ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 14

ROWING.

, -FOXTON PEOFESSIONAIi HANDICAP; >' »^Jtva v sfete^etl»i i ,'»3fa''-Harry Floyd,- trainer of.-Bick of tlie •world), .s'tfttesrthat there•'■is'&'lack'of information'-.about ..the ;Foitori..,'Han.dipflP'_.amongst 'the'-Sydney oarsmeii, who,,, it- is. oxpected.-inieht partici.pa'te' la''.the '.'event. Further, - Mr. Floyd wishes -to v know' if'the-Wnnganui. Handicap 'Regatta promiseil. about .Christmas, is -coming .-off ..-at, all.' ."There'is no certainty about anyof our chaps comin§J'overi" writes Mrl Floyd, ."unless there is,;.something'.decided., on:very soon! ..You; rememb6i;''it'.wns'stated -that something 'vas 'to •be.'allowed-for .'expenses ,to. go to Wanganui, 'buCnow. 'thafFoxtoii'. 'is ■first,' what nrrangetnentsV'are';being.:made .to induce Sydney oarsmen to go .across;, and if they row.at Foxton 'will' they; be'.'; expected, to row ; at Wangnnui without ap allowance for expenses? .... is very likely .that.'Bill "Beach: will go over and aot as upipire at..Fpiton.•';'..... Old Bill should .';>'■,"!»': ' - : i. ,i- : Mr r .Eloyd'siqueries,,seem '.to demand nn, an"swer.>,;J As. far.Vn's we'.tfre nwaref- no -definite anpouncepi,ent..has.,bee i n.' / m.ade .by,.,the Foxton 1 committee: ; as;-to.''offering -inducements to ■ Syd.ney.sculler's.tomakeilie.trip, and'nothing ap-j-pears : tb>b'e known -in': Sydney. of any• such offer;- /Yet,'..it : -is.-difficult ,;to ; say.-.'where, the fieldtiis.to-.cbme.-from .without Sydney, talent.. It wpiildr.not be -any ..'^riatcattraction to -see a-handicap'-.Tace,Tfith'the''two Arasts arid »Pdg-' well' they have: been "in camp" too. lo'n'jVtpßether. :With Webb nTthe field 'it','w6bla mean a straight-out 6cillliiig'match between-the.tw0:..;..;."•. •'.-■-.'• ' -,- \ ■■':■/. •■■ There is no information to,.hand regarding the.;Wanganui'event.'- Mr. Tuck.'was very'keen, on; the projeit some'.four>'oK-five mbnthsVa'jjoV If anything 'is to'be doha.a'f ail 'twere.well ;twere -a's'-'tHe Sydney "oarsmen' would nave to.make.their plans well ahead. '■:"'