YOUNG PADDON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 137, 13 June 1938, Page 8

YOUNG PADDON.

ROWING HONOURS.

CHALLENGE TO PEARCE. TRAINED BY HIS FATHER. The world's sculling championship of 1022 when dim Paddon won the title from l)arev Hadlield on the Wanaantii River, is recalled by the arrival in Auckland this morning of Paddon with hison Evans, who 13 a contender for the world's championship to be held at Toronto, l anada, in .September next. The e\-champioii and his -on are through passengers by th» Niagara. They were met on board by Mr. Hadlield who had a long talk with young Paddon concerning his chances.

Mr. Geo. Seifert. the well known New Zealand racehorse owner, who \va» Paddon"- backer both in England, when he wa- narrowly d"feated by Harry 011 the Thame-, and again at Wanganiii. *ent a telegram regretting his inability to ipeet his old friend, but reminding him 'that he had a horse named Young I'addon. which won at Ellerslie on Thursday and hoping that it would be a good augury for the race at Toronto. After J'addon's victory in he rowed Hadlield again oil the Richmond River, the holder's home territory, the next year, retaining the title, in the following year he rowed against A. 1). Felton on the Brisbane River and won. In 1925 the contender for the title was M. Goodsell. Paddon defeating him on the Richmond. That was Paddon's last race. He forfeited the title, and in If—flood-ell and W. McDevitt fought for the covorted honour on the Clarence River in New South Wales, Goodsell winning. He took the title to Canada and has remained with the sister Dominion ever since. The present holder i- Bobby lYarce. a son of Harry l'earce at one tin:'' champion sculW of Australia. He is an Australian by biiih. at one time being Australia's vhampion amateur sr idler. He has been world prnfe--ioiial champion for some years.

I Great Hopes. | ''I have 11 aiiietl tile boy for every bi'_r I race that he ha- rowed." .-aid Mr. J\idi don. -en.. tiii- morntng. referring to liij s ""- "H*' champion of Australia, i having moii Tlie title for the la-t two year- on end. ami naturally I hav • | hopes of i:i>n (.ringing tiie world"- title I l.aek to A;i-tratin." Mr. I'itrl'l' n reea!le<l his former \ i-it to New Zealand in 1022 and -aid he -till had liappy recollections (if the kind | treatment he received oil that occasion. ! "1 have never forgotten the ho-pitalitv lof tlie people of the Dominion and I | have always wi>hed to revisit Wanganni. j I may .-pend a few days there on my way hack. I hope that Canada wiil treat my son a- well as New Zealand treated me." Mr. I'addon. jun., who is 24 vears of age. weighs close on 14 stone" at the present time and he hopes to strip at l-'l stone for the race. He said lie challenged IVarce two months ago and everything was finalised except the date. Ihe race would be held on Lake Ontario and would be a feature of the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto. The stake was for £.>OO a side, the winner taking all. "My rather is my manager and trainer and I have in my party George Cooke, the New South \\ ales champion sculler, who is to be my pacemaker in training operations." he' said. "Cooke contemplates doing some rowing in Canada and is prepared to receive anv challenge."' Round the Buoys. Mr. Paddon. sen., is a fisherman by occupation, residing at Evans Head. Richmond River. New South Wales, Hison has been used to a boat ever since he could toddle, but he said to-dav that he would have to do at least ' seven weeks' training on the Lake Ontario course to get familiar with the sharp turns necessary to negotiate the buoys. He explained that the course of three and a quarter miles was not straight. J as on the Wanganui and Richmond Rivers. I