ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 9

ROWING.

,WEBB i TKESSIDm • A local;., rowing enthusiast who returned, from, : last night »states- that the forthrominr.Webh-Tresaider contest is the allabsorbing topic ,of conversation at the river town. The Weliingtonian saw both men practising roil' the riveron.;Wednesduy,.-find also had a» conversation with • the New Zealande;-, who appeared l to be.in: perfect form and very confident." .Tressider isr-also and- a gTeat'.rafce is being looked forward to on Fob-rußry.-ja...,-Tressider is doing a great amount of' work,. mjles a r ,dav on theifiver..with,.his';, p^ce'r,J.Ford, .and doing ii 'o.t . : His stylo< of rowing is -not" as - pretty as 'that, ofWebb,' and' .'he. is ' said 1 ' to labour when compared ' witii' his opponent.' Bpth 'taoi'are' eipectod to ;bo.:in/ r tjie,?.pink of the'time .the. raeexiii rawed.-,. The ; starting-point of the raco :Will „be nine , miles frqm .ffMganui, tow»'ship r and . number ; of. ateamergv irill;, bq„ employed , taking^spectators.' ''.V -"Ojtlier > steamers will, follow the. rate. "..The .challenger'and challenged Jeave their. reßpectiyq .ihcus'at 11 i' p.m: daily,' and,their'training is watchto'd. by "a ldrgo' number 'b'f people from tho.'riyfer banks. It is anticipated'that there will-'ba a record crowd of people in Wanganui onthe. d;iy of the .race, and already, it is stated, all the beds in the local hotels have been booked.' The people of Wanganui will not hear of .'their idol -'going' under," but at v® '' rao aro a pond deal cxcited about -the'forthcoming contest. •I" PETONE ROWING CLUB. ' ' The following' teams have' been selected to row in;-the junior fours next Saturday :—G. Lusty . (stroke), W. Pettitt (3), ,T. Nnttall (2), C. Llisty (bow). ~ C. Bnrridge. (stroke), L. Drummond (3), W. Inglis (2), .T. Packard (bow). W.\'J.,vßrown (stroke),' T.; Williams (3), L. Parrant ,(2), A. Bailey (bow). .The following..,nominations have been rothe senior single scull, handicap for' Mr. Barcham's medal:—J. G. Lumsden, J. Bonner,'B. Tremain', H: Ashcroft,, .HI Shard- £•' * n ttall, H. Naughton, T. Williams, and. J. Guthrio. The handicaps will he de-clared-rn Friday first heat is to start &t 2.30 p.m.: to-morrow. ,• •