The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

A FRESH MAN

AQUATICS.

DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE.

The bequest of Mr. Thomas Doogrgett, of facetious
memory, of a coat and badge f
a race
six young watermen just out of their apprentice-
ship,to which has been added minor amounts left
piece"
in
by Sir William Jolliffe, and annuallypresented
the Fishmongers' Company, is a
the theatre of aquatics. The race was first
insti-
tuted in 1715, and consequently lays claim to
veneration. It has always produced first-class
rowing men, and, doubtless, from the stamina neces-
sarily required for victory, will continue to do so ;
but it lacks now, after nearly a century and a half,
a great desideratum. The competitors should wear
colours, particularly as they are unknown, from
their previous obscurity, to the public; and there-
foro the general observer who may watch the race
closely would not be left to conjecture the parti-
cular name of the man who may be most entitled to
praise. The race, as usual, took place on Saturday,
that being the Ist of August, and the distance was
from Swan to Swan, i.e., from London-bridge to
Chelsea.
Thomas Young, Princes-stairs, Rotherbithe, 1
Fredel ick Robert Russell, Bermondsey 2
John Egal ton, Blackwall 3
Edward William Edwards, Tower 4
Henry Prince, Barkside.
John Edward Mears, Deptford

The station, as usual, counted from the north-
ward—the side nearest Fishmongers' Hall on the
Middlesex side of the river—and Prince was first,
Mears second, Edwards third, Russell fourth,
Young fifth, then the favourite, Egalton sixth.
The Surrey side of the river is always accounted
the best. The Bankside man was first at the start,
and was very smart, followed by the Deptford man,
Bermondsey next, then the winner, Edwards of the
Tower; rowing last but one, and Egalton of Black-
wall last of all.

There were a great many changes after this ;
first of all, Prince was deprived of his lead,
then it fell to Egalton and Russell in turn,
and finally Young, rowing his men down, ob-
tained the foremost position at Blackfriars. Pass-
ing under this bridge Egalton, Russell, and Young
were all together, and it was hard to tell who led,
but at length the Rotherhithe man showed clearly
in front ; Edwards, the Tower man, and Russell of
Bermondsey, disputing the second place. While
they were doing this the Blackwall man came up
(having fallen astern again), and very severe was
the race till they had nearly reached Hungerford-
bridge, where Young led by a length, followed by
Russell, Egalton next. From here to Lambeth they
remained very close, although there were no changes,
and, although they had rowed half the distance by
this time, a sheet might have covered them, as the
saying is; but through Vauxhall-bridge a very per-
ceptible change occurred. Young led here by three
lengths, Russell heading Egalton by about the
same. Edwards, of the Tower, was next, then the
Bankside man, Mears last; and although there was
some good racing after this, their position never
altered, and Young, increasing his lead, won by
nearly 100 yards, Russell half that distance ahead
of Egalton; the Tower man was fourth, and the
other two some distance astern of him. The wager-
men, although they started after high water, saved '
the tide all the way up, and consequently the win-
ning time was very good, being a little over 37
minutes.

LEANDER AND WESTMINSTER BOAT

RACE.

The time-honoured Leander Club, composed of
University and other gentlemen, have for many
years raced with the Westminster scholars in eight-
oared cutters, and this pleasurable annual of 1863
was presented on Saturday.

LEANDER CREW.

st. lb.
Mr J. G. Warner.... 10
.0

st. lb.
Mr E. O. Berens .. 11 8
Mr A. 0. Lloyd .... 11 2
Mr H. T. Stewart .. 11 7
Mr H. N. Monek .. 11 5
'wain), lOst 71b.
.TER CREW.

Mr J. Fisher.. lO 11
Mr H. F. Wilson 11 0
Mr B. N. Thorns 11 8
H. Hunt (cox
WESTMINS
st. lb. st. lb.
Mr H. Walker 7 6 Mr H. E. Trevor .. 10 5
Mr F. L. Harrison 9 0 Mr C. E. Oldman .. 10 7
Mr M. C. Sim
Mr W. W. C. Lane lO 11 Mr J. P. Nichols .. 8 10
F. Chapman (coxswain), Est 51b.

The course was from Putney-bridge to Chiswick
Eyot, and a steamer accompanied, on board which
were many ladies. Mr. Wright was umpire. The
race was started on the top of the tide, The West-
minster had the Middlesex station. The Leander
went away with the lead, but the Westminster ap-
plied themselves hard to their work, and there was
only about hada length between them at the Duke's
Head. Immediately after this the lead was increased
at a moment to a length, and stroke after stroke was
taken up to the cricket ground without any varia-
tion, and so smart was the work in the Westminster
boat that it was thought they would soon take a
lead. They, however, kept too much on the Mid-
dlesex side, and then at the point had to come out,
and fell right into the wake of their opponents, with
a gap of about a length and a half between them.
The rowing of the scholars was hardly in such form
as we have seen; and when it is considered that
there was not one in the boat above 18 years of age,
it will be at once conceded they must have been
very game and very good to have held so excellent
a race with their senior and heavier opponents. Had
they been a little better they might probably, by
their excellent steerage after passing Craven, have
changed the fortune of the day, for they shot the
water by coming under the stern of their opponents
at a better and earlier time than the Leander, and
rowed so exceedingly well with the advantage_ so
acquired, that, when they arrived at the Soapwortkvvao-
bridge, there was scarcely a length between the
shill
boats. The steering of the Leander here was
bad, and at Hammersmith-bridge there
that it soma
only a length between them, but after was
got to two or three lengths in favour of the Leander,
at about which it finished. Time, 12min- 556ec.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR LOU.
There was also another race on Saturday—a
scullers' match for .00—between F. Kilsby and E.
May, the former a waterman of Old Barge House,
and the latter a landsman.t by
Kilsby won in 21min.
40sec., beating ilia four
clear lengths,
-

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The new station at Syden-
ham. hill, on the Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way, was opened for traffic on Saturday. It is close to the
mouth of the tunnel which runs near to the north end of the
Crystal Palace, and will be found a great convenience to
passengers from 13rixton, Stockwell, and the neighbour.
hood of the Elephant and Castle. My of c
J the Queen's
(Westminster) Volunteers, whose fete day it was, availed
themselves of this route. On Wednesday a special perform-
principal music from Goutiod's
perform-
ance will be given of all the
i 4 Faust," the parts being sustained by Madlle. Titiens,
Signor Giuglini, Mr. Santley, &c.,
with full band and
chorus. Half-crown day, Saturday, Aug. I.—Admission
by season
on payment, 2,87.1; dittotickets, 2,365—t0tal
5,239.

MAIL STEAMERS DUE FROM AMERICA THIS
WEEK.—The following steamers aro due at Liver-
pool this week with the mails from America, viz., Jura,
Edinburgh, and Persia. The Jura was to have left Quebec
on the 25th ult., and may therefore be expected at London-
derry to-morrow morning (Tuesday) ; the Edinburgh, with
dates from New York to the 25th, may be looked for at
Queenstown on Wednesday; and the steamer Persia, from
New York on the 29th ult., will no doubt turn up at
Queenstown in the coarse of Friday next. As it is not im-
probable the Jura or Edinburgh may call off Cape Race,
we will, should they do so, no doubt have dates from New
York to the 28th ult.