Books with author H Irving 1868-1922 Hancock

The motor boat club off Long Island, or, A daring marine game at racing speed (1909). This book, "The motor boat club off Long Island Or, A daring marine game at racing speed," by Harrie Irving Hancock, is a replication of a book originally published before 1909. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

An excerpt:"I feel it in my bones," announced Joe Dawson, quietly though positively."That's no talk for an engineer," jibed Tom Halstead. "Tell me, instead, that you read it in your gauge.""Oh, laugh, if you want to," nodded Dawson, showing no offense. "But you'll find that I'm right. You know, I don't often make predictions.""Yet, this time, you feel that something disastrous is going to happen before this train rolls out on the mole at Oakland? In other words, before we set foot in San Francisco?""No, I don't say quite that," objected Joe, thoughtfully. "There's a heap of the navigator about you, Tom Halstead, and you're pinning me down to the map and the chronometer. I won't predict quite as closely as that. But, either before we reach 'Frisco, or mighty soon[Pg 8] after we get there, something is going to happen.""And it's going to be a disaster?" questioned Tom, closely."For someone, yes; and we're going to be in it, at great risk.""Well, it's a comfort to have it narrowed down even as closely as that," smiled Tom Halstead. "I hope it isn't going to be another earthquake, though.""No," agreed Joe, thoughtfully.

As narrated in "THE MOTOR BOAT CLUB OF THE KENNEBEC," Tom and Joe were two boys of seafaring stock, and natives of Maine, having been born near the mouth of the Kennebec River. That first volume detailed how the two young men served aboard the "Sunbeam," the motor yacht of a Boston broker, and how the boys aided the Government officers in solving the mystery of Smugglers' Island. Out of those adventures arose the founding of the Club, with Tom and Joe at its head.

Resistant Wrist Work, the First Lesson in JiuJ lTSU ...... Frontispiece Hooked Elbows, Resistant Travel and Pivot loB ack Hold for Resistant Bending ... 12 AS truggle with Opposing Hands Clasped .18 The Back-to-B ack Struggle .. .. .22 Pushing the Victim Back with Right or Left Hands Clasped 24 The Position for Resistant Side-S waying .. 26 Overhead Pole Work. The Finish of the Feat 48 Travelling and Pivoting with the Pole .. 50 Single-H and Pole Work Overhead ... 52 The Bending Travel and Pivot with the Pole 54 Forcing the Pole, Held Obliquely, untilL ower End Touches the Floor 56 The First Form ofT ug-of-W ar with the Pole 62 Tug-of-W ar with Right Hands Clasped .. 64 Tug-of-W ar with Hands Clasped over the Assailant sS houlder .. ,. .. .70 This exercise is a rapid muscle-maker.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

"TWO TINY SPECKS OF NOTHING" "How do you feel, Dick! As spruce as you did an hour ago!" Candidate Greg Holmes put the question with a half-nervous laugh. He spoke in a whisper, too, as if to keep his agitation from reaching the notice of any of the score or more of other young men in the room of Mr. Ward, the aged notary at West Point. "I'll be glad when I see some daylight through the proceedings," Dick Prescott whispered in answer. "I'm glad they allow us to talk here in undertones," pursued Greg. "If we weren't allowed to do so, some of us would go suddenly crazy, utter a whoop and spring through one of the windows," grinned Dick. For the tenth time he thrust his hands into his pockets—then as quickly drew them out again.