Training, in theory and practice / by Archibald Maclaren.

  • Maclaren, Archibald, 1819-1884.
Date:
1874
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Credit: Training, in theory and practice / by Archibald Maclaren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    opinion, the exercise most susceptible of being in- fluenced by a judicious system of bodily preparation ; being at once an art of considerable intricacy, de- manding long and assiduous practice; and an exercise of considerable difficulty, involving tbe possession— although not in an equal degree—of both muscular and respiratory power, to promote which is the object of all training. PART I. Rowing is the chief of all our Recreative Exer- cises ; no other can enter the lists against it; in fact it has collected and concentrated in itself all the attractions and all the emulative distinctions of all others: just as the boat-race admits of more amic- able rivalry and friendly competition than all our other national pastimes put together. The i^liysique of the men forming the crews j their enthusiasm, so generous and so contagious ; the crowds of spectators who go to witness the races with enthusiasm no less strong, and certainly no less demonstrative, than that of the rowers; the flag distinctions, colours and costumes; the barges, music, and the beautiful river itself, all tend to give an eclat, an importance, to this exercise, unapproached by any other, and to give to it the first place in the front rank of Re- creative Exercises.