SCULLING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14342, 11 July 1914, Page 6

SCULLING.

DICK ARNST’S INTENTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCH ( T !{CM. July 10. During his visit to Sydney, Dr. Thacker, who was a grcat believer in the prowess of “Dick” Arnst, os-champion .sculler of the world. and one of his staunchest backers, bad a chat with the ox-champion in connection -with bis future prospects in the sculling world. It was announced some time back that Arnst bad got his mind, on a last effort to regain the honors which' bo lost to Harry in the memorable race on the Thames. The conditions, it was stated, were that Arnst must go into hard training for six months and if at the end of that time he showed signs of regaining his old-time power, be was to take to the water again and endeavour to succeed in the hardest task a retired athlete can set himself, namelv, to coma back to his old form. “Dick is very determined, and most honefnl of being able to come back.” said Dr. Thacker, “and at present is in the best of health.. Tie has undertaken to assist a runholder who has taken up a section of rough country in clearing his land, and for some time past has been engaged in bushwhacking. In the first fortnight lie took 121b off his weight, and now scales about lost 41b. If he continues to imnrore nhysicallv at the present rat" it is his in teuton. to return to sculling and join Felton in his training for !iis match with Pearce, which will he arranged shortly . Arnst will test himself thoroughly before finally deciding to make another attempt to annex the world’s eliatnoionsbin. and the least that can he said is that he is decidedly in earnest.”