THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. TRESIDDER-WEBB MATCH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 08, 10 January 1908, Page 8

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. TRESIDDER-WEBB MATCH.

IR.AINING OPERATIONS. A largo number of Newcastle spoita intend coming over to Wanganui to see tite raco for the world's sculling championship on, the 20th Fcbruaiy. "Fully two hundred may be expected. Tlvj people of Newcastle havo a very high opinion of Tres>iddcr, says "Victor," of the Wanganui Herald, both as a. sculler and a man, and they have shown their conhdenco in his ability to scull by tho support they have accorded him m his past race:-. Tresidder»had heard so much against the Wanganui River and the climate that lit 1 .was very agreeably surprised. On fjrit seeing the river he expressed the opinion that it was a splendid one. He had been led to believe that it was very narrow, that the currents were ba.d, and it was always rough, but he found a beautifully wide sheet of water generally as smooth as glass, and everything favourable to rowing, whilst the climate has been first-clasis. He &ays, therefore, that it will be no fault of the river or of the climate- if he cannot win. Fred Ford has been struck at the number of likely-looking young men in the local rowing clubs, "ifou have some of the finest mateiiil in the world here," he Slid, '"and ought to turn out many chompions, especially with such a grand river." Tresidder and liain both agreed uith Ford. Tre&idder is beginning to know the, riveT, and its peculiarities., Ford ran" foul of a sandbank the other day, but did no damage to his boat. Next week, when Tresidder will probably do some faster work than he is at present doing, there will be better opportunities of studying and criticising his style. So far as can be juiiged from what has been seen his finish is not good ; in facl, says "Victor," it is very weak. The Australians will probably be taken up the river on Sunday and given a look at the course at Kaiwhaike, over which the race will be rowed. On Wednesday morning Tresidder and Ford left the A\ T ai)ganui shed and paddled down to the bridge, where they turned and went up river at a good pace. Tresidder was striking about 26 to thB minute, and his boat was travelling at a fast rate. They kept up the pace to the Railway Bridge, it being a very solid row. Tho challenger appeared to more advantage than ha had previously done, and though there was still a weakness about his finish and his boat looked to be rolling a bit, the form shown was better than in any previous spin. The champion came down the river shortly after the Australians had gone up, rowing at a steady pace against the tide. He sculled down to the bridge, and then turned, rowing at a fair paco back to his shed at , Arimoho. He i-. as in his new Neilson skiff, which was running very nicely. The champion's free, swinging style was favourably commented on, and his clean blade work was much admired. He looks particularly well about the arms and shoulders, on which the muscles are standing out well. If nothing unforeseen happens he ought . to be in splendid form in a week or so.

Guidwifc has been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's Meeting. Mr. Charles Adelbert Ulrich, who was for some j r ears in business in Wellington as a mining engineer, died in Seattle, U.S.A., from pneumonia, on 23rd November. His wife predeceased him by a few months. The deceased, who v\as 66 years of age, was born in Prussia, Ke was on the Wesl Coa&t of New Zealand in its palmy days, md had amassed a large fortune, -the greater part of which wa>s subsequently lost in mining ventures. Mr. Ulrich, who was a relative of the lato Professor Ulrich, of Otago, was a man who had many friends who will regret his death. On Thursday evening the Johnsonville Rifle Volunteers paraded on the Johnsonville Rucreation Ground under Captain Moore, Lieut, -Colonel Bauchop, officer commanding the Wellington district, inspected tho company, and expressed himself pleased with the new corps: After the inspection, Lieutenants Willis and Mirrielees were put through the practical part of their examination by the colonel. "Would Wellington people be angry if the proposal to remove Parliament Buildings was carried out?" the Mayor of Wellington was asked in Christchurch. "They don't seem to give it serious consideration," he -said. "The fact is, the proposal has been made periodically ever since 1876. In former days, every time the Wellington members of Parliament did anything that members from other parts did not like, a threat was made that a motion would be moved to have the capital removed ; but nothing ever came of it." A new milk can has been devised for the use of dairymen delivering milk in the towns and cities. A specimen of the can may be seen in the Chief Dairy Inspector's office on the top floor of the Customs House Buildings. The can is made to contain five gallons, and is provided with a patent dust proof outer lid that is secured to the can itself by a chain, and tho lid can be securely fastened to prevent the contents being tampered with. The inside of the can is perfectly smooth, the joining down the centre being smoothed, and the usual ridge is not to be found in the can. This, it is pointed out, is a great improvement on the old style of can, as it allows of the use of a perfectly dust-proof inner lid, which can be shut down to any distance inside, and thus prevent the splashing of milk all over the upper portion of the can. The Taranaki Daily News gives fur- I tlier particulars of the struggle which Detective Boddara, formerly of the Wellington staff, had with a criminal named Stewart at New Plymouth on Wednesday night. Stewart had just been liberated from gaol, and he got up a fine "bluff" on a local commission agent, whom he deluded into the belief that he wanted to purchase or lease a nice little farm. On this pretext he was driven rqund the country free of cost. The facts filtered out in the afternoon, and Stewart evidently suspected that_ tho police had been lesponsible. "About 10 p.m. Detective Boddam was working alone in his office when he heard a footstep. Then the door was pushed open. A man ] entered. At the moment Mr. Boddam did not actually identify him, and took but little notice. The stranger broke the ulence. '"Which, of you 's," he asked, '"has been putting my pot on with Hickman Russell?" And without waiting for an answer to his question, he strode up and took hold of the detective's shoulder, threatening, "You , I'll knife you." The detective closed with the intruder. Four rounds were fought, in a little room that was half-filled with chairs and the table. Four times the intruder went down. Four times he came back again for more. This niiin was no novice at the art of attack and solf-defence. "It was the hottest five minutes I've had since I joined the New Zealand police," said the detective. He managed to secure the man, and hand-cuff him, and then he quietly awaited assistance, sitting astride his capti\e. Stewart has a long list of previous convictions against "him. Dean Fitchett, who is in the south of Italy, expects to return to Dunodin m the list week of Februanv