The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-21

healthy. Miss Tillie Ashley is a shin
ing example OF the course she advo-
Gates for the summer girl of 1903.
- Rowing, says Miss Ashley decidedly,
the thing, and as Miss Ashley is
the champion oarswoman of the world
the summer girl will do well to listen
TO her directions.
The pretty young oarswoman from
Hartford, Conn, who holds the cham
plonship against any one of her sex,
owes her prowess entirely to her de-
termination to show what a member
of the weaker sex can do when she
makes up her mind to it.
She is not an American woman by
birth, though she considers this coun-
try her home, and is proud to be re-
garded one of the nations feminine
upholders. She was born in Chris
tiania, Norway, where, when yellow
haired. blue-eyed mite her father told
her she was more of a sea urchine
than land-lubber
AS a child Tille reveled in the sea
and the splash of the waves against
her fathers fishing boat. Many a
time she was allowed to hold the big,
clumsy oars of the fishing smack, and
as she grew older and her muscles
stronger her joy was unspeakable
when the big fisherman taught her
how to handle both boat and oars.
Not until within the last ten years.
however, did she learn the real
science of rowing.
IF the modern girl would only real
ize how pleasant medicine this is to
take" exclaimed Miss Ashley the
other day, while she sat ON the edge
of the pier and gazed lovingly at the
, little shell lying at her feet. Il think
she would save doctors bills and the
tiNe spent in fretting over how long
twill take to build up again. Rowing
is the best stimulant in the world, bet
ter than all the tonics in bottles physi-
clans prescribe for a broken down
system, and not nearly so costly. 1t
is an easy medicine to take. Nothing
but pleasant exercise, which brings
about a refreshing feeling afterward,
even when one is tired, for it is a
healthy tiredness.
Here is a lesson in rowing for the
broken down summer girl which if
practiced faithfully will bring back
her roses make her a popular COM
panion on moonlight rows-for a man
never cares to go out in one of these
light boats with girl who has no
confidence in them--and last, but by
no means least, she will become one
of the most graceful and untiring
dancers in her summer colony, without
being a wreck at the end of the sea
son.
In the first place one must always
be careful to see that the boat is prop
erly fitted out. 1t should be large
enough to carry the rower's weight.
The shoes that are fastened in the
boat must be placed at the proper
angle and at the right distance so as
to allow the oarswoman to come up
on her slide and get the proper reach
| of stroke.
There is nothing like getting start
i ed right, in boating as well as in other
I things. The old saying that position
is everything in life applies forcibly
=, to wing, for without knowing how
to SIT properly in boat it is useless
Ito try to learn to row.
1T is not an easy task for woman
Eto row in a racing shell. There are
EpnIy few women in the world who
Nave accomplished this feat. But there
are women who can row a gig or
Korking boat. | would recommend
$his style of boat for the girl who is
8aking up rowing merely as sum-
&her's recreation.
m The outriggers, roller seat, and
hoes are just the same as in the
ghell, but they are great deal wider,
ppen shorter than the shell and weigh
ebout fifty pounds.
In getting into boat straighten
put the legs and take a firm hold on
he handles of the oars. with the
blades fiat on the water. In this posi-
Hon you can get an idea Of the part
khich the oars have in balancing the
oat. They are what a balancing pole
to tight rope walker.
Drop the handle of one oar in the
Ap. thereby raising the blade of the
4r from the water; then the other
:, Ear the same way; then try to lift
:. t1oth blades of oars from the water at
Ne same time.
'Hold one oar with the hand resting
I n the leg, then pull with the other
! bar; next try the othGr oar the same
d. a.tRay. After this pull stroke with
a 10Th oars, but don't try to put the
:. t8ades of the oars deep in the water; !;
Here Is really no necessity for touch.
= J6g bottom, nor should the handles be
fted , the height of the shoulder.
here are pulley machines for that
lind of exercise. Keep the handles OF