SCULLING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10680, 29 July 1912, Page 5

SCULLING

CABLE NEWS

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ARNSTV_B*RRY TO-DAY'S CONTEST. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, July 27. alio Westminster Gazette states that [Barry is scuffing as) well as ever, and should .bo able to stay out tho full distance. Artist, it .says, is likely to take the lead at the start, but he looks polished- methods, and is inclined to scull' too deeply. The- Dsiiily Mail en'dieavoured to arrange a sculling contest between the Leander College team (which 'won at tJio Olympic Games), and) tho Australiamn, on tho river Thames. Tho Australi.ins were most anxious to row, but the Leander team were "Unable to do so, owing to business calls.

THE FINAL SPRINTS.

ARNST PRACTISES STARTING

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, July 27. 'Many veteran oarsmen have watched Aanst in his spins. His work has been chiefly confined to starting practice, but ho afterwards did a liard .row to Hammersmith, moving very fast. Barry has been doing excellent work 'in rough water. Arnst is regvulii rly practising starting from the stake boat. It is not likely that he will' bo handicapped by the form of starting, which is not used in the colonies.

ARNST EXPECTED TO WIN.

Received This Morning, 10.15 o'clock. LONDON, July 28. The Sunday Times expects Amst to win, because"strength is likely to p'evail over style, as after a red-hot tussilo he will be merely required to IwM his own- over tho long course. (The* match between Arnst and Barry .will be rowed on the Thames to-day. The result should be known in •Mnsterton, early tomorrow morning.)