Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE ISTHMIAN LIBRARY: A Series of Volumes dealing popularly with the
whole range of Field Sports and Athletics.

Edited by B. FLETCHER ROBINSON, and Illustrated by numerous Sketches
and Instantaneous Photographs. Post 8vo, cloth, 5_s._ each.

Vol. I. Rugby Football. By B. FLETCHER ROBINSON, with chapters by
FRANK MITCHELL, R. H. CATTELL, C. J. N. FLEMING, GREGOR MACGREGOR,
and H. B. TRISTRAM, and dedicated by permission to Mr. ROWLAND
HILL.

Vol. II. The Complete Cyclist. By A. C. PEMBERTON, Mrs. HARCOURT
WILLIAMSON, and C. J. SISLEY.

Vol. IV. Rowing. By R. C. LEHMANN, with chapters by GUY NICKALLS and
C. M. PITMAN.

Vol. V. Boxing. By R. ALLANSON WINN.

_Other volumes are in preparation, and will be duly announced._

ROWING

The Isthmian Library
Edited by B. Fletcher Robinson

No. 4

ROWING

BY
R. C. LEHMANN

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY
GUY NICKALLS, G. L. DAVIS, C. M. PITMAN,
W. E. CRUM, AND E. G. BLACKMORE

_ILLUSTRATED_

LONDON
A. D. INNES & COMPANY
LIMITED
1898

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AS A SLIGHT TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK

TO

MR. HERBERT THOMAS STEWARD,

CHAIRMAN OF THE AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION;
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, HENLEY REGATTA;
AND PRESIDENT OF THE LEANDER CLUB.

AUTHOR'S PREFACE.

My thanks are due to the proprietors of the _Daily News_ and of the _English Illustrated Magazine_ for permission to include in this book the substance of articles originally contributed to their columns. I have not added to the Appendix any lists of winning crews, as these are to be found very fully and accurately set out in the Rowing Almanack, published every year at the office of the _Field_.

For the rest, I have endeavoured to make the rowing instructions which will be found in this book as concise as was compatible with perfect clearness, assuming at all times that I was addressing myself first of all to the novice. No doubt other oarsmen will differ here and there from my conclusions. Absolute unanimity on every detail of rowing is not to be expected.

All I can do is to assure my readers that nothing has been set down here the truth and accuracy of which I have not proved--at least, to my own satisfaction.

_The illustrations are reproduced from photographs by Messrs. Stearn, of Cambridge; Messrs. Gillman, of Oxford; Messrs. Marsh, of Henley-on-Thames; Messrs. Hills and Saunders, of Eton; Messrs. Pach Brothers, of Cambridge (Mass.); and Mr. J. G. Williams, of East Molesey._

R. C. L.
_October, 1897._

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. INTRODUCTORY 1

II. FIRST LESSONS ON FIXED SEATS 14

III. FIRST LESSONS ON SLIDING SEATS 38

IV. COMBINED OARSMANSHIP IN EIGHTS 55

V. COMBINED OARSMANSHIP IN EIGHTS (_continued_) 72

VI. COMBINED OARSMANSHIP IN EIGHTS (_continued_) 89

VII. OF AILMENTS--OF TRAINING AND DIET--OF
STALENESS--OF DISCIPLINE--OF COACHING 109

VIII. OF THE RACE-DAY--OF THE RACE--OF THE
NECESSITY OF HAVING A BUTT--OF LEISURE
TIME--OF AQUATIC AXIOMS 128

IX. FOUR-OARS AND PAIR-OARS--SWIVEL ROWLOCKS 144

X. SCULLING. _By_ GUY NICKALLS 157

XI. STEERING. _By_ G. L. DAVIS 176

XII. COLLEGE ROWING AT OXFORD. _By_ C. M. PITMAN 194

XIII. COLLEGE ROWING AT CAMBRIDGE 211

XIV. ROWING AT ETON COLLEGE. _By_ W. E. CRUM 234

XV. AUSTRALIAN ROWING. _By_ E. G. BLACKMORE 255

XVI. ROWING IN AMERICA 270

XVII. A RECENT CONTROVERSY: ARE ATHLETES
HEALTHY?--MR. SANDOW'S VIEWS ON THE
TRAINING OF OARSMEN 288