SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2170, 31 August 1920, Page 3

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

BARRY BEATS FELTON. UNFORTUNATE FOUL TAKES PLACE.' » Sydney, August 29. The race for the world’s sculling championship yesterday proved a much lamer affair (ban was anticipated, Barry securing an easV victory over Felton. The race was marred by their boats touching after passing (he 14 miles point. Both men held up their hands, claiming a foul, hut as they were in neutral water, and neither subsequently made a formal claim for a foul, the umpire, Mr William Beach, decided not to interfere, declaring that the incident in no way affected the race. The weather was fine, the river calm, find the slight breeze insufficient lo interfere with the rowing. There were great crowds afloat, and lining the hanks throughout the ionise, and il is estimated over 100,000 witnessed the race. The Mart "’as delayed till nearly four o’clock. Barry's rowing weight was 11.1.0, and Felton’s 12.8. Felton won the toss, and from a good start, both striking 28 lo the minute, Eeltoti soon went to the front and established a lead of 11 lengths. The pace to the mile beacon was very slow, that distance taking Tmin. 20soc. Here Felton’s lead was three lengths, and Barry was vowing comfortably in the rear. Approaching 1 Tennyson, the Englishman began gradually to overhaul has opponent,, Barry was now spurting finely, and forging along with long machinelike strokes. Felton failed to respond, and before I hey reached Morllake Barry had overhauled the leader. They rowed locked together for a time, (hen Felton’s hand .shot up and Barry’s immediately followed, indicating that the boats had touched. Both stopped rowing, awaiting a signal from .Mr BeaMi (the umpire), who was watching the race from an accompanying steamer. As previously slated, Mr Beach decided tL,:i 1 there was no use interfering. Little tjme was lost before a fresh start was made. Barry was the quickest away, and going at lop speed got two lengths ahead. Felton started to cha-e him, hut was never able (o gel near his rival, the. gaji gradually increasing. At Cuba ril a, Barrv had six lengths' ,ad-

vantage,, mul lie finished twelve lengths to the good, the whole eoui'se hi kin,g 2d min. 32see. Though the nmdiing incident wns r ogre I ted, the very general opinion wns linil the Australian find little it: nny chance nitev the Englishman drew love! wilh him, nnd ait or the bump ho made little real attempt- to overtake him. Barry deelared himself sorrv about the Bud, hul said it wa> nobody's fault, and purely accidental. (■Alton declined to say anythin'*'. Arnst. his trainer, said that the rc>nlt was imsalisfaelory from Felton’s standpoint, lie would like to see them moot attain. Mr Beach deelared that the hotter man won. Describing the foul, Barry said; “Overhaulin'*' him off Mortlake, I jumped on to him quicker than expected. It all happened in the excitement of the race. He was a tired man, and lan eager oner’

Speaking at a dinner later, Barry deelared that he had no intention ot contesting the title again, and intended to return to England in October, and set lie down in his little “puli” at Twickenham. Arnst told an interviewer that he thought I elton should have go I (he decision, as Barry chased him across the river. Arnst added. “Felton had nothing to say, -and took his beating like a man, ” but he had told him (Arnst) that ho thought he had won on a foul. Arnst said that, if Felton’s hackers wanted him to row- Barry again, and the killer was willing to low him in Australia, im (Arn-d.) would waive his challenge as the first for the next match. ■ The Sunday News, commenting on the foul, says: “it looks as if the collision could have been avoided by Felton, unless he was too tired to pull out of Barry’s way.” BARRY WILL NOT ROW' AGAIN. Sydney, August 30. Speaking at a dinner given in his honour, Barry offered as a suggestion For a settlement of. the disputed question as to who has the first right to challenge for the worlds title, that every man who thought he had a chance of winning the title to putup £250 towards a stake, and that the mail who came through the elimination heats and won the final take the lot, adding that lie had no intention of contesting again. FELTON WANTS ANOTHER RACE. Sydney, August - 30. The estimates of the spectators at the sculling race range up to 150,000.

Felton, when interviewed on Sunday, gaid he was prepared to row

Barry again publicly or privately to prove he is better than (lie Englishman. Criticising the umpire, Felton said he was very dissatisfied with the decision of Mr Beach, who Aims quite in error in saying that flic incident had no hearing on the result. He had heard since the race that when Mr Beach Avas asked on the umpire’s boat Avhat happened he •seemed (labherga.sted.