The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

CHELSEA REGATTA.

The watermen at Chelsea on Monday contended fora purse of
sovereigns, liberally subscribed by the residents of St. Luke's.
The race is invariably well attended, but on this oecasion there
was another very attractive exhibition in the shape of a balloon
ascent, and thousands of persons had assembled on Battersea.
bridge and the banks of the Thames to witness the two event*. The
boat-race was in three heats, with six pairs of oars, and, from
the length of the course, afforded the multitude ae excellent
opportunity of viewing the aquatic display.

FIRST HEAT.
Charles Cole, jun., and William Cole, yellow 1
Henry Gayleard and Edward Coates, pink 2
William Woodford and John Thomas, green 3
The start was from buoys off the Swan, round a boat oft
Cremnrne House, down the Middlesex shore, round a boat op-
posite the White House, and back to the Cricketers. The whole
went away together at a good pace, and continued oar and:oar
nearly to the distance-boat, where Yellow first rounded, re-
tained the lead, and won by three lengths. It was a most ex-
cellent content for the second place, the third man lolling by the
conditions out of the heat, and Pink suceeeded in getting it by
four lengths.

SECOND HEAT.
Thomas Southam and James Thomas, blue 1
James White and Edward Atkins, scarlet 2
James Woodford and George Brown, red............ 3

The winners took the lead and kept it, coning in ive lengths
in advance of the second boat.

•RA ND HIC•T.
Charles Cole and William Cole 1
Seutham and Thomas 2
White and Atkins

The distance was reversed, the men begiiming at Battersea-
bridge and rowing downward. The balloon and the rowers
started at the same instant, and the applause bestowed on both
was considerable. The wagermen kept oar and oar down to the
college, and the balloon took " its own course" in another di-
rection. The Colas went away with the lead, and won by
eight lengths.

GREAT RUNNING MATCII FOR FIFTY POUNDS.—
On Monday thequarter of a mile race between John Smith, the
London champion, and Chas. Jenkinson, the " London Stag,"
came off near the King's Arms, Acton-bottom. Both men have
acquired considerable notoriety as pedestrians ; the former was
considered unrivalled in a 200 yards race, and the latter nn-
'quell dis half-mile sprints ; and the backers of the respective
men conceded to a match to run an intermediate distance. The
stakes were 251. a side, and Smith was the favourite in betting
at 6 to 5, and a very considerable sum was pending the result.
After several false starts the men bounded away. Smith took
the lead, but his opponent made a struggle and came up to him.
They then ran together at locomotive speed, and, after an
admirable and well-contested race, Jerikinson came in the
winner by three .quarters of a yard. The distance was covered
in 58 seconds.

ItAiLwAT NEGLIGENCE.—Edwnrd Laws, an en-
gine-driver on the Newcastle and Darlington Railway, was
brought up before the sitting magistrates at Sunderland on
Wednesday, at the instance of the manager of the line, Mr.
Allport, charged with having negligently caused a collision
between the engine he was driving and that of the mail train
which left Sunderland on the afternoon of the loth inst. The
defendant pleaded guilty, and stated that the accident happened
in consequence of his having forgotten certain orders which Ile
had received from Mr. Mackie previously. Sir. Allport ani
Mr. Harrison gave the defendant a good character, and stated
that he was at the time perfectly sob,r, as were all the men on
the line that day. The Court adjudged the defendant to pay a
Bee of 51., or to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for
one month —Newcastle Journal.