The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-14 00:00:00

GREAT SCULLERS' NATCH.-FIRST HEAT.

J. A. Messenger (-Red) 1
T. Coombes ... (Blue) 2
G. Pocock ... (Stripe) 0
G. Leach ... (Black) 0
This race, like the one that had preceded it, was rowed
from Putney-bridge to Hammersmith. Considerable
speculation had taken place upon the event, and Mac-
kinney and Doubledee were the two favourites, either
being backed as fancy dictated, to wiu the grand heat.
After three false starts, the last of which induced the
umpires to transpose the heats, they at last all got off ca-
pitally, Leach with a trifling start, which, although be
exerted himself very much, .he was unable to retain, and
above Messrs. Searle's gave place to Messenger, T.
Coombes and Pocock being close up, mill and scull or
nearly so, Messenger continued with a trifling lead to
the end, and off the pier at Chandler's, Coombes, who
had begun to shake Pocock off; passed Leach, who
shortly afterwards also ;gave place to Pocock. Won by
four lengths.

SECOND HEAT.

T. ISlackinney ... ...
R. Doubledee ... ..

... (Blue and
(Pink) 1
... and White) 2

... (black and White) 0
H. Hallam „, „, „. (Yellow and Black) 0
They started well. Deubledee then got a slight lead,
Mackinney being second, Lett lying close on his quar-
ters. In this order they continued to the point on the
Middlesex side, when Doubledee forced Mackinney
rather too much into the Surrey shore, and both were
consequently somewhat out of their course. By these
means, Lett, who bad been getting astern, by proper
steerage and very spirited rowing, was enabled to collar
the leading pair again, aed at the Crab Tree they were
all well together. Here Mackinney put on a most de-
termined effort, Doubledee relaxing in a corresponding
manner,
while Lett pursued a pretty good pace. Mac-
kinney ultimately won by four or five lengths.
FINAL HEAT.
Thomas Mackinney „ . (Pink) I
R. Doubledee . .................... (Black and White) 2
J. A. Messenger
(Red) 0
T. Coombes
(Blue) 0
All four got well a% ay together to Messrs. Searle's
yard, where Coombes was thrown off by the others, who
continued to make a most beautiful race of it, till off
Rose Cottage, where, in consequence of Messenger
losing his scull, he was thrown into the third place.
After this Doubledee, as in the first heat, again pressed
his opponent into the Surrey shore, and a slight foul
vt as the consequence, which, had there been a necessity
for the umpire's decision, would have been given against
Doubledee. Messenger then began to overhaul Double-
dee, and slightly gained upon him at the distance. Mac-
kinney won by a clear length; the second man (Double.
dee) was scarcely more a-head of Messenger.

MANCHESTER REGATTA.
The annual boat races on the river Irwell commenced
on Monday, and attracted a very large company to wit-
ness them. The Trafford Park Stakes of 51. 55., for
youths under eighteen years of age, in four-oar gigs, was
contested by ten crews, in four classes, the river not
being wide enough for more than three boats at a time,
with deciding heats to determine the best of the best, and
occupied a considerable portion of the afternoon. The
last deciding heat lay between two boats, called the Gem
and the. Mischief, and was an interesting race, terminat-
ing in favour of Mischief. The principal event of the
day was the Chadwick Cup, ,of 201., for four-oar gigs,
with 15s. each crew added, the first boat to pay the
second 31. There were three entries, two of them
being Manchester boats, ,manned by the Shakspere
and Princess, rival clubs, and the other being a New-
castle-upon-Tyne boat, manned by Jobn Salter and
the four Claspers, whose prowess has carried off
prizes on the Thames, the Mersey, and the Dee,