SCULLING.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1923, Page 3

SCULLING.

WOR 1/D’S CHA A 1 PI ON SIT IP. HA I) FI ELD LEA\ r ES FOR SYDNEY. WANGANUI, Alay li. Darcy Hadiicld will leave here to-day I'd.- Wellington, whence lie will sail on Friday next for Sydney by the Mamma. Sid Ferron will accompany him to Wellington, where they will be joined on Friday by Archie Sharpe and t has. Rliimes, of tbe New Criterion Hotel, wbo intends to see the race and will act as representative of the \A anganui Sculling Committee. Yesterday morning the challenger ami Archie Sharpe had a few sprints ojqMsite Webb s shed, and in these both got going very smartly. They were then joined by V. A) ebb, and the three sculled leisurely down to The 1T.8.C. shed, no attempt being made to do any fast work. Yesterday liadficld was busy packing bis boats, and Ibis afternoon was given tin official send-off by a number of bis supporu." - it tho Criterion Hotel. In a Seiler to a Wanganui friend. Pathlon described the course ou ’be Richmond river, over which the race 's to be rowed, as a very fine one, and he enclosed a rough sketch of the course. Judging by this, there is a splendid stretch of water, the liver being 300 yards wide most of the way, narrowing at places to 200 yards. The distance from starting point to finishing post is apparently three miles, lladficld’s supporters would much prefer a longer course, hut it may he an ease matter to arrange this.