Grand Sailing Match.
The Times, 1824-08-28T00:00:00

Yesterday a flt' competii-jontokp'ace anong thc fishermen of the Thames, NithL 'l tile boundaries, for the new peter..boat, given by some gentlemnen wF to are fond or cncouraging aquatic sports, parti. cularly where the ooiVetitors are hardworking and industriousunen. At tbrec o'clock Ihc following boats weic placed at the buoys for starting.:.. Deception Alichael Mfurphy Blackwall Betseey R. Flynn Banksicle Ann's Delight E. Cobb, jun. Grecnwich Ncw Unity E. Barbery AVandsworth Pavourite Thomylas Robera. Ditto HIenry William White Chiswick Victory Thomas Brill Wandsworth Father's Child Forgot John Garthwaite Green wich Friends'Goodwill Robert Ellinorc Bankside William and George G. Banks Lauiboth Henry and Jane J. fIlatrbut IVandsworth hndeavour J. Reed Greenwich Favourite Samuel Perkins Wand(swortli Thomas and Agnes Thomas Pridmore Battersea And the conditions of the match were stated to be, that the peter. boats were not to exceed a certain length (22 feot), and to sail unider spritsail ald foresail, the distance from Blackfriars to Putmcy and back. All having agreed and ratified those terms, the wherries moved out of the way; the stream appeared clear for action, whien the "fleet" containing the lookers.on set sail, and in a few minutes the signal for being at positions was made, and at 20n) dinutes to four o'clock thc start took place. 'T'he Victory and the Ann's De- lieht having declined the competition, only 12 boats started. The con- test at the setting out- was very fine, the wind blew fresh fromn the east, qnd thlc tide fully favoured the expectations of the competitors. The Betsey ' oik the lcad, and kept it in fine style through Wa- terloo-bridge, having evideniy every advantage of tackle; however, the Father's Child Forgot bore up, and in a gallant way took the lead ; antI at Vauxhall-bridic, shte was patsed in fine style by the EnIdeavour, Favourite, atid Thonnas and Aqmies. This last boat, in Chelsea.reach, was slilohtly fouled ; she, however, bore on her starboard tack away, amid ltad gained the lead, not only at Batter. sea, but in the far-famea reach for trial of skill, at Wandsworth, where the 'Betsey, by bearing to the windward, gained considerably upon the TiLwOws ana Agnes e; tut this boat, by great stress of sail, pushed upon acontrarytack, and, by dint oftthemost skilful msan age. ment, gained the breeze, and gallattlY passed round the boat sta. tioned off the Powder-house, putney, folio wed by the Betsey; but this boat had eomething to do to avoid the Father's ChLild Forgot, and at this time the coitest was between the three boats. Tho TI ornas and Agnes cut on iunder every description of tack, closely pressed by the Betsey, who made evety effbrt to Ikeep under her wake. At Mine Elms the second boat wags slightly fouled, but she had no chance of winning the prize as the leading boat was at least, on every iaSk, 30 lengths a-head. At 20 minutes past six. amid the roar of cannon, anit cheers of an iihnnense ascemiblage at Cutuberland!- gardiens, the Thonuta and A,amcs camne in the winnitrg boat, striking the sprit-sail. The order of com-ng in appeared to be tite Betsey, Tlhe Father's Cl'ild Forgot, a, d the Favourite. The coming tn was very fine: there was scarcely any difference in sailing, but evi- dently Plridmore, the owner of the Thnmas and Agnes, well under. stood the weather.gage of She river, and consequently distanced his Opponen ti. ___ '4zR4ND SAVILINC MAr2T