The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-12
WON BY TRINITY HALL
GRAND CHALLENGE TAKEN BY
A CAMBRIDGE CREW.
An Incident OF the Race That Pleased
Britishers and Won Applause for
the Oxford ROwers.

HENLEY ON THAMES. July u.-There
was a larger crowd than usual assembled
here to-day in order to witness the final
heats on this. the last day of the Henley
regatta. When the Elton College crew and
the crew from st. Johns College Oxford.
were sent away in the final heat for the
ladies' challenge plate at the third stroke.
Eton's No. 2 caught a crab and lay at the
botto of the boat for some moments unable
to rise. The Oxford's boats was a couple
of lengths ahead when the Oxford cox
swain, H. S. Wells cried lease ALL" The
Oxfords then returned to the post amid
frantic applause in which the umpire and
others on his launch joined. while the
Etons ratified their oars in the row locks
In approval. bravo. Oxford" was heard
on all sides and the cry No more Cornell!'
was heard from several boats. The race
was then started again and the Elton crew
won as they liked by eight lengths.
In the final heat for the grand challenge
cup, the Trinity Hall, Cambridge Rowing
Club crew, which defeated Cornell yester-
day, beat the New College oxford Boat
Club crew and thus captured the trophy,
representing the blue ribbon of aquatics.
The race was a splendid one and Trinity
Hall won by only one-third of a length in
7 minutes and 80 seconds.
The crew of the London Rowing Cub.
consisting OF A. S. Little, bow, II. w.
Stout, vivian Nickalls and Guy N.exalls.
Rowing Club in the final heat for the stew
ards Challenge cup. and thus won the
In the final heat for the Thames Chal-
lenge cup. the crew Of the Nereus Boat
CLUB, of Amsterdam navy, Holland. de-
feated the crew of the Moiesy Rowing CLUB
and won the trophy.
The crew of the London Rowing Club
won the Nickalls cup or silver gobIets, in
the final heat to-day, defeating the Thames
Rowing Club.
In the fifth heat, for the diamond SOULS.
the Hon. Rupert Guinness. of the Leander
Boat Club, beat Guy Nickalls, Of the Lon
The Pail Mail Gazette. this afternoon.
commenting on the Cornell crew, says:
The Americans failed to enter into the
spirit of the Henley regatta. which calls
dress as cleanly and tidily as possible. The
varsity and other English crews make a
point of rowing in new jerseys, with colors
unstained by rain or perspiration. 1t Is not
too much to say that such a dirty-looking
crew as Cornell never competed in the re-
gatta within the memory Of most of its
embroidered on the front of their jerseys.
and in every case the color Of this letter
had run several inches. We hope they will
get a new turnout II they row N the COM
ing Metropolitan regatta"
The trustees of Cornell University who
are now here have decided to bring two
crews to Henley in 1896. Secretary Cooper.
of the regatta committee, heartily approves
OF the proposition, and offers the Cornell
men every inducement and facility. He as
serts that this VIII be the best answer to
the criticisms passed upon the conduct OF
the Cornell crew now at Henley.
Britannia and Niagara Won.
HUNTERS QUAY. July lin a fresh
southwest breeze to-day Ailsa and Britain
mia. both carrying their four working sails,
started in a fifty-mile race. Britannia soon
led, but the gap was small until they
were timed as follows at the end of the
first round: Britannia. / h. IL m Sc g.
Ailsa. ! h. Ii m. 8 s. Britannia won 49,
race. Ailsa was three minutes astern OF
the Prince of Wales's cutter.
Niagara, Zinita and Dakotah started to.
day in the race for the twenty raters undei
the auspices of the Clyde Corinthiar
Yacht Ciub at their annual regatta. TIL
result was as follows: Niagara (winner)
2:26:30; Zinita, 2:27:50; Dakotah. 2:3S:O0