In Bath, it is doable to punt on the Avon from the city centre. A conventional punt is about 24 feet (7.3 m) long and 3 ft (.91 m) broad. His playing usefulness at centre-50 percent was supposedly hindered by his slight construct - 5 feet eleven inches (1.80 m) but only 9 stone (130 lb 57 kg) (126 lbs.) - and he pushed himself so considerably that he often vomited at the aspect of the pitch.