A BIG CHAMPION RACE.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1888, 12 March 1880, Page 3

A BIG CHAMPION RACE.

The Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company, says the aquatio correspondent of the Sydney "Town and Country," nothing daunted by the failure of their first attempt to bring about a great sculling race, announce in the "Boston Herald" that they are prepared to make another trial. The Company, in their announcement, state that " they will only aek credit for being actuated by honorable intentions, and a desire to benefit mankind and legitimate enterprise." They do not, however, state whether their desire to " benefit mankind" is to be fulfilled by furthering the art of rowing or bringing their speciality more prominently before the public If it becomes the fashion to go in for this sort of thing as an advertisement, there will be goo times in store for rowing men. The " Bittersley" offer a purse of £I2OO English money as a prize for a five mile race, in best and best boats, open to professionals from any country, and a trophy in the shape of a cup to oost £125 for an amateur race. They further offer to pay £25 eaoh towards the expenses of not more than five scullers from England, and £SO eaoh to not more than two soullers from Australia. They however, have paid our champion the compliment of giving him a special invitation, together with the offer of a larger sum towards his expenses of £l2O, if he competes. Their letter is dated December 25th, and reads as if they mean business. They write as follows:—" The oarsmen and public of America are so desirous of having you to take part in the Great World's Regatta, of June next, as per enclosed slip, that we have concluded to offer you SOOdol. as an additional inducement to take part. Please reply at your earliest convenience, and we will put the money at your disposal." All the arrangements are to be made by the Eastern Rowing Association of Boston. Unfortunately there will not be time for Trickett to make the necessary arrangements and dispose of his business. If he could manage to go I think he would probably extract something]sweet out of the Bitters Company. It is becoming pretty clear that the question of who is to be champion of the world lies between Hanlan and Trickett. Boyd has followed up his victory over Elliott by beating Hawden. I don't think Hawden gave him much trouble ; if my memory serves me rightly, it took him 6min. 35sec. to row a mile in a raoe for that distance two or three months ago.