AUSTRALIAN ROWING
HAMILTON CHEW DEFEATED IN SEMI-MNAL.
(V.NHED I'KBSS ASSOCIATION'—COPIKIOHT.)
MELBOURNE, 24th October. The Henley four-oared mile race was held in perfect weather. There was a record attendance. In the first heat Hamilton (New Zealand) beat Melbourne by a length and a half, Banks (Victoria) being third. Hamilton started well and soon had ;i few feet lead. Although stroke, Sandos lost his slide immediately after the start. Hamilton maintained the lead throughout, winning easily. Time, smin 33sec.
In the semi-final Hamilton drew the north side. West Australia got away lirst, leading by 6ft at the quarter-mile". Hamilton sprinted and caught West Australia, gaining a two-feet lead at the- three-quarter distance. Both crews finished strongly, West Australia, winning in a thrilling finish by two feet. The spectators gave, a great ovation to the crews, some thinking it a dead heal. The Hamilton stroke, Snndos, said his crew pulled well, but had met their r-quals, and were just heal en on the post after a jjreril. race.
The time was Ginin flOser
West Australia won the final from Hoekhampton by a length and a half.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 7
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183AUSTRALIAN ROWING Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 7
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