▁courses ▁were ▁not ▁laid ▁out ▁with ▁bu o ys ▁as ▁in ▁modern ▁races . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁diss ention , ▁a ▁rem atch ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁course ▁of ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁miles ▁was ▁rac ed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁and ▁it ▁resulted ▁in ▁Hann an ▁being ▁the ▁vict or ▁by ▁a ▁good ▁margin . ▁Mc Dev itt ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁was ▁too ▁rough ▁for ▁him ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁but ▁his ▁opposition ▁had ▁won ▁square ly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Richard ▁Arn st ▁challeng ed ▁Hann an ▁for ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Title . ▁The ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁title ▁was , ▁unus ually , ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁River ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁over ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁miles . ▁Hann an ▁got ▁the ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁maintained ▁it ▁throughout . ▁Arn st ▁broke ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁sc ull ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁dr ift wood ▁near ▁the ▁start ▁but ▁he ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁difference ▁to ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁Hann an ▁won ▁by ▁over ▁twenty ▁lengths . ▁ ▁Second ▁world ▁title ▁attempt ▁ ▁Had field ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁World ▁Title ▁holder ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁but ▁subsequently ▁lost ▁it ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁Jim ▁P add on ▁of ▁Australia . ▁He ▁in ▁turn ▁lost ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁Major ▁Good s ell , ▁also ▁Australian , ▁who ▁held ▁off ▁one ▁challenge ▁from