PART IV.--PROCEDURE.
21. _Penalty for offence against the Act._--Any person convicted of an offence under this Act shall, where no other penalty is provided by this Act or any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, or by any by-law made thereunder respectively, be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings.
22. _Penalty for continuing offence._--Any person convicted of an offence which is a continuing offence under this Act shall, where no greater penalty has been provided for such offence by any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.
23. _Jurisdiction of certain justices._--For the purposes of this Act, and of every by-law to be made by the Conservators thereunder, the jurisdiction of all justices of the peace for the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Oxford, Buckingham, and Middlesex, and of the magistrates for the city of Oxford, and of every other borough, the police jurisdiction of which extends to any place upon the River Thames within the limits aforesaid, and the jurisdiction, powers, and authority of the Proctors of the University of Oxford and the marshals and officers acting under them, and the power and authority of the Metropolitan Police, and of all police officers and constables acting for any of the said counties or boroughs, shall extend over the whole of the River Thames, and the towpaths, banks, and precincts thereof, within the limits aforesaid.
24. _As to place where offence committed._--For the purposes of any proceedings in respect of any offence under this Act, or under any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, every such offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and every cause of complaint in respect thereof shall be deemed to have arisen either in the place in which the same actually was committed or arose, or in any place in which the offender or person complained against may be.
25. _Bailiffs and servants of Conservators may be sworn in as police constables._--It shall be in the power and at the discretion of the Conservators to procure all or any of their water-bailiffs, river-keepers, lock-keepers, or other servants, to be sworn in as police constables for any of the counties or boroughs aforesaid, but they shall not be liable, without the consent of the Conservators, to be called upon to perform the duties of such police constables, except for the purposes of this Act or of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto.
26. _Proceedings for summary conviction._--Proceedings in relation to any offence or continuing offence under this Act or any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, or under any by-law already made or hereafter to be made by the Conservators, or for the recovery of any penalty under this Act or any of the said Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, or any by-law made thereunder respectively, may be taken before a court of summary jurisdiction, according to the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, and all such penalties, whether recovered summarily or otherwise, shall be paid to the Conservators, and shall form part of their funds.
27. _Moneys paid to the Conservators to be carried to the Conservancy Fund._--All moneys recovered or received by the Conservators or their secretary, or other officer under any of the provisions of this Act, shall be carried to the Conservancy Fund, and all moneys arising in respect of the Upper River, as defined by the Acts mentioned in the schedule hereto, shall be credited to the Upper Navigation Fund.
28. _Saving clause._--Saving always to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, her heirs and successors, and to all and every other person or persons and body or bodies politic, corporate or collegiate, and his, her, or their heirs, successors, executors, and administrators, all such right, title, estate, and interest, as they or any of them could or ought to have had or enjoyed of, in to or in respect of the river and the banks and towpaths thereof within the limits aforesaid in case this Act had not been passed, excepting so far as relates to the said right of navigation and other rights expressly declared and provided for by this Act.
29. _Definitions._--In this Act the following terms have the several meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say):
The terms 'the River Thames' and 'the said river' shall for the purposes of this Act mean and include all and every part of the River Thames specified in section one, excepting the cuts, inlets, and channels specified in section two;
The term 'the Conservators' means the Conservators of the River Thames;
The term 'due notice' means a notice in writing given by the Conservators or any person duly authorised in writing by them to act in their behalf;
The words 'consent of the Conservators' shall mean permission in writing signed by the secretary of the Conservators;
The term 'by-law' includes rules, orders, and regulations;
The term 'person' includes corporation;
The term 'land' includes land of any tenure, and tenements and hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and houses and other buildings, and also an undivided share in land, and any rights over land whatsoever, whether appendant, appurtenant, or in gross;
The term 'precincts' includes any place within a hundred yards of the said river on either side thereof;
The term 'vessel' shall include any ship, lighter, barge, launch, house-boat, boat, randan, wherry, skiff, dingey, shallop, punt, canoe, raft, or other craft.
30. _Short title._--This Act may be cited as 'The Thames Preservation Act, 1885.'
SCHEDULE I.
24 Geo. II. c. 8, 30 Geo. II. c. 21, 11 Geo. III. c. 45, 14 Geo. III. c. 91, 15 Geo. III. c. 11, 17 Geo. III. c. 18, 28 Geo. III. c. 51, 35 Geo. III. c. 106, 50 Geo. III. c. cciv., 52 Geo. III. c. xlvi., 52 Geo. III. c. xlvii., 54 Geo. III. c. ccxxiii., 20 & 21 Vict. c. cxlvii. (the Thames Conservancy Act, 1857), 27 & 28 Vict. c. 113 (the Thames Conservancy Act, 1864), 29 & 30 Vict. c. 89 (the Thames Navigation Act, 1866), 30 & 31 Vict. c. ci. (the Thames Conservancy Act, 1867), 33 & 34 Vict. c. cxlix. (the Thames Navigation Act, 1870), 41 & 42 Vict. c. ccxvi. (the Thames Conservancy Act, 1878), 45 & 47 Vict. c. lxxix. (the Thames Act, 1883).
SCHEDULE II.
PURPOSES FOR WHICH BY-LAWS MAY BE MADE UNDER THE POWERS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
1. For preventing offences against decency by persons using the River Thames, and the banks and towpaths thereof, or any land acquired by the Conservators under the provisions of this Act.
2. For preventing disorderly conduct, or the use of obscene, scandalous, or abusive language to the annoyance of persons using the said River Thames or the banks or towpaths thereof, or any land acquired by the Conservators under the provisions of this Act.
3. For preventing any nuisance to riparian residents or others by persons using the river.
4. For preventing trespasses upon any riparian dwelling-houses or the curtilages or gardens belonging thereto.
5. For regulating the navigation with a view to the safety and amenity of the said river in relation to the purposes of this Act.
6. For preventing injury to flowering and other plants, shrubs, vegetation, trees, woods and underwoods on or near the said river.
7. For preventing bird-catching, bird-nesting, bird-trapping, and the searching for, taking, or destruction of swans' and other birds' nests, eggs, or the young of any birds or other animals on or about the said river, saving all existing rights of fowling, shooting, hunting, and sporting.
8. For preserving the various notice-boards and other works and things set up by the Conservators or with their consent.
9. For preventing disturbance of the navigation provided for by this Act.
10. For registering and licensing boats or vessels, and for regulating the conditions of such licences, and the letting or hiring of boats, vessels, conveyances, horses or other animals, in connection with the purposes of this Act.
11. For imposing penalties for breaches of by-laws, subject to the provisions of this Act and of the Acts in the First Schedule mentioned.
INDEX.
Abdominal strains, treatment of, 175 Ailments, 172-176 Amateur, the, anomalous status of, 193; definition of term, 48, 194; Henley executive definition, 194; foundation of Amateur Rowing Association, 195; A.R.A. rules, 195; regulations for the conduct of amateur regattas, 197-199; conditions imposed on foreign crews, 199; laws of boat-racing approved by A.R.A., 239 Amateur Rowing Association, 195-199, 239, 240 Amateurs, past and present:-- Babcock, J. C., 105; Barnes, 35; Bayford, J., 35, 36; Birch, R. O., 104; Bishop, 35; Brickwood, E. D., 29, 107, 138, 172, 174, 185, 234; Brown, M., 86; Brown, W., 105; Bulteel, 315; Carter, 35; Casamajor, 134, 137, 138; Chambers, J. G., 44, 223, 239; Chinnery, Walter and Harry, 231; Close, J. B., 105; Clutterbuck, Rev. J. C, 315; Cobb, Rhodes, 234; Copplestone, 35, 36; Corkran, Colonel Seymour, 86; Cox, J. R., 138; Donaldson, Rev. S. A., 209; Edwardes-Moss, T. C, 181, 227; Fawcus, 184; Godfrey, 85, 86; Goldie, J. H. D., 86, 117, 181; Griffiths, W. R., 86; Gulston, F. S., 87, 88, 105, 107; Henley, E. F., 152; Herbert, C., 184; Hoare, W., 86, 176; Hornemann, 35; Hughes, G., 156; Jacobson, 89; Labat, R. H., 226; Le Blanc Smith, 195, 197; Lesley, R., 86; Lewis, 35; Lloyd, 35; Long, A. de L., 105; Long, W., 87; Lowndes, 141; Marsh, 35; Marshall, T. H., 92; Menzies, F., 156; Montagu, C. F., 203; Morrison, Allan, 234, 235; Morrison, George, 89, 234, 235; Mossop, 87; Musgrave, 32, 314; Nadin, 184; Parker, J. E., 134, 137; Payne, 141; Peard, 35, 36; Pelham, 34-46; Percy, 103; Phillips, R. M., 37; Pitman, 86; Playford, Frank, 134, 227, 234; Playford, H. H., 234, 235; Revell, 35; Rhodes, H., 86, 116, 117; Risley, Rev. R. W., 234, 235; Rowe, G. D., 179; Shadwell, Rev. A., 92, 156; Shaw, Captain, 35, 36; Staniforth, Rev. T., 30, 32, 34, 319; Unwin, W. S., 134; Wallace, 184; Warre, 209, 213; Way, 116, 117; Weedon, 35; West, 86; Wood, 182; Wynne, 89; see under Temple of Fame, 243-296 Aquatic championship, winners of the, 296 Authors quoted, see under Books
Bathing, 156 Beach, W., champion of the world, 236, 237 Biglin-Coulter crew, the, 105 Biremes, 12, 15-17 Blisters, treatment of, 173, 175 Boats, early history of, 3; sanpans, 4, 6, 10; Ulysses' boat, 5; dug-outs, 6; canoes, 7; cayaks, 8; Madras surf-boats, 9; analogy of construction with that of orders of fishes, 9; Chinese junks, 10; Egyptian boats, 12; Ph[oe]nician vessels, 13; ships of Homer, 13; biremes, 15-17, 25; triremes, 17, 18, 20-23; pace of the ancient Greek galleys, 24; early Roman vessels, 24; boat-building, 142; wherries, 142; skiffs, 143, 144; gigs, 143, 144; 'carvel' build, 143; inrig and outrig, 144; dingies, 145; dimensions, 145-152; prices, 146, 148; shape, 150, 151; position of seats, 151 Boat-builders:-- Archer (of Lambeth), 35; Clasper, Jack, 146, 147; Goodman, 213; Hall (of Oxford), 314; Little (of Plymouth), 314; Perkins (Sambo), 213; Salter, Messrs., 145, 152; Searle, 35, 213; Sewell, 147; Swaddell and Winship, 147; Taylor, Mat, 87, 147-149, 151, 213, 322; Thornycroft, 322; Tolliday, 213 Boils, treatment of, 173, 174 Books, &c. and authors quoted: Archéologie Navale, 25; Aristophanes, 18; 'Argonaut,' 147, 148; Bell's Life, 28, 34, 35, 110, 147; Boating Calendar, 206; Boat Racing, 27, 31, 162, 172, 185; Brickwood, E. D., 27, 31, 32, 95, 103, 104, 162; Denkmäler (Lepsius's), 10; Egan, T., 110, 147; Encyclopædia Britannica, 20; Field, the, 40, 107, 188, 319; Fleet of an Egyptian Queen (Duemichen's), 10; Frogs, 18; Graser, Dr., 20; Glossaire Nautique, 25; Herodotus, 9; Homer, 4, 5, 13; Horace, 3; Jal, M., 25; Land and Water, 30, 313; Lane, 122; Merivale, Dr., 33; Notes on Coaching (Dr. Warre's), 77; Oars and Sculls, 161; Old Blues and their Battles, 34; Record of the University Boat Race, 34; Rowing Almanack, 241; Socrates, 154; Stonehenge, 174; Staniforth, Rev. T., 30, 32; Treherne, G. T., 34; Urkunden über das Seewesen des attischen Staates, 20; Warre, Dr., 64, 77; Westminster Water Ledger, 27; Williamson, Dr., 28; Xenophon, 24 Brandy, as a restorative, 172 Building (boat), see under Boats Bumping races, 33, 313-315, 318 By-laws of boat clubs, 187
Cambridge University Boat Club, 32, 36, 42; head of the river, 292; pair-oars, 293; four-oars, 294; sculls, 295; races with Oxford, &c., 252-288; college and club races, 292-296; see Temple of Fame Canoes, 7 Captains, 79; qualifications for, 80; multitude of counsellors, 80; dealing with malcontents, 82-84; enforcement of punctuality, 84; position in boat, 85, 207; former identity of stroke and captain, 86; duties of, 87; recruiting, 87; selection by, of candidates for trial eights, 88; coaching of juniors by, 89; conduct of, on retirement from office, 90; resident in college, 90; lessons of the post, 91; list of captains of Eton boats, 214-216 Championship of the world, 296, 297; see also under Professional racing Chitty, Sir Joseph, 320 Clothing, Henley rule concerning, 51 Clubs, practical advantages of, 178; Star and Arrow, 179; early records of the Leander, 179-181; the Leander's matches with the Universities, 181; the Argonauts, 182; foundation of the London Rowing Club, 182; past and present composition of the Leander, 183; suburban clubs, 183; provincial clubs, 184; draft rules for the formation of, 185; by-laws, 187; extinction of small clubs, 188-191; list of those contending at Henley, 245-73; O.U.B.C. college and club races, 289-292; C.U.B.C. college and club races, 292-296 Clubs:-- Argonauts, 189, 269, 320, 322; Ariel, 190; Atalanta (New York), 106; Bath, 184; B.N.C. Oxon, 119, 122, 181, 267; Burton-on-Trent, 184; Cambridge London Rooms, 263; Cambridge Subscription Rooms, 285, 289; Chester, 182, 183; Christ Church, 31, 208; Corsair, 190; C.U.B.C., see under; Dublin, 106, 184; Durham, 184; Grove Park, 183; Guy's Club (London), 264; Ino, 190; John o' Gaunt, 184; Kingston, 43, 79, 87, 106, 109, 182, 183, 190, 210, 234, 322; Lady Margaret, 38, 106; Leander, 33, 34, 79, 117, 179, 180, 183, 190, 192, 211, 254-256, 258, 260, 272; London, 79, 87, 88, 105, 106, 180, 182, 183, 189, 190, 210, 211, 226, 228, 272, 273; Mersey, 184; Molesey, 190; Nautilus, 189; Newcastle, 184; Nottingham, 184; Oscillators, 122; Oxford Aquatic, 263; Oxford Radleian, 119; Oxford Etonians, 152, 180, 210; O.U.B.C. (see under); Pembroke (Oxon), 106, 109; Queen's College, Oxford, 31, 38, 85, 86; Radley College, 209; St. George's, 182, 261, 262; St. John's Canadian, 119; Severn, 184; Star, 189; Thames, 42, 79, 182, 183, 233, 265; Thames Subscription, 42, 234; Twickenham, 183, 190; University College, 87; Wandsworth, 181; West London, 183, 190; Westminster, 208, 209; see also Temple of Fame, 245-296 Coaching, 66; tendency to become 'mechanical,' 66; coach should be a scientific oarsman, 67; testing rowing apparatus, 67; cause of faults in rowing, 68; 'lateness,' 68; over-reach of shoulders, 69; meeting oar, 70; faulty swing, 70; screwing, 70; feather under water, 71; swing across boat, 71; prematurely bending the arms, 71; exercise of crew in paddling, 72, 73; watermanship, good and bad, 74, 75; firmness in dealing with pupils, 75; selection and arrangement of crew, 76; Dr. Warre's 'Notes on Coaching,' 77; consumption of liquid in training, 161 Colds and coughs, treatment of, 176 College races, 245-251 Colquhoun Challenge Sculls, 38; winners of, 295, 296 Conservators, Thames, powers of, 323-327 Course, boat's, 238 Coxswains, Henley Regatta rules concerning, 51; see also under Steering
Diamond Challenge Sculls, rules, 48; Edwardes-Moss's victory, 227; winners of, 248 Diarrh[oe]a, treatment of, 175 Diet, 153-163 Dingey, the, 145, 146 Doggett's coat and badge, 26; list of winners of, 303, 304 Drink, 158 Dublin Trinity College, results of matches at Henley Regatta, 210, 211 Dug-outs, 6
Egyptian boats, 12 Entries, regulations concerning, 49 Eton, rowing at, 86, 87, 200; fishing and shooting at, 201; the river out of bounds, 201; Dr. Keate and the sham eight, 201; shirking abolished, 202; swimming enforced, 202; river masters and bathing places, 203; 'passing,' 203; changes in the course of the Thames, 203; first race under official patronage, 204; watermen as stroke or coach, 204; upper and lower boats, 204; names and number of boats, 204, 205; entries for eights, 205; captains and 'choices,' 205; procession on opening day, 206; practice, 207; procession on June 4, 207; position of captain of boat, 207; _v._ Christ Church four, 208; _v._ Westminster, 208, 209; _v._ Radley, 209; lists of results of races at Henley Regatta, 210-211; upper sixes, 211; four _v._ watermen, 212; punting and tub-sculling, 212; courses and winning point, 212; the Brocas, 212; times, 212; build of boats, 213; style of rowing, 213; list of captains of boats and notable events, 214-216
Festers, treatment of, 175 'Field,' article on Henley Past and Present, 319-323 Firearms, use of, on river, 325 Foreign crews, regulations concerning, 199 Fouls, 239 Four-oars, 118; without coxswain, 119; steering apparatus, 119; in practice, 122; winners of races, 249-251, 292, 294, 298, 299, 301, 302
Gigs, 143, 144 Gold Cup for eights, 42, 260 Goodford, Dr., 202, 209 Grand Challenge Cup, 40; rules concerning, 47; racing record, 182, 183, 210, 211, 253, 258, 259, 261, 262, 264-268, 270, 272, 273, 319, 320; list of winners, 245
Hanlan, E., Canadian champion, 227, 229-231, 236 Hawtrey, Dr., 204 Henley Regatta, foundation of, 38; old and new courses, 40; qualification rules for cups, 47; general rules, 48; definition of an amateur oarsman, 48; entries, 49; objections to entries, 50; course and stations, 50; a row over, 50; heats, 50; clothing, 51; coxswains, 51; flag, 51; umpire and judge, 51; prizes, 51; committee, 52; restrictions on foreign crews, 199; Eton eight first at, 209; results of Eton racing at, 210; advantage of Berks station at, 228; Oxford _v._ Cambridge at, 254; Leander _v._ Oxford at, 254; random recollections of, 319-323; see also Temple of Fame, 245-253, 258-262, 264-270, 272, 273 Hornby, Dr., 320 House-boats, 324, 325
Junks, Chinese, 10
Keate, Dr., 201, 202 Kelley, Harry, and his contests, 218, 220, 221, 223
Ladies' Challenge Plate, rules, 47; racing record, 210, 211; winners of, 248 'Land and Water,' article on Boat-racing at the Universities, 313-319 Laws of boat-racing, 238; boats' course, 238; fouls, 239; code adopted by Amateur Rowing Association, 239, 240; rule of the road on river, 241, 242 Limehouse to Hertford and intermediate distances, 304, 305
Medway (Sheerness to Tonbridge, and intermediate distances), 310 Milk, cautious use of, 161
Navigation of the Thames, regulations for, 324
Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, list of winners since 1828, 252 Oxford to Lechlade and intermediate distances, 306, 307 Oxford to London and intermediate distances of locks, &c., 307-310 Oxford University Boat Club, races of, with C.U.B.C. and other clubs, 32, 36, 42, 89, 252-258, 260-288; college eights (head of the river), 289; winners of pair-oars, 290; winners of sculls, 291; winners of four-oars, 292; college and club races, 289-292; see Temple of Fame
Paddling, 72, 73 Pair-oars, the acme of watermanship, 123; give-and-take action, 124; 'jealous' rowing, 124; balance and steering, 126; the start, 126; manipulation of the oars, 126; winners of, at Henley, 246, 293 Paramatta, rowing on the, 229, 236 Passing swimmers at Eton, 203 Ph[oe]nicians, the, 13 Pleasure-boats, regulation of, 325 Professional races and their winners:-- The aquatic championship, 296, 297; Thames National Regatta (champion fours), 298; sculls, 299; apprentices' sculls (coat and badge), 299; T.N.R. (second series), fours, 299; pairs, 300; sculls, 300; apprentices' sculls (coat and badge), 300; Thames International Regatta, champion sculls, fours, and pairs, 301; Royal Thames Regatta, watermen's prizes, 301; British Regatta in Paris, fours, pairs, and sculls, 302; World's Regatta on the Thames, 302; winners of Doggett's coat and badge, 303 Professional racing, 217; the London waterman, 217; first championship of the Thames, 218; defeat of Kelley by Chambers, 218; Green defeated by Chambers, 220; Chambers beaten by Kelley, 220; Cooper and Chambers defeated by Kelley, 221; Hammill beaten by Kelley, 221; Hoare defeated by Sadler, 221; second defeat of Chambers by Kelley, 221; anecdote of Chambers, 222; Kelley defeats Sadler, 223; Renforth beats Kelley, 223; Sadler defeats Boyd, 224; Trickett defeats Sadler, 225; Boyd beats Higgins, 225; Higgins beats Boyd, 225; Higgins defeats Elliott, 226; Elliott beats Boyd and Higgins, 226; Elliott defeated by Hanlan, 227; Trickett beaten by Hanlan, 229; Hanlan's victories over Laycock and Boyd, 230; he beats Kennedy and Wallace Ross, 231; cause of deterioration in professional rowing, 232, 233; bad form with sliding seats, 224, 225, 229, 230, 232, 235; lapse of professional regattas, 233; Beach defeats Hanlan, 236; Gaudaur beaten by Beach, 237; Beach paddles away from Wallace Ross, 237 Professionals, past and present:-- Anderson, Jock, 225; Bagnall, 224; Beach, William, 236, 237; Biffen, 229, 234; Blackman, 225, 229; Boyd, R. W., 224, 225, 226, 229-231; Bubear, 146, 231, 236; Cannon, Tom, 204; Chambers, Robert, 103, 105, 137, 218-222, 228; Campbell, 28, 218; Clasper, Harry, 124,143, 218; Clasper, Jack, 103, 124; Clifford, T., 236; Cole, 29, Cooper, 220, 221; Everson, 219; Fish, 204; Gaudaur, 236, 237; Green, 137, 138, 220; Elliott, W., 226, 231; Hall, Jack, 204; Hammill, 221; Hanlan, Edward, 134, 137, 225-230, 235, 236; Haverley, Jack, 204; Hoare, T., 221; Kelley, Harry, 138,172, 218-223, 228; Kemp, 29; Kennedy, J. L., 231; Largan, 231; Laycock, Elias, 230, 231, 235; Lee, 199, 227; Luke, 226; Lumsden, 225; Matterson, Neil, 236; Noulton, 36; Paddle Brads, 204; Perkins, 231, 236; Piper, 204; Renforth, 104, 105, 223; Ross, Wallace, 230, 231, 237: Rush, 229; Sadler, J. H., 103, 221-223; Strong, 184; Tagg, 234; Taylor, 105; Teemer, 236; Trickett, 224, 225, 229, 230; West, George, 33; White, Tom, 219; Williams, 28; Williams, C., 218; Wise, 234; see also 296-304 Prizes, rules regarding, 51 Public Schools Challenge Cup for fours, winners of, 251 Punctuality, 84
Racing courses, length of, 305 Raws, cure of, 174 Regattas, amateur rules governing, 197-199; lapse of professional, 233; see Temple of Fame Regattas:-- Barnes, 43; British Regatta in Paris, 302; Harvard, 279; Henley, see under; International, 44; King's Lynn, 104; Metropolitan, 42, 189; Molesey, 43; National, 42; Paris International, 119, 152, 221; Philadelphia, 226; Reading, 44; Royal Thames, 301; Sons of the Thames, 234, 235; Tewkesbury, 184; Thames, 42, 180, 221, 234, 260, 263; Thames International, 301; Thames National, 298-300; Walton-on-Thames, 43; World's Regatta on the Thames, 302 Registration of boats, 325 Renforth, James, champion, 223 Rivers and courses, 304; distances of locks, &c., on river Lea from Limehouse to Hertford, 304; length of racing courses, 305; distances of weirs, &c., from Oxford to Lechlade, 306; tables of distances of locks, &c., from Oxford to London, 307-310; intermediate distances on river Medway from Sheerness to Tonbridge, 310; intermediate distances on river Wey from Thames Lock to Godalming, 311 Rowing, rise of modern, 26; Doggett's prize, 26, 303; Westminster 'Water Ledger,' 27; match between randan and four-oar, 28; modest championship stakes, 28; Kemp's match against time, 29; foundation of Wingfield Sculls, 29; University training, 30; first University race, 32; records of college racing, 33; Oxford eight steered by professional, 34; London and Oxford amateurs, 35; adoption of 'light blue' by Cambridge, 37; match between Universities at Henley, 37, 38; foundation of Henley Regatta, 38; pair-oar races established at Universities, 38; Colquhoun sculls and University sculls, 38; four-oar races, 39; regattas, 40; Grand Challenge Cup at Henley, 40, 42; the 'seven-oar episode,' 42; Thames Regatta, 42; 'National' Regatta, 42; Metropolitan Regatta, 42; Barnes Regatta, 43; minor regattas, 43; constitution and rules of Henley Regatta, 45-52; first principles of scientific rowing, 53-56; muscular movement and mental volition, 54, 55; instruction in details, 57, 58; stroke, 57; set of back, 58, 59; swing, 59; use of legs and feet, 59, 60, 62, 64; government of oar, 60, 62; recovery, 61-63; feathering, 63; notes on stroke, 64; origin and use of sliding-seats, 102-117; four-oared rowing, 118-122; pair-oared rowing, 123-126; sculling, 127-141; training, 153-177; clubs, 178-191; amateurs, 192-199; Eton, 200-216; watermen and professionals, 217-237; laws of racing, 238-242 Rule of the road on river, 241 Rules for boat-racing, 316, 317 Rules for the formation of rowing clubs, 185 Running, 168, 171 Rupture, treatment of, 175 Rypecks, 321
Sanpan, the, 4, 6 Scientific oarsmanship, art of, 53-65 Sculling, 127; management of sculls, 128, 129, 132, 136; first lessons, 128; stretcher, 128; rowlocks, 129; thowl, 128; even action of wrists, 130, 131, 132; steering, 131; feathering under water, 131; the swing, 134, 136, 137, 138; steering apparatus, 134; slides, 135; pace, 137, 138; taking an opponent's water, 139; pilots, 140 Sheerness to Tonbridge, 310 Siestas, 176 Silver Goblets for pair-oars, rules, 48 Skiffs, 143, 144 Sleep, 163 Sliding seats, their origin, 102-106; use, 107; merits and defects of, 108; superiority over fixed seats, 109; practice at, 112; swing, 113; recovery, 114; remedying faulty work on, 115; introduction at Eton, 213; professionals at fault in use of, 224, 225, 229, 230, 232, 235; Hanlan's superiority on, 227, 228 Smoking, 165 'Sportsman' Challenge Cup, 146, 226, 229 Sprains, treatment of, 176 Steamers at races, 219 Steering, 92; early days of the coxswain, 93; the coxswain's attitude and action, 94; handling the rudder-lines, 94; words of command, 94; turning, 95; 'coaxing with the rudder,' 95; landmarks, 95, 96; characteristics of the boat, 96; four-oars, 119; boy coxswains, 122; pair-oars, 125; in sculling, 131, 134 Stewards' Cup, rules, 49; racing record, 261, 262, 264, 266, 267, 269, 320; winners of, 245 Strains, treatment of, 175 Stroke, notes on the, 64 Surf boats, 9 Swimming at Eton, 202, 203
Tea, 172 Temple of Fame, the, a list of winners, crews and men, 243-304 Thames Challenge Cup, rules, 47; winners of, 250 Thames Lock to Godalming, 311 Thames Preservation Act, 323; navigation, 324; regulation of pleasure-boats, 325; general powers of conservators, 327; legislative procedure, 328 Thirst, 160-163 Torpid, the term, 316 Town Challenge Cup, winners of, 251 Training, 153; diet, 154; old training of a prizefighter or a waterman, 155; present course, 156; morning bathing, 156; breakfast, 156; luncheon, 157; dinner, 158; drink, 158; practice, 160; thirst, 160-163; consumption of fluids, 161-163; sleep, 163; period of training, 164; smoking, 165; aperients, 165; work, 166; running, 168, 171; the 'set' stroke, 169; starting, 169; avoidance of over-fineness of condition, 170; use of the toothbrush, 171; value of the 'odd man,' 171; the 'long course,' 171; meal before and between races, 172; ailments, 172-176; wraps, 176; siestas, 176 Triremes, 17, 18, 20-23
Universities, results of races at Henley Regatta, 210, 211; record of inter and club contests, &c., 254-288; early history of boat-racing at the, 313; Brasenose Club Book, 313; bumping races, 314; 'no hired watermen,' 314; the 'Buccleuch,' 314; first use of a raft at Oxford, 315; boats and crews in 1824, 315; the term 'Torpid,' 316; rules drawn up for boat-racing in 1826, 316; ditto for 1827, 317; results of racing in 1828, 317; racing in 1829 and 1830, 318 University oarsmen, lists of, with their weights, and races in which they rowed, 243-296
Visitors' Challenge Cup, winners of, 249
Water, abstraction of, from river, 327 Waterford, Marquis of, 34, 35 Water-gruel, as a corrective of thirst, 160 Watermanship, as a technical term, explained, 74, 75 Watermen, employed as stroke or coach, 204; and see under Professionals Westminster School, 208, 209 Wey (Thames Lock to Godalming and intermediate distances), 311 Wherries, 142, 218 Wingfield, Mr. Lewis, his institution of the prize which bears his name, 181 Wingfield Sculls, foundation of, 29; winners of the, 243, 244 Wraps, 176 Wyfold Challenge Cup, rules, 48; conditions held under, 320; winners of, 250
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