Word: bracings
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...German' was given at the Sage. A brace of Italians discoursed charming music, and the festivities were continued until a very late hour." Hand-organs...
...well to slow down and brace one's self just before coming to the full reach; but no hang or pause should occur. The shoot of the arms should be smoother, lighter, and easier, and more uniform in the motion. Neither the stroke, nor the feather, nor the recover should have any jerking, harsh motion or hanging about them in any part. Let each man in the crew grab firmly all he can hold (and no more) and row well home without jerking. More ease and uniformity in all parts of the stroke and a better control of the various...
...have been requested to ask the members of the Rifle Club to brace up and not allow the spring afternoons to go by without practice...
...later issue, that two cups are already in the possession of the College, forming ample prizes for the spring and fall races; and propositions to buy new boats might better be postponed. The fault lies not with the system, but with its managers, upon whom we earnestly call to "brace...
...Cornell Navy, according to the same publication, is a trifle "over-confident," and needs to "brace up," "to use the polished rhetoric of Yale." The finances of the Navy seem to need "bracing up" too. The "Fourth Annual Navy Ball" occurred the other night, but comparatively few ladies were present, a number being kept away by "Miss Flora McFlimsey's reasons," and some others possibly being afraid to leave their rooms for fear of "stacking...