SCULLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14453, 27 May 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

SCULLING.

BAHRY'S VICTORY IN ENGLAND. According to i lio cable the ra£o for tho sculling championship <>!' England, between K. Harry and W. Albany, which Harry won by six lengthhs, jij 2«hn:a 'iscc, \vus a good oiio to Ham- j inorsmith Jlridge, whore Albany was i leading by a couple of lengths, but | l'e.rry then pulled avwny and won easily.' Ernest Barry succumbed to Arnst in , the world's championship on tbo Zam- j besi Hiver last year. Prior to that lie beat George Towns for tho championship o! Enuland and the "Sportsman'' Cop in UVj-?. He i.s list 1()ll» in weight, 01" t- hinb, and L'f) years oi : a.'_ie. H ; s opponent, William ' Albany, i* champion of the Uivw Lea, is .shorter than Har;v. bat, weighs ]2st, and is 24 v-enrs -..1 d. Ho accompanied Barry to South Ai'rica as trainer. I PEAItCE v. ARNST. ! The race lias verbally and nominally been fixed for July .16 on the Parramacta course (says tho latest Sydney "Reicr-ee") but at the\time of writing tho champion had not covered Pearee's deposit or sailed articles. The mutch, however is bound to come oil; PreI>aratorv to settling; dowu to a long and thorough course ,of training, tho Australian champion has taken, a holiday in tho West. Ho returned to Sydney hist v/eok looking and f col in,{s exceedingly well. Pv\arce anys he now tij>s tho b-sam at 13sfc, and that lie will race Arnst hoarier than he has. ever beeii in hi.v life. With seven victories ovrr the best. Australian and Xew Zealand scullers to back hmi, he looks forward to the race with confidence, and is now afloat twioe daily preparing for the task of his life. Nir is Arnst idle. Fat and unconditioned for the Parramatta Hundred, the champion is now down to work ia real earnest. Recognising that he himssll is a big man. and need.> a hit of twining to get fit, he is doing long, steady work from M n-tlake. Parramatta River, where he is now stationed. Arnst knows that ho cannot afford to throw away any chances on Pearoe. He 13 said to feci well, and probably will conic to definite terms with Pearee in the next few days. ESSENTIALS IN RACING. Apropos of the recent 'Varsity boat race, the English "Spectator" has these remarks -to make ou the science of rowing:— The race was a struggle between two very different styles, or rather one; should say between a crew (Oxford) who had little polish but the essentials of the science of rowing, and a crew (Cambridge) avho had a m<--t pie rs vz and uniform appearance without enough of the ei-6«atial driving force. 'J ne essentials aro lcngth of swing and tho piston-like drive of the legs combined w;th it. Some enrsmou have- tried for years and have never brought the strength of tliolr legs into really useful ic kit.oa w.tii Ut.-.r anus an-., Tho least observant spectator of i\a\'nusfc hays noticed tho cWteronco between rowing iji a racing shift" and I'cii-iilj;; Oil t.'.la =a.i. In tlie form,;;tho Hi'nib iir-a only connecting 1 Jil;i between tile bnclc and tht? l-eip. ami the oarsman is true to )i : s them? bv avoiding the use of the word " "pulling." "When an oarsman Jias acquired the ehisivs knack of being able tn use all the strength of his legs in driving the blade through tho water (nr." to li-e more strictly theoretical, of lM'tiiv the beat past the place in which lis has placed the blade) it is a revelation to mm. _ When eight men are using their . iegs in perfect nn : son, the boat responds like an animate tiling. The imTespondinjr boat keens the'oarsman cramped and uncomfortable, as though he could never, row at a- oroper mechanical advantage; hnt the resoonrlliiy boat feels spacious, and every stroke Kives a- feelin? of power satisfactorily and comfortably applied. CYCLING. OLD CHAMPIONS IN TIMARU. Alf. Hasten, who recently set up in business in Timaru as « tobacconist", is the well-known cyclist who competed very successfully in cycling events throughout the colony iii the days when G'eo. Sutherland, ' Barker, Pedlar Palmer and Dick Connell were on tho top of their form. Durinr; the season Rill Martin Ithe world's famous cyclist) visited New Zealand. Huston ck'fcatcd him in the New Zealand Half-nule Championship. at ThuicJin, after a phenomenal su'int. On t!« dav Martin won the Five Mije Championship from Heusten bv inches hijy Dick Arnst (the world s s-r'Uh.'is: champion) finished third ot.ra3>KCj to relate Andv Ualston, one i or the best lon.; distance cvelists' New j Zvnunnd has ever seen,, is aho living in J maru, and is kcal manager for M-essrs Ro:d and Gray. ABOUT A. A. ZLMjiEH.AJAN. Tho vist of the once ali-conquerin" A. \ /,:inmcrican to Australia in l8:'o Kiul hs great sprint on the Svdr.ev Oru-ke. Ground, when he mac l . :' An'traha s best cf that dav look lik= second raters, will bo remembered bv manv readers of "Til;- Referee." Concern,,.- hi in, I<. T. irdlake. hiius if a "'i ' ! w ,Ma " ? lr|i 4' in the '&U's and .)0 s, savs: "lluit cliamp:o:i of the early .90 's, A. A. Z : mn:-erman cc.n-fe-ses that he has followed no special d.ct except the avoidance of Iho gestibi-e. . But wl.atever 1,i 5 dW what marvels he did! Lean ' ljf.!,» ! sinewy and long-fooled. how'ni'mi.W ! }',° without the aid of rc ,T i! ! N"? ks - J !t p ?nly as a preven- ■ of G«r, h-s i>erjoet acc : on w.ns n wondrous si"-'it Ho- ~1,7 • •" * - ,iL uol!Ki among the crowd towards " \]] Zi d at siid.yi nnd ; Z':mr.oV onlr, ! "° u,d ] )? .' r ; r ;PK at toi>TOost ST>eed, with ! m * u \ , tu mhhnrr ret bv :a ha'rs breath but b- a poodlv nan. i fit. he mado hacks of Iho n !? '• . sr ty so could „' ' I him m that flnal effort. jt, ;a prince of s'vIVU. a lifthlninf *i« d,>\I w « h 110 of strenatfi hut. a I maTysllons a«iliiy.'' „ collr - se ; '* n Zimmerman's dav the tubular rac'n.? tyre. with i weicnt v.-ocden rim to match, wr-re an unknown ouunfcitv. A IJ-iri. detr.-h-----•1 > e co\er 01, :t , steel rim formed the racms ccelrn.tion. oven f..,- track or'r])oSos, and 80 year was a h'Vn O , :o f or nsi« on rhc very h K t tracks. Still, m.un or our. present-dav crack-; he none tho irors f„ r ov.ltivnt ,r» 01 1 I ,^ lral]or e , uin s remarkahlv t pedalhnp; action. OfiEAT OtERLAXB lUDK. hj". "White, v.'li,, Icl'r Freinani.le at 0 a.m. tin Aoril J.-tli to endcjivonr to ' lower F. Birtle s overland <-\vio to Sydney, siu-cK-eded 'n by a very small margin for a rido of

this description. Wilt©' arrived in Sydney (.1). Wednesday (May 10th) at i). 3 imii., his time, for tbo trip, about miles—allowing two hours for the ddf-ercneo in Umo batw.en XVrtli and Sydney—boji<4 3G days 13 hours. 3 ! minuu'ij as again.st Uirtle's 3G dnys 17 hours. At Adelaide it looked as if ; \Vhito would fait, hut lio was coach*d , and paced l'i<;in t.heru to Sydrx-.y (ll'K) miles), and this gave him tJi« record. Had AYhitu ooino through unpriced from Adelaide—liirtUs had no pucuig assistance-—ho must have i'uiled. "White, for a new rider, showed plenty of grit and determination, and ho deserves every praise for Ins fino j-do-. J3irtles> state-, as ioiui as ho has returned iroin his cinematograph picture expedition inta Ontral Australia he will make an attempt on the new figures, which he js eonfid-ent ho can reduce to 30 d'aj'S. /riils seems a big cut, but Uirtks had just recovered from a cscvero attack ot fever when he left IWuh on his record ridf. ,which was tacked on to tli-o end ol a IH.oOO miles +-rii> Around Australia, and. further, as Iva knocked som:* flays olf ilw i>revi<;US record, there wa- no need to force matter* at the hush. In view of Birfclo's staiLMiu-iil.. his next attempt will bo watched with interest. The Xew South Writes Cyclo Club h:is decided to offer a jjold. medal .t<i anv amateur mot-c.r cyclist who estiiblklies a continuous riding record between Melbourne and Sydney (7570 miles). There has so far only heen one attempt to establish a motor cycle record between tho two capitals, and that failed through the rider fulling and smashing lieved there will he several attempts juado both hy Sydney and j\lelbourne> motor cyclists noxt spring.