! ROWING.
A Press Association telegram states that Gold Thread has been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington spring meeting. A Sydney cablegram states that iEolus changed hands prior to winning the Second Hurdles at Randwick yesterday, Mr Lyons purchasing the horse for £200. ' THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. j CHRISTCHURCH, October 6. Mr Martin. G. Daly, of Akaroa, has forwarded to the Press office, care of the editor of the Referee, a cheque for £100 as G. Whelch's deposit to bind this match with B. Thoroughgood for the championship of Australia. Mr Daly writes : — " Whelch. leaves Akaroa on Wednesday, and is due in Sydney on. October 13. He will go straight on from there to the Hunter. This will give him about five and a half weeks over there before the race. Whelch is very fit and confident, j ' WELLINGTON, October 9. ! O. Whelch, who is to row Thoroußhgood ! on the Hunter River for the prolees} o^ j championship of Australia, left Welhngtn ! for Sydney by the Moana to-day. THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP, WANGANUI, October 9. ! Webb and Arnst, who are to row for the world's sculling championship on December 16, are to be seen on the river twice daily. Both are eatisfying their respective ■ partis*.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2848, 14 October 1908, Page 58
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