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the Thaines, the first recorded, and it | he have against our " cornistalk *!* We is worthy of note that it was rowed just Hard things were said by both sidet, all agreed the auswer was None." 70 years ago, on September 9. Charles and while we enlied Harlan a blower, Campbell, aged 26, of 111st, weight, he called our mansa fraud and denied. beat John Williams, and became the that he was champion. They agreed to meet on the Thames, and they did meet, 2018 champion. Some years later he was Noveasher 15, 1880. It was cold. recognised as the champion of England, miserable weather, not at all suitable and his name more. by courtesy than to the sun-dried Australian, but he was right is still allowed to head the list of considered well enough. It was a bard race for a while, thon Trickett was champion scullers of the world. Seven done, and the great. Canadian merely

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years later a second- race was won by puddled over the latter part of the course. To say that we were surprised Campbell, the challenger being a most at the result can never convey our feal- remarkable little man named Robertings. We did not get over it for years; 1948 Coombes, whoso trained weight was and even now it is host passed over in a est. 121b., and his height but 5ft hin days is bitter. Laycock was in England hurry, for the remembrance of those Campbell would be 33-years of age (in at the time, and thrushed a half-dozen 1838), and Coombes was 30. At this of the best men, excepting Hamlan time there was by no means a dearth of He the Australian Bushman, as they called him, said, Luuft here, Hanlin, professionals, but they faveured four you beat my mate beenuse he is II; T

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years of age. In 1859 this determined with Hanlau. There he met Gaudaur little champion was twice defeated by and several other scullers, but not the Thomas Colo, a young and powerful champion. In 1889 R. W. Boyd, the English champion, got a race with man, James Messenger, who died last Hablan for the title, but ho had no June, then came to the front, and in chance whatever, although a good man. 1854 beat Cole, Messenger held the land, and for the second time the Aus Trickett had followed Hanlan to Eng

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the title without having to race until that great souller Harry Kelley came out in 1857 and beat him. Pacing for the championship now became very in teresting, and the contests were exceed ingly popular Kelley was probably the best man who had appeared so far, but he was beaten by Robert Chambers, a

tralian was beaten for the championship, the race being rowed on the Thames, June 1, 1883, just a month after Boyd had been beaten by the great Canadian. Trickett returned to Sydney, and Han lan to Toronto. In Amerien_ the first:" class men were Teemer, Goudaur, and a few less known seullers. O'Connor, Hosmer, Ross, Ten Eyck,

In Australis, the best of quite a num Newcastle man, in 1859 Chambersbor of good men were Laycock, Rush, then beat J. White in 1860, and G..W the three first-dued having passed their Trickett, Clifford, Matterson, and Beach; Everson in 1863,

pritae, but the other three rising fast

It was about 1859 that saveral English Kemp also was then coming out. Hanlan beat Walince Ross in 1883, but scullers come to Austinluding this does not seera to have been for the James Edwards,

Deward, championship. The holder of the title White, and Candlish. These men rowed in regatta races, for a share of taught us how to row light boats gate money, and prize money found by and how to train, Edwards, who knowing very little of the vigorous life speculators. He tired of this, and

is now head of the firm of boat of Australian rowing determined to go builders in Melbourne, introducing the with his rival, Edward Trickett. Mean

to Sydney, hoping to get another match. sculling outrigger. In competitions while a series of races, in 1883 and the

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the best of the lot, was sent to Englanded with a broken leg and was just re or Jaycock. The last named bad auffer to row Chambers. The race took place covering when Hanlan arrived. The on the Thames, June 16, 1863, and the grest Cazading was officially bouded Englishman, who was in good condip St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1884, Up to this time he had won about 150 tion, beat Green, who was far from races, and had never been heater in o well. Mr George Thornton tried to match since he was a lad and an ama“ NE LARGE BEDROOM, or with--

out Board. Terms Me with, it make another match, but they never four. A soon as the newcomer was ready he sought a race with Trickett, tra! Locality.

met again. Harry Kelley was still a but the latter was not matched ugainst, first-class man, and in 1865 beat Cham-liu, and he then arranged a race with bors, following this up by beating J. Elias Laycock. They rowed for the

championship of the world on the. Hamill, the American sculler, ca the Nepean course, May 22, 1884. Of Tyne, in 1866. Later in the same course Hanlan won, and it was a good year Chambers beat J. H. Sadler for win so far as the money was concerned. the fitlo; but in the following rear Laycock had made a record. by being Keller again displaced Chambers In defected three times for the champion- 1868 James Renforth, a splendid cars ship, a record which was to be surpassed man, came out and beat Kelley, his by Henlan himself,

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a very fine performance on a fixed seat. Beach was now at his best, and was He was never beatin, but died in 1871; matched to row the champion. The and after a series of races J. H. Sadler race took pince August 16, 1884, and best R. Bagnall in 1874, and R. Wwas for £1,000 stakes and the cham- Boyd in 1875

pionship of the world - Haulatz dzsitet The Australian champion at this time away with a lend, held it for a mile and was Edward Trickett, and it was de- three-quarters, then, tuding he had not termined to match him against Sadler cracked up his opponent went in for u They met on the Thunes, June 3, 1876, foul but Beach got away, and won the for £100 stakes and the championship | musst popular ace ever held on the Far- of the world. Trinkett won easily, but remattu Hanian Vas bitterly disap declined to wait to -row J. Higgins, a pouted, found fault with the conduct

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An enormous gowd witnessed the race, and it is doubtful if a larger number of people have since attended a champion ship on the river Both oen are of gigantic proportions, Trickett 6ft 3ins in height, and 12at. 121b. in wei Rush is well over bft. in height, and rowed at about 1sz 1016 weighti These were the biggest and strongest men who had rowed for race

of the kind. Renforth's was F1st 416., Chambers 8lb., Kelley' 10st, 10lb, and 10st. Ti Elias Laycock soon came the front, another big man in height, and 13st. lb. in He challenged the champion, od met in 1879 on the Parrats Tricket was at this time a very sculler indeed and he wou as Laycock, who used sculls

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