SCULLING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3161, 13 April 1909, Page 5

SCULLING.

WHELCH DEFEATS FOGWELL. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 12. The sculling match between Whelch and Fogwell was rowed at Akaroa this afternoon and resulted in an easy win for the former. The weather was brilliantly fine, and large crowds of excursionists watched the race. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The race jbetween W.belch, of Akaroa, and Fogwell, of Australia, for the Championship of New Zealand and £2OO aside, was rowed in the Akaroa Harbour, this afternoon. The sea was calm, and there was a light breeze behind the competitors. Fogwell won the toss, and chose the inside course, which is generally considered the better. The men got away at the first essay, starting themselves. Whelch settled down with a fast, powerful stroke, Fogwell holding him with a longer and more graceful pulling stroke. For the first few minutes Whelch kept up 36 . to the minute, while Fogwell could hardly have exceeded 30. The competitors slowed down considerably after doinj, *>alf a mile. At threequarter of a mile from the start Fogwell was leading by a length. Whelcn, however, sprinted and once more drew level. Both men were then going strongly. About one and a-half miles from the start Whelch put on a marvellous spurt, and seemed almost to leave Fogwell | standing. Amid great cheering he pulled to the front and speedily placed a gap of two lengths from his opponents. Fogwell made a game effort, but could not diminish the distance, while Whelch was going as strongly as* ever. Suddenly Fogwell sat up, apparently rowed out, and indicated as far a3 he was concerned that the race as over. The denoument was ' wholly unexpected, the break-up of the Australian being so dramatically sudden. Whelch streaking away to the front at every stroke made an ever increasing gap. Fogwell started again with the intention of covering the course with absolutely no hope of getting to the front. Two miles from the start Whelch was twenty lengths in front, and rowed easily up the harbour to the winning post amid a roar of cheers, hooting of syrens and screaming of whistles. By some omission no official timekeeper was appointed. The whole distance was covered in 20m in 27sec.