SCULLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1922, Page 1

SCULLING.

WORLD’S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

WANGANUI, March 19

Interest in the forthcoming race for the world’s championship between Paddon and ITadfield has been quickened by the announcement that ‘‘"Dick** Arnst lias challenged the winner. Arnst’s challenge, accompanied by £IOO deposit, reached Wanganui yesterday.

The announcement occasioned general surprise, for though it was known by the inner circle that Arnst was hankering after another race, the public believed his statement, made immediately after his defeat, that he was “out of the. game for good.” Arnst will undoubtedly have a big backing if lie again measures sculls with Hadfiekl should the champion retain the honours against Paddon, as the Arnst party were not at all satisfied with their man’s performance last January. Neither was Arnst, who declared that he had not done himself justice. Tn this he was obviously stating a fact, as bis exhibition was not by any means Worthy of a world’s champion. Whatever the reason, Arnst failed badly, and Hadfield was never given a moment’s worry. The Hadfield party welcome Arnst s challenge, being quite confident that Hadfield, if called upon to meet the exchampion, will again show him the way home. Discussing Arnst’s challenge, the “Herald” athletic writer, “Victor,” says that the day after he had been beaten so easily by Hadfield, Arnst told the writer that he was very disappointed with his showing in that race. He knew from thle trials he had done that he ought to have rowed a lot better, and was confident that, given another opportunity, he could turn the tables on Hadfield. In any case, he said, he was anxious for another race to prove that, even if beaten, he was at least capable of making a good show against Hadfield. He added that he would have put in a challenge there and then but for Jim Paddon being already m with onle, and entitled to the next race against Hadfield. “Before lie left Wanganui, Dick told me he would be on hand, or I would hear from him as soon as Hadfield and Paddon signed articles, and, true to his word, the ex-champion has lost no time in challenging the winner, and lodging the deposit as evidence of bis bona fides. , Since he left Wanganui, Arnst haß ben staying at IW Taj», near Chn.tchurch, with his people, and is still

there. If he carries out his present intentions, he will come up to Wanganui very shortly to do a bit of sculling himself, and watch Paddon and Hadfield in their work on the river.

It was understood that D. W. Ripley, the champion of New South Wales intended to challenge the winner of the forthcoming rade, but Arnst has got in first, from all appearance, in that case Ripley will have to wait some time before he can arrange a match for the world’s title.