SCULLING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 961, 31 October 1910, Page 5

SCULLING.

—r THE. PEARCE-WEBB STRUGGLE. MATCH CLINCHED AT LAS : (By Telegraph.—Special Oorrespondent.) ' Wanganul, October 29. - Financial matters' in connection with the sculling match between Webb and Pearce have at last been .satisfactorily settled, though, till to-day, .it looked as if there would bo a deadlock. Webb's backers, while willing to "allow' Pearce £50 expenses, 1 insisted on a similar coricessio>n to Webb' l 'iri' the event of his being .the loser, pointing . 1 out-, that he Would have to close his business for several .weeks, and employ a trainer. Pearce'6 backers would not agree 'to this, and a protracted' conference took place at Palmersfcm yesterday,'' and ended_ in the Wanganui man's backers agreeing to. take £40, and to allow £50 to Pearce,' or, - iri the 1 alternative, the' winner take everything,' and . the loser'nothing. This the other side re-, fused, but, to-day, 1 they -wired agreeing to allow- £40 to Webb. The match may now be said to be'definitely arranged, though the question whether it will be rowed here or at Foxton still remains to he settled. No difficulty should he experienced in this matter, however,' as Webb, while preferring the Wanganui course, 'is quite willing to row on the Manawatu River' if it is more' acceptable to the Australian champion.