SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 2

SCULLING.

'>:.: ' ■ 'i;'-W ; Among/those- in Wellington "m connection '.■„' with, the' Trotting/ppnferenoe'. is .Mr. ,;Wil-.'.'. liam. Tiicki...of Warigahui, baoker-iri-chief''of ;'<" •William ; Webb', ox-champion'.. Boullor; ,6f v ,th«>;,,' world.'•. Mr./ Tuck' informedlqi DpmtaoN "roi' ' presentatiye that Wangaaui tad riot'yet doria - with" sculling, and hinted -that perhaps Webb r had not ; dona with the 'game': yet.' ;.'■',' -'.' } [ "His.time was too good in tho' Arnsi-jracs. for him to drop out just yet.', 1 .You blow I '} there, was only fire seconds between, them ;' at the.finish'of the' last race—that's, 18min: ■ 20sec. ■ for the 3J~ miles. Arast '.' admitted "■ he was.'prettjr well dono, at the'finish, while''"'' Webhrowcd another four.or five miles down' to his, place. Webb is not done with yet." : Mr. Tuck '-' was questioned about: the, big ~ ; rowing, carnival of which. there has been :/ some talk for sonie timo past. He believed " it : was quite possible to have a two or three '■'■ days' carnival on the Wanganui River about. the New .Year. If thoy did gofcit going they ,;' would try to get the-best Oarsmen hi'Aus- , tralia to■ come across—pay. ; their bare ex-:".'. pensos, and give them good prizes -to, go for. Mr. Tuck considers it would be splendid-to see a series of two-mile dashes -by good:. scullers, over the top' two' miles of the course. (where position gives little br.no advantage).': Indeed, some of the .Sydney Bcullerj bavo already, been sounded on : the maiter, arid it ii understood that two. or three ;of t .tbom havo •, intimated their willingness to: cbme : acros* under "certain conditions. Such', ' : &l carnival . would:prove .an immense attraction:,at Now ', Year's time to Wellington people, who would be able to take it in'their ordinary holidays.. Such a carnival, too. should give i. great stimulus to the healthiest of., sports), and 'could easily, be the means of ascertains' ing if we had any more Arrists amongst' us. ■/■,■[ ; ; MESSENGER V/ KEMR^^ioiV--' Details of the Messenger-Kemp, sculling rafco ; rowed on the Pariam'atla oh Saturday, July 10, . dame to hand by the.WaitemataVmail. .'The '' race is described in the Sydney "Morning / Herald" as follows:— ■■''•.'.,'..':■■ " . i;' . /'V-' "Messenger won the choice.of stations at the '•: start, and took the southern, bank of .the river: '■';'■" After two or three;false starts, tho,-men gofUi' away on .'even terms, Messenger, rowing, the i ,:: ; faster; stroke,, soon had ;a lead of about 10ft., . > whichVhe soon afterwards increased:: to : twlco '■'•. asmuch. ; At Uhr's Point Keinp had regained his lost distance, and wont, to the,front, lead-. ing by about, three-quarters of '.a, length;,, hia'..',. time being :lmin.3osee.'.'■ ,'. '', ; '*■.."'■'"'■'!■" "After clearing tho point,' both steadied down' ' 'to-a 6low, .dragging'stroke, of' about. 26.'per' /' minute. • After ' rowing "•: throe ■• minutes Kein'p ' led. by a'gobd length. ' Tho\noxt half-mile' Messenger did. better, ■ and' closed up, so that '•'.' at the mile mark'.', tho'..men- raced level, the time being smin:.sssec, which was-decidedly,'• good. On this distance both men rowed themselves almost out; more, especially Kemp,who ; on the next quarter-mile, seemed to.faltervery> \ '.inuoii." ■ : •' '<■?■?:''.'•';. *■".■-', , ''■,'■■'■■■'.■■' clear ,bef ore long,, and passed \ Putney Point; in 9minU 275ec.," with a lead 0f'.:... two lengths. At the GSswOrks (11 mile) the time was lOmin; 55sec, and: here Messenger led by, three, 'lengths.'-/. , Kemp appeared very : tired, and was rowing a/listloss stroke of 24 : . per minute. Gladesville was reached in 15min.:'•.''. 55scc. -by' Messenger, with "a load :of four - 'lengths.'.' ■.■" .'•'■ ■- ■/,.'- / ; .:'; : ■-:.-. r :r .••>;'>■; : .'.. : . ,'.."lt could'• bo seen that.bothVmon : wore nowvery nearly done, and the'pace fell away con- r siderabiy, the rowers losing form. ',' At One '■''.■■ Man Wharf' Messenger led by ..about!-three lengths, and Kemp was closing up.' The man behind now mndo a good effort, and came'np ,' ; almost-'level,,off Henley. Wharf, but, Messenger drew'away again, and won a fine race by'one length in 2lmin. 3Dsec. .••-'>•' J /•'-. ..-.' ;' : , "Messenger was rowed completely !• out, and ■ nearly fell from his boat before ho was: partly,' 'supported by Kemp, Vho had rowed along- •"' side him, nnd hold his boat steady. The winner was soon taken into a motor launch, and rov'Vvivod after a Bhort- rest. ." ,•:/:..',■:' « 'fMr. W. Beach was l Twfmvw" • •:;'.■'■-, i'.-,:'". ■/■:".