ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 204, 7 December 1910, Page 5

ATHLETICS.

AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING RECORD. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, December 6. At the Royal Life-saving, Swimming Carnival Cecil Healy put up another Australian record, covering 150 yards in lmia 34sec. CYCLING. Sydney, December 6. In cycling, H. Thompson put up aa amateur competition mile record of 2min 3 l-ssec. New York, December 5. The eighteenth annual six days' bicycle race has started at Madison Square Gardens. Fifteen teams entered, includ- / ing the following colonials: Patriek Hehir, Alfred Goulette, E. A. Pye, Gordon Walker, Jackie Clarke. TOMMY'BURNS RETIRES. Vancouver, December 5. Tommy Burns announces from Seattle his retirement from the prize ring. He will turn over the engagements he had arranged in England to Jack Lester, of Seattle, whom he picks as the coming champion. WORLD'S CHAMPION SCULLER. Received 7, 1.5 a.m. Sydney, December 6. Arnst, who arrived by the Ulimaroa, was welcomed by a gathering of aquatic men. *. SCULLING. Training operations in connection with the Webb-Pearce sculling match are moving along steadily, says the Wanganui Chronicle. Pearce. takes to his boas twice daily, at 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m., accompanied by Fogwell as pacemaker. The usual itinerary to scull steadily over a mile or so above Aramoho bridge, , and then return home at a good solid pace. Spectators can> thus get a good view of his work. There is a droop and somewhat awkward twist of the shoulder which does not altogether please onlookers, but Pearce certainly seems to get plenty of power behind his strokes, and his boat runs well. Whilst Webb is getting up to his rowing weight, the Australian is now down to his. During the past two weeks considerable improvement has been made in the ex-champion. He was beginning to get on the state side after his long spell out of his boat, but once into harness he began to pick up immediately, and during the last two weeks he has put on four pounds ia weight. Webb is being trained in true professional style by Mr. Atkinson, who has had considerable experience in get* ting men fit. He puts in very useful . work twice daily, in company with Joe '■-: Green as pacer.