The Sculling Championship
BEACH ACCEPTS HANLAN'S CHALLENGE. J3y Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (PEB UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION) Sydney, December 20. Beach is annoyed at Hanlan's action in challenging the world to row on the Thames, and has accepted the challenge to the extent of offering to meet the Canadian for i'soo aside on the Parramatta River. Beach makes no claim to the championship, but wishes to see the Axistraliau oarsmen fight it out among themselves, and will not let Kanlan come in by a side wind to try to establish a claim to the supremacy. Inreply to the question, " Supposing O'Connor beats our men ?" he said : "He will have to do what no other man has done — beat rue."
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 78, 21 December 1889, Page 2
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117The Sculling Championship Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 78, 21 December 1889, Page 2
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