Gardens. A newspaper
illustration from the time
shows the river full of boats,
the dog calmly leading the
way being spurred on by a
slightly threatening looking
bowler-hatted man in a
rowing boat waving a stick.
Smith started the race in front
but was quickly overtaken
and by the time he got to the
Tower he was 50 yards
behind. He gave up, ‘much
distressed’, just off
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