SCULLING MATCH.
BUBEAR DEFEATED.
VICTORY OF SULLIVAN. Prtst Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Cop>rright. ' * Sydney, May 31.' The sculling ' race between - Thomas Sullivan, the New. Zealander, and George Bubear, ex champion of England, took place : on the Nepean River on Saturday. The betting w?i3 sto 2 on Sullivan. - Both men got away well, but Sullivan gradually forged ahead, and at the end of the quarter of a mile was leading the Englishman by a length. He continued to increase his advantage, and when passing Dubb's was quite four lengths to the good. Here Bubear began to lessen the gap, and when about eighty yards from the winning was only two lengths away. He then put on a tremendous spurt, and got within six feet of Sullivan, but rowed himself to a standstill, and Sullivan rowed home an easy winner. Both men pulled in splendid style. No accurate time for the race is yet obtainable, but it is said to be the fastest on record.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8581, 1 June 1891, Page 5
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