SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 256, 4 December 1909, Page 5

SCULLING.

THE MANAWATU MEETING. ;i CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY 'FELTON. By Telegraph.—Press Association, a Palmerston N., Last Night. s Splendid conditions prevailed to day e for deciding the final of the above event, 0 hut the attendance of the public was r again disappointingly small, there bcinn not more than about 300 people to vit° news the completion of the rnc-ing. The starters aftd their handicaps woro* 6. Hagney lOsec., K. tireen 18sec„ E. Larsen 20sec., 8. Kemp 21scc., A. 1). Felton 24sec., T. Law'vson (Kteee. Lawson, the limit man, was the Srst despatched, followed by the others in their order, Felton, with the next largest handicap, rowing with a long sweeping etroke, not particularly marked _'oy the orthodox sharp catch and finish, overtook Lawson at "the bend about three-quarters of a mile from the start. Lawson here cut the turn too fine and grounded on the sandspit. When getting clear Lawson slightly. fouled Green, who had now drawn up, l and, steering ratTier erratically, troubled the latter for some time. The m»n were practically all in a bunch at tlic bend, except Ilagney, who had not then T'f I T nnd when this was negotiated, Felton was seen to be well ahead and Green a few en c tha behind. Hagney soon after drew flp, but was getting Kemp's wash for nearly a quarter of a mile, and as the former had come up from scratch at 18 to 40 strokes to the minute, he felt tue effect of the wash severely. Felton was here rowing u to the "minute, while Kemp was striking 28, both rowing prctformer eaev swin» ei.abled him to keep his lead With apparently great ease. Half way up t'ae straight Lawaon was lying third hat apparently was not able !o slave ,ff aagney, who was pulling up with digged determination in every stroke The portion was very little altered' from i | this point to the finish, and Felton ! maintained his lead to the end. He was ' still rowing about 24 and holding his i nf 'WM f ?' an ji 3ecmed t0 have Plenty I of go left in him. Kemp flashed pa-it , the post about two lengths behind Fclton with Hagney, the scratch man, aoout four lengths otf. Lawaon, Green and Larsen finished m that order, all I wen up to the first three.

A pressman interviewed Felton and Kemp after the race, and the rubbin*down process afforded an excellent opportumty of noticing the magniflc-nt phys!gue of young Felton. Though only 21 years old, he nas the devebV tnent of a much more mature nun standing six feet one and webbine '3 stone. The figure of this young sculler is a splendid study of the almost perfrvt male form. Felton is a native of Sydney, and is a total abstainer and a nonsmoker. He only started scullin? 15 months ago, and his phenomenal proS, " i ue lar ?sv to Peter Kemos tuition. Kemp, the second man to flaish to-day, is a son of the ex-champion of the world, and is 25 years old and weighs list 31b. He started paddling abouts m boats of all kinds from 'be age of 12, and at 1/ started in bte races. Most of the competitors in this match are staying in New Zealand to attend the big Wanganui carnival next month. The interval will be spent in active training, and the finishing ■touches put on should result in even at Foxto" nCeS than Wer ® put "P