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AQUATICS.
Not a blow was struck in the local rowing
world during the week, and until the warm
weather sets in It is not likely that Muln
caster and Chapman will again meet. The
Dempsey Island sculler has promised Chap
man another match for £20 or £25 a side
at the latter end of September.
Somne weeks ago Hanlan challenged Gau
daur to row for the world's clampionship
at Boston. So far as is known, Gaudaur
has not agreed to the terms, but J, A. Ten
Eyck, the American sculler, a man over
40 years of age, hals informed Hanlan that
heo will row him for a stake. '['lhs would
te quite ni old buffers' race, aind i s held
to tiy who a'ould win. Ten Eyke's father
of the brilliant young amateur who rowed
so well at lenlcy some few years aigo,
anti who Is now in Paris for tile Exilibttain
regatta.
Wray and Towns have come to a dead
lock over the conditions of tile proposed
race for thie championship of England.
Wray insists on the boats being started by
the sterns: Towns is just as ihrIti that the
bows shall be bIrolsthti level. The conldi
tionse goverling thle "Sportsman" Cup lsay
the bows shall be level, 11and tlhis Is fair
ellOugl;: beshides. \ray has all along been
a stlcller for the conditions to bo strictly
observlt. T'owns has now stated that Ie
will nlot row unless his ternls arle agoreed
to .nld Ithe race hI's not becen arrangeld.
It wats lpretty gellerally thought thalt these
scullers lhId at last come to terms, but
they alapenI to be just as far off ats ever.
Towns had better cross over to America,
and endeavour to arrantog terms wlth Gau
daur for the world's championship.
'Tom Sulllivan has issued a challenge, in
which he expresses himself willing to row
Harding again. They have met twisce, and
thle New Zealander was defeated each. time,
bui: lie believes he call -'in..
Thie lp;roje?.ted mil.th botween A. F.
Chapman and E. Muncaster is 'ot likely
to be arranged. The former, although
willn enlough til o meeat the ex-amateur,
rconsildos, It woauld he atiiwase on hi part
to do so just at presenrt, seeing vhat he
Is on 'ahe point of being m:tched against
his clld oppaoueit.
In tIhe ecellnt of the Syllney Annivers.
Ilegatra conainiiteo tccealing in :choir ef
f;rts 'i' o':'.in a rsllitt O~ iloney from the
Gaovernlnent to run 'the new century re
'gatia, it i~s lonly fair that Ntorastle should
pult in a claimt for tler litele ]ct. Ini Syd
ney the prize moncy alone exceeds £1000,
and 'with the exlptens?e 'the crnitval w'ill
'at Iacot t 5oi1500. Newcasile would be
well dati'selcl lth . foarth of bite afomer
anm'cunt, and \'tt1 tthat sum ti a their oredit
ite 'lor.1 conmmititee scould - un a 'egatta
nohand to none.
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