... comparative ease, and yesterday morning they were pitted against a picked eight London watermen, in which were Kelley and Tom White, with other great men. This .was also a fine race for two miles, when the Cantabs gradually drew away and won by a few lengths ...

... tacked to, and, making a staggering bolt of it, ran up to the pillar against which Tom stood, its position being marked by Tom's white vestments, where he hooked on again, until Tom had taken up a new position. The captain's commentary on this judicious method ...