ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. London, September 11.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 416, 2 November 1889, Page 4

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. London, September 11.

AUCKLANDERS AT THE SEARLEO'CONNOR 11 ACE. Amonust the fo»ty-two journalists who viewed the Searle v&rtitts O'Connor boatrace from the press steamer on Monday last wero thiee New ZeaUnders, viz., Mr Henry Brett, of the Auckland Stak ; MiGarland, who was brought up in that city, but is now a newspapei uroprietor in Sydney and a member of the New South Wales Legislature ; and MrNaughton, also once of Auckland, but now a spor&injj journalist in San Francisco. Mr Nau^hton s-aid he had coma over specially to do xhe match for the " 'Frisco Chionicle," ana was also acting as correspondent for tho Sydney "Keferee."' He seemed flourishing, and asked tenderly after old acquaintances in the colony.

THE KAIKOURA AND THE STRIKERS. Some interesting particulars aio forthcoming anent the adventuies ot an employee of the New Zealand Shipping Company who visited Liverpool on Saturday last in the hope of getting hold ot 50 men or so to coal the Kaikoura. He was •'shadowed'" by the strike pickets from the moment ho ai rived till the moment he departed, and, though he goo through a pot of money, achieved absolutely nothing. On Satuiday night this agent spent his time going round the public housos frequented by the men ho wanted. He was lavish of cash and "stood" unlimited tieat-, and found the men not iudicposed to listen to him. Fifty of fcnem promised to meet him on Sunday to proceed to London by the night train, but in the interval the Union delegates pointed out to them the error of their ways, with the result that at the last moment they repudiated the contract. The agent, undismayed, gottogetheranother lifty on Monday morning, tome ot them being promUed as much as £3 10s per week. A special train was in waiting to convey the party to London, aud the men were got down to the neighbourhood of the station about one o'clock. They were in vited b} r the agent into an adjacent public house for final refreshment, alter which they with one accord informed him th.it they meant to stay at home, and this, too, although (in their own words) he'd been 41 feeding and boozing them all the blooming morning." The agent, by going into the highways and by-wajs, managed, however, to get together yet another lifty men — mostly loafers aud publie-hoiioe bummers this time. Each of thece woi thies seemed to be aiHicted with a deadly thiist ior bottled beer, which was fieely "rupplied to them during the tedium ot waiting for the complement to be made up. This lot the Union delegates did not think it worth while to interfeie with, remarking caustically, "They'll get it hot when they ai rue in London, and then they 11 have to foot it back again." This speaker proved to be a true prophet. Despite most elaborate precautions, the party were intercepted at Euston by the strike pickecs, who coolly walked ofi the men from under the powerless and infuriated agent's no-e. The Strike Committee are very properly profoundly grateful to the Anglo-Colonial news agencies in general — and more particularly to tho " Aae' and "Advertiser"' syndicate — for cabling out such full ac counts of tbe day-to-day proceedings as have enabled the colonial public lo gra~p f.he situation and realise the urgent necessities of the poor docker and the justice of his cause. They also comprehend grattfuliy that the leading Australian newspapers must have spoken out with no uncertain tongue on their behalf. The duckets themselves teem chiefly impressed by the reflection that a country where the working men can in d few days collect thousands of pounds to send to their starving biethren at home must be " a rare foine place to live, lad." Tho strike has already given an impetus to emigration, but chiefly in the direction of Canada.

A PAINFUL INCIDENT OF TEIE STRIKE. I hoar that- on one of the New Zealand vefeseis which recently ai rived, and which is now waiting till the strike is over, to discharge, there lies the body of the wife of a colonial clerg>md.n. She, it seems, desired to be buried in the Rochdale cemetery in Lancashire, and her husband endeavoured to comply with her wishes. Jt is painful to relate that up to the present the relathes have not been permitted to remove the coffins, nor have they been able to elude the vigilance of the do kers' pickets. The funeral consequently stands adjourned till the strike is over.

VARIOUS NOTES. Dr. Mac^regor, who i? contributing tome letters descriptive ot his travels in your part of the world bo the " Scotsman," wa.\es enthusiastic over the beauties ot Auckland, which he describeb as the "Stockholm ot the Southern Hemisphere." Healco talks of New Zealand as " The Great Loan Land.' Since the departure of the 'Frisco mail Capt'iin Ashby has booked the following per Victoiia, sailing November 15th :— Archdeacon and Mrs Williams, and tne Misses Williams, for Auckland ; Mr Honeyroan, nephew of Dr. Honoyman, and Mi.-s Lillie Mason, who goes out to be married to Mr Bouverie, auctioneer, of Dunedin. The Tainui was got out of the dock* with some difficulty yesterday, and will finish her loading at Plymouth. The Company expect to despatch her on Saturday without fail. The friends of Mr Councillor Montague in Auckland will be glad to hear thai he is doing well at the Cape, and will be rejoined shortly by his wife and family.

GOOD FORTUNE AFTER S3VER E TRIAL. Mr John Jame3 Pearce, bhemis^iiighoirto adecea&ed Sydney magnate's £l,400,(/0(>, was discovered ab Ketteunrron Sunday, where he ha? been woi king as tx plas-teter on 25= a week. He went foi a walk on SunrJ.iy after dinner, taking the "People" with him, and, reading casu «lly, came upon the news of his good fortune. He has since seen the solicitors, who appear to bo quite satisfied he is the eldest nephew of the deceased. Air Pearce leaves for Australia by an early steamer. Only last June Pearce's wite was driven, by fear of starvation, to commit suicide, first by cutting her throat and then hanging herself. He is a very unassuming man, and seems inclined to take up his residence in one of the colonies.

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. , An indignant Australian complains in the " Standard" that England has regarded tue championship sculling match with culpable apathy. At Sydney last year when Searle won the championship the whole city Wisin a state of wild excitement. London ought to be equally enthusiastic now ; indeed, " Australia " thinks we ought to be a3 interested in the champion sculling race as we are in the Derby or an important cricket match. This is all very well —remarks the " St. James's Gazette " —but the public is not quite sure that a Fculling match under present conditions i& leally genuine sport. There is jupt a suspicion that the sculling championship has not always gone to the right man, or, rather, to the best man.

NEW STEAMSHJV FOR FROZEN PRODUCE. Tyser's new steamship company for importing frozen moat nnd provisions from Australia and Now Zealand was registered on Wednesday with a capital of £100,000 and the title of " ThoTyserLine, Limited." TheiwoTyser brothers aie the onlydirectois named as yefc. 1 i.eed scarcely point out that should this dmpany tro thiough it will prove a formidable opponent to existing concerns. Many, howover, think it is only meant for a bluif, started with a view to bringing Mr Dawes and theN.Z.S. Companj' to a proper sense of Tyser's influence.

A LECTURER FOR THE COLONIES. Frederick Villieip, the \wir correspondent, has resolved on another lecturing tour in Australia and Now Zealand. He will cro 5^ from Vancouver after completing his American engagements.

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A NEW ZE A LANDER, A young Now Zealander named John Thomas Thompson, who recently came to England lo claim torn? money Jotc him, appears to have been all but murdeied at Liverpool on the 31st ultimo. The poison charged with tho offence ia James (Jhai.dler, a small tradesman in Groat Georgestreet, who was brought before the stipendiary magistrate on Monday last, when the following story tianspired :—John Thomas Thompson said he was at present living at 13. Oidham-«treet, Liveroool. He was twenty-eight years of ago, and lor the last ten year* he had been living in New Zealand ; he returned here on the Ist July. He camo to this country to loceive somo money on the death of a'relative. Fart of the money was paid in a cheque for .C 100; it wab an order chequo, which he had smco cashed at Cunlitle, Bi ooks, and Co. He was intending shortly to return to New Zealand, and thought of buying troods to take out to sell theie. Ho desuea to pick up some patent article or any other novelty he could got. With that object he came to Lheipool. He also intended to visit Birmingham and Wolverhcim} ton. He decided to lent an empty room in Liverpool in order to have his purchases stoicd thcie. \Yhile looking for such a room he pase-ed the shoo 32a, Great George - street. He went into the shop to make iuquiiies; the prisoner was there. With the exception of a few locks and a small trunk, there was nothing in the shop. He explained to piisoner that he wanted a loom. Prisoner said he could let him have a room, and explaining to him Ins object, pn&ouer said he could let him have some locks. Prisoner tad thty were patents ot his own, but ne had not yet got one of the locks manufactured. .Prisoner said something about a patent moti\e power, and he was very anxious that prosecutor should take it up. They ultimately resolved to go to Birmingham, but before doing so went to the bank of Cunlilte, Brooks, andCo, Manchester, where prosecutor presented a cheque for ,ClOO, drawn by William Garsden, payable to prosecutor's order. The signature of the drawer was not known in Manchester, and the bank declined to cash the cheque at sight. Prisoner waited in the vestibule, and on coming out he wanted to know what prosecutor was doing in the bank. | He told him that the cheque, which he showed, would have beon cashed at sighc at Biackbuin, but they would not cash it in Manchester without refening. At that time he had not endoised the cheque, and they proceeded to Birmingham. They returned to Liverpool on Saturday, the 31»b ult. On the way down from Manchester to Birmingham prisoner mentioned his patent, which he said was in the cellar at s'Ja, Great George-street. Prisoner had talked of throwing his invention on the j market, and a^ked prosecutor to help him to do so, as his wife was averse to him disposing of it. On returning to Liverpool they separated, prisoner going to see his wife, it being arrange 1 that they should meet at the Pictou Reading-room, w hich they did. Pnsoner said his wife had followed him, and they must not leave together. Accordingly it was decided that witness should go to the Gaiety, where prosecutor joined him. Leaving there atcer a few minutes they proceeded into Lime-street, and while passing the Hoise Shoe, prisoner said ho was thirsty. Prosecutor asked him to have a drink, and they went in together, where prisoner had a bitter beer, and prosecutor had a lemon squash. They pioceeded then to Great George-street Pi isoner said they must be very careful as his wife might be about watching them. The fro it door, ho said, was bolied as well as locked, and therefore they would have to go around to the back, and this they did, it being very dark at the time. They went down some steps into a cellar entrance. Prisoner opened the door, and they both went in. Prosecutor struck a light, and ' lighted his pipe; prisoner produced a candle, and witnees lighted it. Prosecutor then said, " Go on ; the model is in the coal cellar," and prosecutor went on, prisoner following him, but nob immediately. Prisoner stood close behind him, after he came in. He made no remark, and witness expecting that he would say something said, " Well." Pt if oner at that time had his light hand down, as if theie was something in it, and he pointed to the cellar, underneath liie pavement, Witness turned towaids the coal cellar, and felt immed ately a heavy crushing biojv on the top of the head, followed immediately by a heavy blow on the back ot the head. He fell, but was not stunned : he felt the blood trickling down his face. Ho thought prisoner was attempting to murder him, and he crept away n little distance. It was then peilectly dark, the candle having htllen to the ground. Witness ielt at least a dozen blows afterwaids on his shoulder. Prisoner appeared lo be striking heavy blows at him, in the place where he had been, and was missing his aim, and striking him on his shoulder with his arm inste id of the weapon. Prosecutor crawled out into the passage about eight feet, and then ran out. He could hear prisoner groping about for him. He recoveiod immediately on getting into the fresh air. He was taken to the East Dispensary by a policeman. Prisoner was afterwards apprehended, but immediately before that ho denied that he had been with prosecutor that day, and said ho had given him the key of the cellar to store hi? goods in, and that he was ■with two other men. Prosecutor denied this. Dr. Pearson stated that he had attended to the prosecutor, and found serious injuries on the head. Ihe hammer produced would doubtless cause such wounds, but if the shaft of the instrument were concealed up the sleeve of the person giving the blow it would have to bo wielded with considerable force to cause the injuries prosecutor had received Had the arm of the person been free the blow would most likely have caused death. Mr Raffles taid it was as narrow an escape from murder as ever he had heard of. Police-constable 504 said he searched the cellar but lound no model; he picked up a piece of candle, and saw drops of fresh blood in the cellar and in the passage Pii^oiiei was committed for trial at the assi/o- 1, Mr lOntwif-tle, nh<j appeared for him, loserving hi=i defence

j CHAMPION SCULLING MATCH. The greater pait of the race on Monday i /or the tculling championship of the world j

whs a triumphal progress for Searle. Such struggle ats there proved to bo took place in (.lie iirst five minutes ; in fact, afa Hammersmith Bridge, 100 to 5 represented tho odds betted on the Australian. There beemed very little excitement from this point. Every moment Searlo increased his advantage, whiibt tho Canadian sculled wildly and ultimately went completely to piecob. But I had better, perhaps, tell tho story the right way. Splendid weather Mgnalised the occasion, and the run down on the umpire's boat from London Bridge to Putney was quite a pleasure excursion. Most ol the loading bookmakers put i.i an appearance at one pier or another, and belore wo leached Westminster wagering ruled bri»k, the ring ottering to take 105 to 100 ; no one named the winner. There weio a number of Australians on board, including Dan Carter (Sydnej), Chris Ciano, H. Ft unks (Sydney), A. OJoodo (Melbourne), 11. and J. Hart ■ Sydney), S. and L. Jacobs, Joe Thompson, Woutworth Darcy, F. Slavin, and Frank Hill. At lir-t tho betting favoured Searle a bit, but in his concluding transactions with T. O'Connor Joe Thompson (who has won over £15,000) would not lay odds, though he ac cepted wageis to the extent of £4,000 at 1 evens. Half way to Putney a veiitable panic was created amongst Searle's backeis by the advent ot that biid of evil omen, Mr H. Bull (alia* Chippy Noiton), who commenced to back O'Connor and lay Searlo in a most significant manner. Now, when Chippy does this at a pede&trian contort, it generally means that he knows homtllnvy and that tho competitor he opposes borne, how fails to win. You can therefore easily guess what the oflect of his move was on Monday, in a moment the iittlo steamer j resounded with crios of "Even money Searlo" and (later) "5 to 4 against Searle." A] any men openly proclaimed that the race h.id been sold. Joe Thompson laughed contemptuously, but looked a little anxious, us well lie might, icmombcring the achievements of Mr 11. Bull's allies in times past. But on this occasion the worthy Chippy Wds "oil, very much off, 'as Arlhur Roberts would say. Whatever his information was, it proved inconect, and the cost of this htbie iling at Searle must have been quite £1,000. The net result of tho scare to tho public was that the starting price ruled 5 to 4 on O'Connor instead of on Seaile. O'Connor &hot off with much the best of the fctai t, and hi" sculling seemed to have so much mo'.o vigour in in than the slow but sweeping and sure stioko of Searle that several admiiers laid 2 to 1 on him in the first minute. The Australians, however, never doubted. It was pooii noted that whilst Soai le seldom or novel looked behind at O'Connor, the latter could not take hia eyes oif his lival. Again and again the Canadian glanced at Sear c as if to take his measure, and each time he seemed to grow more uneasy. Ultimately (i.e. , barely three minutes alter the start) O'Connor, to the horror of hits supporters, all but caught a crab. He leeovered himself just in time, but the accident suiliced to let Searle up and also to flurry O'Connor himself abominably. The bookies' cries of 5 and 6 to 4 on O'Connor now changed to " Evens on Searle," who was obviously rowing well within himself. During tho next few minutes a grand struggle ensued, neither man appearing to have much tho best of it. At the old mile post, however, Seaile was seen to be a lew yards in fiont, and from this point he commenced to diaw steadily away and the race was really over. At tho Soap Works 10 to 1 \va« laid on the Australian, and after negotiating Hammersmith Bridge all wagering ceased. The Canadians subsequently declaimed their man was dead out of form, "stale as a doughnut," etc., but it was not till he was beaten they made this remarkable discovery. The betting, indeed, indicated that beforehand they had every coriklencu in him. I append an e\po t's details of the contest;: — The C'anaJi tn repsc&entative was the first to dip hi-* .-.cuilt-, and was fully half a length in fiont ere Searlo was on the move, striking at the rate oi 44 strokes per minute. O'Coni.oi made his Swaddle " walk the waters " like a thing of life and travel at. a tenihe rate, and opposite the Star and Gaiter Hotel was quite threequarters of a length in front. Keeping np the s/uue high pi ess u re ho was well clear abreat-t of the Duke's Head, amidst tho most frantic and deafening cheers of his partisans both ashoie and on the accompanying steamboats. Searle now quickened up, putting in some oi his enormously long, sweeping, giant-lil<e strokes, his muscles while doing to standing out like like bosses of bronze, and at p. very effort he quickly drew nearer his opponent, who must have felb Tnc stein, ioy u liich warriors feel At meeting loenien worthy of t heir steel. On they went at a pace that probably has never been teen on thio or any other rher, and when opposite Alexander's boat-yaid Searle had l educed his opponent's lead to half-a-length. When O Connor was abieast of tho filled-in sito ot the Bishop's Creek he was only a fow feet in Iront. (Time, lmin. 28ccc. ). A hunched yaids or so farther on O'Connor, to the consternation of those who had laid odds on him, dipped his right scull lather too deeply, and it became (ixed for an instant. Hiouts of " He's caught a crab !" and yells of disappointment aio.«c honi the layers, but with a dextrous turn of the wiist the scull aroto to the .surface, and he was hard at it again. Althoughitseemedonlyan instant, thetntervalwas all toolon^a.s it enabled Searle, who was urged on by Perkins, just to show in front, a;i:i when they had leached Cra\en Steps the Australian was leading by a couple of feet or to, in 2min 52sec, both now taking 31 btiokes per minute. One of the grandest struggles over seen took placeup to the site where the Old Mile Tree formerly stood, when Searle was only a few feet in I front, the timebeing4min 53sec, the fastest on rscoid, the sound of hand-clapping, by spectators on shore bemg distinctly heard on the steamboats. From this point the Australian drew steadily away from his opponent, who made heroic struggles to keep with him, but when ofr the "Old Crab Tree," smin 59& ec froui the start, Searle was only leading by a few feet, and when they had reached the centre crane of the Soap Woiks (time, 7min lOsec), Searle was loading by half a length, apparently taking matters comparatively easily. Terrific shouts and cheering arose both from the shore and the steamboats as Seailo was seen to spurt away, and he was soou cltar, Passing under Hammersmith Bridge the Clarence River l'epresentative was leading by a length and aquarter, (Time, Bmin. 37sec). Soon after both had cleared the structure two heavy skifis, laden with passengers, suddenly came from the centre of the stream, and rowed right across the bows of the competing boats. Cries of indignation arose, and all sorts of epithets were bestowed on the persons in charge, Tho fearful pace at which both the competitors had been going now began to tell on the scullers, and Searle was now only striking 26 strokes por minute to his opponent's 25, yet the Australian gradually increased the gap, and at the Qil Mills he was us nearly as pqp&iblo 'two lengths in fiont. All along Chiswick Eyot $earle continued to gradually gain, and at Chiswick Church (time, 13 minutes 58

seconds) was quite two lengths and a half in front. In obedience to signals irocn their pilots both made the shoot over to the Middlesex shore simultaneously without losing a fraction, but when once they had reached it Perkins made his man got in a direct line, so as to give O'Connor all the benofit of the wash, and as the water here was extremely choppy, it was a slight advantage, but Charlie Gibson snon got his man out of it. Shortly afterwards, when about midway between Thornoycroft's and the Bull's Head, Searle put on a brilliant spurt, but in doing so made a slight mistake by missing the water with his right s-cnll, which was quickly perceived by the occupants of the steamboats, but he righted himself with marvellous rapidity and slowed down again. Nearing Lonsdale Road, O'Connor steered out into the centre of the stream, but gained nothing by the manoeuvre, as Searle went gradually away again, and went under Barnes Bridge in 19min 4scc, only 6sec more than the fastest time, whilst the Canadian occupied 19min 17sec. Thoupands of spectators lined the Surrey shore. From here to the finish their shoute, the whistlos of the steamers, and other sounds were simply deafening. The Australian now rapidly increased his advantage, and at the Queen's Head he was iully six lengths in front. The Canadian mude several \ery heroic efforts to lessen the gap, but to no purpose, as Seatle went away at almost every stroke, and passing the winning flags placed on the ship at Mortlake, and opposite shore, amidst cheering and firing oi cannon, the undoubted Champion of the World, and winner of one thousand sovereigns, by (en lengths, his time being 22m in 40sec, and O'Connor's exactly 23 minutos. Kinging and enthusiastic cheers aiose as the competitors grasped each other's hands most cordially, and these were repeated as the men stepped on the ■umpires boat, whero Searle, befoie dressing, made a collection for the loser, amounting to .C 39 15s. As the Fuchsia, steumed dow n to Barnes, whero ihe World's Champion landed at the pior, ho was most enthusiastically cheered as soon as he was recognised by the occupants of passing craft, and the thousands who had witnessed this memorable contest waited patiently for the news, which was everywhere well received, applause in all instances following the announcement.

REMARKS. That Australia in H. E. Searlo possesses a worthy successor of William Beach is perfectly clear, and had he been pressed he would probably have been able to boat the record from Putney to M. rtlako that has stood so long. Hi 6 pace is undeniable, and he sculled with great judgment, but he has not the perfect style of Hairy Kelley, Edward Hanlan, and some other of the past masters of the art. The race was honestly rowed out from start to finish, and for a mile it was a cutting-down struggle, and either might have been the one to give in, though Searle certainly seemed to be rowing more within himself than the American. O'Connor did not show to advantago at any point, being ragged from the very first, even when he was leading, and the mishap to his scull seemed to completely upset him. Both John Teemer and Jacob Gaudaur muse, one would think, have gone oi since they were here for him to have beaten them as he did, as they were then certainly superior so far as appearance goes. That each man did his utmost was very evident, and if all races were so thoroughly contested the interest in boat-racing might be I'evived in this country. .More was taken in this than in any tor a long while, although perhaps the people on the banks were not at all point 3 so numerous as they have sometime? been, and there was an almost entire absence of steamers and moored borges on the river. The row-boats, however, were in considerable numbers, and in estimating the people who were present in the neighbourhood of the start, it must be recollected that the new Embankment at Putney accommodates a great many more than could find room in tre old days. With the very large number of people w ho are at proseut out of employ mont in consequence of the stiike, it might ha\e been expected that the attendance would be a record one, bub the aosence of these in enormo..a numbers was not to be regretted, and it has seldom been that so many really interested in boat- racing have attended at a match. The Australians are said to have won very heavily, £30,000 being mentioned as the approximate amount of their winnings, but this of course cannot be relied upon as accurate. We can only express satisfaction at the sportsmanlike way it was earned out, and while congratulating H. E. Searle on his success, sympathise with W. 0 Connor in his misfortune in having to meet such an exceptionally fast sculler.

When Searle came on board the press bteamer after the boat race to collect subscriptions for his beaten foe he looked as cool as a cucumber—didn't seem, in fact, to have turned a. hair. He told us he had pulled icai hard for the first two miles, but that alter that he hud taken things easy, finding it a matter of no difficulty to preeerse his lead. There can bo no harm in mentioning now that two days before the raco the champion was suffering severely fromasnaip uttack of diairhoua, and his friends weio naturally in a liuo Mew. Nob wishing to rig the nimket, however, they kept the catastrophe a profound secret. "Chippy Noiton," nevertheless got wind of it somehow, and ifc ol cjur=e explains his mysteiious oppodition to the champion on JVJondaj morning. Before the boat race Hanlan told everyone that O'Connor wa* pure to win. Now, however, he has changed his tune. Interviewed by a New York " Herald " re porter on Wednesday, he E-aid :—: — 41 The result was no surprise, except that O'Connor should have weakened &o early in ! the race. I expected ho would lead Searle for a mile or a mile and a half, but he was dead at the mile. As Soarle was increasing his lead with ea&o when only running 29 to the minule, O'Connor should have been able, if properly trained and in condition, to keep up 30 strokes to the minute for a mile at least. ITioiu O'Connor's form, as shown in his race with Searle, there are two men in Austialia — Stansbury and McClean—who, I believe, could beac him. Searle is the best sculler I ever saw. You cou d not possibly havo a man better made for sculling. I have watchod him at his trial in Australia, and know what he can do. People ask me what Searle has done. In reply, I say that, on public form, Kemp beat Beach on the Paramatta River by 6sec in a mile, and Searle beat Kemp on the same course by lOsep for the same distance. As for Soaile's staying' powers, why, the man never teems to titb. As regaid's

his style, ib is a most peculiar one. Most scullers have a wondorful strain on the arm, but Searle gets all his power from the body, hips, and legs. The arms seem to be used tor nothing else but guiding poles. You ask if there is any other man at present capable of bringing back the World's Chainpionehip to America. There is no one at the present time capable of doing so, or even of coming within a reasonable distance of Searle. My opinion is that he can beat the three best scullers in the world one after another, in one week, at any distance. Stansbury has no chance of beating Searle, as he is now thirty years old, and haß never won a championship, and I can't soe that after ten or twelve years of rowing he can be so improved as to compete against j. youthful mau like Searle, who is a perfect athletic wonder. What gives Searle such wonderful staying powers is his extraordinary breathing capacity. He is, without question, the coolest and most collected oarsman I have ever seen in a race. I am glad to hear tlmt the Toronto people intond giving O'Connor a reception on his return, and thus chow that, although beaten, he retains the friendship of the people. They believe the match was fair and honest." Han lan accounts for the wonderful confidence of the Canadian contingent in their man, through Searle's success in keeping his true form concealed in hid practice, as he does most of his hard work on land. He is an adept in this line, and in his first race in Australia, the general public were just as far astray in its estimate of hi* powers. Hanlan also thinks that the tide had nothing to do with O'Connor's defeat. He says be can only explain O'Conuor's catching a crab by the plate of his rowlock being out of place. A finished oarsman like O'Connor would not catch a crab unless under such circumstances.

THE ELIXIR OF LIFE. Dr. Brown-Sequard's "Elixir of Life, 1 ' which is said to be a somewhat similar compound to your Dr. Mannington Caftyn's " Liquor Carnis," has had an unfortunate eflect on an elderly negro, whom the French medico was bent on rejuvenating- At first the effects of the injection appear to have been highly gratitying. The venerable black promptly became twenty years younger, ate, drank, walked, jumped, and joked in the most astonishing manner, and was the wonder of lout Paris. Subsequently, however, he, to the horror of the inquiring doctor, evinced indubitable signs of blood-poisoning, and rather incontinently died. The old tellow's relatives aye now vowing vengeance on Brown Sequard. Dr. CafTyn has not, I fancy, as yet experimented with his Liquor Carnis on aught bigger than rabbits. When he begins on human beings he will probably select some ot the reviewers of " Miss Milne and I " as suitable subjects.

THEATRICAL. A glance down the columns of the " Era " in search of Anglo Colonial theatrical news discovers one or two small items only. Minnie Palmer after all goes to Her Majesty's for Christmas, term-* ,L'lsO a week. Mrs Bandmann Palmer is travelling the provinces with " Tares " and " The School for Scandal," and doing pretty well. Genovieve Waid has gone to Shanldin (of all places) to study poison efiects for her new play, and Walter Reynolds appears to be still running "Church and Stage" in the North fairly prosperously. Terris-s and Miss Mill ward sailed for new York on Sunday. Whether they go on to Australia depends upon the success of " London Day by Day," as Terries comes back to the Adelphi ior the run of the melo-draina following it.

btar and Garter . . C Dukes Head .. Alexander's Btshop's Creek Craven Steps . . Old Mile Tree .. OldCrab'lrce.. Soap VVorka Hammersmith Bridge Oil Mills. Chisvvork Church Barnes Bridge . Queen's Heaa . Ship at Alort ake 0 Connor] Searle led i ofa length clear halt a length a few feet a few feet a few feet a few feet half a length l' r lengths two longths 2i lengths 13 seconds six lei gths 20 seconds

The lollowing table shows the distances sepjuatin^ the competitors at various points of the course : —