SCULLING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 30 August 1920, Page 5

SCULLING.

WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. BARRY REGAINS TITLE. SYDNEY, Saturday. The sculling championship of the world was rowed on the Parramatta River .this afternoon between Barry, of England, the ex-champion, and Felton, of Australia, Barry regaining the championship taken from him hy - Felton last year, getting the decision hy ten lengths AN UNFORTUNATE FOUL. SYDNEY, Auigmst 29. The race proved a much, tamer affair than was anticipated, Barry securing an easy victory over.Felton. Barry’s rowing weight was 11.10 and Felton’s 12.8. Felton won.the toss and from a good start, both striking twenty-eight to the minute, Felton soon went to the front and established a lead of one and a half lengths. Approaching Ten nyson, the Englishman began gradually to overhaul his opponent. Bar,ry was now spurting) finely, and forging ahead with long machine-like strokes. Felton failed to respond, and before they reached Mortlake Barry had' overhauled the leader. They rowed locked together for a time,. then suddenly

Felton’s hand shot up. Barry’s im-

mediately followed indicating that the 'boats had touched. Both stopped rowing, awaiting a signal from Beach, who was wa’tehing the race from an accompanying steamer. Beach decided

that there was no use in interfering,

Little time was lost before a fresh start was made. Barry was quickest

away, and, going at top speed, got ■two lengths ’ lead. Felton started to chase him, hut was never able to get near his rivail, the gap .gradually increasing. At Cabarita, Barry had six length’s advantage, and he finished twelve lengths to the good, the whole course taking 24.32. Though the touching incident is regretted, the very general opinion was that the Australian had little if any chance after the Englishman <| rew level with him, and after the' bump made little real attempt, to overtake him. Barry declared himself sorry about the foul, but said it was nobody’s faiflt, being purely accidental. Arnst, his trainee, said the result was unsatisfactory from Felton’s standpoint. Ho would like to see them meet agaiji. Beach declared that the better man won. Received 9-50 a.m. SYDNEY, This day. Estimates of the number of spectators at the' sculling race run to 350, 000. Felton, interviewed on Sunday, said he was prepared to row Barry again, publicly or privately, to prove that he is better than the Englishman. Criticising the umpire, Felton said he was very much dissatisfied with the decision of BeaCh, who was quite in error in saying that the incident had no bearing on the result. He had heard since the race that when Beach was asked on the umpire’s boat wbat had happened he seemed flabbergasted. DISPUTED RIGHT TO CHALLENGE BARRY MAKES A SUGGESTION. f „ . Received 5.50 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. Speaking at a dinner in his honour, Barry offered as a suggestion for the settlement of the disputed question as to -who has the first right to challenge for the world’s ‘■.idle that every man who thought he had a chance of winning the tlt’c should put up £250 towards a stake, the man who came

through the eliminatiin heats and won the final to take the lot. He added that he had no intention of contesting the title again.