ROWING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13631, 28 June 1906, Page 10

ROWING.

By Stroki. A peculiar incident took place in Sydney the other day. when (lie race for the Eightcar Championship of Australian Universities was rowed off. The race had -barely started when the stroke of the Melbourno crow put. up }iis hand, indicating that his oar was broken. As the rules provide that if an oar is broken in the first minute's rowing ihn raco shall be rc-rowcd, ino crews were called back to start again. Die peculiarity of the incident lay in the fact that when & fresh oar was wanted tor the stroks of the Melbourne boat one yould not be found near the place, and a launch had to proceed two and a-holf miles down the river '-.o procure a. scull before the race oould be restarted. The Vetera® Scullers' Raco is fixed for August 4. Beach. Kemp, Sl'Lean, Green, Klisli, Layeoek, Clifford, and Pearce have Accepted for the event. A Sydney naper gives the a?es of these veterans as follows: Beach 56, Kemp 53, M'Lean 51, Green 70. Kush 6'ri. .Laycock 62, Clifford 54, and Pearce 55. Banks (73) entered, but does appear among the acccptances. Green had & very long and successful career (says this paper), and in 1863 rowed the late Robert Chambers for the championship of Knjfland; lie was defeated. Rush was ony of the lxv:t men New N 7 aJes has 'wl. He has not rowed for over 20 yeave. Laycock won many races, and twice visited Kngk'id, also paid a visit to America. Beach'., oareer is well known, and so is tiia-i of'Kemp. Pearce did a lot of roivin V. and was & -great man in skiffs and heavy boats. ,T. M-'Lean is an e.v diaiuuioii puller, but st-nrl-ed his career too Ifcifl ia Ufc. Clifford rowed Haitian,

Beach, Kemp, TVarce. others. ]|. is believed tliat all the men hive done somti training recently. and they .uro evidently in earnest. Tho distance is a mile and a'half.