WORLD'S SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 11 July 1911, Page 7

WORLD'S SCULLING.

PEARCE AND ARNST AT'wORK

Absolutcly perfect weather is being experienced by the competilors in the gre.al. struggle for the world's championship on July 29 (says the Sydney "Referee" of July 5). The waters of Ihe famous Parramatta. River havo been as smoolhas a. sheet, of jrhi.-s, and the mih just warm enough to please the most fastidious trainer.

The champion, in quarters at Mort.lake, moves freely, and continues to do long steady work from there. He is onlv 'lib* over-weight, but in the boat he ' look's a trifle more.. There is no gainsaying the fact that Arnsi is fast approaching condition, and, it the weather remains good, should easily be in first-class fetllo by

the race-day. He. perhaps, is not rowing absolutely in his best form, and some defects are noticeable which should he corrected before Hie day of I lie race. Rowing with powerful shoulder's and a grand drive, his boa.t has good pace, and travels fairly free; tint the champion at times seems if anything, to have a, little too much body suing. Xo one doubts but that he. does and can swing, homo well-recog-nised and excel Inn t. judges of best sculling consider thai Arust at present overaccentuates the body swing back, with tho result that ho thrA'ws his immense weight on to the bow of his boat, and does not release hsi quickly enouxh,

Second deposits of 41200 per man wore pul up mi' Saturday. July I. making XfifM in all. The remaining ,£IOO will so up on the morning of Iho race

Mr. 'J'. S. Kelly has J'eairo quartered at Gladesville. ' The ramp comprises Harry J'earce, Svd. Kemp. (.!co. Mattersou, anil l'eler 'Nelson. i\vd. I'earce is joining the party. The Australian champion is rowing strongly, and could row his race in a fortnight were such necessary. Hi., weight is now i:lst. tllli., and lis is -(Joinjr all tint is n.-ked of him. I'earce is confident, and yet he is lacing n world-heater in Arust. If he is hcaten he will be hcaten on his merits, for every care is being taken to give him the bo.-t possible chances of getting fit. His worst fault at present is the old one of shnoting his slide. Pcarce is covering the full course of three miles 101 yards twice daily, and is fairly revelling in his work. In all his recent races the Australian champion has had the race won after a mile and a half of the journey, and up till recent limes he has been credited with being "a miler." Pcnree has lived down that reputation. No donbl, he will at. least he fully extended at Putney againsl Arnst.