THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Evening Star, Issue 4201, 14 August 1876, Page 3

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

[By Telegraph.] Apcxlaku, August 4. Papers by the San Francisco mail supply us with the following particulars of the match for the championship of the Thames ; Saddler was the first to catch the water, and had pulled stroke before his opponent was under way, so that the Thames sculler drew out with a slight lead, which he maintained as far as Duke’s Head. Here he was rowing. eeveral strokes more per minute than Trickett, (he Australian; but his boat was not travelling as fast as his opponent’s, and he seemed to lack the vigor of the latter, who was sculling remarkably well, and with a good, long, sweepingstroke cleanly rowed out. Halfway between Duke’s Head and Simmons’s Trickett had got on even terms with Sadler, and the two raced level for a few strokes, when the Australian slowly but surely forged ahead and held the lead at Simmons’s of 2ft or 3ft. Sadler evidently was not in his old form, for instead of sitting up and rowing long powerful strokes he seemed to scull with a round back and to be unable to get the sculls through the water. Between Simmons and the London Boathouse Trickett drew further away, and at the last named place held a lead of about a quarter of a length. This advantage was rapidly increased before he reached Bishop a Creek, up to which place he seemed to have been only trying Sadler’s pace, for at cnee he left him as he pleased, and sculling * great pace drew right away from the 1 names sculler. Halfway between the Creek and Craven Cottage he was nearly two lengths ahead, sculling very easily, the race being to all appearances at his mercy. At Craven Cottage ho was tw , and a-half lengths aheid of Sadler, who was still rowing with a faster strode but dropping astern fast. The Australian was more than three lengths ahead as Grass Wharf was neared, and he began to take things very easily os he crossed the water, for he looked round and eased to see which was his best course. Off Rose Bank Saddler appeared to bold his own, and being encouraged by shouts of his friends spurted, and gained on the leading sculler, so that hopes were entertained that he would row down Trickett. This, however, he could not do, and Trickett led by three lengths at Crab Tree. Sadler, now called on by his friends, gave some severe spurts, but Tnokett after that kept continually easing, and looking round, so that it was evident he had the race in hi?, hand, and he never faltered or quickened his stroke, but putting firth a little more strength, stalled off Sadler’s challenge, and won easily.