The daily gazette., 1878-07-06
SECOND EDITION
The Great College Regattn.


VICTORY OF TUE COLUMBIA CREW
DEFEAT OF THE sHowAECAEMETIEs.
LONDON. July 5.-The Columbias
have won the only boat race ever gained
by an American crew in England, and
are the heroes of Henley. Tn At they are
a good crew has been all along admitted,
but the superb form they have shown
surprised even their best friends. The
heat of the visitors challenge cup, in
which they Iowed yesterday, was the
most interesting of the regatta, and II
was almost foregone conclusion that
they would defeat the Hertford College
crew to-day. The latter, however, made
a plucky race.
At the start f,r the first heat of the
visitors challenge cup to-day, the Colum-
bia crew dipped oars first aud took the
lead, rowing tremendous stroke and at
Fawley Court boat house they were a
length ahead of the Hertford boat.
Nearing Rememham, the Hertfords be-
ing instructed from the shore, spurJed
aud reduced the Columbia's lead to half
"a length, but exactly at Rememham farm
house the Columbia increased her speed,
again improved her position, and was
soon SO clear as TO be able to lake the
Hertford's water in the same skilltu way
as the day before, notwlths anding the
Hertford's frantic edsrts TO prevent it.
The Hertford's only hope was to catch
the Columbia boat by touching her and
thus claim foul, the Columbia being
out Of her own wafer. Good vim perceiv-
ed the danger, called on The men for fur
ther squirt, and they answered with a
tremendous burst OF speed, which sent
ahead fully two lengths and a-half. The
pace was 80 hot that it completely ex-
hausted the Hertfords, whose bow drops
ped his oar, almost falnting. The DINERS
were completely "pumped." and the boat
not being steered, ran ashore. Tie CO.
lumbias continued, finishing the course,
amid ringing cheers from tue shore, in 5
MINUTES aud / seconds.
In the final race for the stewards cup
there was some delay, caused by the
Shoewaecaemettes over eagerness to
get away, but when the signal was given
the London Rowing Club men, who got
off well, made for the Berks shore, get
ting into still water, the wind to-day be-
ing favorable for the boat on the Berks
side. The "Shoes" went straight down
the middle, getting the advantage in the
first hunered yards, and leading the Lon
don half a length. The latter crew row.
ed grandly, without fault, and at Fawley
Court had outpaced the "Shoes'' by a
spart, leading them by quarter length.
This challenged the Shoes, who had been
rowing forty-four strokes, and they in
creased the number to forty weight. Both
Gre ws approached Poplar Point at ter.
rifle pace, on almost even terms. Sud.
denly the Londons shot ahead a length
in an astonishing manner, and il was
seen that something was the matter in
the Shoes boat, but no one was prepared
to see the latter crew stop short, aDpar
emily used up. After pausing few sec
onds the Shoes went on slowly, Moses,
Nadean and Durell pulling the boat
alone. Jos. Nadean was completely
doubled up. The cause of their defeat
was soon explained. Joseph Nadean had
been seized with violent attack OF
dlarrhoea early in the morning, and af-
tor the practice pull his condition became
worse, but he pluckily refused to listen TO
pi OPPOSITION to withdraw from the race.
AT the conclusion of the heat the other
three men came in not at all distressed by
their terrible struggle. What there was
of the race was the hardest ever rowed at
Henley. The London's time was min
utes and 26 seconds.
The "Shoes" vt first accepted their de-
feat with nonchalence, but once at theil
quarters, they fairly cried at their blttel
disappointment. The ''Shoes" will proba
bly, go to London Tuesday and sail on the
steamer Utopia for home on July II
Geo. W. Lee, Of Newark, contemplate.
remaining 10 compete at the metropolis
tau regatta for the Wingfeld sculls nov
held by Playford.