The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-16 00:00:00

hitherto worked in the gloom which prevailed. They kept up a
very rapid pace, and made no stoppage, but occasionally shifted
the labour, which was excessive, until their arrival off Cres-
well's,
at Marlow, where they remained about 20 minutes, and
drank some tea, but did not leave the boat. They then pursued
their course, and halted again at Shirley Hall, about three
miles this side of Windsor, where they each took some sherry,
but did not remain above five minutes. Mr. Lardner'3 hands
were blistered dreadfully, the right being in a deplorable
state, but he still worked with the most determined force.
They next halted at the Bush Inn, Staines, where they re-
mained about twenty minutes, and partook of some gruel,
neither feeling the least inclination to eat. They arrived at
Teddington lock at 32 minutes past eight, and were delayed
there 12 minutes. Both were evidently distressed, but yet
seemed confident. They did the distance from thence to
Richmond-bridge in nineteen minutes, arriving there at three
minutes past nine, having fourteen miles five furlongs still to
perform. The distance to Putney-bridge, six miles,, was
rowed under fifty-seven minutes, the boat having cleared P::.t-
ney-bridge before ten o'clock. There were th. n only forty-
eight minutes left to complete the task. It was just six mi-
nutes per mile, and they bad not leisure to ascertain how long
they had. They rowed wonderfully from the Red House
down, and by Mr. Hood's time arrived at Westminster-bridge
at sixteen minutes and a half to eleven. They were put into the
randan skiff of Hunt's, and conveyed to Chandler's.
There are no less than thirty locks between Richmond
Bridge and Oxford, and, calculating as near as possible the
time occupied in clearing them must have been ono hours and
a half, added to this were forty-five minutes for refreshing,
leaving fifteen hours and a half for the actual rowing of a hun-
dred and fourteen miles, five hours of which was in the dark.
Their speed in some parts was wonderful. From Marlow,
through Maidenhead Briige to the nine miles, was done in the
hour, including a stoppage in the pound. each took the la-
bour fairly, and whore the wind was heavy on the head it was
immense. They lost tide off the Eagle, and rowed the re
mainder of the distance in the slack. They were ever and
anon hailed by parties all the way down from Richmond
Bridge, but were working too hard to answer, and were hardly
perceptible in the dark.
It was throughout a most terrific undertaking, and there was
a want of management which rendered it even more difficult.
There ought to have been men at each of the locks to prevent
any delay, as in the Guards' match, but; as it was, these men
had not even a boat with them. An eight, steered by Parish,
met them at Henley, but got locked at Chertsey, and could
not overtake them. A ran-dan with three good watermen in
her could not keep way with them from Battersea Bridge.
Williams was no better than the gentleman, each had had
enough of it, both were beat, but hardly so much as might
have been expected; nor could they have lasted a couple of
miles further; as it was, they astonished every body. Mr.
Lardner's hands are in a dreadful state.
It is impossible to say what amount this match was made
for; it must, however, have involved some very heavy betting.