SCULLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13520, 31 October 1911, Page 8

SCULLING.

FOGWELL’S DEFEAT. JACK ARNST WRITES TO DICK. THE CHAMPION AND BARRY. Jock Arnst. who went to England with sculler Billy Fogwell, and who was recently defeated by William Albany, . the English oarsman, for .£SO a side, writing to, his, brother Dick, the world’s sriys that Fogwell’a defeat by Barrv .was inexplicable. The New South oarsman was pulling beautifully in practice, but did not go off the mark as he should have done. Jack considers Fogwell should have ‘got a’ bigger jump bn his opponent from the first dip of the scrills, and that he should never have been overhauled at Hammersmith. Barry put in a few hard ones at a -mile and a half, and Fogwell, who was in the lead, seemed to falter. Barry was then soon ahead of the Australian, and pulled easily after the two miles. The gate monev amounted to only 4126. ; Jrick Amst says that Fogwell had in tended training him for his race with Albany, but eventually decided to return to Sydney by the ' R.M.S. India with Mr (Jeorge Seifert, his backer. Arnst then got Phelps and Coderv, who went to the Zambesi, with Barry to look after him. Referring to Dick Arnst’s proposed match with Barry either in Australia or England, Jack says it would not pay Dick tb .go to England under : £750 expenses, and ertfirm’s the Sun’s cabled news that a. public fund had been started to try and raise that amount, together with Barry’s stake: of £SOO. When interviewed hv the Sun Dick Arnst said, "Well, I don’t know now that I’d go home for, even £750. I am going to’ask Bafry to. come out here and row me. I will allow him £SOO expenses and I will take all the gate money. I offered to go ter England for £750 and lot Barrv have all-the gate, so my offer should bring the Englishman out here, as, although. I hold tjib .title. the difference in expensed is only £259. Anyway, I’ll make that offer to Barry, especially as Jack tells me ho is almost sure to come out and row me here. If’Barry does come out I want the race rowed on a Monday, as too many people see it hero on a. Saturday for nothing.” “Barry must bo rowing a great deal better than when I saw him pull Arnst on the Zambesi to cause the English: critics Ip declare that he is a finished sculler,” said Mr Harry Floyd, referring to recent Press, notices from London concerning the English champion. “Billy Fogwell must have'been rowing very .badly to be beaten sq easily. It surprises me to hear that Fogwell was rowing the shorter stroke all through the race. I consider it rot. Barry •Was-pulling five strokes to Arnst’s four when they rowed on the Zambesi, and Fogwell never had to do that with Arnst, no matter how well the champion was rowing. .“The comments regarding Fogwell sticking his elbows out at the end of his stroke in comparison to Barry’s style of keeping his elbows close to his sides amuses me. How can any man get his sculls out of the water squarely and cleanly with his elbows close to bis sides?. They should know that from the time that. Hanlari was here. Opr judges considered that because Hanlan winged his elbows he did not know how to row, but he managed to show all our, cracks a lot. “My contention is that good oarsmanship produces speed. Now, why, cans Barry row fast? His rowing is not as,good ;as FogwclL’a. Barry rows with bis knees together, and scarcely swings back beyond the perpendicular, ami keeps his elbows to his sides. It is impossible, under these circumstances, to.be a good waterman, which Barry proved he was not in South Africa, beCarise he could not row in rough water. No, l oan never believe that-Barry is the scientific, sculler .the English judges consider him to be, and I am not giving my opinion without seeing him.”