men in an eight-oared shell may be able to go faster than the other
six, but they never win the race that way.

CHAPTER XIII

GROUP IV

Wave: (The order is "Wave. Ready--Cross. Arms up. Wave!") Assume the
"Cross" position. The arms are then stretched straight above the head,
the fingers interlaced and the arms touching the ears. (See Fig. 11.)

[Illustration: FIG. 11.--CORRECT POSITION, START OF WAVE]

On a count of "One, two, three, four" a complete circle, of about
twenty-four inches in diameter, is described with the hands, the body
bending only at the waist. The trunk should be bent as far backward as
forward, and as far to one side as to the other. (See Fig. 12.)

[Illustration 12. Wave.

In the "Wave" the tendency is to go too far forward and not far enough
back, the result being an unsymmetrical motion. It is very easy to go
forward, but more difficult to make the motion to the side and back.
Care should be taken that the arms are kept squarely against the ears.
The motion should be like waving the mast of a ship, the hips
representing the deck and the trunk, head, and arms up to the top of the
hands, the mast.]

The body should be forward at "One," to the right at "Two," backward at
"Three," and to the left at "Four." The motion should be steady and not
in jerks.

At "Reverse" the same movement should be repeated in the opposite
direction--i.e. to the left.

As the movement is completed for the fifteenth time the body should be
brought to an erect position, stretching the arms up as far as possible;
and at "Rest" the arms should drop slowly, laterally, to a "Hands"
position. Five circles should be described in each direction.

In the "Wave" the tendency is to go too far forward, and not far enough
back, the result being an unsymmetrical motion. It is very easy to go
forward, but more difficult to make the motion to the side and back.
Care should be taken that the arms are kept squarely against the ears.
The motion should be like waving the mast of a ship, the hips
representing the deck, while the trunk, head, and arms up to the top of
the hands, represent the mast. This movement, like the others, should
not be extreme at first, but gradually increased after a week or so.

Weave: (The order is "Weave. Ready--Cross. Weave!") Assume the "Cross"
position. In this movement, at "Cross" the feet are spread until the
heels are about twelve inches apart. The left foot remains stationary,
the right