ROWING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20642, 14 February 1929, Page 5

ROWING.

" - By Outrigger, ’February 23.—New Zealand Championships (at Picton); Burke’s-St. Leonard’s regatta. February —.—lnvercargill regatta. March 9.—Eavensbourne regatta. March 16. —Interprovincial eights (Lyttelton Harbour). March 23.—Otago Rowing Association’s regatta (at Port Chalmers). March 30,—Queenstown regatta. ■ The future plans of H. R. Pearce, the Olympic champion, ire the , subject of a considerable amount of interest in Austrauia. It was stated recently that Pearce-was keen to go. to America, as he had received an offer from there* though its nature was not disclosed, but that lie had no immediate intention of turning professional.

An Oxford University eight - , formed from two provisional crews, have been rowing for a week, and the actual eight to row in .the inter-University race with Cambridge is taking definite shape. It includes R. N. M’Culloch (Sydney University and New College), at No. .2; 11. Morphett (of Adelaide and Geelonp), at 3; and J. A. Ingles (University of Tasmania and Magdalen), at No. 6. All have good chances of securing their blues. If any of the men an. trial fail, ,W. A. Bloomfield (Sydney University and New College) will probably be included. The crew rows with swivels, a change which ia more important in England than it would be in Australia.

Statements to the effect that R. Pearce, world’s amateur sculling champion, had hacked out of his race with Alf Burns for the Australian title, were answered-by the Olympian recently (states a Sydncv paper). “I am in a quandary,” said Pearce. “ I have bean ever -since I came back. There is no possibility of by turning professional until I see what they will do. in Standen’s case. If that turns out satisfactorily I will then go over. I am still waiting for a reply from Philadelphia. -I am keen on.going to America, as.there seems endless possibilities there.” The statements published recently to the effect that when Major Goodsell rows Barry on the Thames this summer for the world’s professional acullinc title the Australian would do so in , A merican! colours, are denied by Goodsell in a letter to London Sporting Life. It was considered highly improbable that such would be the case, especially as Goodsell was being backed by Australian money. “ I am an Australian,” says Goodsell, “ not a citizen of the United States’.” Goodsell informed Sporting Life’that £IOOO had .been deposited with .The'Referee, and that the money would later be transferred to the former paper. Sporting Life a dele; “Bert Barry, as holder, has choice of, place and date in fixing-the race. He has suggested July, but Goodsell wants August. ‘My backer (Mr E. C. Cooke, of Sydney) cannot .arrive in. London before August,’ writes'Goodsell, ‘and it- will be bettor for, everyone concerned to decide the race when '-he is present,’ Barry, surely, will not .mind waiting another month? ’ George Towns, three times champion, is .coming to London to train Goodsell for the race. Towns prepared Goodsell for his first fur world’s championships, -and actually taught the Australian to row.”