Word: layback
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...great day for Harvard rowing. It is hard to trace the reasons for the victory. The bladework of both boats was good, their weights nearly the same. The Princeton boat with its longer layback, its harder catch, seemed to dip just a trifle. Like good Washington crews of the old Bolles Harvard started easily, finished smoothly with plenty of power...
Down the first half mile the two crews rowed bow to bow, stroke to stroke, Harvard always using the slower stroke, Princeton combining the higher stroke with a longer layback. A bit lighter than their rivals, the 181 pound Harvard crew was packing the power in as they took an infinitestimal lead about half way through the course...