ROWING IN AUSTRALIA
KING'S CUP EIGHT-OAR RACE PEARCE RETAINS SCULLING TITLE ' , MELBOURNE, May 8. ' The Australian eight-oar. championship for the, King’s Cup resulted;— Western, Australia 1 New South Wales 2 Tasmania ... ... ... 3 Western Australia’s thorough training and physical fitness counteracted the polish of their rivals. Western Australia and) New South Wales from the start forged ahead of the other State crews. The winners bad only a canvas to spare when passing the finishing line. Four lengths separated the second and third crews. ■ The time for? the distance of 2J miles was 14min ,13sec. The Australian amateur sculling championship was retained by C. Pearce-(New South Wales), who easily beat Purves (Victoria) and Ninham (South Australia).
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Evening Star, Issue 22952, 9 May 1938, Page 7
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114ROWING IN AUSTRALIA Evening Star, Issue 22952, 9 May 1938, Page 7
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