THE CHAMPION SCULLING CONTEST.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 9513, 13 September 1879, Page 2

THE CHAMPION SCULLING CONTEST.

1 TEljb^iJTT v. LAYOOCK. I Details are to hand of -the champion jseulKng conte^-ab >6ri Friday, >29fch August, betweerivElias Laycoclrinxl I Edward Trickett.. .The general publio had evinced aa.:unußaa};amc-tint of interest in the event, probably from the fact that the winner will,be, chosen, to represfcnt'New Sou,th .Wales iaß^inpt'tfie Canadian sculler 'Hanldn' (oFTor6nto), cham|pidn;.,of. G.M&t BritamViradr the United jStates., At Punch's -.Hotel,,^ to 2,anjl 3 $?, lo Pi! rr $ £ ? tt J^f WW d y acceptedi •jWanWbets of 's to I '.were made, and (great excitement The do&letf ,wa9 for the" right to ( 'Be 1 termed **OliamIpion of thd' ; Wdrld,'? (awtitle I woh > ' t 'b'y k (Frickett .ph/the* ; dce'saiah othis late visit jto n sngland), and for a stake of £200 ■a-side.' The match was rowed over, thft l 'champion courae, Parramatta Biver j the bmU'reidistahc^' toefn'gyais neaf '^' ooW^ler 0.00 yards 16vfei? f <%milcis.- ; Des|iifce tho fact that Trickett has recently losjt one of \w fmger^.cahdfolffo.met ~ fritb' ft" 'cfefeatl at j' ■ he handajpf hi3jpresent.oppohe'nt/ i hb<ha» H^?'^^ 1 WfflHPe* b4ft%me?jflupremßCT t Throughout the race the weather tras^ splendid, and the water- .^mooth.'" ThY tide<waajiififcon : tted turn' irhen tho men ftatftfid.' "Layisoqk had. the advantage, pulling 37 to the t^aaj^t, ,T/riok^ » e;tt*s 36. v r Tha. ;tetfcer^ ( how^es^cpllare<t .Laycock Sard's, and passed him, 'pulling. . easily. Laycook ijever pfterwards seemed rto chajlenge h;im ; .a^d^'when tHe..fijrßt, *n?ile liad )>oen reached, Trickett was leading by a full l^ngthj fy the second niile >; s^ll palling;j veil within himself in splendid style /h© had ) inoreased, his lead "tp- t^ree; ( qr ( foui?^ lisngfehß." 1 ~&t this point, Jiaycoo^jraade" f6r the southern shore,, while Trickett kept a, straight course ; along. the northern! ? bink. -AH ihter^^-in the race : nqw,en^Bd. TJhe two pullers .were .'cv, er /so -wiaeapatt, and Laycock fltepring wildly.. .Triokett w,aa r throughouji» never. ■}' asked " t<? : y^ceyu. fibally winning "as" He liked, from fifteen torei^^teen lengths,. /(head. The> time , o^cup^jd was J22 minutes 38. seconds, being ' ,- the, second be^t, time ever made, .in Aus-l: Walia^ r. ,' ( / , ; ,', fl }1 . ,i !•> hmJ jTrackett; used the American invention , ; ol swivel rowlop^Sj-with^wJliicJijHaaloni -. performed 09 well in; England.;