SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 5

SCULLING.

TKE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. I'EARCB DEFEATS DAY. By.Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ■ (liee. December 27, 7.15 . p.m.) "V 1 .-. Perth,: 27. - , Harry ■ l'earoe, swilling champion * 'of ' Australia, ,who in >September last .bonk Q. Day on the l'arramatta, to-day again '■■■■•■!■' met Day in a race for the Australian . -•: ohampionship,': rowed- .on tho Swan Riv«t/' v ; under tho auspices of the Perth Carnival Committee. r^: -■?"C-2 Pearce. defeated Day easily. Tho winner ; ;i ' led all the way. 11 ' CHANCES OF THE SCULLERS/'. .[n tho Parrmnatta rnco in Sontcmlior, ■ i: IVatoe, when a hundred yards, from home,; was loading shy ; about three >. lengths, when -. ho.' momentarily stopped, r. owing .to something-going wrong with h(a ■ .v.| loft arm.: Day got almost . level bofono Pearoo: again , got." going.-..Peaico' finally -tf . won by littlf a length, • ; '-'Nautilus," .writing in the Sydney 'Tlo.ifcroo', 1 .,0f: Deocmber-a!,, says: Both Harry Pearoo and George Day navo now boon .' on the course, for. some 1 time, Tho Swmi lliver, (W.A.J is spoken. of as 'a very fwo :m stretoh of water, fair to both l 'scullers, i-and"is straight away. Pearoo and Day» writing • Across,>.speak . • of: the unfailing,. ; ' < courtesy. and -hospitality : of the Westra-..., lions.,. The.'.water •,is trough., in; noons, consequently, tho: oomraitteo have decided that the race, which is- for . a ■:. purse of £200, shall oventuato .on tht> ?. morning of Boxing Day. HArry ' has tho boncfltiof the assistance and advle» ■ of his fathi'r, ■ whilst Day has been thrown on his own. resources. auticipatod,: tho. champion has not stood the wam - ; weather too well. The heat is sweltering in:: West, Australia,, and Pe'irce is,below.■ his rowing, \voight, although he has not done any very groat amount of work—, -: v either immediately.. before -going or .-»!». v:;-' i tor, arrival in tho /West; Tho taly thing ■ that would bo-likely to. bofili Pearce- un-: •, der the circumstances of tlus raoe. would . , s be tho warin leather. It is a matter .of common knowledge's that ho- docs not;; .■ ,i train as well in the summer n» in the ; winter months; but the . heat has also; -~. ; affectod. George Day. Ho likewise is a.:-.. little below. what, ho usually rows at, ; Both contestants have created o good itnprossion,; but'it will bo & surprise ,to mo if Day-lirtrers l J oarco's colours. Under the carii .ofa man 'like Gcorg» Towns, I btiieve ; th&t,:' on "good.' water, .vv,?:,:! Day is oapablo of: beating Fearce, butfin'' '. .x water \which in all.:probabllity will bt . y;. more or less' rough, I cannot i6co. hliii,.v:,: first past ■: the. post.- Everything points .i. in Pcarec's favour. Jt^vould'appear that the. weather will favour Harry, and, bikv sides, he has had a; much larger cxp4rl-:i:< is onco in the art of self-preparation. Again, •'. • • Pcaroo's style-.will' bo quite 5 as good oi. ;i'. whon .he vanquished Day ; oil .tl|e Parrftm4tta',sbth^/time?sincii^lj' i , : '^h? ! i|S>'"^;}^^;' ; T