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
possible. The oar is nowdropped into the water (called the catch ) and the rower begins topull at the same time. He shouldavoid both pulling before the oarstrikes the water and waiting for aninstant afterward. Some oarsmenhold the blade of the oar at right angles to the water as they dip itand… … Middle of Stroke. the blade of the oar through the I stroke short. The power shouldair before it strikes the water, as is applied the moment the oar touchethe usual way with beginners. The i the water. The blade should blresult of this fault is called clip- dipped sufficiently deep to avoiiping,or…
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