American Football Part 4

Rise about 7.30 A.M. Early rising not compulsory.

Exercise. A short walk or run. Not compulsory.

Breakfast, 9. As for summer races.

Exercise (forenoon). None.

Luncheon about 1 P.M. Bread, or a sandwich. Beer, half a pint.

Exercise. About 2 o'clock start for the river, and row twice over the course.

Dinner, 5. Meat, as for summer races. Bread. Vegetables, as for summer races. Pudding (rice), or jelly. Beer, half a pint.

Bed, 10.30.

THE CAMBRIDGE SYSTEM. Summer Races (1866).

A DAY'S TRAINING.

Rise at 7 A.M.

Exercise. Run 100 or 200 yards as "The old system of running a fast as possible. mile or so before breakfast is fast going out, except in the case of men who want to get a good deal of flesh off."

Breakfast, 8.30. Meat, beef or mutton.

Toast, dry.

Tea, two cups, or towards the end of training a cup and a half only. Watercresses occasionally.

Exercise (forenoon). None.

Dinner about 2 P.M. Meat, beef or mutton. Bread. Vegetables--potatoes, Some colleges have baked apples, greens or jellies, or rice puddings.

Beer, one pint. Dessert--oranges, or biscuits, or figs; wine, two gla.s.ses.

Exercise. About 5.30 start for the river, "Most men get out for a and row to the starting-post little time before and back rowing back."

Meat, cold.

Supper about 8.30 Bread.

or 9. Vegetables--lettuce or watercresses.

Bed at 10. Beer, one pint.

H. CLASPER'S SYSTEM.

A DAY'S TRAINING.

Rise between 6 and 7 A.M.

Exercise. A country walk of four or five miles.

Meat, chop or Breakfast, 8. Couple of eggs.

Bread.

Tea. ("We never drink coffee.")

Exercise. Rest for half an hour, and then a brisk walk or run. If morning exercise has not been heavy, a row on the river, terminating about 11 A.M.

Dinner, 12 M. Meat, beef or mutton (broiled).

Egg pudding, with currants in it if desired, or other light farinaceous pudding.

Ale, one gla.s.s.

Wine, one gla.s.s (port), or Ale, two gla.s.ses, without wine.

Exercise. Rest for an hour, and then on the river again for a hard row.

"Rowing exercise should be taken twice every day."

Tea. "Tea, with toasted bread sparingly b.u.t.tered, with one egg only--more has a tendency to choke the system."

Supper. Not recommended. When taken, to consist of new milk and bread, or gruel, with raisins and currants and a gla.s.s of port wine in it.

Bed about 10.

C. WESTHALL'S SYSTEM. For Amateurs.

A DAY'S TRAINING.

Rise at 6 A.M., Cold bath and rub down.

or earlier in the summer.

Exercise. Sharp walk about a mile out, and run home; or a row of a couple of miles at three-parts speed.

A dry rub-down.

Breakfast (time not stated). Meat, mutton-chop or steak (broiled).

Bread, stale or toast.

Tea, half a pint.

Exercise. (Not stated.)

Dinner, 2 P.M. Meat (as at breakfast).

Vegetables, none; "except a mealy potato."

Bread, stale.

Beer, one pint.

Exercise (afternoon). Rowing.

If dinner be late, luncheon to be taken to consist of Meat, beef or mutton, hot or cold. Bread. Beer, one gla.s.s.

(If dinner be early, "tea with viands and liquids as at breakfast" to be taken.)

Supper. Half a pint of thin gruel, or dry toast and a gla.s.s of ale.