FOGWELL BEATEN.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1231, 13 September 1911, Page 5

FOGWELL BEATEN.

ENGL/ISH SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP BARRY WINS EASILY. Ey-JVeleeraph—Press Association—CoDyright London, September 11. I'lie raco between Ernest Barry and Fogwell for the sculling chamX».onship of England, and ,£IOO a side, ivas rowed 10-day on the Thames, over 'the championship course, from Putney to llortlake, a distance of -1J miles. Harry won by four lengths, and retains tho championship. Fogwell won the toss, and chose tho Middlesex station. There was a hugo crowd ashoro and aUoat, also three following steamers. A fast tide followed the wind. Fogwell was quicker away, and was clear in a minute. He led by two lengths and a half at tho mile. Barry, who was sculling beautifully without apparent effort, drew nearly level at tho Old Crab Tree, just past the mile, where Fogwell was troubled with roughish water. Barry took the lead at Gwynue's, and was, soon three lengths ahead. Thenceforward the raco was a procession. Barry was eight lengths ahead at Barnes Bridge (3.V miles) and he paddled home leisurely. At the finish Fogwell showed signs of a gruelling race, but ho was not unduly distressed. Tho official verdict gives Barry a victory of three lengths and a half. The time was 23inin. 21sec. VIEWS OF THE PRESS. (Eec. September 12, 9.35 p.m.) London, September 12. Barry, on. being interviewed after the race, attributed his victory to his body swin" He added that he was prepared to meet Arnst on tho Thames if financially supported. The newspapers generally regarded the raco as a triumph for the English sty e, Barry's long, well-swung body beating the challenger's short, quick arm pull. Fogwell's shorter stroke is held to be useless for long distances. "Tho Times" declares that Arnst asks .£750 for his expenses, but will have to be content with considerably less if he really desires to come to England. "Sporting Life" says that Barry on the Thames and Barry in straugo water are two different men. Barry has been promised .£SOO stake money for a match with Arnst, but another .£7OO is required. "Sporting Life" suggests that the public should subscribe. The "Sportsman" states that Barry undoubtedly did not show his best form on tho Zambesi. CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER. BARRY'S RECORD. Barrv, in his race against Albany for tbo championship on May 1 last', covered the distance in 23min. 2sec. On October 1° 1908, when Barrv won the title lrom George Towns, his time was 21mm. 12sec. The title had not been contested for many years previously. ~ . Fogwell is a brilliant young sculler, who at ono time, before Arnst was found, was looked upon as a possible world s champion. He is very pacy with a great deal of determination, but his stylo is rather of tho crisp, quick typo than of solid, hard stuff. The London "Sportsman, anticipated that Fogwell would lead at the two miles, but thought it doubtful whether ho would have enough in hand to win.' Standing some sft. 10in., and measuring 40in. round the chest, Fogwell 6cales, in condition, a little over list, m weight. He has done some very fine handicap rowing, succumbed to Thoroughgood and Welch," but proved' victorious over Syd. l'earce. Some months ago he beat that fine, gritty littlo sculler, Gcorgo Welch, of Kew Zealand. Barrv, tho present champion of England, rowed Gcorgo Towns down, but subsequently met with defeat at tho hands of Arnst on tho Zambesi River (South Africa), in a raco last year for the world's championship. Since then he has re-es-tablished confidence in himself by beating William Albany, tho champion of tho River Lea'. Barry is a noted slayer, who pushes away a lot. of water and rows staunchily and determinedly to the finish. Geo. Towns led him for a long part of tho journey, and he .is an honest, hard sculler, and yet ho was beaten, and Arnst himself declares that Barry pushed him to the finish on tho Zambesi. Said tho "Sportsman" recently: "If Fogwell is absolutely in his best condition ho should just about win, but if ho is tho slightest bit over or beneath form BaTry will boat him. As against this, Barry is tho best England can produce today. He has done some successful handicap rowing, and after beating Geo. Towns in England his admirers were confident that he had tho makings of a world's champion in him. He, however, went under to Arnst on the Zambesi, but apparently his backers still have confidence in him, as it seems very likely that in the event of his beating Fogwell he will again bo matched against Arnst, but on his own waters."

R. Arnst's Views, R. Arnst is one of the few men in Australia who can bo said to know anything directly of Barry's form and abilities. Ho said recently of the English champion:— "Barry is far better than Australians generally suppose, him to bo. Ho does not press for an advantage early in the race, but rows tho wholo course consistently and hard. As a rulo he makes his supremo effort afier about a mile and a half or two miles of tho journey, and just when you expect him to case a littlo you find him ready to ftimo at you again. And he does come again and again. "On the other hand, you know, that in his way, Fogwell is really a brilliant sculler; and although ho has shown out best over the shorter distances, I don't think that the long course of four and a quarter miles will seriously affect him, provided he is in absolut'ely'first-class fettle. There is a big tide under the scullers, and this will make the rowing lighter for t'ho Australian, whoso style is moro suited to "fast water." "Fogwell is, of course, a hard man to train; he goes off colour so easily. Coming down to bedrock, I think the men very evenly matched. I can conceive of no better match in recent limes." In conclusion the big New Zoalandor stated that on Barry's showing with him, Fogwell should get away two or three lengths at the start; "but I am doubtful," said the champion, "whether he can keep it. Unless the Richmond River man is at the real top of his form, then I think Barry will wear him down. Fogwell has a very hard task in front of him."