Aquatics

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 7, 1 July 1890, Page 2

Aquatics

(PER UNITED PBEBS ABSOOIATIOH'.) Sydney, June 30. The weather was fine for the race between »stan«bury and O'Connor. Betting was 3 to 1 against the latter. Stansbury gave his opponent the choice of positions, which was a little advantage to the Canadian. A good start was effected, Stanskury rowing 38 and O'Connor 39 strokes to the minute. The latter took the lead after the first minute and' obtained the command by half* a length, 4 which' caused no small excitement. Stansbury, however, was playing a waiting game, and was plainly watching his man. The Canadian kept well at it, and half-way across Blaxlands was leading by a length and a half. . At this stage he had decreased his pace to 36 to the minute, while Stansbury had dropped to 30. O'Connor then Blowed down to 32, and the Australian oarsman came along amid great cheering, overtook his opponent, and passed the mile post two lengths in front. O'Connor appeared to be distressed, his right hand becoming worse than usual, and his leg work being bad. At One Man Wharf the leader eased up, and eventually won by eight lengths as he liked. Time, 22min. 59sec. * This Day. O'Connor admits thai he has been beaten fairly and squarely by a better man, and has announced his intention .of retiring from professional rowing. 7 - Londok, June 29. A writer in the Referee condemns the treatment which O'Connor has deceived since his. arrival in Australia aud accMMH^g^if n »°' deliber- ; atteh^d^^^^^^H^^^in the .hope i affeoti