INDEX.

Balance Step: its object to teach the Free Movement of the Limbs and Steady the Body in Walking, [28]; Exercises, [28], [29].
Balancing, [56]; Position and Action, [57]; Turns in, [57]; its Importance in all Manly Exercises and Sports, [59].
Belts, Utility of, and manner of Using, [7], [8].
Bernardi’s System of Swimming, [92].
Carriages: their Number and Variety in London, [176]; Brilliancy in Hyde Park, [176].
Carrying Weight, [60]; Feats in, [61].
Chase, Hints on the, [240]; Excitements of the, [247], [248]; Drawing a Cover, [248].
Chariot Race, Poetical Description of a, [172].
Climbing, different kinds of, explained, [64]-[68].
Coaches, Accidents to, [217].
Coach Horses: their Cost, [178]; Best Breeds, [179]; Strength, [181]; Treatment, [181], [182]; Hints for Purchasers, [182]; Harness of, [185]; Management, in Harness, [187].
Coachmen: their Qualifications and Duties, [193]-[195]; Hints for Night, [220].
Comparative Strength of different Races of Men, [17].
Derby Day, Description of a, [233]-[235].
Dog, Familiar Hints for Young Sportsmen on the, [264].
Discus, Throwing the, [62].
Dragging Wheels, [221].
Driving, Historical Sketch of, [170]-[175]; Mounting and Dismounting, [198]; the Seat, [199]; Starting, [199]; the Paces, [200]; the Time, [201]; the Whip, [202]; Thoroughfares, Passing, &c., in, [207]; Ascending and Descending, [208]; Comparison of English and German Modes of Harnessing and, [211], [212]; Turnings, [213]; Slips, [215]; Accidents in, [215]-[217]; Obstructions in, [221].
Drowned Persons, Treatment of apparently, [80].
Epsom Races, Notice of, [227].
Extension Motions used in the Sword Exercise, [20].
Fox Hunting, the Qualifications required in, [243]-[245]; the Huntsman not to be unnecessarily interrupted, [245]; Keep with the Pack, [246]; Rules for finding the Hounds if out of Sight, [247]; the “Tally Ho!” [248]; Signal in Drawing a Cover, [248]; Movements of the Fox may be foreseen, [250]; a Day with the Shropshire, [250].
Gig, the Safest Posture when in a, [217].
Guards on Mail Coaches, [197].
Gun: Cleaning, [255]; Loading, [259]; Management of the, in the Field, [260].
Gymnasia of the Greeks and Romans, [5].
Harnessing, on English and German Modes of, [211].
Head, Sir Francis, on Harnessing Horses in England, [210]-[212].
Horse, The, and Equipments, [122]; Animations, Soothings, and Corrections, [142]; Treatment of, [165]; Restiveness, [163]; Relative Places of, [189]; Accidents, &c., to, [215].
Hounds, Following, [241]; “Quick Eye to Hounds” essential in the Sportsman, [241].
Hunting: how Proficiency may be acquired, [239], [240]; Riding at Fences in, [241]; Brook Jumping in, [242]; Drawing a Cover in, [248].
Indian Club Exercise, as practised in the Army, [22]; New Portion, from Indian Practice, [23]-[26].
Leaping: how performed, [42]; Management of the Breath, [42]; the High Leap with a Run, [42]; the High Leap without a Run, [43]; the Long Leap, [44]; the Deep Leap, [46]; General Instructions in Leaping, [43]-[48]; Feats in, [44], [45].
Leaping with a Pole: the High Leap, [50]; the Long Leap, [54]; the Deep Leap, [55].
Locomotive Exercises, [2]; the best Position of the Body in, [27].
Manly Exercises and Recreations: their Utility in perfecting and maturing the Frame, [240].
Mariner’s Compass described, [119].
Olympic Games, [224].
Partridge Shooting, [263].
Percussion Caps, [258].
Physical Exercises: their importance in regard to Health, [1]-[5]; a Medium to be observed, [5]; Opinion of Aristotle and Plato on, [5]; General Directions, [6]; Belts useful in, [7].
Position of the Body in Standing, [18]; and of the Feet in Standing, [19].
Powder, Col. Hawker’s Recipe for Drying, [256]; Flask, the, [259].
Racing in the Reign of Athelstan, [224]; a Popular Pastime in Reign of Richard I. and Henry VIII., [225]; James I. the Founder of Legitimate English, [226]; the First Arabian introduced into England, [226]; the Breed of Horses improved by, [236].
Race Course at Newmarket, [226].
Race Horse: Question of Origin discussed, [228]; derived from Arabian, [229]; Exploits of, [230]-[232].
Riding, best Position of the Body in, [121]; Horse and Equipments, [122]; Mounting and Dismounting, [126]; the Seat, [129]; the Balance, [131]; the Rein Hold, [132]; the Correspondence, [134]; the Action, [135]; the Hand, [137]; the Guidance, or Aids, [138]-[142]; the Walk, [144]-[147]; the Trot, [147]-[150]; Road Riding, [150], [151]; the Gallop, [152]-[156]; the Canter, [153]; Leaping, [156]; Critical Situations in, [159]; at Fences in Hunting, [241].
Roads, Hints for Improving, [176].
Rowing: to leave the Landing Place, [101]; the Pull, [101]; the Tide or Current, [103]; to Turn, Meet, Pass, and Land, [104].
Royal Yacht Squadron, [109]; its Sailing Regulations, [110].
Running, Position of the Body in, [37], [38]; Action in, [38]; Respiration in, [39]; Moderate, [39]; Rapid, [40]; Feats in, [41]; Effects of, [41].
Rural Sports patronized by the English, [232].
Sailing Clubs upon the Thames, [108].
Sailing: General Directions, [111]-[115]; Tacking, [116]; Reefing, &c., [117]-[119].
Sea Rowing explained, [105].
Shooting Appointments, [253], [254]; Gun Cleaning, [255]; Powder, [256]; Wadding, [258]; Loading, [259].
Shot, Directions for Choosing, [257]; Size of, [257].
Skate, Construction of the, [69]-[71].
Skating, Instructions in, [72]; Dress, [72]; Dangers in, [80].
Stage Coaches, Cost and Method of Working, [177], [178].
Strength, Comparative, of different Races of Men, [17].
Swimming: its Utility, [82], [83]; Preparatory Instructions, [83]; Action of the Hands and Feet, [83], [84]; Place and Time, [85]; Aids in, [86]; Cramp, [87]; Entering the Water, [88]; Usual Mode of Front, [88]-[91]; Respiration in, [91]; Upright, [92]; Back, [95]; Side, [97]; Floating, [96]; Plunging, [97]; Diving, [98]; Thrusting, [99]; Springing, [99]; with One Arm, [100]; Feats in, [100].
Sword Exercise, First Three Movements of, [20].
Training: its Importance in relation to Health, [9]; Opinion of the Ancients, [9]; Mental Powers improved by, [10]; Principles of, [10]; Practice of the Ancients, [10], [11]; Modern Practice, [12]-[16]; Time required in, [16].
Turf, Historical Notices of the, [223]-[232].
Vaulting explained, [48]; Oblique, [48]; Straight forward, [49].
Vessel, Description of the various Parts of a: the Deck, Rigging, Sails, &c., [119], [120].
Wadding for Guns, [258].
Walking: its Utility as an Exercise, [29], [31]; General Mechanism of, [31]; the Three different Times of— Slow, [32]; Moderate, [33]; Quick, [33]; Feats in, [36]; Military Steps, [34]-[36]; Use of the Balance Step in, [28].
Weight, Carrying, [60]; Feats in, [61].
Whip, Directions for Using the, in Coach Driving, [202].
Yacht Club, Northern, [111].

J. BILLING,
PRINTER AND STEREOTYPER,
WOKING, SURREY.