HENLEY COURSE (BETWEEN RACES) _From a photograph_ 26 OXFORD BOAT IN 1829 } _From 'Record of the_ { 31 BUMPING RACES (OLD STYLE) } _University Boatrace'_ { 33 A COLLEGE PAIR _From a photograph_ 37 TOWING GUARD BOATS UP HENLEY REACH _From a photograph_ 39 PAIR-OAR _From a photograph_ 41 GONDOLA _From a photograph_ 43 BISHAM COURT _From a photograph_ 53 MARLOW _From a photograph_ 66 A SCRATCH EIGHT ('PEAL OF BELLS') _From a photograph_ 75 MEDMENHAM ABBEY _From a photograph_ 79 'PROSE' _Frank Dadd_ 83 BISHAM COURT REACH _From a photograph_ 92 FEATHER 'UNDER' THE WATER _From a photograph_ 102 PRACTISING STROKE (1) _From a photograph_ 110 PRACTISING STROKE (2) _From a photograph_ 110 PRACTISING STROKE (3) _From a photograph_ 111 PRACTISING STROKE (4) _From a photograph_ 111 A COLLEGE FOUR _From a photograph_ 118 FOUR-OAR _From a photograph_ 121 NEAR MEDMENHAM _From a photograph_ 123 CLOSE QUARTERS _Frank Dadd_ 127 A SPILL _Frank Dadd_ 133 SCULLING RACE, WITH PILOTS IN _Frank Dadd_ 139 EIGHT-OARS PUMPED OUT _Frank Dadd_ 141 THE LAST OF THE THAMES WHERRIES _From a photograph_ 142 'POETRY' _Frank Dadd_ 153 GOING TO SCALE _Frank Dadd_ 157 SMOKING IS FORBIDDEN _Frank Dadd_ 165 'RUN A MILE OR TWO' _Frank Dadd_ 167 FOUR-OAR _From a photograph_ 178 EARLY AMATEURS _Frank Dadd_ 192 WINDSOR _From a photograph_ 200 A FOUL _Frank Dadd_ 238 * * * * * MAPS SHOWING THE OXFORD COURSE _To face p._ 288 " CAMBRIDGE " " 296 " HENLEY " " 318 " PUTNEY " " 322 CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. THE RISE OF MODERN OARSMANSHIP 26