The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-31 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
GOODWOOD RACES.—FRIDAY (CONCLUDED.)
Challenge for the Forfeits.
Mr. Smith's The Maid (Captain Gardnor) 1
Mr. J. Day's fby Nimrod, out of Busk ............... 2
Lord G. Bentinck's Capote 3
Duke of Richmond's Sherbet 4
Won by a neck.
BETTING AT GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.
ST. LEGER.-5 to 4 agst Coronation, 4 to 1 agst Van
Amburgh, 9 to 1 agst Middleham, 15 to 1 agst The
Squire, 16 to 1 agst Tearaway, 30 to 1 agst Eringo, and
33 to 1 agst Lampoon.
DERBY.-20 to lon the field, 20 to 1 agst Wiseacre,
22 to 1 agst Hester c, 20 to 1 agst Barrier and Defier,
25 to 1 agst William de Fortibus, 35 to 1 agst Barrier,
and 40 to 1 agst Nessus.

NEWPORT (SALOP) RACES.—TUESDAY.
The North Shropshire Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20
added, mile and half, were won in two heats by Mr.
Key's Image, 3 yrs (Frost), beating Mr. Walter ' s
Zeno, aged.
The Newport Handicap of 15 sovs. each, with 50 added.
Mr. Price's Lady Abbess, 5 yrs ........(Cartwright) 1
Mr. Jackson's Wings, 5 yrs 2
Mr. Page's Query, 6 yrs 3
Mr. Stanley's Baron, 5 yrs
AT
The Cavalry Cup and Sweepstakes were won by Juggler.
WEDNESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added ; mile and half.
Mr. Key's Marialva, 4 yrs .....................(Frost) 1 1
Mr. Cowley's Spangle, 6 yrs 24
2
Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged
Mr. Walter's Zeno, aged
The Aqualate Stakes were won by Mr. Robinson'sßbi
Finality ; the Cavalry Plate by Mr. Phillips' b g by
Master Henry ; and a sweeps of 3 sovs. each, with 15
added, by Mr. Key's Marialva, beating the Star, Wings,
and Miss Kitty Cockle.

ISLE 01? SHEPPY RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Town Stakes were won by Hon. J. Sandiland's
Easingwold ; and Sheppy Stakes by Mr. Beeching's
Sorcerer.

GRAND ROWING MATCH AT VAUXHALL.
The great contest amongst the most celebrated scul-
lers on the river Thames, for a silver cup given by the
proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, took place yesterday,
and drew together an immense assemblage of spectators.
A contest of this description could not fail of being at-
tractive, and was witnessed with no small degree of ad-
miration by the aquatic sportsmen, who have not been
indulged with a similar first-rate exhibition since the
summer of 1839, when those of the most note as scul-
lers rowed at Putney. Since that period many then
leading favourites have declined in their style and power,
and, though within the short space of two years, others
have sprung up and entered the list. The great desire
among aquatic gentlemen has been to see some of the re-
cent aspirants contend with those who had then or some
years since been first-rate rowers. The arrangement of
this wager was left to Charles Campbell, the champion.
He selected most unquestionably the eight best men in
town, we ought to say (excepting himself) eight of the
best men in the world. There were only three wanting
to have comprised the whole of those who in the present
day have acquired notoriety, Coombes, Newel, and
Doubledee ; the first of these is at Chester, the two lat-
ter rowed at Havre de Gras on Thursday, in the Sons
of the Thames crew.
This wager had been arranged in three heats, with
eight pairs of sculls ' • and at three o'clock the following
took their stations at Vauxhall-bridge, to row from there
down, round a boat moored off Roberts's, the boat-
builders, at Stangate, up the Surrey shore, round a boat
moored off Nine Elms, and back to Vauxhall-bridge :
John Connoway, Battle-bridge stairs --Green
Thos. Goodrum, Vauxhall-bridge Red
James Maynard, Lambeth Pink
Charles Hill, Hungerford White
The first of these men is well known as a powerful
fellow, who has come out within these last two years,
and was deteated a month since by Doubledee, in one of
the greatest strugglesever known on the Thames. Good-
rum is a fine young man of much less weight, and has
won three or four hard wagers in the same short space
of time. Maynard has also distinguished himself as a
scientific sculler ; and Charles Hill, a tall powerful man
of some years' standing as a first-rater, won the great
match at Putney at the close of 1838. Betting was in
favour of Hill ; Connaway was next in the choice.
The start was beautifully taker. by Connaway, who in
a few strokes took the lead, and kept it throughout. In
rounding the lower boat Goodrum and Maynard were
close together, and Hill made a dash, cut them off, and went
into the second place, closely pressed all up the Surrey
shore by both. It was a great contest, Hill working bard
in the middle, and Goodrum and Maynard on either
quarter for nearly half a mile. Hill was evidently ham-
pered by the close and tight work the pair gave him,
and be had lost a stopper in rounding the boat. On their
arrival facing Lambeth Palace, Goodrum made a grand
effort to pass Hill inside. Hill drew slightly in to avoid
the heavy tide that was running down, and Maynard
dashed by him outside, and took the second place.
Connaway won the heat. Maynard was second ; Hill
third. The second heat consisted of
John Phelps, Putney Orange
George Campbell, Lambeth Purple
John Kelly, Putney Blue
Everard, Old Barge-house Yellow
A few words respecting the merits of these men will
suffice. Phelps has been a first-rate man for years, and
is well known as the opponent in the two great matches
of Robert Coombes. George Campbell, the brother of
the champion, is a neat, active, little fellow, and is always
in good training. Kelly is a man whose day is almost
gone by ; and Everard was perhaps less known as a
sculler than any of the rest. Phelps was the favourite
on the list.
The lead was taken by Phelps, who was out rowed by
young Campbell, and Everard close on the quarter of the
latter, which place he retained only for a few strokes.
On the return, facing Lambeth, Phelps and Kelly rowed
by both the leading men, and held it the remainder of
the distance. Phelps was first, Kelly second, Campbell
third.
The third heat was started at six o'clock. The pace at
going off was grand, and the four men were so even that
they had rowed nearly to Lambeth church before
any lead could be distinguished amongst them. Con-
naway and Phelps then drew in advance, but were
closely pressed by Maynard and Kelly. On the
return, against tide, up the Surrey shore, the work
was admirable, and as they passed through Vaux-
hall-bridge the fate of the day was decided. Conna-
way cleared the second arch about a length a-head, and
a trifle nearer the shore than Phelps, who was next to
him. The latter at this moment touched Connaway on
the outside quarter, and his head swung athwart [the
eddy ; the bite was too heavy to allow either the op-
portunity of doing work, and Maynard, who had not
been more than three lengths behind, laid 'hold of the
water with amazing speed, and went inside of both the
leading men. Phelps rode hard to overtake him, and
Connaway dropped into the third place. 'Maynard main-
tained the lead, and won by four or five lengths. Phelps
was second.
The cup was to be presented to the winner at Vaux-
hall Gardens.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
(FROM A MEMBER.)
DEVONPORT, JULY 29.—The British Association held
its first meeting to-day, and although the attendance of
members is not great, the most eminent men in each
department of science are here. The sectional meetings
are very thinly attended, the geological section alone is
attractive ; and even this department, spangled with the
bright stones of Buckland, Sedpwick, Conybreare, and
De la Bech, is very far from being crowded. The
most interesting and important communication to this
section was the paper of Mr. Walker's, the engineer of
the Breakwater, who showed that limestone is a very
unfit material for the construction of any work lying
beneath the low water-mark, as a crustaceous animal
(the plius) perforates the stone, and within a short
time renders it liable to be washed away by the tidal
water. Plymouth Breakwater, a noble work, which has
cost the country so much money, is unfortunately con-
structed of the limestone rock, and Mr. Walker expressed
his fears that this great national work, upon which
this destructive animal had already committed its ra-
vages, must, in the course of 200 years, be in a great
degree destroyed, unless a large sum is annually ex-
pended in replacing the destroyed stones ; this is an in-
stance of penny-wise and pound-foolish economy, as the
Dartmoor quarries would have supplied ever-enduring
granite for this national undertaking. The operations of
this little animal has produced very striking results
upon all coasts of a limestone formation, in the deep
water which is found in these localities, was stated by Mr.
Walker to be produced in a great degree by the plius,
who, boring into the limestone, honeycombs it, renders it
friable, and the tidal action carrying the debris out to
sea, the water is considerably deepened, and large inlets
formed. The Physical Section, a very interesting paper,
was read upon the action of the waves, but the details
would not interest your readers. The general meeting
of the Association was held in the evening at the Town-
hall, which was tastefully fitted up with flags, and every
part of the room densely crowded. Professor Whewell
presided, and delivered the introductory address. The
Marquis of Northampton, Mr. Conybeare, Sir Thomas
Dyke Ackland, and Mr. Snow Harris addressed the
meeting, but as these so-called philosophers are very
fond of praising each other, their speeches are not worth
reporting to you. Our business is scarcely begun, but I
will write to you each day a sketch of our proceedings.
Your obedient servant,
A MEMBER.

al-
lowedli THE BLINKERS.—"
fall fast aEsßlei—at"thGeecnlitible,miteills'cownetraarr
fined to monosyllables, their talk, like their tobacco,
being short-cut Their three cheers are three yawns ;
they sit round the table with their eyes shut and their
mouths open, the gape, or gap, being filled up with
their pipes, from which rises clouds ,of smoke that make
their red noses look like lighted lamps in a fog. To the
Reverend Nehemiah Nosebags, their chaplain, I owe the 1
honour :of becoming a member ; for happening to sit
under his proboscis and pulpit, my jaws went through
such a gaping exercise at his soporific word of command
that he proposed me as a highly promising probationer,
and my election was carried amidst an unanimous chorus
of yawns."—" Merrie England,"
for July.
L GREAT
WESTERN in Bentley's Miscellany
RAIIIVAY.--The trains
ye butto
eti-
quette
stone's throw from the Owl and Ivy Bush, where a so-
ciety called ' The Blinkers' hold their nightly revels
will well repay your curiosity to step in and take a peep
at them. Their president has one eye permanently shut,
and the other partially
.open ; the vice has two open
eyes, blinking `like winking;' all the members are more
or less somniferous ; and though none of them are
to be wide awake. Their conversation is con-
• of this great line travel no less than 25,960 miles per
l week ; that is a greater distance than the whole circum-
ference of our earth.