WORLD'S CHAMPION SCULLER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 9

WORLD'S CHAMPION SCULLER.

. R - A rns .t>. the world's champion scullcr, : ar- I | rived .in Auckland on Monday, -and has taken i up Ins quarters at tho Royal Hotel. Asked b? I a Star .representative as to the prospects of i a race with Englishman Barry, tho cham- ( P'O", s«"d Barry s supporters wanted him to go I to England to row, but jf he did it would bo next summer before ..a. match could bo ar- - 7 a»D f« jw ■ W 10 ?, ' Barry to como to New i Zealand, but while there appeared to be plenty ormoney -behind Barry..for :a'match in EnS: .land,/ho did not seem ablo to get backing for a match in New Zealand. He had been anproached to row Barry on tho Zninbesi at the big aquatic carnival to be held on that river shortly, and had agreed to do so under certain conditions, but .so larmotbing definite hod been i arranged. ~ahore was a prospect of a challenge from, the winner of, tho iWvDay .contest, but he had hoard nothing of the rumoured challengo from Wobb. Ho, hod promised to visit Gisbornc, and assist at the opening of the i rowing spa-son there, and afterwards would take, .up-his residence in Nelson, and■ settle down to i training for the big handicap .rnco at Foxton ' Questioned as to Diirnan, tho Canadian; Arnst ■ stated ; that Durnan wanted hiiii to row in 1 Texas,.-but'his terms had not been agreed to- 1 Some of tho challengers were under the impression. thai ho should, travel all over the * world to meet, them, but unless tho. offers were 0 sufficiently.tempting, he was.not' going to risk I the title for nothing. j