The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-23

ienx.h. an IN our ossw was Two boat
Prrsss5 asser this year than lasr Tne
osiand crew was a1ao eaa.l ~. =
sas.. .ss ernent all round. wbt~h fnss-
De still hotter. future are 20
=. GOOD Hopes for Next ye.~
ne - =, a hopes that next year viii see
s.~.- ie races at Vancouver xsth rha
saas.e.,H " ana a ne~ sireE. am hixhlv
Co.. VITA every man in fhe a =
ths 81 could not find airy fault win
Ano.he- 1ohe IN the race al Victoria
,.-fs.I year viii make Sneafe Ell mora
go. saDie. and as for the other -,an Coca
80 - Always 20 be depended On. FFue1ss
80, 80 i1ea OF giving NJ. AMI as for NJ
80, Veil. OF course I like 10 vtn aw wslf
anyone else. From this time on untl
% year sne crew VIE be out OF training.
- Sc we viii row once a week 10 keep
10 80 s..'.S ~. out not more. / arr anxious
s = junior crew commence work i'm
.oeaiateiy and see IL we cannot devsIoo
1e.us good men IN that way. In August
: tnsnh we will havt some xy1rsIx- Io.asI
ai''a,eor racing or Lake Washington. The
seh.s VIII consist OF singles and doubles.
handicap" "''1e'
STROKES.
"hen asked 70 give his IDEAS Of sha A.
Terence between the stroka ~ fhe
=. crew and that of the James Rav crew
APP. Ballet leaned back in MS chair ana
finally replied.
well the best way To get al II IS by
knowing both strokes and then drawing
your own conclusions. Now. YOU know
IA We row the regular Yale stroke.
whfcn Is long sweep 30 begin with
tfat Is the ordinary description. but 10
give you an idea OF what II really is I
"th ask you TO imagine yourself sitting
"a boat and from the point on which
the oar swings az an axis imagine a line
extended into the water AT right angles.
NOW when we put our oar into the water
!. - nFe aud one-half feet back OF that
hne. ana when We finish three and one
nat, Feet ahead. In all, the arc Of the
ctfcae covered ny fhe tip Of the oar IL nine
ieet. The moment the blade touches the
water we apply the maximum power that
Is TO be used. There is no such thing "a
varying the power in one stroke. accord
ing 10 our idea. When we rea-n the END
or the stroke we lift the oar sqaareiy out
OF the water, a most difficult thing 10 do.
The motion being entirely al the wrist AS
soon az the oar Is out OF the water the
hands are shot from the body, thus the
act OF taking the oar out OF the water and
pushing the handle from the body Is one
continued motion.
II observed that our stroke and that or
the James bay men were about the same
In length, but as for action they are en-
areIy different l never saw anything
Ike the stroke they use DR. Nun. an old
oarsnlan from England, who Is now living
1 think at Portland. told me he thought
II was the old Cambridge. England stroke.
me James bay stroke is shallow dip as
compared with the Yale. On the recovery
the James bay men are slow with their
hands and body until the perpendicular is
reached. Then they are quick on the slide
ana uso long body reach forward In
finishing. they lean far back with the
body
What Caused Seattle's Loss.
How would you account for losirg
those two lengths that gave the race to
James bay?" was asked
think that Mr.. McLain, the profess
slonai oarsman, gave a very reasonable
solution. He said that tho James bay boat
was greatly the superior of ours as a wa
Ter craft. When We struck the rough wa
ter the swell was running parallel to the
course we were going Ths James nav
boat slipped over the swell very licsy.
Whlie IN our case IL was different. / am
lhcIined TO think ihat he was right about
losing time on account OF the swell"
"hle the crew was in Victoria before
the race one of the Portland men accused
racket to perfection. Ballet agreed TO
swap boats with the Portland men and
give them start OF five lengths and then
beat them. His proposition was not ac-
cepted.
Notes from the Scene
Ihat the regatta was a success could be
DOUBTED by no one who heard the hearty
way In which Victorlans declared mar tba
sports were the best that had been seen
IN British Columbia for many years
Much. OF course. depended upon the
weatner. The wind was from The south
on Friday, and the water was too rough
for good sport in shells. They took In SO
much water anu were tossed about 50
that good time could not he made. hut the
cutters which took part in the naval race
were not hampered by either the chop or
the swell. in fact this event went off with
more spirit because the water was a LITTLE
rough. On the second day the wind came
from the north a good part OF rhe time.
and the swell was barely noticeable ana
gentle ripples gave life TO the surface of
the harbor. which otherwise would have
been a dead glare
Although the races were not 20 begin
till O'Clock, the crowd began 70 appear
In the forenoon. and the many picturesque
knobs around the harbor which afforded
view OF the course were occupied by gay
picnic parties who spread their luhcheoas
on the turf beneath the trees and 10Y
ously awaited the beginning OF ne sports.
goSsiping meanwhile OF the chances OF the
different crews The harhor. except that
portion over which the race was 70 he
rowed was soon alive with craft. tugs.
launches. floats. sloors. catboa,s. punts,
canoes ard steamboats, all fail OF jolly
and expectant folk eager for the appear
ance OF the contestants. growing more ex-
cited as the time approached.
John Alden was the first OF he oars
men 70 appear. and ne pulled down 10 his
position off Magazine island. lie was
given cheer Of welcome he upset he
fore the start. and was rescued by
Cant. Ffnnis. OF the Royal Arthur who
was the official umpire ~ the regatta.
and who. fortunately for Aien. who
cannot swim, was close at hand on the
ROYAL Arthur's speedy launch. After
asen had been rlghted he rowsd down
the nre ana a half in good FORM. but
a 5 he had no competitor this event was
without particular interest.
The Rurrari Inlet crew ala not sp-
PEAR with the other iapstrcak tours. so
iris race was contested hy she tNo
James BAY Athletic Association boats.
Roth crews pulled fortv-two strokes AZ
first but Bailey slowed down 20 thirty
six. when a good lead was established.
THE race would have been very close had
yourx's crew steered a straight course.
There was grent cheering as the
two boats came down the course, but =
was as stiffness compared 20 'he volume
~ sound that greeted the senior Tours,
who next appeared. and which lullsd as
~ sAevs lined Ut abreast FOR the start,
and then hurs. forth again. increasing as
,ss contest narrowed down - James Bay
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