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...with Yale last June. The main difference in the appearance of the English shell from those built in this country is in the arrangement of the thwarts, which are placed in two distinct alternating rows. The advantage claimed by this arrangement of the seats is that greater and longer inboard leverage can thus be obtained and a firmer grip made upon the water by the consequent shortening of the outriggers...
...inches aft. The main difference in the appearance of the English shell from those built in America is in the arrangement of the thwarts which are placed in two distinct alternating rows. The advantage claimed by this arrangement of the seats is that greater and longer inboard leverage can thus be obtained and a firmer grip made upon the water by the consequent shortening of the outriggers...
...Yale eight, though upset by many recent changes in order, appears to be at present faster than the University crew,--at least, as far as can be judged from times rows under varying conditions. Inboard the men appear, as was the case with last year's Yale eight, to be not well together; but they have a very fast and easy shoot-away at the end of the stroke, which enables them to recover with little hindrance to the movement, of the shell. Outboard the blades are almost perfectly together...
...Yale has turned out in recent years. For an eight-oared crew the average weight of the men is very heavy, to the minds of some too heavy; yet with all their weight, the men are not awkward in the boat. Their blades go in fairly well together, their inboard work is smooth and the boat travels well between strokes. To the layman the stroke seems to differ somewhat from that of former years and shows the effect of professional coaching. This is especially marked in the last part of the stroke, the men getting a hard catch, a strong...
...Sophomores have the least finished crew of the four. The men do not row together and both inboard and outboard work is very rough. Nevertheless the crew shows snap and strength and has a good chance in the race today. The order of the crew is as follows...