SCULLING.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1920, Page 3

SCULLING.

NEUTRAL WATER QUESTION. 7 By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, .Sept., 1. In view of confusion over the term "neutral water" in connection with Saturday's race, a suggestion has been made that advantage should be taken of the presence of champion scullers to hold a conference to agree on a uniform definition In order to obviate friction In future contests.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BARRY-FELTON MATCH. i PAST CONTESTS HBCALLED. I The race between Alfred Felton and Ernest j Barry on Saturday was the second contest that has taken place between them for the sculling championship of the world. Barry j won tho championship from Amst on thcfl Thames in July, 1912, and held it until October last, when Felton defeated him iu a race on the Thames by a full eight lengths. Felton Is 27 years of age, 10 years younger than Barry. He Is 6ft 2in In height. He first cainje to the front as a sculler In 1909, when he won the Llsmore Handicap, in Now South Wales. In the same year he competed iu New Zealand and won the Manawatu Handicap. A series of successes in New South Wales followed, and in 1913 Felton challenged George Towns, and wrested from him,(lie sculling championship of Australia. He defended the title successfully against Harry Pearce and Robert Ford, but in 1014, after a hard race on - the Parramatta, he was defeated by .lames Paddon. Paddon in" the same year challenged Ernest Barry' for the world's championship. The race was rowed on the Thames, but Paddon was defeated. After his match With Paddon, Felton enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, and only returned to sculling after the armistice. Ernest Barry is a Londoner by birth, and is 37 years of age. In height he is only about 2in. less than Felton. He wrested the world's championship from Richard Arnst, the New Zealander, on the Thames in 1912, after being defeated by Arnst two years before on tlia Zambesi. Barry was the first English-born sculler to win the world's championship for 37 years, the last time the tille was won by an Englishman being in 1875, when Sadler beat Boyd. Barry successfully defended the title against Durnan, a Canadian, in 1912; H. Pearce,, an Australian, In 1913; and .lames Paddon, another Australian challenger, In 1914. FORMER CHAMPIONS. The following arc the holders of the championship since 1901. the second name In each case beiiig that of the loser:— m. s. 1001—Towns, Gaudaur, Canada 20 30, 1904—Towns, Tresslder, Parramatta 21 48 4-5' 1905—Slanbury, Towns, Parramatta 19 47 1906—Towns, Stanbury, Parramatta 19 53 1-5 1907—Towns, Durnan, Nepean 22 27 ' 1907—Webb, Towns, Parramatta 20 45 1908—Webb, Tressider, Wanganui 20 28 1908—AniBt, Webb, Wanganui 19 25 1909—Arnst, Webb, Wanganui 18 IS 1910—Arnst, Whelch, Akaroa 21 50 3-5 1910—Arnst, Barry,, Zambesi 20 14 3-5 1011—Arnst, Pearce, Parramatta 19 46 1912—Barry, Durnan, Thames 22 31 1913—Barry, Pearce, Thames 24 9 1914—Barry, Paddon, Thames 21 28 , 1919—Felton, Barry, Thames 21 28 From 1880 to 1901 the champions were Hanlan (ISBO-1884), Beach (1884-1887), Kemp (1887-1888 and 1890), Searle (18881889), McLean 1890), Stanbury (1891-1893), and Gaudaur (1896). Since 1880 there have been two New Zealand champions (Webb and Arnst), seven Australians (Beach. Kemp, Searle, McLean, Stanbury, G. Towns, and Felton), and two Canadians (Hanlan and Gaudaur). The umpire of Saturday's race was W. Beach, who held the championship from 1884 to 1887. -- ' ' »