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...swings out badly, and feathers under water; No. 4 swings in, and faces his oar over too much; No. 5 uses his slide too soon; No. 6 sinks his oar at the finish; No. 7 rushes the end of the recover; No. 8 allows his oar to "sliver out" at the finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Class Crews. | 4/9/1885 | See Source »

...also faces his oar too much; No. 3 clips and swings in; No. 4 does not pull his oar through; No. 5 settles at the finish; No. 6 takes too deep a dip; No. 7 hangs at the full reach; stroke meets and allows his oar to sliver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Class Crews. | 4/9/1885 | See Source »

...deep and six does not lace his blade enough. No. 7 swings crooked and too far, while No. 3 handles himself and oar in a generally loose manner. Nos. 2, 4 and 5 do not get their oars down on the full reach while the bow four all "sliver out" at the finish. No 5 is rowing in very good general form, and will undoubtedly prove to be one of the strongest and most effective oars in the boat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREWS. | 4/11/1883 | See Source »

...time is still rather poor and they row a very short stroke. No. 8 rows a jerky stroke, No. 7 catches behind and No. 6 ahead, the port side follow six and there is a break on the starboard side between three and five. The whole crew except stroke sliver out at the finish. No. 6 faces his blade too much and hurries down on the recover and No. 3 does not get his catch hard enough. Bow starts out in good form but somehow soon loses it. The port side as a whole is stronger and in better form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREWS. | 4/11/1883 | See Source »

...weight and the men are all strong for their weight; they have not yet reached perfection in form, and much more hard work will be required to put the crew in good shape. The time of the whole crew is bad and the oars are allowed to sliver out at the finish, thus shortening the stroke at a vital point; No. 8 especially, does not pull his oar through, which is a bad fault in a stroke oar. No. 7 swings in and six meets; four and five have no snap and shoot slowly; five clips and four settles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREWS. | 4/11/1883 | See Source »

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