BOTH MEN IN GOOD FORM.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 18 August 1910, Page 6

BOTH MEN IN GOOD FORM.

FOR THE SCULLING RACE. Press Association. —nopYRiaHT. CAPETOWN, Vcdnes. The scullers have completed training. Both have stood the severe .preparations splendidly, and it promises to be the finest of races. THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Writing from Livingstone (Rhodesia) by the latest mail to a Wellington resident, Mr Harry Floyd, who is training the -world's champion sculler "Dick" Arnst, of New Zealand, for his match against Barry, the English champion, gives further interesting details as to the doings of the New Zealanders in South Africa. "The B.S.A. Company," says Mr Floyd, "gave us free passes over their line, and secured for us concessions on the' Cap line, besides getting our boats carried free of cost. All along the line instructions were given to the officials to have our boats carried along as quick as possible. W~hen we got to Kimberley the truck was there, but our train was too heavily loaded to pick it up. Both at Buluwayo and Wanky the truck was the subject of delays, "with the result that when we reached Livingstone we lost all trace of it. The station-master here was in a fog ; he could not find it, although he had wires telling him that it was on its way. W e have now learned that it has gone on to Broken Hill, which is about 500 miles further up the line. 'Dick' told the authorities that owing to the delay he would claim the right to put the race off to a later date. Now 'we hear that the boats will be here to-mor-row. Perhaps if 'Dick' had not said that we might never have got the boats in time to row the race.

, "Uip till now (June 30) no articles have been signed, and they won't be until Barry arrives, some time yet. 'Dick' has got his £3OO expenses— and put it in'the bank. We were met down the line a bit at Victoria Falls by a few enthusiasts. There was no big display; .but we found some real good sorts. We have found a few New Zealanders and Australians who are all ready to do what they can for us. The B.S.A. Company is building some nuts for us down by the river bank. From what we can see it is a very fair course ; it is not so wide as I expected, nor is it so straight as we were led to expect. There is an island along the course, abreast of which there is much more current than in the course proper. The race will start up in the main channel, round a bend, and finish nearly opposite tihe far end of the island. The banks are not very wide, with trees and shrubs along either side. We think it is about 300 ft. wide—all deep waiter. 'Dick' iiad about 1-i stone to take off when -we got here, but the weather is warm, and as he has been out scampering, over the country shooting, he will soon get down. Here we experience nice warm days, as hot as in the middle of summer in New Zealand, and cool about as cold as Sydney in winter time. T>ick' thinks that he will get into form vary quick here; they all tell us he will not need to do as much work here as elsewhere."

In a postcript Floyd adds that lie has just heard that the boats have just arrived.