Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 177
ed as a pleasure boat, and its evolutionwas rapid. The old fishing punt was built tostand rough work, with oak knees and treads,and bottom of thick deal, heavily pitched andtarred. The modern punt is built as light aspossible throughout, and the old pitch and tarhas been replaced by paint the wet… … Position in Racing Plxi. Its speed may not be great, but it is still greatenough for those who are not in too much of ahurry to enjoy the river properly, and, as anexercise, punting cannot be excelled. One otits chief charms lies in its variety ; no twostrokes are exactly the same ; the depth of…
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