The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GOOD WOOD RACES.
CHICHESTER, Monday morning.
If we may he allowed to form an opinion from appear-
ances, the ensuing meeting cannot fail of being the most
brilliant of the season. An immense number of fashionables
have already arrived in the neighbourhood, and at this
time there is scarcely a bed or a stall to be obtained within
ten miles of the place. At Goodwood, the seat of his
Grace the Duke of Richmond, preparations have been
made for the reception of a large party, most of whom
are expected to art ive in the course of this afternoon. The
list of the Noble Duke's visitors comprise the following
members of the /taut ion —Duke an.d.Rtichess of Arg3,ll,
Duke of Dorset, whose arrival is doubtful, Count Matus-
zewic, Earl and Countess of Errol, Earl and Countess
3loun•charles, Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, Earl
Jersey, Earl and Countess of Lichfield, Earl Verulam, Earl
of Uxbridge, Earl of Stradbroke, Lady Agnes Byng, Lady
Georgians Paget, Lady Sophia Lennox, Lord George
Bentinck, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord George Lennox,
Lord Albert Conyngham, Lord James Fitzroy, Lord W.
Lennox, Sir James Graham, Sir Mark Wood, Hon. Capt.
Roos, Capt. Byng, Col. Udny, Col. Cosby, Capt. Lyster,
Mr. Irby, Mr. Mills, Mr. C Greville, Mr. Thornhill.
Col. Russell, Mr. Payne, and Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence.
The racing is expected to he unusually good ; its im-
portance in the eyes cf the sporting world is immense, the
speculation on the Gold Cup (the most interesting of the
kind in the country) having for some weeks past partaken
quite of a Derby character. All the stables in the vicinity
are full, and it is supposed that there are more horses here
than have been known since the establishment of the rac, s.
To enable our readers to judge for them-elves we subjoin a
list of thern,in addition to those given in the Drawing Room
and Lavant Stakes :
Duke of Richmond's Conciliation.
Lord Exeter's f. by Mountebank, 2 yrs.
Lord Exeter's c. by Partisan, 3 yrs.
Lord Egremont's c. by Whalebone, 3 yrs.
Lord Egremont's Sister to Tom Thumb, 3 yrs.
Lord Chesterfield's Priam, 5 yrs.
Lord Chesterfield's Alga, 3 yrs.
Lord Tavistock's Schoolmaster, 3 yrs.
Lord Tavistock's Pedro, 4 yrs.
Lord Sidney's Lucy, 3 yrs.
Lord J. Fitzroy's Changeling, 4 yrs.
General Grosvenor's Sarpedon, 4 yrs.
Sir M. Wood's Lucetta, 6 yrs..
Mr. Gardnor's Tarquin, 3 yrs.
Mr. Sadler's Deirce, 6 yrs.
Mr. Sadler's Delight, 4 yrs.
Mr. Dickenson's The Screw, 4 yrs.
Mr. Curties's c. by Little John, 3 yrs.
Mr. Rush's f. by Whalebone, 3 yrs.
Mr. W. Day's Giantess, 3 yrs.
Mr. Gully's Lady Fly, 3 yrs.
Mr. Ridsdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs.
Mr. Sadler's Jocko, aged.
Mr. Chifney's Rowton, 6 yrs.
Mr. Grant's Flora,3 yrs.
And several others who are here for the plates.
BETTING.
001.0 CUP
5 to 4 agst Lord Chesterfield's Priam
7 to 2 agst Mr. Ridsdale's St. Giles
1 I to 2 agst Mr. Chilney's Rowton
7 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Lady Fly
12 to I agst Lord Exeter's Beiram
15 to 1 agst any other.

DRAWING ROOM STAKES.
11 to 8 agst Lord Tavistock's Posthuinou,
Beirain and Bassetlaw are also backed.

GOODWOOD STAKES.
The Screw and Lucetta are about equal favourites at 4 to I each
Lucy and Giantess are talked of, but not backed.

FIXTURES ?OP. TO MORROW.
The Trial Sakes of 10 sovs. each for all ages.
The Drawing Room Stakes, for 3-yrs. old, value 1,090/.
Out of 28 horses entered, the following are here :
His Majesty's c. by Whisker, 3 yrs.
Duke of Richmond's Hyder, 3 yrs.
Duke of Richmond's Casador, 3 yrs.
Lord Exeter's Beiram, 3 yrs.
Lord Exeter's Spencer, 3 yrs.
Lord Uxbridge's f by Sultan, 3 yrs.
Lord Uxbridge's Hermit, 3 yrs.
Lord Tavistock's Posthumous, 3 yrs.
Lord Mounteharles's Bassetlaw, 3 yrs.
Captain Byng's Dryad, 3 yrs.
Mr. Henry's Margaret, 3 yrs.
Mr. Sadler's Sister to Euryone, 3 yrs.
Lavant Srakes of 50 sovs. each for 2-yrs. old (I 0 sub-
scribers.) The following are here :
Duke of Richmond's f. by Sultan, 2 yrs.
Lord Egremont's f. by Whalebone, 2 yrs.
Lord Chesterfield's Weeper, 2 yrs.
Lord Exeter's t. by Mountebank, 2 yrs.
Mr. Garduor's f. by Whalebone, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 100 each for 3 yrs. old. Six subset ihers.
Lord Uxbri,fge's Hermit is expected to walk over.
Match, 50.—Mr. Gardnor's Tarquin agsr. Mr.W. Day's
b. c. by Brother to Interpreter, Bst. 716. each.
Match, 50.—Mr. Claidnor's Tarquin agst. Mr. Van-
sittart's Zebra, kist. 41b. A mile.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 soya., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 toys. each.

Chichester, Monday Evening.
The entries closed this afternoon as follows :
Innkeepers' Plate (to-morrow).
Mr. Oliviera's Chancery Suit.
Mr. Dockeray's Rosebud.
Mr. Forth's Vertigo.
Mr. Moore's f. by Bolus.
Members' Plate (Thursday).
Duke of Richmond's Conciliation.
Duke of Richmond's Casador.
Lord Exeter's Fawn colt.
Lord Tavistock's Pedro.
Colonel Cosby's Sketch Book.
Mr. Vansittart's Zebra.
His Majesty's Plate (Friday).
Duke of Richmond's Conciliation.
Lord Exeter's Fawu colt.
Lord Chesterfield's Whiskey.
Lord Tavistock's Pedro.
General Grosvenor's Sarpedon.
Captain Martyn's Misletoe.
Sir M. Wood's Lucetta.
Mr. Sadler's Euryone.
Mr. Vansittart's Zebra.

No change in the betting, except that Lucy has jumped
up for the Goodwood Stakes, and been backed to a large
amount. She ran last week at Lewes as a three-year-old,
and an objection has since been started that she is a year
older.—The company here is immense.

ROWING MATCH for 500 SOVEREIGNS.
Yesterday a wager of a very Herculean task, which had
been made some time, was decided upon the river, fur 500
sovereigns. John Williams, a Waterman, belonging to
Waterloo bridge, was backed, for the above sum, to row
from that bridge down to Gravesend, up the river to Rich-
mond, and then back to the place of starting, within 12
hours. Williams, who is about 32 years of age, and of
rather slender make, started exactly as St. Paul's clock
struck 7 in the morning, the tide having then ebbed about
two hours and a half, and pr, weeded down the river with
much spirit and speed. He was in Halfway-reach at a
quarter before 9 o'clock, and about a quarter past 10
o'clock, he arrived abreast of Gravesend, and then with-
out landing, or making any great stay, proceeded up the
river towards Richmond-bridge. As St. Paul's clock
struck 2 in the afternoon Williams was passing throng)]
Blackfriars-bridge; having then five hours to go to Rich-
mond and return to Waterb o-bridge. We ought to state,
that in coming up through the Pool and the different
bridges, up to Battersea, he showed great strenq.th and
freshness, even to the surprise and admiration of the most
experienced watermen on the river. He was accompanied
from London. bridge upwards, by great numbers of pleasure
and other boats, filled with amateurs and admirers of
manly aquatic exertions, who heartily cheered him at every
pull he gave, and the applause he met with, no doubt,
made him strain every nerve to win against time, which
he did, by going through Richmond-bridge and returning
to Waterloo-bridge about 20 minutes after 6 o'clock,
thereby performing his gallant exploit, and gaining 50
sovereigns for himself, in addition to 5001. for his backers,
as well as large sums betted that he could not win, and
still having about 40 minutes to spare. The whole dis-
tance rowed in 11 hours anti 20 minutes is between 98
and 100 miles.

SCULLERS' WAGER AT GREENWICH.
A five-hest wager with sculls (a whole day's sport)
took place yesterday at Greenwich for a boat and some
con.hlerable minor prizes given by the inhabitant Ladies
and Gentlemen. The competitors (six only in number)
enjoyed the reputation of good :net:, and as they had youth
on their side a good wager was anticipated, nor were the
expectations of the lit eral subscribers disappointed. Five
beats are decidedly too many for any scullers' wager, more
particularly below bridge, and where there are only six
men to compete. In every other respect but this the wager
was judiciously managed, but would have been better con-
tested had the men's stamina allowed them to go through
so much toil unimpaired by fatigue. The bank was crowded
with persons, and the length of di,tance gave each an op-
portunity of witnessing the contest. The following were
the competitors:—
William Worwocd—Orange. John Brown Yellow.
Charles Webb Blue. James Colket Red.
Samuel Weeks Pink. James Livett Green.

Ttifolow the men ihrough each beat Would be a tedious
task. The fourth heat, ccrnprising pink, blue, red, and
yellow; was very prettily rowed, and the wager would

have passed off with considerable more eclat if it had finished
here. But there was another trial of, strength for the wind-
up. Yellow and Pink, the winners of the fourth, were to
again row for the grand heat. At 20 minutes pest 6 these
two were placed at buoys facing the Royal 11'spital stairs,
to go twice round the front of the town. The start was a
good one, and yellow bad the lead.- • The men, before they
had once rounded the distance, lost the energy they had dis-
played in the fourth heat, but still lowed better than could
have been expected. Yellow kept away from his opponent,
and completely distanced him ; pink came in about a
quarter of a mile astern.