JAPANESE ROWERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7

JAPANESE ROWERS.

SECRET OF SUCCESS. . LONDON, June 25. The Daily Telegraph’s rowing expert attributes the Japanese secret of pace to their boat, designed by Dr. Inokuchi, who has for years been experimenting with racing craft, reducing the length and ingeniously lightening the oaken timbers. The Japanese oars weigh 71b, as compared with the English to 101 b. The crew’s stylo is founded on R. C. Lehman’s book “The Complete Oarsman,” discarding Fairbairn’s theories as unsuitable for small men. Consequently the. Japanese revive many points of the old orthodox English school, the main difference being an alteration of rhythm, enabling a high rate of stroking. Their coach says that their highest is 71 strokes a minute. The Daily Telegraph adds: Tt is amazing that the boat responds to these high rates, apparently running more smoothly the i aster the crew strokes. The crew is not finely trained. It lives mainly on rice and cats eggs and meat for breakfast.

AUSTRALIAN EIGHT. LONDON, June 25. The special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press at Berlin says that it has been decided to omit Elias from the Australian Olympic eight. Ho will be replaced by a Sydney Rowing Club'member, ■ Dixon, who was originally selected as emergency. Elias will row in the pair oar with Turner, cither of whom will be brought into the eight in an emergency.