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...Stroke, P. A. Curtis...
...Stroke, H. T. Folsom, '83 22 5.10 1/2176
...Stroke, J. A. B. Cowles...
...which was added a series of general exercises laid down by the captain, the details of which he considers a 'trade secret.' At the machines the amount of exercise varied as to length of time, sometimes being continued as long as twenty-seven minutes, but always at a stroke of forty per minute, with occasional faster bursts. Daily runs were taken and always out of doors, no matter what condition the elements might be in. Turning over the leaves of the record, Captain Hull said: 'Here is the record of our last run, five miles; these were always...
...well nigh impossible to criticise the style and form of the Yale crew. All the teachings of "Bob" Cook have been thrown to the wind, and in their place we have the "Hillsdale" 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...