Walker's manly exercises / Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sports

A comprehensive manual offers practical, step-by-step instruction in physical training and rural sports, covering locomotor skills such as walking, running, leaping, vaulting, balancing, skating, and swimming, together with guidance on rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, and shooting. It explains posture, mechanics of movement, breathing, progressive training, equipment and dress, safety and first-aid, and a wide range of exercises and feats, supplemented by diagrams and plates illustrating technique, apparatus, and equestrian or nautical equipment.