Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-11
IN TRAiSiN6.
How a "suske Oar- Prepared for nm I'm.
pertant Bsst.Rsee.


The SchuylkrI Navy. consisting Of
large number Of amateur athletes. nearly
all OF whom are actively engaged In bust
hess In Philadelphia, + decided iustitu.
ton OF the "Quakcr CITY," ana the ex-
citing races that periodically take piice be.
tween the different boat-ciubs composing
the Navy give health and strength TO the
members OF the clubs, and great pleasure
TO the thousands OF spectators that line
the banks Of the schuylkill river 10 Wit
ness these amateur rowing contests, when
have taken place every season Tor over
qvarter Of a century past.
One OF the great attractions OF Paramount
Park Is the long line OF handsome boat
houses, belonging to the Navy, that stretch
along the river-shore, aud when the barge',
gigs, and skeleton outriggers are Hitting up
and down the river IN large numbers the
sight Is beautiful one.
The Pennsylvania B,rge Club Is one Of
the Oldest and most noted OF those rowing
organizations. and picked crews from the
list OF members OF this club have done
some remarkable rowing and won some
signal victories. The "str0ke-oar" OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Club Is Mr.. J. Howard
Beck. OF Philadelphia. That gentleman
has lU>t luIUt-Utu lut "tth -Viht
interesting information regarding the
urduous, seIf.sacrihcing work OF training
for a race, and his statement shows how he
got himself into frst-class racing cOndi-
ton.
The senior Gig crew OF the PENNSYLVANIA
Barge Club Is composed OF Elder, how;
Magic, second; Vogel, third; and myself
"stroke.- Our first race this year took
place June 18th, when the Schuylkill Navy
held their annual regatta. In this race our
crew made the best time on record, namely,
9 minutes and | second. the previous best
time being o minutes and 10l seconds. over
n one-and a-half. mile course. Our next
race was the famous race held at Wash.
ington July 31st. against the Columbia
Crew. OF that city. and the Norfolk
Rowing Association. OF Virginia. We won
this race also, winning the Palmer cup,
valued at $3.50. for the second time. our
training for this race was very severe. for
this Columbia crew. Just prior n the
Washington race, visited Philadelphia aud
defeated the best crew In the Schuylkill
Navy, making the best time on record,
namely, minutes and 3 seconds. beating
their record. made IN 1876, OF minutes
and II seconds. The Pennsylvania club
has bad no defeat this year. While train
ing worked at my business as usual du-
ring the day aud manned the oar every
evening. ! was put on close diet, could
not smoke. and took no strong drink. ex-
cept at times glass Of English
ale, or brown stout when told TO
do 80 by the trainer. I took no coffee,
eat rare meat. and avoided all greasy
food and pastry. / drank tea sometimes.
and retired TO rest at $3.50 p. NJ, but IN
addition to practlcing on the water took
steady walks after supper. An important
part OF my training this season consisted
in taking regular doses OF Browns Iron
BitteIs, and never tried anything that did
me so much good. | took ii every night
before going 10 bed. and, no matter how
exhausted / ielt. ii always strengthened
me. II gave me a good appetite. drove
anything like indigestion away, cleared
NY head, and made me sleep well. For
training purposes | think Browns Iron
Bitters is the finest tonic in the world, aud
! advise all Oarsmen TO use it,"
"How was 1t before you used Browns
Iron Bitters =" was asked.
Last season / took, as the orthodox
tonic or stimulant for strengthening pur-
poses, sherry and egg. which is the popular
beverage OF men in training for boat
racing, but | found il did not do me the
least good in the way Of keeping up my
strength. At the end Of the season | felt
weak and miserable, and required some
thing, but could not tell exactly what.
know now. however. II was Browns Iron
Bittors | wanted. never felt better in my
life Than do now, and have felt strong and
well all summer and Browns Iron Bitters,
and that only. has kept me up to the mark
A 'strOke oar in race re-
QuIes strength, stcadiness OF nerve, and
endurance, and Browns Iron Bitters
seemed TO give me all these requisites"
Mr.. Robert Miller, 1917 Il. James street,
Richmond, says: Suffering from mall-
ria, liver, and kidney trouble, nv condi-
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night. Browns Iron Bitters freed my
system from blood poison, and now en-
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Mr.. John ;. Wet, Jr., 423 Sixth street.
says: "Two bottles of Browns
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Miss Emily Claybine, FOrd's Hotel. F.
Richmond. says: II have received great /
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