GREAT SCULLING MATCH.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 401, 11 September 1889, Page 2

GREAT SCULLING MATCH.

FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD; £500A-SIDE AND "SPORTSMAN" CHALLENE CUP

THE AUSTRALIAN WINS EASILY. ]_,ONDON, Sep. 10. The groat sculling match for the championship of the world, £500 a $jde, »nd the London Sportsman's Challenge Cap, valued at 200 guineas ; between Henry Ernest Semle, of Clarenre river, Now South Wales, and William O'Connor, of Toronto, Canada, Champion of America, took pia< c to-day over the Thames course. The match nave rise to the greatest excitement, and Rearle was an easy victor ; winning the match with ten lengths to spare. Betting was five to four on S earl a The latter choose the Survey side of the river. At the start O'Connor was first to get away, having an advantage of about half a length and rowing a fast race. Scarlegot level with him when the raen were passing Crabtree, and was leading by half a length when the Soapwoiks was reached. Searle then gradually increased Ins le id, and it was at once apparent that he ha-1 the race well in hand. He was leuling by a length nt Hammersmith Bridge, and again by two lengths at Cheswiok, and was gradually increasing the distance between himself and O'Connor at every stroke. O'Connor then spurt< d, but very weakly, and his attempt to regain his lost ground jvos nnavfi ing. O'Conm-r 1-egan to show distress nt Bnrnes' Bridge and from thence to the finish t ••• race was a hollow process-ion. The time fas 22min. 42sec,, <ir 11 seep, slower than when Beach beat Gsubmr in 1886; the time on that o (asion being 22rains. 29sec , being the fusteet time on n-cord for the Thames course, which is 4£ miles in length. The weul her wns spl 'tidid, and the water all lhat could be desired. There were a hundred thousand spectators present, and Soarle was enthusiastically cheered at the finish. Searle rowed the first mile in 4mins. 53?''cs, ; the distance to H.unmer smith in Bmins. 38secs. ; and to Barnes's Bridge in 19mins. S^ecs.

THIE GKEAT LABOUR STRIKE IN LONDON. ! DASTARDLY OUTRAGE , ON ! MEN WI LLINtt TO W O RK. A NUMBER TOTALLY B^pED BY QUjtfKLIBfIE, 11 " ivioi;DON, September 9. Burns, and other leaders of the men on strike, deny ha\ ing accepted any com-

promise. Lord Mayor Cardinal tyfannjug, an<l Bishop temple, declare that the /cptijbrijiry is true, A naraber of thp meqi $\)o l^ad ,expre»^d iijp.iv jyiilingnesg to jvork qh ihu terms dijctat^d by the Oprnpnniep, bave been renilerQci totally bljnd by quicklime, whish vra§ thrown intQ thqir eye? by pickets.