The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-20
OARSMEN IN TRAINING
PROSPECTS FOR CLOSE RACING
ON THE FOURTH.
Healanfs Shell Proves Eminently Sa-
isfactory-Myrtle Oars fail to Arrive.
Crews at Pearl Harbor Tomorrow.

The Healani crew start rowing In
Pearl Harbor lOchs at their regular
training quarters tomorrow The new
shell proved everything that was salts
factory at the first trial yesterday even
ing in the harbor Captain Fred
Church secured some photographs OF
the crew at practice the other evening
which, exhibited to the crew, proved
excellent object lessons of the faults
of the men and left no dispute possible
as to errors of bevel, catch, balance ana
finish. The photos proved ConClusiYely
that the starboard side was rowing
faster throughout than the port and the
men can now mend the error of their
ways without feeling 1t possible that it
Is the man on the other side of the
boat and not themselves who is in fault,
a very common failing among Oarsmen.
The Healani crew, the seniors, are not
rowing in anything like the form that
they were in last year. No 8, probably
from regular duties that interfere with
his training, Is out of shape and the
change between bow and stroke does
not at present look like any decided i'm
proVement The shell is balanced bet
ter and that is ALL SO far. The crew
have the better shell and a correspond
ing advantage but they will never beat
eleven minutes unless a decided brace
is taken.
The Myrtle crews are working hard at
the lOchs. The sOutherly winds of late
have made the course smooth as mill
pond and the boys have made great
strides. They still feel handicapped by
shells, and the trouble seems likely TO
| be prolonged year after year. The de-
parture from the Australia lapstreak
r has beensan expensive move for both
clubs who will now in all probability go
on endeavorng year alter year each to
gain a speeder shell than their oppo-
nents. Last year the Myrtles roWeu
in a lapstreak against the Healani
shell and. though badly beaten, felt
that the victory was not altogether in
) the form of their opponents. This yeai
. they have secured a shell similar to the
one in which the Healanis rOwed to VIC
tory. 1t arrived in bad shape however
and without oars. The Healanis have
gone them one better with a bran new
English racing shell imported from
England and built by a crack designer
| and builder.
The question of oars is anything bu
a trivial one. There is as much art II
oar making as in boat building and the
exact weight and balance, together witt
the selection of the properly seasoned
spruce. is matter OF judgment that al
most amounts to intuition. Oars 70
the Myrtle she'll We're ordered long ag'
but have failed to arrive and in thet
stead oars were made by a local build
er from some spruce that Captain w
w. Harris had carefully laid aside il
view of such a contingency. The resul
while satisfactory, fails to be as goot
as if the sweeps had been built by
professional making a speciality o
them. The Myrtles therefore feel tina
they are still under disadvantages.
On paper the present outlook stand
for a close race between the senior
and a probability of the Myrtle junior
securing their race. The seniors nav
, been doing well at the lochs and Cap
, tain Harris believes that with a clos
! race the Myrtles can row over tn
course in better than ten. The Hea
lanis have yet time to develop and ther
, is plenty of strength in the boat.