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 and Chambers had been indulging a little after their Champion’s training. Cooper, who had been lately beaten by Chambers in the Thames Regatta, for a 50/. purse (1lammersmith to Putney), was very fit, and jumped away from both the cracks, Chambers was short of wind, and was never in the race. Kelley stuck to Cooper, and rowed him down half a mile from the finish. Cooper then rowed across Kelley, fouled him, and drove him ashore. Cooper was properly disqualified on the foul. Next year Hammill the American came over to scull Kelley, and thé races took place on the Tyne. One race was end on end, and the other round a stake boat. Kelley won cach race with utter ease, Hammills style was an exaggeration of Green's, all arm work, and a stroke up to 55 a minute at the start. About this time J. Sadler was rising to fame. He had been a chimney- sweep, and afterwards was ‘Jack in the water’ to Simmonds’ yatd at Putney, He, unfortunately for himself, exposed much of his merits when rowing for the Thames Regatta Senlls in 1865, and instead of making a profitable series of matches up the scale, beginning with third-rate opponents, he had to make his first. great match with T. Hoare, who was reputed second only to Kelley on the Vhames. Sadler beat [loare easily, and was at the close of 1866 matched to scull Chambers for the Charn- pionship, Kelley having ‘retired’ from the title (Kelley and Sadler were allies at the time, and Sadler was Kelley's pupil). In the match Sadler went well and fast at Hammersmith, and then tired, fouled Chambers, and lost the race.

In the following year Kelley and Chambers were once more matched. Kelley came out of his retirement in consequence of some wrangling which had arisen out of the previous defeat of his pupil Sadler by Chambers. The new match took place on the Tyne, on a rough day and with a bad tide, on May 6. Kelley won and with some ease, It was evident that Chambers was no longer the man that he had been. He never again sculled for the Championship, but he took part in the Paris International Regatta in July of the same year. Very soon after this his Inngs showed extensive disease, and he gradually sank of decline.