The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-02 00:00:00

GRAND ROWING MATCH.

Yesterday the Prize Wherry, given annually by Mr.
Kean, the Tragedian, was rowed for by seven pair of ears.
The day was fine, and the surface of old Father Thames
was covered with craft of all descriptions. The boat given
by Mr. Kean, named the Triumph, was brought to West-
minster-bridge, before two o'clock, and Mr. Kean and some
of his friends were in a cutter, with eight watermen, in
scarlet livery. The boats of the various Clubs were present.
Mr. Kean attended to the arrangements, and was cheered
very heartily by the spectators.
The following are the names and colours of the water-
men, who entered for the prize :

MEN BELON'GING TO COLOURS.
C Joseph Easton...... Strand-lane }. Scarlet.
Thomas Vokins ...Hungerford
le.
C Charles Mango ...Horse Ferry
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ut
William Story.... .Strand-lane r
James Cobb Putney
3} White.
JohuEmery Hungerford
4, Jehn Beckett ......Hungerford Lt .
ghtßlue.
Chas. Westwood... Whitehall
Frederick Hill Whitehall
} Pink.
John Poett ...... ...Bankside
, John Mitchell Strand •lane
Green.
William Hawkins, Lambeth }
Chas. Bruinwell, Bankside
?- Yellow.
• James Jones ......Hungerford
The conditions of the wager were—
FIRST HEAT.—TO start from Westminster Bridge, row
timid a boat moored near Lawn Cottage, Battersea, and
down to the Red House. The three first boats only of this
heat to start for the second heat.
SECOND HEAT.—To start from buoys off the Red House,
row through the centre arch of Vauxhall Bridge, return up
the Surrey shore, round a boat moored near Lawn Cot-
tage, and back to the Prize Wherry, off the Red House.
At three o'clock the signal gun was fired, and the com-
petitors went off with uncommon swiftness. Light Blue
took the lead, closely pressed by Green, which soon
passed her in admirable style. On arriving at Vaux-
hall Bridge there were not above twenty yards between
the first and last boats. On passing the Red House, Green
MIS first, Light Blue second, and Yellow third. The boats
continued in the same order till they returned from Batter-
sea to the Red House, and the three first were of course
the winners of the first neat. The most interesting part
of the first heat was when the boats were within 200
yards of the Red House, and it is but justice to White to
say that they displayed much skill. Light Blue and Yellow
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The third heat was started for before seven o'clock.--
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The rowers of Green, Light Blue, and Yellow, appeared
each of them most confident of winning. Beckett
shelved weakness in the first beat, or Light Blue
would have been the favourite, in consequence of the
well known strength and skill of Westwood ; but Mit •
chell was better supported by Hawkins, and the odds were
greatly in favour of Green. The last heat was well.con-
tested. Green took the lead at starting, and passed
through Vauxhall Bridge, and rounded first. Light Blue
was close on her, and on passing by the Red-house, was
thbeestiiig winner, L Light
between 20 and 30 yards behind Green, who kept the lead
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Mitchell aud Hawkins leaped into theot
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number of friends and acquaintances at
last beat, in consequence of his presence Wing required at
arden
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Red-house, anedcdi dined
ahe hantna.od it is only just ice to the land lord to say,
that the dinner and wines were excellent.