Aquatics. O'CONNOR AND SEARLE.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 112, 13 May 1889, Page 3

Aquatics. O'CONNOR AND SEARLE.

News has boon received in Sydney (says tho Sy&ty Morning Herald of tho Gth inst.) to tho cftect that William O'Connor, tho Amoricau champion sculler, lias forwarded a doposit' to London for tno purpose of binding n match between Searle and hi&sclf. Searlo'a deposit was cabled Homo somo time n%o. Seeing thai tho Canadian han thus afforded practical proof of his de-sire' td measure blad«« with tho Now South Wales sculler 1 , foarla, accompanied by Neil Mattorson, will probably, leiivo Sydney on Thursday with a view of catching tho ontgoing'Orient mail Bteamer, Shoftld no hitdh take place in the arrangements, Sejsrle^&nd O'Connor will meet on the Thames in Segte'mber ndtt and' row for the soulling cntrtapibiiship and .£SOO a side. It is also likely that Teenier will sign articlos to fdw tho ClarefiiV man on tho Thames. Soarlo's admirern intend to Bnnrjpot him on Tuesday evening. Tire following in roferenco to the amateur oarsman tfaiaiipn appears in tHo Sydney Morning Herald of 1M Rth inst. :— Now that tho rowing men of Sydney hayo determined to adhere to tho amatenr definition so long in use in tho colony, and under whicn' tns intercolonial eight oar races have been rowed, it is doubtful what action will bo taken by the Victorian Rowing Association. Probably tho amatenr oarsmen of tho Bister colony will withdraw from tho V.B.A. and continno tho intercolonial contests under a now constitution, which might possibly bo formed on linos similar to thai, governing tho New South Wales Rowing Association. Joint action between theso two colonies would doubtloss mean that the othor colonies of the group would sooner or later remodol their definition, which it is said ban been adopted becauso tho various associations believed it to bo agreoablo to all concernod . It certainly scorns de»irablo that the associations of tho Australian colonies should endeavour to agree upon a definition which would Buitn.ll who have the beßt interests of amateur rowiDg at heart.