The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-13 00:00:00

THE ROWING 14Are71 FOR 1,600 GUINEAS.

This great match against time was started for yesterday, and at
the starting, we are intiwmed, under some disadvantage. The be:
was lied by Sir John Burgoyne, ono. about 111 months since, won
from 140fll Newry a similar wager, his Lordship having rowed with
his tierrants front Oxford to the " Swell" stairs (Whitehall) in 11l
hours, and as to time, from the diffzrence of clocks, some doubts
I arose as to whether the Noble Lord had not won his bet ; however,
the undertaking was not supposed to be so very difficult, and out
of the former wager the present one sprung, the aquatic am.
tans of the Third iiu ards having jointly entered nto a bt:t to perform
the distance within 16 hours, against wind and tide, in a six-4mM
bast, built for the purpose on improved principles of lightness sad
sharpness. Sir John Burgoyne, very correctly
--believing the flirt
one attended by extramdinary labour and dMculty, betted eery
largely with the lionourable Gentlemen who were to tow. Areamg
the knweine oars in aquatic sports, the subject of the wager was
kept very silent until within these few day., when they commented
betting freely at odds, that the match was lost, and that if the mrty
had courage to row to the S:airs, they would not come home la I
hours. An offer was made by four watermen, picked, to do It In
15 hours, for 2.006/. taking any odds; end the men making UM
offer betted the present wager could not be done, 2to I on time.
AU the Noblemen and Gtnitlemen composing the Aquatic Club.
had heavy bets on the event, and we would not go too far at sad.
mating the amount of betting at 16 or 17,111101. The sabreatice af
the articles of the wager were m fellows free Onferd to
London ; time, the month of May ; &tamed to be sewed by
six ears, in 'lateen hours, to beTsmlmwaatod by two clocks Mom by
therik‘The Tourers es be the ffiegiensat aim*
&lb KillCallffiffillinlic b Theaters:men tO
by t noose v.es. This being agreed to on all aides, Msgnliewnen
forming the boat's company acre en Monday evening hi readiness
for starting, the boat being brought down and properly pre-
pared (is her voyage. A ller MU. slight preliminary arrimmi-
'tient% Col. Aley rick was chosen umpire for the Guards- Several
cutters, with fell MTV'', and melon, were as swims stations, its
readiness to meet the boat, and come in with her; many ladies of
distinction abo accompanied there, to cheer by their fincinating
presence the party engaged In an undertaking of so arduous a m-
une. .So numerous acre the cutters that their enumeration
would be tedious, but the leading ones were—the Guards.
the Engle, the Einerald, the Sovereign, the Whitehall Club
Bad, lee.
The following are the particulars of the slatting t—At one
, minute to three o'clock the start took place froatOxkod, We morn-
ing being perfectly calm • the steersman, Isaac King, carried them
to Bolter's-lock. Alaidenitead, which is half way; has they ship-
, peel Cannon, another coxswain, and on arrivtng at Hanky the
wind freshened to the east, which retarded tbeir wpm* at least
an hour ; but by try great emertinn they pulled on, and got
through Windsor.bnnge by half past twelve, and to Staines by ten
minutes to two o'clock. Here much exhalation was manifest,
, but nos a man gave up his oar, and the wherry arrived at Hampton
, at four o'clock, and at Teddington by half-past four o'clock, where
, they took refreshment, served by Mr. Topham, of the Talbot, at
, Richmond ; they started again in high spirits,and fuU of confidence,
having two hours and a quarter to do It e• when at Putney, thez
had an hour to do it, and were acrotnpuiled by the "`Sovereign,
, the " Guards." and " Fancy" boats ; a they came down the
rivcr, they were accompanied by all the cutters, the leading ones,
, being the Frederick, the Corsair. and William Frederick at pre-
cisely fifteen minutes to seven o'clock they came through West-
minster-bridge, and were declared to have son the wager, having
fifteen minutes to spare. Mr. Sallie:in, boat-builder, instantly
towed them to Whitehall Statist, amid the deafening shouts
r and congratulations of their friends. They were much exhausted.
. Their names were—raptaim Douglas, Short, and Stanley.
"Le Blanc, Hudson, and Weathenry. Lord Newry his lost int-
, thensely.
, The cowers were put into their carriages, and rode home.
, Every facility was afforded to their progress by the locks being
opened previously.