SCULLING.
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. PADDON WINS EASILY. GOODSELL CAPSIZES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—-Copyright. Received Sept. 21, 5.5 -p.m. Sydney, 'Sept. 21. Paddon defeated Goodsell by fifteen lengths In the sculling championship of Australia. The race proved somewhat of a fiasco owing to a mishap to Goodsell. From an even start they raced neck and neck for -wo hundred yards, where Goodsell had a slight advantage, both doing fast time. He held the champion to a quarter mile, where Goodsell, digging his right scull deep and failing to recover, capsized. By the time he got back to his boat Paddon had a long lead, and though Goodsell rowed a plucky, stern chase, he was In a hopeless position. Paddon did a mile In the record time of five minutes, winning by fifteen lengths In 1 Train 7 sec. Goodsell explains that he thought he was getting Into Paddon's water and in keeping clear he dipped too deeply and capsized. He bas re-challenged Paddon and the challenge has been accepted. Besides his mile record Paddon's time for the fu2l course of three miles is claimed to be a world's record. A strong wind behind him assisted.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1924, Page 8
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