ROWING IN AUSTRALIA.
VICTORIA WINS INTER COLONIAL EIGHT-OAR RACE.
A RECORD, ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 8.12 p.m., May 13. Sydney, May 18. The eight-oarsd race resulted:— Victoria „ ... 1 Tasmania ... 2 Now South Wales ... ... 3 —The other starters weret Westralia, Queensland and South Auf itr&lia. The race was practically rowed in two divisions. Victoria and Tasmania clea red from the others. Tasmania led for a mile, when Victoria went to the front, and’ after a fine struggle won by a length. The .New South Wales crew, which headed the second division ten lengths away, beat Westralia after a great finish by a quarter of a length. The time was 16.24, a record for the oourse.
The Single Sculls Championship resulted Bourke (Tasmania) 1, Evans (Tasmania) 2, Ivens (Victoria) 3. Won by Bix lengths. Time, 20.3-J
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1454, 15 May 1905, Page 2
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