ARNST UNPLACED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1080, 20 March 1911, Page 6

ARNST UNPLACED.

PARRAMAITA HUNDRED. THE CHAMPION RETIRES, By Telegraph-Press Association—Copyright (Rcc. March 19, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 18. The heats for the Parramatta Hundred were rowed to-day in line weather, and 011 a rising tide. The event of the day was the failure of R. Arnst, the world's sculling champion, to secure a place in the third heat. Tho results were as under :— First Heat. W. Ripley i'S3m!c. start) 1 Theo. Towns (4S?cc.) 2 George Day (ISsec.) .1 Ripley was never overhauled, and won a good race by a length. Second Heat. Norman Towns (Usee.) 1 W. West (TSsec.) 2 S. M'Lean (75sec.) 3 Towns gradually forged through and won by two lengths, after a great finish with tho other placed men. J. Arnst pushed M'Lean hard for third place. Third Heat. F. S. Hagney (ISsec.) 1 V. Simpson (70sec.) 2 W. l'addon (45sec.) 3 The presence of R. Arnst and other cracks, including Messenger, gavo additional interest to this heat. Hagney, after a good start, overhauled the limit man at Tennyson, Lawson (fiOscc.) lying fourth. Arnst (scratch), witli Messenger (32sec.) were together well at the rear. At Cabarita Arnst retired, despite many requests to finish the course. Hagney finished well, and won by four lengths. Lawson was fourth, and Messenger was in the ruck. Fourth Heat. W. Fogwell (ISsec.) 1 F. Matterson (4050 c.) 2 C. Matterson (75sec.) 3 Fogwell steadily made his way to the front,and took charge. Tennyson he jumped away, finishing two lengths to the good. Kemp was fourth. Arnst's defeat has robbed the final, to be rowed next Saturday, of a good deal qf interest.