GOODSELL WINS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 142, 6 September 1927, Page 1

GOODSELL WINS

World Championship Sculling Race Rowed in Choppy Sea

BARRY TEN LENGTHS BEHIND By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. Received 12.20 p.m. VANCOUVER, Monday. !N a choppy sea and against adverse weather conditions Goodsell walked away with the world championship sculling race, beating Barry by 10 lengths in 24 minutes 13 seconds. The race was rowed against a strong’ head-wind, following a heavy rain storm. Goodsell finished as fresh as a daisy.

/IOODSELL started with a stroke of 32, and for the first third of a mile Barry held the lead. At less than half a mile Goodsell forged ahead, and before the mile was five lengths ahead. At the second mile he was eight lengths ahead. With Barry showing signs of a spurt, the Englishman was up about three lengths, but quickly lost it again. From then on there was never any question of the result. Goodsell spurted, using 22 strokes to the minute, and, steadily increasing

the distance between them, he passed the winning post 10 lengths ahead, rested for a few seconds, and paddled to the shore. Seen after the race, Goodsell said: “Tell my friends in Australia that, of all the men I have rowed against, Barry is the best sport I have met. It was a good race, but the water was very choppy.” A great crowd surrounded the winner on his arrival, and many Australians were present. The victor was greeted by cries of “Coo-ee!” Goodsell expressed far more concern over the fate of the occupants of a launch that was burned than he did over. the race. The report reached him that a baby had ' een burned to death. This made him quite sad, and when he was told that the report was erroneous his rising spirits were quite discernible.—A v and N.Z.

BURNS NEXT CHALLENGE FOR TITLE GOODSELL IN CALIFORNIA By “RIGGER” Goodsell, who retains his title, was born in New South Wales, and Barry in London. Goodsell stripped at his racing weight, 11 stone 41b., and Barry at nearly two stone more. Barry is a trifle bigger, all round, than his uncle, Ernest Barry, who won the title in 1912, and with his 6ft. lin. of height had a distinct advantage in weight over the Australian. WELL BOATED Both men were admirably boated, Goodsell in a new shell sent to him by George Towns, the former world’s champion and now a noted boat-builder. Barry’s skiff was presented to him by Sims Brothers, the famous Putney boatbuilders, and therefore is of the same construction as the new eightoarboats recently distributed among the rowing associations of New Zealand. Goodsell was confident of retaining his title, and the result suggests that he will hold it for some time yet. The Australian has been making good money coaching in America, and has made appearances on the vaudeville stage, 'while he has had engagements as rowing instructor at a ladies’ university in California. One of his recent racing appearances was in a novel sculling marathon, from Long Beach, California, to Catalina Island, a distance of 30 miles. Sixtytwo competitors, including four women, ! faced the starter, and Goodsell finished second to another Australian, Frank Hagney, who owed his success to the fact that he sewed a pad of greased leather to his pants, thus converting his fixed-seat boat —the type specified for the race—into a sliding-seat craft. Miss Krog, an 18-year-old schoolgirl, was the first woman to finish. She reached Catalina at 11.30 p.m., five hours after the winner. SHARING THE TAKINGS The race at Vancouver yesterday must have been a good proposition for Goodsell. It was for £SOO aside, and the scullers were to divide the gatetakings, which were expected to be considerable. Goodsell some time ago notified prospective challengers that other challenges must be sent through the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and that he would not row for less than £SOO aside. A challenge was deposited some time ago, at the office of the Sydney “Referee.” on behalf of Alf Burns, another Australian. “Paddy” Hannan, the New Zealander, stated some time ago that he, also, was anxious for another chance at the title.