ROSE IN ENGLAND.

Shannon News, 4 June 1926, Page 4

ROSE IN ENGLAND.

♦ EFFORTS TO ARRANGE MATCH WITH NURMI. London, May 20. J. W. McHolm, who is fathering the New Zealand long-distance runner, Randolph Eose, says that he has taken him to train at Hove, a suburb of Brighton, so that London footpaths will not damage his legs. McHolm is determined to exhaust every means in arranging a match between Eose and Nurmi.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . t

Mr. H. Ros'e, father of the New Zealand champion distance runner, received a cablegram stating that his son and MoHolm were both well on arrival in England last week, and that they had settled down at "Dudley's," Brighton. • Reports of progress on th'e voyage to England, contained in letters written by Rose to his parents, show that the champion suffered severely from seasickness during the early part of the trip. Before reaching Honolulu, however, the runner and his companion had both become more accustomed to the sea, but with the wcath'er very hot they could not do full justice to the dinirig-saloon fare. Within one day of Honolulu cooler weather was experienced, and Rose had nis first dance on board. Skipping -exercise was also commenced by him about that time, but being unaccustomed to this form of training on a hard deck he suffered from shin soreness. Not being a good Bailor, he did not participate in deck games up to the tim'e of arrival at Honolulu. Appreciation of the treatment on board the Aorangi is expressed in the letters from Rose, a rubbingdown board and an area for skipping being placed at the disposal of , the champion. Before the first port of call was reached a wireless message was received from the New Zealand'ers at Suva extending a welcome to Rose and McHolm, and requesting the champion runner to give an exhibition rim at Suva. Although the stay th'erc' was only for a few hours Rose agreed to run. Rose and McHolm were given a great reception on arrival, people from New Zealand colony m'eeting them and motoring them round the island and back to town in time for Rose to don running "togs." His performance over a" mile was particularly good, all things considered. He covered the distance in 4min 33sec. After the race Rose and McHolm were entertained at. dinner, and the champion was presented with a set of sleeve-links.

It was also stated in th'e letters that Rose and McHolm intended, on arrival in America, to spend one day in Vancouver and one day in Winnipeg before proceeding via the Great Lakes and Toronto to New York.