SCULLING MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEA LAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2810, 27 March 1882, Page 2

SCULLING MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW ZEA LAND.

;•? HBABN F. MESSENGER. ; i (Peess Association TeiiEqeam.) i ■ < 1 ■ WteixiN&fok,' Marfch 26. *■ - The sculling race between Hearn and| Messengerp:for; £IOO <a "side; iahd i fhel championship of New Zealand, took; place yesterday afternoon. The ,dis tance was three miles^,ud r trhali: 'oferai straight course; from a point bejmrid Ngahauranga to the Queen's'" wharf. The was''slighfljr -in' favor of Hearn, bht in some instances 2 to 1 and 6 to 4 was laid on‘him during .tiju, morning. ‘ The weather .w.ag -,'an hour ‘ before' the ‘ ’time' appointed for starting, a,southerly wind sprang up and raised a' nasty jobhlej and the competitors agreed to wait, for. a, ; :time';to see if it would go,down. It subsided during the afternoon, and at 6.30 p.m. the twe tijpk.T their seats in their boats, the water being- very calm. The start was by mutual consent, and four steamers followed the race, while,the road was liued with* carriages' and . horsemen. A good start was effected, ‘both gripping the water simultaneously., Hearn immediately assumed I the lead' with a stroke, ‘of 38 :to the minute, • Messenger, rowing 37:; At Hearn inoreaSed, ! his lead, and, when three-quarters b£ a mile had been, covered,.was ’six' lengths to the good, pulling a pretty stroke, ■while Messenger at times was splashing'. •On reaching the two mileupost ; it ( was, evident that the race' was a certainty for Hearn, as Messenger was hopelessly in the rpar,. and showing signs of distress. On.passing.the baths, a.:short distance from the finish, Hearn .spurted and pulled, clean . away from - Messenger, rowingl in „ the ; easiest of winners by nearly twenty- lengths,- The tinib'was 24 min -29 sec. The, wh,arves f and ahippingpvere thronged' with spectators, and cheer after cheer out for Hearn Mio:;oh leaving.bis : boat was carried Cloiilder High "into the Pier Hotel, where his health was drunk in hampers df. 'champagnei ; Hearn’s - win ’is ' very popular.’ : James-“ Smith, ;who trained Hearn for thjs match,: and also-‘for the one with White, received congratulations from,Hearn’s admirers.,...ii ; r