A Promising Sculler

Feilding Star, 13 March 1888, Page 3

A Promising Sculler

-♦ A sculler who is spoken of as likely to become an aspirant to the title of of champion of the world has made his appearance at Newca&tle-on-Tyne. Garr is a man of extraordinary size for an oarsman. Though but 24 years of age, he stands 6ft 3£in in his stockings, and weighs, when in training, nearly 15st. This youthful giant made a great impression in his first match rowed against Thomas Sadler, of Bedwell. The race was contested in open boats over a two*mile course, for £25 aside, on July 23 last, Oarr winning with great ease. He was then matched against William Given for the same amount, over the same distance at Blyth, and won easily, and was afterwards pitted against William Giles East, of Putney, who has made a good name by his victories on the Thames. The race took place on the 31st of December last on the Tyne for a stake of £100 aside, and is said to have created. a scene that has not been witnessed since Hanlan defeated Boyd. The struggle was desperately close and exciting up to Bedheughbridge Tone mile), but after this Carr drew away and won by fifteen lengths, covering the course of 3 miles 760 yards in 25min 57sec. East taking 26min 20sec. A few days after the race Mr John Thompson and Mr W. Veitch, on behalf of Carr issued a challenge to the winner of the Boss and Bubear race to row a match on the ' Tyne for L2OO aside and the Sportsman Cup, and agreed to allow L25 to the visitor for expenses. The Tynesiders are highly delighted that the town should produce another champion, and the papers confidently predict a very successful career for Carr, who twelve months back had never sat in an outrigger, and Mr William J. Innes is reported to have said that Carr was an exceptionally good man, and congratulated the Tynesiders on their improved prospects of regaining the championship of the world.