The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, F.

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darter he elsesild "eletlialp law *ma thet
*unity of start* than; tippolsialy for shreeltsg=
about 20 ininntes--sheatliss manitee elapsed between
Badler's two atlassfile 'hi dirk He esw Help sdi.
tenipt to make a Waal eillerweeds, sad Seder did
sot mom. That wee Vim the steamer **smeared
awing back. The water wise then rougher than it was
before. That was Shi ct attempt that Kelley made to
Mart that be (witness) eaw, and after that Kelley het the
sterling-lest first, sad came to the aspires' bast. Re did
not hear what took plea en beard the boat. Kelley
afterwards rowed beak to where the two cutters
were at the original darting plies turned his boat round
and started off and rowed over the mans. Sadler at the
time was about 100 yards below the starting point, but
within the starting pound, the two mitten at the time
had drifted shove the steamboat pier ; be could
not say if Kelley started above the steamboat
pier. The limit of starting was between the
aqueduct end the steamboat pier. Kelley started
when near the steamboat pier ; Sadler had rowed nearly
back to the aquedset, and turned round. Kelley
did not go near enough to Sadler to challenge him to
start ;he did not go within 50 yards of Sadler. Did not
think it paabie that any communication could have
been made to Sadler from the empires' boat. No iagntrf
took plate at Neefflelos before the slakes were hYded
over that he knew of.
Orogs-examined by Mr. Serpent Ballantine—The um-
pires' boat drifted SOO or 400 yards above the pier. Both
umpires and the referee were on board the both
He did.mt = if the umpires mere present when Kelley
Mt= with the referee. He could not remember
if Kell—es be went bark rowed round the cutters ;
his impression was that he did not. Hs could not speak
with eartainty upon that point. He had heard that the
mos was not rowed within the week appointed that the
bete we off ; but he did not know the feet. He had no
bete on the ram.
By the Load Chief Justim—He should my Kelly was at
least 50 yards ahead of Sadler when he started. He should
sot have started, if ha had been rowing a match, with the
water in the disturbed state it was when the steam-boats
came back. When Kelley started, the water was so rough
that he could hardly pi 0111, sad had to stop occasionally.
Mr. Herbert Playford, ship broker, said he had rowed
in a great many amateur boat rams. He was one of the
amateur champions of the Thames ; he had been captain of
the Thames Rowing Club, and frequently umpire in
amateur moss, sad had been referee once in a waterman's

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between the eselle before the Mart. It did nth
there sisal be • foul with say a feet hawses them.
There were always differences el opinion se to a foul.
By the Lord Chief Justice—His opinion was thee
waterusen invariably started too close together.
Mr. Charles Walton, of Kingston, and a member of the
Kingston Bowing Club, was on board the Warrior. He
barked Kelley for • small month He my Sadler make
two attempts to start and there was nthising to prevent it.
The Lord Chief Justice said he thresh* too Jonah wee
made of ft. The pinching part of the ease the what WWI
dons when Kelley started to row over the merge without
Sadler. All the antecedent matter wee mere matter of
prejudice, and he should tell the to di:car t d it.
Witness mid he did not hear make any amema-
nication to Sadler that he had bens to row over
the course ; oar did Kelley wait for Sadler to get into posi-
tion.

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ma board the Warrior. &dim was 150 yards of whin
Kelley rounded the stern of his cutter Mien rowing over.
theeourse. He saw no ounamnisation made to Sadler.

kr. Briekwood, an amateur' and who had written on
host-raelog—He was in tho refines boat on this owe,
don. Kelley did not give Sadler time to some up with'
him before starting.— .

Crossaxamined—He was referee in the nee between
Sadler and Cooper last year. There wee a foul on thee
race, and he ordered it to be rowed err the same day.
Mr. Bush, who was s referee, objected, and claimed
the ran on the that Sadler bad fouled ; C
did not oome sad upon that he Axed it for theocZer a:1
day, and he told . Bosh that if Ls did an do it Bean
should row over the eonene.
The Lord Chief Justin and the question here was,
whether the referee had made an order which the chaos-
steams justified, sad than whether it was complied wilier
viz., to give Sadler notice. 1
By Mr. Hawkins—Mr. Bush then disputed his anew
rite
Newnbam, builder, of Lembeth—He had rowed
upward. of 82 matches, and he bad been referee 187 thew i
He saw Halley round his cutter and pull over the coons.
By the Lord Chief Justice—When a ens rows over VIC
course be starts from within the limits speed upon, and
to nuke a start the boats must be dm.* of
other ; be had been referee when disputes had arisen ;
called on to &nide on an expert. statement he would ,
believe it. _ I