Boating (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, Book 9)

x, 340 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Rise of Modern Oarsmanship; Scientific Oarsmanship; Coaching; The Captain; The Coxswain and Steering; Sliding Seats; Four-oars; Pair-oars; Sculling; Boat-building and Dimensions; Training; Rowing Clubs; The Amateur, His History and Description; Rowing at Eton College; Watermen and Professionals; Laws of Boat-racing (Their History, and Rules of the Road); "The Temple of Fame;" Appendix; Index.