AQUATIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 178, 1 August 1904, Page 3

AQUATIC.

WORLD'S SCULLING' CHAMPIONSHIP* GEORGE TOWNS DEFEATS THE CHALLENGER. ' SYDNEY, July 30. Alter an interval ol twelve years ttae ParaiUflitta River was to-day again ,the Scene of a contest for the gpuilittg championship of the world, Qieorge Tow&' proving' Iris, right *to ttetttte breast debating .. „ ' i -bfiail points of*vantage along the river, while several steamers which followlargely. patronised. £ t6fd south-east breeze blew across ; the courße, heading the boats, in sdrfitf of ' the longer leachta, to Bome 'had no ■ practical effect . On t&6 result: . '#ekdder, who scaled 12st 4tb, to Towns' l'lst, won the toss for position, and' -selected the southern.shorv. Ttoe men got away well together, TBimti- rowing 36 strokes to the mi»Uttfa tod 'Tresidder 35. The latter forged Tahead,. and before reaching . {Jhns- Point Was leading by a length. Towns.taiing things steadily, gradually reduced the gap, and at the ■Jriitef'- which took 6| minutes, had drawn up level with his opponent. ■At Putney, where the champion was growing 26 and Tresidder 25, Towns hid half a length lead, which he inrreftijedto a length and a half by the tUne tfie gas-works were reached. Thence ho bad the race in hand, and rawing' well within himself, Towns Increased Ms advantage to lour lengths .at Crabaiita, ond to six at Gladesville, linally win*«84»g toy about ten lengths» Tresidder made several game attempts to overhaul the leader, but after passing Putney, where he first 'TtoaWed agns of tiring, he failed lo inakeany impression on the champion.' At Abbotsford Tresidder ran Into » pleasure boat, which stopped him fora time ; but he kept gamely •plugging In to the finish. The time was 21min 18 4-ssec. The 1 winner was accorded a great rccep- : tion. (Towbb, who belongs to Newcastle, became champion in 1001, when he ■ defi/Sltod J, Gaiidaur. Towns also -holds the Championship Cup of En<rhutd.) '