The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-27 00:00:00

SPORTS ON THE THAMES.

Yesterday was a grand day among the amateurs and ad;
mires of the sports on the river, in consequence of the
number of matches which had long been announced to
take place on that day; and at an early period of the
morning the boat builders' yards at Stangate, Lambeth,
and Vauxhall, were besieged by amateurs who were
anxious to obtain boats to witness the contests, which were
rendered more attractive by the extreme fineness of the
weather. Perhaps on no former occasion was there a
greater number of boats on the river in any one day than
there was yesterday ; and the Themes, from Battersea to
Blackwell, presented a scene of animation of a truly en-
livening and gay description. The contests which took
place were as follow :
SAILING MATCH FOR A PETER-BOAT.

Yesterday, the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Recor-
der, Aldermen, Sheriffs, &e. proceeded down the river, in
the city state barge, to hold a Court of Conservancy, upon
which occasion his Lordship gave a new Peter boat to be
sailed for by free fishermen of the Thames and Medway.
Those boats which had been entered to sail for the gift of
the Lord Mayor came to anchor at their respective stations,
at Blackwell, as early as eight o'clock yesterday morning,
with their numbers at the peak of their sails, arranged ac-
cording to order, No. 1 being next the shore on the Mid-
dlesex side, and the other numbers extending nut there-
from across the river in due form. About half-past ten
the following boats were started, to sail round a boat
moored off Erith, and back again to the Crown and
Sceptre Tavern, Greenwich:--
Nos. Boats' Names. Owners. Belonging to.
I. Barbara J. Garthwalte Greenwich.
'. V, illiarn and Thomas W. Pearce llammersmith.
3. Silv,r Eel lt. Plumb Lambeth.
4. Black-Eyed Susan E. Cobb, jun Greenwich.
5. Greyhound W. Cobb. Grechwi !1).
B. Four Brothers' Industry E Cobb, sen.,.....OreeLwi 'A.
7. George and William W. Markham......t hiswick.
S. James and Elizabeth W. 8ut1er..........C1ie15ea.
D. Nymph T. Dunkley.........Lambeth.
1( Daisy J. Stubbs Lambeth.
11. Thomas and Arabella T. Primore........Batterses.
12. Four Brothers... T. Blackburn Greenwich.
13. Endeavour It, 0ak1ey...........Lambeth,

The Barbara took the lead, closely followed by the
others, and they drifted down with the tide, for there was
scarcely a breath of wind at the time. On arriving off
Bow Creek, however, a breeze sprung up, and the Thomas
and Arabella went a-head, the James and Elizabeth and
the Four Brothers shortly following in the leading boat's
wake. In this manner the above three boats rounded the
distance boat at Erith : the others, owing to the tide
having swung, not being enabled to double the boat in
question. They drifted up in the limner above-mentioned,
viz.—The Thomas and Arabella first, the James and
Taizabeth second, and the Four Brothers third. T.
Pridmore, the owner of the first boat, became entitled to
the neat and very prettily rigged-out Peter-boat, worth
about 80/. ; the owner of the James and .Ilizabeth, as the
second boat, received 11. ss. ; and the owner of the third
boat 15s. Three half-crowns were ordered to be distri-
buted to each of the owners of the remaining ten boats, at
Mews. Searle's, Stangate, this day (Tuesday.)
The Lord Mayor, &c., at the conclusion of the match,
held a Court of Conservancy at the Crown and Sceptre,
Greenwich ; after which they partook of white bait, and
a variety of the luxuries of the season.