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University Oars; Being a Critical Enquiry Into the After Health of the Men Who Rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race from the Year 1829-1869, Based on the Personal Experience of the Rowers Themselves

University Oars; Being a Critical Enquiry Into the After Health of the Men Who Rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race from the Year 1829-1869, Based on the Personal Experience of the Rowers Themselves


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...the Universities since 1836: the Race was then from Westminster Bridge to Putney, a somewhat longer course than the present; so it was quite as hard work. I never felt any ill effects from the Race, nor did I ever hear of any of my friends suffering in the least. In fact, I do not think the University Race on the London water is anything like so trying as the Race at Henley, or even the College Races. I don't know what time you were at University College, but our College (B. N. C.) had some tremendous contests with University. The Menzies, two brothers, Highlanders, were the great stay of their boat. I was on the water almost every day, winter and summer, and after the Races I used to finish up by rowing down to London and then going down into Lincolnshire by the mail coach, --not train in those days, and of course I was very sleepy for the next week; that was all I ever suffered. I do not suppose that those people who attribute ill effects to rowing were ever much used to it. I do not know anything of the rowing now, I give you my opinion of what it was 30 years ago. "R. G. Walls." Spilsby, May, 1869. "I cannot call to mind any instance of a man's health being permanently injured by rowing. I think there may have been some who were obliged to give up the practice from finding themselves not strong enough to continue it. But if any who were able to continue in it suffered in health afterwards, I should expect to find, on enquiry into their cases, that they were persons who did not attend properly to diet and regimen during the time of their boating exertion. For this certainly was necessary to secure immunity from injury, viz. a plain and wholesome diet, and a regular and proper mode of life: granted this, and sufficient robustness to enable a...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236292025
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 98
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236292022
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 191 gr


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