s ▁leg ▁went ▁on ▁him . ▁The ▁injury ▁had ▁been ▁caused ▁some ▁years ▁previous ▁in ▁a ▁tram way ▁accident ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁ch allen ger ▁being ▁defeated ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Pat ▁Hann an ▁row ed ▁against ▁and ▁beat ▁Billy ▁F og well ▁at ▁W ai ra u . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Richard ▁Arn st ▁in ▁a ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁championship ▁on ▁the ▁W ai ra u ▁river . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁October , ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁Pat ▁Hann an ▁won ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sc ull ing ▁Championship ▁when ▁he ▁row ed ▁against ▁Fred ▁( J um bo ) ▁Well s , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁cycl ist , ▁winning ▁easily ▁by ▁ten ▁lengths . ▁ ▁In ▁succeed ing ▁years ▁Pat ▁Hann an ▁row ed ▁against ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁best ▁professional ▁sc ull ers , ▁defe ating ▁among ▁others , ▁Mc Dev itt , ▁the ▁Australian , ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁Australian ▁championship ▁on ▁the ▁Wa item ate ▁Har bour ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁A ▁race ▁which ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁‘ no ▁race ’ ▁and ▁which ▁raised ▁a ▁considerable ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁row ing ▁world , ▁however ▁Pat ▁Hann an ▁won ▁the ▁re - row ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁all , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁title ▁six ▁times ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁title ▁four ▁times . ▁ ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Hann an ▁retired ▁from ▁sc ull ing ▁after ▁his