Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...work of the third crew was a surprise, while that of the second was a disappointment. Early in the race the second petered out, while the third maintained its power and drive almost to the end. Though defeated by the University eight, it held its own with the second...
...clean lead over both crews just below the Longwood bridge, the University eight settled down to increase this lead. For a short stretch the boat went rather well, but, as it neared Harvard bridge, it was noticeably heavy and did not run well between strokes. All the men lacked drive at the finish, and could not control their slides so as to turn round quickly at the catch. Rough water interfered with the blade work and, during the last quarter-mile, the rowing was extremely ragged. Cutler, at stroke, was unable to raise the beat though King called upon...
...Metcalf has been rowing smoothly but has lacked life and dash and has particularly lacked a drive at the finish. The feature of his rowing is its smoothness...
...University crew has been very unsteady and there has been a lack of drive and snap both in the finish and at the catch. In the second crew, the men have not kept their eyes in the boat, which has made their rowing ragged. There was also, like in the University crew, a lack of drive in the finish. In the third boat, the men made a weak finish and were uncertain of their slides immediately before the catch...
...three days, at the end of which a little wind sprang up and they ventured out. They found the reindeer in the snow almost exhausted, with great patches where the black flies had literally eaten the hair off down to the hide. However, they managed by great exertion, to drive them down to the coast, where they remained for three weeks, recuperating...