The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

Weston Zoyland 2
Warwick
Cardiff
Rochester and Chatham 8
Doncaster 13
Dover l5
Chesterfield l9

Leicester
Monmouth 22
Manchester Autumn 23
Newmarket F.O 27
Brecon
Walsall 28

AQUATICS.

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA.
FIRST DAY.

The two days' meeting at Henley, unquestionably
the greatest rowing regatta in the kingdom, com-
menced yesterday, with a programme of the most
interesting and attractive character, in which crews
from the Universities of Oxford and' Cambridge, the
London, and other rowing clubs, were included.
The intense heat of the last few days was tempered
with a beautiful breeze from the south, and the
assemblage of visitors in the grand stand on the
bridge, in the meadows, and elsewhere, was greater
than it has been for years past, and included the
principal nobility and gentry for miles round.
The arrangements reflected great credit upon the
stewards and committee. The racing commenced
at three o'clock with

THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP FOR EIGHT-OARED BOATS
The London Rowing Club
Oxford University Boat Club 0
The London Crew.
st lb

st lb
G. Dunnage 9 5 W. Farrar
W. Forster
_0 J. Paine . l2 10
F. Potter. lO 4 A. Casamajor.. lO 9
W. Dunnage ll 3 H. H. Playford ..... 10 3
W. Weston, coxswain, 6st 41b.

The Oxford Crew.
st lb st lb
11. J. Strong, Univ... 10 11 I G.lllorrison, Balliol 'l3 5
H. F. Barton, Brasen. 11 3 J. Arkell, Pemb ll 2
E. Lane, 8a11i01..... 12 1 C. G. Lane, Ch. Ch 11 12
E. Warm, 8a11i01.... 12 10 R.W.Risley,ske,Exon 11 4
A. G. Roberts, Ch. Ch., 9st 11b.
Mr. T. S. Egan, of the University of Cambridge,
was umpire.
The Grand Challenge Cup is always considered
the greatest event in the regattas, and recent cir-
cumstances had imparted to it on this occasion a
greater degree of interest than heretofore. It will
bo remembered that in the University race at Easter
the Cantabs were swamped through the roughness of
the weather, and the Oxonians won. The London
Rowing Club had the Berks side. Their opponents
the Oxon. At the instant of starting, the Oxonians
drew a slight front, but in the course of a few
strokes their opponents were level with them, and
then a most beautiful race followed, in which dif-
ferences of opinion existed for the first half mile as
to which really led. Just above Rememham, the
Londoners began to draw slightly, and inch by
inch, at a fine pace. The race was nobly disputed
up to the Poplars, where the Londoners, drawing a
little further in advance, had their coxswain about
level with the stroke in the Oxford boat. A more
rapid push at this moment increased the lead of the
Londoners slightly, and they went in winners by a
trifle less than their own length, the boats never
having been clear during the whole race.
TILE DISTRICT GOBLETS FOR PAIR OARS.
Giles and Sergeant
Crouch' and Cobb
Won easily ; the losers trying how much water
there was between the island and the bridge.
VISITORS' CHALLENGE CUP.—The Third Trinity
Cambridge walked over for this race, confined to
college crews and the schools of Eton and West-
minster.

THE SILVER GOBLETS FOR PAIR OARS.
Warre and Arkell (Oxford) .. 1
Casamajor and Paine
The Londoners with the Berks shore took a fine
lead, but were unable to retain it, their opponents
soon coming up, passing them, and winning easily;
the other pair being much distressed, but rowing
with their wonted game.
THE WRENFORD CHALLENGE CAP.
Trial Heat.
The Kingston Rowing Club
The London Rowing Club
The Kingston Crew.
L. Lack. 1 G. Bennet.
W. Wilson. A."O. Lloyd, stroke.
C. Walton, coxswain.
The London Rowing Club.
Foster. W. Dunnage.
C. Sclotch. I F. Potter, stroke.
E, Weston, coxswain.
The winners had the Berks side. Their oppo-
nents took a lead at a rapid pace, but off Rememham
the Kingston men began to overhaul them, and
shot by them off the Poplars, although the Lon-
doners made some desperate efforts to get in front.
Won by three-quarters of their own length.
THE DIAMOND CHALLENGE SCULLS AND SILVER PRES EN-

TATION CUP.
Brickwood (Richmond)
W. H. Playford (London)
Beaumont (Cambridge) 0
Mr. Playford was on the Berks side, Mr. Brick-
wood, Oxon, and Beaumont in the middle. It was
a very fair race, in which the unquestionable game
of Mr. Playford was tested to the very utmost. He
rowed desperately under the Poplars, where ho be-
came so thoroughly exhausted that he could pull
no more, and was taken out of his boat. Mr. Brick-
wood, who was at that time nearly a length astern,
went on and won. Mr. Beaumont rowed a very
game race, and was again and again close upon Mr.
Playford, but steered indifferently, and at last
rowed somewhat carelessly.