THE ARNST-BARRY RACE.

Northern Advocate, 20 September 1910, Page 5

THE ARNST-BARRY RACE.

AS SEEN BY FLOYD.

CHALLENGER'S INFERIORITY.

• Received Sept. 20, 8.25 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Sept. 20

Harry Floyd in a letter to the "Suv.," uescribng the Arnst-Barry race, speaks rather disparagingly of Barry's rowing. Barry, he said, swings back very little beyond the perpendicular, knifes his left scull badly at the catch rows with straight arms and with his knees together, and takes short strokes with no drive at Ihe finish.

Bavry. winning the toss, chose, what Arnst's supporters considered the worst position. He never saw a man go so carelessly to the mark as ■B arr y.—his boat out of line and half a length behind Arnst. The latter asked. "Are you ready?" and to the surprise of all Barry, dug his sculls in and away they went. It was the tamest start of a big race Floyd ever saw. Dick Arnst only started at thirty, and Barry was rowing much about the same. Arnst rowed twentyseven in the second minute, and was going away fast until at the quartermile he was three lengths ahead. Th-.y were simply the same all the way over the course. Barry seemed to make an effort, while Dick was rowing pretty well in front of him, sometimes down as low as 22 to the minute. Arnst was four or five lengths ahead when within about 250 yards of the finish, and then Barry suddenly stopped rowing, freely threw water over himself, and then continued on to the finish. I c backed up and shook hands with Dick, and thus ended one of the tamest races he had ever seen.

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