The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—LAST EVENING.
WATERLOO CUP.
500 to 15 apt Mr. Swinburne's nomination (t)
40 to 1 agst Colonel Hathorne's nomination (t)
LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL.
33 to 1 agst New Oswestry (w)
DERBY.
9 to 1 agst King of the Forest (t and w)
2000 to 60 agst Pearl (t)
Offers to take 450 to 100 about King of the Forest and
Albert Victor coupled.

PAIR-OARED RACE ON THE TYNE.
(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.)

The long-expected pair-oared match on the Tyne for
£4OO took place yesterday morning. The competitors
were James Renforth, of Newcastle, the champion
sculler of England, and Harry Kelley, of Putney, who
formerly held the championship, against James Taylor,
of Newcastle, and J. Thomas Winship, of Denventhaugh.
Renforth, Winship, and Taylor, together with another
oarsman, named Martin, formed the crew which last
September won the £l,OOO in Canada. Renforth, however,
parted from his old friends, challenged the world to a
pair-oared race, was accepted by Winship and Taylor,
and, choosing Harry Kelly as his mate, yesterday fulfilled
his engagement. The banks of the river were lined with

spectators along the whole course. The toss for sides,
the first part of the day's proceedings, was won
by Winship and Taylor ; they chose the north
side of the course. Renforth and Kelley managed
to obtain the advantage of the start ; in fact they were
taking a full swing at their second stroke, before their op-
ponents had fairly dipped their oars for the first stroke.
Opposite the Javel Group Quay, the Dunstan was half
a length ahead. A strong westerly wind was blowing,
and told heavily in favour of the stronger crew ; accord-
ingly Taylor and Winship were still lagging behind. At
the Skinner Burn the Dunstan boat had gained
still further advantage, and was there leading
by a length and a quarter. Kelley then
steered his craft into his opponents' water, giving
them thus the backward of the Dunstan's oars. There-
upon Taylor and Winship put on an effective spurt, and
came up rapidly. There was consequently great danger
of a foul ; but Renforth and Kelley drew out splendidly,
and passed splendidly to their own water. Alongside the
Grindstone. Quay the favourites had increased their ad-
vantage to three lengths, and shot through Redheugh
Bridge about that distance in advance. Here
Kelley kept his craft considerably out in'• the
stream, while Taylor steered more by the shore, and so
gained on the leading boat. A large sheet of ice here
came in the way of the Dunstan, and Renforth and Kelley
had to stop to get clear of it. Up came the other boat,
darted through the water, and nearly overtook the leader,
but Kelley very skilfully led his craft past the obstruction
into the open water, and giving her a clear head
away, spurted with Renforth magnificently, and, amid
the cheers of the spectators, drew away and led
again by three lengths. At Waterstone's Gates, owing to
there being numerous cakes of ice on the channel between
the Annie Island and the north shore, and the consequent
danger to light craft, there were four lengths distance
between the crew ; and on passing the west-end of the
Annie they were seven lengths apart. They passed the
Meadow's House in much the same position, Kelly and
Renforth evidently pulling within their strength.
Here the leaders rowed close into shore, fairly
in front of their opponents. The latter put on a
very game spurt, but it was ineffectual. On approaching
Paradise Quay, the champion and ex-champion rowed
without apparent extra effort, and went on to Scotswood-
bridge amid the cheers of their many friends. They won
with the greatest of ease by about eight lengths. The
betting was 6 to 4 on Renforth and Kelley.

THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY.—Lord Napier has
accepted an extension of the ordinary period of his
Government, and will remain for the present at
Madras.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Monday,
January 16th, 1871.—Admission by season tickets, 1,496. ;
ditto on payment, 1,895 ; total visitors, 3,39 L
The Chilian Government had issued two decrees
adding paper and sole-leather cutters to the list of articles
exempt from the payment of import duties contained in
P4ticle 91 of the Custom-house ordinance.