The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

BOAT RACE FOR £2O.
A boat race which excited considerable interest at Wool-
wich and Charlton came off on Saturday from tho Halfway
House to Charlton buoy, between Wm. Wells and John
Lee, both landsmen hailing from the latter place. A large
party left Woolwich on board the Venus, Capt. Sharplin
and at the Halfway House all was ready; the wind was how-
ever adverse, making the water lumpy, and Lee, who lost
the toss, had the centre station, his opponent being in the
smooth water under the south bank. Capt. Sharplin was
referee, and the men were attended by four-oared cutters,
which were not of much use to them, especially in the case
of Wells, who nearly lost the race by the neglect of his pilot.
They started evenly, and Wells shortly took the lead, which
he speedily increased, so that by the time they arrived at
Barking and passed the wreck of the Metis, run down on the
previous evening, he was ten lengths ahead. Shortly after
the City of London, paddle steamer, came along at three-
quarter speed, and although Wells must have been distinctly
seen by the look-out forward, or pilot, the vessel was not
eased, the consequence being that his boat was filled with
water, as she passed within half a cable's length distance ;
he however managed to keep her afloat, and went consider-
ably out of his course to get into smooth water and avoid
sinking. During this operation Lee came up hand over
hand and passed him a mile from home, leading well for
three-quarters of a mile ; when 300 yards, however, only
had to be rowed Wells made desperate efforts to get
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PARTRIDGE SLLOOTING.—The reports from the
partridge manors are by no meansfavourable on the whole,
many extensive districts being almost bare of young birds.
On the flats the thunderstorms drowned a great many
young birds, and on the cold clays disease has been so- rife
that there are literally no young birds to be found. In
Norfolk and East Suffolk some average bags have been
made, but in West Suffolk the partridges are found by
hundreds dead, and the sport will be very bad this season.
Indeed upon some manors it is reported :there will not be
any shooting. Up to this time we have only heard the re-
sult of the first day, that of Baron de Bliss, who only killed
204 brace upon his manor, Brandon Park, Suffolk. The
coveys are large, and very wild. In Hertfordshire and
Buckinghamshire the stock of birds is good, with some few
exceptions. Owing to the destruction of the early broods,
many eheepers" are met with, and "Frenchmen" have
also interfered with sport in some localities to an unusual
degree. The scent has been good generally.—Field.

`i511111) FI)ITLON.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

GREAT YORKSHIRE ILANDICAP.
sto 1 agat Seville (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Monitress (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Thalia (offered)
100 to 8 agst Weather Star (taken)
100 to 6 agst La Dauphine (taken)

ST. LEGER.
550 to 400 agst Hermit (taken)
7to 4 agst Achievement (take 2 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Vauban (offerad, take 11 to 1)
20 to agst Julius Zoffered)
25 to 1 agst Challenge (taken)
28 to 1 agst Fervacquos (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Van Amburgh (taken)
1000 to 8 agst Taraban (offered)

PLACE BETTIW.
3to lon Hermit (taken)
3to 2 agst Vauban (taken)
sto 1 agst Fervacques (taken)
CESAREWITCH.
20 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Armourer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Lothario (taken)
40 to 1 agst Sportsman (taken)
40 to 1 agst Vigorous (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Miss Havelock (taken)