RUSH VERSUS TRICKRTT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 165, 14 July 1877, Page 4

RUSH VERSUS TRICKRTT.

s^\n the Sy-dfoy-lteraOig "HemW, iTuly 2.)| The long talked^of" con Jest in wager I boats, for £400 a side, .and .the cham-i pionsnip "of the world, over' tbe champion qourae, from Charity Point, a little, c ab&V#Ryde, to ~t lie brothers rock^^ist! below Gia(feß?ille— a distance of about three and a- half miles— took place on iiatarday. after dood, and resulted Man for, Edward Trickett over Ms opj>ot£ent JWicb^el.. Rush, . It is that .the number of people \?no witnessed the race, either afloat or from the points of 'vantage on the shore, must have been at least 50,000, 'At 6 quarter past three, Buah was seen to embark in a sis-pair from the wharf below Drarjr's,and_ with his, boat was (carried to the other aide of the river, he completed his preliminary arrangements, and then rowed to the the start. i Trickefct' got into' his. boat about Bowden'a whar^, and, after pulliag.j slowly ;, down, past the umpire's ateamer, gave a short spurt and turned . In apj>earance.Rush had^evQrjt&i^gcjn nW*/ftvor^ every; ojuscfe developed, and 'seemingly confident of auocesai -Trickett wss also in good form, and apparently less powerful, and looking x a] trifle Aetv^s;' "Their styJg.pf^palUng also presented a marked difference, > Rush's stroke not being dearly rowed out, while his opponent's ; aa n ifinwhed: aad as-regulir as a macbibe. IfTev]ar dt o^dubt' esisted in our miads as to' Ihe superiority .of , sli^iog , aeafe over a sfised one, is was dispelled when we 'Saw^the ease with which Trickett gent bis boat aloog pa. Saturday. After a short dekl* ppraaioned by Tricketfr having to. fUiUi dawn to his oaUer for Sdaletbirig^ the pair todk J op ; their J positions j Trickett nest tathe Ryde shore, Rush: on ( 4he outsiide. .Npfe _ r more) than- a minute' was lost in getting level, and simultaneously they jsaught the water at 3 hours 41_. minutes, 30 seconds. Bush went 6ff at42sWokeßperminuW Trickett ;at 39. For about-flfty yards they were leyei, thenEush weal ahead %. 6 ! ty. J oot » . a P d pasa»Pg Uhr'a pomt ' he wg| a_a|ear Jength in front.: Half a mile from the s. tar t he was d jrectly ahead bi Trickett, giving hina hiawaab, and not "pulling iriorejiian 4o a minute. The champicn seemed to quicken. <*s thtty^Deared' Blailaads'^oint, until it cama stroke for ttroke, and the boats got into dangerous* proximity. Rush respond ihg fo hi^tiVal's efforts, again iefc-S clear gap between them, and the Clarence man shot the mile mark in 5 mi&Mea 58 seconds,^ lead ing by a^engih aad a half. They were now coming into the straight pull, down the Ion? reach, "sad Trickett was seen to look rcuod over hia left shoulder as if to gauge hia opponent's position; He had, as it t ,were,;,l!elt him in the previous s^art, aadi putting on a little more staatadrew rapidly alongside. xSere waa an effort^ to keep "the b^her, boat ahead| : b'tfi it waa .only.; for a moment Txick^t be shaken off, and ere a mil^.aodja half had been fbwed the 7 contest was virtually IJ dver, as TriekeM > was a clear length in iron t, roWing with apparent ease, while' Rush wa ? a jj e * d ; 7 !^°f« Q g grpwly^ Betore tfafp i MeQ-^nd-tphickeaa ; were reached, 6h§, Australian waa at least six lengths ahead, when suddenly he wad seen to eeaae.i pulling, much- to the. ions ten nation of his friends. The cause was, however, speedily apparent-—. heT^aaj, merely waving.; an acknowle^gpignt.of |he first hearty rbtind of cheers he had received. As fib jaassed One-man wharf he was simplypiddiing, aod again stopped to wave his hands to friends jiahore. Th|s_.was_ repeated twice'before he reached Bedlam Point, where at least 10,000 pairs oftunggave vent to a periece Wmpeai of 'cheers as theoharapjojj rpwed leisurely by, with 1 Ruau Bouuo fi? o or sis ieugibs asiern, pulfiug a game stern cbuse. In tue lasi few Du,u4i:ed yards,-Trickett snowoa the beat piece of rowiagbe did during the mateh f anj, lnereasing his leuiJ; ; a length pr L iwo; finally shot by tho :flis--boat «v 4 hours .4 minutes st> 3 10 secoads. ißuab, who was yer'y much exhausted at th& finish, a ! nd rhad;toicoutend with broken water, came in 2.2 seconds iuter.. The affair was so completely one-aided for the last two miles that it dan hardly be termed a race. Time from : ajtort to fiuisb, aakenJ'byla chronograph lent by Messrs. Allerding and.^ou^'23 minutes ; 26 3-10 seconds. Tbewinaer was piloted by Williams from a four-pair, aud Green did . h

similar service for the loser from a •sixpayr o ] : ; : • :; C\f]]"'i' ] Two things have tfeen i satisfactorily; demonstrated byi the.teaalt ~ps the race, In the first place, it has proved that the slicjingrseat, if .-properly; uaedi is an ! immense advantage- qvec^jbe old Btyle;j and, secondly, I that ike English trainers! impart to their pupils a finish worjhyi a: ; ioaitftipu;' of cOlqUfelr tiienUjra.! bketfityptfeteenkromng W'mm <|r<ioi] ! ugh to warrant the belief that he has no superior either in England. or. Ameri ca ? - P ith'ere.^is,- and possessing- the laudable ambition which induced Messrs Trickett and Punch.. io vtsit ■ England, he will have an opportunity of gainiog the coveted honor of Champion of the world more cheaply than Trickett, did. The English, sporting papers will be l spared the' neccaasity of making further appeals for subscrijplidna^^ay 'the^kpens.ela,' lo?f 'Wridiaa: ftVyff^bi I aity'otner Vepresentafive rower of equal {Srotfesa^o endeavor to win back old Bq gland's Ipal'iaarels. If what we v^ere informeiion Satarday^Qvening is corrßcfc~and wa believe it to be so — it is that a cablegram will go to London challenging Boyd or any other person .^now, bpjldif g pionahip of ihe W gome- oil ( he,ce an^ row Trickett over fctfe i -Fa4am'atea' i ; Ri^er course for the s®n 8f £lOoO:4side^ .< la theieve'iitd^ this ! phallf oge, : bging r fW&6psW t IJB3OO ! will be paid to defray- -the man's es pen 8 aa.