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...back to the boathouse from Harvard Bridge both crews practiced the Cornell stroke, which consists in pulling the oar rapidly through the water and taking a great deal of time on the recover. In this stroke the oars are trained very close to the water, the feather is carried back to the full reach, and a quick turn-over is made. The orders of the crews were as follows...
...catch and to weaken at the finish. In fact their power is applied only in the middle of the stroke. This is partly due to the fact that they do not yet stand on their stretchers firmly enough. There seems also to be a tendency to feather under the water...
...body on the loins muscles, and the arms moving in unison with the legs. The recover is slow and less jerky than in the stroke previously used. In the blade work, the hands are not dropped in the lap, but are kept on the same level. The feather is carried back flat, and the oar is turned very quickly for the catch. The oar meets the water at an angle of ninety degrees...
...short ode, "To the Dandelion," by H. M. Ayres, is a pretty little bit of verse with a light rhythm that suits the subject well. "Sea Gulls," by R. W. Page, is a more rugged poem. The verses have a wild ring that is very suggestive. "An Eagle's Feather," by A. D. Ficke, is short, but in its single stanza it gives a wide range of imagery which is dazzling in effect...
George, bow, has been in the boat only two days, and it is difficult to say how he will turn out. He is now late on the stroke and inclined to feather under at the finish...