SCULLING CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1502, 26 July 1912, Page 5

SCULLING CONTEST.

BARRY'S PROSPECTS GOOD,

By Telegraph-Press Aesoclation-Couyrisht London, July 2i. Tho Hon. Rupert Guinness, tho wcllknow oarsmau, will present tho states to tho winner of tho Arnst-Barry race at Putney. A feature of Arngfs training is the prolonged mnssago ho undergoes, <vnd tho use of oils. Barry is training harder than for any previous raw. Tho fact that tho championship has not been licld by an English-born, sculler since Sadler's days (1871-76) heightens tho public interest. Arnst is a glutton for work. Ono critio describes him as relying more, on strength than science, nnd as the Into part of his stroko is douo almost entirely with his turns, hia stylo requiics extraordinary strength to withstand tho strain over tho whole course, especially if tho water is rough. Barry sculls with machine-liko precision, and has mastered tho most important of details—that of respiration. Ho can do a lot of work before his energy is exI'iiustetl. His prospects arc good. . The Port of London -Authority has arranged for four boats to follow tho vaco.

HARD TRAINING FINISHED. (Rcc. July 25, 10.25 p.m.) London, July 25. Arnst has finished his hard sculling, and is now contented with occasional spurts. Ho admits that Iβ has trained hardor than for any previous contest.

THE ZAMBESI RACE RECALLED. Barry, the English sculling champion, is the holder of the record from Putney to Mortlake, tho course over which tho race for tho championship is to bo rowed. "Rigger," of the Sydney "Telegraph," in discussing the prospects of tho two men last week,- remarked that Arnst is not only a. fast man, but a stayer clso, and even with theso accomplishments he admits that Barry drew upon him fast towards the end of tho Zambesi nice. When Arnst arrived in England, he was asked which was tho hardest race he had ever beeif called upon to row, and he replied, "The ouo against Barry on the Zambesi." This, however, is uot quito consistent with tho remarks he made after the race with Pearco nn tho Parramatta twelve months ago, when ho said to Pearco: "You gave me a harder raoo than Barry did." The fact, however, that Barry was palling up on Arnst very quickly on the Zambesi course shows that he has a cluinco agaiubt Arnst, more esSecially as the race is on tho Thames iver, and over a 45-mile cqurso, instead of the 3 miles 330 yds. which Arnst has been used to rowing. ' . So far, as Arnst's training is concerned, it appears that ,he is progressing in a manner which leave? very little doubt ns to his ultimate form. Throughout the whole of his work he has gradually come up to concert pitch, without any unnecessary labour, and has practically gained racing form through constant and regular methods. A great many of his friends in Sydney anticipated that ho would find some difficulty in reducing his weight, but, happily, ho has not found the slightest need for unusually strenuous work. In "Bossy" Phelps he has a good trainer ■ and ouo who understands the g£ime_ thoroughly. Barry is said to be a verv skilful and clever sculler, but this, Harry Floyd, who was with Arnst in Africa, denies. "Tho man is not skilful," ho said, "in any way. Mr. Gny Nickalls spoke nbout Arnsfs sinew and musclo overcoming Barry's skill and science, but that was all nonsense. Why skill and scieiico menn speed, and the more scientific tho sculler is the faster he can row. I ran issuro .von', and I watched Barry very closely throughout his training and during the race, and I cannot cay the man is in tho least dperee skilful, as skill goes." ■■; Whether Barry is skilful or not, the fact that ho broke tho record for the Thames course takes a lot of arguing away by those who say ho is not fast.