SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1920, Page 3

SCULLING.

FELTON-BARRY RACE. , PRESS COMMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, August 30. The Herald comments that Felton, was very tired when passing the gasworks,- where the foul occurred. He seemed to be" all out and unable to get out of Barry's way. The Telegraph says that the foul had no effect on tho ultimate result. Barry finished full of rowing, but Felton was very tired and appeared to be rnved right out. The better man on tho day undoubtedly won. Beach declares that Pelton was done and could not £et out of Barry's way. It was a poor race for the championship, and Pelton was altogether outclassed. It is somewhat remarkable that the foul occurred at the same spot where Hanlon fouled BeAch in the 1884 race. Felton's defeat came on hl3 birth-day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen. London, August 29. Barry's victory delighted the country. Tho champion is hailed as the greatest sculler England has produced. Barry is assure of an enthusiastic hoime-coming. Ho 13 immensely popular aa a clean and modest sportsman." "I have been,making shirts for him," says his wife, "the first I ever made, bui h* would not have got them If be had not won." —United Service, FELTON'S FORMAL PROTEST. WANTS TO RACE AGAIN. Received August. 30, 0.5 p.m. Sydney, August 30. Felton's solicitor has formally protested to the stakeholder against the stakes being handed to Barry. Pelton has challenged Barry to row him again any day tills week for the stakemoney, which Felton considers legally his. Barry expressed himself as disappointed and disgusted at the way Pelton had taken his defeat, and said: *'When Pelton heat me on the Thames I said to him, 'Good luck Alf, old pal.'" Paddon has .accepted a challenge from Arnst. Details of the match are being ar-ranged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FELTON DISSATISFIED. Sydney, Au?ust 30. Estimates of the spectators at the sculli.ig rare go as high as 150,000. Felton, interviewed on Sunday, sa'.d he was prepared to row Barry again publ'.ciy ox privately to prove he Is better than the Englishman. , Criticising tne umpire Pelton said he is rery dissatisfied with the decision of Bea':h, who was quite in error in saying the incident had no bearing on the result. fee bad heard since the raoo that when Beach was aßkcd on the umpire's boat what happsned he seemed flabbergasted. RIGHT TO WORLD'S TITLE. Sydney, August 21). Speaking at the dinner In his h0n0.% Barry offered as a suggestion for the settlement of the disputed question of who has fiie first right to challenge the world's title that every man who thought he had a chance of Tinning the title should put u>> £250 towards a siake and tho man who came through ruminating heats and won the final takes the lot. Barry added that he had no intention ot contesting again—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Arui.