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wit Wig T ri ft 71 i f . .'CDN5ISTS - Q- WftYIL, ttOi gf tBX Gene Morjgairv "fr ROWING (Copynght, 1913, by The Newspaper Enter- , pnse Association.) Rowing is the. reason why Man invented the motorboat The equipment for rowing consists of one rowboat, one pair of) oars, one deep chest, one pair of brass lungs, one sturdy back and a bouquet of blisters. An ample amount of wavelets to float the "boat also is essential. This fact goes without saying. Not sb the boat It does not go until It "has been poled off the gravel with the assistance of a va riety of breathless, printless exclamations. The next process for the daring oarsman is to seat himself safely in the craft It can be done and often is done. It is done even without tipping one's fair passenger into the minnow-haunted depths. This as generally accomplished by leaping at the boat when it's not looking and getting a firm" grasp of starboard and port Then kneel gently and assume a sitting posture, but do not get nervous if your f. passenger screams. You have merely squashed her summer bonnet which m no way affects your right to navi gate m government charted waters. Having fitted the oars in the oarlock which is no more difficult than threading a needle or flying a kite in a cellar you pro ceed to insert both oars in the briny at a dis tance behind your back. Then pull smartly on both paddles. This is to put your craft in motion, so heave yo! According to the way the water splashes depends the attitude of your la'dy crew. If you are the one to be deluged, she will gleefully tell you that you have caught a crab. Oa the Other hand, If her new-gown; fe djetfched, she may Indignantly contmaaa "--