Word: finishing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Slumps badly at the finish, and has a tendency to drop forward at the full reach. He rows too mechanically...
...Rows very loosely. He drops forward at full reach and meets at the finish. He should sit up and use his stretcher more...
...crew as a whole, have no control over themselves and in consequence drop forward at full reach and slump at the finish. They break their arms too soon and fail to get the idea, that the stretcher is of any use in rowing. The bad condition of the crew is due to the lack of candidates and the lack of proper coaching, for they have no regular coach...
...Goddard-174 pounds. Has the common fault of jerking his oar out of the water and should sit up better at the finish...
...Watriss-159 pounds. Overreaches. His oar does not travel steadily through the water, and is pulled out at the finish with a jerk...