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(Engraved by W. J. Palmer, J. D. Cooper, and G. Pearson, after drawings by F. Dadd and photographs by G. Mitchell, Hills & Saunders, and Marsh Bros.)


FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

ARTIST
General View of the Henley Regatta Fromaphotograph Frontispiece
Method of Starting the College Eights prior to 1825, Oxford Frank Dadd Tofacep. 28
Starting the Eights, Old Course, Henley Frank Dadd 40
Coaching University Crew Frank Dadd 68
Embarking Frank Dadd 84
Pair Oars—Imminent Foul Frank Dadd 124
Bumping Race Waiting for the Gun From a photograph 170
Off the Brocas Frank Dadd 202
Thames Watermen and Wherries Frank Dadd 218
Cliefden (River Scene) From a photograph 242

WOODCUTS IN TEXT.

ARTIST PAGE
Vignette on Title-page Frank Dadd
Fleet of Egyptian Queen From a photograph 11
Ancient Boat depicted on Vase Frank Dadd 15
Bas-relief of ancient Greek Rowing Boat Frank Dadd 19
Ancient Galley Fight, from Pompeii Frank Dadd 21
Henley Course (between Races) From a photograph 26
Oxford Boat in 1829 } From ‘Record of the University Boatrace’ { 31
Bumping Races (old style) 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 Eight-oars Frank Dadd 139
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

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The Oxford Course To face p. 288
Cambridge 296
Henley 318
Putney 322

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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