Star.
London, England, 1828-08-13 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

ontßiwrot tizokrrA. I lIONoUR OF HIS
• MAD/3174 BIRTH-DAY. '
YesterdAy the River, below bridge, presented one of Bro.:mist
grotesque and animating 'cotes we have witnessed this seas.m. it
tieing the day tit which the Annual Prises given by the Ladies and
Gentlemen of Greenwich,to be cooteated for by Six freer:long Waive..
men of that Town, by tbeit skill in aquatic excellence. Old Father
Thames, especially opposite Greenwich Hospital, was covered with
ivoats of every dellolllillatifXl, fined with company; amongst that
we noticed all the swell cutters from above bridge, including the
Harbour Master's. Bands of music were here and there to he
heard playing all the most fashionable airs, which added consider.
Ably to the delightfal enjoyment of the scene, which we. greatly
enhanced by the peculiarly favourable state of the weather. This
parade of the Hospital, in front of the rivet, was lined sable the
Gentry of Greenwich and Blackheath, who appeared highly in-
terested and delighted with the pagest.t.

The following are the names. of the competitor., their dresses,
Ind the conditions of the match—
For the first Heat ... Richard Mee ....... Pink.
George C0nk........... Sky-hlwe.
Matthew Grovel
Stc"nd Heat
William Chatter
Thomas Cheeseman Red.
The Third Heat—to be rowed for by the second and third men
.n of each division.

The Fourth Heat—by the two first men of the lint and second •
teats to row with the first and second men of the third beat.

The Fifth and Grand Heat—by the two brat meu of the fourth
brat fnr the principal prize.
The boats to start from the Royal Hospital stairs, and to go twite
round each heat.

the race to extend the whole front of the town, viz. from a boat
muortd off the ll.spit.l Stairs, to another of the Grampus Hos-
,iital Ship, at the liorseferry.
The lit man to receive a Wherry, value £25 0 0 .
24 man Cash 5 0 0
,stl man Cash 2 10 0
4th man ... Cash 2. 0 0
sth man ... Cash 1 10 0
6th man .. Cash 1 0 0

At half-past twelve o'clock, the three first men, pink, sky-blue,
and yellow, warted for tbt first heat. At starting the men kept
•ogether for a short distance, aky.blue rattler in the rear for about
oait-way round the beat, hen a boat at anchor, lying in shore,
pulled up,and fouled the boats of pink and yellow, which delayed
them some time, and, gave sky-blue an opportunity of getting 'warty
abreast of them, when the same boat fouled him. And :bus an op-
portunity was fforded fur the other two to shoot a-hessi, and
vents illy pink got in first, yellow seeped, and pky blue third.
. At two o'clock the men (green, orange, and red) started for the
erconti beat. which, after a well-contested struggle. and a grand
display of nautical skill, was won by trees, orange, and red.
The third heat Commenced at half.past three, and the men came
in in the following order—yellow first, sky blue second, orange
third, and red &era.

Far the fourth beat, pink and yellow, the two first men lathe
first heat, and green And orange, the two first men of the second
beat, contested foe the fifth and grand heat; which, after a moat
excellent race, was won in the following order—yellow fist, pink
second, green third, old orange last. -

At half-past seven pink and yellow started for the grand heat,
which was one of the best we ever saw: the men kept together
oar and oar till they had nearly finished the heat, when opposite
the Hospital they got locked together, and after struggling foe
about a quarter of an hour they righted themselves, and yellow abet
a little a-head, but was overtaken by pink, and came in so nearly
together that the Umpire could not decide which had the-advan-
tage, and it was tist.retore arranged tha the beat should be finally
decided to-morrow, this day.