The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-06 00:00:00

DECIDING HEAT.

Throstle's Nest.... I.. 2
Dolphin
In the FIRST HEAT the betting Commenced in favour
of the Pearl, and 2to 1 offered against the Dolphin.
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was not a boat's length ahead. The Ann had no chance.
from the starting place to the railway bridge,
The distance (
through which they had to pass, and back) was about 31
miles,- The relative situations of the boats, at the bridge,
was communicated to those onthe stand telegraphically. The
Dolphin won the heat by about fifty yards.
In the SECOND HEAT the Throstle's Nest, which was
the favourite, took the lead, and continued to improve it
throughout. Betting commenced at 7to 4, but ended, in
heavy stakes, at 8 to 1 on the Throstle's Nest, which boat
won by about ZOO yards.: _ _ _

DECIDING HEAT.—Again the Throstle's Nest took
the lead and kept it to the end, in a hard contest. Bet-
ting : 3 to 1 against the Dolphin.
. _ _

The SCULLING MATCH, Sculled in Boats belonging to
Vessels plying on the River. To start opposite a boat
moored off Wilderspool and terminate at the flag buoy,
for £1 and ss. to the second boat.

Mr. Edward Greenall's Ann, Robert Robinson
Mr. R. Beswick's George, James Pye
Mr. John Clare's Mary, John Ratcliffe . 3
An excellent race, and only won by about a yard No
betting.
The BOROUGH Cur, value £25, added to a Sweepstakes
of £2 each, for four-oared boats, rowed and steered by
persons who shall from the 13th July preceding the race,
have been members of a bona fide club, established in
Warrington or the neighbourhood, such club, or some
some member or members thereof, being the owner or
owners of the boat. £4 for the second boat. The
start from the flag opposite the Grand Stand, round the
pier of the Railway Bridge and back again. Entrance
£l.
The Island Rowing Club's Mersey. Stroke, R. W. Per-
kins, A. Fitzadam, W. Evans, G. Haddock. Cx. Jos.
Taylor.
The Warrington Midge Rowing Club's Midge. Stroke,
William Woods, James Gibson, Noah Greening, T.
Stirrup. Cx. George Venn.
The Wilderspool Rowing Club's Crusader. Stroke, W.
Nunnerly, T. Norbury, 'William Taylor, G. Royle.
Cx. T. Taylor.
The Thetis Rowing Club's Thetis. Stroke, Edward
Blundell, Samuel France, Henry Banks, Thos. Smith.
Cx. James Caparn.
FIRST HEAT. SECOND HEAT.
Crusader ............ 1 Midge ..
Thetis ............ 2 Mersey
DECIDING HEAT.

Midge
Crusader

1
~, 2

FIRST HEAT.—The Crusader got the start, and went
ahead, but, to use a nautical expression, they " crabbed,"
and the Thetis shot past her. Tile betting, which had
been on the Crusader at 2 to 1 with no takers, was now
even, and a good deal was posted on the result. At the
railway-bridge the Crusader had again got the lead, and
kept it to the end, winning by about 300 yards.
SECOND HEAT.—The Midge had it all her own way
from the first, and though the Mersey is a fine model,
the crew seemed to want strength.
DECIDING HEAT.—This was an excellent race. The
Crusader got the start by about half a yard, and they
continued " neck and neck," if we may use the expres-
sion, all the time they remained in sight ; and the judge
Informed us that at the railway-bridge, coming back,
there was not more than a few inches between them,
and that was in favour of the Midge. Every nerve was
strained, and at each stroke they seemed to prove—
" When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war."
The Crusader, though a fine model, was much too heavy
to compete with so light a boat as the Midge. The race
was won by about 50 yards. Betting : 3to 1 on the
Midge.

The SECOND SCULLING MATCH, to which the entrance
was free, was under the same conditions as the first.
It was won by Mr. John Clare's Mary, sculled by John
Radcliffe.

The WORKMEN'S PRIZE, value £2O, added to a sweep-
stakes of lOs. each, open to all classes in Warrington
and the neighbourhood, in four-oared boats. The
winner to pay £3 to the second boat, Borough Cup
Course.

The Thetis Rowing Club's Thetis,—stroke, Charles
Wilde, Thomas Wilde, James Wild, Joseph Wild,
cx. James Caplrn
Thomas Mason's Mersey,—stroke, T. Mason, James
Turner, Robert Mason, John Mason, cx. Joseph
Taylor
Benjamin Borrows's Crusader,—stroke, Wm. Green,
John Caldwell, John Green, R. Dagnall, cx. Thos.
Taylor
3
This was one of the best races of the day, and con-
cluded the contests. It was evi lent from the stroke of
the crew of the Thetis, which was long and effective, that
she must be the winner. At every pull she gained on her
adversaries, and would have been freely backed at almost
any odds, but there were no takers. She won gallantly.