SCULLING.
AUSTRALfAN CHAMPIONSHIP. PADDON DEFEATS ARNST. (Received Last Night, 5;5 o'clock.) SYDNEY, November 2. The sculling match for the championship of • - Australia, between ' "Dick" Arnst and Paddon, "took place on the Paramatta course yesterday, and was won easily by Paddon. i ; . The weather was fine, and there was a great crowd of all kinds "of craft along the course. The banks of the river.were also lined with people. Paddon led throughout, eventually winning by six lengths in 21min 48 sec. The first mile was negotiated in Gmin losec. " i THE RACE DESCRIBED. ARNST ROWS 'GAMELY. V (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) SYDNEY, November 2;; ' Tfie race was rowed <Jh the slack side. The water, in the early part, was smooth. Afterwards there was a. choppy wind, but it was not sufficient to interfere much with either rower. , Paddon won the choice of position and, getting quickly away, soon had' a slight'lead. 'A | v- Both "were rawing splendidly, and passed the mile post in 6min 15sec. Paddon was a good length in fronfc at Putney and increased it to a length and; a .half,, which, in spite of . Arnst's strenuous 'effort, fie held to ~ the. gasworks, where - Arnst's spurt was slightly reduced; Paddon, responding, es'tablished ,a tw,o-length&' lead. - Axnst (Same again gamely, but •••" the champion easily held his own from > that out, and steadily forged ahead. Arnst fought gamely to. the finish. He rowed a great,' gruelling stern ; chase from the first few strokes. BARRY AND ALBANY, (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) r LONDON, November 1/ Blackstaffe, an amateur sculler, in an interview, stated that he was confident Barry would- accept Albany's ■ challenge to row for the sculling championship. ' ; »■
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 November 1913, Page 5
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