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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

er has taken its place. Such men are
missed.
one OF the greatest reasons for the ad-
vance in the construction and speed OF
racing boats I'm the past 25 years was
undoubtedly the introduction OF the
sliding seat, and there can be still less
question that this innovation and vast
improvement must be credited TO Eng
lish oarsmen
The outrigger and the lengthening Of
the oar came first. though at just what
period these were introduced authori-
ties are somewhat at sea to determine.
The history OF the shell racing of today
pure and simple begins. however. IL Is
generally agreed. with the sliding seat
and the narrowing OF the boat.
The first sliding seat used by the
English oarsmen was stationary. This
assertion may seem contradictory, but
Ii is true just the same. The improve
ment was begun by lengthening the
rowing bench i'm racing boats to about
two feet. This bench was made OF hard
polished wood. which before the race
10 he rowed was carefully creased. Ev-
cry man from No. 1 TO the stroke was
provided with pair OF trousers fitted
with a smooth leather seat. When he
puddle OF grease and found himself
able TO slip easily from one end OF ii to
the other every time he pulled his oar
without much difficulty. There would
sometimes occur a little difficulty after
the first two miles of four mile race
had been pulled. and very frequently
the rowing seat made IL hotter for the
oarsman than did his competitors in the
race.
1t is not on record and does not
appear in any boating annual or his
tory that can be discovered. yet IL Is
generally believed, that the discomfort
brought about by this style of rowing
was the principal incentive that led to
the invention which enables the oars
man and the seat to slide together.
The speed of shells has been increased
very much by the new manner OF rig
ging them. The slide OF the seat Is now
| 2S inches. The distance from the end
of the slide TO the heel cup" or foot
board. averages about IL inches. but
varies according to the size and length
of the oarsman. The heel cup" Is
placed farther forward nearer the thole
pins and slants at an angle of 40 de-
grees. so that now the oarsman puts
his full weight on his heels and toes as
il he were standing up, instead of, as
formerly. putting 1t altogether on the
heels The outriggers are AZ inches to
the end Of the button.
Such an eight cared paper boat as
described would be 60 feet long and "a
inches beam and would cost $400 with
out oars. Double SOULS of wood cost
from $3.50 10 sl65 and of paper about
$3.50. The best of fours, wooden, are
rated at $3.50 and paper the same. Sim
giles to carry man weighing from $50
pounds tn l60 pounds are built 81 feet s
inches long. liz inches beam 5% inches
deep amidships 3i5 inches forward and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
Bicycle Polo.

or the new games introduced to the
American public within the past year
or two there is none that has made
such rapid strides I'm popularity as BIZ
cycle polo, and IL seems only a question
ot short time before IL will be ranked
as one OF the foremost pastlmes OF the
country. Polo on land and water has
OF recent years attracted only common
place interest. but with the introduce
ton Of the bicycle into the game a great
field Of possibilities has been opened up.
II H. an ideal sport for cyclers. especial
ly racing men. when riding outdoors is
uncomfortable. and affords unusual op-
portunities tor riders to keep i'm good
riding condition the year round. Then
again there viii be almost unlimited
material to draw from to make up
teams for cycling has without a doubt
more followers than any other pastime
In existence. In New York. Boston and
other cities IL has readily taken the
place OF basket ball and other games
az an indoor sport and there is every
reason 20 believe that il VIII secure a
firm hold among the cycling clubs be-
fore very many months.
As played with the bicycle tho game
Is much more difficult than on sand or
water and requires Of the player a pro-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

races were the thing. In those DAYS
races We're races. and they drew crowds.
Instead. too. OF a couple OF interested
crews following a scull race, as now
adays, two or three steamers were char
tered for the occasion. and the greatest
kind OF excitement prevailed. Statzell
won several big races OF this kind. upon
the result OF which thousands OF dollars
changed hands
1t is almost a pity that Mr.. Statzell
did not continue active rowing after
1856, business preventing him from
strict training. His accomplishments
I'm those three years were remarkably
brilliant. and everything pointed to a
splendid future. Instead OF lending his
muscle for Phladelphia's good on the
water, Mr.. StatZell entered aquatic poll
itics. and from 1886 he has been a lead
ing spirit of the SchuyllSill Navy. II
would not be saying too much to add
that there Is not a more popular MEM
ber along famous "boathouse row."
To prove this a record most brilliant
is given in evidence. Mr.. Statzell cap
tained the Pennsylvania Barge club for
nine years. was vice commodore OF the
navy I'm 1891, commodore for two terms
i'm 1892 and 1898. chairman Of many re-
gattas and chairman of the peoples re-
gattas during the years 1906. The
crowning of this truly illustricus career
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
Turf Notes.

Norther. 2:13A, S-year-old son Of On
ward. owned i'm Missouri, died recent
ly of peritonitis.
Pilot Boy. 2:I0A, has done we'll in his
work this season and is booked for q
record well below 2:10.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is the
estimated amount that went through
the pool box the opening day at Ana
conda.
Parker s, 2:20Z. by Temple Bar, has
been bought by w. n. Kivetts, Terre
Haute, Ind. The PAGER has gone
quarter in 80 seconds for his new owner.
Colonel Kuser, 2:11A, by Stranger;
Charity, 2:35, by st. Cloud; Luella.
2:Sih, by Royal Fearnaught, and Grace
O'Malley, 2:19A, by Nutwood, have
been shipped to Europe.
Maggie Burns and Maggie Briggs.
both winners at the recently held Coz
lumbus CO.) meeting. are both by Bob
by Burns. Six OF Burns get are ex-
pected to drop into the standard lists
this season.
Crete. 2:14h, the black trotting mare
that has been doing so well in the east,
Is owned by John Hausman, New York.
who purchased her with her dam while
yet a sucking I'm Canada. Her dam.
Nellie was bred by l.. Mahn, Guelph,
Ont
Speaking OF mistakes" said officer
Frank Young of Hartford when telling
OF mishaps that have occurred during
his duty at Charter oak park, there
is one i'm connection with the Tewks-
bury stables that is worth telling. and
here IL IS: II was the first day that the
Gold and Black stables arrived. or
course there was a great jam to see
the kings. / moved up to the stall, ana.
addressing a gentleman standing there
whom | knew was connected with the
outfit. said Mr.. Tewksbury. does this
crowd annoy you? II IL does, j VIII
hustle Il along The reply rather st"@'
gered me as the man said: You VIII 80
cuse me. sir. hut I am not Mr.. Tewks-
bury. I'm the blacksmith
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
Unique Sport Of the European
Tourist In the Jungles
of India.
Senior Doubles.

Nearly everybody who has ever done
or wilder game, such as bear hunting
i'm the Rockies, has at some time or
other dreamed of a time that he hoped
would come when he could go To South
and shoot the tiger in his lair.
To few, however. is Ii vouchsafed to
indulge in such glorious sport, and one
has to be content with hearing and
reading travellers tales of II.
The Teral district of lower Bengal Is
famed throughout India for the sport
1T affords the hunter in quest OF both
large and small game. Hunting the
tiger with number of elephants Is a
form of sport reserved for the few. as
only native princes and influential civil
officers can command the services of
the number OF beasts required, and for
tunate is he who Is Invited to make one
OF such party.
We will suppose that the native shi-
kari has arrived at camp at dawn,
bringing news of n tiger five miles
away. The host gives orders for the
elephants to be ready at o'clock, and
that hour sees the pad elephants drawn
up In line. each with his mahout on his
neck. and the howdah elephants. chosen
for their courage and stanchness, ready
TO kneel and receive the sportsmen and
their rifles. The shlkarl perches him
self on the crupper OF his employers
elephant to show the way. and In due
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time the procession files away into the
Jungle oktall reedy grass and scattered
trees.
After an hours march the leading
elephant is halted. and the word is
passed TO deploy into line. This is done,
the howdah elephants being stationed
at the ends and at intervals between
the pad elephants, whose duty is SIM
ply to help put up the tiger and prevent
his breaking back.
Now they move on again. brushing
and crashing through the dry under
growth. The heat and GLARE and dust
are terrible. but every eye is strained to
the front, and every rifle is cooked. The
tiger may be anywhere in the sea of
grass and bush. dotted with trees,
which stretches away before US. A
quivering and rustic bring every rifle
to shoulder. but we catch a glimpse of
antlers, and then deer goes bounding
away at the right Again a rustic and
rush the eye follows by the bending
stems-only a sounder of pig.
The line OF elephants is n crescent
now. and i'm this more open jungle the
faintest breeze carries the dust to the
rear. Another FIVE minutes OF slow ad-
vance. and a disturbance i'm the mid
die of the line draws all eyes upon a
mahout who Is digging his driving hook
into his elephants head. abusing her
with the choicest epithets.
Look OUT" comes from the end OF
the line and tells us that that elephant
who Is not "staunch 20 tiger" has wind
ed the game.
The tension now reaches its height.
There Is not a movement in the grass
and vet "A-a-a-hf" from evory native
i'm the beat. There he isl" "where?"
There by that little clump OF prickly
BUSH
Strange. is 10 not, how difficult n is
20 see stripes in his native Jungle? Two
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

preparatory school whose prize grad
yates alone can enter into the great
and final championship contests with
any hope OF success. Ii Is this fact that
gives to the forthcoming races their sig
nificance.
The association Is based upon a de-
termlned opposition TO professionalism
and has made a sturdy fight against
crookedness. The result is that fellows
of the baser sort are not inclined TO ad-
mire the association, but as IL repre-
sents the genuine amateur element
there is no great grief on that account.
Each year has witnessed a wedding out
of some who were unlawfully appearing
as amateurs. and IL is now very difficult
for any offender TO escape. This keeps
crookedness out Of the races. encour-
ages an honorable and high minded un-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

The twenty-fifth annual regatta OF
the National Association OF Amateur
Oarsmen will take place on the Schuyl-
kill river. Philadelphia, on Aug. l3 and
H.
It's near approach keeps the oarsmen
of all parts of the country in state
of more or less interested speculation.
The gossip at the lighthouses during
the past week as TO the winners was
out of the ordinary. The advanced state
of the healthy pastime is due TO large
extent To the men who have devoted
heir time and energies 10 the sport.
The course will be mile and a half.
With one turn. excepting the interna-
ional four Dared shell and the eight
cared shell races, which will be a mile
and half straightway. The pro-
gramme will include ten events. as fol-
lows: intermediate and senior single
scul shells, intermediate and senior
double sculs. pair Dared shells. senior;
intermediate and senior four cared
shells. senior international four cared
shells, intermediate and senior eight
Dared shells.
Clubs are not permitted TO enter any
person who has not been a member
thereof for at least three months pre-
ceding the regatta or who has been en-
tered in any race from any other club
during that time or whose residence
during that period is more than 30 miles
from the club he represents. Except
where there Is no rowing club within 80
miles OF an oarsman's residence, the 80
mile limit does not apply, nor shall any
entry be received from a club which
shall include in it's list Of members any
professional oarsman or athlete.
To insure a race two or more entries
are required in each class. and should
Withdrawals after entries are closed re-
duce the number to one boat the crew
or sculler therein must row over the
course to be entitled to the prize.
In entering for an eight Dared event
list of IL names is necessary. For four
pars a list of six names and for pair
oars and double scull a list of four
names each shall be sent the secretary,
and from these names the actual crew
must be selected. Substitutes are not
permitted i'm single sculls. The regatta
committee reserves the right to reject
any entry.
The entrance fee for single sculls Is
s5 for pair oars $40. for double sculs
$40 for four oars SIS and for eight oars
>20
Tow az 70 the definition OF an anna
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
THE AMATEUR OARSMEN
National Association to Hold Their
Regatta on the SChuylkill River
Course at Philadelphia.

hood whose membership of any rowing
or other athletic club was not brought
about or does not continue because of
any mutual agreement or understand
ing. expressed or implied, whereby his
becoming or continuing a member OF
such club would be OF any pecuniary
benefit TO him whatever. direct or indi-
rect; who has never been employed i'm
any occupation involving any use OF the
oar or paddle; who rows for pleasure
or recreation only and during his leisure
houSs who does not abandon or neg
lect his usual business or occupation for
the purpose Of training"
The first regatta of the National as
sociation was held at Philadelphia Oct.
8. 1873, and since then the regattas have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
The New Pet Dog.

There can be no doubt that the French
bulldog has come TO America to stay
and that he will remain a. he IL today
as far as his social status is concerned
a prime favorite with ladies as the dog
PAR excellence for house and carriage.
lie never viii become rommon. for
whether I'm Europe or America II Is dif-
ficult To- bring him through the puppy
stage. though once past that trying
roint hc becomes hardy. He can safely
be counted on. therefore. TO remain an
exclusive animal. lie Is al that the.
most fastidious could desire In an ideal
house dog. being irreproachable In name
rers, intelligent and most attractive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

good ones in this country, particularly
since he showed such a clean pair OF
sculls TO Blackstaffe. Then Or. Me-
Dowell must be considered. While de-
feated at the English meeting he is a
dangerous man and Will make It warm
enough for anybody. IL is quite likely
that the Winnipeg four, defeated i'm the
trials at Henley, will be seen at the re-
gatta. They had partially decided TO
come before leaving for England. They
rowed i'm record time for the English
course. SO that even If defeated they
will make the strongest kind OF adver-
sares Their presence at the regatta
with Ten Eyck and DR.. Mcdowell Will
add a great deal of zest TO the affair
and give 1t sort of international ha-
vor.
Announcement has been made that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
Champion
Hdlf-MiIerS
To Meet.

Il. c. Bredin. the champion English
half mile runner. recently challenged
Charles III. Fitzpatrick. who prior 90 his
entry into the professional ranks was
the American champion amateur half
mile runner. To run that distance for
the championship of the world and ESQ
a side, the race to take place in London
on Aug. 3.
A decisive meeting between these two
men has been frequently proposed. and
now that a match seems assured the
eyes of the athletic world will be f5S
cused on the event All America was
on the qui vive two years ago when
il was intimated that Bredin would
captain the London A. G.. team, which
ultimately met the New York A. G.
combination in the memorable interna-
tional match at Manhattan field. Bre-
din did not come over. and what might
have been the greatest race OF the CEN
tury fell through.
The noted Englishman, then an anna
teur, had a record of I'm. Sos. for the
half mile. made under somewhat unfa-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

valuable animals are tuskers which will
carry a howdah and are proved "stanch
10 tiger" The howdah is a top heavy
and cumbrous piece Of furniture. and
some elephants are never steady under
II, though facing tiger fearlessly when
the sportsman shoots from a pad.
When the tiger is given over TO the
servants 10 be skinned. care must be
taken TO see that the ears are not stolen.
for the natives regard a pair of tigers
ears much as a negro does the left hind
foot OF a graveyard rabbit caught at the
dead OF night and with all the other
requisites that go TO make the charm
infalltbIa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

lected for the task of carrying the car
cass back to camp to be skinned. for
some evince the greatest dislike 10 such
burden, grumbling and trembling In
every limb. and TO share a seat on a
timid elephant with a dead tiger is an
exciting experience. The slightest un-
usual movement or noise starts the an
imal off. and she may go miles before
the mahout can stop her. She makes no
allowance for her passengers, but dash
es straight away through the Jungle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

ficiency in riding and a large amount
Of fearlessness. Three players usually
comprise team. but where the field is
a small one this is reduced 10 two. The
points OF the game are practically the
same as those of football, there being
a goal al either end OF the field or hall.
into which IL is the object OF the players
90 send the ball At the start the ball,
which is made OF a hard substance and
is about the size of an ordinary base
bali, Is placed i'm the center. half way
between the two goals. At a signal the
two teams mount their wheels and
make for the center. where the ball is
put i'm motion by the man who is for
tunate enough 10 secure IL first.
The players never touch the ball with
their hands or, i'm fact any part of the
body this work being done by the front
and rear wheels OF the bicycles. Science
is one of the principal factors of the
game. and IL is little shcrt Of wonderful
how the rider is enabled 10 maneuvcr
his wheel so quickly and probably SAVE
the day for his side. Expert players find
Il very easy 20 drive the ball into their
opponents goal. but 10 is seldom thet
the ball passes under, for the way is
generally blocked by one OF the oppos-
ing team. The game is usually divided
into halves and thirds Of 15 minutes
duration.
Strange as IL may seem, accidents TO
rider or wheel are OF rare occurrence.
This Is wonderful when u Is considered
that the riders are continually racing
around a small hall at breakneck speed.
often rubbing against each other and
making sh5 turns. Once in awhile
there Is a collision. but the riders gen
orally escape by jumping.
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HUNTING WITH AN ELEPHANT.

white puffs and a double report from
the next howdah 40 yards away The
tiger rears up with a roar and dashes
off To run the gantlet OF the whole
lire.
the elephant of the steadiest shot I'm the
district. The elephant stands like a
rock-an awful pause. one shot, and at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

fed with all the more important ath-
letic movements in the City of Broth
erly Love.
IL is TO be hoped that Mr.. Statzell
will again be i'm harness when this sea-
son has passed into history and anoth-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

est and most enthusiastic devotees. He
has perhaps done more for rowing on
the Schuykill river than any man now
in the harness.
Mr.. Statzell won his spurs I'm the good
old times of the eighties, when match
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

President George w. Statzell of the Ma
tional association viii resign and give
up rowing matters entirely on Aug. l3,
the night the association holds it's busi-
ness meeting at the Athletic club of
Philadelphia.
In the loss of Mr.. Statzell rowing in
Philadelphia will lose one OF its stanch-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

been yearly features of increasing in
terest. 1t was not until 1889 that they
were held west of the Alleghanies, when
Chicago had the honor of entertaining
the oarsmen.
The National Association OF Amateur
Oarsmen is the court of last resort, the
supreme tribunal charged with the i'm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

derstandng of sport and enables young
men of congenial spirit to compete with
each other.
The completion of the Henley regat-
ia and the result of the Diamond sculs
add no little interest to the American
championships. Ten Eyck's easy vic
tory over Blackstaffe places him on a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

came last August at Saratoga when the
executive committee of the National as
ISOLATION elected him as their leader.
and they did well. He has made pop
ular president.
Mr.. StatZel was also one Of the orig
inators of the Atlantic club of the
Schuylkill Navy and has been identi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

portant duty OF making and. enforcing
the laws OF amateur boat racing and of
supervising the annual championship
contests. All of the other rowing asso-
Citations OF the country, local or dis
trlct, are subordinate TO 1t and act as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

par with the finest scullers in America,
and that his chances for the honors
over here are first class goes without
saying. At Saratoga last year he won
his intermediate race and of course is
fully qualified TO meet the pick of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

2 inches aft. The paper singles cost
from $75 to 500, and the best of the
cedar wood boats run up as high as
$1l0 each. Cedar is used for the most
part now in working boats. Paper has
the preference for racing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

A new bell for the bicycle girl Is so
adjusted to the bike that IL rings with
a clear. silvery sound as long as the
wheel is in motion. IL Is Of oxidized sill
yer. etched with the name and address
OF the rider.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

ten PAGES the tiger drops, shot through
the spine.
Padding" the dead tiger-that is
hosting the carcass up on the pad OF
an elephant kneeling 20 receive H-is
hard work for the natives. as a fun
grown tiger may weigh $50 pounds or
even more. A steady elephant Is Sc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

may sweep everything off her back. a
seat on a runaway motor car In a
crowded street is safer than one on a
bolting elephant I'm the Jungle.
Generally speaking. the male elephant
is more reliable than the female where
tigers are concerned. but there are cow
ardy bulls and plucky cows. The most
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