THE BIG SCULLING RACE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 27 December 1906, Page 2

THE BIG SCULLING RACE.

WON BY THE NEW ZE A LANDER STANBURY COLLAPSES. Per Press Association. < W.vjfGAKn, December 2(5. i The sciiihnp; match, .Tns. Btunbury, J i'x-champion of the world, versus Wm. i Webb, of Wanganui.took plaee on the ' tfanganui ltivcr this afternoon, and ■vsuheil in a win for Webb. The distance was about three miles, and the purse £4OO. The race may be described in a few words, htaabury led by from two to three lengths, till 500 yards from home, when Webb got on even terms and Stanbury collapsed. The men got away well together and remained on even terms for the first two or three hundred yards. Stanbury, who had rowed the quicker stroke at the start, now considerably lengthened out, and got into Webb's water with a lead of a couple of lengths. Going past the Kaiwhaike pah, half-a-mile down the course, Webb, who was a couple of lengths in the rear and getting the wash from Stanbury's oars, quickened up und gamed about half-a-length. Webb was rowing as clean as a wlnstlc, while Stanbury was splashing to some extent. This order was maintained for some distance, Webb being forced in shore. So close to the bank did he keep that he once brushed a willow and shortly afterwards lost a couple of strokes from the .same cause. At the two mile post Stanbury was still leading by a couple of lengths, and to all appearances was ■ rowing easily. Webb, at this point, . turned out into the rivor, but soon was i close in shore again. The same order was still preserved, Stanbury leading by three lengths, but at the half-mile , post, Webb quickened up and gained a length. Almost immediately after•vards Webb quickened again and Stanbury slackened. Xho local znaD' made an effort to get oi oven terms, , and just as ho did so, the big Australian collapsed. Webb rowed on and was declared tko winner, the time , being 18mm 50sec.

There was a fairly brisk wind in the scullers' favour. Webb throughout pulled the longer stroke, though each man made the same number of strokes. Latee.

Stanbury, interviewed after the race, ickuowledged that he had been beaten >y a better man. Ho had, ho -said, been rowei to a standstill, and could not have put in another stroke. To-night, at tho public presentation of the stake money, Stanbury made a nice little speech, in which he publicly stated that he had been fairly beaten, and Webb publicly acknowledged Staubury as a fair and sportsmanlike opponent.