Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-21

boat that Skins the water the boat is
safe and the woman, too Now, balanc-
in upon that foot. draw the other after
it. Do not giye q terrible push ont, or
those waiting on the shore viii have the
trouble of pushing the boat back, but
just lift The foot in. Let the others CT
the party do the same, and in ten sec
OndS all are comfortably seated.
SEATING THE PARTY.
In placing her party the scientific
Oarswoman has a chance to show her
skill. If there are only two besides
herself she seats them both in the stern
of the boat If there is a large party
she places them in the stern and in the
middle, but never I'm the bow Of the boat
unless she wants q little light weight
girl there TO steer the boat. The bow
OF the boat should always fly the water
If it dips into the waves it makes re-
sistance TO the water, and consequently
very hard pulling. Let the bow be as
a bird at the end of the boat-a pretty
ornament, q cutter of the wateT-Dut
not a plodder therein.
The woman who is soing-to manage a
rOWboat we'll either rows it all herself
or has two sets of oars. She never
gives one oar to somebody else, keeping
the other herself. This is the most fool
ish practice that was ever taken up on
the water. The two strokes are neces-
sarily uneven. and the boat either turns
around or goes out of its course, which
is no pleasure to any boating party.
When both have q set of oars thepret-
tv work begins The stroke should be
not over one to two seconds. Even the
champions do not strike the water over
sixty times a minute in the great races.
Thirty strokes, and even twenty-five, to
the minute, is good exercise. The
stroke should be taken by leaning far
forward in the boat and dipping the
oars in the water Then, pulling the
body backward the cars of necessity
come along. This propels the boat.
Gradually q little eyennesss is learned,
and experience tells the depth Of the
stroke in the water.
The new OarsWOman yoarns to learn
the pretty art of "feathering' the oars.
If she but knew it, the oars feather
themselves. if treated right After the
stroke has been pulled and the body is
lying backward ready 10 be brought
forward for another stroke, then comes
the feather" movement. At this point
open the hands until the oars rest
against the palms, push the oar handles
forward, without guiding them at ALL
and using just strength enough 10 pro-
pei them, and the oar blade Will 'toath-
or" the water by themselves. The ac-
ton of the water turns the blades nat
and carries them dipping and splaying
over the water. This trick is we'll
known to professional oarsmen, who
manage to rest q second during this
time. just when admiring spectators,
seeing the picturesque "feaJherins,' %
think they are working hardest.
FOR AN AMATEUR CHAMPION.
A good length for a girl to row is
half q mile Further than this is never
good. She can stay upon the water two
hours without hurting herself, but she
should limit her prOwess TO half
mile ut time Then rest OF half
an hour.
IL lis claimed by women VINO ilrst take
TO the oars that the exercise tires them.
So il does, but il does not tire them in
a hurful way. It tires the muscles of
the chest, but if q beginning is made
OF an eighth of q mile q day and no
more. the tired feeling viii wear of i'm
three days. and from that time on
until the ice stops her sport the young
0arswoman is queen of her craft
The best boat for a girl TO row is a
light yawl Il 1at-b0ttomed boat is
not very safe. It turns over too easily,
if taken against the tide and it is ter
ribly hard to pull through the water
But Il is next to impossible to tip over
a light yawl. It's weight should be