SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 683, 7 December 1909, Page 5

SCULLING.

EXPERIENCE THAT TEACHES.

: THE WANGANUI HANDICAP. In the: recont sculling handicap held on the Long Beach, Manawatu Eiver, the' first and second in each of the heats.were' included in' the. final. This in'some respects did not make for the best .finishes,..as in, two;out of the three heats—tho first -and third—the third man was a good deal, behind the second, which I relieved the latter., from straining unduly in that part of the race, which should; from the spectator s point of view; be the most-exciting. II j t fir S heat , Lawson, who was well in the i lead less than a hundred yards from the finish, stopped; rowing and allowed Syd. Kemp to pass showing perfectly : well .that his place in j the final- was' assured if he sculled in second. Theresas no need'either for Hagney to, hustle himself in his heat, as thd only other man (Ellis) had rowed himself to a standstill, _ and had faded out of the race. The middle heat was a. good deal more interesting, for the simple reason that E. ureen, who_was chasing Felton home, did not know Webb precise position, owing to the-, last-named being well out in midstream, struggle for a place kept. Green lively. As the result, the heat was rowed over a minute quicker than either of ,_ the, others. This state of affairs was quickly noted by-Mr.; W. Tuck, who'is arranglng. the Wanganm,, handicap, to be rowed on January 6 and ,8. At Foxton. he informed tha writer that he had, decided , that only the first 'II 6ao should qualify for the „^.,. arra "Se l aent which should ensure more exciting ; finishes and better times. . Mr. luck intends, to have, a consolation handicap ' In addition to S ]he. Australian oarsmen who .rowed at ioxton, th© starters at Wanganui-will, in' fil Pr ° m" Arnst %hampion of e 5 WI S cll tampion of New Zealand), and Ben. .Thoroughgood (ex-cham-S°n f A S stralm) " Ifc i s pity; Mr. Turic arra nsed. for a visit from the " oarsmen in the Commonwealth, flay and Pearce, but they' are .engaged in a [° r pu , Austr J.' ian championship in Perth at i Christmas time, which precluded them accepting Mr. Tuck's invitation. ?J e ,? n pressod Felton so hard in i.S 6 • heat ,f t Ponton on Thursday, was so sicl.' (lunng the raoe that he was nearlv L bL g .°l Ut ani - One thin; is "id wW I, P hln J BP'ng. At Whyte's Hotel, nHffl -to m! 31 ! staying, one lady- guest had' pitted Webb to , beat the whole of . the Australian contingent, an<T Green, had to bear the brunt, of mealtime' railleryi. 1 . He ; "confessed th^- rW W S v a - 1 ■ was hi f native patriotism I ?Ta . kept T, n 9?'"'. e, ol /¥ .Creymonth oarsman, who did 5S w r ln ' h . eat - was boated. He . was rowing in . a boat, sii nr J! ear S ol(l, and nearly 501b. in weight. W» K 6 advanta ?e of a 261b/ boat, he 'would' 2 a,place than hLt ti, a ?r dccided -'? Pirohase Kemp's boat after the Wanganni handica'n.. Oeilvie ary ° f a Gre y mon th timber' com- ) • • '

THE PRIZE-MONEY PAID OVER. -The last scene in connection with the 'recent ptaTat fe^ CaP V" River took place at Foxton on Saturday eveninc. when tho J l *? 3 '*' over To thT pkced men. , Mr.. F. S. Easton;-together with Mr A ,^ e .promoters of tho handicap, were present,. the : former-presiding. .la-SMdnig .oyer: the prizes, -Mr. Easton said that thev were, not discouraged -by the result tnat, situated as Foxton was m resnect to tho populous xentr^.thg;had adifficXtoover! SStCu 5 ™ 8 ' people-to.attend. They IE 1 ? Dancfit by experience,'and by the'time the next lmndicap was _held. to have, all the dc- ■ 0 object Mr. Messena and hunfielf,: an , promoting > the handicap 'was -under the notice of the public the fine water they -possessed- in : the Mana-' ™™I lTOr Vi ?! 3 had achieved their purpose, as the whole .of the: scullers, and such men as Mr..Wm; Beach and ex-champion Webb, were enthusiastac-in sayinß.that no finer course could bo obtained. He had ' to comwhole of the competitors on their excellent - conduct J and behaviour during their stay in Foxton, and'when they left they would carry away the good opinion, of, those they left behind -them,. : To the Australians he 'wished to sav that they were.indebted to . Mr. R.. Loombes for his selection. / No' finer body of young/fellows ,wqre to be. found s they ;were a °ti i their country, and hehoped to be ablo to welcome them all back in Foxton next year. ; . ,- Mr. feena also ipaid ,tribute to the conduct and (gentlemanly behaviour of the competitors, and wished them success at Wanganui and a pleasant time'there. • The prizes .were then paid over as follow :- Felton, .6150 (and cup). Kemp, .£SO. .- ■ Hagnejy £30. - An adjournment was then made to toast the winners. ..' ■ ' At the bazaar in the evening Felton received a great ovation on the'presentation of the cup, which was handed over bv Dr. Adams. Felton returned thanks on behalf of his countrymen and himself: for their hospitable treatment, both from the promoters and .the whole of the people of Foxton, and concluded by calling for cheers for, the promoters, which was heartily responded to.