| FRONTISPIECE. | |
| Vignette. | |
| Plates. | |
| I. | Position—Extension Motions. |
| II. to VII. | Indian Club Exercises. |
| VIII. | Walking. |
| IX. | Running. |
| X. | Leaping. |
| XI. | Vaulting. |
| XII. & XIII. | Pole Leaping. |
| XIV. & XV. | Balancing. |
| XVI. | Carrying Weight. |
| XVII. | Throwing the Discus. |
| XVIII. | Climbing. |
| XIX. | Skating. |
| XX. | Swimming—Attitude. |
| XXI. | Swimming—Action of the Hands. |
| XXII. | Swimming—Action of the Feet. |
| XXIII. | Swimming—Buoyancy in Water—Treading Water. |
| XXIV. | Swimming—Back Swimming. |
| XXV. | Swimming—Side Swimming—Floating. |
| XXVI. | Swimming—Plunging. |
| XXVII. | Swimming—Diving. |
| XXVIII. | Swimming—Thrusting. |
| XXIX. | Rowing—Fig. I. Beginning of the Pull. Rowing—Fig. II. Middle of the Pull. |
| XXX. | Rowing—Fig. I. End of the Pull.—Fig. II. Return of Sculls. |
| XXXI. | Fig. I. Mariner’s Compass.—Fig. II. Plan of a Vessel’s Deck. |
| XXXII. | Fig. I. Parts of a Pleasure Boat at Anchor. Fig. II. Boat before a Light Breeze. |
| XXXIII. | Fig. I. Boat with Breeze on Larboard Beam. Fig. II. Boat close to the Wind on Starboard Tack. |
| XXXIV. | Horse Equipments. |
| XXXV. | Fig. I. Parts of the Horse.—Fig. II. First View of Mounting. |
| XXXVI. | Fig. I. Second View of Mounting.—Fig. II. The Seat. |
| XXXVII. | The Rein Hold. |
| XXXVIII. | Fig. I. The Walk.—Fig. II. The Stop. |
| XXXIX. | Fig. I. The Trot.—Fig. II. Road Riding. |
| XL. | The Canter. |
| XLI. | The Rise in Leaping, |
| XLII. | The Fall in Leaping. |
| XLIII. | Four Horse Harness. |
| XLIV. | The Rein Hold in Driving. |
Walker's manly exercises / Containing rowing, sailing, riding, driving, racing, hunting, shooting, and other manly sports
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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.