The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-30 00:00:00

Consummate lovely smiled."

The vast length of shore at which the wager in different
parts could be seen, very evenly dispersed the assemblage
on land ;
save at Westminster, Battersea, and the towing-
path at Putney, with Hammersmith-bridge ; and the
numbers of long galleys out presented a very interesting
and animated picture from the different bridges. At four
o'clock the Leander, the Dolphin, the Falcon, some of the
Guards, and others of the great aquatic clubs, drew to
Westminster-bridge, and immediately afterwards the fol-
lowing men took their stations for the first heat:—Phelps,
of Fulham, orange ; Hill, of Hungerford, pink ; Shelton,
of Lambeth, black ; and Goodram, of Westminster-bridge,
white. Of the latter it may be necessary to remind our
readers that he was the winner of Doggett's Coat and
Badge this season.

This heat might have been taken as a wager in itself.
Betting was brisk, Hill for choice, and large sums laid out.
The start was well taken by all, and drew forth loud
plaudits. The whole four men were to work and level

for about six strokes. Phelps first made the push, and Hill
next. Off the Horseferry these two powerful men were
abreast of each other; the other two in a sinlilar position a
length astern. Phelps got half a length ahead; Hill again
came up, hull and hull, and a finer wager was never wit-
nessed. The men strained every nerve, and rowed so
evenly, and with such determined game, that sporting men
present were at a loss to conjecture who would first arrive
at Battersea-bridge. They were hull and hull all up the
Reach, each being cheered on by his friends and backers,
and when within about two hundred yards from home, Hill
made a last effort, and went through Battersea-bridge half
a boat's length a bead. Shelton was third.
As the cutters cleared away from the piles of Battersea-
, bridge, the following went to their places for the second
heat :

Coombes, of Vauxhall• bridge, blue, Pocock, of Lam-
beth, red ; Doubledee, of Lambeth, green, and Maynard,
of the same place, yellow.
Coombes was backed at 5 to 4 to win this heat, but the
takers were abundant, in consequence of Pocock and
Doubledee's rowing in the great oars wager a fortn,ght
since.

On the signal being given Pocock looked to have the
start ; it was doubtful for a minute which had it, when
Coombes, in his surprising style of rowing, opposed, as
he was, to immensely superior weight, went out in advance
beautifully, maintained it, and came in first. Doubledee,
who had made a good second at starting, hurt his arm,
and fell all at once in the rear. Pocock came in second
and Maynard third.
The men were rubbed as were their boats, until they
shone like a looking-glass, and directly after six the signal
was given to get ready, the distance being from Putney to
Hammersmith. The coup d'oeil as the men stood at station,
and surrounded by the cutters of their patrons, was grand,
and elicited the admiration of those who were strangers to
the sport. A volley of cannon from Aviss's announced one
of the swifttst starts ever witnessed. Pocock, Phelps, and
Coombes were all together, the latter in the middle.
Coombe; took a start, led off the Star and Garter, and
Phelps came slashing up to him. Pocock was not idle,
and might have been a foot the last of Coombes. Two
minutes more decided the fate of the day. They neared
the first' point, and rioombes went right a-head a length
in advance. Pocock ayid Hill worked admirably, and both
went a trifle away from Phelps. Coombes, against every
difficulty, maintained his advantage, and won by four
lengths. Hill and Pocock were just together as second
and third, and Phelps last. The winner, who was much
distressed, was warmly greeted. He weighs but nine stone.