The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-12 00:00:00

HEN LEY-ON-TUItiM E.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—This aft': s:ie ( Nov. II)
as two brothers, named Parson-, f,rtners Kilmort.
End, were crossing the river at Wargrave, near Henley-
on-Thames, with 84 sheep, in the ferry-boat, which
they had just taken from a flood,d meadow in the neigh-
bourhood, accornnaniA by thesir s, enhe. d an:' a wat, r-
man, when ab.ut cold-tream, the si,pherti's dog organ
barking, and the sheep running to one end of the boat,
it immediately sunk, and, we lament to add, the two
brothers and the shepherd were drowned, and the
waterman with difficulty saved. Every exertion has
been made to recover the bodies, but hitherto without
effect. The mother of the young men was only buri,d
Yesterday, and the father will, an untimely end by
falling from his horse about five months since. From
the immense flood in the Thames, it is likely the holies
may he carried a considerable distance from the spot by
the current. The whole of the sheep were Saved.

GREAT FOOT RACE FOR ONE
HUNDRED GUINEAS.

The great foot race, for 501. aside, between Towns-
bend and Mountjoy, the veteran pedestrians, took place
on Monday, and was one of the finest pedestrian strug
files ever witnessed. Its sporting interest was of the
first order, and the attendance even greater than the
anticipated excellence of th, sport and the exceeding
fineness of the we,ther would have induced persons to
expect. It was a straight forward bona fide t ratisaction,
and betting was exeeedingl) b isk at 5 to 4 on Mount-
joy. The Swiss Tavern, St. John's Wood, was chosen
as head-quarters, and the task performed on a half-
mil3 piece of ground on that road. The distance was
such as would try the stamina of any man. It was to
walk twenty miles, run one mile, walk a mile back-
wards, run a hoop one mile, wheel a barrow one
mile, and pick up forty stones one yard apart by
the mouth. The start took place just before twelve
o'clock, in the presence of some hundreds, amongst whom
were many of the leading sporting men of the day. The
start was slightly in favour of Mountjoy. He did the
half mile about four yards in advance of his opponent,
and came up to the starting post (a mite) ten yards be-
fore Townshend, and in nine minutes ten seconds.
Mountjoy continued to gain and completed six miles in
59 minutes, having increased his lead upwards of three
hundred yards. Mountjoy at the conclusion of twelve
miles, done in two hours and three minutes,
headed his adversary by two minutes and a half,
and betting was high in his favour. Mountjoy fi-
nished the twenty mile walking in three hours
thirty-five minutes and a half, and the veteran three
minutes later, on a very heavy road. Mountjoy then
ran his mile in about eight minutes and a half, and To wris-
bend, although behindhand, occupied about the same time.
Mountjoy then walked a mile in thirteen minutes and a
half, and his opponent occupied half a minute less.
Mountjoy was now weak ; the mile backwards made a
wonderful alteration in the struggle, and was accom-
plished by Townshend in thirteen minutes and a.hall,
being nearly two minty es and a-half less than that occu-
pied by Mountjoy. Trundling the hoop was the next
operation, and, although Mountjoy first commenced
this, Tov.nshend passed him, and for the first time in
the match had the lead. Towtishend finished wheel.
ing the barrow, and had picked up several of the stones
before his opponent begun. Townshend had executed
( t winner) the whole of this arduous performance when
his adversary had ten or twelve stones to pick up.
The men were immediately taken to bed and rubbed,
to prevent the effects of cramp.