The sun., 1891-07-26
POPULARITY OF ROWING DEPENDS

FACTORY, Se0-53O WEST eSTH ST.
POPULARITY OF ROWING DEPENDS
Upon How Much Wisdom Is Displayed by
| the Promoters OF Regattns.
During the past five years there has been
remarkable increase In the ranks OF the lovers
OF rowing. The sport has been admitted by
many eminent authorities to be second only to
horseback riding rs rerfoct exercise, and
By some II is claimed to be fully equal
to the latter In rowing. tho entire
muscular system is brought into play. and no
one portion Of tho body is developed at time.
| as Is tho case in gymnastics. Oarsmen do not
| display large and knotty muscles all over their
body. their arms being often commented upon
| as efYeminate. The development is more
equally distributed throughout the body. and
they consequently lack the herculean appear
ance OF what Is known as the all-round athlete
1t Is a well-known fact that young men who
have spent years in the gymnasium to develop
large. lumpy muscles all over their body until
| they look like modern giants. never make good
| oarsmen. for the reason they are muscle bounL.
| To become good oarsman requires long
pructice US in all other branches Of athletics
but all violent exercises. such as tug. oi-war.
swinging heavy clubs. and liftinK heavy
| weights. must lie strictly avoided. The muscles
require to be strong aud elastic as quicknsss
Is one OF tho most desirable points. This can
readily DO understood when 1t Is considered
that. in racing. the oarsman Is compelled to
reach his arms forward to their fullest extent
| AMI then pull the oar through tho water with
| oil his power. at tho rate OF from thirty-siX to
forty-two times minute continuously. for
| from six to twelve minutes. according to the
distance to be rowed.
| Perfect rowing can only be acquired by long
and patient practice. as no machine ever yet
| invente will teach novice to row perfectly.
| 1t Is true. machines are used in many colleges
and athletic clubs. but their purpose Is princ.
pally to teach the men the rudiments Of row.
Ing for when these machine-taught men 20
| upon the water they find the machine and
| boat two very different things.
That rowing has not increased in popularity
proportionatcy with other branches OF athlet-
les is attributable In a great measure to the
expense OF maintaining q rowing club. In the
first first place, it costs ia THO neigh borhood Of
cost from slOo to 500 each. besides which the
item inr repairs during the season is a large
one. But lrobably tue greatest drawback to
nisnce and expense experienced in travelling
paraphernaiia in vaise. but when an oars
man man desires ,ns,n to take part in reGatta
craft. Ae cannot transport his boat as
special Accommodation for such freight. 80 the
oarsman must be his own railroad porter and
10 entrus, i II 10 Of the @ comnanys @ employses Would
mean utter ruin Even when the boat 10
on
innuisltive passenger would poke an umbrella
or 1Snns walking cane net through It. ,..,o,
int" rowing which are doing more to retard
ths " ADVANCE aN M Of the snort 'nsn anything else
| clubs by taking their best oBrSmen. This
rras.ies has b. been going on on tor couple o.
lists. Attempts, have been mads e iegs:
Year ana APss ikeheod the see esii
Will be remedIe,. Tho second abuse: which is
Than IS Tne
Is SO called from his habit, OF roaming from cne
ia nShs Lott @ es
ing lies In the fact that they think themselves
suSeror and faster onrsms1 than R,n sheiT Club
II requires but Il few seasons to convince them
that hat rolling stones gather no moss"
Xancemsnt Of rowing in the East. however. is
canizsiions. II seems thers is a strong desire
for ea.h to outdo the other at any and every
sts 0 sa
Pay @ because their ,egatt41 were we're not ananc.
adopted the date ior their spring regatta. After
! the Passaic Association had tried ano: her date
nas Of
Harlem Association 10 ,he dates. The result
Year Years % have been holding their resattas son On
the same day thus the 1srgs competitors nat who
great that the, value Of the prizes offered was
"a. Cyp ana nj Tooples regatta. held annually
| few yelrs ago attended by many New York,
B,ookyn and New Jersey crew.. The regatta
but as in n
couple OF years bad tabooei several Of the
k s ; sss aso but % sere In
were but a coupls Of reGattas held during tho
~ Teeo ans AS
consequence a. cry % vas "a, rased eS for more 70. r.
It W was , the original intention o, the Middle
ss cover all the srr,ory @ whicS It's ma name implied.
but the lack Of harmony resulted In is iurls,:
miIes Il SeW YorE city At tho formation Of Of
the Middle States leSStta one Of the .5Sg organ;
York the pre'oIence being given to the locs.
stfnS Was not % en,ertansd and tbs re-
Eat'a hGs now hesn twice he'd on the Pnssaic
year. and AND furthermo1o eS nor that The re Regatta alta
sr BEEN sss sss Ss the .Soeu"ts sasuGss
| It is generally believed that the Association
has sustained anothsr E.ysTse; , IN any event
Is b bMnsey that M the Mdde states eeSs hs
first idea OF holding 1t on some lake is now
fast gaining strength, and 1t would seem as
sociation as many OF the oarsmen who rowed
In last years and this years regsttas are posi-.
| tive that they were defeated on account OF
having to row over the flats which gave their
opponents great advantage.
| There ts now y movement on foot to analgA.
mate the Harlem and Long Island assoc iatiOns
! to hold . Ioint regatta each year on Decoration
DRv. independent Of their regular annual re-.
pattas. Should this scheme lie carried ont 1t
would doubtless prove detrimental 20 the Pas
entries from Long Island clubs. Neverths less
the PASSAGES say that @ they will hold their Ie-
Next season will doubtless see many changes
| and 'orms n holding of rpnuttaS