The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-04
TO-DAY'S RACES AT HENLEY.
THE PROGRAMME Lam down FOR THE
FIRST FIVE HEATS.
One Heat for the Diamond Challenge scuiis-
Two Heats for che steward Challenge Cup,
md Two Heats for the NIsltors' Ghnllenge.

One Heat for the Diamond Challenge scuiis-
Two Heats for the steward Challenge Cup,
and Two Heats for the Visitors Challenge.
LONDON July 9.-The following is the pro-
Rramme OF the boat races at Henley on-the-
Thames in which the Americans are to row:
First day. July 4. Mt 1 p. NJ, the first heat Of
the Diamond Challenge Scus. for which George
W. Lee Of the Triton Club of Newark. y. j.. and
Edwardes- Moss. the present holder Of the prize.
will row.
At1H o'clock tho FIRST hcat Of tho Stewards
Challenge Gun. in which the Columbia College
crew of New York. the Dublin University crew.
and the Showaecaemettes will row.
At 2 o'clock. the first heat of the Visitors
Challenge Cup. in which the University College
crew OF Oxford. the Columbia College crew Of
Now York, and the Jesus College crew Of Cam
bridge University are entered
At ga O'Clock. tho second heat Of the Stew
ard's Challenge CUP, IN which the kinSstpn
Bout Club, the Jesus College crew, and the Lon
don Boat Club will row.
AT ~ o'clock the second heat Of the Visitors
S cry M cs MP WIN" nivers,v Wy nrt"rI
College crew of Oxford, and the First Trinity
College crew of Cambridge University Will row.
The final heats will he rowed on July b.
Tn" names and weights Of the men cOmpos
ing the Dublin University crew ARE: O.. HEX
son lstrokel l6l pounds j; Cnoper 1913 pounds
II. II. Labat. $50 pounds r. II. Courtney tbow).
Tho names md weights Of the mon compos-
ing the University College, crew OF oxford with
whom the Columbia College crew OF New York
are to row in the Visitors Challenge Cup race,
are: w. A. Ellison. 155 pounds; W. II. Cross
1871 pounds; G.. ID. Rowe, 1G4 pounds; 5. sand
blch, 1GO pounds.
The nnines and weights Of the men comnos-
ing the Jesus College crew Of Cambridge Unit
vnrsty are: u. II. Prest, 157 pounds; u. T..
| Hockn, 1863 pounds; G. Gurdon. III pounds {;
W. W Baltic. l49 pounds.
| In order TINT the Culumnias two heats may
not he near together, the heats of the Visitors
| Challenge Cup race have been reversed, and TO
| accommodate Edwardes- Moss who rows ut
Paris Lee and he will row in the first trial heut
| Of the Diamond Challenge SOULS race instead OF
| the third. rs NJ iirst arranged.
The weather had been duh and threatening ut
| Henley for the past few davs, but Yesterday af-
| tirnoon II WAS much brighter and y II now pre-
| dicted that the regatta will be- celebrated with
| out even the one wet day which generally ar.
| companies IT, II IL rumored that the PrIdre OF
| Wales will attend the regatta out OF COMPILE
| ment to- the American oHrsmen.
| The sporting Life this morning saws: Tho
| Columbus have improved in style con-
siderably during the last fortnight, so
that not n few persons now hegin o. think
| they have agool outside chance for the Visitors
! Challenge Gun; but tn" Joaus College four have
shown capital time over the course. and nre
| pretty certain to hold the Americans safe The
| Steward Challenge Cup race has splendid en-
| try. and appears to be pretty omen. The Lon
| don Boat Club. who have wnn the event seven
years in succession, are the favoritss but the
| Dublin University men are very strong this
year and will give a good account OF them
| going very fast-to all appearances terrncally
last. an impression conveyed by the quick. short
| stroke Mt which they row. This crew are won
derfully well together. and appear 70 b. IN
| splendid condition. never exhibiting tn" slight
est fatigue upon pulling up. and the ouly com
| pant they appear to have is that the course IL
| not long enough for them.