| 单词 | oarsman |
| 例句 | Even on his bench, caught up in the mighty rhythm of the rowing, one oarsman among sixty in a ship racing over void grey seas, he felt himself exposed, defenseless. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He was an ugly man, big and fleshy, with an oarsman’s thick shoulders and no neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A hundred oarsmen and sailors went down with Lord Steffon Baratheon and his lady wife, and for days thereafter every tide left a fresh crop of swollen corpses on the strand below Storm's End. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Johnny was the apple of his eye, and he wanted more than anything for his son to become an oarsman. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most of the athletes boarded buses heading west to the new Olympic village in Charlotten- burg, but the American oarsmen climbed onto two buses bound for the little village of Kopenick southeast of Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was a former Columbia oarsman himself, he said, and after watching their recent exploits he had decided to send his son west for college so he too might become a great crewman. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now he was in danger of finishing the most important race he’d rowed without having come close to exhausting himself—the last thing any oarsman wants. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Here they drew in, and the ship ran half her keel’s length up the shore, she had such way on her from those great oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Pound for pound, Olympic oarsmen may take in and process as much oxygen as a thoroughbred racehorse. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most of the police cadets who ordinarily inhabited it had been moved out to make room for the American rowers as well as oarsmen from several other nations. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z None of the oarsmen, for example, was permitted on the ledge to witness the exchange of fire. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Great oarsmen and oarswomen are necessarily made of conflicting stuff—of oil and water, fire and earth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When varsity turnout commenced on the afternoon of October 21, four boatloads of boys showed up, all veteran oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A palpable tension filled the vast interior of the shell house as the oarsmen changed into their rowing togs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His oarsmen also found the name apt, but none of them was likely to call him it to his face. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The German oarsmen were courteous but hardly gushing with enthusiasm to see them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So while the bow oarsman must be strong, like all the others, it’s most important that he or she be technically proficient: capable of pulling a perfect oar, stroke after stroke, without fail. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At the Crew House, Quackenbush, in the midst of some milling oarsmen in the damp main room, spotted me the instant I came in, with his dark expressionless eyes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he himself embarked, lay down, lay still, while oarsmen took their places at the rowlocks all in order. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ironmen did not bend their knees often nor easily, but Theon noted that oarsmen and townfolk alike grew quiet as they passed, and acknowledged him with respectful bows of the head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the elaborate shell houses along the Langer See, oarsmen stowed their street clothes in lockers and began to don their national uniforms. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But if they are to row well together, each of these oarsmen must adjust to the needs and capabilities of the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen and caught sight of their arms and legs, dangling high overhead. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The oarsmen came leaping aboard, sturdy men with great arms, while longshoremen rolled water barrels thundering out the dock and stowed them under the rowers’ benches. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And capitalizing on diversity is perhaps even more important when it comes to the characters of the oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were already the two lightest oarsmen in the boat, and he had planned to make sure they put on some weight during the voyage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Among them they sported twenty separate dressing rooms, four shower rooms, twenty hot-water showers, storage on the ground level for ninety-seven racing shells, and rooms full of massage tables for bone-weary oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Young oarsmen from the assembly chose a crew of two and fifty, as the king commanded, and these filed off along the waterside to where the ship lay, poised above open water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The enormously complicated sequence of movements, each of which an oarsman must execute with exquisite precision, becomes exponentially more difficult to perform as the stroke rate increases. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Alkinoos, their ardent king, stepping aboard himself, directed the stowing under the cross planks, not to cramp the long pull of the oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Odysseus, listening, found sweet pleasure in the tale, among the Phaiakian mariners and oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The oarsmen rent the sea in mortal fear and my ship spurted out of range, far out from that deep canyon where the rest were lost. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It only happens when all eight oarsmen are rowing in such perfect unison that no single action by any one is out of synch with those of all the others. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Outstanding oarsmen were lionized in the national press, even in the era of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, just north of Richmond Hill, near present-day Wall Street, Hamilton was boarding a small skiff with two oarsmen, his physician, Dr. David Hosack, and his own loyal associate Nathaniel Pendleton. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Like Hume, he hadn’t yet smoothed out as an oarsman, but his natural inclination was to fight first and ask questions later, and it was starting to pay off for him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “The black priest is calling demons down on us,” one oarsman was heard to say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shadowed sailor confronted murky oarsman like a levee of the dead. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Prone to pounding his megaphone on the gunwales of his coaching launch in exasperation, he once hurled it at an oarsman who had caught a crab. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Eastern private schools, modeling themselves after elite British institutions like Eton, taught rowing as a gentleman’s sport and fed their young-gentlemen oarsmen into the nation’s most prestigious universities, places like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the halfway mark, the oarsmen in their sliding seats were sloshing back and forth in several inches of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The oarsmen felt ropes of kelp fouling their strokes with each pull. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The intense bonding and the sense of exhilaration that results from it are what many oarsmen row for, far more than for trophies or accolades. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Both boats had savvy coxswains and powerful, experienced oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z These, in turn, are intercut with close-ups of the stroke oarsmen grimacing with effort as they rock rhythmically back and forth, leaning into the camera and then back away again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It also helped that he was strikingly good- looking and built like the oarsman he had been, the former stroke oar of a Washington crew that had won national championships in 1924 and 1926. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Tom Bolles, the freshman coach, was a former Washington oarsman himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her oarsmen were safe below, protected from'missiles by the half deck that sheltered them, but the men-at-arms crowded topside were not so fortunate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In event after event that afternoon, German oarsmen charged down the course ahead of their competition, winning gold medals in the first five races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Rob’s Hammer, as her oarsmen called her, would form the main strength of Myrcella's escort. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The long, upright bodies of the oarsmen were catching the wind, acting essentially as sails, hurrying the shells down the course. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It left the oarsmen sitting more upright at the end of the stroke, ready to slide forward and begin the next stroke more quickly and with less fuss and bother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And that is perhaps the first and most fundamental thing that all novice oarsmen must learn about competitive rowing in the upper echelons of the sport: that pain is part and parcel of the deal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The oarsmen were coming aboard now, for the ship was to go out into the roadstead before night fell, and sail with the ebbtide near dawn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Each minute action—each subtle turning of wrists—must be mirrored exactly by each oarsman, from one end of the boat to the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson put Don Coy, one of two substitute oarsmen who had made the trip, in at the critical stroke position. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Our oarsmen were so fresh, by dint of having occasionally let her drive with the tide for a minute or two, that a quarter of an hour’s rest proved full as much as they wanted. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Neither is necessarily a better or more valuable oarsman than the other; both the long arms and the strong back are assets to the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes oarsmen who thought their cox was weighing them down took matters into their own hands and locked their diminutive captains in the steam room for a few hours. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "The Drowned God needed a strong oarsman, I fear," replied the stocky man with the white streak in his beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A crew composed entirely of eight amped-up, overtly aggressive oarsmen will often degenerate into a dysfunctional brawl in a boat or exhaust itself in the first leg of a long race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Penn had swapped out three of its eight Poughkeepsie oarsmen, replacing them with recent graduates not eligible to race in the intercollegiate regatta but perfectly legal in Olympic trials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With eight oarsmen in the boat, oars would have to enter and exit the water cleanly more than twenty-four hundred times. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At Putney he slipped his boat into the water, leaned deep into his oars, and over the course of three heats defeated a field of fifty- eight oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The roar of the crowd began to engulf the oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had never yet been beaten, had never been obliged to surrender a jersey to a rival oarsman. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But of the corner of his eye, Joe saw the Hungarian boat, two lanes over, leap forward, its oarsmen already in midpull. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Good coxes know their oarsmen inside and out—their individual strengths and vulnerabilities—and they know how to get the most out of each man at any given moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But just a few years down the line, Royal Brougham would name him, along with Al Ulbrickson, as one of the two greatest oarsmen ever to sit in a shell for Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So, laying his staff and his bag of books under the rowers’ bench, Ged became for ten bitter days of winter an oarsman of that Northern ship. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You can be the best individual oarsmen in the country, but you will be of no service or use to this squad unless you whip up your class efforts. . . . That means study!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But, of course, oarsmen are human and no crew can maintain both powerful strokes and a very high rate indefinitely. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z No one slept, not even DroopeyC Dale, an oarsman who had been known to nap between strokes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nothing outside the boat—not the boat in the next lane over, not the cheering of a crowd of spectators, not last night’s date—can enter the successful oarsman’s mind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He followed in her footsteps down to the seaside, where they found the ship, and oarsmen with flowing hair at the water’s edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The oarsmen row, back and forth, “as if grappling with an energetic bedmate.” With Jóhann Jóhannssson and Bedroom Community, L.A. Phil tries to break through the Icelandic cliches 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z It is a small watertight vessel operated by a single oarsman. George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96 2010-09-04T05:04:00Z Known as “oarsmen” because of their synchronized movement, early examples cost about $50,000 apiece. ‘Elton John of the fountain world’ shows just how far water features have come 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Their fate wasn’t discovered until 1808, when the captain of an American merchant ship anchored just off Pitcairn Island heard a local oarsman speaking “crisp and proper English.” Serial Killers, Bank Robbers and H.M.S. Bounty Mutineers 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Inle was filled with fishing boats, propelled by oarsmen who balanced precariously on one leg, the other entwined around a paddle. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z In a copper bathtub, a dozen oarsmen and sailors steer metal and plastic crafts over glass marbles meant to simulate soap bubbles. Antiques: Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture 2010-12-10T00:01:00Z Cultural connection or disconnect: While we rafted down the Colorado, our river guide Andre told us about the other guides and oarsmen. A grand six-day adventure running the Grand Canyon rapids 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z A fifth inflatable was the “paddle boat,” in which, instead of a single oarsman, we took turns paddling six at a time, with the guide in the stern steering and barking orders. Older adventurers stay young at heart rafting the Grand Canyon’s rapids 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z A young oarsman at the Iraqi Rowing Union finishes an afternoon sculling session on the Tigris. Baghdad, Iraq: 10 years after Saddam 2013-03-17T00:05:30Z The Oars crew also included four oarsmen who skillfully navigated our huge rafts through the rapids while carrying the entire group’s food, tents, mats, supplies and gear. A grand six-day adventure running the Grand Canyon rapids 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z On flat stretches of the river, sometimes a guide would let us “graduate” from the paddle boat to try rowing as oarsman in charge on another raft. Older adventurers stay young at heart rafting the Grand Canyon’s rapids 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The boat's swiftness is evoked in the description of the little waves as "startled", and the oarsman's mood, perhaps, in the word "fiery". Poem of the week: Night and Morning by Robert Browning 2013-04-22T09:10:03Z So expect, instead of own-ups and revelations, songs about oarsmen and nomads, seemingly from another time, another place, as covers for, say, anxiety about security or a fear of being deserted. New band of the day - Joe Banfi (No 1,426) 2013-01-08T16:10:44Z Located on one of Mexico City’s most prominent avenues, that work depicts a lizardlike oarsman steering a crocodile vessel and its four lizardy passengers on a voyage to places unknown. Leonora Carrington Is Dead at 94; Artist and Author of Surrealist Work 2011-05-27T03:30:06Z Local oarsmen who regale visitors with historical details, guide the kahns — once the primary means of transportation in the area — through shallow channels teeming with river life. Next Stop: Hot Water Below Brings Pleasures Above in Germany 2010-08-28T05:01:00Z There are no organized tours, but going with the local oarsmen is a great way to help the local economy. My Liberia: A Vacation Paradise 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer the flat-bottomed boat with each stroke. Lake Bled: Exploring Slovenia’s romantic alpine retreat 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z And an oarsman’s arm is ripped off by a polar bear. Review: In ‘The North Water,’ a Journey to the Arctic Turns Cutthroat 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The oil on canvas shows an oarsman in a top hat rowing his skiff on languid waters. France buys new masterpiece for Orsay museum with LVMH gift 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z He'd hoped to be back as an oarsman within a day or two but he is still not in the best shape. Dirty Vegan star Matt Pritchard rows the Atlantic 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Now I am drifting through a long afternoon, or beached like an oarsman who has run out of water. Confessions of an art critic: 'I have been known to go about on all fours' 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “Mental power and discipline are the keys not only to being a good oarsman, but to being a success in whatever is undertaken.” Orange Coast College's David Grant receives rowing's top U.S. award 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The long, narrow ships carried two small sails, but propulsion was mostly provided by 170 oarsmen, seated in three rows below deck. Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The Husky medal count was 14 in total, as a UW oarsman also won a bronze medal on Saturday. Andrew Tate wins Columbia Cup in U-9 Les Schwab Tires, takes big lead in seasonlong race 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The 37-year-old is in training for the British Indoor Rowing Championships on Dec. 9 at the London Olympic velodrome where he will test himself against the country’s best oarsmen. Rowing: Wiggins could make Olympic eight, says Hunter 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The oarsmen, he said, had incurred great expense in preparing for the meet. Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Because the coxswain didn’t row he didn’t benefit from the physical activity of the oarsmen. If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Originally, a flute-player would have provided the rhythm - ancient Greek navies didn’t use whips, and the oarsmen were free citizens. Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Others were more elaborate, showing a mast and sails and oarsmen. Ancient Royal Boat Tomb Uncovered in Egypt The 37-year-old is in training for the British Indoor Rowing Championships on Dec. 9 at the London Olympic velodrome where he will test himself against the country’s best oarsmen. Rowing: Wiggins could make Olympic eight, says Hunter 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “He’s the best oarsman when we’re going through the rapids and stuff,” said Mr. Paryzer, a managing director of Blue State Digital, a strategy and technology firm. A.G. Sulzberger: Leading Change at The New York Times as Journalism Evolves 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The newspaper story described the event as “a conquest of epic proportions” and recited the oarsmen’s dedication and perseverance, telling in detail how they rowed an eight-oared shell from Seattle’s Lake Union to Tacoma. If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The hour-long documentary — based on Daniel James Brown’s New York Times bestseller The Boys in the Boat and featuring interviews with children of the oarsmen — airs on August 2. Exclusive Clip: The U.S. Rowers Who Beat the Nazis in the 1936 Olympics 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z “Feather your blades,” Arnold tells his oarsmen, giving Ben a clear shot as the boat slows. 'TURN: Washington's Spies' recap: Arnold, André meet; treason ensues 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z "It got to the point where it was just way too much," Conor Harrity, a Harvard oarsman, told the Boston Globe. Yale coach says committee will decide outcome of regatta 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z The flat-bottomed, asymmetric-shaped gondola—the design works to an oarsman’s advantage, gondoliers say—has a history going back centuries. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z But instead of rowing, the oarsmen will make the voyage aboard a 75-foot powerboat. If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Then they pulled like oarsmen on the black iron bars behind the broken glass until the metal bent, opening a gap just wide enough for a skinny kid to wiggle through. The story of West Baltimore can be told through life at one intersection 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z He was inspired by the veteran oarsmen he saw at work during a Colorado River trip he took last fall, using the fewest number of strokes to make steady progress. PBS’ ‘Wolf Hall’: 16th-century powerbroker makes his play 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Another explanation is that Pritchard’s wife said it reminded her of the pickle boat in crew, where oarsmen were selected from the leftovers from other boats. Pickleball is a fast-growing sport with an unusual name 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z People hadn’t yet figured out how to make wing-shaped sails that enabled sailing into the wind, so turning such a ship of that size would have required a lot of work by oarsman, Huth says. Famed Antikythera wreck yields more treasures 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Despite the threat of bad weather and what could be rough waters in a boat hardly designed for those conditions, the Pacific Lutheran oarsmen didn’t seem to be the least bit intimidated. If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Like Henry Wiggen, Mr. Flood invoked slavery in what proved to be trailblazing resistance to a system that chained a player to his club as surely as ancient Rome chained galley oarsmen to its ships. The Athlete Who Made LeBron James Possible 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z “What made all of that trade possible was really significant improvements in boat construction and sailing technology,” said McCants, “advances that allowed for both greater cargo tonnages and fewer oarsmen or sailors per vessel.” Tech Lessons From The 'Dark Ages' 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z That throws into question whether they were really triremes, with three decks of oarsmen, as a ship so tall would be unstable. First Armor From Carthage, Rome's Great Rival, Found Off Sicily 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z This year, Oxford are fielding three British rowers to Cambridge's two, with crews completed with oarsmen from New Zealand, Canada, United States, Germany and Australia. Oxford target Boat Race defence 2014-04-03T14:33:46Z In danger of swamping, coxswain Jim Bartlett quickly handed emergency buckets to the four oarsmen in the stern of the boat. If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z More than 121 feet long, it was propelled by 40 pairs of oarsmen, their prodigious axes and swords, long bows and steel-tipped arrows at the ready. The Vikings' Route to Civilization 2014-03-04T23:21:01Z It almost bears pointing out: In Lamont Peterson’s most dire moments, there is no assistance from an offensive line, an oarsman, a center who protects the rim — any teammate. Wise: Mike Wise: Lamont Peterson gets up off the canvas one more time, with a lot on the line 2014-01-25T02:42:35Z The dark evergreens in the foreground and the luminous mountain in the background dwarf a solitary oarsman on a serene expanse of water. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Maine Sublime,’ a Frederic Church Exhibition, at Olana in Hudson 2013-07-19T23:51:42Z Britain’s rowing squad was the best sweep team at the Olympics last summer, and their lineup at Henley was essentially an all-star lineup of British oarsmen. Huskies place second to strong British crew at Henley Regatta 2013-07-08T04:27:23Z He brought European-designed boats and oars to Harvard, as well as a German rowing style that modified the oarsmen’s conventional three-part mechanism — stroke, recovery, catch — into a more continuous repetitive motion. Harry Parker Dies at 77; Guiding Hand in Rowing 2013-06-27T04:28:22Z More than 6 meters long and handmade from local bamboo, the rafts glide gracefully past the jungle, gently propelled by the churning currents and a lone oarsman balanced worrisomely upon their bow. The Roots of Heaven 2013-04-12T02:17:53Z Joan Pritchard, Joel's wife, said she told the guys that the game reminded her of the pickle boat in crew where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats. Tennis-like game picking up steam with seniors 2012-12-04T18:01:04Z Thousands are cheering from the banks of the Thames as the oarsmen and women perform a row-past upstream. Rowers' medal success celebrated 2012-08-25T10:01:34Z The team’s lineup for Henley sent a clear signal to the international rowing world: Great Britain was putting the nation’s best oarsmen in the eight. Huskies place second to strong British crew at Henley Regatta 2013-07-08T04:27:23Z GB's men's coxless four and lightweight double sculls are the boats defending their Beijing titles with Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter the defending oarsmen. London 2012 Olympic Games: 4 August - what's on today 2012-08-04T05:45:00Z Australian oarsman Josh Booth, a member of the eight that finished sixth in his rowing final, was arrested after allegedly damaging shop windows in a "commiseration celebration" that apparently got out of hand. Eat, drink, but don't be too merry: IOC warning 2012-08-03T14:14:43Z The great oarsman won his gold medals at five consecutive Games, from 1984 in Los Angeles to 2000 in Sydney, an achievement simply beyond compare. Bradley Wiggins wins Olympic gold and powers into British record books 2012-08-01T15:01:04Z The elder Paine had been an oarsman for Harvard in the 1850s, and served as an officer in the 22nd Massachusetts in the Civil War, during which time he commanded a unit of African-American soldiers. The Men Behind the First U.S. Olympic Team 2012-07-24T16:15:05.237Z More a world centre of excellence, really, recruiting the most promising oarsmen and women from around the country and putting them through a training programme costing £400,000 a year. Olympic torch route, day 53: Henley welcomes Sir Steve Redgrave 2012-07-10T05:00:01Z Now all four will join members of the Paralympic rowing squad as part of a unit of 18 oarsmen powering the newly built royal barge. Diamond jubilee celebrations throw spotlight on extraordinary individuals 2012-06-01T18:25:01Z Eakins, the great realist, painted from personal experience: he too was a dedicated oarsman on the very same river. The 10 best? sporting artworks 2012-05-19T23:03:20Z Our oarsman was a woman, 368 who, besides the trifle of rowing our boat up the stream, had a baby strapped on her back! From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z No pilots have they, no rudders, no oarsmen, which other ships have, for they themselves know the thoughts and minds of men. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Henley is a favourite summer resort, and is celebrated for the annual Henley Royal Regatta, the principal gathering of amateur oarsmen in England, first held in 1839 and usually taking place in July. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z After the race was restarted 31 minutes later halfway along the course, Oxford’s German rower, Hanno Wienhausen, lost half of his oar after the crews clashed, allowing Cambridge to cruise to victory against seven oarsmen. | Rowing: Protester Disrupts London Race 2012-04-07T21:45:24Z One of the barges having grounded upon the shore, the vessel behind comes into collision with her, upsetting a table upon the oarsmen and causing much confusion. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The nets, booms, kentledge, and grapnels which he arranged around the Argus made a formidable appearance against one torpedo-boat and eight bad oarsmen. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Besides the oarsmen, each boat contained a number of soldiers, who were told to crouch out of sight in the bottom. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The oarsmen were making for land, of course; you see, we had been many hours in a mere cockleshell, and this island promised safety. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z The governor is afterward slain by his own Chinese oarsmen. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Hayes, Knorr, and Jensen stood in the stern with their rifles leveled each at his selected victim, while the oarsmen bent forward to their oars. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z But in the middle portion of the ship the deck was low; here the oarsmen sat, each on a chest containing his clothes and other belongings. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z They kept directly abreast of each other, as if moved by a single oarsman, while the rowers talked and laughed as they might have done on the pavement ashore. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It is, of course, a very much smaller body than "First," but, as its members come up ready-made oarsmen, it has been almost as frequently Head of the River. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z By-and-bye it occurred to him to pay a visit to his son and to try and extract some consolation from that experienced oarsman. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z At the word the rifles cracked, and the oarsmen at the same moment shot the boat into the midst of the startled walrus. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The average long ship had, perhaps, eighty or ninety men on board, the oarsmen included. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z In every boat were a harpooner, steersman, and four oarsmen, who used nooses for their oars, so that by letting them go they would trail alongside when they were fast to a whale. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Brown signed to the oarsmen to turn the boat's head. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Piper was still a b�te noir to a great many of the rowing men, although with his exception the feud between oarsmen and footballers was now quite healed. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z So I collected twelve Spaniards known to be good oarsmen and whose comings and goings were not very closely watched. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The steam launch had had a good start of him, and no oarsman could catch up with it now by any possibility. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The boys, as soon as they could talk, made use of the Indian word "townor," meaning, "I have twice seen the whale;" and as soon as able they took to the oar, becoming expert oarsmen. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z None the less were they excellent oarsmen and daring freebooters, and before the end of the war the "whaleboat fleet," as it came to be called, was to earn a not altogether pleasant reputation. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z In being chosen to steer the representative oarsmen of First Trinity he had been extremely fortunate. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z The two oarsmen were shaking their heads, but the other was beating one hand against the other vigorously. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The boat brings some heavy lurches to the windward, then yaws off to leeward; all owing to those lubberly oarsmen not meeting her with the helm in season. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z He selected ten good oarsmen, who, with the steersman and himself, composed the boat's crew, and the whole force with which he was to overcome all the difficulties that he might encounter. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z It might be that her hardy oarsmen, their errand accomplished, had set out to recross to their own shore under the cover of darkness. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Whilst we looked on this silent scene, a boat with a couple of native oarsmen came round the elbow of the creek. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The bow paddler can keep a very sharp lookout for rocks immediately ahead, and, in a pinch, can jerk the boat bodily to one side or the other, where oarsmen have to swing it. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z He had not proceeded many yards along the hillside, when, on rounding a gigantic cactus bush, and close beside it, he stood face to face with the oarsman. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z So severe was the storm that Tell was liberated from his chains and asked to take an oar, it was known that he was a clever oarsman. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Take, for instance, the case of a certain oarsman who found the dinner forms rather too rigid after his first day on sliding seats. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Frederick, with David's assistance, came out of the water, and entered the little boat, when the oarsmen from the castle cried out to him in terror: "Take care! a float of wood!" The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z A boat was lowered, the oarsmen jumped into it, and the bishop went down a ladder. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Yes, at sea, for old Duncan Reed took them out to the island and far beyond it, and Kenneth was proud on the whole to exhibit his skill as an oarsman. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z The oars were carefully muffled, and the seamen were so disposed that the oarsmen could be relieved without noise. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z It was presided over by a knot of the dons, ancient oarsmen, whose hearts were still in the sport. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z I am only a half peasant; I am not rich and am not a marquis; I have no bark painted crimson and no oarsmen in livery, nor ancestors to look back to. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z He sat down on a bench in the boat, and the oarsmen pulled at the oars and rowed toward the island. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Vaguely wondering whether C�sar's latest whim was to drive his court from him, Marsyas got into his own highly-painted shell and told his oarsman to take him across to Bai�. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The oarsmen backed water, and the boat moved towards the shore, stern foremost. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Our oarsmen work daily from January to July, about six months, or did so before 149 Mr. Lehmann brought English ideas among us; the English 'varsity crews row together nine or ten weeks. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z However, the six oarsmen of the patrician craft were rapidly diminishing the distance. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z The oarsmen rowed up to the shore and caught their hook in it. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The four miles an oarsman covers at top speed is in itself nothing to the good, but the physical capacity to hold out over the course is thought to be of some worth. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Hypertrophy of the heart occurs in athletes, and statistics gathered among the oarsmen especially, show a relatively high mortality at the different decades traceable to the high tension produced while in training. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z Each of the fours has at least one seasoned oarsman to steady it, and is coached from the coxswain's seat by a member of the college eight. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z While he was doing so, and listening to the oarsman's comments, Teddy had an opportunity to see the "barker" and clown who arrived that morning. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z Ellerton could see the foam flying from the sharp prow, the muscular backs of the straining oarsmen, and hear the steady yet rapid thud of the paddles. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The oarsmen, "keeping their eyes in the boat", saw nothing of the danger. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Has he been an athlete, particularly an oarsman? Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z The English oarsman, it is true, cannot be as conscious of all this as an American visitor. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The vessels of war were then propelled by oarsmen, who were protected from the missiles of the enemy by planks. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Here there was a natural nursery for professional racing oarsmen. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z His oarsmen were two, with a child to steer, and Somali Jack with the rifles in the stern sheets. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The oarsmen, magnificently dressed, and the seamen were under the captaincy of a Prior of the Order of the Knights of Rhodes. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The sweater, which, in cold weather, is worn on the river, has a deep V neck, supplemented when the oarsman is not in action by a soft woolen scarf or cloud. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The word means a vessel with two rows or banks of oarsmen on each side, one row above the other. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Certain gentlemen connected with the University and the leading Thames boat clubs used formerly to get up an annual summer regatta for the benefit of professional oarsmen. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A boat with a colored oarsman had been lying alongside the steamer waiting to take off the pilot. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z A great fishing banca manned by at least twelve oarsmen swept boldly past them. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z In America an oarsman wears socks and trunks which are apt to be the briefest possible. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z When Athens was at the zenith of her glory, the principal war vessel was the "trireme," a ship with three rows of oarsmen to the side, each rising above another. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Never was an oarsman more wedded to vicious style and wanton waste of strength than the pet of the Tyne. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z When they went to the shore, to give the oarsmen time to rest, the lieutenant landed with Jendzian, wishing to examine the bushes more closely. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The Filipino oarsmen met the difficulty, however, by rolling up their trousers and going overboard. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z There was to be a regatta that afternoon, however, and the gallant oarsman could not sit idly holding a kitestring in his hand. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z At last they saw the long-boat coming, covered with an awning and rowed by four oarsmen. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The following lists show what oarsmen in eights or fours represented their respective Universities from year to year, whether in matches or at regattas. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The two unknowns on leaving the palace had made direct for the river-bank, where a boat manned by four oarsmen had awaited them, and carried them away in the fog which overhung the river. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The boats made for the opposite direction as fast as the oarsmen could pull. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z He wants to see the River Lea once more "shared by oarsmen, narrow-boat dwellers, dog-walkers, wanderers who were not filmed, not challenged by security, trusted to make their own mistakes". Iain Sinclair's struggles with the city of London 2011-07-15T09:05:01Z Embarking in a white barge manned by oarsmen in the Bellingham liveries, they were rowed out to the steamer which was to take them across the sea to their honeymoon in Galloway. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z The very best oarsman is liable insidiously to develop faults in his own style which he himself, or a less scientific performer, would readily notice in another person. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Early in the morning, the oarsmen and polemen were at their masculine toils. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Muttering an angry adjuration at the ghostly oarsman, he threw himself upon the ground. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z These muscles are brought into direct and vigorous play in rowing, to such an extent that no man who has them weak can be a fast oarsman over any ordinary racing distance. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z Coolly the British crew scrambled into safety, and the whaler, urged under the powerful strokes of the oarsmen, began to make her way aft. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z So that half-a-dozen oarsmen or scullers of equal class, if they will thus mutually assist each other, can attain between them a higher standard than if each had rowed like a hermit. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z And as before the song of negro oarsmen came over the yellow flood, growing stronger as they neared. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z At four o’clock we halted in a very muddy spot on account of the extreme heat, which was exhausting the oarsmen. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z A prominent Harvard oarsman, a strong and fast walker, and a man of magnificent development in most points, was once examined carefully by Greenough, the sculptor. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z It required all the strength of the oarsmen to check her way. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Out of the ruins sprang the Leander Club, which is still a flourishing institution, and which includes amongst its members most of the great University oarsmen of the last thirty years or so. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z At the bend of the river there was the flash of dripping oars, and the song of the black oarsmen came across the yellow flood. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z There were no minnows darting through the depths like silver needles, or craw-fish burrowing in the banks, or water beetles skimming the surface like oarsmen rowing their light wherries. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z In reality it is very poorly adapted to the oarsman's wants, and tends to get him into habits he should, if he wishes to be a good oar, be careful to refrain from. How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z In his case the boat had only one oarsman, while the other boats had several, but the single oarsman did very well. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Like all old fixed-seat oarsmen who have attained merit in the old school, he stuck to his traditional body swing, and added the slide to it, as it were instinctively. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z They watched in silence as the longboat was lowered and oarsmen began rowing it the few yards to shore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They are quick as a flash, too, notwithstanding their clumsy appearance, and the oarsmen have to be wide-awake to keep out of their way. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Ay, and therefrom lost I three goodly men— Two oarsmen and my helmsman. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z The lad was glad that it was not he who was tugging at the oars, for the perspiration was dripping from the face of the oarsman by this time. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The modern recognition of the importance of a due proportion of vegetable food blended with the animal food has tended to reduce the proportion of oarsmen annually laid up by this complaint. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The oarsmen bustled to station when they saw him emerge. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In his youth he was a great oarsman, was stroke of the Trinity boat, and one of the founders of boating on the Cam. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Ship of State! fresh billows to sea will bear thee back, Then turn about and bravely toward the harbor tack, Thou see'st that thy naked sides defending oarsmen lack. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z The ensign and his oarsman had gotten aboard the steamer, trailing their wherry behind it. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Now the boat leaps to the catch, whereas when the first note was sounded by a University oarsman to ‘catch the beginning,’ the Eton boy in the old heavy boat found it impossible to respond. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Directly ahead, two longboats were being towed in through the surf—wide, hulking forms in the dim light, with sails furled and rows of oarsmen midships. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The excitement of the moment cut into the blood of the oarsmen. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z But before professional sports, before Washington football enhanced its tradition, before hydroplane racing roared into the picture, the famed Huskies oarsmen won over Seattle. Washington crew: Seattle's greatest sports juggernaut 2011-05-06T05:10:16Z Sam was in one of the large whaleboats, while Dan occupied the wherry with an ensign and an oarsman. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Many good oarsmen slide until the knees are quite straight. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z "Though we've bloody little else to show for a night's work," an oarsman in a dark woolen cap mumbled under his breath, "save this fine new collection of bellies to fill." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z With a cheer, the men of the crew—picked oarsmen and ex-whalemen they were—Nantucket and New Bedford fellows—jumped to the side. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Two of the oarsmen fell headlong to the water; another lay upon his face in the bottom of the boat. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Because she happens to sit nearest the stern where all the other oarsmen—meaning you—can see her. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z In rowing an oarsman is guilty of fault if he meets or even pulls up to his oar. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z In five minutes the oarsmen were out of range and out of danger. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z Though Lever had grown very corpulent, he had lost none of his cunning as a swimmer or as an oarsman. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z A second volley reached them, and but three oarsmen remained seated and labouring faintly at their oars. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The angler's skiff had in it only two—himself and his oarsman. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Bath has produced some good men before now, chiefly under the tuition of Mr. C. Herbert, a London oarsman. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “The oarsmen are rowing back and forward at the same time,” says a business boss. Greece's economic woes: The labours of austerity 2011-04-07T10:58:14Z For many miles our boat was towed by another boat with oarsmen. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Three of the eight oarsmen were shot dead as they sat, and scarcely one escaped unhurt. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z For some minutes neither he nor his oarsman has eye or ear for aught save securing the fish, and both bend all their energies to "fighting" it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Builders hamper themselves by adhering to a red-tape idea that all oarsmen in a boat should be seated at equal distances from each other. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z With moss and boughs seats were arranged—one in the bow for the marksman, and one in the stern for the oarsman. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z Thus when he swore unmistakably at a clumsy oarsman while piloting the ladies through a crowded lock, the offence was hushed up with a formula; and so were other offences, since formulas will cover anything. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z The oarsmen do not consider themselves very shrewd because they have discovered that it is easier to row across a current than to row against it. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z Newcomb had his share in wrenching the boat-hooks from their hold and in the feverish self-defeating activity of the oarsmen. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z So soon as the outrigger came in, oarsmen realised the advantage to be gained by applying it to the gig, in a modified form. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A slight splashing in-shore broke the spell and caused me to turn nervously to the oarsman: “Musquash,” said he, and kept straight on. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z He worked for a cycle company in Rotherham after retiring from racing and was a keen oarsman. Ray Eden, former cycling champion, dies after alleged assault 2011-03-25T18:36:57Z He loved the water, and was at home in it or on it, as he was a capital swimmer and a skillful oarsman. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z Suddenly— "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" laughed the little gun sardonically, and the leading canoe swung round broadside to the stream, because the men who steered it were dead, and half of the oarsmen also. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z In time the oarsman begins to accustom himself somewhat to his diminished allowance of fluid, and he learns to economise it during his meals, to wash down his solids. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z At the landing we found two boats which had rowed up from Ross Castle during the morning—a small one with two oarsmen and a larger one with four. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z He motioned for the oarsman to row in that direction, and the light craft steadied upon the dark mass. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Fortunately, a large boat, manned by three sturdy oarsmen, coming up the river, rescued him, after he had become nearly exhausted. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z “When a boat is overturned there is no time to discuss with the oarsmen.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z It is a good thing for an oarsman to keep a toothbrush in his dressing-room. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A sudden cry from the oarsman at the bow, not of rocks or breakers ahead, but of "A new Jelly-fish astern!" Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z In the sport of rowing Eton occupies a unique position among the public schools, and a large proportion of the oarsmen in the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat-race are alumni of the school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Mine oarsmen, labouring with brown throats, Sang of me many a tender thing. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z The madness of greeting spread to the barge of Rameses: officers, soldiers, and oarsmen pressed into one throng and strove to outshout one another. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z As a rule, however, unless men have no surplus flesh to take off, all oarsmen are the better for a little running at the end of the day during the early part of training. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Nor would I appear here as lord and master; no, but as your humble oarsman! Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z He became a good fencer, a good shot, a good rider, a good swimmer, and a good oarsman. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z His oarsmen waited but a few minutes, when Smith, accompanied by a British officer, descended into the boat. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z We kept a boat near the house, and although not an expert oarsman, he knew enough to handle it when called upon. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z Junior oarsmen obtain far better instruction in the ranks of the crack clubs than they could hope to find in the small-fry institutions, and they have found this out. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z "To look for the arms and ammunition!" almost shouted the after oarsman, ceasing to use his oar in the astonishment of the moment. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z For some minutes neither he nor his oarsman has eye or ear for aught save securing the fish, and both bend all their energies to “fighting” it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Unable to procure oarsmen, Smith did not proceed to the Vulture until the night of the twenty-first. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z I have seen instances of this at Henley amongst University oarsmen, who had had practically no rest since the previous October. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The Leander oarsmen who matched themselves against University crews between 1830 and 1840 did not consider that they lost caste by rowing for a stake. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The stroke oarsman turned his body so that he could change hands at the handle of the oar, and then resumed pulling. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The anglers skiff had in it only two—himself and his oarsman. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The oarsmen pulled out into the dark and lonely sea. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z I asked three of our best modern heavy-weight oarsmen to tell me the reason why they could not scull. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The strain works off while the oarsman is warm to his work, but recurs with extra pain when he starts cold for the next row. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Soon the flurry that had prevailed amongst the birds, falls to the lot of the sportsmen; they give orders and counter orders to the oarsmen, and the circle of boats has become an entangled maze. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Our men were powerful oarsmen, and in spite of the distance the two boats had made before our men had got started, our boat was gaining on them fast. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z American oarsmen get their crew together a year before the race, and train continuously—even in winter they row in a stationary tub under cover—until by diligent practice they evolve a perfect combination. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Their crews showed a degree of watermanship which in those days University oarsmen despaired of attaining to. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The foot presses against one bar or other to direct the rudder, Another process is to fix a shoe to the stretcher, in which the oarsman places his foot. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He turned his head and looked at the oarsmen. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Several other oarsmen with ties to Washington won on Sunday. Washington freshman crew rows to victory at Henley Royal Regatta | Northwest briefs 2010-07-05T03:49:00Z The Temple Cup, under the tiered Henley system of competition, is typically raced by boats consisting of oarsmen with limited experience. UW freshmen crew headed to Henley 2010-06-15T03:52:00Z But I have known oarsmen who varied from it in every detail, and yet did magnificent work in a crew. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z We have said that proper diet keeps an oarsman up to the work which is necessary to bring him into good condition. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Thus appealed to, the oarsmen commenced, although it cannot be said all were free from misgivings. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z It is possessed in a marked degree by the mountaineer, the oarsman, and the trained singer. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Skilled oarsmen are constantly pulling up and down the Parametta River in their long, pointed, egg-shell boats, for here is the famous boat-race course. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands This is the necessity that one of the oarsmen should not only row, but also guide the course of the boat by steering with his foot. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z There are, and always will be, sundry ambitious second-class oarsmen who regret the extinction of societies of this sort, and who recall with regret the pot-hunting for junior prizes which sometimes fell in their way. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z "What does this mean, sir?" asked one of the oarsmen, thoroughly alarmed. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z The boatmen stand while rowing, as do the oarsmen of the Venetian gondolas, pushing, not pulling, at the oars. The Story of Malta So quiet were the scene and the hour that both oarsmen leaned upon the thwarts and slept. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands An oarsman in an Eight has both his feet firmly fixed; a steerer of a Four must keep one foot constantly ready for movement. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z When men have matriculated as oarsmen in weak clubs, they constantly contract insidious faults of style, the result of being put to race in light boats before they have mastered the first principles of oarsmanship. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Art can construct instruments of navigation such that the largest vessels, governed by a single man, will traverse rivers and seas more rapidly than if they were filled with oarsmen. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time No more cruel punishment could be inflicted upon a criminal than to condemn him to the life of an oarsman in the galleys. The Story of Malta Loss in Alligator's two boats—Captain Allen and two oarsmen killed; two men mortally wounded; three severely. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... At last the first gun is fired, the oarsmen strip for the race. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Old oarsmen thought it would ruin the regatta, as men would hate to be beaten by boys. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z But soon was heard a gentler wash against some protected beach, to which the oarsmen pulled. William Bradford of Plymouth Already helpers had gathered above them, and were shouting down words of encouragement; and a moment later a boat darted round the corner of the wharf, propelled by eager oarsmen. Terry's Trials and Triumphs But I should prefer to help you with them in our own boat--Elfinger is an excellent oarsman--and to fasten your craft to ours. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II He will then get the oarsmen into her in an orderly manner. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The times vary so much with the state of the river that little comparison can be made between the merits of individual oarsmen or scullers. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z They were the finest oarsmen America ever produced. On the Trail of Deserters A Phenomenal Capture Just as he leaped, the boatswain shouted, "Give way now;" and, driven by twelve brawny oarsmen, the launch shot forward so swiftly that Terry's spring fell short, and he himself vanished in the swirling water! Terry's Trials and Triumphs Rodwood had plundered a tinder-box from one of the warders, and the next moment the oarsman's request was responded to with the click, click of flint and steel. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Let me, therefore, be for a page or two the apologist, nay, rather the panegyrist, of the college oarsman, with whom many of my happiest hours have been spent. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The oarsman gains a little in reach by extending his shoulders, but he loses in rigidity of muscle, and consequently in the force which he applies to the oar. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It was hard work, but we soon became expert oarsmen. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document We saw the boat launched, and the archdeacon step in with two clerks for oarsmen. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter Say," he continued, addressing the oarsman, "just turn this boat round, will you. Last Words Such a course of action not only makes progress circuitous and slow, but also ends by entirely destroying the tempers of both oarsmen. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The latter oarsman unfortunately lost his life in the Alps very shortly afterwards. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z I can, in some," she admitted, "but Phil is a great oarsman. The Bachelors A Novel And listening oarsmen softly swore To pull as men ne'er pulled before, And, let the next boat do its worst, To make to-morrow's bump, or burst. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 Behind the latter, like a picture in its frame, stood Bacon on a little white-draped dais impersonating a Yale oarsman. The Crimson Sweater No doubt other oarsmen will differ here and there from my conclusions. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z He has to calculate for what seats such and such an oarsman will be available, as regards weight and capacity generally for the seat. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Had Hamlen's nervousness been shared by his namesake and the other oarsmen the result of the race might have been foreshadowed! The Bachelors A Novel Harvard, by the skin of his teeth, but the ablest oarsman of his class by a very safe majority; and to Mr. Harold Quatremain, the President's secretary. A Romance in Transit Then followed Warren as a Cornell oarsman, Gallup as a Columbia tennis player and Tom Forrest, with a sixteen-pound hammer behind him, poised for a throw. The Crimson Sweater All these men acquired their unquestionable excellence as oarsmen by the only possible method—that is, by long practice of rowing in boats. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Next behind him and somewhat below him sat his zygite, or oarsman of the second bank; and next below and behind the zygite sat the thalamite, or oarsman of the lowest bank. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Four slave oarsmen sat on the benches, with the steersman at the rudder. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess Meanwhile the jolly-boat flew down the harbor, propelled by two good oarsmen. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone Course it does, but no matter what the spirit is, or how good the coaching may be, four poor oarsmen can't beat four good ones. The Crimson Sweater No. 4, whose muscular development is the slightest, is one of the most brilliant oarsmen of the day. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Better late than never; the performers in it are now officially brought to light, and their names will be found in the tables of University oarsmen and their opponents, later on. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z I have brought oarsmen with me to relieve you. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The oarsmen leaped over the rail, without stopping to look before them, and, to their no small amazement, found themselves struggling in the water. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone He had been placed, at the request of the senior oarsman of his mess, Francis Agnew, in the easiest place, that next to the side of the galley. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion I.—No person shall be considered an amateur oarsman, sculler or coxswain— 1. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z For instance, under the alternative system the oarsman is taught to alter his style of body when paddling, but to maintain a uniform depth of blade. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It is two hours since the boat and oarsmen are waiting for his messenger.... The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess "There's a boat right ahead, sir," said the bow oarsman. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The Cascadilla oarsmen are fortunate in having the Cornell crews to row against, and each year they get races with the Freshmen and 'Varsity eights. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 This, of course, is a fault, for the oarsman is giving himself too much work, and the effect on the propulsion of the boat is smaller; but, at any rate, there is honesty of intention. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z When an oarsman is exhausted in a race, it is of supreme importance that, though unable to do his full share of work, he should not mar the swing and style of the rest. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This is generally represented to the oarsmen as rather poor, and the necessity for doing better is constantly impressed upon them. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 He was nearer to them than the Crusoe men, but Atkins and Jack Spaniard were good oarsmen, and they came out ahead in the race. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone Tancred and the general descended, there was a sullen command, and the oarsmen headed for the shore. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes With regard to leverage, there is a practical unanimity of opinion amongst modern oarsmen. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The handle of the oar should then be elevated, and more and more so as the decreasing way enables each oarsman to offer more surface resistance to the water. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This gave a new interest to the sport, and many fine oarsmen began to develop. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 On the shore of the lake the oarsmen followed the example of their comrades in the woods, until all save the corporal and Isaac were wrapped in the unconsciousness of slumber. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga After a ten-mile pull on the river, a shandygaff of Bass and champagne is comforting to the oarsman. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel These, I think, are a fair sample of the faults that may be found in almost any crew, and to their eradication coach and oarsmen have patiently to devote themselves. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Thus in a trireme the thranite, or oarsman of the highest bank, was nearest the stern of the set of three to which he belonged. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z There are twenty oarsmen a-side, on the lower tier, and, apparently, nineteen on the upper. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships With a courtesy which I did not then appreciate, though I noted how it impressed the half-dozen swarthy, red-capped oarsmen, he sprang first into the stern-sheets. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Now do I perceive the steersman, And I recognize the oarsman. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Many oarsmen, knowing that they have to get hold of the beginning, cramp their arm-muscles and bend their elbows as they swing forward, the strain giving them a fictitious feeling of strength. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The upper tiers of oarsmen exceeded in number those below, as the contraction of the sides of the vessel left less available space towards the bows. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The stage, or platform, on which the lower tier of oarsmen is seated, is supported by vertical struts rising out of the body of the boat. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships As a boy, the man might have been an athlete,—a college track-runner or oarsman,—and he had kept himself in condition through middle age. The Blind Man's Eyes Of course his muscle was of no further avail, and thenceforth he could be but a passenger, so he did what every level-headed oarsman does under the circumstance—he leaped into the water. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 To make things easier—and after all our object should be to smooth away all the oarsman's external difficulties—I consider it advisable to fix heel-traps to the stretcher. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The normal adjustment of the horizontal space between the oarsmen was then, as it is now, regulated by that canon of the ancient philosopher, ‘Man is the measure of all things.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z There were 32 oarsmen to each boat in the two wing groups, and 36 in each of the central groups: there were, therefore, exactly one thousand oars used in all. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Many officials and rich private families have their own boats, propelled by from two to eight oarsmen. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Allen got his training at St. Paul's—in fact, most of the best oarsmen of Harvard and Yale learned to row on Lake Penacook. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 Boating," says: "Many good oarsmen slide until the knees are quite straight. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z In the ancient vessel the tiers of oarsmen must have sat in nearly the same vertical plane, obliquely arranged, one behind and below the other. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A sudden cry from the oarsman at the bow, not of rocks or breakers ahead, but of "A new Jelly-Fish astern!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 One of the best oarsmen of his year went swimming there a few years ago. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 The girl was safely caught, and, acting on Dan's suggestion, the officer ordered the oarsmen to give way together. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers From the hints given in the preceding chapter it will have been gathered that good oarsmen are of all sizes and weights. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z But whether this is solid or whether it is a thong, like the Greek τροπωτήρ, against which the oarsman is rowing, it is not easy to say. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He then made his way to Hastie's rooms, where the big oarsman was lounging over his breakfast, with the Sporting Times propped up against the coffee-pot. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen Worth found it necessary to give Phil very few directions for Way was a splendid oarsman and the light craft swept forward rapidly. The Auto Boys' Mystery Dan himself was an expert oarsman and every stroke in the race was made to tell. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Out of a boat he may have looked the very model of what a heavy-weight oarsman should be—erect, strong, well-proportioned, supple, and active. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Suppose a crew are backward as oarsmen and also behindhand in condition. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The oarsmen worked with the greatest precision, while the Lively and the Falcon swept with iron hail all that tract of land between Breed's hill and the point. The Minute Boys of Boston Then the word was given for the oarsmen to resume their work, and we heard the light splashing of water as the boat was pulled up-stream. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The little boat was beginning to send a shower of spray over the backs of the oarsmen. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The record of Cambridge rowing is thus a very proud one; but those who know the Cambridge oarsman and his river will find no difficulty in accounting for it. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Many a green oarsman looks promising while the stroke is slow, but becomes all abroad when called upon to row fast. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Then their passage down the quiet river, with no sound to break the solitude, but the measured splash of the oarsmen steadily rowing him to his doom. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Scarcely daring to breathe, Rob listened with all his might to the conversation of the oarsmen. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam It was a magnificent spectacle as the great vessel, all its canvas spread, and urged by a hundred oarsmen, came majestically up the river, illuminated by the terrible light from the burning masts and boats. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 This long period of combined practice has many obvious drawbacks, which will at once strike an experienced oarsman. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Enough was seen on this occasion to convince oarsmen that the Lancastrian style was only good for half-mile racing. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The bow struck squarely on the obstacle, and such was the momentum of the mass that the oarsman was thrown directly through the flaring bow of the cockpit into the river. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. When he reached Ithaca he must send his oarsmen to the town, but himself walk alone across the island to see the swineherd. Tales of Troy and Greece He got into his barge, and told the six oarsmen to push out into the middle of the stream and pull for Teller's Point, promising them two gallons of rum if they would row rapidly. Elsie on the Hudson Compare this single race with the long series of contests in which an English University oarsman takes part. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The stern-post lay in view of the oarsman, and could be adjusted on its point like a gun barrel, whereas the actual bows of an eight are unseen by a coxswain. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z With many misgivings, my brother ordered the oarsmen to turn the boat around and pull for shore. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace She encouraged Telemachus to take a ship, with twenty oarsmen, and he told the wooers that he was going to see Menelaus and Nestor, and ask tidings of his father. Tales of Troy and Greece Arnold introduced himself to the captain, then told his oarsmen that they were prisoners. Elsie on the Hudson No oarsman who has won a race at a regatta in which the construction of the boats was restricted, shall compete as a junior in any such race after the end of the current year. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z A pair-oar requires more practice to bring it to perfection than any other boat manned by oars, but a sculler requires considerably more practice than any pair of oarsmen. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He had ordered his two oarsmen to row him to that vessel. Frontier Boys in the South Seas At last the fleet came in view, and the sea was black with ships, the oarsmen pulling with all their might for the honour of being the first to land. Tales of Troy and Greece In response to that a boat with strong oarsmen was quickly sent to his help, and directly he was in the galley with all the evidences of his desertion. Elsie on the Hudson The American University oarsman is in every respect as strong and as well-developed in physique as the average Englishman. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The problem which an oarsman has to solve is to combine the two actions. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z One boat—that commanded by Mr. Lowe, the Fifth Officer—did, after transshipping some of its passengers into other boats, and embarking a crew of oarsmen, venture back into the dark centre of things. Titanic But you will sail to Athens in a ship with fifty oarsmen, for the ways by land are long, and steep, and dangerous, beset by cruel giants and monstrous men.' Tales of Troy and Greece The oarsman ran the nose of the boat on the beach and remained where he was. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia No person shall be considered an amateur oarsman, sculler, or coxswain— 1. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Bearing this amount of theory in mind, the oarsman should put it into practice thus. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He supposed it to be some idle oarsman who lived along the river, and he never glanced out of his cabin window. Madge Morton's Trust Then Danae knew that she and her boy were saved, and she lay, unable to speak, till the oarsmen had pulled their boat to a little pier of stone. Tales of Troy and Greece MacDonald held up his hand and the oarsmen paused, while the boat gently glided towards the shore. A Prince of Good Fellows There are now, therefore, three classes of oarsmen, viz. amateurs, non-amateurs, and professionals. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Now comes a bit of watermanship and management of the limbs which require special attention, and which few oarsmen, even in these days of improved sliding, carry out to exact perfection. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The sturdy oarsmen "gave way" with renewed efforts. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 They were to sail in their own hired ship, for such was the custom, and the ship was ready with her oarsmen. Tales of Troy and Greece In a short time a large boat with ten oarsmen was waiting at the landing. A Prince of Good Fellows It was in one of the latter and rarer moments that I was set on board a whale boat full of intermingled barrels, passengers, and oarsmen. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) This was a venial result of oarsmen being driven—by emulation to win prizes in races immediately impending—to attempt to run before they had learnt to walk, so to speak. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The frigate had by this time lowered three boats, which were speedily filled by her brave seamen, and impelled by vigorous oarsmen toward the privateer. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 The oarsmen needed not Gaillon's words: "Back now, with might and main," to hasten them on their return journey. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier I will only be your oarsman; I won't say a word to you unless you wish it; I won't even look at you. Rossmoyne He not only became a prize scholar and oarsman, but won walking races; he joined the Volunteers and became a crack rifle shot, and went in for debating. The Crow's Nest This may seem paradoxical, but none the less all practical oarsmen will, from their own personal experiences, endorse the statement. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Cynthia steered with fair accuracy by the track they had followed against the current, but the oarsman glanced over his shoulder occasionally, and advised her as to the probable trend of the channel. Cynthia's Chauffeur Whilst I was an oarsman my jealous rivals used to say I must be of German origin, from the colour of my hair and eyes, and from my general build. Weird Tales, Vol. II. One of the ship's boats, manned by six rowers, has taken out a line from the bow, and the united efforts of the oarsmen materially assist the towing of the vessel. Timar's Two Worlds He leaped ashore, and, at the same instant, with a tremendous back-water stroke, the oarsmen jumped the surf-boat back out of danger. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers This scale may be fanciful, but it is approximately truthful; it refers, of course, to the education of oarsmen for work in the respective craft, from their earliest days of instruction. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The four oarsmen dug their blades into the water and the little craft shot forward. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave Imagine my delight, while gazing upon the animated expanse of water, at seeing sail out from a distant point a large canoe containing a single oarsman. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 The oarsmen consulted in the boat what was to be done. Timar's Two Worlds With consummate steering and a finer handling of the oars than Eric had ever seen before—and he was something of an oarsman himself—the boat from the lighthouse-tender neared the Rock. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers An oarsman who has no hang in his recovery can thus row a fast stroke with less exertion to himself than one who hangs. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “Feels like towing a whale, sir,” the oarsman behind me panted. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) In a very short time the six powerful negro oarsmen had Shirley's boat alongside, and in a few seconds after that, he stood upon the deck of the Summer Shelter. Mrs. Cliff's Yacht All were good oarsmen, so the rowboats made rapid progress in the direction of the girls' school. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields His post chanced to be in a somewhat sheltered spot, and thus gave him an opportunity to become a good oarsman. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Young oarsmen in a club are too often relegated to practise in cast-off boats with cast-off oars, none of which are really fit for use. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z There were three persons in it; an oarsman in the middle, p. 222whilst a man and woman sat at the stern. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest They were to act as cooks, camp-makers, oarsmen, hunters and general utility men. Alaska Days with John Muir And the bird of heaven flew before, and led us toward the basalt pillars of the West, but this time the oarsmen sang no soft songs under the full moon. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 In charge of the whole work is Paul Withington, of Harvard, famous as football player, oarsman, wrestler and swimmer. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Now if such an oarsman, when nature fails him, can row lighter and so ease his toil, he can maintain swing and style with the rest. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z At a sharp order from the steersman, the four oarsmen gave way smartly, and the boat left the ship's side, headed beachward. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The Governor’s barge swept down the rolling flood of the Mississippi, impelled by the blades of ten sturdy oarsmen. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman This craft was propelled by twenty-five oarsmen on each side, a steersman in the stern, and a lookout at the prow. Due South or Cuba Past and Present With her eyes on his she chanted the words, and the Te-hua oarsmen dared not look on her face for very terror. The Flute of the Gods Yet in one sense it pertains to coaching, because a mentor takes into calculation the capacity of an oarsman for exercising watermanship when making a selection of a crew. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Thirty yards distant, at the water's edge, the oarsman was beaching the dingey. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The passengers then made the oarsman row them, one to S. Niccolo, one to S. Giorgio, and the third was rowed back to the Piazza. The Venetian School of Painting The vigorous arms of the oarsmen soon brought the boat to the merchantman, and the pirate stood upon the deck of the captured vessel. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 The oarsmen were rowing like pursued maniacs, rising and falling bodily as they pulled. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters While carrying out the stroke upon general principles, the oarsman, in order to produce a maximum effect with a relatively minimum expenditure of strength, has to study the following details: 1. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The Thames then receives the Windrush and the Evenlode, and it passes over frequent weirs that have become miniature rapids, yet not too dangerous for an expert oarsman to guide his boat through safely. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel "I would like to do so, my angel; but, to tell the truth, I am a very inexperienced oarsman, and I can not swim at all," answered the poor fellow, apologetically. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend You need a board or two for seats for the oarsmen. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Two men rowed a boat out of the back-water behind the grade, and when McCloud stepped into it, it was released on a line while the oarsmen guided it across the flood until it disappeared. Whispering Smith More than half the faults which oarsmen contract are to be traced in the first instance to some irregularity in the machinery with which they are working. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Each crew consists of a spearman, who is captain, and one or two oarsmen or paddlers, of whom the after one is the pilot. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He gasped when he saw the galleys rowed about by their oarsmen on the water, and he told his master he had never seen so many feet in his life. The Story of Don Quixote With dirt in dabs, and the rain in a channel, With a down, Is worse to decipher than uniform text, Oh, that is the verdict of oarsmen vext, With a down derry, derry down! The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 Peering out from between the bushes, they watched the approach of the two black galleys, each with its eight oarsmen and cargo of piled-up bales, like pirate craft returning with their spoils. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin The oarsman sits square, while his oar-handle moves in an arc of a circle. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z These are a spearman, who is also a captain, a pilot, and two oarsmen. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The stroke oarsman hesitated, although the others tried to pick up the stroke. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main Two of his oarsmen sickened, and were helpless. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The shot did no injury except to wound one of the oarsmen, and frighten all the party pretty thoroughly. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History He should keep his eyes open to note any raw oarsman who shows signs of talent, and mark him to be tried and coached into form hereafter. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Wilson was stationed to overlook the empty boats and see that no one but the oarsmen departed in them. The Web of the Golden Spider One eminent oarsman persuaded my brother to take a seat in a pair-oared boat, and found that he could hardly hold his own against the strength of the neophyte. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice When those six oarsmen, including the victor, looked up to receive the acclamations of the crowd, white with the waving of pocket-handkerchiefs, they heard only—silence; saw nothing but an empty piazza. Donald and Dorothy “Let us have a pair of oars, sir,” said Bob, “for we can row, and otherwise, if you brought other oarsmen in, we would be in the way.” The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards A coxswain is seldom a very practical oarsman, although there have been special exceptions to this rule, e.g. in the case of T. H. Marshall, of Exeter, Arthur Shadwell, of Oriel, and a few others. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The oarsman swung into action again as silently and evenly as though Stubbs had pressed an electric button. The Web of the Golden Spider Here and there among the rocks the oarsmen, under the commands of the steersman, picked their way, the lower half of the passage being much more rapid. Young Alaskans in the Far North A boat came off from the shore, pulled by two oarsmen, and bringing a citizen, Dr. Dickerson, who waved a white handkerchief. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field "What kind o' folks was them?" said the oarsman a little scornfully. Say and Seal, Volume II At first he feels guilty of ‘cheek’ in singing out to some oarsman of good standing that he is out of time. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Here the oarsman paused and waited for further orders. The Web of the Golden Spider The men consisted of the steersman, François; a bowman, Pierre; and four oarsmen. Young Alaskans in the Far North I didn’t want him to demean himself before the oarsmen tryin’ to find boats that hadn’t been hearn on in hundreds of years.” Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands The oarsman was silent, the other man gave a sort of grunt that betokened interest. Say and Seal, Volume II It was the spectacle, in earlier days of the slide, of this unorthodox sliding style beating good specimens of fixed-seat oarsmanship which so horrified many of the retired good oarsmen of the fixed-seat school. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Then to his amazement, the latter saw the oarsman calmly shove off and turn the boat’s prow back to the wharf. The Web of the Golden Spider François gave a few quick orders and the oarsmen swung hard upon one side. Young Alaskans in the Far North I didn’t want him to demean himself before the oarsmen and onlookers by tryin’ to find boats that hadn’t been hearn on in hundreds of years. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands So the barge lay floating on the river, the oarsmen taking a few strokes from time to time to recover the ground lost by the drift of the current. Richard II Makers of History Scullers gain more by slides than oarsmen, because they can work square throughout to the stretcher, whereas the oarsman’s handle tends to place the strain at different angles to his body as the stroke progresses. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z |
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