The Badminton Magazine 1899-09: Vol 9 Iss 50 (1899)
Longman, Green & Co · leaf 64
lose one’s balance, and thus be thrown out of the canoe and the race at the same time. Only this past season I saw a pair of paddlers, who had their race well in hand, allow themselves to be carried away by the desire to establish a record, with the result that they overdid the thing, and upset… … DOUBLE PADDLE—UPSET OF ONE CREW and skill, since a heavy crew will cause the canoe to bury at every stroke, ploughing through the water instead of over it, and consequently losing speed. When there are three or more entries this is a fine event, from a spectator’s point of view, the canoes lying so…
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