SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 380, 4 May 1910, Page 7

SCULLING.

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. THE DOINGS OF BARRY. London, March 12. Just now is a good time to be up the river. In tue morning the rival Blues are practising, and generally Barry can be seen between 3 and 4 in the afternoon.

He is in capital form, and is doing better work in his boat than ever before in his career. He has managed to cure a slight cold, and this week has benefited greatly by the massage treatment prescribed by Dr. Cheetham Strode. A special masseur has visited Putney every day, and prior to rowing has kneaded the muscles of Barry's stomach for a considerable time. It is early yet to write of details. So far as atliletes are concerned the treatment is new, but the champion considers that the treatment has been beneficial, inasmuch as the effect enaibles him to do his work more readily. This week he lias had plenty of company in his training rows. Yesterday Mr. Guy ■Nickalls and ''Bossy'' Phelns were in a double sculler, whilst in the trebles with Tom Sullivan, tile trainer, were P. S. Pope, the Oxford spare man, and Dan Corclery. Others joined the party, and Barry had quite an escort. After a strong row on the ebb tide, iie weighed list 10ii>, am! thus continues to maintain his weight in a highly satisfactory manner. Sullivan, who is advising; the Oxford.! coach, and is teaching Donkin, the •coxswain, the course, is just now a busy man; but he is all the time concentrating himself on Barry. He is particularly watchful over the question of 'weight), having realised that the heavier and stronger he can send the English champion to the post, the better are his prospects of success. Only one pound has been dropped in over five weeks' work, which in itself is a remarkable thing for Barry has been by no means idle. Save wet days, he has sculled regularly seven days a week, and occasionally been put over long distances. For the pound of flesh that ha has lost, Barry has developed excellent soft muscle on the chest and back, whilst his legs are hard. Arnst, it is said, is the heaviest champion of the world that we have ever had. He scales in condition 12st 71b, and in addition to being particularly powerful is, according to those over here who have seen him, clever in his boat. He has not perfected his rowing to such an extent as has Barry, but in an arduous race strength is such an acquisition that it is not surprising that Sullivan is straining every nerve in order to make the Englishman as powerful as his opponent. If he can do that, it is said, Barry cannot possibly lose, for he is a perfect oarsman. His sculling just now is much enjoyed bv the members of the rowing dubs, and embryonic I amateur champions are closely watchin" I and trying to copy his stvle. • • °