SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 65, 13 April 1909, Page 2

SCULLING.

WHELCH BEATS FOGWELL. THE AUSTIJALIAX ROWED TO A STANDSTILL. By Telegraph—Press Association. Chvistt-luirch, Lust Xighl. The race between Whelch (Akaroa) ami Fogwell (Australia) lor the championship of Xew Zealand and iUOO aside was rowed iu the Akaroa harbor tliis afternoon in brilliant weather, the calm sea making the tide light and the breeze being behind the competitors. There was a great crowd of spectators. Fogwell won the. toss and chose the inside course, which was gene-ally considered better. The men got away at the lirst essay, starting tlteinse'lvcs. Whelch settled down with a fast and powerful stroke, Fogwell holding him with a longer and more graceful pulling stroke, for the hist few minutes WlieU'h kept up 30 to tile minute, w'hile Fogwell could hardly have exceeded .10. Tile competitors slowed down considerably after doing the half-mile, At the tlircc-uuarter mile. Fogwell was leading by a length. Whelch, however, sprinted, and once more drew level, both men then going strongly. About one and a half miles from the start Whelch put on a marvellous spurt ami seemed almost to leave Fogwell standing. Amid great cheering i u . j m !li>a to the front, and speedily placed a gap of two lengths between himself and his opponent.. Fogwell made a game ell'orl, but could not diminish the distance, while Whelch was going as strongly as ever. Suddenly Fogwell sat up, app,,.ently rowed out. He indicated that so far a's he, was concerned the race was over. Tin. denouement was wholly unexpected, the breakup of the Australian being so oramntically sudden, Whelch streaking away to the front, every stroke making an' ever-increasing gap, followed liv cheers of the crowd on steamers and iauik-hes. Fogwell started again, with the intention of covering the course, with absolutely no hope of getting to the front. Two miles from the start Whelch was twenty yards iu front, and rowed easily up the harbor to the winning point, amid a roar of cheers, hooting, syrens screaming, etc., By some omission no I'lTiciiU ti keeper was appointed, but the time for the race, taken bv Dick Arnst, was for the lirst mile a little under six minutes. The whole distance was covered in 20uiin. 27sec. Whelch rowed in Ihe iiont used by Webb when be met Arnst for the world's championship on the Wangunu: river.

THE WKIIB v. AiiXST CHALLENGF

Wanganui, Saturday. The Herald's writer. "Victor." express the opinion that there is a >lrong probability of Arnst accepting Webb's challenge almost immediately, mid of (he race being decided within'a couple of mouths, perhaps at Wongaimi or at Akaroa. Arnst has not vet intimated his acceptance of the challenge'. It. is mid:T-.tood that. Webb's arm lias thoroughly recovered from 'the ell'ects of -train which handicapped him at the last championship race.