Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-06
showed when he proved himself to he invinci-

showed when he proved himself 10 he invinci-
BILE.
The illustration, "O'Connor Beginning a
btroke," shows thpt oarsman as he appears In
his boat When William 0'Connor was an
amateur predictions were many that he was
quite capable of developing into an oarsman
as good a. any who had then come before the
rowing world. His numerous successes in
this country, after he hUl become a profess
sional. proved that the form he showed while
AN amateur had not been misiudged. OCon-
nor is known 70 have good staying power and
All easy way of hruflmg an oar, Previous to
his departure for England Ia row against
Henry T.. Senrle last fall | had "A conversation
with him in regard to his prospects and his
general method uf getting into condition.
He as well as Hanlan, put particular stress
on developing the pulling muscles, although
he gave me the impression that he considered
rowing more OF science than Hanlan does
He spoke Of different rigs Of shells in de-
tailed way, which showed that he was fully
alive to any advantage gained in using new
invention in that line UConnor left this
country last August, and | heard nothing
authoritative about how he lost the race m.
I'll the well known oarsman, Wallace Ross.
returned to New York. after having had q
considerable stay in England He. Of course,
saw the 6earle- O'Connor race, and he told
me that the latter vas rather under weight
on the day OF the contest.
The illustration. "Ssaris Beginning a
6troks," shows that that oarsman probably
took q longer sweep than OConnor. The
arms are much extended and the body 10
thrown forward further than shown In O'Con-
nors picture. Ross told me that he thought
Searle had more powerful stroks than O'Cor-
nor, although he admitted that the latter did
not seem TO bs at his best when he two met.
The two illustrations Of the men show very
well their comparative size, and in point of
physique they were most evenly matched.
Searle's native country, Australia, has been
the scene Of unusual activity in professional
rowing since the first visit there of Edward
Hanlan between eight and ten years ago The
government spent large amount Of money
In strengthening the Parametta river. aud in
Hanlan's estimation IL is the finest course lac
has seen. As 50 much interest is taken in
rowing, a. l. known 10 be the case in Austria
liza, IL L. no wonder that good oarsmen are de-
Ntloptl tnsre, " lonlOT ltlt AHlericd Dut n
few weeks ago for Australia in search Of lau-
rels, and as he is well aware OF the class he
will have 10 compete with, the probabilities
are that he will leave nothing undone to fur.
ther perfect his rowing abilities, even though
they are now very high class.
The illustration Finish of Stroke is from
an instantaneous photograph Of two men in
an eight Dared crew. IL can be seen that
there Is decided difference in their attitudes.
One Is leaning back more than the other.
The picture shows well the general positions
Of the arms aud gives fair idea of the
amount of motion or swing used in a full
stroke. Instructors say that the only part of
the stroke where the muscles Of the chest are
developed j. the one shown in this picture,
which probably, 10 be little more explicit,
means the last six inches of the whole swing.
There is a great difference in the way oars
men hold the head at the finish Of q stroke,
and the tendency with the majority is to poke
the head badly forward on to the chest, there
BY developing what some instructors call
"wry neck" and which not only looks bad,
but is injurious. The same results, how.
ever, can he seen in many men who never
rowed a stroke, having been brought about
by sitting or leaning over desks. But row.
ing is known 10 produce, unless care is used
an aggravated type Of wry neck, which looks
In some cases like deformity. The reach.
Ing forward Of the arms will tend to throw