The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

DOGGETT'S COAT AND BADGE.

The competitors for Doggett's livery and badge rowed
yesterday ; and, popular as this wager has ever been, we
ever saw so vast an assemblage congregated to witness it

as on this occasion. The course, it will he remembered, is
from the Swan at London-bridge to the Swan at Chelsea,
against tide, a distance infinitely greater than that appointed
for more modern wagers. The following is the order in
which they came in :

Charles John Turner, Rotherhithe
Joseph Henry Mills, Thames-bank
John George Wyatt, Custom-House
Joseph Goddard, Tower
Jacob J. Bartholomew White
John Charles Young, Woolwich

To the coat and badge, as originally given, have been
added five-eighths of the interest of South Sea Stock be-
queathed by Sir William Jolliffe, amounting to £4 17s. 9d.,
for the second man, and the remaining three-eighths,
18s. 9d., to the third; and the Fishmongers' Company, who
have charge of this contest, have added a guinea to the first
man, a guinea and a half each to the fourth and fifth man,
and a guinea to the sixth. The competitors, who are water-
men whose term of apprenticeship has expired since the
preceding wager, or rather draw for the wager, took their
stations under the direction of Mr. Dards, bargemaster to
the Fishmongers' Company, at a little after one, Wyatt
being on the Middlesex side of the river, and next to him
Mills. On the Surrey side, nearest the shore, was Young,
and then White ; Turner and Goddard being in the centre
of the river. After some trouble and delay they all got
away together, when Young, White, and Mills began to
show in front, and by dint of very rapid and powerful row-
ing, Young took a marked lead, Turner coming up hand over
hand upon Mills, and soon taking the third position. Young
continued to row strongly and steadily ahead of the others,
with every prospect of ultimate success,till off Davy's-road,
when lie became hampered by the craft swinging, the first
of the flood beginning to make, and his cutter coming upon
him. Before he had well recovered himself he was cap-
sired, and Turner, who was close at hand, just ahead of
White, went into the first place, which he never forfeited.
He was for a time closely followed by Mills and Young,
Wyatt and Goddard being the next pair. Young was soon
in his boat at work again ; but, according to the usual con-
ditions of this wager, had forfeited his claim, owing to the
accident spoken of. He, however, showed himself a young
man of no ordinary pluck, for he pulled in so gallant a
manner as to acquire the third place before the end of the
race, when Mr. Dards kindly undertook to lay his case be-
fore the Fishmongers' Company. The winner came in first
by 20 lengths. Young was not above seven or eight behind
Mills.

LONDON ROWING CLUB.
MR. C. CLIFFORD'S PRIZE.
The race for a very handsome silver cup, presented by
Mr. C. Clifford to the London Rowing Club, was rowed
last evening, and was accompanied by several eights and
other boats. The course was from Putney to Hammersmith.
Mr. Farrar I
Mr. Patterson
Mr. Escombe
Mr. Leland
Two others also started. They got away well together at
the second attempt, when, after a few strokes, Mr. Farrar
went into the first place, closely followed by Mr. Patterson.
Opposite Mr. Searle's these two gentlemen had singled
themselves out from the rest, Mr. Escombe being third. A
most animated race followed through the continued endea-
Jur of Mr. Patterson to overhaul the leading man, but
without success, fer Mr. Farrar passed under Hammer-

The 81st annual regatta of the free watermen of Green-
wich, for a new boat and various money prizes, took place
yesterday, in the presence of many thousands of spectators
who crowded the river, shore, and water-side taverns. The
race extended along the whole front of the town, and past
the Dreadnought hospital-ship, twice round at each heat,
to the starting-point. Some excellent rowing took place ;
but, unfortunately, there was a deal of fouling, and the
result of the final heat was a very noisy dispute between the
friends of each party, and ultimately the Thames police took
possession of the bone of contention (the new boat), until
the managers had decided who was the winner.