DETAILS OF THE RACE. THEN BARRY COMES TO THE FRONT. THENCEFORWARD A PROCESSION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 63, 12 September 1911, Page 7

DETAILS OF THE RACE. THEN BARRY COMES TO THE FRONT. THENCEFORWARD A PROCESSION.

(Received September 12, 10.10 a,tn.) LONDON, llth September. Fogwell won the toss, and chose the Middlesex station. There was a huge crowd aslwre and afloat, also three following eteftmeri, A. test tide followed the wind. Fogwell was quicker away, and Was clear in ,a minute. He led by two lengths sind ft-half at the mile. Barry, who wae sculling beautifully without apparent effort, drew nearly level at the Crab-Tree, where Fogwell was troubled with roughish water. Barty took tho lead at Gwynne 1 !, and Was soon three lengths ahead. Thenceforward the race was a prooes* Bton. Barry was eight lengths ahead eJb Barnes Bridge, and he paddled home leisurely. At the finish Fogwell Bhowed sign* of a gruelling race, but he was not un« duly distressed. The official verdict gives Bawy t victory of three lengths And a-half. Th« time was 23min 24«ec. [The best time over the championship course, 21min leec, was made by J. G. Gaudaur, on 7th September, 1866.] It was perhaps asking too much to expect thafc Fogwell, who knew Arnsb too well t6 ever think of challenging him, would beat Barry, who save tbt i champion euch a hard go on the Zambesi, and, in the present instance, was rowing on his native water. A good I honest puller, but nothing like a chan> pion, Fogwell would be further liandicapped in that he could hardly get to I know the current* of old Father Thames in the time allowed him. Again, the distance wae a mile too far for the Coraki oarsman's liking, the Thames course being four mile* and a-quarter as against three miles and a-quarter, the length of tlie championship course in the colonies. Doubtless Barry would start a very warm favourite. Fogwell's backer, Mr. Seifeft, of Ma.na.watu, was bo impressed with the way in which Fogwell beat Whelch in their last match ! that he looked round immediately for others to conquer. Whelch had defeated Fogwelt in a previous contest. The details of yesterday's race bliow that Fogwell, making use of his undoubted sprinting powers, was two lengths and a-half in front «t the mile. But, as his friends anticipated, the Englishman proved both the betterwaterman ana the better stayer, end he paddled home. Obviously it was a very good match for Barry and his party, Fogwell and his backers were flying too high. The result of thw race should prove welcome news to Arnst, in the s«nw that it will probably incite Barry to consent to another trial "with the big New Zealand**, who has eighed, not in vain, for matches, Ac Arnst has been challenged (on paper) by Durnan, the Canadian, he may not be in such a hurry to go wheat'farming as he would suggest. On his beat form Barry is entitled to another test with the cham* pion, though, barring accidents, it in very hard lo Gee how the Englishman. 'h going to lead the Tai Tapu nun home.