SCULLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1924, Page 3

SCULLING.

PADDO.N WINS. UJHHIM.IAS AND N Z. CAIII K ASS'ICIATIO'.,. BRISBANE. Aug. 12. fa,l,lon heat Kclfm in He codling race hv eight length'. In the sculling race a new world ' reear,l was made of thre • mil,- in .-eveiiteen minutes fifty-live sc-onie-. hy Paddan. The race t" >k phn e I e:„te_ a huge crowd on the river to-day. Ihe weather was ideal. I’addon weighed I I

st and Kelt,lit 13.11). !> v.ui-. nra,tidily windless, a north-easterly having ilrontiiMl.

w;is i*i)wtml «»!i ;m iiu-nimiii: tide. There was an excellent start. The " • minute's wii-'s were: Pnddon 23 stroke : !•*,’tea 32. pelton had the advantage at a hundred. yard', lull Paddon caught and |.a-.s)‘d him at hall a mile. Here I’ad,p.,i tvas lowing a line length, but I'dlon was the eleatler. the mi'e Felton appeared to < hoc no. Pad.l.m im-rea •••> 1-G Imtd to three le'ugths by a mile and a-hall. 11-' was mow rowing twenty-eight strokes to the minute. Feltiin w:o. -till culling well, hat was Hot getting Pad,hut's clear-

ance. .a,. The hist mile Ol "•>' ' .1 1 I >.,,1,1,111 ,•fussed into l clstnoot he.-1. l .onion , •)•) >•) the minute. ton - water, lowing -- o> and his advanlag- gtew another I •)■' lengths. He had rowel two miles in II mim-ti-s. .A, seconds. Eel ton attempted ,--»uc, c«4«lly " reduce the lead. Paddon finish*! tin fresher, lie received an ovation <>■> winning !•'.' s length.-. SYDNEY. August 13. Major Goodsell lias deposited £IOO to bind a match with Paddon for the Championship on the Parramatta. ) K) ssihlv in about six weeks' time.