SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 546, 29 June 1909, Page 7

SCULLING.

ARNST AND WEBB AND THE RECENT RACE. (By Telegraph.rSpaclal Correspondent.) Christchurch, Juno 28. Dr. Thacker, one of Arnst's backers, has roturnod from Wanganui with a'very poor opinion of tho way in which tho steamer sprvico in connection with the championship race was conducted. ."Tho steamors," he says, "were old, and quite out of keeping with such a grand scenic resort as tho anganui Ri\ er Tho proprietor apparently had*a monopoly of the traffic, and demanded practically 60 per cent, of tho gate taking? of tho race As much as £800 was paid m fares, and of this £500 was retained bj tho proprietor of the steamers On future occasions of tho kind, tho Government should step in and take over tho steamers, paying the proprietors a fair and reasonable price for thoir use " Arnst was so impressed with Webb's fino struggle that ho got up a subscription for him, and, storting it himself with £10, raised £50, which was handed o\er to the loser Arnst's baokors presented the champion with a-pair of gold slcovo links as a memento of the occasion Fofjwell, Floyd, and J Arnst were each given a gold sovereign, caso, and tho camp cook, a "splendid old man," was not forgotten. Arnst's furthor operations, Dr Thacker said, had been discussed, and his bickers were now waiting for a reply from Barrv Durnan hid refused to come to Now Zealand and if Arnst wanted to meet him he would have to go to Toronto J Arnst, Dr Thaekor added, was tiking up rowing seriously, and with his magnificent physique was expected to do great things His brother said that ho was showing "heaps of style, but very little pace" just at present