SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 25, 30 June 1913, Page 8

SCULLING.

DICK ARNST READY FOR WORLD CHALLENGE.

Dr. Thacker, one of New Zealand's most prominent sportsmen, who, with Mr. Bry e, is managing'the touring New Zealawl Kugbv League team, has issued a challenge to the world on behalf of Dick Arftst (says the Sydney Sun). Dr. Thackei was with Arnst practically from the start of his career, and accompanied him to tile Zambesi river on the occasion he defeated Barry. "In his last race with Barry," said Dr. Thacker, "none of 'fiickV'isM porters had anything to do with hiiv. He practically financed himself, and the world wondered why he was beaten. For ten days before the race he was unable to get fresh fruit, of which he it very fond. He had to eat tinned fruits, and contracted ptomaine poisoning. Six days later he felt well, and put up what he considered one of his best performances. On the day of the race he was going well, but he felt the weakness in his stomach peculiar to ptomaine poisoning. Off Barnes* Bridge he struck three big waves, one of which went clean.over him, and when he got through Barry was six lengths ahead of him. He had been reserving himself, and that was the mistake he made. He chased Barry and in 60 strokes was up to him. Then the weakness came again and Barry got ahead. Thirty yards from home lie gave up, knowing he could not win. He says "that if it had been a hundred yards further on he would have caught Barry. T asked Arnst why he did not tell the people of his illness, and he said, 'No; I'm not the one to cry "stinking fish" when I'm beaten.'" "Now," went on the 'doctor, "Arnst is prepared to meet anybody—Paddon, Hagney or anyone else, and I'm going to stand behind him. We will meet the winner of the Barry-Pcarce match, and for any stake. Talking about Paddon, Dick will row him where lie likes, although naturally the Paramatta is preferred, on account of tlifc gate. I might say that after Arnst's race with Barry he went to Boulogne for the pigeon matches. l[ e was unnerved for a while, but he recovered, and came away, after having beaten the crack shots, and having won £SOO. "Our challenge," concluded Dr. Thacker, "amounts to a challenge to the world."