ARNST V. WEBB.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 532, 12 June 1909, Page 5

ARNST V. WEBB.

The Dominion's correspondent at Wanga« nui. who ie keeping a close watch on the training work or Arnst and Webb, writes as follows under Thursday's date:—"There is no question tlial 'Arnst" is off colour. On Tuesday he felt real bad, and took- niedicino. I. saw him weighed this morninjj, and ho waa down to 13st-l>,H>., a weight it was thought he would not bo abl6 to get down to. Unfortunately, this drop hae not been brought about by legitimate training, but is attributable to him being unwell. His friends are, however, hopeful that ho win pnll round in a day or two in timo to got enough work in to mako him fit and hard for the big row. • . • i "If ho does not, there is a chanco of Wit Ham Webb again becoming champion. Hβ is doing good work. Webb and his pacer, Wholch, went up the river jeiitorday, got right up to tho starling point, broke , off at a sharp pacOj and rowed down to the big bebd {two miles) at a solid bat, tho ex. champwn rowing smoothly and with a good deal of dash. They then returned to flicii lowor quarters at Aramoho, and hnd anothei go down thoTO. They were up the rivei again this morning, and did a slow pull uj and back over the course. Webb is piao tising starts, a good deal, evidently to trj and prevent Arnst'e heart-breaking spurt at tho start of tho last raoe."