TO-DAY’S GREAT RACE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7209, 18 August 1910, Page 5

TO-DAY’S GREAT RACE

ARNST V, BARRY

BOTH MHN READY AND

CONFIDENT.

By Telegraph—Proaa Association —Copyright. (Received August 17, 11.5 p.m.) CAPETOWN, August 17.

Livingston© advices state that Arnst and Parry completed their training yestorday. Both men have stood the severe preparations sx>lendidly, and tho race promises to be one of tho finest yet seen for the world’s sculling championship. ALL HEADY AT THE FRONT. LATEST NOTES FROM THE ZAMBESI. FIiJiSS ASSOCIATION. CILItiSTCH U'llCH, August 17. Messages soul Irom the Zambesi Liver by L)r il- T. J. Thacker, who is one of Dick Amst's warmest supporters, have been received here. Dr Thacker regards the coarse chosen for the great race as an ideal one. The weather since his arrival ha* been brilliantly line, but on one or two afternoons a strong wind has got up, raising a considerable jobblo on the surface of the big river. Both Arnst and Barry are well. Dr Thacker says Arnst is down to 15st, which is 3jlb less than the -weight at which he rowed Whelah at Akaroa on April 4th. Arnst ami his supporters are very confident that tho champion will retain tho title. Apparently this confidence is shared by others interested, for Dr Thacker states that there has been no solid betting on the race.

Harry Floyd, Arnst’s coach and trainer, who was lately reported to be down with fever, has completely recovered, JDr Thacker reports that full arrangements have been made for the transport of visitors to the falls, and trains have been arriving daily, bringing excursionists. Tho championship race is to be preceded by a local regatta, commencing to-day. There have been no serious troubles with tho insects and other posts popularly supposed to infest the region. Dr Tbocneh says it has boon necessary to dear tho course of hippopotami, which arc very plentiful in tho Zambesi. Dr Thacker mentions that Dick Arnst went out with the British South Africa Company’s men and bagged on© hippo. A cable message received in Christchurch to-day by the secretary of Arnat’s committee stated: “Champion in his best form, and he is feeling confident of winning." NEWS OF THE RESULT. Tho Press Association has mad© arrangements for the ottblo station at Wakapuaka to remain open till 3 a.m. to-morrow to enable the result of the sculling race to come through for tho morning newspapers. So far no announcement has been mado of the time fixed for to-day’s great race. Wellington timo is roughly about nine hours ahead of tho Zambesi, but unless tho race is rowed late in the evening the bare result should reach hero in time to bo announced In to-morrow’a "New Zealand 'rimes."