The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-18 00:00:00

HUNGERFORD REGATTA.

THE `OARS' WA GE R. —The regatta at Hungerford Market
was con eluded yesterday by an oars' wager of the most spirited
description, which elicited, from time to time, the shouts of the
largest :assemblage we ever remember to have seen at a rowing
match. Before proceeding to details it may be necessary to ac-
count for so unusual an affair as two days' sport at one stairs.
Since the establishment of the pier at Hungerford Market dis-
sensions have from time to time occurred amongst the men, the
result or which has been that each party having collected a to-
lerable sum, it was determined to make both a sculls and oars'
wager 1( n• distinct prizes. The public have been gainers by
this disc mion, and the money has been more openly decided,
and move sport obtained at the same price, than possibly could
have resulted from the old arrangement where one day sufficed
for all. The contest of yesterday was with twelve pair of
oars, in three heats. The following were the competitors :
First heat—William Diamond and Edward Emery, pink ; W.
Parry and Thomas Moody, yellow ; Andrew Churchman and
Thomas Cook, white.
Second Heat—J. M'Fell and G. Bancroft, red; James Dodd
and F. Braithewaite, green ; A. Tough and J. Braithwaite,
light blue.
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—The dlistarice in the first and second heats was from Hunger-
ford round a boat off Chandler's, the Ship, 'Milbank, down
round o'ae •f the piers of Waterloo Bridge, up again to Chand-
ler's, and finish at Hungerford. Yellow and white won the first
heat, and green and light blue the second ; and these men,
after the• usual refreshment, were placed at seven o'clock for the
grand hest.

The signal to go off was given too soon ; green and yellow
had slim wd their buoy rope, and a false start was the consequence.
They came back, and went away .pretty closely, yellow having,
however, rather the best of the start, which was downwards, the
tide ha,ring fallen, and the distance being altered to the Temple
up to Westminster Bridge, twice round, and finishing at Hun-
gerford stairs. After a few strokes green got the first place,
closely pressed on all sides, but, in rounding the boat at the
Temple, -white run on their quarter, and, swinging them round,
took the :first place, which they never lost, and yellow and
green ha d two or three fouls, for second place. White ca tie in
first, sortie distance a-head ; green, second ; yellow third. The
balconies of the two taverns, the Dolphin and Swan, were
densely vrrowded.

ST. ()LAVE'S REGATTA.—There was a spirited contest on
Monday' amongst the watermen of Battle-bridge stairs for a
new boat and other prizes, given by the ladies and gentlemen
of the parish of St. Olave's (Horsleydown). It was in three
heats, with six pair of sculls, the distance being to start from
Chamberlain's Wharf, row to George's Stairs, Horsleydown,
and thence back to Battle-bridge_ Stairs to finish each heat.
At eight; o'clock at night W. Connoway (green), C. Pearce
(purple),, W. H. Law (yellow), and Robert Robinson (pink),
went off for the grand heat. The sculling was excellent on
all hands, and the lead was not taken until they neared the
first rounding boat, when Law and Connoway were close
together. Connoway first got the lead, and although the nose
of his adversary's boat was several times close on his quarter
he maintained his advantage and won by a few yards. Law
was second, Pearce third. The attendance was considerable.
DEPTFOR.D APPRENTICES' ROWING MATCH.—On Tuesday
afternoon a sharp contest took place amongst the apprentices
to watermeA at Deptford for a coat and badge. There were
six competi'Lors in five heats, and after considerable sport Henry
Honey (red) was declared the winner.