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COLQUHOUN SCULLS AT CAMBRIDGE. •T. E. LETCHWORTH V. T. O*RORKE. 4 • (PltOM OUR ■ OWN ■ CORRESMSBEST.) -■-■•'• LOJiDOX.'Novcmbcr 27. • After eighty-nine years, the Christ's Collego'Boiifc Club have succeeded in including among.their number a ' "Champion of tfio j Cam," : as T. E. Letchworth's victory in the 'final of the. Colquhoun Sculls at Cambridge on 'November 10th entitled him to bo termed. < The timo .registered.for-,the final heat does not compare well with those returned earlier, although the weather conditions were much the same, apart from a slight head wind which made itself felt down the Long and Plough Reaches. Mr L. V. Bevan, the Lady Margaret Blue, having relinquished his duties as one .of the Trial Eight coaches, undertook the duties of umpire. Second station—T. E. Letchworth, Downside and Christ's^4: F.. O'Rorke, Christ s College, New Zealand, .and Jesus, 2. Both ga't'awny.rw'eUj-lietchjiforth assuming an early lead- : ";;The Jesus man's steering was venturesome,, buf.ttotvijidiscrcot. Letchworth was bolder, andv'Wr-thjs-Vw'ay lie gave away many yard's. "'• However, he • was quite sure of himself£an<l. increases' his advantage witti ease eaclnHime 'advised '.to do so. lurnmg into the'-'tfpng'"Reach;> both were sculling stroke fdrTstrokerbut O-'Rorke quickened and looked dangerous, but his opponent went after him,- and about threo-hundred yards from the post must have been leading 05 75 yards. The Jesus man made a wonderful effort over the final stage, and finished well 'after'.an extraordinarily plucky .struggle, 'tiOyds'; Sriiin SOsee... . . • Previous Winners. 1911—L.' A. .Pattins'on, Jesus ... 7 52. 1912 R. Le Blanc Smith, Third - Trinity .. • • f ■> 1913 R. X. Day, Lady Margaret 8 30 r l9ig—A.'Swann, Trinity Hall .. S J.« 1920 —H. O. C. Boret, Third - - Trinity . . ••'•■' 8 l ° -'i 1921 K. N\ Craig. Pembroke .. 3 40-J 'l922—T;: A:" D. --Collet." Pembroke ■' 8 -13 3923 G. E. G. Goddard, Jesus .. 921 -••> 1924 R. 0. Atkinson, First Trinity 807 1-a 1*1925 J. C, H. Booth, Lady Marj« .-.. garet . ... .- • ■..8 • "