WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 312, 10 January 1908, Page 3

WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

"Victor," the aquatic writer in the Waapani Herald, ted the following ia hts M« «■ Wednesday:— Mek Treasider informa-me that a buj* —far Of Newcastle sport* intend coming tw to Wanganui to ice the race oa the 2Uth February. He says that faUy 0)0 nay be expected from there shwld half of those who (poke of coming mt in an appearance. The people of Newcastle have a very high opinion of oar visitor, both as a sculler and »s a man, and they hare shown their eonitaaa ia hi* ability to scull by the support they hate accorded him in his past races. When he met George Towns his Meads planked their money down so toßdty that they made Dick favorite until the day of the race, when Towns ralsd at 4 to 2 on. His Newcastle hat hen were well aware that Treesider «u aot a fit man—owing to an illness aa that occasion, bat still they felt conMat he eoald win. His failure to do ao was a serai* blow to them, bat now Oat he has recovered his full measure of health, aad is moreover sculling as well aa ever, they are very hopeful that ha will prove himself the best man in thaworld. They are good backers, and if they come over here may be depended ■poa to hack their' opinion with the article that talha—money. They are ■ore of one thing, aad that is that win or laee Dick will ghra them a good run for their money. tftiaaiihr had heard so much against tha Waaganai river aad the climate here that he was very agreeably surprised m reaching here. On fixst seeing the tha he expressed the opinion that it -was a splendid ose. He had been led to believe that it was very narrow, that the earrents were bad, and it was alwajs rough, bat he foand a beautifully wide sheet of water generally as smooth aa glass, and everything favorable to rowing, whilst the climate had been firstehaa. He says, therefore, that it will be >0 fanlt of the river or of the climate if he cannot win. Fred Ford has been struck at the ■amber of likely-looking young men in the local rowing clubs, and hj« said to the writer: "Yon have some of the finest Material in the world here, and ought to tan oat many champions, especially with sach a grand river." Tressider and Bah both agreed with Ford. . . Webb looks particularly well about the arms and shoulders, on which thr Madea are standing out well. If nothing unforeseen happens he ought to be ia splendid form in a week or so. Flo far Webb had had no pacemaker, bat I understand that there i* a probability of Joe Green assisting the champion next week. For some time oast Green has been working, and has • been anaUe to do any rowing except in the evening*. The job be is at is neariag completion, however, and next week, if nothing else happens along, he will go |fti» training properly for the amateur championship race at Napier. If he can he wBl, of course, work with Webb, and be will be of great assistance to the dmmpion as a pacemaker, while he will H—ii benefit much by rowing with Webb, and should'soon get back to his ! heat form.