SCULLING RACE.
Sullivan 7. Dutch. ■Wonderful Performance b74fb Em Zoalandor. rfG (By T,olegrapb,.) [United Presaßh^ation.] The race between <*~~ formerly of New Zealand, and Dutob, » for XJOO, came off on the ParramatU ■ .', River this J&emoon. Sullivan, who was in receipt of five seconds start, was leading by fjirep lengths at the mile post, haying"clone 'the djaUnqe fri ~,; smin 18aec, tho fastest time on tb> cord. On tho way to Putney the New Zealander drew further ahead, passim; that place in the wonderful time of Bmin 18sec. At Cabarita ho had increased bis lead iq. seven lengths, and, tho race at his mercy. Sullivan eaaed off slightly before passing the winning post, but even then hiß time, 18min 41§8ec, is the fastest over recorded. \ He finished strong and well. Dutch t rowed a good dogged race, but never " bad a chance. . . ; The betting at the start wbb 3,tp 1 on Sullivan.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 2845, 30 June 1891, Page 2
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149SCULLING RACE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 2845, 30 June 1891, Page 2
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