The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-30 00:00:00

ETON AND WESTMINSTER BOAT-RACE.

This event came Off as is usual ;itl; races
amongst members of the Universities or public schools,
created the most lively interest, and was looked forward to
with anxiety, not only by the parties intimately concerned
and their friends, but by all classes of rowing men.
The last race between Eton and Westminster was in 1843,
when the former was victorious. An endeavour was made
to get up a contest last season, but, after some correspond-
ence between the parties, the public suffered a disappoint-
ment. The gauntlet having been thrown down by the
Etonians about six weeks ago, the challenge was readily ac-
cepted by the Westminster party, who immediately set
about getting themselves in the finest possible condition to
retrieve their lost laurels.

We have been given to understand that the Etonian, had
not the benefit of any aid of this sort, and it is perhaps but
justice to them to state that many changes were made in
their boat before the crew of yesterday were determined on,
whilst, on the other hand, there was but little shifting in the
Westminster party, who were soon selected, and had thus the
opportunity of great practice with each other.
The distance selected was from Barker's-rails, Mortlake,
down to Putney (a distance of four miles and a half), with
tide, and at a few minutes after two they appeared at their
stations.
WESTMINSTER, 1. I JiToN, 2.

st. lbs.
J. Preston 8 11
11. V. Williams 9 3

st. lbs.
E. Ethelstone 9 5,1
A. Tremayne
G. F. Luttrell
F. T. Talfourd lO 5
11. A. F. Luttrell
H. S. Adlington
H. W. P. Richards
G. R. Winter (stroke) 10 2i
A. S. Stewart (cox-
swain) ........ 9 2

J. R. Bedford 9 4
F. L. West

A. Goodenough ... 10 0

A. Milman v 9 3

E. T. Shefiner ..... 8 12
W. G. Rich (stroke). 8 5
•

R. Burton (cosxswaii)) 6 0

The Westminster party were in a new out-rigger, very
much resembling the Claspers' boat, built expressly for them
by Noulton and Wylde •' and the Etonians in a very hand-
some cutter, constructed by Goodman. The colours for West-
minster were pink ; those of the Etonians light blue.
On the signal being given for the start, the Etonians went
away at once, but the Westminster party, probably from ex-
treme anxiety to be off at the instant, slipped one or two of
their oars out of the rowlocks, and before they righted their
exceedingly light boat and got properly to work, their op-
tionents had got a length in advance of them. The West-
minster party, however, no sooner found themselves steady
than they pushed their boat up, and within about three hun-
dred yards of the starting place were alongside their rivals.
A few sharp strokes were taken by each party, and before a
third of a mile, or rather less, had been rowed, the West-
minster scholars gradually rowed by their opponents. The
Etonians laboured hard to regain their proud position, but
their opponents gradually increased their lead the whole way
down, and won by a minute. The style of the winners was
the theme of general admiration, whilst that of their oppo •
nents was generally remarked to be inferior, although the
speed with which both boats went was very great. A steamer
(the Echo), which had been taken upon speculation by
Noulton and Lloyd, conveyed a large party of the West-
minster scholars and their friends, with a few of the past and
present Etonians, and eight-oared cutters, with gentlemen of
the Oxford Rooms, Cambridge Rooms, with the Leander and
other great clubs, accompanied the race, which was certainly
not so close as had been anticipated.