CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Introduction[1]
II.The Rise of Modern Oarsmanship[26]
III.Scientific Oarsmanship[53]
IV.Coaching[66]
V.The Captain[79]
VI.The Coxswain and Steering[92]
VII.Sliding Seats[102]
VIII.Four-oars[118]
IX.Pair-oars[123]
X.Sculling[127]
XI.Boat-building and Dimensions[142]
XII.Training[153]
XIII.Rowing Clubs[178]
XIV.The Amateur, his History and Description[192]
XV.Rowing at Eton College[200]
XVI.Watermen and Professionals[217]
XVII.Laws of Boat-Racing (their History, and Rules of the Road)[238]
‘The Temple of Fame’[243]
Appendix[313]
Index[331]

Erratum.

Page 119, line 19, for Bodleian read Radleian.