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 rigueur. Young men of active habits hardly need them. Any- how, no trainer should attempt to administcr them on his own account ; if he thinks the men need physic at the outset, let him call in a medical man to prescribe for them.

WORK.

We have said that proper diet keeps an oarsman up to the work which is necessary to bring him into good condition. Hay- ing detailed the végime of diet, and its appurtenances, such as sleep, we may now deal with the system of work itself.

One item of work we haye incidentally dealt with, to wit, the morning walk ; but it was necessary to handle this detail at that stage because it hada reference to the morning tub and morning meal,

The work which is set for a crew should be guided by the distance of time from the race. If possible, oarsmen should have their work lightened somewhat towards the close of train- ing, and it is best to get over the heavy work, which is designed to reduce weight as well as to clear the wind, at a comparatively early stage of the training,

‘There is also another factor to be taken into calculation by the trainer, and that is whcther, at the time when sharp work is necessary to produce condition, his crew are sufficiently ad- vanced as oarsmen to justify him in setting them to perform that work at a fast stroke in the boat. Not all crews require to be worked upon the same system, irrespective of the question of stamina and health.

Suppose a crew are backward as oarsmen and also behind- hand in condition, If such a crew are set to row a fast stroke in arder to blow themselyes and to accustom their vascular system to high pressure, their style may be damaged, If on the other hand they do no work except rowing at a slow stroke until within a few days of the race, they will come to the post short of condition. Such a crew should be kept ata slow stroke in the boat, in order to enable them to learn style, fora fortnight or so; but meantime the trainer should put them through some