The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

Fast Heat.

John Taylor
Ch,:rles Pearce

... (Red) I
(Purplt ) 0

George Connolly ... (Green) 0
The distance contested was from a boat off Chamber-
lain's Wharf to George's Stairs. Ilor.elydown, and back
again, twiee, to Battle-bridge. They were all off at the
same moment, and were almost scull and scull for some
distance, when the winner put on a spurt, went into the
first place, and won by lour lengths.

Second Heat.

William Hurst ... (Blue)
William Scott (Yellow) 0
James Law . . (Pink) 0
Blue took the lead, kept it, and won easily.
Third Heat.

Charles Pearce ... ... .• • ... (Purple) 1
William Scott ... ... ... ... (Yellow) 0
It was a capital race all the way up and down, and
won by two lengths only.
Grand Heat.

(Red) 1
(Blue) 2

John Taylor
William Hurst ...
Charles Pearce .. . ...
Red took the lead immediately after the start, gradually
drew away, and won by some lengths.

PEDESTRIANISM.—E. SMITH AND S. METCALF'S
HURDLE RACE.—Tbe race for 101. aside between these
men, distance 880 yards, and to jump 50 hurdles, was
decided yesterday at Copenhagen House. The circuit
of the enclosed ground being 280 yards, three circuits
and a short run in formed the course. At a few minutes
after five, the inclosure being most inconveniently
crowded by a motley assemblage, the men
aensshheoiswed
racing trim. Smith looked quite as cl
ratbe
rliignhhte;ighhits,
andvery considerably the superiority
opponent, who
,has a trifle the and
ad-
vantagein muscular development, seemed well, hardy, and
powerfully put together. Still the well-known ability
of Smith at this peculiar game, and bis lasting capa-
bilities -of jumping, made him the favourite at 5 to 4,
and reasonably so, when we consider that Metcalf is a
novice at this peculiar style of racing. On going off
Metcalf showed the way, retaining the lead over some
18 or 19 hurdles (there were 16 in each circuit), though
evidently Using tar more exertion than necessary to
clear them. The old one took his leaps in his usual
style, bounding over them with a sort of hop, and
though apparently going much slower, keeping close to
his opponent's heels. At the 20th hurdle Smith forged
ahead and ran in advance. Metcalf increased his efforts,
jumped irregularly, and lost ground at every hurdle to
the 30th, which he failed in clearing, and catching his
Ivinstepintaed entehse) uhpepeeramraeil
forward(tht w earepugralteri
iih.cuuirltdetliens, nots
ggot up
left ankle slightly and dis-barking
his
sut (smith ith buying
lame, and finding his chance
went over
and ran in
tar
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nuhgsies3(lo.efihshuutrried,.ti iems ev),
without
,oiugwtnat:tl . i th,
from Cardiff was
when the engine and
hing the Merthyr station,
approaching RAILWAY ACCIDENT
,AkTAM3LEIttTraIIitYIR TYDYIL.--OA
Friday last the nine bicu
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dhtrriethleinter,aianridinbr).r, dthcrta
immediate to besent
b
eh .Ange of the points to let the carriages pass up.,11 the
mai. line (by the impetus they had wtintd) up to the
station. The rails near the i oatts wi-re undergoing
some repairs, and the wooden stay between the rail and
the point-box having been improperly left out, the
heaving engine no sooner came upon the rail than is
tore up the hex, and was immediately thrown f,fr the
line, but was soon st,iyed in its progress by the hill at
ensgewv
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the side. The carriages a: this mom. at endue up to the
engine,
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aa susupweleyd ielsye
appteod-
by jumping off.
Advices from Gibraltar of the 21st of August
quote the rate of exchange at the higher price of 514 W
51. Spanish pillared dollars were 2i per cent. premium.
News had been received at Gibraltar of the escape of a
number of convicts from custody at Malaga, who, it was
alleged, had taken refuge in the Ronda mountains.
to Liverpool were
The St. John's, N. 8., letters of theslix4ttyhdinayst,a. statedate
the rate of exchange upon London, at
to be 7 per cent. premium. Freights
CORN:
realising 3fo6rs.dpeearisl.oad for timber, and to
FURTHER FALL IN THE PRICE OF London 6/. per
The
highest
ilem
market countiesprice realised
reachedßerks andit s the
maximumneig
during h.
butomu reinqgutahleit;swas e
t
jotkerewdassimn3a2l NI scales L
perd Windsor
load.oerff c
effected, the
on
Wheatof
generalhe
Satur-
day last, and only very
impression amongst the buyers being that in the course
of a month it would be down to 121. or 131. per load.
The following are the last prices of wheat per load at
the market towns alluded to:—Reading, 121, 10s. to 17/.
los.; Newbury, 141. to 16/.; Bicester, 141. to 14/. 10s. ;
Aylesbury, 141. to 161.; Theme, 131. 10s. to 151. 1584
Abingdon, 151. to 161.; Wallingford, 131. to 141. 10s. •
and Maidenhead, 131. 10s. to 171. There appears to be
a general complaining throughout the provincial districts
that the price of bread to the public has not been reduced
in anything like proportion to the great fall in wheat
and flour.
Okla EXTRAORDINARY.--Mr. Oldham Whittaker,
of Higher Hurst, near Ashton-under•Lyne, has this
sear sown a field of oats, which proved to be very pro-
lific. We have in our possession one blade_ plucked.
from this field, containing about 300 grains. Marches
ter Examiner.