The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

NAUTILUS CLUB FOUR OARED RACE.

This club wound up its season yesterday with a well•
contested four•oared race, for tankards, from Putney to
the Old Swan, at Chelsea. The day was beautifully fine,
but the water roagh, consequently not many boats were
attracted out. The assemblage of spectators. however,
was otherwise pretty good. The following was the re-
sult of the race :
White e 1
Messrs. F. Witcher Messrs. Atkinson
Ronan l H. Winson
R. Terrell, coxswain.
Blue 2

Messrs. Cannon
Harold

I Messrs. Gibbs
G. Ashford

C. Vole;, coxswain.

Green

Messrs. Stevens I Messrs. Russell
Cooper B. Eatley
W. Smith, coxswain.

Red

Messrs. J. Florkett Messrs. Walker
Wells G. Elsley
G. Witcher, coxswain.
They started at six o'clock, Red taking the lead, closely
followed by White ; Red had a lead of a length at the
Feathers, when White cams up and went into the first
position at Wandsworth Distillery ; Green rowed up
level with Red, and an exciting race followed, Blue half
overlapping them. Between this and Battersea Church
Blue gradually got level with the others, and coming
through the bridge, want into the second place, Red and
Green keeping level all the way. White won by three
or four lengths ; Blue two, one length ahead of Red
and Green, who were nearly abreast, Green having a
slight advantage.

ROTHERHITHE ANNUAL REGATTA.
An enormous assemblage congregated yesterday to
witness the regatta at the above place, among six free
watermen's apprentices belonging to Rotherbithe and
vicinity-, whose rowing was most capital. It was as
usual a five heat wager, and was managed excellently by
R. Moore and B Spencer ; the awards of victory being
a coat and badge for the first man, and money prizes fir
the others. • The following were the results :

First Heat.
Charles Turner (Red) 1
Charles Craddock (Pink) 0
Charles Crawford . (Yellow) 0
The distance i❑ this and the next was from the Surrey
Canal buoy to the Commercial Dock buoy, twice round.
Red took the lead and kept it all the way, winning by a
considerable distance ; the other two made it a good race
all the way.

Second Heat.
Henry Marriott (Blue) 1
William Simms . (Stripes) 0
job n Wood (Green) 0

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Blue took the lead, closely pressed by Stripes, green
close up. In this manner the first and second continued
all the way, green dropping a long astern. Blue won by
three or four lengths.

Third Heat.

Yellow

Green
Stripes
Pink 0
The distance in this and the following heats was from
the Commercial Dock to the Surrey Canal buoys, twice
round. Yellow took the lead and kept it all the way,
closely followed by stripes, green overlapping the latter.
In this way they kept once round, when yellow went
gradually away, and green passed stripes, leaving him a
long way behind. Won by a dozen lengths.
Fourth Heat.

Blue
Red............ . 2
Green
Yellow 0
Red took the lead at a good pace, followed by Blue ;
Red keeping the lead once round, Blue then passed him,
and won by half a clear boat's length only. Red siicond.

Grand Heat.

Red
Blue

It was a beautiful start, both being level for 100
yards. Red then took the lead and kept it, winning
easily.

SCULLEBS RACE BETWEEN CHILDS, OF LIMEHOUSE
AND JOSHUA ALLEN, OF BLACKWALL, FOR 251. A SIDE.
—A very splendid race, and such a one as has not been
seen for a long while below bridge, took place yesterday,
over the usual below bridge course, from Woolwich to
Limeheuse. Betting was level. The Osprey steamer
was engaged for the occasion, and was crammed full of
people, the number of spectators being very great. At
half past one, all being in readiness, both went off
capitally together, and continued so to Charlton Pier,
where Allen was slightly in advance. A barge then put
Childs out of his course, and Allen got a lead of eight
boats' lengths. Childs, direotly he was free, plied his
sculls to good purpose, and, gaining at every stroke,
was within two boats' lengths at Greenwich. The row-
ing from here was splendid. Childs presently came
level, and they were so all the way, when at the finish
Childs got a little in advance, and proving the more
direct than his opponent, led by a length. This occa-
sioned some slight dispute, but it was ultimately given
in that Childs bad fairly won. The rowing throughout
was of a first-rate description, and did them both much
) credit.
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visit that city at the beginning of November.