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ARNST AND PEARCE.

' ' A COMPARISON. r ; i ' / 3.'lii£ Sydney "Daily Telegraph" com"rnents .OQ ,thi> race, and Pearce?s cJimiuas against Avnsfc, as follow:r ... ' x I AMt|sr<2U:.soi>ietsiJii£ of a surpnso tc • fl" number "of Australians, it- was what the majority thought would be the result, of the -struggle. -Perhaps not quite ,so .many considered the race Wbuld' be ■so -easy, but that Peurce . TTOuld, eventually win was the of • most* ofHHe Australian critics. ; v A man 'wJjorc.oiJldjbeat D:ck Tressider and Jim "Stanbury as Webb did cannot- lie such '•a nrag!" and it only exemplifies more dearly . the great improvement made by Pearce during the past couple of years." It'is true that not so very .joiia; agoVPearce was looked upon by nnuiy .followers of sculling as a second or third class man only, but since his defeat-by Arnst some two years ago lie seems to have jumped right to the front rank. His career since tlien lias been 'almost as brilliant as that of the world's champion himself. Arnst won ttie world's championship from Webb, and'has defended It successfully against Webb, - Wheloli, and Barry; while l'earce won the Australian championfrom Thoroutilitjood. and has defended 'it 'against Mitchell, Day (twice), and Hagney. and has now beaten the. man who-was the world's chamtiiGu before he tried conclusions with Arnsv. The last-named has had no apparent trouble jji beating h:s men, and Pearce has disposed of his opponents just as easilv. ' Tn fact, the careers of the two men are-synonymous. Obviously, the Auschampion is the next man to endea-rour to wrest the greatest- honours of the sport front Arnst. _ It will •be reincmberfcd that when Weill# met Arnst on the second occasion., the ■ championhad a much harder race than on their first time of meeting, and ' Arnst was jnished so much that he did the course in. record t'lne. W r ebb was. declared to he iu even better fettle last week.than he was then, and yet Pearce conquered hiiu wmewhat finsilv. in fjich eircnrastaiir>23 it would appear as though Pearce was as good «s Arnst. That, liotvever, is a. matter that only tho f utui e can dcn(?o "with any degree of accuracy. That ha will get the oppjjrrtu"ity of meeting Afijct 1S practiraily a foregone ccnclus.eti, fljid Mr Su'fert, JPearce's present backat; will probablv >e the first, to subscribs to the st:-ke of £o'no. His Sydney supporters shoiild then corao wrv-ard with their ;:n:oi:nts, and the total sum should be ra'sed in no tirrv';. Just tefore Arnst left for South Africa- a stakb oj £2OO wa<- being raised for ?earce to ic.eet Arnst.- but;, the Iztler could not stay long enciijih io row the nmtch, and so the Australian had to wait- till he came back. rTi« supporters should b<r even quickeT in getting the sum up now than were then, for Pearce has added to his fame. _ Arnst for his part is quite ready ana willing to meet the Australian champion when he likes, and on the Parramatta. It is up to Arnst to give his next race to the Paramatta, and if his present intentions are adhered to, tlitf Parramatta will have it. Concerning the race itself, it is no easy thing to even hint at a likely winner. On. the ma-terial at hand—thai is, the performances of the two men. —there is little to choose between -them, i'tom all accounts Arnst s • second race with Webb was the hardest Tini yefc experienced, and as etjefe » may be considered of more importance J than the Arnst-Bsrry race. Webb is 'jnngirinrar ft

ami so lif fWhelch) may V-* o{ in summing r»o iluv chnnres. tlio Second Arnsi-W-obb race is the one that nuist/ be taken .as a nucleus for the building up of theories. Poarco beat Webb .iustas easily-n& Arnst did, consequently it is probable* that he would haw brsl<?n l Barrv and W luOch ajso. Of course.,, in such assumptions, viiotlHUß can be said for certain, a* the iame circumstances* do not ahyavs govern each case. For instance, it is quite possible. wheVe A beats 13 and B beats C. for Cto boat A. Such a. I thine iias happened • ii,i .football and cricket oftf»n, nnd it- may happen just as o-OMly in smiling. Tlu're is, how-, ever, on<S ontstgilding IVainrc and a rory crr-ditablc theory in i\rust's career that must not lie lost sight of. They aro the manner in which-he -rowed his iirnt in Uu* I'arninatta Hundred, at 1 the hegiuninji of this - ytijir. mid the | theory that lie lias never yet been tried j reallv out. The i'oeinor shows beyond ! doubt that hp is a sculler with phenom--1 cnal'strength, stamina,, and. .wed. Such an exhih : tion as Irs was unknown to the sculling world before, and. caused something of a sensation a.t the timfe among the scullers and sculling followers. H« bus never done it in any of his match races either before or after, consequently. it may safely be taken that lie has not bwn called upon to exert hinist'lf to such an extent when rowing an individual. Pearce lias never done anything like it. Ha has always won his--matches since he became the Australian champion the second time, but i|i handicap rowing—and ho has (lone a- good daal of it lately—lie hag'nut emulated the performance of. Arnst, ..or. given any evidence that he.possesses such wondfcful powers as Arust. H ; s watermanship, stamina, ant] speed . are undeniable, even to tho iiiost pessimistic'of his acquaintances. but whether he possesses them to ..the.same extent .as .Arnst b«' is shown us he docs, as a matter in which there is a great deal of doubt. ••However, tlirs is merely theory, nnd has to be proved one day or the other. Arnst is here on' i'he"spot' to answer any challenge* that may crime, and ?s likely to' reniahi a considerable time if there is the lea«t prospect" nf getting a match with Pearce. 'Pcxyce lias demonstrated his' right to a match, and there is not the slightest doubt vhat he is. he man in Australia at the Present fime who could hope to lower Arnst's. colours. • , ...... . Arnst is considered ,bV o -good many people to be.in X class (iy.himself, but even, he, good psvhe'is, is ni»t invinand is iust as liable to defeat as anyone else. If Pearcc* can do it ih-an all tlie'inore pow£>'t.> him/ but if he goes under, then lie wiil-.kuow that he has bsen beaten by a man who is above .the ordinary sculler. ,

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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

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ARNST AND PEARCE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

ARNST AND PEARCE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14393, 7 January 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)