SOULLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12751, 23 April 1909, Page 12

SOULLING.

THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. '

ARNST AND WEBB.

BY "VICTOR."

The news published in the "Herald" lav/o night that the forthcoming race be tween Arnst and Webb for .£SOO aside and the world's championship is to berawed on the Wanganui River caused much satisfaction locally. That tlie Wangatuii course is the finest in the Dominion for such a contest is beyond questio'i, and it is safe to say that no better, if nri good a course, can be found in Australia. "Visitors from the other side hay. admitted this, and have expressed the opinion that no finer sheet of water conlo be found anywhere. It is really not surprising, Therefore, thai Arnst Jn as decidi.-. to come to Wanganui to row, even although he has been offered large auuis to tak> the ra«e elsewheie.

Tiie champion is leaving Chrisrrhureli for Wanganui on Monday next, ar.fl bis brother Jack (who is going to assist in the training) and W. logwell (who wiii again act as pacemaker have gone to Aka roa to arrange for the shipping of all the boats to Wanganui. It ia said that Arnst and his navty bavi made arrangements to go into tamp upriver as on ,the previous occasion. It nm be mentioned that the committee of the Union Boat Club offered the use of the'i shed to Arnet, and also that the landkrd of the Federal Hotel has offered to put the champion and his trainer up should he decide not to go into camp. While returning from Dunedin in a mo-tor-car on Thursday, after pacing his brother Jack in hia successful attempt on -the Christchurch-Dunedin cycling record, R. Arnst caught a severe cold, the side of the face being affected and tlfp throat inflamed. Acting on medical advice, he spent the last few. days in bed, but was sufficiently recovered to get up yesterday morning. He anticipates that he will be perfectly recovered within a. day or two. It is sincerely to be hoped that Arnst wil. make a speedy and complete recovery, and that he will be fit to do himself justice ou the convincing day.. "" Webb' was out for a short spin yesterday. He does not intend to do very much for a week or two, but will have occasional rows. It is understood that George Whelch will come up here to pace him during the last month or so, and that Joe Green will also assist the Wanganui sculler, who is at the present time in excellent health. The ex-champion has cabled to Chris. Neilson to build him another boat for the race, which will be rowed probably during the first week in June.

A Sydney paper wrote^before the WhelchFogwell sculling race -that the former's work was not quite satisfactory, and his watermanship left a trifle to ( be desired. This remark is invariably made in regard to New Zeala-nd scullers, but they get .here all the same.