THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12580, 29 September 1908, Page 6

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

ARNST v,,.WM88.

j|'The beautifully fin*, eiperienced during the .past £e*r days has. been taken .advantage of by-j both, Arnst and Webb to- get, in, t somo.'igood work on the river. The former is Afloat twite a day, coMsering some tern or «feven miies in the mornings generally, and 'about- four miles in the afternoon, <whitih shows that he is doing a solid prepaitftfon-. He is often accompanied., ,by. .fecal imateur, <<ither McDonald. Matabill; . Victor 3raithwaite, or Christianseut On Sunday morning there was a very big citowd out on tlie river banks to wdtch tne scullers,' , and Nixon's latrach was packed with enthusiasts anxiotis to see all they could of the men. ■ Arnst sculled up beyond" the railway bridge, accompanied by McDonald, Webb and Green passing them on jthe way, and those 6n the launch had a good chance ther,g£g££ „of seeing .Jijotli men. There is a great "difference' v "'tween the tw.o* not only in^size, but also in etyle s 'though it mua> „he conceded that considering the short .tjime ,he has been at the game Arnst ,rows ..surprisingly well. Of course there is rooig for improvement yet, but this will come, with experience. ( In;some respects his .style is like Jim 'Stafotjiiry's, but while h.e has .one or two of th'e'.latter's faults,, he lacks the exchampion's splendid finish and that smart catch which characterised Jim's rowing. Dick appears to miae—felie water a bit sometimes at the "catch," which is pvob>abjy due to want of confidence. He seems to jerk the weight, on, and docs not pull .the stroke cleanly and evenly through' like the champion, the result being'that his boat does not run. between the strokes -so well- afi Jit should do. and it dips a-^&it. These fere defects which will probably, disappew^.»ot altogether, at all events to' a great extent before tbo day of theirace. v-TEalt he -can bis boat ■ along very fast When' Tie* puts the weight on is apparent, and by the time he strikes something like his top form he. will no doubt convince the local critics that he is going* to be an exceedingly' hard nut for Sic champion to crack", with his great reach, his immense strength, and his irejnendous staying, power. ' " ' "" As for Webb, it need only be said that he is rowing in his best style already, in fact, he seldom does otherwise. His health is Al, and, the, steady work . he- is doing on the river -agrees with him. lie has become quite "at home" in his last new boat, which appears to suit "him admirably.*