SCULLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12732, 30 March 1909, Page 6

SCULLING.

BY "VICTOR." F. S. Hagney, of cycling fame, having forsaken the wheel for the shell, is a promising young athlete whom we would like to see matched, says a Sydney Referee writer. He is, as I have before mentioned, under the guardianship of Pearce, hut up to recently has wisely restricted his work to the heavier boats. Now, however, having progressed to si medium sized (linker built rigger, he sits it with some degree of comfort. He hopes later on to negotiate a "best" boat with bkill. In tip-top health, he looks like a man that would put up a stubborn fight when he has learned something more of the art. In connection with the challenge issued some time ago by Pearce to row Ben Thoroughgood for thp championship of Australia, Thoroug-hgood expected to be in Sydney tlm week to sign ai-ticles for the match, which will be rowed in May. C3ll reported himself as in good fettle,' but he made such a poor showing at Woodbmn last Saturday tli.it it seems as if he was mistaken with regard to his cond'tion. Fe

intends to place himself in the hands of George Towns as soon as the match wipu Pcarce ib definitely arranged. NUGGET POLISH HANDICAP. Writing from the Sportsman office (Lojrdon), under date February 9/ to the "Herald,"' Mr V. M. Mansell, hon. sec. to the, 1 Nugget Polish Handicap, says: — . '* "^ "1 am sending to you by. this post en%js forms (6) for the Nugget Polish t£s(Ml. World ' 6 Sculling Handicap, to he decide* on the Thames "in July next. The fojsP contain full particulars of- the race, step. tlte conditions under which it is to be contested. J' "May I ask you to cii-culate the forijaj* where there is a possibility ' of stmllePS Visjt?n<* England.' Those who visit tW"<tbfr ■ depeh'd ' upon a hearty welcome f raft ,t!fcfr, ' •• W-iftW me 1 * here,' whilst ' the h'anrf66 r %" '■fh-fc^oiprea^hmffrf be ■atfin'a^e'mWf ,fqt anibrtfoib scuHtTs'tb 'se'nd ~'ftt theif. ftiMetl tt \ Profes-'onal' sculling in "England" fs- 6iftf"tfj©, " up grade, ah* nbtliffa'g/finjre'i^ iieedett than ' the vi sit s 'it of 'to 1 help it"~ along. Such' 'vfiiti^l vs^H-'do. an immense amount of good to rowing .here, and will, no doubt, indirectly- benefit the sporfc ip the colonies. '"The committee are hoping 1 that Richard Ai'iist and Ben Thorortgood will see thefr way to visit us. The committee, you will I see, is most influential, consisting, as if. does, of both amateur and professional champions of England. "Th? hi'iidicnprjing will be impartial and . every visitor can rely upon having a fair chance."