The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-22
THE OARSMEN or THE WORLD.
Tho First Of the Int rnniionai Rowing Match-
e- mt Philadelphia.

puTIADrIPIIIA, Aug. 2.-The grand Sc
rio. of boating contests viii uegiu here to-mor-
row. Tho placid waters of the Schuylkill VIII
be r file by eturdy oafsmen from hualand' Ire
| nd, aud America, all eogcry struggling Tor
aquatic honors.
The most distinguished collection OF boating
men may be seen In anu about the ivy covered
boat houses which line the east bank OF tho
river Just above the Fairmount Water Works.
An interesting and animated scene may bo
viewed any afternoon whom the various crews
take their regular practices pulls.
The course for the races IA u very satisfactory
one, the chief objection being ttv't II Is rather
narrow, but as the distance Is ONLY mile and
n half there will be no diihcuIty IN pulllng IT, tr,
races trst, and tine succes sful crews them
d, ciuing the events by hnh t'ce. All
the rticrants express themselyes as
tine water, and the foreigners fre enttuslasnp
over IT, CaUt. harrington, OF the Dublin Unl-
yersity crew; ,nu ohp.. ,,Vse' W & wy ,at ~,
river WIS TAR better for rowing than the choppy
water to which they have been accustomed IN
As lar as aope .runces can he relied upon, they
seem to indicate that American o rsmen VIII
d. the IN selves credit, Though they have nntago.
nisis arrayed against them worthy tho metal uf
any rowing men IN the aquatic world. Ihe
London Rowing Cluo crew arc generally CON
sidered tho most powerful four on the
rivrr. rncy are powerfully ouilt, atbleuo
set OF fellows, apparently having strength
enough for almost any fea'. Jhey pnli the
English stroke IN only fair form. Capt. Gulston,
who pulls No. 3, does not swing with tue crew
MS he ought. I mere IL evidently some defect IN
their rowing. as the boat does not move IA the
w,trr AZ IL shOuld. Ihey tulled over the course
'hi- morning IN minutes Is second, when
Is far from being nrst-rate ume. Riley, the
sirglc sculef, was able To keep with them the
he last OF the foreign men to get here was
| the Duolin Uuiversity graduate crew. ihey did
| been very dtieent since. They are large, 0nely-
formed. ana muscular, but do noneeem to ne
mucn supcrnuous fat on them, whicn needs
| working downlnt o muscle. This condition, how
ever. mucn better for n short tnau "A long FACE,
aud perhaps the men will nnd no difhcuity on
| this account. Their form IN rowing Is an im.
provement on that OF tue London crew. aud
| they wall improve bv further practice. They
| get their strength into the ours we'll and the
boat moves lively through the water as the Iorce
OF the muscles of the BACK aud linus Is brought
| to beur upen the outiieGels
| Tue most graceful ana finished rowing ever
| done upon Ameuc waters i that OF the crew
| fro Trnity College. CamoudRe, England. As
! "a four tn.y are not heavN, nor remarkably mus
| rul,r mn tnrir ,,arsununutp Is exquisite. They
pull IN perfect form, their onra dii piug ana mn
ishing - though Uy machinery. The cuief
be.u,y of their ro"ingis Ia the manner IA winch
tney unIsn the stroke, wntcu Is done
wonderfully clean aud nice. with no
splasning OF catchlns-a point which
stfuks nave never yet been able u get nr
Pentuse, the stroke oar, tnouga the slightest
uan IA the boat, Is a marvel IN skll. Ihere
seems almost 10 possible criiicism ON ms row
Ing. atf. Jameson, VINO has been qune unwel
| Is AGAIN un eF the NtAInCis inu Tie lpAi nave
not taken their practice ,O-day.
ine \ .ie crew nave nau nard luck since they
came. W OoJ' inc sttuer' u"s ecu sive. ht
ba, JustrecoVered, tut wa> un bic 10 Iuli to-d
on CcOunt of sure on bis band. iDeN h Il
snlasn-uo Y esterday. When puiiinx W the river
! tncy came IN collision with X 10y IA a sing.t
seal. wuo struck Cuiiins's oar, tutOwing the idt
ter Ovel, VINO struck nis feet against tue side %
tn saell nj broke Two holes IN II, besides IN
lIung tue Outuggrr. lbs cost tue crew tn,
10 81 a praciice pull. wpica Is "a serious mater
since the nled nave Oeen 81 short time III
sd shell.
Iue Coluln ola crew are busily eng lsed in pr c.
tive, ana ate dong faifly. lneir strOke 10 10.
quick ana jeIky to be the most effective. We
tney tre wiry ahd strong fellows, ana pun wa
ul,lcn ,1gor ANA /. .iul. lriucetu n has decide,
uot TO enter, but there u soine prospect ~
cis~ from Dartmohth. rue Ath intaa aie "vik
ia. mare, GnG aTv determined To d. tn'ir tes. ID
tnr Faces. inpS are tutlAtiuZ the En-i~u I'll Ohl
somewhat, but do not seein TO axe uucn al I
, tne nrst cyen.s Ot tue contes.7 "lli DO IN
| y NttVual Am .teur Faces, Ine Chtries lOT WhlCi
Ure .iSun below:
sin. lie cuii,.-Arronauta Rowing Associations. Hei
SA,a,an,, boSi ciG6. Mn Iorx-P. c. Acketmin
Lr -eeat hoAI OluU. Pnii-dei hia, P..-C"Ares !
Sep ane 10 club. West Brighton S. L. James
q l,.er ti5 Do4t C'uo, PaladeiFh!l Pa. Frau
Ia Iiaa bost Gun. New Brunssiok, \. j., n. Bayar
. zion Spring, Boat cuo, Union sprin.s, n Y
- boas Ciu5 SGgio.il, P.. nsff, SicSii.iar
NAc uHNe>iN boat cub New HaVe". Conn, is,
DoaSe scl.is Al..niic Boat cluo. New York. 2. {
/ br.ntou L. / Jam II Mie. l1omas X keaIor. su
sututes. ANlu A. JOnnsun, hOber. 4. Lrpnlsu. UniO
) s.,lnsl boz. tiu9, tn.on ., r.ns' y p, C,Arie'
luur.ut,. Frank T. atcsi suDsttutts, II. III. 10 Ji
,ol. N,sp,r Boat CAP of fuilauelphiA- r., hArr
ACsllllAn, d. Is. Mlugusi substitute, tran. Hrnders
) Par OA4s-ArsOnAuta lto ~lns Association. 1891 ge
POlut, n j. Naia smltu. I. Z. hlaIeJ suDsli,ut
u l.. Dunbar. al.nta Boat Cluu. Ne'
!, OrK' ~. II. DoSns, D. T. kusls; substitutes, l. 4
D L. on. II, ". kOdscr. BesVrrNicG Rowing NO. Alb
: ny, n. " j. Nc, ornics, I. j. Goruan Coulnv
n College BO.t tluD. Ntw Urk. j. q. Murphy, j.
u nvOdsin. sauuus BVat IiuD. New YORK Divi
= Roach, wa. Nasne.
J.. fOur Oars. Argonauta Boat CLUB. BERGEN Pom
\. j. EDWARD smltn, JOha Nunster, Charl,s T. Duub4
?. L. suu.t tutreN. W. IrasA, ". 4. Iay.U
Is. : epurn-On, " Ater Naun.
: Ataiauta boat B,ub, New YorK-W. Ii. Douns H.
n Rodger, L. A. Lyon. >. r.. kusIls,
a BeAVefwyck i.ONlug O.uD Albany. y. Y i. l. Nj
q CVrlnieS, .. A. Mckhlee. IL !. Corna. I. D. G9rman
Y CoiumuiA (OLtse rOAt CUB, New ! VrA h. T.. say
L. Grlswol Z. 5. BOiu j. I. UooI~in. Substitutes
: QaNrr city Boat CluD, Pniladelphla-s. Gormley.
:, d hcBvatn. ). stnsOu, L. X aus. Substitute i
!. Z. iowa end, Charles W.sc, j. ~. fersuaon
u Vesp,r boat CldD, Pli,adei phl4 4-n4ry Mcmillan
. Franz HENDERSON, ~ /. OrsOn, Jas h. MIngus, su
r slltutee- Howard Eyans. Fr4nk LN.n,.
la4r ImYti ~ B1t tluD, new haven, Conn. Il
r Coo. .uLai Kennedy, W ". Dgnin, u. II. ke lv
"A su ltu.cs-Fre uerlCA MoOI. q, l.. broNne, U.
- IuOMpuvn.