Great Sculling Race

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 39, 11 September 1886, Page 2

Great Sculling Race

BEACH v. TEEMER.

Amid a scene of the wildest excitement, and after one of the finest races ever rowed on the Thames, Beach defeated Teemer. Everything seemed to favor a fair race between the two men who had come through the struggle in the proceeding heats. There was not a ripple on the water. There was one of the largest and most fashionable attendances that has ever witnessed a sculling match on the Thames. It was all for the world like a Varsity day. Be.ich and Teemer made their appearance almost simultaneously. Beach, although he dees not cut an ideal figure in a beat, looked to be in the very pink of condition. On his face there sat a somewhat anxious, but determined look. Teemer was also stated to be in fine form, and he looked so. He betrayed a certain amount of uneasy nervousness. Teemer was first to catch the water. He struck it at the rate of 36 strokes to the minute. Although Beach was. somewhat slow in striking the water, when he did begin there was no mistake about his intention. He struck the water at the rate of 38 strokes to the minnte. They were marvellous strokes for power. Teemer by the first grip ef the water got a slight lead, but Beach when once he set hit boat in motion took the lead. Beaok may be said to have led from the start At the conclusion of the first six strokes Beach had obtained a lead of half a length, The race was a fierce one, for Teemer was pulling in grand style. However in spite of the efforts of the American, Beach was more than his match, so that fey the time the. Duke's Head was reached he had increased his lead to two lengths. Still Teemer continued to fight a splendid battle. When passing Waldrou's Teemer made a very game attempt to overhaul Beach. The champion had slackened his stroke to thirty-five to the minute, but when he saw the effort Teemer was making he quick*, ened his stroke and with thirty-eight to the minute he successfully kept Teemer at a distance. Teemer continued the struggle but to.no purpose. This was his dying spurt, for having failed to lessen the gap he seemed. to lose heart Beach meanwhile eoncontinued to row in faultless style. When passing Barnes Hotel, Beach stopped, and recognising Mrs Wentworth, wife of Mr Darcy Wentworth, the well-known Australian, who was waving congratulations to the champion, he raised his hat, an incident that was responded te with deafening cheers. Beach had a very narrow escape from fouling a floating basket, but this he managed te avoid, or the result might have had a serious effect upon the race. Everbody is astonished at the Slendid form displayed by Beach, c pulled ami 1 deafening cheers an 4 hearty congratulations, and was the winner of what must be regarded jis a splendid race. No little amusement has been caused in aquatic circles, in London at the latest desplay of Hanlan's "front." Immediately after the brilliant display Beach made against Teemer, and when Beach was acknowledged by all critics to be best oarsman that ever appeared on the Thames. It was announced that Haalan had challenged the champion to row him on the Thames. Beach states that he is not only willing but anxious to meet Hanlan, and prove to the world that he did and can beat the American upon his merits. Beach states that he has for sometime been in England waiting for a challenge from H&nlan. That challenge did not come, until Hanlan thinks that he will have the advantage in the effects of the climate. In these circumstances Beach has announced that the only conditions under which he will row Hanlan are that the match rnufl take place on the Parramatta at Sydney, Hanlan to have the choice of time.