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...morning a brisk northwest wind combined with the ebb tide to make very fast conditions. Paddling downstream for a mile and a half the first two eights changed shells, rowed on a few strokes and then returned to the boathouse...
...afternoon a strong flood tide against the wind made the water very rough. The first two combinations rowed down to the submarine base, where they met with high waves, and both shells shipped a great deal of water. With no floats downstream at which they could land to empty the shells, the craft were forced to return to the boat house with over two inches of water aboard...
...arriving oarsmen were not spared from practice because of their train journey but were sent out on the Thames together for a mile and a half limbering up jaunt downstream...
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...morning workout on Saturday was very light with the two shells paddling downstream to the submarine base and back at a beat seldom exceeding 24. The Thames was quite rough, with a strong southeast wind whipping up white caps before the rain started...