The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-22 00:00:00

THAMES GRAND REGATTA.

SECOND DAY.
Yesterday morning opened propitiously, giving promise of
a most delightful day; the shun shone resplendently, and all
was bustle and animation at Putney. At as early an hour as
two o'clock the various steamers, omnibuses, and other con-
veyances, began to discharge their passengers, and at the
period the racing commenced everything which could be
termed a boat was seen floating towards the scene of action.
The Lord Mayor and several Aldermen of London, with the
Navigation Committee, were aboard the City State barge, the
Maria Wood ; and other large boats with awnings, decorated
with a liberal supply of streamers, had been moored on the
Middlesex side of the river. Lord Castlereagh, the President
of the Thames Regatta, and other noblemen and gentlemen
with several ladies, were on board the Queen Victoria, which
had been put in requisition for the umpires and the Com-
mittee. The Bishop of London had given permission to admit
respectable company into his extensive and beautiful grounds
on the Fulham shore, whilst the Vice-Chancellor of England
entertained a numerous and distinguished party, who could
command an admirable view of the matches.

The sports of the day commenced with
AMATEUR PAIR OARS RACE (Gentlemen), for two silver Cups.
A. A. Julius and A. Dalgleish—Red.
Harrington and Walmsley.
Kennedy and Ronayne.
G. Porter and J. Robinson.
A. Earnshaw and S. Chapman.
Betting was brisk ; Dalgleish and Julius backed at even
against the field. Earnshaw and his partner, and Kennedy
and Ravnane, next dividing the interest. It was a capital
race. Pink and light, blue took the lead, and made a beau-
tiful neck-and-neck race ; the former, if anything, leading.
Purple were making play in right good earnest, when they
run foul of a skiff which was in the middle of the course,
although its occupants had been frequently warned to row out
of the way. The rowing up the Reach was very fine, red
gradually shaking their opponents, light blue, off; and the
latter bestowing a similar favour upon pink. In this order
they passed the Crab-tree; red being about five boats'
length in advance of light blue; and light blue the same
distance of pink. They continued in this order to Hammer-
smith-bridge, where red passed through ten lengths a-head
of light blue, with the most apparent ease; pink being about
be same distance astern of light blue.
"he FIFTY SOVEREIGNS PRIZE for four-oared boats. In three
heats.
FIRST HEAT.
The Star Club, Fulham—Red.
A. Akers. H. Bowen.
E. Bryson. I M. Chasemore.
A. Bowen, coxswain.
The Avon Club—Green.
Saunderson.
J. Clayton.
Western, coxswain.
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Crew.
Henry Clasper. William Clasper.
I Robert Clasper. Edward Hawkes.
coxswain.

R. Clayton.
Price.

As smart a start as ever was witnessed was followed by
the Newcastle boat taking the lead, and the other two being
oar and oar until after passing the Star and Garter, when
red went into the second place. The Newcastle men held
the lead with the most perfect ease throughout, and won by
twenty or thirty lengths, the Star Club being second. This
race was up to Chiswick Eyot.

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SECOND HEAT.
Hammersmith Cutter Club—Light blue.
W. Biffin.
I G. Wright.
W. Wright. J. Wait.
W. Mansell, coxswain.
Lambeth Aratic Club.
W. Norris. T. Crockford.
D. Harrison. A. Wentwell.
E. Weeble, coxswain.

The Hammersmith Cutter Club took the lead for two mi-
nutes, when their opponents came up oar and oar with them,
and after a dozen hearty pulls passed them, but in five mi-
nutes more they were oar and oar, and a gallant race for the
next mile followed, in which they were alternately half a
length a-head. Light blue then got the lead, and kept it,
winning by three lengths.