Word: drives
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Davis has been paying special attention to their leg drive and the crew now use their legs perhaps better than any other of the class crews. A fault which they have not yet overcome is jerking in their arms at the finish. Besides these more prominent faults the crew as a whole do not catch the water quickly enough, and are a bit rough rough sometimes in their handling of the oars. Nevertheless, in spite of these faults, '98 should make a good race for first place. They keep their boat traveling very steadily on her keel, so that...
...slow on the catch. Dinsmore, 7, has a tendency to clip and is weak on blade work. Davis (captain), 6, does not swing over the keel, rows around his oar, and rolls his head. Coleman, 5, buries his oar too deep. Stoddard, 5, is late in getting his leg drive on. His body work is good. Bigelow, 3, has a tendency to catch with his arms, hunches his shoulders and rows around his oar. Burnham, 2, tends to clip and carries his feather too far. Huntington, bow, blade work and time poor. Rows in with his arms...
HANDSOME matched pair for sale.- Perfectly matched pair jet black pacing mares, excellent breeding, seven and eight years old, 1900 pounds, safe and sound and drive like one horse. Great roaders. One has been used by a lady under the saddle. One has a record of 2.11 1-2, other 2.26. Address, Box 2, Cambridge, Mass...
HANDSOME matched pair for sale.- Perfectly matched pair jet black pacing mares, excellent breeding, seven and eight years old, 1900 pounds, safe and sound and drive like one horse. Great roaders. One has been used by a lady under the saddle. One has a record of 2.11 1-2, other 2.26. Address, Box 2, Cambridge, Mass...
Ninety-eight is rowing very well, though they show a slight tendency to shorten. Their leg drive is fair, but they do not get a very good body swing. Their order is: Stroke, H. Adams; 7, Moulton; 6, Ames; 5, Wadsworth; 4, Marvin; 3, Fuller; 2, Kinnicutt; bow, T. Adams...