ARNST'S DEFEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 182, 31 July 1912, Page 5

ARNST'S DEFEAT.

NO EXCUSES TO MAKE.

MAT ABANDON SCULLING.

STORY OF THE RACE.

(By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright.)

(Received 8.50 ajn.)"

LONDON, July 30.

Arnst, interviewed after his defeat by Barry, said:—"l have no excuses to make. Barry is a very fine sculler." Asked as to his future intentions, Arnst said:—"l am going to try pigeon shooting on the Continent. I may abandon sculling, it is terribly hard work." At the start of the race Arnst pulled quickly with a shorter stroke than Barry's but one of great power. Barry made long, sweeping, telling strokes, and bided his time. He steered a better course.

At Craven Steps both men were rowing 24 strokes to the minute.

A great race took place to the Chiswick Eyot. Barry's wonderful watermanship stood him in good stead. He gave a fine exhibition of sculling in rough water, and almost managed to hold his opponent. Each sculler answered spurt with spurt. Arnst was still ahead at the Chiswick Steps, tho winning of the toss having given him all the best water for the first three miles.

BARRY'S OPPORTUNITY.

Now came Barry's opportunity, and making a fine effort he raced up to Arnst again, amid tremendous excitement. In the shoot for the northern shore, near Thorneycroft's, Barry led by a third of a length, and in less than a minute he was clear of Arnst.

Barry gained rapidly in the sheltered water under the Middl"sex Bank, sculling easily and in clean fashion 24 strokes to the minute.

The challenger was two lengths ahead at the Bull's Head Hotel, where Arnst drew in -behind Barry to get the shelter of the shore. Barry, with excellent judgment, husbanded his strength, whilst Arnst. who was dipping very deeply with his left scull, seemed thoroughly tired. Tlie jreneral opinion is that the result of the race was a triumph of science over strength. Barry always had the measure of his opponent, and his long, easy, clean strokes were victorious over Arnst's remarkable arm work.

THE STAKES PAID OVER.

A great crowd of people witnessed the presentation to Barry of the cup and feVque' for £1,000, of which £.500 was returned to the i subscribers of Barry's stake. Barry, in responding, called for cheers for Arnst. whom he described as a really fine, plucky fellow.

PRESS COMMENTS.

The "Times" says that Arnst sculled well and most courageously. Barry's style, says the paper, was very near perfection, while Arnst's was most unattractive. The latter did not utilise his great power to its full extent, although his blade work was good, giving much pace. The features of the race -were Barry's admirable judgment and Arnst's wonderful spurt. Guy Nickalls, who watched Arnst on the Zambesi, declares that the latter lost much from ill-advisedly consenting to race before September. Owing to his too sudden reduction in weight he was far from being fit to race for the championship. He adds that Arnst did not make sufficient use of his sheltered station. The "Standard" says that it has every sympathy for Arnst, who, it says, is a magnificent specimen of manhood and a good sportsman, with the heart of a lion. Probably, it says, no other man alive could have made such a fight with such methods.

SURPRISE IN AUSTRALIA.

PEARCE WANTS A RACE.

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SYDNEY, this day.

Pearce and George Towns are of opinion that something was radically wrong with Arnst. Towns declares that Arnst, fit and well, is easily better than Barry. Pearce is ready to row Barry immediately if the backing is forthcoming. Peter Kemp says that if Arnst had been well he should have won easily. A sculler wants at least four or five months in the country before racing. "Get Arnst well and match him again and I would not hesitate to name him as the winner/' concludes Kemp.