SCULLING.
THE ZAMBESI MATCH. THE SPORTSMAN'S OPINION OP THE COURSE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received June 16, 8.15 p.m. Fremantle, Last Night. The latest ftle* of- the London SporUman discuss th&' AVnst-Barry race. &i{p igestions are made by colonial and Etogjlishi Writers that the Zambesi ii no- ; thing better than' a plague-infested river, some places being- so shallow as to makethe river unfit foir sculling. The Sportsman declares that "if the Zambesi is not a fit and proper river whereon to decide th« championship, we should, without doubt, inform our readers, :;nd wash our hands of ;he affair. We had, however, assured ourselves of its fitness beforehand; but in oider to obtain further light, we intcrv owed a prominent official of the South African Chartered Company, wnich shows that neither man his anythhg to fear, either as to the fitness of the course for sculling or the climate.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 58, 17 June 1910, Page 8
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147SCULLING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 58, 17 June 1910, Page 8
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