SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1915, Page 8

SCULLING.

The probability of Charlie Town's retirement from the racing arena comes as a surprise to the aquatic world (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). It was fully understood that ho would agree to almost any fair conditions as long as lie could get a second go at Bill Webb, of Wanganui, the man who took the championship away to New Zealand from Towns and Australia.

However, it seems that in the interval Towns has spent on his farm in the Richmond River district his keenness for another tilt at Webb has waned, and his definite retirement from sculling is almost practically certain. George Towns expressed himself as greatly disappointed at his brother's decision, for, as he puts it,'it was his most cherished hope to see the younger brother try conclusions again with Webb. There would have been no trouble about Charlie getting his stake of £2OO to row Webb, either here or in New Zealand, for his performances in his last fewraces proved that he was at the zenith of his form. George Towns firmly believes that had the Webb-Hannan race been decided before Charlie left for Richmond he (Charlie) would have gone on with his challenge to Webb, but once firmly etablished on his farm he is reluctant to leave it.