Word: bladed
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...opponents, during these winter months, have had practical watermanship in a tank, and the result is that now on the river their blade work is found to be excellent. When once on the river, our crew must make up for all drawbacks...
LOST.- A small piece of steel about the size of a knife blade, with three holes punched in it. Finder please return to 27 Weld and get reward...
...amount of rowing together would equalize the stroke; the short man would have to catch later or finish later than the long man, the result of which is, of course, unsteadiness in the boat and diminution of speed; for racing craft are so narrow that the blow of the blade as it takes water and the jerk as it leaves the surface are enough to give a lurch which causes the oars on the other side to foul at some point on the recover...
...whole the crew are fairly well together, but are very rough in their blade work. Especial care must be taken not to rush forward on the recover; not to hang and to make the stroke smooth and long...
...whole, the crew hang badly at the full reach. Besides this fault the men must be very careful to row more smoothly, the blade work especially being very rough...