AQUATICS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5752, 10 December 1908, Page 2

AQUATICS.

Illi: .<CP],LINt! CHAMPIONSHIP.

WANCANUI. DEC. s. Webb an I A rust put in some Usoiul liainine; work today. This afternoon UoM. -ave (itvcii iivc or six lengths' -(art and c a uo,ht him u t a "'ilo. Only two miles were covered, the champion put(im-; his boat throuirh tho water in rare style. Ainst, l-'orrwcll an<l Bruithwaiie sturb'd together. Arnst rowed - K to tin' minule for a r|iiar(vr of a mile anil, finished strongly.

Ct-oryc Wlu-lcli visited the scullers' camps thin afternoon. He had not seen Webb since the latter beat liim at, Wi'llinyt,,,) , m ,l | 1() ;vaH a tna/ed. Vvbb, lie s,,ys, is a dili'erent man nHogvcher from wlml he was then. His Ktyl,. has' improved out of recognition, while the man himself has ..Town biir<r,.[- in, eve.rv way. Webb is. (he most iv.rfoct sculler Welch ha< ever .seen and he docs not know of any man who could hojxj to beat him. Welch was 'Hirpri.--i;d at ihe towiiie- powers of Artist, who .dot's niinvv.lloudy well, flioiieli his style is far from pel feci. ..There is no doubt he<rets marvellous p aC( . ou ( (> f ),;,. .}, rta t ,j, nt how he does it Whelch 'does not know a" li'\ ■ as to depend mostly on the MreivuUi of his arms and not <rl his !>odv work'. Dec. !». Whel.-h (Id-: morniiie; notified his b.ic'a-,- '. l( Cl.ri t.h.lrch aecepline- "Foe--well'.; e|,.dle„ee '(,. row at Aknr.ia. for a stake, of £|oo.