ROWLING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 7

ROWLING.

...PEABCE BEADY TO KpW WEBB;. ?' : It will be remembered (&ys, the Sydney ."Beferee"):,;that : .:Mr.;.'W;: L.; Toung, ...of 'Wanganui,. who recently.:passed;' through • Sydney on.*-"- his; way'' to ■' England; (signed an- agreement with . Harry .Pearco whereby', the Australian , champion- was to meet ex-chainpion of', the :; world •;.'• "over the full ■ chanipipnship'i course'on-.the. ■Wanganui. Kiver, forva :puhe; Tarr'onged for in Wanganui; it- 'being ''underr. stood thatVJlr.. : Youiig-^as^a•Jpr'onfirie'nt member ■ of/ the;: promoting syndicate. , .Mr.' Young : signed ■ the . agreement.\o'n f behalf of. Webb, and we y>ere informed 'that we' inighf'expect-early, word", from'" , ';'either .Webb. or Mr/ W. :■&.■ Corby aV to the'date. 'most'• suitable :tp : . the... New .-' Zealand sculler. 1 ' • On 'the .arrival of such information, "Mr. , Young .'asked, that articles,te. 'drafted,' and,' after 'Pearce's ' '■ signature had -been obtained; 'that .they, '.be' . fprwardeA to Webb- ior his eignature, • when the\ arrangements'•■ might, -be.:consiteed ■fully '' completed.- : : '■'•.' '.< '■'■■-:.: '.\>v'-- "■■ .-..But. so far no word of any .sort has come to hand from '{either. Webb , , Mr. ; .:.;: ,:V ■ l ; ; ;- :^'.'.■;■■'■■ ■■'■'.■'■'■;■;'■'■'■'■■■ ; As- mentioned. , last weekj-a cable .was recently received'-from.'the- "JVlanawatu Evening Standard," which;; at .the-..time of its. cquldVnofc. be' thoroughly', understood, as it/asked,:"Can a match be jarranged ?" •'when,- seemingly,. one. had ,al"ready been fixed up. ■;. ' .-' :; ■' ■.••'■.' X However, the New, Zealand .mail-brings; .thVifoUowingiletter , from; Messrs.:;Nash ; and;i Coombe, proprietors 'of the' / ivatu.'Evening Standard," which seems to' show.that some hitch;has occurred in the proposed race .-for tha;'.£2l)o purse;- 'even if, such..; race has not fallen.' through.' The letter is as follows:—.; 1 .. ."■,.(' ... * "'"■'.' . ..:' • •:, : '. ■•''■ "Palmerston;North,. Sept. 17v 19lO. ; ' i '- "The Editor, •Keferee,',.; Sydney, ;• -V' >:N;S.W^::--: V ; !, :;'-. -'^ ;: v'-,.- v.: : : :- Sir,-On : the 15tli inst., ;we .;' '' 'cabled'ybvi' a's.follows:—'Backervhere,: : . i willing m put up: .£2oo < for.' Pearce, ' ■ ..'match..with.Webb, Wanganui'..; ';■ Can,'. ■'■ 'match -bo'arranged?' ■■'• ■' ■';'■■'%■'■■•''■ ■ . '~"Froin this you , will understand, . ..' .' ; that- a resident :'■'of i.this .-.district—Mr. , .-: - G. Seifert—is willing -to' , back Pearce ■ • : .against \Webb'. for '4200',- aside,:.the >- -; i. v match to: be : rowed on the .Wanganui; ] ■"J Eiver.- Mr. Seifcrt,;'makes this .offer, •: " ashe wishes, to see" these.'men .meet,.'. .and it was understood other. arrange-;-.' ~meh.ta had fallen through. ■■'■•:■' .■,'(..:;: '•: j "We have.icommunicated.with;''the' ; . ■-editor of: i.the ; -Herald,';. ■:! . : who- has -consented, "to- : act -as': staked: ■:. . holder;, if' arranged,...- :: and' with;Mr..'Tuck',, Webb's packer.- :\ .•-.The editor of the 'Herald , 'has inform- ,'■" : ed us that lir.;Tubk is''prepared ,to iV £50' : to^.bind-a- nlatoh; 'and '. ; Mr. Seifert i'is willing'to hand'us: a- ■ ] ■■'• chequo for;i£so as a'deposit ■on behalf ; y'oi. Pearce. will . '.. ndw, be •.forthcoming,;; it • remains.' for : : ; ':':-Pearbe to state if he.iswillingto iow< '■•■ on .tho; Wanganui ; Eiver, : and. ■ the .■.;terms.ih.respect.to expenses that he. .',wHl require.- Mr. Seifert is-agreeable> "to observe'.the-usual:conditions';re- . :, ; 6pecting. the stake money. ;: .V:'j -■■ -;-;: "May we ask you tp.bog'ood enough,-- ■: to seei >Pearce, , if'.'.yott ■ can"-, conyeni-.;-.': .ently do" so.'.and let us know, his de- ' ~"sires?— Yours; '•■■.■ etc., . Nash \' and '■:■ ;■ Coombe;" .;■'...'.' -.;,'.•'".• '■■■■'''.!'.':'V • Wβ have .(saj's .' the. ■'■ "lieferee")■'; seen Harry Pearce, who agrees to row. Wpbb for Mr. Seiferfs whether-the syndi-; ■ cate's -offer of"-a• i.'p'urso is: on or- off. 'Of'course, if Mr. Young is going on.with' liis .proposal Pearce- is.bound to accommodate his syndicate first. . Nothing' now remains but.for tho money to" go up.' With regard itb'the proposed ;£2OO aside match, Pearce requires" .£2OO a.nd half the "gate" in the event of winning j in the event of being; defeated he asksi for ,£SO expenses./ ' . ■ ~- '■'■'.' '■.'..■''