WORLD'S SCULLING TITLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 10

WORLD'S SCULLING TITLE.

HADFIELD ;IN TRAINING.

RAPIDLY STRIKING- FORM.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN ; CORRESPONDENT. ] ~-~ WANGANIJI. Tuesday^/;

; Hadfield has . commenced; his training work, ■-. and ho' is afloat > every, day. Yesterday 'he' struck ;a : snag and -as a result he had a cold bath in the river. However, it did not affect him at all. He is getting into his : stride again, and it is : his ; intention, to: increase his speed in ; an ;effort to :hold;Paddbn over the ; first part; of the ; journey. r; On two or three occasions W. Webb and A. Sharps have accompanied Hadfield, and-judging by the Way the ex-champion pulled his boat along he will: not take 'long-to' get perfectly fit again for the gruelling race that is ahead of 'him in Australia. U':* ?■?'&''''?s■

Just when the race' will take? place it is difficult to , say.. /Paddon has cabled to Wanganui ;to say ; that he ' would ; like ;, to row the : race for the world's championship title before the end of June. He has, however, been informed • that Hadfield will not; be ready. to contest ; the - title; : one difficulty in. the way being his wife's recent . illness. }. No - difficulty .- is anticipated in connection with the matter, and it is confidently, believed that the race will take place about the second week in July, by which time Hadfield/should;; be ready. ; The Aucklahder" 4 is looking well, and when he settles down to .histraining it is expected that he ; will be' able to produce form : that ; , will seriously trouble /Paddon on the eventful day. ~ ■ , ■j-' •'• Evidently / Dick Arnst has -given L up sculling;for;good. . His; latest letter indicates that he is doing; well with the gun in^ Sydney. .'..•:-Early'; last month he; divided a £200 shoot, and a few days later won the championship of Australia, having won with 18 kills out of 22 birds.