SCULLING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13635, 19 February 1908, Page 7

SCULLING.

Per Press Association. ' WANG ANUI, February , 18. Webb and Tresidder put in their" usual training to-day. <' Webb was afloat at 6 a.m. and traversed the whole course, the greater portion at a fair pace. His sculling was particularly clean. , \ Tre"sidder tipped the beam to-day at ' 12st. 101 b. He went over the course twice to-day. He does not believe in trials over the whole course. He limits his work to fairly hard spins. On Sunday and Monday he will practice sprinting. He is confident that, he will bo, able to wre.st the championship from Webb. Webb's party are equally confi- , dent that their man will retain the honour. ' ■ / THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. CHALLENGE FROM ARNST. WANGANUI, February 19. ' Large number of visitors' are daily ( arriving for the sculling championship race next Tuesday » ,i Amongst those who arrived yesterday was R. Axnst, who this morning de- . posited £100 with the editor of the : Herald for a -match, jwith the winner of , the Webb-Tresidder cqptest ( for the- \ world's championship and £500 a-side. 1 « • Several prominent of Tre- , sidder, . including the chairman and -1 treasurer of his committee, are expeetn j ed to-morrow. ' >< Tresiddcr's- weight is now down to , 12st. 51b. and may be reduced to 12st. 31b. by the day of iihte race. Yesterday' morning he indulged in little * sprinting during his four-mile row* Bb «. is still very confident of winning. Webb I took a walk up the hills and running ! exercises yesterday morning, and in the s . afternoon rowed Over the course, accompanied by Green. The water was very lumpy, but he maintained a solid pace throughout. Tresidder did a similar work in the afternoon.