THE PARRAMATTA HUNDRED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 112, 13 May 1910, Page 2

THE PARRAMATTA HUNDRED.

SATURDAY'S BIG RACE. WHO WILL WIN? Who will win? Do you think Amst will get "up in time? What about Norman Towns and Zeitsch? These a*e the prevailing questions where sporting men, and particularly scullers, congregate (comments the Sydney Daily Telegraph of Friday last). There "is certainly much speculation as to who will win the Parramatta Hundred, and all of the nine scullers in the final have confident supporters. The *ace, however, will be controlled a good deal by the weather. A clear, calm day, or a wind blowing behind the scullers, will greatly benefit the early t-tartere, whereas a head wind or a choppy sea will suit Amst splendidly. Taking the men all round, it is hard to separate them. In the first heat Theo. Towns (60see) won from Norman Towns (38sec) comfortably, while "Wg" Alf. Felton, on 32sec, rowed third. Of these men, Norman Towns is most favoured, although Theo. Towns is rowing well, and Felton seemed as though he was quite satisfied to be placed in the final, but could have done a bit better. In the second heat, N. A. Zeitsch, on 46eec, won. apparently with something in hand. This sculler has as many supporters for the final as anyone, and if he rows up to the form he displayed on Wednesday he should prove hard to beat. He is speedy off the mark, and is possessed of plenty of pluck and stamina. F. Matterson was second in that' heat from the 65sec mark. He is a light feculler, ' and won the Mortlake Handicap in fine style on Wednesday. He has a good chance, but is not so much fancied as his brother George. Fogwell, the third man in the second heat, must not be treated too lightly. He rowed a brilliant race on Wednesday, and was one of the few back men who got up amongst the first half-dozen. From the third heat come E. Arnst (scr.), G. Matterson (46sec), and S. Kemp (36sec). With rough water or a head wind, Arnst should just about win. G. Matterson and Syd. Kemp are both light men, but are confidently looked upon to row a hard. race. Fogwell, on 18sec, of course, will be Arnst's pace- | maker, as he is the man Arnst will have to stt out after from the jump, being-, as he is, on the shortest handicap. It is apparent that the world's champion will have his work cut out to win. Those scullers that got placed in I the first two heats now know what to expect from Arnst, and it is pretty certain that they will make the most of their handicaps and give Arnst all the work they can to catch them. They, of course, did not know that he was capable of catching them before he rowed his heat, and now they do know they will not leave anything to chance.