SCULLING.
It is reported that an Australian oarsman through Mr Coombes, has decided to accept Whelch’s challenge to row on the Manawatu River, but his identity has not been disclosed. Until we hear from Mr Messena, who is at present at Rotorua and who has the arranging of the match, we cannot vouch for the correctness of the report. We understood from Welch, when he was in Foxton that his Akaroa backers had first call on his services in a match with the winner of the recent Australian championship and after that was decided the match on the Manawatu was to take place..
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 464, 24 July 1909, Page 3
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103SCULLING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 464, 24 July 1909, Page 3
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