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London, England, 1829-06-15 00:00:00

Lord Grusvenue's b f Ambuscade
Won easy.
Sweepstakes,of 30 sous. oich, for two yro 014. -
Ur. Critchley s b f &matte
Mr. Houldswestletb c Beagle

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• Five started. Won easy.
It. Leger &aim ref n maws. each, with 50 sows: *died, fir direst
yrvoid. • One mile and three-nuantli.! •• • •
Mt. Cliftees br e Guido :• &
Lord GfO•Veeffe.• b c remotes . g
Teo started. *no eisY. . •
The Gold Cup, fur all ages. Two miles end a distant:4h'
Mr. Houldsworth's ch c Vanish, 4 • yrs • ...
hit. White's br b Bitztoe. 6 Vs •••
air. Clifton's b h Fyide, 5 yrs
&it started. A beautiful fate; won by a neck;' and &moo
and Fylde ran a dead beat. ' •• •
Maidso Plate for 60 saes. for bones tbat Dever woo..klarets, twice
round the Course anal a distance. •
Harrison's br f by Y Rho da Pete. 4 yrs ' ".' •1:
Mr. & L. Fox's br t by Magistrate. 3 yrs O. It
Eight started. •.• -t •
THE GRAND ROWING MATBH AT HIIkLICT.
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Pleast.si, Jerez 13.
Wednesday last, the celebrated aquatic race between nine Geo-
tleinen Of the Oxford University and nine of the. University of
Cambridge, took place on that most beautiful Fortin of the
Thaws, called Henley Reach. The quarters of the !Stile Gen.'
*omen were at the Red Lion, of the former at the White Hare
sad Catherine wheel; but the Went of bustle was at*, rowing.'
kaliaa, which was the Angel, kept by Page. By two o'clock, the
town, the river, and all placesin the neighbourhood, were crowded.
Bed, beard, lemiging,- stabling, were equally inaeceseiiiia,
Tbraughemt the «bade ifternoon,_ bells were ringing, bands Wel*
playing. and f igs were waving, and every where there was bustle.l
and joy was. depicted on. every cemitermum. By Befell eider& la
tbe evening. it was thought that eojioo persons, consisting of Peer%
Iffensbeys.ed Parliament, Ike. and all the beauty and tuition to
semammillog• country, ware present. By Itall.past serest ill
We ih feedinesa. . Gifted crew appeased •In their blue
iimagh arm's; the Cambridge in white, efilb pink Bilk Waistbands.
Tear bobcat both parties were very handsome, and wrought in
Inferior etyie.of wirekmanship; and in their preparation to row
*Wilco the *tatting place the men were hailed with' loud aerie-
alittiessa. Ate post was marked rather More than two Mike below
iha fridge; *ear a little island. and after the agreement was made
Is Which side of the Wand the boats should row in the passage
(the chance of which fell to the Mt of the Cambridge crew), the
rite began. The crew of both pulled gallantly, and with. clever
and equal stroke. There was no great distance between them
. 1 passing' on each side of the Wand, when the Ostend crew
made a bold and hearty struggle, and on reaching the Itlala open.
hag of this stream shot' a.bead some distance," and then began
doe race in reality. Each of the boats' crew put ouetbestrength of
their arms is excellent style, aad with tie utmost regularity and
precision ; bath was seen the Oxford crew were the more powerful,.
gtiti weragaining the victory. for the opposing crew, though winning
abler strokes on them, were unable to make that bead which
tbillied a probability of success. Is this way•they rowed up to the
large, amidst the remand cheers of thousands of mikes, and the
twines' elided lo the vinery of the Oztord crew by several boats
length. The distance, which was about two ink's, was .Pstfarnard
in thirtemarninates and a half. The Cambridge boat measured 45
feet 4 ors inches its length above board, the Oxford boat measured
44 feet. A he, display of fireworks ceocludedtbe entertainments
of the day, to mar which there was no accident, and nobirb,ao the •
whale went off likes bottle of aspipagoe, brilliant and-aloatitilat;•
A catlectinta was made which amounted to 601.
aaueusa aCCOOSS •
The race between the Universities of•Ozford and Cambridge took
plarte en Wednesday cecinas at Henley Beach. After ow hie
rt, the Oiled bolt shot e-head of the Climbed/eland candied
is gain on its opponents and finally came in with the greatest ease
sour bane length at Isaac: a-head. • Greet credit is re he given to
the steersman of the Osiord boar. who, by his superior skill, over•
tune all the disadvantages at first presented, by the Cambridge
having obtaloW the inside of the. river. It issermialy but•justice
*Mate that the Casibridge boat was of most light and beautiful
nostfictials and bolit expressly for the occasion, and the crew
meted denindrso to the utmost.