SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
Victory for McLean. KempDlss&Moi. ' (United Press Association) Sydnw, Docember 15. The race between Peter Kemp and Jbhn McLean for the championship of tho world and £2OO a side took pko on tho Paramatta River this niter. noon. The betting was G tp, 4 ot\ McLean. A splendid, start was effected, Jfem,p, getting heat. Approaching Uhr's. Point the Champion had a load of half a longth, rowing forty strokes to tho minute, arid MoLoan thirty six, . Passing Uhr's tho. boats were.almost level, and as the men raced across towards BlairlaudV : both made desperate attempts to get., in front but w\lfox succeeded, i Apprqapjiing.' the Deacon McLean, got in Kemp's water and his scullg touched'the' lato's. Kemp claimed a foul, and ceased rowing (qr a couple of strokes, by which his opponent $> h,aj? a length's lead, getting- under weigh aspin,"the champion spurted and recovered bis lost ground. |oj an extent that (»n, passing the niile beacon, ho, had a lead qf a quarter ofa length, Doth then rawd to the Spiilhern shore, Their sculls were overlapping, and the. spectators, were franticwith excitement at the struggle which was going on, At this point.2 to I was freely, laid; on • Kemp,' but passing Bottle''Qliiss Point 'McLeau spurted and gained a slight lead, upon which the betting imrtiedifttojyteged in : his favor, J|omii's eabrts tdget on ; even terpfailedj and he dropped astern, MoLean passed Putney two lengths ohead, and Went on increasjiig his advantage till at Cfouiwta' ho' was eight lengths to tliogood, Kemp was rowing vigorously, b,ut seerne'd unable tb'deoreasethegap'io any;' extent. BatSvcen GladsVille f M,an, %?f perceptibjy, but by this tinie:McEean"wa3 ! looi' .far away, apd in; theend bewotiby.si^leagth's,
The foul was decided in |MoLeiuVs favor, Doth men lowed magnificently. ' ; Decembe'rllo.^v Kemp being dissatisfied with j# torday's iaoo, McLean states' that 'ha is willing to row him or Stunsbury for £SOO aside any time after April. ■'
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3689, 17 December 1890, Page 2
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313SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3689, 17 December 1890, Page 2
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