The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-21 00:00:00

SCULLERS' MATCH FOR TWENTY POUNDS.

A very smart affair in the shape of a scullers' match came off
yesterday, at two o'clock, from the Halfway House, between
London and Gravesend, to the Dreldnought. Ho•pit.al Ship,
off Greenwich. The competitors being Forrest, of Greenwich,
and Kersey, of Deptford, and upon the well-known excellence
of the men a great treat was anticipated. Forrest, who won a
similar wager last year, being the favourite, at however very
small odds to the day of the match, with even betting, and
here and there a small advance in favour of Kersey. The Nile,
and other steamboats, were engaged to accompany the contend-
ing parties. There was also a very large assemblage of other
boats of every description, and the banks on either side of the
river were thronged with spectators. Shortly alter twoo'clock
the start took place, both getting away well together, which
harmony existed until they had gone nearly half the distance,
when Kersey began to take the lead, which, notwithstanding
all the exertions of Forrest, he maintained, coming in a winner
by five minutes, doing the distance, as near as we could learn,
in fifty-five minutes. Both men were much distressed. hut. upon
landing every care was taken of them by their respective friends.

ELOPENIENT.—On Sunday night, or Monday
morning early. the only daughter of a respectable innkeeper
near St. Au,trell was missing. Search was made through her
dwelling, and a note was found, addressed to her father, her
mother being from home, and it was also discovered that the
young lady's clothes were removed. Inquiries were diiigeoly
made, but it wa. not until evening that any positive informa-
tion was obtained, when a man said he met the lady and her
lover in a gig. They were immed'ately pursued, but pursuit
was now useless, and a letter soon reached the parents with in-
telligence that their daughter had changed her name. The
" young Lochinvar" is, we believe, from the neighbourhood of
Camborne, and has been seen about. the lady's residence for se-
veral days. The young bride is about 18 years of age.—Corn-
wall Gazette.

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