The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-10

cially announced.
The first heat for the silver goblets, (pair
oars) was won by W. Broughton bow and
S. ID. Muttlebury (stroke) OF the Thames
Rowing Club. beating A. J. Davis CbOw)
and L. H. X. Bushe-Fox (stroke) Of Lady
Margaret college, Cambridge.
The second heat of the race for the sill
YER goblet was won by Vivian Nickalls
(bow) and Guy Nickalls (stroke) of the
London Rowing Club. beating ". +. Crum
(bow) and c. NJ. Pitman (stroke) of the
New College. oxford. Rowing Club oy
three-quarters of a length.
The first heat Of the Thames challenge
cup, eight oars. was won by the st.
Johns oxford Rowing Club, beating the
Thames Rowing Club by a length and
half. Time, 7.36.
In the second heat the Amsterdam
Dutch boat beat the Lady Margaret
Cambridge crew. by two ana half
lengths In 1885 is.
For the Twofold challenge cup. four oars.
the first was won by the LONDON Rowing
Club. which beat the Henley Rowing club
easily in S;i2.
In the second heat First Trinity Cam
bridge) beat Trinity Hall Cambridge by
three lengths.
Caius College Cambridge won the third
heat, beating the Kingston Rowing Club
by two and half lengths.
The fourth heat was won by the Mole
Rowing Club by two lengths.
The first heat for the visitors challenge
cup, four oars, was won by Trinity (OX-
ford), beating Caius College By a length
and half in s:l4.
The first heat in the diamond sculls (sin-
gles), resulted in a rowOver for Guy Nick
alls, of the London Rowing Club.
In the second heat for the diamond
sculls, Guinness of the Leander Boat Club
beat L. A. Thompson of the ArgOnaut
Rowing Club of Toronto.
New College of oxford drew a bye for the
first round and it has now been arranged
that New College and Cornell shall row
against one another tomorrow afternoon
in the second round, while Eton rows with
Trinity Hall. Cornell and New College
will both be fresh and in good form. c.
NJ. Pitman. the noted forward stroke Of
the last two university boat races, is the
stroke of the New College crew, which
many regard as stronger than Leander.
The failure of the Leander eight to
start in the heat which they We're TO con-
test with the Cornell crew was a great
disappointment to the Thames oarsmen.
The Lcanders were supposed TO be the
strongest crew on the river and were
thought to have the besr chance to take
the cup, and were, consequently, very
heavily backed in the betting.
When Umpire Willard gave the word to
go, the most intense excitement prevail
ed among the thousands Of spectators who
had gathered along tho course Shortly
after the starting signal We given, the
American crew could be seen from the
Berks shore, for down the river.
The Leanders were not in sight, and II
was at first supposed that the crowds Of
boats along the banks obseured the view,
but this .belief~Was dispelled when, as
the Cornell crew neared the finish post
in grand style, the Leanders were still
invisible.
Their non-appearance at the finish Great
ed a scare among the supporters of the
English crew and many were the reasons
! assigned for their failure to appear.
The Ithaca men rowed a fine race, al
though they were unopposed. They came
in looking cool and fresh, and were greeted
with bursts of cheers by the spectators,
many of whom took up the Cornell cry,
which was started by the friends of the
crew, and repeated again and again all
along both shores.
When the umplres launch came up TO the
press enclosure it was noted that the UNI
pire gave the word after seeing the crews
were ready. Mr. Willard says he heard
nothing from either boat till Immediately
after the start when he heard the Leander
men protesting. He thought he had given
the crews a fair start and could see no
reason for calling the boats back, and es-
pecially as the Leanders had pulled four
nell men had reached the winning post that
the umpire was informed by the other
regatta officials on board the launch, that
the Leanders before the start was given,
he'd said they were not ready. The umpire,
notwithstanding these statements main
tanned his right to award the heat to the
Cornell crew.
Later the Leanders padded down from
their boat house above the winning post,
but did not again make their appearance
during the afternoon, preferring to re-
main at their quarters on Temple Island.
Ambassador Bayard was among those
who followed the Americans over the
course on the umpire's boat.
When seen this evening the members OF
the Leander eight all agreed in the state
ment that when Umpire Willard asked
Are you ready?" they shouted Nor
Mr. Willard, on the other hand IS equal
ly positive that he heard no reply to his
question. The Leanders state that when
the word Go" was given. some of the
crew attempted to start, taking a few
strokes, but that practically their boat
remained at the post.
The board of stewards have decided
against the protest of the Leander crew
and sustained the umpire in awarding .hc
heat in the grand challenge race TO Cor
nell.
The drawing of lots for to-morrow's
heats in the grand challenge cup race re-
suited in the pitting of Cornell on the
Berks side of the course, against Trinity
Hall Cambridge on the Bucks side for
the fourth heat, and Elton against New
College Oxford on respectively the Berks
and Bucks sides for the fifth.