WEBB AND TRESIDDER AT WORK.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 30, 5 February 1908, Page 8

WEBB AND TRESIDDER AT WORK.

STYLES COMPARED. [Bt Telegram. — Special to Tnx Post.] • WANGANUI, This Day. There is nothing fresh to report in connection with training operations. The work done by Tresiduer and Webb last evening, and again this morning, was very, similar to that usually recorded. Aided again by a* strong tide, Trosidder this morning dashed in 36 strokes to the minute,, setting off on his daily spin to Sparrow Clifl. He quickly dropped to 30. His work was clean and crisp ; hib catch was smart, hut thyro was littJe finish to his stroke. This is a very weak point in the challenger's lowing. However, he drives his boat along well, and evidently can keep up tho pace remarkably weli. There is no doubt iha champion's rowing is cleaner ; he gets his weight on :.t tho beginning of the stroke, and maintains it right through to tho finish, which is j beautifully clean, fio has got out oc th& habit, ha had of swinging back i rather too far, and in this respect has j improved his stylo very much. His | swing now is almost perfect, and his I balance splendid, the result, being clean blade work, and that his rUilf runs evenly without any cign ol rolling. His left forearm is somewhat swollen and inflamed, duo to the lact that ho haa had a naatly boil near the elbow. Apa-'t from this Webb is >n tip-top form, whilst Trcsiddor claims that he never felt better \n his life. Letters published in Sydney papers just to hand show that tho Australian is confident ho can defsat Webb, but howevor this may be, he is leaving nothing to chance, and it is quite evident that ho recognises that in Webb ho will be meeting the best man he nas ever measured blades with. It is urged on behalf of Trcpidder that he has never yet in tho whole of Vii» enreer been able to reproduce hit? best form in big matches owin 1 ? to illhesllh, but he is hopeful of doing so in the coming match.