The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

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A actallane ISM muss alt as Saturday afternoon,
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Mosidnet to the Ship at Mortlake; The o7:-i.nipstitors wen
f=la Wise, of Lew, •mid Willem Hemmings, of Rich-
Whets sow shout 22 years of am sod began his
erase MUM, whim bwon the mat and bodge the annual
ed:rl the lawder Club, from Westmloster to Putney,
flimphia BMWs (with whom he rowed throughout a
linessAmincie sad several ether good men. He entered for the
Rem hi ostriggen, OYOII to the world, la the Royal
MIMI Hakes! Regatta, at Putney, this year, and won the
sem easiiy, deleding Chandler, of Hemeneramith ; Thomas
Peer*, of Lenthelle ; John Mackinney, of Richmond; and
=a(Wads, of Paul's-wharf. He wee neat matched
Walter_Bell, of Richmond, and they rowed
beesPsassy to Mortlake for 811. a side. Bell soon went
aimed, mil Mere maenad sot the shadow ea chime fur Wise
11111, in Comm Reedy Bell, who me many lengths ahead,
entidanly lost the wen It to said. of his left tenet, and wee
obliged to reign the contest. Wise evidently did not row re
well here as had bees *emoted, but ma lonmedletely after-
wards beaked agabot Hemmings. TM barker cams oat at
the lima Thames National Regatta this year. He rowed
for end woo the mat and badge annually promoted to the
Regatta Comealttes by the Theme* Sobectripuon Club, which
is ever ready to promote the interests of rowing. In hie final
heat ha was opposed to young John Clasper, of Newcastle,
who was faint to succumb to limembige; and ea the Richmond
party have never bees backward in Deluging out a man, and
as It wee apparent that Hemmings was • very Let and
besatiful smiler, he was readily backed eget:et Wise for 301.
• aids. They vowed on Thursday fortnight, and Hemmings,
who had the beet plea on the Middlesex shore, went away
with the lead and held it to Crown Cottage, when Wire
coming up Hemmings mimed him, and had reuse's umpire
claimed the foul km man would have won the rive. The
orates* was, however, allowed to proceed, end, after leveret
mere kola, flommiege took the foremost poaition, which be
kept throughout. As the foul, however, bed not been
claimed, Mr. Baiter, the mikes, on being appealed to, decided
that the race should be vowed men. We led omitted to
state that Hemmings Is not yet 19, and not above half the
site of his opponent, but his paw as starting, and his confi-
dence, are so great, that be was backed on thia ooce-
doe et 6 and 6 to 4. There was no steamboat
in compsay, but a large number of people assembledat
Putney and along the comes. Mr. Baler woe again
referee, and the pees were Harry Kelley for
Tgail=
and Tom Mackinaw, kir Hatomings. They were
aocempsested by cutters, which conveyed them seceseary
saoa s. Hemmings again won the tom and went to the Mid-
dlesex side, both rompetitoes looking very amegaine and well.
They wand In • moment, Hemmings gulag away in &st-
rata style. Bo rapid vas he that he had soon cesred his boat,
and at the end of Ulf • mile wart rowing well ahead. WM
new puling, however, beautifully asters, and beep began to
mew up, but his hardy little opponent gained still more very
shortly, sod at the Crabtree wea leading by three lengths.
Wise now began to overhaul him rapidly, and nearing Ham-
meramith.bridge came level with his opponent, and while in
this positive they fouled accidentally. Hemmings was first
away, and after mere foul* and two or three chimes., Wise
took the had at Chiswick and mine in full 100 yards shied.
Both unpins eistmed the first foul, but Mr. Baiter, very
Leparlazes., deekled that Wise had won the race fairly upon

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