The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-02 00:00:00

Dociaarrs COAT AND DAME.

This very old-established aquatic contest was
rowed yesterday, and attracted as usual a vast concourse of
Pimentos..

Hoary John Baundy Phelps, Fulham
Benjamin Clyett, Tower 2
Nathaniel Bolles, jun., Old Barge-house.—
Jerry Herbert Abhott, Horselwlown 4
raeTupney, Humphrey, Irongste 5
Palmer, Hotselydown ... 6

The nee is for young men whose term of apprenticeship
has 111Xpired shoe -the previous year's draw for competitors,
and the disismee, above five miles, is rowed, according to
the conditions of the wager, against tide, and in what is
termed old-fashioned boats, although they have been of
tat= so modified as to decrease the enormous amount
of consequent upon rowing so great a distance. To
the mat and bodge the Fiat...gm' Company,
who have the control of this wager, have
added 11, la. to the winner, 1/. Ha. lice to the
fourth man, and I/. Is. each to the fifth and sixth if they
row the distance, while the second and third men are pro-
vided with some recompense for their exertions by a bequest
of the late Sir W. Joffiffe, arising from the interest of
MC 17s. 3d., South Sea Stock, which amounted on this
oceasios to 4/. 17s. 9d. for the second man, and 2/. 18e. 9d.
for the third. At nearlra-put two, with the first
pinching' of the ebb, Mr. bargemaster of the Fish.
mongers Company, gave the word "off," and the men
went to work very rapidly. Rolles, who with Phelps had
rather the best
ht
and Abbott having the
wont—took a sli t lead, Phelps being second. Abbott
then drew over a httle and became third man. There were
a great many craft about, by which the young men were
much hampered, but no accident happened. Between Lon-
don and Southwark bridges Phelps shook Rollos, who had
slightly, as we have before stated, led, off, and went into the
Stet place. Clyett then dashed by the rest, and went
nearly up to Phelps'. scull, but immediately after-
wards fell astern. At Etlackfriars-bridge Phelps led
by half-a-dozen lengths, Clyett being second. Ab-
bott third, and Rolle, fourth. From this point, or indeed
earlier, there was no doubt left shout the success of young
Mello, the sou of the veteran of that name. lie rowed
in the most capital stole, and went on increasing his lead
to the finish, winning by a furlong. Abbott, who had been
retarded by a couple of barges and other craft, through
winch he bad to thread his way, and unship both sculls,
rowed a very capital race with Clyett, who was holding the
mooed rime, ; but on their arrival at Westminster-bridge a
steamer most improperly crossed in front of both at the risk
of swamping them, and threw Clyett on one of the but-
tresses, by which Abbot nearly passed him. On their
arrival at Milllriuk pier the tide had fallen fourteen or tif.
teen bashes, and the work was exceedingly heavy. Phelps
passed wader the platform of the pier, 200 yards ahead,
next Clyett fifty yard:inbred of Abbott, then Relies outvide
the dumb lighter, by which be avoided the sheer necessa-
rily made by the others at the barge road just above ; and
then a most gallant race occurred between Abbott and
Rolle, for the third place. Gradually Rollin overtook
Abbott, and at the Pimlpier they were nearly scull and
scull! Roller at the new bridge going in front of him, and
despite his former extraordinary exertions, chall=
Clyett. Again there was a most determined and
race between these two. Bolles absolutely caught him, and
the last three minutes of the race was peculiarly exciting,
Clyett only being able to retain the second place by a
quarter of his own length. The winner rowed in a very
fine boat built by Wyld There has not been for years a
finer race for Daggett's Coat and Badge throughout than
yesterdar's.