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 598
h-ing water. The oar should be carriedas low as possible during the re-cover, the height depending on whether the water is rough orsmooth. When the beginner haslearned these movements so that hecan execute them without lookingat his oar, which should never bedone by the finished oarsman, heshould… … Feathering. erly the wrist of the inside handshould be curved a little upwardduring the stroke (Fig. i) and at its ROWING 590 ROWING close; just as the oar is lifted out ofthe water, the wrist is lowered andthe back of the hand thrown alittle upwards (Fig. 2) so as to turnthe oar blade through a…
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