South Canterbury Times. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1889. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5032, 13 June 1889, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1889. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Some days ago a cable from Melbourne announced the bald fact that “ Philip Bradley had won the amateur championship sculling race.” Our Australian files are now to hand, and from them we glean full particulars of the race, which was the outcome of the very unsatisfactory termination of the Wills’ challenge sculls contest at tho last Victorian Rowing Association’s regatta. That race was not decided upon its merits, as, owing to protests respecting the starting and a foul, the trophy had to be handed to Kerr of the Yarra Yarra Club, who rowed over the final heat alone, P. Bradley and F. Prior declining to start. This result being looked upon as far from satisfactory, leading scullers decided to have a race so as to see who really was the champion. TIIOV.R.A at once took the matter up, and a race over a two mile course on the Lower Yarra resulted in Philip Bradley (brother to Mr I. J. Bradley of this town), a representative of tho Melbourne City Club, easily vanquishing six other spirants for the championship, securing a very handsome silver cup, and a pair of fine racing sculls. Of the seven starters tho race really lay between Kerr, Bradley, and Ainley. Kerr kept a decided lead for a mile, when Bradley fouled a barge and lost a good deal. However, he was soon at top speed again, and spurting grandly had got on terms with Kerr at the 1:1 milepost, when the latter fell all to pieces. Bradley then took matters quietly and rowed in a winner by six lengths, the time being given as 14min48see. The winner was loudly cheered for his well-earned victory. He rowed a true course from start to finish, and his determination was well tested by his having to row a stern chase for fully a mile. We are sure that [his many friends here will bo glad to hear of his victory.

Wo remind our readers that a concert takes place at QKn iti School this evening, for which a really first-class programme has been arranged. Many of the best amateur vocalists from Timaru are to assist at the concert, which is expected to be most enjoyable. We are informed that in consequence of tbo inability of tho Borough Council to make any exceptions in the matter of the change of the statutory half-holiday from Saturday to Thursday, while the Woollen Factory cannot close on Thursday afternoons, the proprietors of the factory have had to give notice to 29 of their employees that in future they can only work 40 instead of 44 hours per week, and consequently must submit to a reduction of 10 per cent in their wages. At the Borough Council meeting the other night a councillor said only five of tho employees of the factory were affected by the Act. He must have been ill-informed on the subject.

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