Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slides and with stiff arms most of the time. The men are heavy, stocky and muscular, but somewhat stiff and awkward in their movements. The first eight are now rowing in the following order: Bow, Smith; 2, Lincoln; 3, Foote; 4 Delafield; 5, Ayer; 6, Borland (capt.); 7, Barnes; stroke. Harris. Stroke has an easy, regular motion, but might get a longer reach with advantage. Seven's time is rather poor and he is apt to swing back rather too far. Four and five bend their arms too soon and shoot their hands up instead of straight out, as they...
...barge. - Bow, Cobb; 2, Barton; 3, Codman; 4, Guild; 5, Hamlin; 6, Austin; 7, Foote; stroke, Harris; cox., Whiteside...
...barge. - Bow, Littauer; 2, Cole; 3, Loeser; 4, Fish; 5, Weld; 6, Gordon; 7, Smith; stroke, Delafield; cox., Sanger...
...barge. - Bow, Reynolds; 2, Dewey; 3, Lovering; 4, Scott; 5, Barnes; 6, Borland; 7, Ames; stroke, Cabot; cox., Davis...
...start I. and II. immediately caught the water ahead of III. and IV., but when fifteen strokes had been rowed the positions were III., IV., I., II., and at the lower end of the boat house, III., IV., II., I. When abreast of the boat house it was seen that III. was gaining at every stroke. At the finish the positions stood III., IV., I., II., III. winning by a half-length over IV. IV. finished, however, only a quarter-length ahead of I., and I. coming in a full length ahead of II. No time was taken. The rowing...