NEW ZEALAND V. ENGLAND.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND V. ENGLAND.

SCULLING CHAMPIONS .MATCHED, ■ liy Telecraph—Press Association-Co [tyriehf London, May 9. E. Barry, the English fculliug champion, has accepted a challenge from Fog. well, of Xow South Wales, who is now the New Zealand champion, to row, on. Fog well's terms, for the English championship. TERMS OF THE MATCH. (By Tclcßraph—Press Association.) Palmerston, May 10. A sculling .match has been arranged by coble by l!r. G. Seifert, Palmerston, between W. l'cgwcll and Barry, the champion sculler of England. Mr. Seifert, who is backing Fogwell, suggested a match for JJ2OO aside, to be rowed on the Thames in September, Fogwell to be allowed expenses win or lose. Barry .cabled to-day accepting (.lie terms. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT. • The above news will coiiie as a surprise, even In followers of Ihn spori. Fogwnll, since Hie day he came across to New Zealand as pacemaker to chamnion Dick Arnst, has always been regarded as a nice slylislv sculler, pacy over a couple of miles, but even his warmest admirers never gave- him a place among (he first light champions. A tendency to overtram has accounted for his rather poor showing in matches, notably asainst Ben i. horoughgoort on the Hunter' Hirer id July, I'JOS, and against. Whelch in April, - TO!). His recent showing against Whelch at Akarou on Easter Monday was a great restorer of confidence, and tliose intere.'-tcrf m sculling may anticipate with eonfidence that: Fogwell will make a good show against the Englishman. The rnco will have an added interest to New Zeo-' landers as it will be cue between Uie champion of England ami the ehninpioji of the Dominion. •

Barry claimed that he was far from well when he rowed Arnst on the Zambesi last year, but from the outset fed with an acquaintance with, A rust's powii mid machine-like drive gave the Londoner a chance, and sifting the strangely various reports of that race, there wmln be only <me conclusion, and that was that Arnst won as. he liked. The champion has doubtless given his pacer the Zambesi measure of Barry, and Arnst, beiuif tied up for a time over hie earning match with Pearce, Fogwell, in looking round for a match, has sprung the idea of one with Harry. That tlio latter still retains his position ns. Hie pick' of the Thames oarsmen was demonstrated quite recently by his cay win from Tom Sullivan's protege, Albany. If Harry was not really fit when lie rowed on the Zambesi, there is no legitimate line one can take with confidence as to the nbility' of (lie Englishman in a wager-bosf, but one can (tannic that, .iflor Barry's really good performance of recent date over the four-mile course on the Thames, that Fogwell will hnvo his work cut out to beat him over that

The match is fraught .with possibilities. ISven though' I'earcc be beaten by Arnst a few weeks hence, he will still lie considered a better man than l''ogwell. and. if. the latter can bent Barry, it will demonstrate pretty clearly (hat thr.ro is a bunch of Australian , oarsmen better than England's best. If flurry wins, and wants matches, be can look with confidence to a challenge from Poarce, and there is always ono awaiting him from Arnst if the money offered bulks big enough.