The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

WARWICK RACES—(Coutiouetl).

On the first day the Sweepstakes of 3 'ors. each, with 501.
added, was won by Cardinal Puff, beating Whittington, Shaver.
.du. and not by ‘Vitittington, as waskuated in our Paper yesterday.
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A Sweepstakes of 25 says. with, for *2
-year-olds. T.V.C.
Mr. Platers ch. f. Conviction .. 1
Mr. West's b. f. 3lytocre - - . . 2
-
Mr. C. Day's ch. 1. In Zuleika .
Mr. Rawlinson's eh. I. by Anticipation . . - 4
Four others started but were not placed. Redgauntlet paid forfeit.
The Gold Cup. Four wiles.
I.nrd Exeter's Zealot. 3 yrs old - . - . I
11r. Gore's Roulstons. 5 yrs old - -
. 2
Mr. 3lytton'a Euphrates, aged - - - - 3
A Maiden Plate of 60!. Two-mile heats. . .

Mr. We.t's b. c. Shaver, 4 yrs old . . 1 1
Mr. Smith's be. g. Little Driver, 4 yrs old . 3 2
SirT. Stanley's in. c. by Milo. 3 yrs old - . - 0 3
Several others started.

GRAND ROWING DIATCII FOR 100 SOVEREIGNS.

This grand contest is at length decided, and thousands of pounds
bare changed hands on the occasion. At half-past two o (-look
yesterday, the competitors, namely, Charles Westwood, of White-
hall; and James Castles, of Wandsworth, two of the admitted
best men on the River, started for no less than 100 sovereigns. At
half-plod two o'clock the boats took their stations off Westminster
Bridge, to row to Putney Bridge. Some little time having been
spent in preparation, the signal was given, and the several galleys
cleared away. At length the boats started, and it is but fair to
state, a more honest, fair, and equal start never took place. West-
wood, however, having rowed about one hundred yards, was evi-
dently crawling on his opponent, and at Lanibeth was half a boat's
length a-head of him. At Vauxhall Bridge the boats were as
close together as possible—Westwood, however, kept the lead. At
the Spread Eagle the boats were again together, and also at the
Red House; in tact, a better wager was never witnessed, and very
heavy bets continued to be laid the- whole of the way up. On ar-
riving at Putney-bridge, 'Westwood was at least two clear boat's
length a-head. Both competitors were loudly cheered by the
assembled company at Putney-bridge. The distance MU very
nearly seven miles, and the match was dune in forty-one minutes.
Westwood rowed in his shirt—Castles stripped and rowed in buff
Thin gave rise to many synibr ; some were positive it was a oil by
the manner of the men before they started. Their backers, how-
ever, were too sure of the honesty of their men, and additional
sums were staked on the situation that the men would hold at
different points. To give an idea, howeter, of the prowess of both
men, it ma actually necessary to say, that Westwood had his work
to do. Had he lost the start, the issue would, in all probability,''
have been different, for the weather favoured the hindmost man,
who could have kept his opponent astern by common exertion.
Castles, on coming into the bridge, appeared capable of continuing
the contest for four or five miles further ; but 'Westwood, having
suffered hie frame to cool, evinced no inconsiderable degree of
fatigue.