SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 718, 18 January 1910, Page 7

SCULLING.

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. ARNST AND DAlillY. .; Particulars of the 41000.-pnrso. offered for . a sculling match between il. Arnst, the world's, champion, and Barry, tho English crack, are given'in this London "Sportsman" of Decemljer 4, which says: To-day ''The Sportsman" is authorised to aunounco that a miinbcl' of Airiein'-finan-ciers' aiid-sportsmen have subscribed a purse of 41000. for a world's sculling Lhampionship race -between tho holder,' Eiohard. Arnst, of-New Zealand, and Ernest Barry, the English champion. . The match, if nil the preliminaries are satis-factorily-arranged, will be 'decided.-on tie occasion of ,tlie international regatta, on the Zambesi ltiver, South--'Africa, in> August nest, over a 31-milo course on the regatta reach, near the Victoria Falls, wnicli, according to competent, - authorities, offers one.or the-finest rowing coui'ses In the world. The regatta will be under the direct:patronage of the British South Africa ..Company. * The whole matter was fully'discussed at '.'The Sportsman" office yesterday. by"'Mr. Guy Nickalls (who is representing the, British South Africa Company), Mri Harry T. : Blackstaffe (the Olympic Sculls champion), Tom -. Sullivan (ex-champion Of England),' and the rowing representative of "The .Sportsman."-, Mr.; Blackstaffe and Sullivan attended in Barry's interest,'and at the outset the formpr announced that the terms offered were quite satisfactory', to the English champion, and that lie would go out with Toni. Sullivan, as -hisadviser and .trainer:: . ■:

; The approaching.of Arnst was discussed,and.,it .was d& m ?d advisable to cable to him tlm tollpwiiig'.— . Arnst, Christch'urch, -NeiV Zealand. . .. ./ African, -sportsmen.". given,; '41000 ■ purse, .winner ' 4750,, Arust-Barr'y . world's champiPnship. ■ ,Zambesi,.', : . -August:": Cable, expenses required im-: , London.; .The 'offer-is a remarkabio one,, and it will'be- surprising. .if- Arnst' does "not .accept: .' He- btvs 1 cleared.putiall .-the .opposition-. in- Australia and New - and now lias the .offer 1 of..another race, "without' 'risking a penny. 'of his - pwn or. his baokers' money.,: ,Truly this is- a', fine chance,; and lucky are,the champions who live in these days.:, , No doubt tho . object of the great financiers:who are -at the ■b.ick of- this ; project: is to: develop the couiitry, and -.wo can .imagine no?better scheme' than that of .a great .'-siiorting piatch that will, attract all South' Africa; aiid direct so much. attention .to' the Zambesi, that pn 'the' day -of tho race it will -certainly; be 'the most - thought of river in the world. • Kens, tho less; remarkable is the patronage given, to theby., the British , Souch Africa. Cohi; pany, which for ■ years' has be«n develop- ; ing the country. . . The course' upon .which the• race will take 'placo' is iiea.r . pvingstone,' North.Wcst Rhodesia, ;dnd is within about' five miles of Victoria Falls. Jlr.Guy Nickall.s,- who :.weht:,out' last; vear. to org'aiiise .the; Zambssi; regatta, speaks highly' of it, and,' according to "Umfundi.si," who contribntad an artiole ..to;:"Tha'. Sportsman" after that event,, it. i,s ,a splendid pUce, pf. water. wrote :'of j it: as followsi -. '. '

■; "The : i 6onrse in th'fe i ivprld bar none , seoms .to ' the oply opinion , on .-tho,-subject.;-',Tlio4o wbo.wPre.accustomcd to.-judge . distauces ,oh tlio- South African I coast .looked across directly, opposite, the boathovise'at l,onB:--Island.. and said, '-Two hundred yards, .wide'; on consulting .the' surveyor • they;;-.found -that- '- the true | moasuronient. was:4so-yards.; .The whole I jiver at this . point is-, about two miles wide,: wjth many islands,- but the regntta co'urss was between.-Loiig .Islpnd and the North Bank. ;' Practising was; delightful; 'there wfcs never .-any ."trouble- about crows .Stopping,the oourse, the live boats beint 'qulto lost'.in" ; the vast expanse ; Pf wat-Sr,-. 'According -.to ' Mi*, tho tituatioii is inagnifiocnt.-'as"^vill.'be'understood when it is 'mentioned thatFFt:i t: is 3500' feet above the seA-level.' The ' stream over which tho race is lo be declded 'runs at 745 yal'ds 'ail; hour,- which 'is about ias fast'as Henley, where, 1 however,. .the crews, row! against it. There is hotol : accomn'.odaticn for about.soo people. The' regatta, hpweviir; -, will ■■-ftttrapt -"sP '■ that it has'been- practically , deoided tp] ■ build' a huge grass' hut: city- to accpmmo;' date'the people,'-.. The Zambesi railway! too',, have promised their assistance. They, havo a large 1 ! siding , that runs down to tho water and overlooks the course. -Th#:. company' will.: run 'thiins -in wbich -the,' travellers willjlivo throughout' tlie' raoing.,. Th9';soun,ihg!ohanipionship of the'worldis; .of "course;::, the ."gr^at'' evfiiit, - but the' Internaliqnal- ll^gatta",-' of whioh; it. is part, te' of 'exceptioual' interest; ;'and' 'it will 'not - bo' surprising . jf' eights, and porbaps fours,: go 'but 'from Lngland and' ?Urope,' : Tho British -South Africa Cpniijany hopes to mako' thp, event 'of ,intertta.tipnal'' importance,'■'. and . if. everything pans Oflt as Is boppd, the con.s.tit\ition.vd{,.mnie; pf the crews'that will, 'compete -for . .tho .Zambesi bhtillenge cup .will, bo; inpst ;',ihtercsting.' "- In' addition to rowing there, is .a 1.60 to be a gyjnkhana. , British, intpfests : will, Pf .course, rest in the sculling 'championship, and here it is .hoped that Arnst will accept tho.'terms, and not :l»'..u'nrpasonable. in of expenses. .'.He, pf .opursc, as, world's pion, .his: tbe;':un.doubtcd right of naming rjow. Zealand -as .the venue' for. the. next! race,.but, as previously stated,-w ; jtb' such ' aii .offer hp,- can we)l' afford his claim. The Zdinbesi; tpo, is; the'balfWay.. Jiou.se between England firid 'vNew , Zeiilan'd,; aiid no better jehtral' water could be found. ,- - '.. . --' - ~.

■ Provided it Is possible tliat-Barry will' remain in England' until after /Henley .Kcjjii,ttn.;":lh that; event ho l y«i leave on July 9 with Sullivan, and arrive at ;the scone .of .the raca beforo the end of, the" month'., 'That, will girt lum three weeks, oil the' wuter. Nothing, however, is definitely, settled, for. if it is thought advisable, to giye the English champion "a .longer term .he wilV go out earlier. , Barry appears likely to .undergo 9010.6' novel, experiences. \Vlien • leaving his, hotel for his training;- quarters he will IW .run 'down to tKo river. by trollys propolled by si.\ liatives.'; .He will' also hud very -hot weather ,'a,t midday and frost at nigjit. He .Trill, take with him two' sculling boats and a double sculler ior coaching purposes." , . Appended'is. m list of some of those who iiava; subscribed to the fund for i tho championship mateh i-Mr. Abe Bailey, Mr...ij i. |3, ; Jfle) Mr. Otto Belt, Sir Jiiliis \i eriiher, Sir Geqrgo I'ftrrer, Baro> Erlanger,. Mr H. ,S. King, Mr:. George Paul: V'S" j? lr , Charles, Metcalfo, Mr. C. Rube, t\. Meyer, Mr. G. A. Prentice, Mr. L, Neumann, Mr. Harry Mosenthal,' Mr. B, ; . Williams, • Mr. S, .Nouiiiaim,. Messrs, ;V. J - I'riedlaiider,- Mr; Julius. Weil, Mi. y.F. Eckstein, Wiiley Mining- , Ma ; pmnery. C,pmpan.v.. .. . . l, ?Sl? n s c '.^'\PP° r t aw promised locally Hf - ,P r ,'f ls s. South Africa ■ Company, the Gnldhelds Company, Tanganyika Concessions; (Jojijpany,. Jfanibetf/Tinilwav ComVy ] }?' "'id Bhodesia Katoirrn Junction ltailways. .and Mineral Company. ' ArnSt's . reply. is 1 received, it 7'H bo Qpmmum'cated' to tho'parties iiitheft 'made pnbfe; ' L was posted .to the Sportsman .-.by prist's .manager oii January 7:— Arpst; has • cabled / Barrv accepting a raco .011. the; Zambesi • River some time during, August; 1810. for .£1000'" the winner to take ,5750 and loser '.£350 also Barry to. allow. Arnst expenfes! Ip? V, ?' 7t Lr t°-p'»ce to his credit ;in CUnstchurch, -New Zealand,; Bank of Australasi.a, t^o, afores/iid siim ' gunranteetl for expenses before; May 10, 1010J at ?uv - , , 0 ' h . e propofes-.'to leave New lor' Africa. He' also'insists, in the event of apy persop or'perftins wishing to take kinematograDh pictures, or any kind of living pictures 'of the rare, that Jie aho.ll have tno sole right to-mal?<? any financial or other arvnugoments -lie mny (Ifem fit as to the control or other? jf siicli pictures,- This condHion nlso.ro apjaly to. souvenitfi, of himfelf. I,nm enclosing a copy of the rules Rovorh-ini7-the Tj\cp.for the scullin? championMUp- of tho world. .You will fee that fttilq 3. rends:— r T|io stakes, shall /be as cESOO, a-'sido when it is.an international content hot- U'ss than . t £2oo {\rside wheii scullers of the s:\mo place dr country* row/ '-T^e' tj.qn' ames right',away: for ' the. oliampionship of the 'world? Personally, I. think It is ijot, and the.press lioro back up thi.s opinion. This was our for cnbliiu? to IJarry to -'wager «£SOO o-sidp. However, it is only a queption of, name, nnil the-, match cannot -suffer' therefrom. I. shall be p!pe.?ud if you will write informing us of. the exact dato of the contest',, tho place where :ifc is. to'he heldr .ijwl j,'ive us all thc.iiccessary information of the... route, : etc.,. onco '.we....land hi .Afriau"-./';. "• .