THE SCULLERS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12420, 9 December 1908, Page 3

THE SCULLERS.

♦ — - 1 — [.United Pbess Association.] : . Wanganui, Dec 8. ;Webb and Arnst put in some useful training work to-day. .George; V- Whelch visit'ecj the scullers' camp' to-day. Ho had not seen Webb since the latter beat him at "Wellington; He was amazed. "Webb, he says/ is a different man. altogether to what ■ he wad then. ' 'His style has iinproy- ■'■■'' ed out of recognition while the man \himself has 'grown -bigger in every r way. .Webb is. .the; ..most . perf.ect >1 sculler '-"Whelch. has ever seeny aiid- he. : does not know of any man who could ■ hope to beat him. ,Whelch was sur- ' prised at the- rowing powers ' pf .Arnst i- who does marvellously well, though '; his : style is far from perfect.- - There ;is no doubt he gets marvellous pace out .of :his boat," but how he'does it ■ Whelch does not know,, as he seems 'to depend mainly on the' strength of his arms and not on his body for work. .