GOODSELL WINS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 5

GOODSELL WINS

WORLD’S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

BARRY BEATEN BY IB LENGTHS

AUSTRALIAN IN GREAT FORM

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(Received 6, 11.0 a m.) Vancouver, Sept. 5.

Major Goodseil defeated Bert Barry for tho world sculling championship a t San Francisco. The unofficial time was 24 minutes. Major Goodsell finishing ten lengths ahead? —A. and N.Z)

DESCRIPTION OF RACE. AGAINST STRONG HEAD WIND. WINNER FINISHES VERY FRESH. (Received 6, 1.30 p.m.) Vancouver, Sept. 8, In a choppy sea and againat adverse weather conditions, Goodsell walked away with the world cham pionship sculling race, in 24 minutes 13 seconds.

The race was rowed against a strong head wind end following a heavy rain storm. Goodsell finished as fresh as a daisy. He started with a stroke of 32. For the first third of a mile Barry held the lead; at less than half s'mile Goodsell forged ahead and before the end of a mile was five lengths ahead. At the second mile he was eight lengths ahead, with Barry showing signs of a spurt. The Englishman came up about three lengths but quickly lost it again and from then one there was never any question of the result,. Goodseil spurted, using 22 strokes to the minute, and, steadily increasing the distance between them, passed the winning post ten lengths ahead. He rested for a few seconds and then paddled to the shore. Seen after the race Major Goodsell said;—

“Tell my friends in Australia that ot all the men I have rowed against Bert Barry is the bast sport I have met. It was a good race but the water was very choppy.” A great crowd surrounded the winner on his arrival and many Australians were present. The victor was greeted by cries of “Cooee,” Goodsell expressed far more concern over the fate of the occupants of a launch which was burned than he did over the race. The report that a baby had been burned to death made him quite sad and when told that the report was erroneous his rising spirits were quite discernible.— (A. and N.Z.)