AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 149, 23 June 1906, Page 12

AQUATICS.

Mr Roy W: Adams, who with Mr Harrison Bourke and Ml F. S. Kelly will uphold the honour of Australia at Henley —they are all entered for the Diamond Sculls—was an early recipient of one of the '"arrows of outrageous fortune (write? our Condon correspondent). He only landed in England a week ago, and promptly went into training under the wing of Tom Sullivan and Jack YVingate. He had orily had a few spins on the river before he struck a "suao"_i:Gt a metaphorical one, but a genuine boat breaker. It ripped a good square foot oi panking

dean out of the side of the racing craft he brought to England with him. Of course it can be put right again long before Henley Regatta, and Mr Adams may comfort "himself with the ancient adage concerning bad. beginnings and good endings. The Melbourne sculler is an extremely nice young fellow, and has not yet found any of that "not wanted here'" attitude which certain Australians have alleged English people take up towards them. Directly he put in an appearance at Putney the Thames Rowing Club promptly opened its doors to him, and elected him a member forthwith—a practical welcome the Australian greatly appreciated. As to bis chances. for the Sculls, Mr Adams like Mr Bourke is very modest. They are both doing well in their training, and hope to make a good show in the Blue Riband of the rowing world. I fancy, however, that if Mr Kelly keeps well he will beat both his Australian and English oponcnts pretty easily. When fit he is undoubtedly a great sculler, possibly the best amateur that has ever rowed ou the Thames.