The Sydney Morning Herald says : —A. most exciting contest came off recently at Fort Rowan. Two gentlemen made three bets, as follows .-—First, that twenty picked men could hold the steam-tug, Watchman, of twenty-horse power; second, that ten men could hold her . third, that twenty-five men could stop her while under way, the men to have 100 feet of coil to get under way. The tug lost in all three contests. Two minutes were allowed for each trial. The contest was witnessed by a large number of spectators.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 144, 13 August 1872, Page 6
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88Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 144, 13 August 1872, Page 6
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