sculling Championship.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7903, 1 August 1904, Page 4

sculling Championship.

Victory for Towns.

(Per Presß Association—Copyright.; Sxdnet, July 30. After au interval or twdve ytars, tho P rriiaatta river was to-day ag.in the seem of a coucesi; foe iha sculling chain-tu-nship of the world, G Towns proving hi- right to the tiua by e-isily deftatiug jbe chaUecger, li. Treeicder. Groat interest wns centred in the event, crowds inking possession of all points of vantage along the river, while several steamers, wnich Joliowed the race, w«re l.ugoJy paironised. A cold south east broezo blew across tho oours ■, heading the boa s in sotna of the longer reaches to soma extent, hut haviug ou rr-o.tiaal tffecs on tha result.

__ Tre.=siaev, who scaled 12st 41b to Towns' list, won the toss for positionj, QH'3 adocted the southern shore. The inen got nway Weil together, Towns rowing 36 strokes to tho ininuto and JTrtsaider 35. Tresaider forged ahead, and before reaching Uhr's point was leading by a length. Towns, !&King 6hil)KS steadily, gradually reduced the gap, fti/d-atihe niilo post, which took 6} mitiuiesto roach, had drawn up level with his opponent. ' :

• At Putney, where the champion was revving 26 to Tresidder's 25, Towns had a half-length, lead, which be increased to a length and a half by the time the Susworks were reached. Thence he had the race in hand.

Bowing well witliiu himself," Towns increased his advantage to four lengths at Cardarit-i, and six lengths at Gladesville. finally winning by about fen lengths.

Tresidder made several game attempts to overhaul the leader, but after passing Putuey, wher* first, he showed signs of tiring, failed to make any impression on the champion .

. At Abhotsf'ord, Tresidder ran into a pic;:aure boat, whujh stopped him for a time, but he kept gamely plugging to the finish. Time, 21 miii 48 4-sth see. The winr.ei- w«s awardtd a grand reception.