SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7552, 15 May 1890, Page 6

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Once again hM&Z? eaperiority over have now' met »v u?»«»n. IK , exceptloa Kemp tie *«* cessful. The first See »//' 9*s& * greatly Improved in LdS** Vfe Swt mile with Kernp 0 rattling good one, being iuSSf* V! MLeaJa aod this mSS^ST , distance, but it must that M'Lean wae notby SJ?** fiSl it he had been he ebald 7 h?SIS seconds off his time? S o concerned, he is a lona w«f*Sr done with yet. His ot KOOd as ever, while if anythiS s provedmpaco. M'Lean beat\?**C? SoOrds, doing the trip fa SSfe while Matterson's full time 22min 10i sec, being M Lean's win. Kemp in three weeks' time?"rU £ a , ll ,*K been signed and the holds the first deposit ofS2*?*lS was on tho river and oaddfuir , * , B2 at the ttnieh and Beach came in for ing after the usual honor. a2MS the two competitors. 0Tn«» of our.old aquatic umpire's boat. The points «n parts of the river were fleet of steamboats wereS t «W£ J. R Myere acted as unmtt,fM Blackman as timekeeper a^f •«£

THE RACE. ■ I The steamers H&wkcahnm, » U followed river offers of "3 to I lf??» J»2 B made, but not much bodKS** > " as nearly all on board ELi M *% : favour of Kemp. some time before the Z n Jr/ d l ,k ** tide was running a .tiSlflJf 8 wind was steady fromthKHS.? steamer Hawkeabury waa »«? *ft W* aged. Although she 12 SSiSl 1 * ondge once she was allowed sffl to *■' and when the men started &h« J , **]. I down belowUhr'.Polni iRiJtWI I almost impossible for the umn£?r**» I of the stare. This sort of thll P I taking place, and It wouldl lo * better if the umpire coal ?!sL*A I sepaiate launch. Hadanything* !a * I to the competitors above Uhr , * jSP?* , I umpire could not have Kim»a«**/ ..*• f for he could noc see. jfiatXKJ***, f from hi 3 old quarters, UhrtsSW.* inglOst. 131b. aud looking v 6r ?i?*% ■was seated iv a new boat fi * afloat at the same time from JeifiSM weighing list Alb..andTt&A ; found fault with in him. NiLSv* happy faculty of bringing htaJSiSL , post in wonderfully |ood condftf ft Deeble spun up the coin, and X.«™ * the best of Tt. They 'ffiftg : positions, Kemp oa the Southern riff Matterson midstream. The bettM waa 4 and 5 to 1 against MatterseoiS in hundreds, but there wereonliTS * takers at small prices. MattersoatS a little reluctant to start; perhat»S that the steamer Hawkesburv wmSt , ( in their way at Uhr/e Point. JtSJ&S » somewhat annoyed Kemp, and bl I marked that unless a start wasJt 1 effected he would ask tho urattirs to Tit them off. After waiting a cJSffiK time the men let out to a Sodtt "Takesto 1 Kemp," was ihESiS showed what a hot favorite he wte/fotb ? men being old scullers there M eplashingjthouKh Matterson nine and Kemp one better. Theyhri 5 i gone above 50yds before Kemp %m& to 1 creep out. and half way down toK Point had a good three-quarters a•! length lead, and this he made one to at Uhr's Point. Both men were 33 well, though for style Kemp waa b? {2 the prettiest. On the stretch o?er to is* one mile Matterson put an extra poailM and came up a little, still rowing wa On nearing the mile beacon he beWS tire and Kemp shot the mile post ialmfa. 48sec, two lengths ahead, and in lUmb ' 60yds, he waa three lengths $&tsb Matterson here collapsed, slowing flswa to26strokespermfnute,whileKempw«ai i on his way rejoicing at an easy swing ml he passed Putney Point 15lengths sWi in 9min. 17sec Afc Caoarita Wfesrftk time stood at 15mln. for Kcinß irWle Matterson came along sfeec after, Jk9 timekeepers made tUTa 753 ec, at GW* Tille, Kemp's time bala« Wmin> 16se&. end for One Man WharfJ&nJn, 4feee, Hβ slowed down as he came up to the judp whom he passed a couple of seconds bete®/ the flag went down, which made the tiQktl 21min. Matterson caroo lmin. 6sec alterwards. Both men. ten up and shook hands, Tho race that Kemp is still able to take cara of hto eelf and possibly the championship si well. ■. / . ;

When Kemp had passed the judge i$ several lengths he asked him to lower w flag but the latter appeared to be ta dembt and it was not until asked again by Kmsf and Beach that the flag was lowered Beach paddled over to Matterson &tA expressed sympathy with him over Ui defeat, though the ex-champion wa3g!a4 his friend had won. Matteraon rcmsmi that he was fairly and honourably beats by a better man. Kemp and Ht&BStef leave Sydney this morning for their te! on the Hawkesbury River.