Word: feather
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Junior crew, on the whole, still pull in the best form. Their stroke, however, has several faults. It hangs somewhat, and is not carried through; it is sluggish on the shoot, and the catch is not well marked. The dip is also too deep, time not well marked, and feather rather uneven. Bow, two, six, and eight clip, and three and five bucket. Bow, two, four, six, and seven do not reach out far enough, and three and five over-reach. No change has been made in the men since they were last published. The average weight...
...Sophomores have improved immensely of late, owing to the return of four men of their last year's crew, and their chances for the first place have greatly increased. The catch is not yet good, the feather is uneven, and all the men are inclined to bucket. Bow is not in good form; two does n't reach far enough, and does n't hold to his slide on the catch; three does n't pull his oar through, and swings out on the finish; four buckets, and fails to get his full reach; five meets badly, and feathers...
...following are the most noticeable faults: Bow buckets badly, bends his arms at the full reach, hollows his chest, and reaches short. Two is slow on the recover with his hands, gets his oar off the feather too soon, and lacks life in his stroke. Three drops his hands at the full reach, turns his oar too much at the catch, and is inclined to hurry. Four holds his head badly, and does n't watch the stroke, does not pull his hands in high, and lacks life in his stroke. Five rows a strong but unfinished stroke; he does...
...general appearance of the crew has much improved in the past week: the stroke is longer, but needs to be well rowed out; the feather is flat, and, in several cases, too early. A little better time and a little more life would make a marked difference...
...preceding, though more even. Two or three times the ushers were obliged to separate the sparrers, to the amusement of the audience. After a long consultation the judges decided the bout in favor of Mr. Guiteras, who will finally contest with Mr. Gaston tomorrow, when any entries in "feather-weight" sparring - hitherto omitted through oversight - may also be made...