WHAT TRESIDDER'S BACKERS THINK.
Speaking "to ' : our representative', Mr Charles Harkins, Chairman of the Tresidder Committee, said that the race was as good a'- one as; ho had seen:- "The bettor man won," said he. "Dick is done with—age, I mean. did think Webb wavered a little on entering the straight, but he soon , pulled himself'together. He-is a better man than '• wo thought ho was." : ;Mr .'Bain, Tresidder's-trainer, said that Webbrh'ad proved a surprise to them. "We ; thought we had a good thiug on, but we have done our money. " That's good enough, ' isn't it?" . ' , •., . . , Mr. J. G. - treasurer of t) v Tresidder .fundi was also satisfied/that ( better man- had won. -r
; The • Newcastle man was' unquestionf' ;F well:, trained for: the race ■ and fit •as 11 -j _.. proverbial'fiddle, much more so than in-niid 1 "-; previous races on the other side. The con-'' ditions for the race were perfect.- " • ■/There ' was no tide, no wind," and scarcely l ai:'ipple on. the water,' and everything was in- fivouf of the scullers. .. ■ ') . ; : •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 8
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170WHAT TRESIDDER'S BACKERS THINK. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 8
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