THE RACE.
FOGWELL (BEATS : ; WHELCH,
AKAROA 1 , April 17
The second contest for the professional sculling championship of New Zealand : ensued to-day on Akaroa harbour. W. : Fogwell r(Australia) challehgeri beating the .; holder, G. Wheich lAkarba)' by two lengths; -«.i The course was in Akafoa- harbour and was 3| .mfles'lon^ :. • As ? the fesulf ~of 'the/race! Fogwell secures-the purse -of besides the" title. ' Whelch secures the gate which however was' not ye'ry; larger^ "A sou'wester was blowing and rain fell during a part of the racev ; r : Both men got away together^ :but \\ helch, who was rowing ' better; 'soon secured the leadi and at the end of a tast mile - was ' three-quarters of •*• a length w the good. From .there Fog well drew away, leading once by five lengths, an-d despite heroic by Wnelch, he never looked in danger of Leing headbd, finally winning "by two lengths, the pfficial time^ being 'ilmins. lsec. • . : '■'-•.. interviewed after the contest, Whelch said he had rowed his^ last race* - . FogweU-is to row the winner on Saturday of the. Pearce-Kemp contest for the championship of Austra-
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Grey River Argus, 18 April 1911, Page 5
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