The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.

On the afternoon of Good Friday an accident occurred
on the Mersey, by which two young men lost their lives
and two others were placed in jeopardy. About half-past
eleven, two boats belonging to the Athletic Rowing
Club left their station at Rock Ferry for a trip up the
river towards Runcorn. The boats were two out-riggers
—a class of craft ill-adapted for the navigation of
such rivers as the Mersey, where the tide runs with
great force—and they were manned. Cone by three
young men, and the other, being a single-oared boat,
pulled by one man. The boats were returning down the
river when the lamentable occurrence took place. The
tide about half-past four was ebbing very strong, and, in
order to avoid the force of the current, the two skiffs kept
pretty close to the Lancashire shore. When opposite
Hale the boat which was rowed by one man was caught
in a sudden squall, and the force of the wind and tide
capsized her. The cccupant was thrown into the water,
but managed to get hold of the boat, which he clung to,
and shouted to his companions who were in the other boat
to come to his assistance. They immediately rowed to
the place where the man was struggling in the water,
and pulled him on board their skiff. The additional
weight thus caused was too much for so frail a boat, and
the result was that the second skiff was overturned, and
the four men left struggling in the water. Some of them
clung to the tallwarks of the boat, and one got upon the
keel. With the view of getting assistance from any
passing boats or vessels in the neighbourhood, they shouted
and waved their hands. They seem, however, to have
remained in their perilous position for some time without
attracting attention, and two of their number becoming
exhausted let go their hold and were drowned just
as help was at hand. About half - past four
o'clock, a boat containing five young men was
proceeding down the river, when their attention was
attracted by the cries of the men who were still clinging
to the boat and struggling for life in the water. They
at once rowed to their aid, and with considerable
difficulty got them on board their boat. The two
rescued men were in a very exhausted state, and
those who had saved them wrapped them in coats and
rendered them every assistauce in their power. They
rowed as rapidly as possible to Rock Ferry, where they
landed the survivors of the unfortunate pleasure party,
who were taken to the Rock Ferry Hotel. Medical as-
sistance was then obtained, and Dr. Hamilton, of Rock
Ferry, was promptly in attendance. Mr. Vines, of the
Rock Ferry Hotel, also rendered them every assistance in
his power, and during the evening the young men were so
far recovered as to be able to proceed home. The names
of the two unfortunate young men who perished were
Grundy and Hamilton, and they are said to have been
residents of Liverpool.

THE SUN, LONDON, SAT URDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1868

SPORTING PROPHECIES.

THE NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

Bell's Life. —Fifty Sovs. Sweepstakes: Restitu-
tion. Free Handicap : Matthew Dawson's and the
Van Auaburgh stables. Fillies Sweepstakes: Nyanza.
Colts' Sweepstakes : Courtmantle. The Biennial :
Blue Gown. Newmarket Handicap : Manceuvre
filly. Beacon Stakes : Flower Girl. Claret Stakes :
Friponnier. Ninth Biennial : Julius.

Sporting Gazette.--Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs.: Res-
titution or Brother to Knight of the Crescent.
Tenth Biennial Stakes : Blue Gown. Newmarket
Handicap : Manceuvre filly and Beauclerk. Sweep-
stakes of 100 Sovs.: Courtmautle. Sale &ales :
Osprey or Pyrenees. Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs.:
Nyanza or Miracle. Beacon Stakes : Flower Girl.
The Era.—Sweepstakes of 50 Says. : Restitu-
tion. Free Handicap Sweepstakes : Melbourne and
Cawdor, Tenth Biennial Stakes : Blue Gown.
Sweepstakes of 100 S'Jvs. : Nyanza. Sale Stakes:
Pyrenees. Beacon Stakes : Flower Girl. New-
market handicap : Beauclerk and Longchamps.
Sweepstakes of 25 Soya.: Brother to Lure. Column
Stakes: Macsllwch. Selling Sweepstakes: Com-
missioner. Three Year Old Sweepstakes of 50
Soya.: Pyrenees. Ninth Biennial Stakes : Julius.
Claret Stakes : .Fiiponnier. Sweepstakes of 50
Sovs., R.M. : Lady Coventry or Speculum. Port
Stakes : Julius. Bennington Stakes : Charnwood.
The Sportsman.--Fifty Soya. Sweepstakes : Res-
titution. Free Handicap Sweepstakes : Matthew
Dawsou's stable and Jeanie Deans. Sweepstakes
of 100 Soya.: The Parson. Tenth Newmarket
Biennial : Blue Gown or Suffolk. Newmarket Han-
dicap: Miss Sarah colt and Mr. Savile's best. Sweep-
stakes of 100 Sovs.: Nyanza. Beacon Stakes :
Flower Girl.

Sporting Life.—Fifty Sovs. Sweepstakes : Resti-
tution. Tenth Newmarket Biennial : Blue Gown.
Newmarket Handicap: Manoeuvre filly and Blue-
skin ; Montagnard and Beauclerk for place. Sweep-
stakes of 100 Sovs.: Court Mantle. Sale Stakes
Pyrenees. Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs.: Nyanza.
Beacon Stakes : Flower Girl. Sweepstakes of 25
Sovs.: Artesian. Two Year Old Sweepstakes of
25 Soya. each : Brother to Poleaxe or Lure. Column
Stakes : Sunbeam colt. Three Year Old Sweep-
stakes of 50 Sovs.: Pearlfeather. Fillies' Sweep-
stakes of 50 Sovs.: St. Angela or Pyrenees. Four
Year Old Biennial: Julius.