ROWING.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 14801, 4 November 1921, Page 3

ROWING.

WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. CLOSE RACE EXPECTED. Although the sculling race between Arnst and Hadfield for the championship of the world will not be decided for nine or ten weeks, indications are not wanting already that keen interest will be taken in the contest. Since his arrival here, says a Wanganui correspondent, Darcy Hadfield has been in steady training, doing light land work daily and putting in one and sometimes two rows a day. Yesterday he had a couple of rows, covering the full distance of three and a quarter miles in the afternoon at a solid pace, striking about twenty-five to the minute throughout. It was a satisfactory

row, and pleased those who witnes sed it.

It is certain there will be a lot of money for Hadfield on the day, as he has many friends here and many good judges have been much impressed with his showing on the river far. He received' word by cable from George Toavias yesterday that his new boat bad been shipped for Wellington. Hadfield is being paced by Archie Sharp, aa’lio is just the man for the job.

The articles have not yet been signed, but it is anticipated that everything will be definitely arranged A\ithin a day or tAvo. Arnst continues to do long steady work in the boat, usually rowing tAvice a day over about? fourteen miles each time,, generally at the rate of 20 or 21 to the minute. His boat runs along nicely, and his long SAveeping stroke appears to have plenty of poAver in.it. He has no pace-maker or trainer. He scales 15st 41b stripped, but reckons to roAv at 13st 71b. He anticipates no trouble in getting doAvn to that Aveight by the day without Aveakening himself. In addition to his rowing Dick puts in a lot of walking daily. The prospects are that the race Avill prove one of the most interesting and closely contested even seen here.