THE PARRAMATTA HUNDRED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2929, 4 May 1910, Page 64

THE PARRAMATTA HUNDRED.

PRELIMINARY HEATS DECIDED. R. ARNST SECURES A PLACE. SYDNEY, April 30. The preliminary heats in the Parramatta Hundred—a rowing race of which the first prize is £loo—were decided on the Parramatta River. The final will be rowed next Saturday. Results : / First Heat. Theo. Towns, 60sec ■ 1 N. Towns, 38sec ' 2 A. D. Felton, 32sec 3 Second Heat. N. Zietsch, 46sec • ••• *■ F. Matterson, 65sec B. W. Fogwell, 18sec Third Heat. R. Arnst (scr) and G. Matterson, 46sec, dead-heat S. A. Kemp, 36sec SPLENDID CONTESTS. SYDNEY, May Fine- weather and the presence of Arnst, the champion, attracted unusally larga crowds. The banks were lined .with people, and the river was alive with boats. The water was in good condition. The first heat provided a splendid finish between the Towns brothers, who held a prominent position from the mile mark, Theo. Towns, with 60sec start, beating his brother Norman (33sec) by a length. Felton (32sec) was a good third. Harry Pearce gave uo at the two and a-half mile post. The winner's time was 18min 51seC. In the second heat F. Matterson, with 65sec start, held the lead till passing the mile and a-half post, when Zietsch (46sec) went to the front, and at the two miles had two lengths to the good. Fogwell (18sec) made a splendid effort to overhaul the leaders, but Zietsch landed a winner by a length and a-half. There were a couple of lengths between second and third. J. Arnst started, but was early out of the race. Time. 18min 47sec. The third heat provided one of the finest contests seen on the Parramatta, with a sensational finish. Peter Kemp, junior, with 60sec, overhauled the limit man, Backhouse (lOOsec) before reaching the half-mile, with Tom Kemp (72sec) and G. Matterson (46sec) close behind. At the mile s and a-quarter Arnst shot past Backhouse and went on a chase after Matterson. who was now leading from the two Kemps. Just before reaching a spot opposite the Gasworks, Arnst electrified the crowd by shooting through Laycock, Tom Kemp, and Fisher, and a moment later he settled Peter Kemp's chance. At the two miles he was level with Syd Kemp, and only three lengths astern of Matterson. At the two and aquarter miles Arnst ahead eased up. after overhauling Matterson, and was apparently taking a well-earned breather when young Matterson worked a surmise sprint before Arnst realised that Matterson was upon him. A desperate finish resulted in a dead-heat, S. Kernn (36sec) filling third place. Time. 17min 50sec. May 1. The Dailv Telegraph says that amongst several on the umpire's boat who observed Arnst's cool, regular, skilful work throushout the race there was a feeling that the dead heat was something in the nature of a. jrraoefnl and sportsmanlike concession to his plucky competitor.

The Sydney Dnily Telegraph, in annon.noing the handicaps, sa'Vl:—"Naturally Artist's worlds champion, has been placed on scratch, ■while tb« limit man has been. allotted 100-mc. This wems rather a big gap, and if Arnst is to beat the limit man (be will probably have to show more T<ace than he has yet done, even though he 13 a, champion of champions. It must be remembered that fche course is not the full three and a-quarber Mules, but onlv two and a-half mile*, consequently the back men will have little ' change of gaining an v advantage through their strength and stamina."