EX-CHAMPION ARNST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 47, 18 October 1912, Page 5

EX-CHAMPION ARNST.

FOR TALKING’S SAKE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association’.) Sydney, October 17. Arnst has returned. Interviewed, ho said that his condition at the time of the race was all right. Barry was good anywhere, but was a better man on the Thames. If the cable said that Barry would give another race in New Zealand waters it must have got trvisted -a bit. He did not think Barry, Avho Avas very Avealthy, Avas likely to come out. He was willing to 1-oav him Avhenever lie liked, but would not go to England to race again. Regarding the future, lie Avas considering the offer of a friend to go into partnership on the land in Queensland. Failing that he may take up an irrigation block in Ngav South Wales. (Received 10.45 a.m.) Sydney, October 18. At a Avelcome tendered to roAver Arnst, Mr William Beach, presiding, said he felt quite sure had Arnst been Avcll lie could have beaten Barry in the morning and Durnan in the afternoon. Even noAV he Avas confident Arnst could get avcll enough to beat Barry. lArust, replying, explained that the papers Avere incorrect in reporting that he had collapsed in the race on the Thames. He eased up Avhen he sarv Barry finishing. He advised Pearce to take some friends to England as trainers. Wellington, October 17. The ex-champion sculler Dick Arnst, Avho arrived last Aveek by the P. and 0. liner Marmora, during his stay in Fremantle said: “1 am through Avith sculling. There’s nothing in it. You can’t get large gate receipt® in England, and all that Barry and I got out of our gate was £250 between us. Naturally, tlie Englishman is very popular just noAV, and I don’t think any sculler has ever been treated better than he has been by the sportsmen there. I only Avish people had been as anxious to row me while I was champion as they are to race him noAV.” When questioned further on the subject of his retirement the exchampion avus less positive. The inducement to race Barry aa t ouW have to be very liberal in the matter of expenses. He does not care to express an opinion as to Pearce’s chances of defeating Barry, hut is confident that the latter will easily account for his name as champion. He smiled at the suggestion that he is to become a “white hope.” “Oh,” he said, “some English interviewers were so persistent and Avanted me to say it so badly that in the end I did say it to get rid of them. What I intend to do is to select a block of land in Ngav South Wales, and if I get it I will settle doAvn. If I don’t I shall just have to get Avork.”