Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-01
THE OARS AT HENLEY.
THE ROYAL REGATTA ON THE
THAMES.
The COrnells Badly Reaten-FOuIed
By the London Rowing Club-The
Pulls for the Challenge, Visitors
and Stewards Cup-The Pair Com
tests-The Americans Confident of
Victory TO-MOrrOW.

HENLEY oN-THAMEs, June 30.-This is the
first day of the Henley, on Thames Royal Re
gatta, the most important gathering of
amateur oarsmen in England. The weather
is beautiful, with a soft, cool breeze. and the
water is in splendid condition. The river is
crowded with craft of every description.
The Henley course is little over a mile
and quarter in length.
In the first heat of the race for the visi-
tors challenge cup the first Trinity College
crew, Of Cambridge, defeated the third
Trinity College crew, of Cambridge.
LONDON, June 30, 1:30 P. Mn the first
heat for the grano challenge cup for eights,
the Hertford College crew, having the
Berks station, defeated the Dublin Univer-
sity crew. There was.a good struggle until
within few lengths of the bend of the
river, when the Hertfords won easily.
In the second heat the London Club,
Thomas Club and the Kingston Club crews
finished In the order named. The Londons
had the centre STATEN, and the Ktngstons
the Berks station. The Londons led from
the bend OF the river and won by two
lengths.
Four of the Hertford College crew, who
rowed in the race for the grand challenge
cup, will form crew In the race for the
stewards cup. They are G. A. Roberts, E.
Buck, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Lowndes. The same
is the case with the Thames and London
Clubs crews, whose strokes In the race for
the grand challenge cup win row as num-
Der 2 in their respective crews In the con-
test for the stewards cup.
The Leander Club crew will also COM
prise four, who will be engaged in the
race for the stewards cup and L. r. West,
who rowed stroke in the grand challenge,
will also row stroke In the stewards cup.
The Henley correspondent telegraphs the
following: "The correct order OF the
Cornell crew In their boat is as follows:
Cowles (bow), then Lewis, Allen and
Shtnkel (stroke). The Cornell crew are de-
spondent. Their opponents are too good
for them. The question of the Cornell
crew rowing in the match with the Hertford
College crew over the Henley course on
Saturday is not officially settled. IG will be
decided after to-day's race. In the third
heat of the race for the grand challenge
cup the Leander crew defeated the ECon
College crew."
LONDON. June 30, $50 P. Mn the first
heat for the stewards cup, the Thames Club
crew, the London Club crew and the Cornell
crew finished in the order named. The Cor
nell was bad third
In the race for the silver goblet, for pairs,
the first heat was won easily by the London
Club pair, who had the Berks station. La
the race for the diamond sculls, Lowndes,
of the Hertford College crew, defeated his
two opponents, who are members Of the
London Rowing Club.
Following are the details OF the first heat
for the stewards cup: The Cornell crew
sprang away splendidly, and were ahead in
few strokes, when the bow of the London
Club crew fouled them, cutting a hole ia
the canvas of the Cornell crew. The um-
pire at once stopped the race, and much de-
lay ensued. 1t was found that one of the
seats of the Cornell's boat was displaced,
and it had to be remedied with some string
from the umpire's boat. At the second start
the London Club crew got off first. The
Corn ell crew to avoid another foul made for
the bushes on the Bucks side. They rowed
very well to the RectorY, but there COM
| menced bad steering, which utterly de-
stroYed their chances. The Thames Club
crew rowed in grand form, and from that
| point forged persistently ahead, ultimately
winning the heat The time of the heat
was eight minutes and fifty six seconds.
The time of the winning crew of the first
| heat for the visitors challenge cup was s
minutes and SO seconds. Fiom q compari-
son of the various accounts it appears that
| the Cornell crew were In front for half the
distance OF the course, and it appears that
| the boats were closer together at the finish
nells being from two to three lengths behind
the London Club crew. The third heat OF
the diamond sculls race was won by Wild,
of Frankfort, he defeating Patterson, OF
Newcastle, and Lien, of Paris.
Another account gives the first heat tor
the stewards cup as having been won by
two lengths. He declares that the Cornell
crew were six lengths behind. In the
second heat for the stewards cup the
Hertford College crew, having the Berks
station, beat the Leander crew by three
lengths. OF the eleven heats in the various
events rowed to-day, it is notable that not
one was won by a crew having the
Bucks station. Nine heats were won
by the holders of the Berks station and two
by the holders of the centre station. The
disadvantage of station is strongly shown
in the case of the Leander crew, who were
the pick of the old University oarsmen. In
the first heat for the stewards cup, at the
first attempt to start, the Cornell crew, when
leading, were fouled by the London Club
crew, and there had to be a second start
Mr.. Glllig telegraphs from Henley that
the Cornell University crew are confident of
beating the Hertford College crew in the
four-oared race on Saturday.