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THE FIELD. 
JFe thall f eel obliged by the Secretaries of “ Roving Clubs," ami others, 
forteardmg their Appointments of Matches or Notices of Meetings to 
come, at their early concenience. 
MATCHES APPOINTED. 
Sept. 9. — Paisley Regatta. 
Sept. 10. — Feathers Club, Wandsworth, row a scratch four-oared 
match from Putney to Battel's ea Bridge, for silver prizes. 
Sept. 11. — Regatta between Blackfriors and Yauxhall. 
Sept. 11. — Regatta at Comp, Worcestershire. 
Sept IS. — Ledger and Thompson, to row from Putney to Hammer- 
smith Bridge, £10 a side. 
Sept. 25. — Wentzell s Annual Regatta at Lambeth. 
Sept. 26. — The N ulcus Club will row their second pair-oared match, 
at Mortlake, for silver challenge cups. 
Sept. 30 — Mr. J. B. M‘Neil and Mr. R. Reid of Glasgow — to row 
two and a half or three miles, for £50 a side. 
October 2. — McCarthy and SUean, to row from Putney to Mortlake, for 
£10 a side. 
October 4. — T. Pocock and F. Styles, to row from Putney to Mortlake, 
for £25 a side. 
October 9. — R. Wharf and J. Synnett, to row from Old Barge House, 
Woolwich, to Limehouse Hole, for £26 a side. 
October 25. — G. Robins and R. Savage (below-bridge men), to row from 
Putney to Mortlake, for £25 a side. 
Nov. 20. — T. Cole (the Champion of the Thames) and J. Messenger, 
of Teddington, to row from Putney to Mortlake, for £200 a side. 
THE 
but the beautiful rowing of bis opponent soon brought him 
scull and scull, and theu into the first place. Ho ultimately 
won easily. 
SECOND HEAT. 
W. S. Sanderson Bed 1 
Whig Light Blue 0 
A very hollow race all the way. 
FINAL HEAT. 
J. IT. Clasper Green l 
W. S. Sanderson lied 0 
They wore only together for a few strokes, and then the 
winner went gradually away. 
Tradesmen's Pair-oared Race for Tankards. 
W. Howick and \V. Thomas Light Blue 1 
U. Lamb and J. Lamb Red 3 
A very indifferent start was succeeded by a hollow race. 
Pair-oared Gig Rate for Tankards. 
Nottidge and Casmajor Pink 1 
G. C. Forster, coxswain. 
Tcdbnry and E. Phillips Yellow 2 
A E. Yoke, coxswain 
The winners, shortly after the start, took the lead, and kept 
jt ; but it was u very sharp and animated race right to 
the end. 
Dingey Races fora Tankard. 
FIRST BEAT. 
Stocken Yellow 1 
Nottidgc , --Pink <> 
Nottidge took the lead, and maintained it to the turn, 
where his opponent slipped in, and went in front. 
which caused considerable amusement, the competitors each 
having had a good ducking before they could properly 
balance themselves. Walking a greasy bowsprit for a pig 
was the next performance, and was accomplished by a man 
named Adams. This terminated the amusements of the day. 
A brass band, engaged for the occasion, enlivened the after- 
noon with their harmonious strains. 
ETON AND WINDSOR THIRTEENTH 
ANNUAL REGATTA. 
This regatta took place on Monday and Tuesday, on a 
beautiful part of the Thames, between Windsor Bridge and 
Clewer Point. The weather being fine, the company was 
numerous, lining the banks the whole distance. The band 
of the 4Gth Regiment was stationed on the spot opposite 
the Brocas, and enlivened the scene with martial music. 
First Day — Monday. 
Watermen's Pair-oars Race. 
FIRST HEAT. 
Cannon and Hooper 1 
llobson and Brads 2 
SECOND HEAT. 
E. Windsor anilQueleh 1 
llill and Breach 2 
FINAL HEAT. 
Cannon and Hooper 1 
Hill and Breach 2 
Amateurs' Pair-oars Race. 
Messrs. H. Webber and W. Neighbour 1 
Messrs. J. Crook anil W. Chisholm 2 
Watermen' s Double Punting Race. 
FIRST HEAT. 
Windsor and Brads 1 
Cannon and Queleh 2 
SECOND HEAT. 
Hill and Dobson 1 
Haverlcy and Joel 2 
Junior Tub Race. 
Master Goodman 1 
Master Kale 2 
Watermen' 8 Four-oarcd Race. 
FIRST HEAT. 
Hill, Dobson, Cannon, and Giles 1 
llill, Kcinpster, Brads, and Queleh 2 
SECOND HEAT. 
E. Windsor, Joel, Haverlcy, and Hooper 1 
Cannon, J. Windsor, R. Brads, and Breach 2 
Second Day — Tuesday. 
FINAL HEATS. 
Watermen' » Pair-oars Race. 
Cannon and G. Hooper 1 
Amateurs’ Scratch Match. 
Messrs. Webber and Neighbour 1 
Watermen s Four-oarcd Race. 
E. Windsor, Joel, Haverlcy, and Hooper 1 
The proceedings, which gave great satisfaction, were con- 
ducted by Robert Ernony, Eton College waterman. 
RICHMOND AMATEUR REGATTA. 
This annual aquatic meeting took place on Tuesday, after 
an adjournment from the day originally fixed a fortnight ago. 
Amateur Scullers’ Race (Junior). 
FIRST HEAT. 
n. Bolton Light Blue 1 
F. Stanley White 0 
The latter was behind his time at the starting-post, and the 
other went away without him, accompanied by the umpire. 
The distance was from Zion -house to Richmond-bridge. 
SECOND HF.AT. 
J. Rackstro Red and White 1 
F. l’ottcr Green 0 
The distance was the same as before, and the heat most 
gallantly contested. Both got away at a lively pace, and, 
after a few pulls, Rackstro took a slight lead, which, after a 
little time, he increased into a couple of lengths ; then his 
opponent began to draw upon him, and a most desperate 
struggle ensued, by which, in all probability, Mr. Potter was 
deprived of victory. He had rowed with such effect that 
oft' the Cross he was level with his opponent, with Btrong 
symptoms of overhauling him, when, in the heat of the race, 
he rowed right into a barge, and was completely doubled up, 
fortunately sustaining no personal injury by the accident. 
FINAL HEAT. 
J. Rackstro 1 
Bolton 2 
This heat was rowed downwards from Crossdeep, Twick- 
enham, to the railway bridge. After twenty strokes the men 
began to separate, and the winner ultimately won easily. 
Senior Scullers Race for a very handsome Silver Cup. 
Stocken Red 1 
Nottidge Blue 2 
A good race for some distance ; won by three lengths. 
Tradesmen 8 Scullers’ Race for a Silver Cup. 
FIRST HEAT. 
J. H. Clasper Green 1 
Styles Red and White 0 
The first-named of these is the son of the renowned Henry 
Clasper, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and is engaged as a boat- 
builder at Salters’ ; the other is nephew of the proprietor of 
the Rose and Crown, at Putney, and cousin of the Styles 
whose pretensions have of late been much talked about. For 
very young men, which they both assuredly are, it would be 
difficult to imagine a better start or more plucky race. They 
were at work at the eame moment, Styles with a slight lead, 
Foster 
SECOND HEAT. 
1 
Tedbury 
A smart race. 
FINAL HEAT. 
0 
Stocken .... 
1 
0 
Won by two or three lengths. 
EXETER ANNUAL REGATTA. 
The regatta which came off on Wednesday week was the 
best in every respect which has been held for years past, not 
only in poiut of racing and subscriptions, but in the geueral 
good order which prevailed on the occasion. The subscrip- 
tions came in liberally, and a handsome donation was given 
by the officers of tho 1 5th Hussars towards the enhancement 
of the day's sports. A triumphal arch was erected in Coombe- 
street, and the other streets leading to the quay were gaily 
decorated with evergreens and flags bearing appropriate de- 
vices and mottoes. The quay itself presented an animated 
appearance. Booths were erected in different positions, and 
were well filled. Nut and cake-stands had their share of 
patronage, while the “marionettes” and “Punch anil Judy” 
obtained the entire approbation of the juveniles. The ves- 
sels lying alongside were not without their occupants, who 
were charged the low sum of a penny for admission, ns many 
as three hundred being at one time in a vessel of a moderate 
size, exclusive of a number who were in the rigging and 
on the yard-arms. Although Exeter cannot boast of a large 
expanse of water in which a sailing match might take place, 
still the Exouians do not think the less of their regatta 
because they are confined to rowing matches. This was 
borne out by tho immense number who assembled on either 
side of the river — many thousands being present — who 
brought “ plenty of grist to Mr. Edwards's mill," that gentle- 
man being incessantly engaged the whole afternoon and 
evening with two large boats, conveying passengers across 
the ferry, the boats being crammed full, to the great discom- 
fiture of some of the weaker sex. However, all went oil’ well 
without a single accident, as far ob we can learn. The re- 
gatta commenced shortly after two o’clock, the preparatory 
and starting guns being fired from the committee boat, which 
was lying a few yards off the quay. The stewards were Capt. 
Mears, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Baker, to whom much commen- 
dation is due, as well as to the committee, for their judicious 
arrangements on the occasion. The mark boats were placed 
at Trew'8 Weir and a short distance above the Exe-bridge. 
The starting point was from opposite the committee boat, 
and the course was twice round the mark-boats. 
The first prize was a Handsome Silver Embossed Cup, 
value five guineas, four four-oarcd gigs, not exceeding tliirty- 
three feet in length. To be rowed by amateurs. Second 
boat two guineas. This was a heat lace. Four boats were 
entered — 
Fly, E. F. B. C. I Arrow, Western. 
Amateur, E. A. B. C. | Maid of tlio Mill, Mitc!i> II. 
The Amateur and the Arrow were the first boats to race, 
and the Amateur was the victor. Tho Fly then raced with 
the Maid of the Mill, and also came in first. The contest 
was therefore between the Fly anil tho Amateur. The Fly 
obtained the lead on starting, and maintained it throughout. 
The Amateur closely followed until witliiu a abort distance 
of the higher mark-boat, when finding no man in the boat, 
they at once turned and complained to the committee that 
they did not know which direction to take. The Fly how- 
ever went round the boat and over the whole course, on 
completing which she was declared the winner; indeed the 
Amateur had before been round the mark -boat, and there- 
fore must have known the course. The Amateur obtained 
the second prize. 
The second race was for a prize of Throe Guineas for 
Four-oared Ship's Boats. First boat, £1. lls. 6d. ; second 
boats £1. Is.; third boat, 10s. 6d. For this race three 
started, and came is as below : — 
Pet 1 | Mary 2 | Water Lily 3 
The third prize was a Guinea for two-oared ship's boats, 
without a cockswain. First boat, 14s. ; second boat, 7s. 
This prize was won by the Water Lily, beating the William 
and Sarah, and the Jane. 
A fourth prize of Three Guineas, for two-oared ship’s boats, 
was rowed for by women, dressed in white. Three boats 
were entered. 
diaries | Charlotte | Henry 
This race excited a good deal of interest. The women 
came from Starcross and Shuldou, and the first boat, Charles, 
was rowed in capital style by two old women, one of whom 
was above 70 years of age, named Poole, of Starcross. The 
Charlotte came in second, and the Henry last ; they were 
rowed by younger and more inexperienced women than the 
Charles. 
The fifth race was by two-oared skiffs, for a prize of One 
Guinea. First boat, 14s; second. 7s. Three boats started 
for this prize. The following is the result : — 
Water Lily.. 1 | Pride of the Port . 2 | Star 3 
This was followed by a sculling match for a guinea. First 
boat, 14s. ; second, 7s. This race was well contested by five 
boats, and was won by the Exeanil the Fly. The other boats 
which raced were the Fr e-trade, the Lion, and the Charlotte. 
The next prize was 10s. 6d., for two punt-chases. They 
were both won by the Sea. The eighth was a tub-chase, 
PISCATORIAL PROLUSIONS. 
Ut the Hampshire Fly-Fuucb. 
FISII-PKKSKUVING. 
( Cardin tied from page 775.) 
I have often thought whether or no the decrease of trout 
in many of our rivers may not. in some measure be produced 
by tho same cause which has been so often remarked in other 
branches of the animal creation, namely, the breeding in- 
and-in. I leave the question to bo decided by more experi- 
enced physiologists thou i can protend to be. At all events, 
there will be little difficulty, with the aid of the appliances 
of modern science, in trying the experiment how tar a cross 
with trout from different waters may not improve tho quality 
of the fish as well ns increase their numbers. In Hampshire, 
where tho Test and Itchon run bo close to each other, tlioro 
would be little difficulty in transporting the full-grown fish. 
At all events, the young fry are now easily procurable. That 
there is a marked difference between the natives ol tho two 
rivers is evident to the most casual observer, anil I confess 
it strikes mo to bo an experiment worth tho trying. But to 
return to tho natural causes for tho decrease ot fish. It 
would scorn, indeed, that if left to themselves, tho propagation 
of tho finny tribo would bo ho enormous as to defy any attempt 
to stop it, much loss to exhaust tho species. 1 conceive that 
I am very much within bounds when I state my belief thi\t 
the roc of an ordinary trout will contain from 16,000 to 
20,000 eggs. Nor is it an exaggeration to Buppose that a 
mile of good water, such as tho Itchon in many parts below 
Winchester affords, will contain 1,000 brace of fish. Now, 
suppose of these 2,000 fish one-half are spawuers, and of tlio&o 
spawnors one-fourth only bread, there would bo a deposit 
every year of 6,000,000 eggs. Supposing, again, that of those 
6,000,000 of eggs one-hundredth part alone come to maturity, 
there would still remain au annual increase of 60,000 young 
fry, and if only one in twenty-five arrived at maturity, there 
would still be a breed of 2,000. This, of itself, would seem 
sufficient to secure us against any diminution in tho 6took of 
our rivers. But when it is considered that, if this calculation 
be correct, there will be every year au increase in that Btock 
in proportion to the increase of tho breeders, it would 
seem to bo hardly possible to calculate the extent to which 
it would have advanced in tho course of ten yearn. But 
this would ensure an evil us great, if not greater, in its own 
way. The water, oven if sufficient to contain so vast a mul- 
titude, would bo utterly unable to furnish tho nocessury 
supplies for their food. The once magnificent mouarclis of 
the stream would dwindle into mere pigmies, and at the samo 
time would, in all probability, bo not only stinted in their 
growth, but would e.cu, to a great extent, lose their powers 
of propagation. And thus it is, that it is quite ns pos- 
sible to have water overstocked as understocked. J 
merely mention the above to give some rough idea of 
the fecundity of fish, before I consider the causes 
which have conspired to check it. The first enemy 
that tho trout meets with after tho spawn is deposited, 
is the rapacious appetite of other fish, especially tho eel, 
the iluce, the grayling, and, I have no doubt, crayfish. Dub 
chicks and moor-hens, at all events tho former, greedily 
devour tho spawn; sudden floods may sweep it away ; and, 
above all, the huge drag-nets which keepers are permitted 
to use, for tho ostensible purpose of destroying tho course 
fish (I shall say more hereafter of tho use, or rather of tho 
abuse, of these abominable engines of destruction), in places 
where they arc sanctioned, do almost as much mischief as 
the combinod operation of all tho rest. The favourite time 
for this operation is in tho fall of the year, just about tho 
timo that the trout are spawning ; aud although, no doubt, 
great quantities of dace and roach, where they abound, may 
thus bo taken, yet tho heavy loads at the bottom of the notr, 
sweep over tho shallows, destroy all tho spawning-beds, 
and with them the best hopes of the next year's stock. For 
my own part, I would suggest that if it is necessary to keep 
dace down, ami no doubt it is desirablo so to do (I know 
places, indeed, whoio they have almost exterminated tho 
trout), and it is requisite to use the drag-net, that it should 
bo done immediately after tho weeds arc cut, care being 
taken to throw buck ull tho trout which might he captured 
at the same time ; and oven this should be only ventured 
on in tho presence of some trustworthy persons, or else 
an indiscriminate slaughter would ensue, and the remedy 
bo ten times worse than the disease. I could, like Hamlet’ t 
ghost, “such a tale unfold” of the wholesale destruc- 
tion of fine fish, under the pretext of killing-down jack and 
other coarse fish, as would bring tears into tho eyes of a true 
fisherman. But, as I have said already, more of tins anon. 
It is true, indeed, that if tho spawning-places are disturbed 
in April or May in grayling rivers, the same mischief in the 
destruction of tho ova will ensue as will happen to trout in Oc- 
tober and November. But for my own pari, were I the owner 
of a trout-dfream into which grayling had been introduced, I 
should rather rejoice at this ; the sooner the latter are exter- 
minated, to my taste, tho better. I know there are others 
who encourage grayling, as thereby ensuring a succession of 
fly-fishing all the year round. I question, however, whether 
this advantage is not more than counterbalanced by tho 
injury doife to the trout. The same observations will also 
apply to the pike. If nets arc to be used at all for the 
destruction of these fresh-water sharks, it should bo between 
November and March, when the fish, too, are best worth 
taking. Trimmers indeed may always be set in the deep still 
waters near beds of weeds, and such likeplaces, with advantage, 
and without doing any damage. 
P.S. I have pleasure in informing Mr. Adams, m answer to 
his letter in the last week’s Field, that the county Roscom- 
mon, tho adjoining county to Galway, has capital pike-fishing, 
both in Lough Ri, on the Shannon, and m the River Suck, 
and lie will have no difficulty in getting leave to fish tho 
latter. Tho former is open water. 
