THE SCULLING RACES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 7

THE SCULLING RACES.

:>■■,;; PROSPECTS OF THC MEN LETTER HOME :i;- : •>,;.■ (By, Telegraph-Special Reporter) .-C'V ! '■. ■■■•.:.■;■;.';. '■•■..• Wanganui, Jinuarj 7 in;the final.pf the sculling. handicap. to:-.lie''- rowed ■nfteriiobiirAfnst'scratch,-Webb" 3se<y arid 1 Hagriey io3ecj,-yere/ : oßt\dn : tie,river, today, putting; in a'-ijnal tow; Arrist did ■ Splid". work -ia : ' tKe'■'' morning,- •'and' went ; outj cigairi'-in .■the : ;afternbbri^;The , eii(im- • p.ioi state's ;!very. ivoll; : arid thinks .tKat ho can >.win, although , it is ; difficult:to forecast; the:result. of- the race: He.is favourite ior-theevent, but he may, ha've a. great deal of difficulty with AVeiiii when;} it.-,comes'.to the. last;pinch., -jTho, limit;niaii-is,"edmpartttively'Bpeaking, "an unknown-qilanti ty;-■ ri-. I '-,: v--.,-•■ ■,:■ ~ -..! -The .trio .should make, a. great., race, of ;it,. arid -.the,.attendance at '.the - sceneVbf eperatio'ns::isv expected tp. he* considerably, '.larger .than-was the case'ori Thursday; .although-there Me : ;prrictically no visitors ln-town. -The'steamer fares'-up; to'-the .course ,: iiave;been ' reiuce'd since. ThUrs-' :day;.-;arid. this should attract' a : number ...of poeple.-who -considered"the:prices:too Aigh'on the hrst'day;. .Hagney.'s lOsec. : start should/give .him "a iead'"pf-five ; ti) , sixjilongths 'froii: the ,-chatapibn . at '■ the .start,; and. Ayebb'y' three-seconds should give him .something'like'a' Urigtli- and a: half .before.-vjlfnSt ■- gets':; away. '■-'?■: The .weather to-night is .fine/ biit cloudy," and 'Bompwhat'threatening. :'.-■'■ '-."•.'■■■■- .; a; telegram ,freni fl^oae/of-Gtorge'-.-Welch's supporters, stating that the . Union Compahy will fmi steamers:to;ithe 'scene , : of the- proposed . inabh;. between ': Whelch 'arid Arnst, and asking;the champion,to wire",whit>cori-.cossion;;-to'.'pxpocte. "Arnst ' is; '■'telegraph: ing.tp -the Reflect; that..he: considers' that ;5 h e : scullers./shouldrreceivo :half the'.'boat ;;tarei!: dccided-xn -by-:the company; ;ln v™e.;^y, e nt :of .-this, matter being-■satisfac- : tonly> arranged, theY race will probablv .cpm O :off.:ori,Easter,iloriday., -,■"??, -vf?'. reply, ito Peofce's.wire asking terms. for a!match, on ~the Sjyari Biver; .Western Australia,-: Ariist: has -replied asking ,£500 : a-side,. : -the;', sculler's.:"tb,'take : ':half:' the gate,.'. Arnst\to :be f allowed 5 ■i6loo:.iJsperises, , '.S : '.rfr i -V :■.-. ■■' >" ■'■■-+ ,v/The-'following- loiter;- was ■; posted ..'"'■by , - ,;Arnst; toußarry: jtp-day. of : the race ; oriytheVZaml)esi':— "Arrist has cabled you :.j accepting; a ,:race .•■ on. Hie. ZShibesi River Some'.'KfflS'dufirig'Aiigust; l9ioi' for. ;aH000;- ; .the Jwirirjer:tb Vtake arid'loser-' .a26P;:vds"b.'.you'.:to , :'ill!6vr;'-4.rist-ies(l6' < ei--.penEeSil'Arnst.waititsfyou to'.place t6 his credit--, in V Ohristchurch; :■' Noiy■"■•■■Zealand. "Bftnk'bf the'.''aforesaid sum-. ;guarahieed^for'. expenses, b;if Are-May 10,: ■19% at.:which\-d4to'h6' proposes to Icav'e, New,'Zealandifor, Africa;■> -Hβ", alsp :iri-' Persons take.; , kiieniatqgTaph. ■pictiiresi;-"oriariyi , 'qthetvkind'-' of'-ltting': pictures, the Vsole.';rights : tp/mako : anyvfinancial tot .bther.>arr4ngem'ents-:he;'may : ..deem:. fit 'a?' .to;'t^r.cbh^()li'or^6fliejwi&. ; . : 'pf i ''svi«li ; -'p ; ifci.' tures):':'ThiS ;Cpnditipri..is',als6 -tp"'apply. to : .sbuypnirs ,pf-hiros4lf.■ fI ,am enclosing':. : a;Vcoi>y:;of-the;, rules {governing the race i or', tni .vEciilliig ■ ■ bliairipibrisjiip, .of' -' the ; world.■: -.You will ■ see that Rulo -'Th 4 :. stakes, shall; be ,as. follow" i-Not' less i •than -'^OO r a'-side: when :iti.is",ari'.internal' ■ tional'.'contest; ■ not, Jess thaii ; ;'.£2oo '- aj-side ■ when *tw6 scullers' of. the' saitie>pldce, J or cpuritt7. ! rowVV;;The mt9stion,. ; ans4s 'right; thevch'ampibriship ;0f the '.world !tliirik.it ; ;is:itb'l,- ; This 'was'.bvtt'reasbri fpr : earning. tp-Barry... tp :: : ,)va r ger;."iesfl(| "a : side.\;-;;Hp^evor, , !:it , 'sis'. orily;;a;:questiori' pfKpainc', ; ari'd the''-inatcl) : , cana'pt-.' , '6{:;,t]ie. exact. da^Vpf-.'thb;-contest, {tho; place , ;; where -it'! is:.tp ! :bo,'heldi.;audrgive'J us all.-:the-'neibssary-iriforriiatibri ■ bf;:the-| rontbj- , .etc.,'/once.;,we larid,;in ;Africai"f.\. ■ |