The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

LONDON ROWING CLUB.
RACE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S PRIZES.
The annual race for prizes presented to the rowing world
in general, by Mr. Belfour, the vice president of the London
Rowing Club, came off on Saturday, and tee heats, all
contested from Putney to Hammersmith,hr came off as
under :
First Heat.
Messrs. Custance and Hale, London R. C..
Messrs. Smith and Wondrow, North London R. C ...... 0
The last named pair started from the best station at a rat-
tling pace, and were soon well clear of their opponents, who
rendered the gap greater by fouling a barge. At the end of
400 yards the North London pair led by two lengths ; but
Custance and Hale rapidly closed up the gap, and, catching
them at the Point, won a good race by two lengths.
Second Heat.
Messrs. Bryant and Tyler, West London R.O ..
I
Messrs. Pitt and Judson, West London R.C.. 0
The winners came away from the first, and won easily.
Final Heat._
Messrs. Custance and Hale, Landon R.C.:. 1
Messrs. Bryant and Tyler, West London R.O
The last named pair got a little the best of the lead, but
the others closed up directly, and a most spirited and ex-
citing race followed for nearly a mile. In the course of this
there was never more than a few feet between the boats, and
at one time they were rowing strictly level for a couple of
minutes. At length, however, the London pair got away,
and gained one of the hardest victories ever earned by two
lengths.
CLUB EIGHT OARED RACE.
An eight-oared race among sixteen members of the club,
mostly juniors, came off between the second and final heat
of the above, from Putney to Chiswick. It was a very
scrambling affair and was ultimately won easily by Messrs.
A. 0. Davis, E. A. De Paiva, G. H. Barclay, G. Hewitt,
K. Digby, J. Rickaby, W. H. Lowe, C. Schlotel (stroke),
A. H. Lucas (coxswain).

WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB.
The trial four-oared race of this club, postpon d
e from
Tuesday owing to the severity of the gale, also came off on
Saturday, the course being Putney to Chiswick and the re-
sult as under :
Mr. Harker's crew, Surrey station 1
Mr. Lister's crew, Middlesex station .. 0
Mr. Collins's crew, centre ......................
The winners came away from the commencement, im-
proving their advantage as they pleased, and although the
gap was decreased at times they were never in jeopardy,
and won easily. The other two crews, however, rowed an
exciting race till Collins was shaken off: The crews were
as under :
Mr. Hashes Crew.
Messrs. 1. W. Shepherd. I Messrs. 3. A. D. Houseman.
„ 2. G. Kerridge. „ 4. C. A. Hacker, stk,
Mr. E. Embleton, coxswain.
Mr. Lister's Crew.

Messrs. 1. T. Parry.
„ 2. F. Drake.

1 Messrs. 3. B. Dewar.
1 „ 4. CT'. D. Lister, stke.

Mr. J. Cockerell, coxswain.
Mr. Collins's Crew.

Messrs. 1. G. Pauley. I Messrs. 3. A. Smith.
„ 2. E. Howard. ~ 4. C. Collins, stroke.
Mr. R. Niblett, coxswain.

THAMES ROWING CLUB.
The members of this club also contested in a four-
oared race on Saturday. There were two trial heats from
~ 4. T. Radmall, strk.
The crews never left each ether,
Putney to Hammersmith, and after some capital racing ill
them, the following were left to contend in the final heat,
viz..—
Mr. Oswin's Crew.
Messrs. 1. Holder. I Messrs. 3. W. rar.ker•
4. T. °awn, stroke.
„ 2. T. Moore.
Mr. J. Catley. coxswain.
Mr. Radmall 's Crew.
Messrs. 1. R. Holman.
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UTILISATION OF SEWAGE.—At a meeting of the
Lambeth vestry on Thursday, Mr. Fowler called
the attention of the vestry to the utilisation of sewage for
the purposes of manure. He said the question was now
before the Board of Works, and there were so many per-
sons in the country interested that it had become a national
question. He moved. "That a committee of delegates be
appointed to meet the delegates from other vestries and
district bounds to consider the best steps to be taken to
secure the economic and profitable utilisation of the
metropolitan sewage, and that such delegates shall place
' themselves in communication with the corporation of Lon-
don and the corporations of the other principal cities and
towns in England, with the Metropolitan Board of Works
and the Government on the subject." He thought it was no
use for any one vestry to take this subject up by itself ; but
it should be taken up by vestries generally, in order to in.
crease their influence for carrying out so desirable an ob-
ject, and likewise to bear a portion of the expenses.--
Mr. Mr. George Taylor seconded the 'notion, and
sodvitg%
was in a position to state from tsperiden.n If the me-
was the most fertilising manure they coul.t
would
'il
andt of that at the least
terroepaoslei t atnheseNrVaatgees.woll
between £1,000,000 and-1;5,000,10.0,f°,
of the ratepayers. He
£1,000,000 would go to the reidiuoace
acting.
against the
knew that there was a atraronb.ng
from
the guano manure
object they had in yr., i i
t would be required than heido-
traders, because less o
%vies of such value •tha they r tight
fore ; but the sewn
g°interest to interfere with their nicking
not to allow any
in the country where the land was
use of it.
11°Lhadd beenhe ascertained that it was entirely in
wore
%b,aeluttetilisedhie I
most luxuriant,
, theirand
using
consequen-° of
and said the figures mentioned by
supported the motion,
vast importance that he would
Mr. Taylor were of such
The motion was then put and
it his entire support.—
give
and a committee of gentlemen was
carried unanimously, . .
the vestry had been disposed of a
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sewage manure.—urll,''gir‘rer.7llSY'Ad..6ebee-et
and the meeting
adjoutherned. r
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