THE WORLD'S SCULLYS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Evening Star, Issue 14632, 31 July 1911, Page 3

THE WORLD'S SCULLYS CHAMPIONSHIP.

ARNST AGAIN. rEARCITS PLUCKY PADDLE. SYDNEY, July 29. Harrr PeaTce (of Middle Harbor, New South Wales) and Richard Arnst (New Zealand, holder of the title) met this afternoon. The race \ras Towed over the full championship course (Ryde Bridge to dearie's uiomirnont) of 3m o3Byds, on the l'airaraatU River, and was for stakes of £I,KK> and the championship of the world. Arnst weighed 13.3 and Pearee 12.10. The race was one of the most gruelling on record. The weather conditions were perfect, -with a bright Min, smooth water. and n steady westerly -wind light beh .id the scullers, the tid*? being iu their favor. .Arnst rroa tha tos£ ; and chts-c the. inside coarse. THE CONTEST. 'Hie men got away wjll together, tlw cbtvTipion Towing 34 strokes to the minute ;.k.u Scarce 37. There was v.o advantage tor the first 2Coyds. v. hen Arnst. pullinj: 1' + o Pe;.A"c, was forced to stop and lose S» * This f;ivo the challenger an ad■Trii.. A len«:tl), which he held to Uhr's JJa. or one mile. The defender's mighty strokes then began to tell. He «;irted to pradually overhaul his opponent. lit' m*nHged the corntr badly, however, and go; into Pearce's wator. and was within an ace si colliding. Arnst had to stop rowing » roupie of strokes to allow Fearer to draw ahead. 1\- tree kept on, thus showing his BpoTtsmanship, as bad he slopped Am.>t must have collided and lest on a foul. After negotiating the pobt Arnst In-v.t his great back and settled flown to a ftteady pull of about 28 to the minutf. Ho over-nauk-d hits oppoueiit at the luile and a-haJf, Pearee rowing ;i slightly quicker stroke, but not with the sarae power. Once in front Arret- head«l for home, and lowed like a machine, saining steadily until at Claharita he led by f-ix lengths. P*<ai ce was ttill undaunted. He pulled magnificently, *nd tried repeated spurts, but the New Zealander was tco powerful. He kept driving on in a heart-breaking fauhion. Rounding rtttney, a few hundred yatJs from home, Arnst was leading a good 10 lengths. He dropped to 22 strokes a minute. There Pearee looked round and ■wavered, but put in a last tremendous though futile effort, and without doubt Arnst was nevermore fully extended.

When he passed the post, a winner by four lengths, he. immediately stopped voirinx. and dipped his bauds, one after th? other, into the water. ]t had been a fearful strain, snd ten much for the <.■hampiou's .-owlifion. caiaiJii: him to vomit. t'earce, m his last struggle, felt the agonising tortuio of defeat. When the pistol iras tired hp placed his hands before his face and iobbed. RECORD TIME. The time was 13min 46sec, which is a. record for the worldV; c-hampions-'liip. [The licst time for the championship course hitherto was 19min 47isee, when Stauhury Wat G. Towns in 1805.] The first mile /as done in smin oSaec. The attendance v\;u> an easy record, being probably ICO.COO. The takings were £BOO. The river wat black with small craft. Pfarce admits that Arr.st is too good. He will not challenge him again. Arnst declares that it wes the hardest rare of his life. Beach declares that nobody in eight can b:-at Arnst.

THE COMPETITORS. When Pearce and Amst previously mot, before the latter had challenged Webb for the world's championship. Pearce was comparatively an accomplished sculler, and the New Zealaitder was comparatively naw at the game. Amst assorted his superiority. Since then the Australian has improved. r »nd ha", hall an unbroken succession of victories over Ben Thoroughgood, .Tack Mitchell, Geo. Day itwicc). Frank Hagaey. ex-champion William Webb (N.Z.), and Syd. Kemp. Nor has Amst been idle. He can claim victories over Webb twice (on the Wanganui River), Whelch 'Akarna), and Ernest Barry (on the Zambesi River). ARXST'S AMBITION. Nobody has done what Bill Beach did— is. wen seven world's championship races in succession. It is Dick Amst'3 ambition, and he seems on a fair w;,y to accomplish it. . COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. Interviewed at Sydney on Friday week .'tight days before th? race) Arnst expressed his confidence in defeating Pearce and retaining toe championship title. He said : " I'm well satisfied with my condition, and you can say that I'm going to win. Hint championship is not go ins; to part from me just. yet. I have no doubt as to tha result. I never hod. once I fdt myself striking form." Arid then as a parting shot the champion added : " I'm sure to win this l'Ace. and don't you forget it." THE FINISHING POINT. Searle'e Monument has been damaged to loine extent through koing bumped against by a eteam lighter recently. Th? monument was erected 20 vents and unveiled December 10, 1891, which was the second anniveisary of tho great sculler's untimely death. To the end of Augtft, 1896, ■ punt which wes b'iug toned down tin? Parramatia struck the I'ohmm with such fore? as to break it and throw it in the water. It wrr. repaired without much delay. The position, of the monument marks, the finish of the championship cours-e' on the Parrainatbi, and is erected on th.? cuter rock of the "Thr?<' Brotheio."' It is net a good position, but .for the sentiment attached to it.