The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-22 00:00:00

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO.

Yesterday afternoon a magnificent race took place over
the metropolitan course. One of the men is acknowledged
to be one of the very best that everrowed on our river, and
has never hitherto been beaten, while the other has never
previously rowed a scullers'race, save in regatta.s. In these,
however, his prowess was so great and pace so fast that the
backers of Randolph Cook, of Oxford, sought a customer
for him long since, but as little men would havenothingto
say to the Oxonian, he was at length brought out against
the almost invincible Thos. Hoare, of Hammersmith, and
they were matched to row from Putney to Mortlake for
X5O a side. The race accordingly came off yesterday, when
both men appeared in good condition—Cook having trained
under the care of the champion, Henry Kelley, at the Bells,
Putney, while Hoare had taken his practice at Mr. Will-
cox's, the White Hart, Barnes. Three steamboats had been
engaged to accompany the race, and on board one of these
was Mr. Willcox, as umpire for Hoare, and Mr. Stephen
Salter, of Oxford, for Cook, and Mr. John Ireland, of the
London Rowing Club, as referee. Cook was taken up by
Kelley, and Hoare by George Drewitt. The Oxford man
having won the toss, they went to their stations and were
off at about half-past 3, Cook immediately taking the lead.
This he increased rapidly until he had cleared his man,
rowing at a rapid pace, in very fine form. At Simmond's
boat-yard Cook led by half a clear length, and by another
at the London Boat-house, Hoare laying out all his powers
and exhibiting his very best form, but being as yet unable
to diminish his opponent's lead; so they rowed past the
Willows and round the Point, when Cook spurted and
led by a clear length, still further increasing the gap higher
up. Hoare, however, was rowing in that careful and
artistic manner for which he has always been celebrated,
and, eying his man now and then, seemed on such occa-
sions satisfied with the scrutiny. Past the Dung-wharf
they kept the same positions, but as they made the open
water opposite the Dung-wharf and came into the lumpy
stuff Cook faltered in his stroke, and catching a crab Hoaro
immediately reduced the lead to half a clear length. Cook
got away again, but again was collared, and a succession of
beautiful spurts followed to within a short distance of
Hammersmith-bridge, when Cook, who had latterly been
boring his man, suddenly ceased, and Hoare's boat run-
ning up his quarter they came into collision. Cook righted
himself first, and, Hoare backing astern, Cook passed un-
der the bridge, holding a lead of a clear length again.
Shortly afterwards, Hoare drawing up, Cook again bored
his man out; Hoaro gave way and went wide of him, still
leaving Cook with the lead, till they were within a few
yards of the bottom of Chiswick-ait, where the wind ruffled
the water. Cook gave in, and Hoare was left to win as
ho pleased, which he did, occupying 27min. 30sec.

City Commission of Sewers.

The weekly meeting of the Commissioners of
Sewers of the City of London was held yesterday ;
Deputy De Jersey, chairman of the commission,
presided. Mr. 11. L. Taylor brought forward a
motion of which he had given notice, that it be re-
ferred to the improvement committee to consider the
expediency of serving notices forthwith to take the
premises of Messrs. Corbyn on the south side of the
Poultry for the purpose of widening and improving
the said street. Mr. Taylor, in proposing the motion,
remarked upon the great inconvenience that was
occasioned to the public by the present narrow
thoroughfare of the Poultry, and said that as there
appeared to be considerable and almost insurmount-
able difficulties in getting possession of the property
on the north side, and so widening the street in
that direction, it appeared to him that it was their
duty to see whether something could not be done
on the opposite side of the Poultry, and it was
with that object that he had brought forward the
present motion. A short discussion then took
place, in the course of which Mr. Chaplin and one
or two other of the commissioners inquired of Mr.
Taylor whether it was to be understood that the
motion would in any way bind the commissioners to
a particular course. Mr. Taylor, in his reply, said
that the motion, if agreed to, would not in the
slightest degree bind the commissioners to any plan
of widening the Poultry on the south side, and, in
point of fact, it would rest with the improvement
committee whether any steps at all should be taken
in the matter. The motion was then agreed to.
Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, reported
that during the week 41 births and 53 deaths had
been registered in the city of London, and that the
rate of mortality was much below the average (63),
although at the same time the amount of mortality
appeared to be gradually rising. During the week
2, 9991b5. of meat had been seized as unfit for human
food, namely, 11 sheep, 2 pigs, and 24 quarters of
beef. There also had been seized 18 carcases of
beef—cattle that had died of the cattle disease—
which had been sent from Scotland, and the seizure
had taken place in consequence of information that
had been afforded by the police authorities from
that country. Dr. Letheby suggested, with reference
to this matter, that inquiries should be made with
a view to ascertain whether legal proceedings ought
not to be taken against the parties who had been
guilty of so flagrant a violation of the law. The
court then adjourned.