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against Chambers and were hopelessly beaten. In 1863 Green the Australian came to England to make a match with Chambers, Green was a square, powerful man, about Kelley’s height, but a stone heavier. He sculled upright in body, and with too much arm work for staying power, and did not make enough use of his body, especially as to swing back at the end of the stroke: Tie sculled a fast stroke, and so long as his arms lasted went atremendous pace, Kelley and he fraternised, and practised together, When the match came off against Chambers, Green went right away for a mile, and then maintained his lead of three or more clear lengths for another half-mile. Chambers sculled rather below his form at first, wildly, as if flurried at being so easily led, but off Craven he settled down to his old long sweep, and held Green. The end came suddenly ; off the Soap Works Green collapsed, clean rowed out, and Chambers finished at his leisure. This match did Kelley good with his friends, for they knew that he could always in private practice go by Green after a mile or so had been sculled, quite as easily as Chambers eventually had done. Proposals were broached for a match between the cracks of the Thames and Tyne, and although the Tyne party pressed to have the race on the ‘Tyne, they gave way at last, and the venue was the Thames. The stakes were 200/. a side, as usual i Champion matches, and there was also a staked ‘bet’ of go0/, to 200/. on Chambers. (The race was on August 8, 1865.) The Tyne man was a strong favourite at the start, but Kelley got away with the lead, and was never again caught, winning cleverly by four lengths, and sculling in form such as was never seen before or after, on old-fashioned fixed seats. Just at this time there was a speedy ‘Tyne sculler called Cooper ; he lately had sculled a mile match with Chambers on the Tyne, and Chambers had won by ove yard only, ina surf which was all in favour of the bigger man (Chambers), A week or two after the aforesaid Champion race, Kelley, Cooper, and Chambers met for a 300/, sweepstake (specially got up for these three men, over the two-mile tidal course of the ‘Eau Brink Cut’ at King’s Lynn), Both Kelley