SCULLING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1088, 30 December 1911, Page 3

SCULLING.

THJi ARNST-BARRY MATCH

According to the London Sportsman, hopes are still held out by the Knglish people that Arnst will go over to the Thames to give I’arry the much-lalked-of race for ■ championship of the world.

ievidently the supporters have only leceutly received Arust’s request lor /jioou expenses (writes “Rigger” in the Sydney Daily Telegraph), because the Sportsman stales that Arnst is not at present in high favour, on account of Ids demand for _£iooo. This sum,

.. .e paper goes on to state, is exr"militant, and they doubt very much whether Arnst really means what lie says, as they have classed him as an inconsistent man. If the world’s champion would only lei! them his rock-bottom price, they should then know whether it was possible to give it. There is no questioning the fact that the Luglish people want the race on the Thames, while to obtain their object they might be inclined to give a little more than ,£SOO, but /Us° or /o tOOO were out of the question when Artist’s expenses would at the utmost not be more than ,£250.

With this statement comes the same old argument of Arnst having to relinquish certain lucrative occupations which he is engaged in ; so nothing more need be said on that point. Certainly ,£IOOO is exhorbitaut, as the English people say for a sculler to relinquish bis privilege of naming the course ol any race and go to another man’s stronghold, and if it were merely a question of conceding his opponent that privilege Barry and his supporters would be quite justified in objecting to pay more than ASOO. Nut that they are not justified now iu the stand they have taken, but circumstances also warrant Arnst iu the attitude he has adopted. It things get a bit slack with Arnst, it is just possible that he will go to London lor about ,£6oo ; bur if not be will stay here till he gets his first demaud.

Advices from Loudon state that Barry is still sculling well. He keeps up constant practice ou the Thames, and does not allow himself to get too far behind in condition. He is considered to have improved considerably since Amst beat him ou the Zambesi, and the general opinion in Loudon is that he would reverse the tables on A rust if the two met ou the Thames.