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"Oars!" he added after a short pause. This movement, like the others, required to be done several times; but the Zephyr lost her headway at the mouth of the river. On the return, the young oarsmen were instructed in feathering their oars. OARS HE ADDED AFTER A SHORT PAUSE THIS MOVEMENT LIKE THE OTHERS REQUIRED TO BE DONE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ZEPHYR LOST HER HEADWAY AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER ON THE RETURN THE YOUNG OARSMEN WERE INSTRUCTED IN FEATHERING THEIR OARS
faults, and correcting them. The boat seemed to be as light as a feather; and even with the indifferent rowing, she made tremendous headway, as the boys thought. She was soon at the head of the lake. "Now, boys, we have to stop as well as start her," said the teacher, some time before the boat reached the head of the lake, where the river flowed into it; "and the command will be, 'Stand by to lay on your oars!' But that order is only for you to be ready to do it. The next command will be 'Oars!' The last order, Frank, must be given at the beginning of a stroke, the oars being in the water. Then, boys, you will level your oars, all in a straight line, not one above or below the others; and you will turn, or feather them, as it is called, so that they would lie flat on the water if dropped down; but they must not be dropped down, not one of them. Now give the command, Frank. You need not stand up to do it, unless there's an emergency." "Stand by to lay on your oars!" called the coxswain. IS ATTENTION TO THE INDIVIDUALS POINTING OUT THEIR FAULTS AND CORRECTING THEM THE BOAT SEEMED TO BE AS LIGHT AS A FEATHER AND EVEN WITH THE INDIFFERENT ROWING SHE MADE TREMENDOUS HEADWAY AS THE BOYS THOUGHT SHE WAS SOON AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKE NOW BOYS WE HAVE TO STOP AS WELL AS START HER SAID THE TEACHER SOME TIME BEFORE THE BOAT REACHED THE HEAD OF THE LAKE WHERE THE RIVER FLOWED INTO IT AND THE COMMAND WILL BE STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS BUT THAT ORDER IS ONLY FOR YOU TO BE READY TO DO IT THE NEXT COMMAND WILL BE OARS THE LAST ORDER FRANK MUST BE GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF A STROKE THE OARS BEING IN THE WATER THEN BOYS YOU WILL LEVEL YOUR OARS ALL IN A STRAIGHT LINE NOT ONE ABOVE OR BELOW THE OTHERS AND YOU WILL TURN OR FEATHER THEM AS IT IS CALLED SO THAT THEY WOULD LIE FLAT ON THE WATER IF DROPPED DOWN BUT THEY MUST NOT BE DROPPED DOWN NOT ONE OF THEM GIVE THE COMMAND FRANK YOU NEED NOT STAND UP TO DO IT UNLESS THERE'S AN EMERGENCY STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS CALLED THE COCKSWAIN
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