WEBB V. ARNST.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 150, 19 March 1908, Page 8

WEBB V. ARNST.

ARNST INSPECTS 7V NEW COURSE.

WILL TRAIN ON THE MANAWATU , RIVER. Dick Arnst, tho strapping young ntbleto, ffho has put up a deposit.to row-William Webb for the sculling championship of the. world,' passed' through Wellington yesterday, and accompanied by Ilarry Floyd' left' by tho Pateeria-at middiy 'for Nelson, .whence the pair raro ■ to, cyclo through. to- Cl)ristchurch: Speaking to a-DoJUitioN reporter . Arnst''said response:to"a request to -inspect.-a certain . stretch on.■; tho' Mahawatu River above tho, ' Wirokirio : Bridge,: he': ■ diverged from- his : track to " havo'.:a look!" °' "What' doVpuHhiiik of it? ■ "It 'looks -great," , said; Arnst'; " better than • Wangairui, "■ for there is a* threc-milo stretch without a bend,' and'there is any amount of "water.'"Of: ; course, "1 haven't sculled over it," bit'Tt seems ' about as good a course as I have seen.',®: ■ - In- spealdng-in ' this' manner ' about 1 , tho Wirokino stretch, Arnst did. not m 'any way suggest; that the race with Webb should be rowed there, but he stated that he would probably-put in his first month's training on. the Manawatu. Ho hoped to shake off some: flesh in cycling ' through -to Christchurch, after; which he'intended to. do a week's deerstalking in the Wairarapa; in; which district ho lias a lot'of friends. : Early. in April lie is to- leavo for' Sydney to bring over his racing skiff, that has stood to '• him so well in' Australian waters. ''■ 1.. Both Trosidder and; Webb are pigmies; ®»mpared'; .tb Arnst .. in . the" latter's ' present condition.- Ho'must scale nearer to 15 stone than;; 14 - stone, has ;a . rather short' neck;' very, broad: slionlders and a deep chest, and big shapely legs. Both Tresidder and Webb ore fino in the lower limbs, which may bo Rn advantage in a racing " skiff,■' but thero Ban be no. denying the enormous ' pressure that can be placed : upon the stretcher by 4ae man who won tho Sydney Thousand. Arnst" says that he can get down to 13 ctone; a weight a good deal' above, the' average of. champion oarsmen,; but with lusty youtli; a proved' doggodriess in tests 1 of' endurance (vide his Warrnambool to Melbourne ofEort), and enormous physical' power, Arnst phould provo a difficult man for Webb to oat-scull. ■ .■■■■ ■■:... •.•'., Mr. Tuck (Wobb's backer) told Arnst that ' he.would .need, a.motor in his boat to beat his man, but so. far the cyclist-oarsman has not placed any-order for. £uck: gear.