The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-s-This Day,

LEWES RACES--(THIS DAY).
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.

Tom Coke
East Lynn
Musketeer

Eleven ran.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THis DAT..

CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Saladin.(taken)
100 to 7 agst Gong (taken)
20 to 1 agst Da'by (taken)
20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sandal (offered, 25 to 1 taken)
25 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
25 to 1 agst Suruey (utken)
33 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken)
TWO THOUsAND.
6 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken)
Dinnt
6to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken)
25 to 1 agst Janitor (taken)
28 to 1 agst Stabbm (taken and offered)

SPORTING BOOKS OUT THIS DAY.—A4lmiral Rous' Laws,
of Racing,'price ss. Baily's (spring edition) Turf Guide,
2s. 6d. Baily's Magazine, ls. Gd. Who's Who, 2s. 6d.
Sent post free on receipt of stamps.

G. R. GLEsiu, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace,
Hyde-park, special agent for the early delivery of the late
edition of the " Sus " newspaper. Copies delivered in
town within half an hour of publication, and in the coun-
try early same evening.—N.B. The late edition.

Noble Description of a Boat Race.

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(From Chapter I. of Charles Reade's "Hard Cash," originally
published in "All the Year Round.")
Few things in this vale of tears are more worthy a pen
of fire than an English boat-race is, as seen by the runners ;
and none else have ever seen one, or can paint one. But
I, unhappily, have nothing to do with this race, except as
it appeared to two ladies seated on the Henley side of the
Thames, nearly opposite the winning-post. These faiK
novices then looked all down the river, and could just d;s-
c,ern two whitish streaks on the water, one on each side the
little fairy isle ; and a great black patch on the Berkshire
bank. The threatening streaks were the two racing boats ;
the black patch was about a hundred Cambridge and Ox-
ford men, ready to run and hallo with the boats all the
way, or at least till the last puff of wind should be run plus
hulloed out of their bodies. Others less fleet and enduring,
but equally clamorous, stood in knots at various distances,
ripe for a shorter yell and run when the boats should con
up to them. Of the natives and country visitors, those,
who were not nailed down by bounteous Fate, ebbed and
flowed up and down the bank with no settled idea, but of
getting in the way as much as possible, and of getting
knocked into the Thames as little as might be.
There was a long uneasy suspense.

At last a puff of smoke issued from a pistol down at the
island ; two oars seemed to splash into the water from each
white streak; and the black patch was moving; so were
the threatening streaks. Presently was heard a faint, con-
tinuous, distant murmur, and the streaks began to get
larger, and larger, and larger ; and the eight splashing
oars looked four instead of two.

Every head was now turned down the river. Group;
hung craning over it like nodding bulrushes.

1 Next the runners were swelled by the stragglers they
picked up ; so were their voices ; and on came the splash-
ing oars and roaring lungs.
Now the colours of the racing Jerseys peeped distinct.
The oarsmen's heads and bodies came swinging back like
one, and the oars seemed to lash the water savagely, like
a connected row of swords, and the spray squirted at each
vicious stroke. The boats leaped and darted side by aid;
and, looking at them in front, nobody could say which was
ahead.* On they came nearer and nearer, with hundreds
of voices vociferating, "Go it Cambridge !" " Well pulled.
Oxford !" "You are gaining, hurrah !" " Well pulled
Trinity " Hurrah 1" " Oxford !" " Cambridge !" "Now
is your time, Hardie, pick her up!" " Oh, well pulled,
six !" " Well pulled, stroke !" " Up, up ! lift her a bit!'
"Cambridge !" " Oxford !" "Hurrah !"

At this Julia turned red and pale by turns. " Oh,
mamma !" said she, clasping her hands and colouring high,
" would it be very wrong if I was to pray for Oxford to'
win ?"

Mrs. Dodd had a monitory finger ; it was on her loft
hand ; she raised it ; and, that moment, as if she had given
a signal, the boats, foreshortened no longer, shot out to
treble the length they had looked hitlierto, and came broad-
side past our palpitating fair, the elastic rowers stretched
like greyhounds in a chase, darting forward at each stroke
so boldly, they seemed flying out of the boats, and surging
back as superbly, an eightfold human wave : their nostrils
all open, the lips of some pale and glutinous ; their white
teeth all clenched grimly, their young eyes all glowing,
their supple bodies swelling, the muscles writhing beneath
their Jerseys, and the sinews starting on each bare arm ;
their little shrill coxswains shouting imperiously at the
young giants, and working to and fro with them, like
jockeys at a finish ; nine souls and bodies flung into each
magnificent effort ; water foaming and flying, row-locks
ringing, crowds running, tumbling, and howling like
mad ; and Cambridge a boat's nose ahead.
They had scarcely passed our two spectators, when
Oxford put on a furious spurt,• and got fully even with the
leading boat. There was a louder roar than ever from the
bank. Cambridge spurted desperately in turn, and stole
those few feet back ; and so they went fighting every inch
of water. Bang! A cannon on the bank sent its smoke
over both competitors ; it dispersed in a moment, and the
boats were seen pulling slowly towards the bridge, Cam-
bridge with four oars, Oxford with six, as if that gun had
winged them both.
The race was over.
But who had won our party could not see, and must
wait to learn.

* Here is the description given previously by Charles
Reade of one of the rowers at work just before the race
commenced :—" His Jersey not only the working power
of his arms, as sunburnt below the elbow as a gipsey's, and
as corded above as a blacksmith's, but also the play of the
great muscles across his broad and deeply indented chest:
his oar entered the water smoothly, grippd it severely,
then came out clean, and fe4therad clear and tunably on
the ringing rowlock, the boat jumped, and then glided, at
each neat, easy, powerful stroke.

Bank of England Returns.•-• Last Even ng.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
I‘p. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, March 21, 1866.
NO g •
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
1
to Issued ....X28,554,055 Governmt. Debt..£11,015,100
Other Securities.. 3,984,900
Bold Cuiu uud
Bullion ......... 13,554,055
Silver Bullion ....

.C 28,554,055
BANKING D:

£28,554,055

Proprietors'Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div
Accounts) 6,824,602
Other Deposits 12,478,479
Seven Day and
other bills ... 397,849

TARTYLENT.
Goyernrat. Secu-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) £9,915,483
Other Securities 19,392,302
Notes 7,918,455
Gold and Silver
Coin

901,468

£38,127,708
March 22, 1866. ,

•
A:38,127,708
r MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.

Market opens quietly. Salos probably about
6,000 bales.

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Bank
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BeksnAixy eosFt eTr
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H ENANDOAH. —A lively interest was
excited in Liverpool yesterday by the sale of the screw
steam ship Shenandoah (late the Sea King). The vessel,
which was the property of the United States Government,
was sold (by Messrs. C. W. Kellock and Co.) by order of
the United States consul at Liverpool, and was knocked
down to Mr. M. I. Wilson, shipowner, of Liverpool, for the
sum of £15,750. The Shenandoah is a vessel of 1,018 tons
gross, and 790 tons net register. She is on the composite
principle, and .was built by Messrs. A. Stephens and Sons,
of Glasgow. The only condition having reference to any
international question imposed upon the purchaser was,
that at the time of the delivery of the vessel he would be
required to sign a certificate or declaration that he had not
bought the vessel for any belligerent or warlike purpose,
or for any belligerent nation. When this vessel was
bought for the Confederate Government two or three years
agoFsAhTeAL wase soldo forslo COLLISION
A 5,
T SEA
.—A collision d
.
yesterday off Palling, Norfolk, between an English steamer
and a Russian brig. The boat of the Russian vessel after-
wards capsized, and 10 persons Were drowned, including
the captain.
FRENCH SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—The jockey
Kitchener is now lying dangerously ill. Five horses, re-
cently purchased by the Duke of Hamilton in England, have
arrived at Lamplugh's to be trained. M. Andre's mare
Rubrique has paid forfeit in the Prix de l'lmperatrice, and
will be sent to the stud. M. Desvignes has hired the esta-
blishment at Gouvieus, recently occupied by Count de
Dampierre's horses.—Galiinani.