III. SCIENTIFIC OARSMANSHIP 53 IV. COACHING 66 V. THE CAPTAIN 79 VI. THE COXSWAIN AND STEERING 92 VII. SLIDING SEATS 102 VIII. FOUR-OARS 118 IX. PAIR-OARS 123 X. SCULLING 127 XI. BOAT-BUILDING AND DIMENSIONS 142 XII. TRAINING 153 XIII. ROWING CLUBS 178 XIV. THE AMATEUR, HIS HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION 192 XV. ROWING AT ETON COLLEGE 200 XVI. WATERMEN AND PROFESSIONALS 217 XVII. LAWS OF BOAT-RACING (THEIR HISTORY, AND RULES OF THE ROAD) 238 'THE TEMPLE OF FAME' 243 APPENDIX 313 INDEX 331 _Erratum._ Page 119, line 19, _for_ Bodleian _read_ Radleian. [Illustration: BOATING. CHAPTER I.] INTRODUCTION. As parts of human life and practice the out-of-door games and amusements with which Englishmen are familiar have had a long course of development, and each has its own history. To trace this development and history in any particular case is not always an easy task. Most of the writers who deal with these subjects treat the 'Origines' in a summary fashion. Not a few ignore them altogether. The Topsy theory, ''spects it growed,' is sufficient.