ROSE BOOKED FOR AMERICA

Evening Star, Issue 19198, 15 March 1926, Page 2

ROSE BOOKED FOR AMERICA

MEETING WITH NURMI [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, March 15. _ A berth Has boon taken for Rose in the Makura, leaving Wellington on March 30. Cables will be sent to ascertain Nurmi’s movements, and if he is likely to compote in the American championships Rose will remain in America and go oh to England later. If Nurmi does not visit America Rose will spend a few days in ’Frisco and in the east before going on to England. The Athletic Council looks on _ the meeting with Nurmi as the main object, to which all else must bo sacrificed, even if Rose has to visit the Continent or Sweden in search of him. A cable will bo sent to Mr Coombcs, in Sydney, asking him to obtain information re Nurmi from the Finnish Consul there. In America Messrs Krogness, sen. and jun., will be asked to take the New Zealand champion in hand. If funds permit, the council will send a selected man with Rose as companion and manager, to prevent him feeling lonely and becoming homesick. IH FINE FORM [Special to the ‘Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. Sunburned and in the pink of condition after having chased the hares off and on since Wednesday, Rose returned by motor car to the residence of Sergeant J. W. M'Holm, in Lyttelton, last evening. After having enjoyed a short stay with Mr Andrew Campbell, of Pudding Hill, Mothven. Chatting with a reporter soon after their arrival, Sergeant M f Holm, who accompanied Rose, said it was a wonderful holiday. “ It’s the host Ivo had in my life, and Rose tells me ho s never enjoyed anything like it bcloro. We got up about 6 o’clock and i ambled about with a gun.- On Wednesday Rose ran three miles, and ho covered them in good time; and when ho had finished ho was about ns fresh as when he started.” Rose was quite c. nfjc.ent, MTTolm said, of “smashing things up ” when he got to Dunedin. He believed he would he able to run the rnilo on the heavy track there in 4inin IBsoc. While he was in Mothven he raced round the racing course there in excellent stylo. ' To-morrow or Wednesday the clutupion will leave here for Dunedin.