The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-30 00:00:00

GRAND OARS WAGER FOR A PURSE OF SOVEREIGNS.

His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch added to his banquet a
treat of no ordinary character as regarded acquatics, and with a
desire to afford to his distinguished visitors a grand display of
science on the river, gave, in honour of hPr Majesty's coronation,
on this its anniversary, a purse of sovereigns, to be contended
for by watermen of established fame, and so arranged as re
garded distance that the principal part of the race might be
viewed from the lawn and mansion itself, in Whitehall The
fashion of late years, first established by the late Edmond
Kean, has been double sculls, but the old practice of oar wagers
was renewed on this occasion. Castles, a well-known water-
man, had received instructions to select a crew of the best men
above and below bridge, and so form the pairs in each boat that
a close and powerful struggle would be the consequence. The
race was with sixteen pair of oars, three heats, the two first
boats in the first beat, and the two first boats in the second
heat, being entitled to row iu the third and grand heat.

FIRST HEAT.
The following men took their stations at four o'clock for the
first heat

Yellow—Henry Green, Vauxhall; William Hipkins, Hors-
leydown.
Crimson—Thomas Goodrum, Millbank ; William, Brough-
ton, Hor,leydoun.
Stripes—Geo. Jones, Backside ; John Wilson, Wapping.
Blue—John Harris, Backside ; John Maxwell, Custom-
house.

The distance was to start from buoys laid down facing the

Duke's mansion, up round Feeaam's-road, facing the Holmes
of I a u.co.; 1 i a1;l, and finish at the
Duke's—the distance being rowed over twice. The start fir
the first heat was very good • biue took the lead, closely tear
lowed by stripes, yellow makingi all the way up a fair third.
Blue rounded Feetham's-road halt a length in advance, and.
stripes next, but in coming down against the side the latter
fouled the piles of the new Houses of Parliament, and threw
themselves all in the rear, and yellow took the second place.
Blue continued the lead, winning by four or five lengths. -•
Yellow was second, about the same distance in advance of
stripes, who were third.

SECOND LIEAT.
Immediately after this the following took their station for
the second heat:—

Pink—Charles Hill, Hungerford ; Thomas Norcott, 110-
therhit he.

Green—George Everett, Blackfriars ; Thomas Jones,
Wapping Dock.
hit.e—William Neville, Bankside; John Connaway,
Battle-bridge.
Black—Thus. Coombes, Millbank ; John Elderton, Tower.
This, although a trial, was a high sporting heat, and took
the attention of sporting men to a much greater extent than
the other.

Pink won the heat by six lengths.; black second, white
third.

Her Majesty had arrived shortly after this heat ; and the
assembled thousands having been informed of this circum-
stance, every foot of land arid craft from which a bird's eye
view could be obtained was filled. The whole of the bar&
which had been moored off were loaded, the river litereni
covered by small boats of every denomination, and its Sr
proaches completely impeded.

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