THE EYE OF BATTLE.

Evening Star, Issue 14630, 28 July 1911, Page 10

THE EYE OF BATTLE.

PEARCE v. ARXST. BOTH MEN FIT. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. ~SYDNEY. July 27. An>ft, (the world's sculling champion) did hsrd work on the river to-day. Pearce (challenger' took things easily. Both men are fit and confident. I'H.-iAinOXSI.IP PROSPECTS. Svdney files to hand to-day showed that Pi. "*Amst . a-orld’s sculling champion) and Pearce -nalh nge.r; were both going through their training operations satisfactorilv. . . , i i Arnst is likely to be in period. health on the 29th (says the ‘Sydney Morning Herald), ani. that being so, he is quite justified in the belief that he can retain the championship. It has been rumored that Arnst and Pearce have met on the course, and that something in the way ot a, test took place. These “brushes are not unusual, and _ they are of little consequence, because if one rower is really out for a trial it is almost certain the other would not expose his hand. A memorable exception was two days before tne first Beach-Hanlan race on the Pnrramatta. Hanlan rowed up just behind Beach, and it transpired afterwards that the Canadian did his best to catch his rival. He failed to do so. That evening Hanlan. at his training quarters, was too upset to enjoy his meal. Ho was very worried, and there was no room for mirth. His cheerfulness was gone. Those around him guessed the reason. “ 1 ran beat that man Beach just as I like, said Hanlan. over and over again, but there was evidently a doubt in his mind. Pearce is no novice, and knows ail that is worth learning as to tho course, the methods of training. n-nd the most suitable way of rowing hi? race. Arnst has nothing to learn, and not only knows the course, but exactly what he is capable of ii called upon for a special effort. I saw Arnst yesterday morning (writes “Rigger” in the ‘Sydney Daily 1 elegraph of the 19th insr.). and he wanted to toil mo that he had gone stale. “ Uiere is something up with me," he said. “ I don't know what it is. but J can't go the full course. When [ get to (lladesvilie 1 jo right oil, and have to turn back. i think' - 1 have done too much work in too short a space of time. As a matter of fact. 1 am not, going out at all 'D-day.’ Well, I have known Dick too long not to know when he is trying to have a little fun at my expense, and I told linn so; but he only laughed, and repeated that ho had gone off. I told him he must have some money he wanted to get- on himseh, and he only laughed again. The trouble is Arnst is always tlie same, whether he is trying to “pull your leg.” nr whether hj? is telling you the most serious thing in the world. He will always laugh about it, and you hardly know whether to take him seriously nr not. However, I told him what I thought about it. rind he finished up by saying that he had been doing good work cm the river and off of it. On the river, he said, he had been jailing in some fast work over the two miles, and hod done very well. His boat, he said, was the best he had ever had. WrVMEPS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Tr. 1 ‘Winner, j T,os“r. Coarse -Time. -j ! j—--I>SO:E. Hanlan ;E. Tr'ckctc Th-muv ’ 26.12 JSSTcI. Banian 'E. C. Laycock ; Thames j 25.-U) Hanlan ’K. W. Boyd .. ' Tyne 121.25 Banian E. Triokett .... Thames 125.0 Ixli E. Hanlan E. C. Layeock ; Nepean I ’-*2.45 ISPI'W. Beach. K. Hanlan ...< P’mar.ta I 20.25* W. Beach ... N. ZVlatterson P’matta 1 24.1U Bea hj Clifford. ... : PToatta 1 20.0 Bfs W. Beach ... E. Hanlan .... P’matfa ; 22.51 W, Beach ... J, Gaudaur Thames i 22.29 l*.M W. Beach...; WaiUce Thames f 22.5 IP*7 W. Beach... E. Hanlon ...' Noncan 119.55 ISS7 P. Kemp .. T. CUlford P’matra 1 2:4.47 ISBBP. Kemp ... E.Hanlan P’mana .21.36 19SS-P. Kemp ... E. Hanlan = P’reurt» ; 21.25 ISSS.H. dearie ...;P. Kemp .. ; F’zuatta. 122.44 V K. Searle ... W. O'Connor ...’ Thames . 22.12 1?90.P. Kemp ...Neil Patterson i PTnatta i 21.13* IsPOP, Kemp ...'J. 31’Leau ... P’mnttn ; 21.15: l*9oiJ. H’Leos P. Epuii* ...I P’matfa ; 22.13 IthitJ. Staabury J. M’Lejui ..j P'uutta 122.15* IcDCJ. St mbary J, iTLeau ...I P'mntta .15.25* Stnnhury T. Sullivan ... P’matia • 1-5.27* 1b96 J. StanburyXh 12. Harding Thames j 21.51 IWJ.Gtuidaur J. Scanbury Thames ) 23.1 I^7J. Gaudaar F. Johnstone ... Vano'vcr : 3901 G, Towns ... J. Gaudaur ... ! Canola 20.30 G, Towns ... K. T residder ~ P'matta luT.4^ IQ«\51 Q «\s J. Staabury U. Towns .. ; P’niafta 1 19.47’ JJ'.'fl U. Towns .. J. Staiilmry .. i P’matta U*.s;>l 15«'7G. Towns .. E. Durnati ..’Nepean 22. IMfVC. Webb ... C. Towns 1 Vmatta. ! 2»».40 li-OS-W. Webb.,.-12. Tresidder I Wnntranni ."0,2* 1905 R. Arnst ...W. Webb .. i Wiaaiuiui 19.52 Arnst ... W, \VebV> . "Wauwanui 15.15 1910 K. Axnst ... G, VTheloh . Akurot (21.50 l9lu E. Amst ...jE Barry .. , Zarxibj.-i ' 20.l t? Notes.—Thames ruurse, 4 mile> 400 yds ; Parraajarra course, 3 mile? A3oycls ; Tyne cotir.-c, 5 miles riSrds : Nepean Kive courier, about miles ; Wanyanai coarse, 3,j miles. •These races were about half a mile short of the full course. The coarse in 19C-5 wri' not the u?ual one, and the bine was unofficial.