CHAPTER VII SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

Rowing--Dame Hooper’s--Southey at Balliol--Cox’s six-oared crew--The river-side barmaid--Sailing-boats--Statutes against games--Bell-ringing--Hearne and gymnasia--Horses and badger-baiting--Cock-fights and prize-fights-- Paniotti’s Fencing Academy--Old-time “bug-shooters”-- Skating in Christ Church meadows--Cricket and the Bullingdon Club--Walking tours 55-68