ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1138, 27 May 1911, Page 12

ROWING.

PRESCIENCE OF MR. SEirERT. (By MnnccitY.). The Giant of Tai Tapu Speaks Plainly. The championship match between. "Diek" Arnst and Harry Fearco is still in a state- of uncomploteness as regards the signing of articles and date. At least it was 60 when tho last Australian mail left.

Writing of the affair, "Rigger," of tho "Sydney Morniug Herald," who keeps his finger closely upon the sculling pulse, says:

"Arnst's stake of .£SOO arrived yesterday, and all that remains now is for the two scullers to sign articles and so clinch the match, and eliminate any possibility of the race falling througJi, not that thcro is any prospect of such a thing happening, but cup never knows when tho unexpected will happen." As tkings go at present, the whole thing will bo fixed up at the end of the week. Arnst has bsen ont trying himself in all manner cf form in an endeavour to bring to light any weak spot in him, so that he might not tako any risks ill signing articles, and thus binding himself down before he knows he is well enough to put in his best work. So far, however, his work has proved fairly satisfactory, and although ho does not appear to bo too sure of himself yet, ho certainly has not found any defect. "i'ou know," ho said, while talking to mo yesterday, "It it not worth my while taking any 'risks. After a chap, especially an athlete, has been through a sickness such as I had a little time ago, ho wants to bo doubly sure that ho is all right before he goes playing with his championship. That title was hard to win, and cost a lot of money, and I am going to see that it will bo hard for .tho other chap to win from me. I havo been out every day now for tho past couple of weeks, and have done fairly well, but I doubt if I can get ready by the time we at first agreed upon, that is, July 15. I am fairly well, but not as strong as I should be, so in all probability i will ask for a couple of weeks longer in which to get ready. I want to bo thoroughly lit on. tho day of the race, and to do that I will have to put on a little more weight, so as to get my full strength into play. I will probably know jnst how things are going at the end of the wesk, and wo will come to some definite arrangement then, and most likely sign articles. I am expecting my brother "Jack" over by to-day's boat or next Tuesday's boat, to act as my pace-maker, and then we will settle, down to work in earnest." And Pearce is Keen. Pcarce has just returned from a trip to the country, and is ready now to get dewn to real hard work. He is looking particularly well, and, says he is feeling strpng eHongh to row for two championships. He has Iwn out for a couple ol rows already, and says he will not have a verv hard time training, if he can judge "bv his present form. He docs not intend "doing too much, though, til he knows cxactiy how long bo will havo to wait for the race. When tho articles arc signed he will map out his course of training, and work accordingly. Georgo Matterson is down rowing with him now, but his brother Syd. will tram him, ond row with him for six weeks before the race, i Syd. trained him for Ins race with Kemp. Harry states that if ho gets into as good form as he was then, he will do. "I was real good then, he said to mo yesterday, and I know it will not bo Syd.'s fault if I am not as well this time. We will train from hero (Middle Harbour) until two weeks before the race, and then we will go up to the river. I have not yet decided where I will. stav. 'Dick' is at the Palaco Hotel at Morflake, but I will got somewhere handv, 'you can rest assured. When informed, that Arnst's stake-money had arrived! Pearce said: "Oh, that's good; I am glad to hear that. The sooner wo cet fiNed'W'BV'tho better I shall like ft I went into town to try and eoo ; Dick,' and have a talk with him today but he did not come in. I understand ho is coming in to-morrow (Wdthouch, and eo I «»H f £ e ., nm then and get the match fixed up definitely, if I can."

Mr. Seifert's Ready Decision, Of another fixture that has been eaush*some stir of late—tlio Barry-loguell match, now fixed for September nestthe same authority has a good deal of interest; to say. Wo have been getting J formation on this event in very meagre I sections from tho English cabkf. It o following makes it all clear lrom the br S""cems~as though there is a surprise in store for Fogwell. ateyery cornn he turns. The latest is that lie has bee told that ho i? matched to row Bawy for the championship of *' n S la "%. , This information came to the l'.iclimond Eiver man as. just, as grtata surprise as it did to his friends. Uw posiibility of such a happening had been mentioned to him hut he though .t so remote that ho did not .toy anytbn g about it. The moving spirit in the aftan was Mr. Seifert, that worthy New Zealand sportsman, who backed Pcarco against Webb, and then backed Fogwel a*ain<=t AVhclch. Ho evidently earned out all negotiations on his own initiative guaranteed the stake for logwell am then «ct about clinching tho -natch. U nen JVwell arrived in Sydney, after defeating "Whclch he had no idea that tbe arrangements had gone so far, and was jn&t as unprepared for the cable which enlightened dim as was anyone. Tinder these arrangements he will probablT drop his challenge to Pearce. He himself stated Mmt he was prepared to race Pearee for the championship of the ivorld should Pearco win it from Arnst, and so that match will always be open to him, while the trip to England, with a race with Barry at the end, will no an open ivent. He must either accept it ns it is or give up the idea of goms to Kneland at all. Sportsmen who are lilMn to send a sculler to the other end of tho world for a race other than tl.e championship of. th* vrorld are iwj-nd far between, so it would bo to Foguell s advantage to get away as soon as • ostible. And Could Fogwell Ho It? Fogvcll is happily one of thofo r..en who do not want a deal of training before he i* ready for a race. eo.isc.lum. y he will havo more time to get used to the l'n«lish climate before he will ™ Slled V» to race. In fact he is ciw, of those wiry individuals like Hagiv-W. who are much better for a few -yeeks' preparation than a long term of Iraimiw. FojVell has spoilt "is chaiiMs before tod,°v in training for too long.a period, and lias profited by the experience. Discussing the probabilities of the match with me, Arnst said he would give Fogwell a good chano? of winning. 0 course," he said, "Billy will need to set ;,itn the verv best of form, and must hi™ othing'the matter■ with him. Billy, as I know him-and I think I km.w him is well as anyone—is really a brilliant ccnller when 'he gets into good form, anil it will take a pood man lo beat him. With Barry, though, ho will have to ue verv caret ill. There will have to Iβ absolutely nothing wrong with him, otherwise he will go nndir. Barry is a tlow Vcirinncr but a tremendous finisher, ;.nd he plues it in all the way. Yps, I eivo Focwell a trood chance, but. ns I have said, he will hav?, to bo well. Can This bo Thus? Accorrline to advices received in town from Sydney, event? concerning the world's championship have taken n sudden and iinriptctotl turn. The news is to tho effect that Arnct has received n cablegram from the Bury party that tho amount- he asks for osnenfrs, .I 7. r >o. will br crranted. and that the race will be for #50(1 aside—Barrv to take all (he cafe—and it will take rihre in TVwinljer. This is callin? "pick's" bluff with <\ vo)i<reancc. Tlio stinc; of this aeeoptnncv hide-; in it« (ail—that tho r/vce should Tir> rnwod in Doccinbor. Arnst W likelv, a.nd risrhtly so, to nbiect to rowing in the ic<> and snow of an Knclish wiiit*i-., so finality is not reached yet.