THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5077, 2 July 1877, Page 2

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.

TRICKETT V. RUSH. by telegraph. Sydney, Saturday. The sculling race for the championship of . the world was pulled to-day on the Parramatta River - . Triokett beat Bush with the greatest ease by six lengths, being in fact never called upon to pull after the first mile had been got over. The winner got over the course in 23 minutes 29 seconds. In reference to the above contest, the Sydney Town and Country Journal of a recent' said ;—“ Notwithstanding that the rival scullers, Trickett and Bush, have been for some time in practice on the Parramatta River, we are almost as much in the dark as ever as to their relative merits. This is owing to there being so few opportunities of witnessing the men in practice. The fact of Bush having discarded the sliding seat has naturally staggered some of his admirers, and given such confidence to ‘ the talent ’ that all the available money at 6 to 4 was eagerly, snapped up by the Trickett partisans, and the desire to back the Sydney sculler will in all probability force him into a fancy price in the hefting. Rush, so far. as can be judged from his Contest, will come to the post much the same as when he won his great contest on the Clarence,’excepting that his boat is thought to he a better one. With regard to Rush’s rowing, there is, to some extent, an adverse feeling, and prejudiced people go so far as to designate him a duffer ; but we cannot close our eyes to the fact that he defeated Trick ;tt easily up. very long time since. A recent time trial rowed by Rush seems, however, to have favorably impressed those who witnessed it. “ Trickett continues in the best of health, but little can be seen of his racing, as he goes out in the morning only when no birds are on the watch. Donnelly, the well-known builder, has completed an outrigger for the champion, and the piece of workmanship, does him, infinite credit. The boat is’ 30ft. 6ln. long, her midship beam is 12in., with a depth of sJin,, and 2|in. deep forward, and .2Jin.' at the stern. The keel and gunwales are of' clear pine timbers of native figtreo and the' skin, of red cedar. The box is particularly long, measuring 7it., and is so splendidly ' decked in that any large quantity of water that may lie shipped will run out aft. The sliders are perhaps the longest ever constructed, viz., 21in., and allowing Sin. for the seat, will give a slide of 16in. The outriggers are of iron. It is stated that the boat is the same measurement as Trickett’s fast English one ; but to us she certainly looks much smaller. The most talcing feature about Trickett’s sculling is hia wonderful forward reach and early grip of the water,’which marks the beginning of the stroke ; but .his rounded back and very much ■ cross-handed, sculls, coupled with the" movement of the sliding seat, give an ugly aspect to his rowing.”