Between Luklapang and Henli, the strain began to tell on all, and sev~ eral rests were made, a {otal of 19 min, in all being wasted in respites from rowing. Four miles from. the finish 'H. E. Brower at No, 2, who had been backing up stroke splendidly, changed places with L. V. Fabian, With renewed energy the crew rowed the last four miles at a great rate, despite having to contend with the head wind. Only this final stage was; rowed In the darkness. The. lst! quarter mile was rowed in racing} style, and they were rected by congratulatory enthusiasts on the pontoon at Hen, The actual time spent in. rowing was he. and 11min. the remainder of the time being spent in well earned Fests en route. All members of the crew lost between four to seven 1b. "in weight in bringing their homeric effort to a successful ending.
Four miles from their goal Fabian called another halt, Tt was the eriticol period, They had the record in their grasp, or almost, Brewer (No. 2) swapped places with Fabian to give the stroke some extra pep, Soon Bfter, they drove their shell alongside the Henli boat shed. "A fow ware there to greet them. A "Huzza" went up. The hour was 835 and they had cracked the record by 12 min, Trials of The Trip The record breaking crew toft Yossfield Railway Bridge, on June 342 pin. and arrived at Ment "at 836""pm. theitpre= sence on the Hsinyanskong water way being heralded by the beam of Searchlight from a houseboat the, one "They wera met ak the Club pontoon at Henli by. a gran enthusiasts Including the" ofelat timekeeper who had sent them off from Jessfield five and a half hours bbotore and who had driven up by car to Hen.
'i. V. Fabian had rowed the distance on three previous. occasions. He stroked the crow which set the first record for the distance last November at 6 hr. and 19 min. F.
Carey had' in the record setting
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