The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-16 00:00:00

ITCOND HEAT.

The boats btu, scarcely been got on shore, when the signal was
given for the boats appointed to contend for this heat, who were
to row the same distance, •iz. from the bridge down through
Blackfriars-bridge, up again to a boat moored off Hungerford.
down again the same distance, and up to the prize-wherr off
Strand-lane. The opponents were—Francis Godfrey and John
Nlitchell (pink); Joseph Reston and John Williams ()ellow);
Benjamin Little and Joseph Teesdale (pea-green); Richard God-
frey and James !Byers (orange).
At starting pink took the lead, closely followed by yellow, who
soon " picked them up," and passed a-haad. The, were, how-
ever, kept at work, and yellow found they had their labour cut out
for them. This rare proved as tine a one as has been witnessed for
some years. The changes were reciprocal. On coming up again,
yellow, pea-green. and pink, were elms together; orange far
behind. On going down, however, pink shot a-heed, again
closely pressed yellow, who was as closely followed by pea-green.
Yellow, however, contrived to maintain their ground, and the
boats arrived in the following order:—yellow, pink, and pea-
green.

THIRD AND GRAND BRAT.

At seven o'clock the following boats were ordered off to the
station, to row the distance beige named:—

Frank Godfrey and John Mitchell (pink); Joseph Easton anti
John Williams (yellow); Thomas Ries and John Daley (dark
blue); Isaac Wood and James Bryington (light blue).
I The hopes of the friends of the competitors were now raised to the
greatest height, and betting became heavy, lease Wood and his
partner being taken freely against the field at odds. When the'
boats started, dark blue seemed to have the start ; but the go off
was no go. as the boats were called back, and the umpires decreed
that the men should again go to their moorings. At the second
start, pink, dark blue, and light blue, were so even that it would be
difficult to say which had best. Yellow, however, had the lead
from the strong current, but the advantage was maintained but very
shortly. Pink got the lead, and now every exertion was made on
their parts to maintain it. On returning up the shore they were
a-head about two or three boats' lengths, followed by yellow and
dark blue. On passing Waterloo bridge light blue was close on the
thwart of yellow, whom they caught on the quarter on rounding
the boat off the Fox under the Hill, and these two boats became
fixed for nearly a minute, while pink pursued their course with in-
creased alacrity, and finally came in a long distance r-head, fol-
lowed by light blue and dark blue, yellow having resigned the
contest.

The winners immediately tonic possession of the prize, amidst
the loudest cheers of the surrounding spectators, who thronged
every spot from which a view could be obtained.
The friends of Easton and his partner were very strong in their
ob tions against light blue, and no small sums have changed
hands on the occasion. The winners were by no means supposed
to have the superiority; and even in the going down a second time,
odds were laid in favour of light blue, which were eagerly taken.
The evening, however, was spent with the utmost harmony.

CONFESSION OF HAAWAII READ,
WHO WAS EXECUTED AT LEICESTER ON FRIDAY WEEK,