▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁reports ▁of ▁races ▁for ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Title , ▁( see ▁below ) ▁Hann an ▁was ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁N Z ▁Champion ▁but ▁how ▁that ▁had ▁occurred ▁was ▁not ▁said . ▁Perhaps ▁it ▁meant ▁the ▁N Z ▁resident ▁Champion ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁holder ▁of ▁a ▁formal ▁Title . ▁Appar ently , ▁no ▁further ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Title ▁matches ▁were ▁held ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Hann an ▁retired . ▁See ▁also ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sc ull ing ▁Championship . ▁ ▁World ▁title ▁attempt ▁ ▁Richard ▁Arn st , ▁a ▁New ▁Ze al ander , ▁was ▁the ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁Single ▁Sc ull s ▁World ▁Title ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁it ▁by ▁default ▁from ▁Ernest ▁Barry . ▁Arn st ▁had ▁earlier ▁been ▁the ▁World ▁Champion ▁by ▁winning ▁races ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁defend ▁this ▁otherwise ▁empty ▁Title ▁so ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁challenge ▁from ▁Hann an . ▁For ▁the ▁fifth ▁time ▁a ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁Single ▁Sc ull s ▁World ▁Championship ▁was ▁row ed ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ▁waters ; ▁this ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁W ai ra u ▁River ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁course ▁was ▁slightly ▁shorter ▁than ▁normal , ▁being ▁three ▁miles ▁one ▁hundred ▁yards ▁long . ▁The ▁st ake ▁was ▁the ▁usual ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁a ▁side ▁plus ▁each ▁contest ant ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁half ▁the ▁net ▁gate ▁which ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount . ▁ ▁The