THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. ARNST V. WEBB

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12622, 19 November 1908, Page 6

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. ARNST V. WEBB

Kepoj^s from up-river show that Arnat convinces *to do good -work. He is out on the tfVfef twice 'leach 'day with Fogwcll. usually Towing about an average of 24 for the course, starting at from 33 to 36. Ho is rowing freelyi and puts great vigour iuto his work.. His party profess to be very confident, .and loqk -forward to another Bcach-Hanlan race. They reckon weight will tell. S« ftussiß:Webb.i9-coocerned, bis many friends will be pleased to learn that his hand- ie now all right again^ and he has done a deal of rowing during the last week jOf. -50... This morning he left to go intq cama at Kaiwhaike, and will settle down., to hara. training 1 on the ohampion•hip^^urs^' : , .

Mr Henry Norton, of Khandallah, who made the sculls used liy both Webb and Tresidder in the last race im the world's sculling chamjSionship. hiib received' an order trom Webb for a new pair of eculls for the coming race with Arnst. These sculls will be made of the tines\ Russian white spruce, which wa» selected by Mr Norton while in England.