ROWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14328, 26 March 1910, Page 10

ROWING.

Mr. Norman Cato was made the recipient of a presentation by ,members of the West End Rowing Club 011 Tueday night, on the eve of his marriage. Mr.' Cato has rendered valuable service to the club as coxswain, regatta representative, . committeeman, and secretary. ARNST V. BARRY. The most important proposal in the articles sent out from Homo for Amsfc to sign in, connection with the .projected match between Barry and himself is that the New Zealander should agree to row under Thames Rowing Club rules, but Arnst, as the champion, has the choice of rules, and ho has decided to row under championship Titles, which are much simpler than those proposed by Barry. The race will probably bo rowed about August 19, but there will be a final meeting of the executive in charge of the race about the last 'week in July, and the date will then be definitely fixed. It is stated that, although the articles have not actually been signed by Arnst, there is no possiblity- of a hitch in the arrangements owing to the proposals made by Barry. Arnst has expressed a determination not to sign the articles for the race with Barry unless he wins the race with Whelch, and in the event of his-being beaten,:it is expected that-Whelch ! will be asked to sign them. In dealing with the Arnst-Bnrry match an English amateur writes as follows in a London journal: "Arnst must be a very good man if he is to beat Ernest ■ Barry, who is quite the prettiest sculler I have ever seen. Loosely built, and light for his size, he sculls with -extraordinary grace and ease. So even are his movements, and so equally is his work applied, that ho scarcely looks to bo more than paddling, even when he is making his most desperate spurts. His style is strongly reminiscent of Mr. F. S. Kelly's, and, like the latter's, fcis pace is as i good at the end of a course Fs it is at the beginning, and the longer the course the better ho likes it. I saw him gain over four lengths on a man, who was by no means rowed out, between the top of Harrow's Wharf . and' Hammersmith Bridge, in the bridge to bridge handicap last year. Englishmen may hope with some confidence that he will return the first British champion of the world for over thirty years." Messrs. W. J. Girling and Arilnir Jackson returned to Blenheim from llobart recently. Mr. Girling informed an Express reporter that Arthur Jackson, who pulled a great race in the Inter-State Fours, was much sought after at Hobart, and every offort was made by the rowing people to get him to stay and stroke their eight-oared crew. Mr. Jackson demonstrated that he is one of t.lio finest strokes who has yet been seen anywhere in Australasia, and that .considering the short, time he had rowed with the Blenheim crew, lie put up a good performance. Mr. Girling said he had not decided to retire at present, or at' 'least for another year. Lynx.