ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 13 June 1921, Page 5

ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

SOME RECENT HISTORY

A few details concerning the recent history of the championship may be of interest. Arnst first won the title by defeating William Webb (the holder) on Itecember 15, 1908, on the Wanganui nver (New Zealand). He then successfully defended his title against Webb &!Lx c Wan Sai"ii river, on June 22, 1909); against George Whelch. (at Akaroa harbour, New Zealand, on April 4, 1910); against Ernest Barry (on the ?a mbeSl nver, Rhodesia, on August 18, lyiO); and against H. Pearce (on the-^ Parrainatta river, Sydney, on July 11, > I. 9"); On July 29, 1912, Arnst lost his title to Ernest Barry over the Putney-to-Mortlake course on the Thames. Barry in turn successfully defended the title against three challengers (Burnan, Pearce and Paddon), but lost it to A. ' S elH n (Austl'aKa), on the Thames, on October 27, 1919. Barry regained the title from Felton on the. Parramatta on August 28 of last year. Arnst, who had "come back" to an extent, and had comDeted with a measure" of success in races at Sydney, challenged, Barry. The Englishman, however, had intimated that his race with Felton was going to be his last.. Inrough the non-acceptance of his challenge to Barry, Arnst claimed the - championship—a claim which rowing authorities agreed was technically correct, although there-was a sharp division of opinion on the question of merit. •