The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-20 00:00:00

ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING•

WEDNESDAY.
FIRST TIES FOR TILE GOLD CUP.—Brilliant beat
ffi
press; Perseverance beat Pirate; Feathers beat
The Winner beat Leda.
THE CRAVE:( PUPPY STARES (CONTINUED).-- 0,
Bowles' Bill Scott beat Mr. Nattriss' Name-her; Sir
Quentin's Vesper beat Mr. Clarke's Ephraim Suit,
Mr. F. Parkinson's Prude beat Mr. Rake's Risk; of
Etwall's England's Queen beat Mr. Goddard's Bride
Abydos; Mr. Flesher's Eisler beat Mr. Lawrence
Laura.
THE DOG PUPPY STARES.—MT. Etwall's
beat Mr. Lawrence's Almaviva; Mr. Bowles' Breadgwlf
beat Sir G. Quentin's Hatter; Mr. Etwall's Westi„°.tic
beat Mr. F. Parkinson's Prince; Mr. Fowles's Fr*"
beat Mr. J. Parkinson's Charlie.

GRAND BOAT-RACE BET `YEW',
CLASPER AND COOMBES.
(From the Newcastle Advertiser of yesterday.) •.1
This long-expected match between the chamPi°llol
of the north and south waters came off yesterday;
distance being from Tyne-bridge to Lernington
for 180/. ; Coombes staking 1001. to Clasper's ire
The length of time to which the preliminaries wetbe
extended gave more than an usual interest t°
ner
race, though the mere fact of two such men as Claw/,
and Coombes was sufficient of itself to create muche
citement. For the last four or five days scarcely -fe
bil;
thing else was talked of, and bets to a considerss.4
amount were laid, the friends of both parties helm
equally sanguine of the success of their favourite.
" London Merchant" brought down a large accthese
sion of visitors, who added much to the bustle, by
freedom with which they backed Coombes, and issAclit
of them visited many of the inns on Tuesday nifal
offering 5 to 4 upon him, which in many instances 71(
taken. At at early hour, the morning being extren3;l;',,
mild for the season, with a slight breeze frenlohe
south-east, every spot which commanded a view ° 0;
west side of Tyne-bridge was crowded with speetaLele;
the banks of the river presented a similar spec'the
and in one instance, an employer finding that
match was more interesting to the men than 141 o„"
made a virtue of necessity and gave them a hold
Many boats were out, and a number of stow
went up the water, and the Carlisle Ars- of
Company ran special trains on both sileorn.,
the river, so that there was no lack of e4",tion,
modation ; in fact, until the parties began, -..rtecl.
the town appeared to be comparatively "e's'ilent
Both men came to the starting place in es,c:rni•
condition, and in boats which excited universal fro
ration, that of Clasper's in particular, as muchn-
its beauty as from the ingenuity displayed in na„,ira
struction, and from its being of his own btni
All being ready, at the appointed signal they ste.nnet.
Coombes gradually drawing a-head ; when off Sl'heel
Burn, Clasper unfortunately run into si act
—an accident which his opponent di",inper
take advantage of as he might have to
but kept leading him by about five or six "'be
length ; when, however, he had got this distance' P
'
ceased to exert himself as powerfully as he had doe.
hich
apparently reserving his strength for any push w
Clasper might make; at this time 401. to 10/•
offered upon Coombes and accepted. At the CTI,t,
and Cream House, Clasper made a desperate eilt°o
and decreased the distance between them to
yards, and, that space apart, they rowed bealltl ,
evenly to the winning point, neither of them gimnneet
or losing scarcely an inch in the whole dist,;ooc/
which was done in 344 minutes. The race 105 6 Or
throughout, and has added to the finiseut(o.l
both the men. Coombes (though never doilubest
of the result) admits that Clasper would probably
lace
many of the best London men. A dispute took ~,P.cles
in reference to an alleged infringement of the ar,oct
of agreement, upon the supposition that Parish
ore,
signed to Coombes that he was going to near the 5 iv.,
and who, taking the hint, altered his course accordil'd
It was at first proposed that the match should be r°„,ecl
over again, but this proposition was decidedly negli-a be
by Coombes, who declared that the matter shop' he
left to the referees, anti if given against him' j 1
would present the money to Clasper. The affq-eat•
not be decided until this day (Thursday). Alr• en
zell, zell, of the firm of Cowden and Wentzell, the bull and
of the champion's boat, with Newell, Parish lid
others from London, were present, and the best fee the,
was manifested towards both parties, though fres/15, bed
cheering it was evident that the Tyne-siders dill
their man to win. It may be stated that CloPeriiici‘"
k claimed all connexion or sympathy with a few Of
guards who hissed Coombes at the beginning "I. of
race ; and Coombes publicly acquitted Clasper
participation in it.
,lie 0
It is likely that Clasper and Newell will "
match before the latter leaves on Saturday.

GRAND ROWING MATCIL—For the last week, gob;
excitement has prevailed among the aquatics on 08 to;
ject of the interesting contest which is to come °no0 ol
day on the Tyne, between Coombe., the chamPul-oini
the Thames, and Harry Clasper, the molt shiers'
link in the fraternal chain of the five hrti..,110%
The terms of the agreement between the e0113,,r-t„ it
rowers we gave some time since, so
will be only necessary to remind our resders, the •
Coombes stakes 100/. to Clasper's 801, and tht;
distance to be contested extends from the,. ""/),00li
bridge to Lemington-point. On Monday 61t e: ths,
a preliminary meeting was held at Mr.
flair ds Ship Inn, Spicer-lane, Quayside, of the friell
by
the two men. The agreement was then 5411: od /iIP
Coombes himself, and on behalf of Clasper uYbo.s
Hawks, his uncle. It was also arranged that Ito 0:
should be moored at Lemington-point, so es
loser'
dicate the winning goal, and in this boat Mr.,),-„ nor
Hannington and Mr. John Cocks will sit MI
pires, and Mr. Downy, of Lemington, as the r°r tbe
upon whom the duty of pronouncing which 1)1001
pullers is the winner, will devolve. The a_ge ore
umpires, upon such questions of fouling, °e"ba.),
Mr. Basket, of the Custom-house (for Co'se re'
Mr. Gaddy, shipbuilder (for Clasper), to°, tilich°l'
feree is Mr. Denson, harbour-master. kr• ter'
chemist, is the stakeholder. There seemed, ss sn,
good feeling to prevail among both
partioven to
every disposition on the part of the Tyne In tbs
behave with cordiality to the stranger
fronloge,l
Thames. The bets in favour of Coombes are„, of
6 to 4, and doubtless, no inconsiderable 50;est,
money will change hands to-day. Clasper 'e
it is well known, is constructed of mahoge,,,nY'hole
ever, produce a vessel of equally
weighs only 491bs. The London waterioun v411'5,
boat being constructed of whitewo , and, we 0 the
stand, not exceeding 43lbs. in weight, so that 1
rep,
matter of boats, both of the river-heroes show Pen the
tion of lightweight, worthy of the proficientsat
turf. The match commences at eleven o'clock!.
..,huich
that hour the Laurel steamer, on board 01 frig
will be the general umpires, referee, and a few "ill
of the parties, will leave Tyne-bridge. The scene
er re-
doubtless be most attractive, the banks of the river
the),
tty dirnensiounder,
senting the gay and crowded appearance by which
rc
aYftt
e
are distinguished in a Regatta week.-7:1 eur
01€
SUNDERLAND.--Ship-building in Sunderland,
_,„te r
an almost total cessation for years, is again in a) es'
comparative briskness. 'This was of course tt
peeled after so long a period of total inactivity"-
ty• "
Mercury.