SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 587, 23 July 1913, Page 5

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

BARRY RETAINS TITLE. I CHAMPION'S EASY WIN. jjy 'iVU-,:i-;\)ib. I'rni-* Association.- C»j>.vrlK-Ut London, Monday. The race between Ernest Barry, England, world's champion sculler, and Harry Pearce. Australia, for the championships of tho world and of England, was rowed on tho Thamef course, from Putney to Mot flake, today. The weather w/ih line, but a moderate head wind was blowing off the Midldesex shore, and the water wan rough at tho start at Putney to Hammersmith. Tho towing path was a mass of people, the crowd being larger than that which witnessed the ArnettBarry race. The two sculler* got away well logethe. and from the start Pearco wan the first to tako the lead, striking at ;i2 to the minute to Barry's 'SO. Pearce. who was driving his sou!Jo in deep, led by a quarter of a length at Craven Steps. BARRY'S NARROW ESCAPE. While making his eighth rtroke Barry nearly lost his ncull, and dropped back a little, hut when ho recovered he rowed with machine-like regularity. Pcarce was a quarter o(' a length to the good when tho first mile, post wan passed, and a fine race ensued to Hnrrod's. whore Barry gradually crept up. They shot Hammersmith Bridge with Barry half a length ahead, and soon after Pcarcc became distressed. He lost his form, and used his arms too much, while Barry, with a steady rhythmical swing', drew ahead. Thence the race home was merely a procossion. Barry slowed down and paddled home a winner by two lengths in 22m 2',l 2-.'>s.

Pearce rowed pluckiiy. hut was no match for the winner. Although outcla ased. lie never reaped lo persevere, and his brave effort wan loudly cheered.