The Hanian-Beach Sculling Race.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5063, 7 April 1885, Page 2

The Hanian-Beach Sculling Race.

The following is a description of this race, which took place on the Paramatta river last Saturday week:— ■ .

After very little " fiddling at the mark, the pair caught the water almost simultaneously, and as they went away at a terrific rate, striking 40 to the minute, the excitement on the Inflexible was interne. The pent up feelings of the spectators, who for the last few minutes had kept an almost deathlike silence, now broke out in one long terrific shoot, "They're off!" " Stroke for stroke,the pair sped on their watery journey, and at Uhr's Point there was no apparent difference in their relative positions. Now, however, a change began, and inch by inch, and foot by foot, the nose of Beach's boat was seen to be creeping slowly in front of Hanlan's, and the chew that rose from the champion's friends when the advantage was an undisputed fact will long be. remembered. From Uhr's to the mile beacon the. straggle waa the grandest ever witnessed on the Parramatta, and at the end of the first mile there was an advantage of about half a boat's length in favour of the champion. Hanlan began to look very serious, and it was evident he had all on, while Beach on the other hand seemed to have* little in hand. Approaching Putney, Beach still increased his advantage, and off the gas works was nearly a length to the good. Hanlan was now in difficulties, and his rowing became faulty, while Beaoh looked as freih and strong as a lion. Passing Gladesville, the champion led by a good.length, and the shouts of joy and encouragement must have been gratifying indeed to the Auitralian. From this point the race waTs virtually over, and although the Canadian stuck in a most determined manner to his man his strokes rapidly became weaker, and so, amid a perfect whirlwind of Voices, aad exclamations of the wildest description, the flags for the' second time lowered proclaiming William Beach to be the champion squller of tho werld. •■■' '■■■"•■.-'■' ' ■'■■.' .V'•':.■;:..'. . .;',.