Word: shoots
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...well to slow down and brace one's self just before coming to the full reach; but no hang or pause should occur. The shoot of the arms should be smoother, lighter, and easier, and more uniform in the motion. Neither the stroke, nor the feather, nor the recover should have any jerking, harsh motion or hanging about them in any part. Let each man in the crew grab firmly all he can hold (and no more) and row well home without jerking. More ease and uniformity in all parts of the stroke and a better control of the various...
...very charming gentleman, named Mr. Poco, who told me all about the students, and a good many college anecdotes. Pretty soon we came to the Port, where he said the Freshmen, after taking their big Bass further up the river, came nightly to fish for striped Bas, and to shoot ducks. I did not see any water, but suppose I was on the wrong side...
Tuesday, Jan. 23. - Twelve men present. Pull seven hundred and fifty strokes. Run two miles. The "time" has improved during the past two weeks, but the men are not well together on the shoot of the hands and the slide forward. Some of the men fail to get the proper recover. Loring reaches forward too much with his shoulders, does not sit up well at the finish, and is inclined to "settle." He shoots his hands quickly, but lets his body follow too fast. Legate fails to get enough body reach forward, does not always pull his oar "home...
...strokes. Run two miles. In the absence of W. M. Le Moyne, Crocker pulled at "6." Brigham, who pulled "5" to-night, uses his slide too soon in the stroke, gets hardly enough body reach forward, and when he tries for more, is inclined to "bucket.' He does not shoot his hands out and pull them in on the same level, is inclined to pull them in too low, and goes back too far. Brigham is one of the strongest men that are trying, and pulls with more fire than any other. The men need to pay especial attention...
OWING to the wind and storm on Saturday, the match of the Rifle club was not a success. In such a gale it was impossible to shoot, but the excellent condition of the club and the interest taken in rifle-shooting were shown by the large number of men who entered for the match. The weather has changed so decidedly during the week, that we hope for more satisfactory results at the regular fall championship match to take place to-morrow. Columbia and Cornell are beginning to take up rifle-shooting, and the prospect of an intercollegiate match...