SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 129, 18 October 1912, Page 8

SCULLING.

INTERVIEW Willi AUNSST. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Lat Night. The cx-clriiiipio!) sculler Dick Arnst, who arrived last week by the P. and 0. liner Marmora, during his stay in Freinantle said: "1 am through with sculling. There's no thing in it. You can't get large gate receipts in England, and all that Barry and 1 got out of our gate was £250 between us. Naturally, the Englishman is very popular just now, and 1 don't think any sculler has ever been treated better than he has been by the sportsmen there. I only wish people had been as anxious to row me while I was champion as they are to race him now." When questioned further on the subject of his retirement the ex-cham-pion was less positive. The inducement to race Barry would have to be rerr liberal in the matter of expenses. He does not care to express an opinion as to Pearce's chances of defeating Harry, but is confident that the latter will easily account for his name as champion. He smiled at the suggestion that he is to become a "white ihope." "Oh," he said, "some English interviewers 'vere so persistent and waiited me to say it so badly that in the end I did say it to get rid of them. What I intend to do is to select a block of land in New South s Wales, and if I get it I will settle downj If I don't I shall just have to get work."

ARNST'S INTENTIONS. Received 17, 0.15 p.m. Sydney. October 17. Arnst Ims returned. Interviewed, he said that his condition at the time of the race was all right. Barry was good anywhere, but was a better man on the Thames. If the cable said that Barry •would give anoHrer race in New Zealand waters it must have got twisted a bit. He did not think Barry, who was very wealthy", was likely to come out. He was willing to row him whenever he liked, but would not go to England to race a"ain. Regarding the future, he considering the offer of a friend to go into partnership on the land in Queensland. Failing that he may take up an irrigation block in New South Wales.