Webb accepted Arnst's challenge with the stake at £500 a side. The sum of £500 would be the amount of money earned over several years by a working man at the time. The match was held on the Whanganui River (New Zealand) on 15 December 1908 and Arnst won by eight or ten lengths.
Webb accepted Arnst's challenge with a stake of £500 each, which was equivalent to several years' earnings for an average worker at the time. The match took place on the Whanganui River (New Zealand) on December 15, 1908, and Arnst won by eight or ten lengths.