St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-21

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it's there where it's Rush." indeed.
With Bigelow, stroke, at 142 pounds,
Peabody three at 152, Roberts two at las
and lightened iii the bow with Arm
strong at 1876; with four backs and
heads gliding forward at perfect par
allel angles. four oars catching and
feathering in perfect harmony, space
and power, why shouldn't Minnesota
win?
What Craftsmanship Is.
In an interview as to the proper meth
ods and manual of good Craftsmanship
John Kennedy said:
'-All the pleasures in the past twenty years
OF my physical existence, may say, owe to
boating. From slight boy grew to what
] am now at forty. And so it has been in the
of whom have achieved worldwide success
on the race course. A proper action i'll the
shellwill exercise every muscle of the body
The manner in which the power should be
pplied, If an oarsman uses his strength
properly should be equalized throughout the
entire body That is, it should be divided so
that every muscle should bear, its rela-
tive proportion of the work. The
sharp clean and devoid of any Jerk.
The catch is made with the body inclined
at an angle of sixty-five degrees. The oar is
quickly dropped i'll the water (not pulled,
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cooling the water), the body should not start
forward until a good anchorage is secured;
great care should be taken not to throw the
weight on the footrests until the oar catches
the water both should be done at one time,
quickly, smoothly and without a jerk. To do
this nicely is one of the finest points in row.
ing. The body is then started forward until
II has attained a perpendicular position; the
slide is started slowly. the shoulders always
slightly in advance, the arms straight The
oarsman all through the stroke should keep
great pressure on the foot-rests and use his
legs for all there is in them, never let the
seat get in advance of the shoulders as The
speed of the boat increases under the stroke
the movements of the oarsman will naturally
have to be much quicker towards the finish.
Here inexperienced men will have tendency
to buck or meet the oar. At the finish lift
the oar quickly from the water, shoot the
hands rapidly from the body and bring the
body aft, bending at the hips with straight
back.
When the hands, have passed over, the
knees and the body has attained an angle of
sixty, then start the slide quick and slow it
down gradually SO that the whole weight of
the body will not be thrown on the streIcher
as it will stop the headway of the boat. After
sliding up do not drop the shoulder, but re-
tain the angie got before starting the slide.
All these movements should follow each
other so as to look to all observer as one move
ment, no perceptible stop in the stroke or re-
coyery. Always keep the head on line with
the shoulders, have pressure on the stretcher
the same with both feet Pull with both
hands alike. Breath while going for the
STROKE.
A fault which is very common among oars
men is the bending of the elbows starting
the slide forward before putting the back
motion into effect thereby cramping the
muscles of the arms and abdomen. This is a
serious fault and to overcome it should be
the perseverance of ali young scullers. An
other error is the relaxation of the muscles
at the CATCH throwing the head back and
thus cutting the wind off. Swinging the
body in semi-circle by following the oar,
leaning out of the shell and pressing the oar
hard against the locks with an apparent in
tent to untiX and discard it; doing all the
work with one arm and leg; kicking the
stretcher before catching the water; pulling
with round or hollow back. giving an OBJ
server the impression that you had the colc
these and an indefinite number of others
are faults which should be avoided, for once
part of the scullers natural form they can
not easily be overcome.
Some more points wish to impress upon
young oarsmen: Do not stop, look about
and see how far you have gone after each
stroke. Don't catch the water until you have
finished your slide forward. In squirting do
not quicken the recovery but make the pull
faster and of even power. Don't sit in your
boat like jehus on load of hay. Sit straight
erect and llte-llke. and at least cultivate some
style If you cannot row fast. In pulling sin
gle oar do not hold the oar with one hand at
the end and the other near the lock, nor keep
them too close, or so tight as to cramp and
paralyze the fingers. Do not trail the oars on
the surface of the water, for if you do the
crew will look like a flock of geese; and
again. don't lift them so high as to suggest
that you are about to fly and, above all, don't
be content to let the three other fellers'' 90
all the work while yon enjoy the landscape,
or think up what you will eat to satisfy the
appetite that gnaws your vitality
Come again GLOBE, and l will speak of
other branches of this grandest of manly
sports. II. W. w.