Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-05
ROWING AT HENLEY.
Opening Of the English Three Days
Regatta.
FHRONGING THE BANKS OF The THAMES,
Sporting Events Yesterday Through.
out the Country.
SENATORS LOSE ANOTHER

LONDON, July 5.-The aquatic event next in
importance to the Oxford Cambridge boat race
opened today. This was the Henley-on-the
Thames regatta, for which there are more en-
tries this year than ever before.
Among the competitors are many foreigners
a large number being Frenchmen who are
members Of the Union Des Societies Fran.
caises de Sports Athleque. Among the con
testants entered for the diamond SOULS was J.
J. Ryan Of the Argonaut Boat Club Of Toronto
Canada, but it is now announced that he will
not start.
Notwithstanding the widespread interest in
the royal marriage which takes place tomorrow
popular interest in the Henley regatta showed
no sign Of lessening. Cool breezes have blown
during the last two days and heavy rain fell
last night. These conditions relieved the op.
pressive heat lately prevailing and caused added
attendance at the races.
MERRY PARTIES IN HOUSE Boats.
A vast fotilla Of boats Of all descriptions
began to arrive early this morning and to take
up their places among the craft, including a
number of house boats with merry parties on
board. that lined the banks of the river.
The day dawned cloudy and remained so
un til about noon, when the sun broke out from
behind the clouds and enlivened the scene.
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the other decorations presented an animated
scene that stretched from the Marsh Meadows
to Henley bridge.
Last nights rain had affected the decorations
to a considerable extent, but the summer cos
tunes of the many ladies present more than
offset what was lost in this direction. The first
heats in the various events will be rowed today
and the second rounds tomorrow. The finals
will be rowed on Friday.
GRAND CHALLENGE cuP
In the first heat for the grand challenge cup
(eights) the Leander Rowing Club beat the
Magdalene College Rowing Club by q length
and quarter.
The Thames Rowing Club beat the
crew Of the Societie Nautique De La Basse
Seine. The latter crew rowed splendidly until
they were within quarter mile of the finish,
when the Thames crew passed them and by en-
tirely superior rowing defeated them by three
quarters Of length.
In the same event the London Rowing Club
beat the first Trinity Cambridge crew by 9
length. after good race.
The Dublin University crew beat the Molesey
Club crew. In this latter contest both crews
rowed well together until close home. Here
the Dublin crew spurted and crossed the line Q
length ahead Of their opponents.
LADIES CHALLENGE PLATE.
Ladies' challenge plate-The Trinity College
Oxford crew easily beat the crew of New
College
DIAMOND SOULS.
Diamond sculls-w. NJ. Boyd. Trinity COL
lege, Dublin, beat Hudson easily.
George McHenry OF the Circle de L'Aviron
beat with ease Charles Fenwick Of the Societie
ID Encouragement Sport Nautique.
THAMES CHALLENGE CUP.
The Thames Rowing Club easily defeated the
Vesta Rowing Club.
The Radley College crew beat the Bradford
Grammar School by two lengths and a quarter.
First Trinity beat the Bedford Grammar
School by length.
roURs.
The stewards challenge cup-Thames Row
ing Club won easily. Their opponents, the
Brasenose College crew, gave up the race.
Magdalene College beat Trinity College Dub
linz by a length and a quarter.
The steering Of the Dublin crews boat was
bad.