The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-26 00:00:00

FIRST lIIAT.

• - Mr. Chapman (green)
Peacock (black) 2
Messrs. Soane and Colquhoun were also in this heat. Mr.
Chapman was the favourite. It was a beautiful race through-
out. Soane drove away with the lead, followed by Chapman
and Colquhoun, Peacock, for some reason, not seeming to
attach so much weight to the start as the others,- and conse-
quently taking it very leisurely. They were all, however, racing
near each other at a very dsshing pace, but Mr. Soane could
not retain his positim, and shortly gave way to Colquhoun, and
a beautiful race followed, in the course of which the last-named
gentleman in his turn gave place to Chapman and Peacock,
who, having shook off their opponents, rowed easily the rest
of the way.

SECOND HEAT.
Messrs, Bumsted (red)
Conant (purple) ... 2
Wallace (red and white)
Three others, Messrs. Kennedy, Russell, and Westrop, were
also in this heat.

On the signal being given, they all, went away beautifully
together ; and, after a few strokes, Mr. Conant began to show
in advance, Messrs. Wallace and Bumsted being level with
each other. Shortly afterwards, at a little above the Crab Tree
Point, Mr. Bumsted fairly outrowed, first, Mr. Wallace, and
then Mr. Conant, and went into the fit at place. It was through-
out a very beautiful race, and was only wen by a length; the
seconl gentleman not being half a length in advance of the
third.

The final heat will be rowed this day.
Watermen's Pair Oars, for a new Prize Wherry, presented by
the Lessee of Vauxhall-gardens, with 601. added by the
Thames Regatta Committee. Three heats.
FIRST HEAT.
J. Phelps and J. Maynard (pink) 1
R. Coombes and Wilson (yellow)
Four other pairs started—Liddy and Mossam, Bill and
Perry, Godfrey and Mukipp, and Green and Braithwaite.
Coombes and Wilson took the lead, followed by Phelps and
partner, Messam and Liddy being third. Phelps and partner
shortly rowed into the first place. Won by a length and a half.

SECOND HEAT.
Newell and Barrow (red and white)
J. Doubledee and J. Everard (black)... 2
• Lett and Kepping, Shelton and Campbell, Maxwell and H.
Campbell, and Dodd and Everard also contended in this heat.
Newell and his partner took the lead and kept it throughout,
followed by the second boat. Kepping and his partner started
last, but rowed past Dodd at the point, and then by Maxwell
ant Campbell.

GRAND HEAT.
Coombes and Wilson ... 1
Phelp and Maynard ...
Newell and Barrow 3
A rapid and even start was succeeded by Coombes and his
partner taking the lead, which they held throughout, closely
followed by the second and third heats ; indeed, off the malt-
house the winner was only a length and a half ahead of the
pink, and that pair scarcely clear of black and read and white.
Won by half a length.
The Grand Challenge Cup for eight-oared boats (gentlemen
amateurs)—Three heats; the first boat in the first, and the
first in the second, to contend in the grand heat.
This race extended from Putney-bridge to Chiswick-ait.
TI .:ST HEAT.

Cambridge University Subscription-rooms (light blue) -1
1. Rippingall 6 Hopkins
2. Shadwell 7. Arnold
3. Lockhart Hill, stroke
4. Cloves T. Egan, coxswain
5. Wilder
The Neptune Club (pink)...
1. Downes
.2. C. Robinson
3.. C. Walmsley
4. Campbell
5. Harrington
It was an extremely interesting race, but the Cambridge
were too good for their opponents. The Neptune had the
Middlesex station, and on the signal being given the Neptune
took a slight lead, but in the course of a few strokes they were
shortly oar and oar. The pulling on both sides was very Sire,
the struggle for the :first place being of the most plucky cka-
racter. As they neared the committee•boat Cambridge began
to show the nose of their boat in aclvane of their opponents,
and ;2:radually neck by neck- drew away Irons their opponents,
taking their own water opposite Rosehank Cottage; hut their
spirited opponents were not so easily shaken off. Th.,y conti-
nued !laid at their wOrk_ all the way up, and ;rutting on a d.ish -
jog spirit again came rose up to their adversaries; as they
neared Hammersmith-bridge Cambridge again gradually drew
away, and won easily.

6. Kennedy
7. H. Robinson
J. Walme‘ley, stroke
Grant, coxswain

SECOND "TEAT.
St. George's Club (red and white) .. 1
1. Wadhatu 6. Ross
2: M‘Kay 7. Coulthard
3. -Clark Smith, stroke
4. Balfour A. Johnson, coxswain
5. Needham
Oxford University Club (purple) 0
1. Stapllton 6. Conant
2. Milman • 7. Hughes
3. Meynell Wilson, stroke
4. Buckle Richards, coxswain
5. Breedan

The public sustained in this heat a disappointment which
was, unfortunately, but the prelude -to another. A fine start
was effected, and he boats darted away oar and oar with the
rabidity of lightning, each crew straining every nerve to ob-
tain " the pride of place." As they neared the Committee-
boat, the Oxonians had the head of their boat about a font in
advance of their opponents, but the latter kept hard at their
work, and the pulling in both boats elicited well-merited praise.
Up the reach, leading to the Malt-house, the Oxonians, who
had pressed their opponents out of their .course, fouled them
sharply, and the St. George's immediately threw up their oars.
The umpire at once decided in favour of the St. George's crew,
who, of course, became enabled to row in the grand heat.
The distance was rowed out.

GRAND HEAT.
The Cambridge Subscription-rooms 1
The St. George's Club. 0
Both boats left Putney-bridge like a shot. The rival crews
pulled tremendously, and Cambridge soon began to show their
head in advance; and, notwithstanding the strenuous exertions
of their rivals, had their length in advance off the Vice-Chan-
cellor's. St. George's put on an extraordinarySPitif, `and got,
by dint of the most severe rowing, withitilialf a length of their
opponents. Up near the Crabtree it became a cpiestion whether
the leading boat should pass ahead Or. astern of -a:barge, and
both went astern of the cratt,. when No. •'2 of the St. George's
fouled the stern of the Cambridge boat. The umpires' decision
was in favour of .the Cambridge, who, from the circumstance
of the fouling,- as described, were slightly in advance.
Landsmen's Four-oared Race, for a Purse-201. for the first,

101. for the second, 51. for the third heat.

Three heats.

The competitors we're " roughs''ofti:fii;t order, but rowed
well, and conducted themselves very properly.
The first heat was won by the Lambeth fishermen's crew,
who were not down in the cards; Shepherd's crew, Chelsea,
being second. _

• The second heat was won by Biffen's crew, Hammersmith ;
Peter's crew, Wandsworth, being second.
The grand heat was won by Biffen's crew, Hammersmith
(pink) ; Peter's crew, Wandsworth (yellow), being second.
Mr. Chapman is the favourite for the silver sculls deciding
heat„ and a general opinion appears to prevail that the Clasiiers
will carry off the 104 sovereigns open to all the world ; but
they have, it must be remembered, two dashing crews, at least,
of picked London watermen against them. The first, consist-
ing of Newell, Pocock, Robins, James Dodd (or Doubledee),
in one heat; and R. Coombes (the Champion of the Thames),
T. CooMbes, T. Gardener, and John Phelps, in another. The
prizes will be presented this evening at Finch's Grand Stand,
with the exception of the new wherry, given by the lessee of
Vauxhall-gardens to the pair of oars watermen, which will be
presented at the gardens on Friday evening.
Upon a moderate calculation, there were at least 6,000 Ter-
sons present yesterday, and a very full attendance is expected
to-day, there being some fine racin,t on the list, including the
contests for the silver challenge cup.