WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11931, 30 October 1919, Page 5

WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

; DESCRIPTION OF THE RACE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. London, Oct. 27. There was a large crowd at the Felton-Barry match despite bleak, threatening conditions. Many "Diggers" were present, wearing Felton's colours. Prom the start, Felton, who won the toss, daringlymade for shelter, while Barry kept mid-stream. Felton's judgment was amplv justified. Barry, striking bad water, laboured rather badly. Pelton quickly established a strong lead. When nearing Hammersmith Bridge, he crossed the river and weathered the rougher water well. Barry, who was now in smoother water, spurted, but failed to make an appreciable impression on Felton's lead. Passing Ohiswick, Barry again settled down to a big effort to reduce Felton's lead, and sustained his efforts to tho finish, amid encouraging cheers from the tow path. The time was 25min. 40sec. Barrv started favourite. The Australian Press Association interviewed Felton, who declared that he was glad to be able to take the championship back to Australia. Barry subsequently invited Felton to his quarters and congratulated him. Barry, interviewed, said he thought a lucky toss decided the race, but added, "Good luck to Felton." Barry stated: "I have been rowing as a professional for eleven years and made nothing." The Times says Barry blundered by keeping in mid-stream instead of in smooth water under the Middlesex bank, but anyway Felton got much more out of his stroke, and the race soon became a stern chase. Barry looked round frequently. Felton, sculling with the greatest ease and confidence, won by much more than the official six lengths. He could have made it twenty.