Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-16
&c.,; e.; ::::::. SPORTS e e.; C.:
Rowing Champion
Was Once Star Cyclist

The rowing championship OF the
world which was won by Richard
Arnst from Webb, the Maorilander.
lately seems to have excited very lit
tie interest in the sporting world.
There is no gore, and consequently
one of the best sports In the world
fails to attract nowadays. But II was
not always so; who, of middle age.
but can remember the sensational
races between Ned Hanlon. the fast
est man of his weight who ever step
ped into an outrigger, and Bill Beach,
the burly farmer from tho Antipodes.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
changed hands over sculling cham
pionship in those days. All the pa
pers were full OF the doings of the
two men who were to compete. Their
every movement was watched and
chronicled, and the most trivial of
accidents magnified into serious ca
tastrophes.
Thousands Of people went out In
specially chartered steamers to watch
the men training on the course. Ev-
cry movement OF the men In their
frail cedar boats was noted. and stor-
ed up for future use. The strokes
per minute, the course steered, the
mems physical state at the conclu-
sion of their work, all this and more
was discussed at every street corner.
Special newspaper correspondents
journeyed thousands Of miles to write
up the race; cablegrams went to ev.
cry nook In the civilized world where
white men congregate. On the day
OF the race thousands OF pigeons were
carried up In crates to the river. and
at the conclusion of the struggle were
liberated to wend their way to many
a lonely homestead, where the result
of the race was anxiously awaited.
When Ned Hanlon crossed the Pa
cific to race Beach for the champion,
match. Hanlon was thought irwin
chile; he had introduced the sliding
seat and many OF the out-back sports
thought the American had some kind
OF an engine in his boat. The way
he slipped along the Parramatta riy-
or was wonderful. Beach. much
heavier and stronger man than Han
len, was the hone and pride of the
New South Welsbmen. And well he
iustifled tho trust I'm him For one
mile the mace was terrific. with Han
lon leading. At two miles Beach
forged ahead and led HanIon by half
a boat length. When two and one
half miles were covered. the big man
was leading by two lengths, with
Hanlon resting on his oars exhausted
Beach got some few more lengths In
the lead and then COLLAPSED. HahIon
encouraged to further efforts by his
supporters again started to row. The
excitement was awful as the Ameri-
can crcpt ND level with the Austria
liam. who still sat crouching over his
oars.
| When the two boats were almost
level, Beach shook himself and made
a superhuman effort to row. Both
men were in fainting condition,
but rowed on as in a dream, Beach
Eventually winning the race. This
twas Hanlon's first defeat, and he
took Il much to heart. His wonder
| full pluck and endurance endeared
him to all, and, as a matter OF fact.
the feting and entertainments that
were got up for him about proved his
lundoing.s t.........
Over 10000 people lined both
banks of the river to watch the race,
whilst hundreds of steamers laden
with humanity followed the con-
ltestants Over $3.50. 900 changed