TRICKETT AT PUTNEY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2075, 18 October 1880, Page 3

TRICKETT AT PUTNEY.

[Sydney “Town and Country Journal.”] Mr W. Hill has received a letter from Edward Trickett, from which we make the following extracts. The letter is dated “ Bells Tavern, August 12th, 1830.” The writer says :—“ I write these few lines to let you know that I am all right. I have been down here nearly ever since I came to London. I was last week in Warwickshire to see my cousin. I saw Mr Wentworth the day before yesterday. He told me he was going to leave for Australia by the Orient, and I am sorry ho is unable to see the race. Layoook is stopping at The Bells. We are doing our work together. Layoook is likely to have a match with Blackman, and I will do all I can to assist him, and think he will win. I have seen Kelley a few times. He promised to come and see me, but has not been near me as yet. 1 have written to S waddle and Winship for a new boat. One of them is coming up this week to see the boat I brought with me and take her dimensions. They have promised to do the best they can forme. lam very glad my brother William did not come with the view of getting matches here, as pulling seems to be going down the hill. All the old sporting men seam frightened, or they have no money for betting. The betting is likely to be 2 to 1 on Hanlan here and in America. I have been out every day since I came down here, with the excaption of last Eriday and Saturday. I feel very well, and I have pulled three miles to-day pretty hard. I have nearly two stone in weight to take off, which will require a good deal of work to enable me to do it. I dare say you as well as other friends were annoyed at the articles which appeared in the Adelaide papers. I can assure you I did not speak a dozen words to the gentleman who wrote them.” Trickett further states that he doubts whether Kelley, through business arrangements, would be able to devote the necessary time to attend to him properly, and concludes by requesting that Mr Hill would convey his kind regards to each member of the committee and the subscribers who had sent him, and stating that he would ever feel grateful for the confidence they had placed in him.