The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 597
bout afoot apart, the heels close together,and the toes turned out. Thehandle of the oar is grasped natural-ly with both hands, one, called theinside hand, at the extreme end, theother, or outside hand, from one-and-a-half to two inches from it.The thumbs are usually underneaththough some rowers… … ^^^^^ -r^^- ■^=-^^^ --^>^<i:^*
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