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...noticed yesterday, after gazing yearningly on the enticing strip of ice near the chapel and taking note that no one was near, to remove his rubbers, lay them carefully, with the valise which he was carrying, on the snow, and then yield to the allurements of that long slide; after which he again put on his rubbers, picked up the valise and went on his way rejoicing...
...strip of ice near Appleton Chapel possesses strange fascination. An observer yesterday noticed forty-six out of fifty men doff their dignity, when they reached that strip, and indulge in a long slide...
...village of Marais, Switzlerland, has been destroyed by a land-slide...
Stroke is apt to let his slide go when he catches, does not get his back on with enough snap, and drops his hands at the finish...
...stroke. Swing there is none, and all that is aimed at is a fast stroke. The men vary but little from the perpendicular either at the beginning or end of the stroke, and the sole means of propulsion employed are the legs and arms. The former to push the slide back and the latter to finish the stroke by pulling the oar home. There is a very general aptitude throughout the boat, however, to resort too soon to the use of the arms and do bent arm work, but that is little else than natural with such a style...