The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-15 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RACES.—TeESDAT.

The Manchester Cup of 100 sow., added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared;
the second to receive 307. out of the stakes. Y Twice round
and a distance.
Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, 4 yrs,7st 121 b (Hutchinson) 1
Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 5 yrs, Bst
Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs
Philip, Porto Bello, Sinbad, and the Old Maid, also ran.
Won by nearly half a length. after a fine race; all
well up._
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Plate of 507., the second receives 10 sows. Heats, two miles

and a distance.

Mr. Robinson's Wasp, aged, Bst 81b ...(Hopwoed) 3 1 1
Mr. Dawson's Montgomerle, 3 yrs, 7st 1 2 2
Lord Stanley's Ambition, 4 yrs, Bst llb 2 dr
Won by a length. cleverly.
THE WAVERLEY CLUB BOAT RACE.

A very spirited pair-oared race, with four boats, earn. off
on Tuesday evening, amongst the gentlemen of the Waverlev
Boat Club. The distance was the same as that chosen fOr
eights and fours in the Thames Regatta, being 'from Putney
Bridge toChiswick Ait.
Light Blue—Messrs. Watkins and Bennet. Orange—
Messrs. A. Prior and E. Prior. Purple—Messrs. Strutton
and Mongredieu. Crimson—Messrs. Westmoreland and
Green.

At about ten minutes to seven the gentlemen drew to-
wards the starting place, and were accompanied by the
Union, the Thames, Ariel, and other clubs. The wind was
blowing very stiffly down the reach, and made throughout
a great deal of left-handed labour. The boats were then.
positioned, crimson on the Middlesex side, then orange and
purple. At two or three minutes before seven the signal
was given from the Union, and a pretty start was effected br
all the parties, purple taking the lead, orange being second,
and blue coming outside them. They had not proceeded
many yards when Mr. Westmoreland, through over excite-
fainted, and fell off his thwart into the boat. He MLA
immediately taken to the Star and Garter, where every at-
attention was paid him. Off the Duke's Head
.purple was
leading, closely pressed by orange; and inj the heat of
the race purple and orange accidentally made a slight foul,
and light blue came up and shortly after took the lead and
kept it. The struggle from the buke's Head up to Ham-
mersmith-bridge between purple and orange was very inter-
esting; orange frequently rowed up to purple, and ulti-
mately passed them after a very (lashing spurt. Won by
about sixty yards.

DEVON AND CORN w ALL WREST-

LING MATCHES.

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The Devon and Cornwall Wrestling Society resumed their
matches on Tuesday afternoon, and the display of science in
this old English game was exceedingly gooet ; and the ground
selected, which is at the Brecknock Arms Tavern, Camden-
town, was in a fair condition. The attendance was Annie-
rous and respectable.
The principal play was as follows:
G. Partridge, of Devon, and J. Clow, of Cornwall. light
weights, entered the ring for a few m.lnutes, and Clyper was
thrown by the hanging toe.
Tregidder, of Cornwall, and Lucas, of Devon, light weights,
were the next competitors, both showing play, when Tre-
gidder threw his man a fair back.

John Goodman, of the Blues, a Cornishman, and George
Snell, a Devonian, both fine men, heavy weights, and good
wrestlers. In this bout a great deal of science was displayed
by both men, and two falls took place. In the next turn
Snell went to knock Goodman across the knee, when the
soldier caught his opponent by the back lock and threw him,
amidst loud cheers.

J. Bennet, of Cornwall, and John Hillman, of Devon, light
weights, played together for a considerable time, when Hill-
man was thrown in a very scientific manner.
J. George, of Cornwall, and Parish, of Devon, heavy
weights, played for a few minutes, and Parish was thrown.
Richard Dyer, of Cornwall, and James Gill, of Devon, heavy
weights, then contended, and received several cheers from
the spectators, each man playing well and showing science,
Gill being thrown.
James Trusscott, of Devon, and Read, of Cornwall, light
weights, were next, and, after a long tassel, Truscott threw
his opponent by the lock.
SECOND PLAY.-LIGHT WEIGHTS.
Mildrum, of Cornwall, and Bond, of Devon. two men of
equal weight and well matched, showed much toeing, when
Bond was thrown.
Bennett being absent when called, his fall was given to his
competitor, Truscott; and Tregidder gained the same from
Partridge

THIRD PLAY.

The names drawn, Truscott and William Mildrum
weTrethefirs being
oplay for the prizes, and both men found
plenty of backers. Truscott quickly threw his man, but on
his shoulder. Mildrum was on the alert, and both men
showed play, when Truscott caught his man by the fore -hip
and threw him.
Tregidder and Truscott then came together, and consider-
able science was shown on both sides, each man struggling
hard for the laurel, and their backers cheering them on, but
Truscott was too much for his opponent. lie caught his
man in his favourite way, by the fore-hip, and threw him
amidst loud cheers.

LIGHT WEIG4ITS.
First prize—James Truscott, Devon.
Second prize—T. Tregidder, Cornwall.

FIGHT BETWEEN H. BROOME
AND ROWE, FOR 50/. A-SIDE.
On Tuesday, the long-pending aad long talked-of match
between Harryßroiorm-set,rebetr, otphiecrcatochiiy, and
Johnny Bzoe otu oßeo,whe,ost
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the Rising Sun, Air-street,
decided at Heversham, Oxfordshire, before a large muster of
the professionals, and a no very inconsiderable portion of
the metropolitan holiday folks, who thought it an agree-
able way for once at least of enjoying themeelve. Accord-
ing to the previous articles the fight was to come off within
fifty miles of London, a space professionally termed the
Home Circuit, and neither of the men were to exceed
lOst. 51bs. Care was taken by the promoters of the fight to
prevent a recurrence of those disorders which had led to the
interruptions on former occasions, and everything possible
was done to bring the contest at length to an issue. The men
entered the ring, formed in a select spot, adjoining the place
above alluded to, and all the preliminaries being arranged,
the set-to commenced, with all the fervour and ardour which
so characterised the Olympic games of old.
The new rules of the ring, which have in a great degree
humanity as their standard, prohibit any approach to " pan-
cratium,'' so that the contest was one of the fists alone. By
the rules, after each round, the belligerents must walk from
their seconds' knees to the middle of the arena, and there
renew the contest. The person failing to fulfil the order is
deemed the loser instantaneously. In contests of former
days the men were sometimes carried up to the last rounds,
and hence the many fatal consequences.
According to the accounts which reached town last night
both Broome and Rowe displayed great courage and skill ;
the former, however, after a smart contest, including 26
rounds, and occupying 57 minutes' time, was declared the
victor, amidst the congratulations of his friends. The number
of rounds in so short a time speaks well for the tactics of both
men. The battle money will be handed over to Broome
(luring the week, and a subscription will, no doubt, be opened
for the loser.
'While on the subject, it may he well to state that through
the instrumentality of Johnny Broome, a grand contest will
take place shortly for the championship of England, between
Ben Caunt, the present holder of the belt, and Bendigo, of
Nottingham.

DEATH or WILLIAM bHOULDHAIit, EBQ.- This
venerable man has at last. paid the debt of nature. He ex
pired at his residence at Marlsford, on Friday last, under the
weight of no less than 102 years ! Many of our readers will
recollect that on his completion of 100 years he gave a grand
_Me at his residence, which was remarkable for. many fea-
tures of interest; one of the most gratifying being tLie tes-
timony of a large circle of friends that added years had but
matured his virtues, and made him stand forth as an honour-
able specimen of "a good old English gentigmatc...../p5,601/4
Express.