The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

SPORTL

TATTERSALLS'-YESTERDAY .

ST. LEGER.
7to 2 agst Marquis (taken)
sto 1 agst Buckstone (taken)
7to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)
10 to 1 agst Cara:Aacus (taken)
12 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken)
16 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken)
20 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (taken)
22 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken)
25 to 1 agst Johnny Armstrong (taken)
25 to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken),

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY.
There was some little speculation on the Tradesmen's
Plate at Derby, for which 3 to 1 was taken about Beverley
and 4 to 1 Attaman ; but afterwards there was a strong
disposition to lay against Beverley. The Doncaster St.
Leger betting is only remarkable for the firmness of The
Marquis (7 to 2 being taken freely), Carisbrook (about whom
100 to 2 was taken), and Argonaut, although the commission
for the latter seemed to stop at 20 to 1. Closing prices
TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP (DERBY).
7 to 2 agst Beverley (offered)
4to 1 agst Attaman (taken)
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
12 to 1 agst Makeless mare (taken)
14 to 1 agst Dulcibella (offered)
20 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
20 to 1 agst Victor (taken)
20 to 1 agst Invader taken)
20 to 1 agst Conundrum (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bathilde (taken)
33 to 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken and offered)
ST. LEGER.
7to 2 agst The Marquis (taken freely)
11 to 2 agst Buckstone (offered)
100 to 12 agst Carisbrook (taken)
12 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken)
12 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (wanted)
25 to 1 agst Hurricane (offered)
33 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)
40 to 1 agst Johnny Armstrong (offered)
66 to 1 agst Norroy (taken)
100 to 1 agst Bonny Breast-knot (taken and offered

AQUATICS.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £5O.

One of the finest races ever seen was rowed ;esterday be-
tween Edward May, a landsman, of the Times Unity
Rowing Club, and Henry Stratford, a waterman's appren-
tice, of Lambeth. May has been many years before the
public, during which time he has rowed over a dozen races,
with varied success. Stratford on the contrary, has only
pulled a few times, but has been very fortunate, while his
pluck and determined manner of rowing, although lacking
beauty of style, has secured him a large number of parti-
sans. On this occasion both had trained well, and were
fitted to go the necessary distance, from Putney to Barnes
railway bridge. The steamer Citizen B accompanied the
race, with a large number on board, among whom the odds
gradually rose till they were 6 and 7 to 4 on Stratford ; in
fact, some backed the race as a certainty for him, for the
simple reason, we presume, that his youth would prove
superior to a better style of sculling. May won the toss,
and having taken their stations, May on the Middlesex side,
they were soon in action. May obtained a good lead at
starting, and increased it so fast that he seemed going right
away, but ere they had gone 300 yards Stratford began to
collar him, and drew level cff Simmons' boat-yard. May
again got away, and although he held his lead between
here and the CI ab Tree, Stratford came up, sometimes over
his stern, sometimes up to his sculls, in a most plucky man-
ner. At the Crab Tree May led well, but Stratford jeo-
pardised his lead again and again, and May did not get well
away again until they were under Hammersmith-bridge.
Then he went a couple of lengths in front, but the race was
not his yet, for 200 yards through the bridge Stratford
dashed up in the most gallant manner and came nearly
level with his opponent's stern. Again May drew in front,
and to the bottom of Chiswick Aft gradually bettered his
position, and was leading by two lengths, when Stratford
put on one of the finest spurts ever seen, and drew over his
man. At this critical moment, however, his right arm
failed him, and he pulled across May's stern, nearly fouling
him towards the Surrey shore. Nature was evidently ex-
hausted, and May, going away, won the race by a dozen
lengths. Time, 21 min. 40 sec. He trained at Salter's, the
Feathers, Wandsworth, and was taken up by the renowned
John Phelps.

PEDESTRIANISM.

HACKNEY-WICK.

RACE BETWEEN WILLIKAILANG, OF MIDDLESBOEOI7OII,
AND EDWIN MILLS, OF BETHNAL-GREEN, FOR £5O ANTI
THE TEN nut,' Ort,vmpioN's evr.—When Lang first
came among the metropolitans as "a young man from the
country" in search of an opportunity of testing his capabi-
lities with the leading men of the London brigade, he was
only known as a provincial who had proved himself a clipper
as a short-distance runner. Finding, however, that matches
at his usual short distance were likely to remain slow, the
Middlesborough champion commenced training up, and the
result was that he at length entered the arena as a long-
distance champion. His memorable race as a ten-miles'
runner took place on Monday, the 14th of July last, when
he contended with the celebrated Samuel Barker, of Billings
gate, for the ten-miles' champion's cup. This proved from
the commencement to finish a remarkable struggle, and,
to the astonishment of all, ended in the defeat of Barker,
whose friends had looked upon it as a certainty. Lang
ran the distance in 52 minutes 56 seconds. Lang having
now held the belt on the usual conditions, the gauntlet was
speedily thrown down by E. Mills, and the match was
made on Friday, the Ist of August, to contend for £25 a-side
and the Champion's Cup, on Mr. Baum's Ground yester-
day, where there could not have been less than 4,000 spec-
tators present, The arrangements were admirable, and
everything passed off in the most satisfactory manner. The
pedestrians had to pass the referee 68 times, and punctual
to the hour named (6 o'clock), they made their appearance
on the ground, Lang being waited upon by Jesse Smith,
while Sam Barker did the requisite for the gallant little
Mills. The Middlesborough ohampion was all the most
critical judges could desire; Mills, although well in health,
had, while in training, falling "queer" again with his left
foot. The start took place from opposite the stand. The
moment the lads went off the gallant little Mills sprung
forward with the lead, and with the gracefulness of style for
which he has been admired, made the running at a slash-
ing pace. Although the Londoner had the lead, still the
gap was not of a very formidable nature, as the powerful
provincial was not more than three yards in the rear. Thus
they went during the performance of the first mile, without
alteration of position, this portion of the distance being ac-
complished in 4 minutes 51 seconds. Until going up the
back stretch in the eleventh lap, Lang contended himself
with playing second fiddle, but as they neared the stand,
he closed on his opponent in a fine rattling spurt, and came
to the front. Sueh a sticker, however, did Mills prove,
that he did not lead by more than two yards. Two miles were
run in 9 minutes 54 seconds, Lang, on passing the referee,
having the lead, although Mills was considered to be hold-
ing" his man well. As they came booming along amidst the
cheers of their partisans, Mills, as they approached the re-
feree in the fifteenth lap (this being the opening of the
third mile), once more wrested the lead from his opponent,
and held this position until just on the termination of
the third mile (15 minutes 18 seconds), when Lang, in
an astonishing spurt, came to the fore, and went swingeing
along with the lead, the Londoner, with the evident inten-
tion of still coming again and warming him up, lying three
or four yards in the rear. The match throughout the fourth
mile was well contested, This portion of the distance be-
ing covered in 20 minutes 42 seconds. The lead, as they
Entered upon the fifth mile, was still in favour of the pro-
vincial, and he maintained it throughout this portion of the
match, which was run in 26 minutes 17 seconds. The race
was gamely contested on the part of both men during the
performance of the sixth mile, which was accomplished,
with Lang leading, in 31 minutes 28 seconds, while the
seventh mile was told off in 36 minutes 32 seconds. No
sooner had they entered upon the eighth mile than it be-
came apparent that Mills was in difficulties as he fell in the
rear rapidly, and was so much distressed that on reaching
the top bend of the course in the 51st lap, he pulled up and
resigned, stating that he felt he had a fair chance of win-
ning had not his foot given way immediately he had en-
tered upon the last mile. Lang was now left master of the
situation, having nothing more than to cover the distance
and so make a win.