SCULLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 895, 22 September 1910, Page 4

SCULLING.

Sydney, Sept. 19. Harry Floyd, Artist’s trainer, in a letter to the Sun, describing the Arnst-Barry race, speaks rather disparagingly of Barry’s rowing. He states Barry swings back very little beyond the perpendicular and knifes his left scull badly at catch. He rows with straight arms and knees together, and takes a short stroke with no drive at th • finish. Describing the race, Floyd says Barr}', winning the toss, chose what Arnst’s supporters considered to be the worst position. “I never,” continued Floyd, ‘‘saw a mau go so carelessly to the mark as Barry. His boat was out of line and halt a length behind Arnsl when the latter asked, ■ Are you ready ?’ and to the surprise of all Barry dug his sculls in and away they went. It was the tamest start lor a big race I ever saw. Dick only started at thirty, and Barry much about the same. Anist rowed 27 in the second minute, and was going away fast until at the quarter mile he was thiee lengths ahead. From then it was simply the same all the way over the course. Barry never seemed to make an effort, while Dick was rowing pretty well in front ol him, but was sometimes down as low as 22 to the minute. He was lour or live lengths ahead down to within about 250 yards of the finish, and then Barry suddenly stopped rowing freely and threw water over himself. He then continued on to the finish, and then backed up and shook hands with Dick, and thus ended one of the tamest races ever seen.”