REPORTS FROM THE CHAMPION

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 120, 21 May 1926, Page 8

REPORTS FROM THE CHAMPION

Mr. H. Rose, father of the New Zealand champion distance runner, jeceived a cablegram yesterday stating that his son and J. W. M'Holm were both well on arrival in England this week, and that; they had settled down at* •'Dudley's," Brighton. Reports of progress on the voj'age to. England, contained in letters written by R. A. Rose to .his parents, show that the champion suffered severely from seasickness during the . early part of the trip. Before -'reaching Honolulu, however, the runner and his companion had both become more accustomed to the sea, but with the weather very hot they could not do full justice to. the dining-saloon fare. Within one day of Honolulu cooler weather was experienced, and Rose had his first dance on board. Skipping exercise was also commenced by him , about that -time, but being unaccustomed to this form.'of training on a hard deck he suffered from shin soreness. Not being a good sailor, he did not participate -in deck games up to the time of arrival St Honolulu. Appreciation of the treatment on boaTd the Aorangi is expressed in the letters from Rose, a rubbing-down board and an area for skipping being placed at the disposal ef the champion. ' It was Rose's intention to have a run on the beach during the vessel's call at Honolulu. Before the first port of call was reached a wireless message was received from the New Zealanders at Suva extending a welcome to Rose and M'Holm, and requesting the champion runner to give an exhibition run at Suva. Although the stay there was only for a few hours Rose agreed to run. Rose and M'Holm were given a great reception on arrival, people from the New Zealand colony meeting them and motoring them round the island and back to town in time for Rose to don running "togs." His performance over a mile was particularly good, all things/considered. He covered the distance in 4min 33sec. After tfye race Rose and M'Holm were entertained at dinner, and the champion was presented with a set of sleeve-links. It was also stated in the letters that Rose and M'Holm intended, on arrival in America, to spend one day in Vancouver, and one day in Winnipeg before proceeding via the Great Lakes and Toronto to New York.