Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser. — 1909-03-26 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

SHARPE ON .HEALTHY .RIVALRY. serious- operation, and she then went ta Mr. Sharpe was most cordially received, some relations in Morecambe to recuperate. He believed he was the oldest member of She left the house on Thursday, March 18th, either club, having been an upholder of the about 7-30 in the morning, and was found sport of rowing all his life. He expressed dead in a ditch on Friday in ten inches of his delight at the kindly feeling and healthy water. rivalry that existed between the two .clubs; Walter Harriss, Gold Hay-street, Blackit was the very best thing for the advanceburn, ment of rowing on the Lune. If that • weaver, said the deceased was his wife and was 95 years old. She had been friendly rivalry did not exist he did not think there would be much chance for row- rn poor health lately, and on February 6th, rho went under an operation in jaondon, ing an the 'Lune. His counsel was keep afterwards going to sonic relations in Morethat rivalry going. He noticed several cambe. 'Wetness last saw her alive on Sunmembers of the Lancaster Rowing Club preday crafting the 14th inst, when she was sent, and was glad that was so. That was greatly depressed. She had never made any the sort of spirit that ought -bosh() cultivated. attempt to take her life, but had always Let the John O'Gaunt members say "We are ° been despondent. going to beat those fellows this year," and Lancaster would reply "We will win next Stephen F. Wilson, 6, George-street, a year"; that was the healthy form of rivalry boy, said that Mrs. Harriss was his aunt, that did good. The crew that won did not and had been at the house since the 6th row the hardest race; that was the crew inst. He saw her on Thursday week about that came in second. Alluding to his own 7-30 in the morning, when she was in the rowing days he said they began at that backyard, and she said she would go for a club's eld boathouse in 1866 and he had the walk. Witness brought her back once, but honour of rowing with the late Mr. T. G. she weat another time, and when he went Thompson as stroke, and won with him at after her about three minutes later, he'could York and Lancaster. Next year he had the not find her. honour of bringing a crew of his own that The Foreman (Mr. Ed. Gardner): Did she beat Mr. Thompson's at Lancaster and at seem more deranged that day than previous? York, and the following year had the fur- Witness: Yes, sir. ther honour of being beaten by Mr. Thomp- Mrs. Wilson, 6, George-Street, (sister), son's crew both at York and Lancaster. said the deceased had been living with her Looking round upon the attendance at that She had been strange for a day or two, and gathering what surprised him was that Lune had worsened since Tuesday. Witness had oarsmen did not take a greater part in row- been no all the night with her and had just ins in other towns.. If ,they wanted to get gone to bed when she went out. the best out of rowing, and to le •at the To.§lnth Rabv, 'farmer, deposed to finding top of the tree, they must go to other re- the. hada- on Friday night in a ,ditch in on ga-ttas and have the pleasure of winning of his fields, half way between Merecambe there. They did a:ot desire to win all the and Bare. There was about ten inches of prizes at their own regatta. They would wan: in the ditch at the time, and there like to see the foreigners who came win. One were her faot marks on the side, but no of the Pleasures of rowing was to win races signs of a struegle. at other regattas. He, asked the members P.C. Gerrard stated that he went to the of the John O'Gannt Club to do their very place where the body was, and found it in hest in this direction, and to make the round the ditch face downwards. She must have ef the provincial regattas se far as possible, bent down under the hedge and slipped down and make the name of Lancaster renowned, feet forward. He took the body out of the as their predecessors had done. All he water, and it was fully dressed. She had a wanted to see was Lancaster coming to the purse in her rocket at the time in which front. He had the privilege last year- of was 2s: WA: in money. .Vina to Chester, and the pleasure of seeing. The Coroner said that deceased's mind Lancaster crew- there was inestimable. must haYe been deranued. and it was one of That crew ought_ to have 'won. At the bend the few 'eeces in which there was any eviin the course they he'd .the race in hand. denee to that effect. He was standing at the corner and every & eerdict of "Suicide whibt of unsound member of the crew heard him shout. He mind" was returned.  _ Mr. Gariner briefly thanked the members for thoir kin-Mess, and hoped the club would continue to be successfUr.  The captain presented the championshin cup and medal to Mr. H. Powell, amid many cheers.  A very enjoyable musical programme was contributed by Messrs. G. H. Gay, C. E. Barrow, J. RiChardson, W. H. Johnstone. R. Tomlinson, G. Jackson, and others, the time proving so short that many items, including a song by the new captain had to be abandoned.. Auld Lang Syne and the National Anthem brought the proceedings to a close.  Mottled Centres in a variety of colours, ati rapestry Squares. 4/3 and 8/6 each. These are a Splendid RuE 3by 2A yds from 215., 3by 3 yds. from 2416 for hard ware. 3 by 31 yds from 29/6, 3 by 4 yds. from 39/6 The Albion Linoleum Co.,