AQUATICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13706, 22 September 1908, Page 7

AQUATICS.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF ACSTKAUA

Press Association-Bv Telegraph-Copvrig'it SYDN'KY. Sept.'2l.

Thoroughgood has signed articles to low Wlielch, of Akaioa, for the chauipioiishi]> of Australia.

THE SCULLING- CHAMPIONSHIP

From the appearance of things in t,he sculling world at tha present time* it really looks (says the " Sydney Daily Telegraph") as though Xew c*outh Wales, the home of sculling , a» it is commonly termed, is going to give way to Xew Zealand, and be left high and dry, in the way: of" champions, lor although we still have and are proud of old warriors, such, as Bill Beach, George Towns, and dim Rtnnbnry, nevertheless the future champion.*; seem to be cooling from Xew Zealand, and as far as can be seen at present, intending aspirants for the world's championship bottoms will., have. t0..100k.. to .the JJominion to feceive a challenge of that sort. In the first place, therr is Webb, tin* present world's champion, who like . hi* fellow - countryman, Arnst. sifnply dropped from the cliiuds into the midst of the lir&l-clast* sculleirs of tbe day. . Before people really knew who lie was, he had Ivcaten Jim and chnllenged Charlie Towns, the then World's ohampi' u, and came over to ,Nydney\ with his backer and trainers, and set to t work to n.ee* our champion on the Parrainatta. Throughout all liWs work, he kept to himself nearly all the time, and did not giv» outsider* much of a chance of seeing w lut he was. At all events, he went out to race almost an unknown quantity, and came back again the champion sculler of the world- Since then he has defeated Dick Tresidder easily, and is n' w pre paring to defend his title against Arnst. In Arnst, Xew Zealand hart a i-erorid good ma . who is well on his way to chain pion>hip honour-*.

Then again there is Whelch,. also an aspirant to Webb's title, and who liar. made arrangements to row our Australian cbunpion, Ben Thoroughgood,- ■ for £2OO a side and ihe title.

Between tins three of tliem tl»ey should give outsiders a hot time, if an arciupl is inade to take the championship out of fhe Dominion. In Australia at present "here is no known sculler who could hope to c-1>« with either Webb or Arrurf, although big things are expeded of William Fogwell in the future. Of coins... tlieie *, Charlie Town*, but very lil'l.- has In-eu heard of him lately, and it do<-t uoi look as though Ih- in>nds making an atitinpt in re.over fhe los: lauiels.

Ah for Canada. Ibunaii L, their best, and t.'eorje Towns accounted f..r him «juite ea«ily. and he would I* n. m.ii.h for ejthcr Arn*i or \V< bl>.

Uanv if Kngland"* »h.uiipmii, a nd Fi-M. whe _ wilting i<» SydllrV. *.mt that tieoigr Towns vu ifPitinic into trim iniely. ami it »a» expected tlui he would give H.uiy a gtxi.l »ound thutlniiji in "tnlxr. .tu.i it i« m»t likely tl«:»t u;IJ ili-ill-ug-for the vvorhiN < hampion»h:p .tg.ti/i At le.ttt. «>• g.ivv ''■ >* ''--it intention to yn ,• up rowing afer hr dcfc.it-ii lhinon li w.<<. .» suiprix- i" hi» fti'-tid» .iinl ;tiliinr«-ii» ttii.n thy harm that he 1) h 1 jrtrpied ;» i-ii.dh-..g- to row Harry