SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 60, 29 July 1912, Page 8

SCULLING.

THE ARNST-BARRY PRELIMINARIES By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Received 28, 5.5 p.m. London, July 27. | Th« Westminster Gazette eaye that Barry is sculling as well as ever, and should be able to stay the full distance. Arnst, says tin; Gazette, will probably lead at the start. He lacks polished methods, and is inclined to ecmll too deeply. Many veteran oarsmen watched Arnst'a epins, chiefly starting practice. Afterwards he put in a hard row to Hammerswith, moving very fast. Barry did excellent work in rough water. Arnst is regularly practising starting from a stake-boat. He is unlikely to be handicapped by this form of starting, whi«h ie not used in the colonies. LEANDER AND AUSTRALIA. ' THE MATCH THAT FAILED.

Received 28, 5.5 p.m. London, July 27. The Daily Mail endeavored to arrange a contest between the Leander and Australian crews on the Thames. The Australians were most anxious to race, but the Leander men were unable, owing to buciness calls.'

STAMINA AND STYLE.

Received 29, 12.15 a.m. London, July 28. Th« Sunday Times expects Arnst to win, because strength is likely to prevail over style, after a red-hot tussle. ARNST AND BARRY.

To-day Arnst and Barry are to decide their match for £6OO a-side and the championship of the world. The latest news to hand about the scullers goes to show that both men are in good fettle. Letters received in Sydney by the last mail from London all point to Arnst as a sura winner, and a cable published last week stated that he was very fit and likely to start a warm favorite. There are many, including some good judges, who consider that Barry has no chance ftt all against the New Zealander. The j general opinion is that Arnst had absolutely no trouble with the Englishman on the Zambesi, notwithstanding that he declared on his arrival in England, when asked which was the hardest race he had ever rowed, "The one against Barry on I the Zambesi."

Barry is said to be a very skilful and •lever sculler, but this, Harry Floyd, who was with Arnst in America, denies. "The man is not skilful," he said, "in any way. Mr. Guy Nickalls spoke about Arnst's sinew and muscle overcoming Barry's skill and science, but that was all nonsense. Why, skill and science mean speed, and the more scientific the sculler is the faster he can row. I can assure you, and T watched Barry very elosely throughout 'his training and during the raee, and I cannot say the man is in tihe least degree skilful, as skill goes." It will be remembered that Floyd deekTed on his return from the Zambesi trip, that there were half a dozen scullers in Australia who could beat Barry. Whether Floyd's opinion is anywhere near correct remains to be proved. On* tuft, however, must not be overlooked, ft»d that is that Barry is the holder of the record for the Putney to Ifortlake eourse, and it is no mean sculler who ean i achieve this. He is evidently a fine! stayer, and it is his ability to last out! the full course at a sound swinging speed, without taking the customary spells after 6purts, which has enabled him to attain the position he now holds aa champion of England. Arnst is not only a fast man, but a stayer also, but many think that Barry will be travelling the faster at the end of the 4% miles over which the men will row. Still, providing Arast gets the lead'in the early stage* of; the race, as he is generally expected to do, it seems scarcely likely that Barry will 'be able to keep going at such a pwe as to crack the champion up, unless Dick is not properly fit on the day. Everything points to Arnst winning fairly eomfortably if he is in anything like his best form, even granting that Barry will have \ the advantage of knowing the eourse so well, which knowledge may enable himj to make a better race of it with the Sew Zealander than otherwise would b« the case.—"Victor," in Wanganui Herald. i