc en the river. Yesterday tiie champion gave Archie Sharpe five lengths start over two and a-half miles and caught him. but Sharpe had a pair of sculls which did not suit him. Pitddon is improving daily, and his party are now confident that he will be in great fettle on the day judging by tlie way he is shaping. In the circumstances they arc very hopeful that he will take the title hack with him to Australia.