The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-10

board The unavsrs politely refused, say
ing: MY boat Is full now"
Mr.. Francis replied. "Ah right; an
an agent ~ the Cornell crew, and think
YOU might favor me. | promised the boys
! would follow and thus encourage tiieh-
But the umpire again denied his re-
quest, r'hereupon Mr.. Francis fetuihea
10 the shore.
The creyw of the LONDON Rowing Club
and the Argonaut Rosing Club. OF To-
ronto. started in the first heat TOT .ne
Stewards challenge cup for fours AZ 4es
y. m. The Canadians we're nrst away, r..
q. Nuns setting the pace al forty-thfes
20 the minute, which placed them
length ahead. but al the half mile post
the London crew had gained on them ana
they raced almost nose ann nose uoNh
10 the mile post. which was passed AT
4.isSZ Rowing forty-six strokes 10 the
minute, the Argonauts then gainea
slight advantage but the pace told ana
r.. r. Thompson spiashcd badly. The
two boats from that time continued To
race on about even terms. until when
within few feet Of the finish the London
crew put on splendid squirt and won by
two feet IN eight minutes and ten seconds.
Following Ia a summary OF the events
today:
Grand Challenge Cup. first heat-Tr1n-
ity Hall. Cambridge. beat the London
Rowing Club easily by four lengths in
seven minutes and ffty-six seconds
Second heat-Eton College beat The
Thames Rowing Club easily In seven
minutes and thirty-four and half sec
onds.
Third heat-Cornell rowed the course In
eight minutes and eleven seconds. Ie-
ander did not start.
Thames Challenge Cup. esghts-First
heat-St- Johns College. Oxford, beat
the Thames Rowing Club by a length
and a half in seven minutes and fifty
seven seconds.
sterdam. beat Lady Margaret, Cambridge.
easily.
Visitors challenge cup. triple scuils-
First heat, Trinity Hall. Cambridge. beat
Caius College, Cambridge.
Stewards challenge cup, fours-First
heat, London Rowing Club beat the Argo-
naut Rowing Club. of Toronto, by two
feet.
Silver goblets. double sculls-First heat,
The Thames crew beat the Lady Marga-
ret. Cambridge, crew.
Second heat, London Rowing Club beat
New College. oxford.
Diamond sculls-First heat, Guy Nick
ellis rowed over the course, his brother
Vivian having scratched.
Second heat, the Hon. Rupert Guinness.
Leander Rowing Club, beat +. II. Thomp-
son. of the Argonauts. of Toronto. Thomp-
son was IN front at the start, but ran into
a pile.
The grand challenge cup was first COM
peted for in 1889. The Lean6er Rowing
Club. composed of former oxford and
Cambridge oarsmen, are the holders OF
the trophy, and the Leander Beat Club
holds the record for this race, G.5l, made
IN 1891 over the Henley course. one and
one-haIf miles.
Henley Reach, where the regatta is
held. lies between London and Oxford.
most convenient locality sixty-four
miles from the former and forty-five
from The latter. The course is practi-
eaIiy as straight as a ruler, the more so
as along Its whole length 1t is marked
out by a double line of white posts.
Formerly the Henley course was not
straight because. as the rase ended at
the bridge, the boats at-the finish had to
round kind of Tottenham corner called
Pollard Point, where are now the grand
stand and winning line. At :hat time
the drawers OF the Berks, or left hand
station. as you look up stream from the
starting place at Regatta island. always
had an advantage at the point. though
IL might be largely neutralized should
there happen to be breeze from the
west or southwest-blowing. that is To
say. from the Berks side, which Is
fairly well protected by trees.
When In 1885 the old course was al
tered and the winning line changed 10
Poplar point the Berks men. however
might stu be at disadvantage. but now
adays. what With the stalking out of
the stream and the house boats and
steam launches fringing the whole of
the course. there is little to choose be-
tween the two sides, and, all things con-
sldered. the course is at present the
fairest as well as best in England.
Below the island the boats start,
though before 1856 they started from
above II, the change. as has been men
toned. having been caused by the al
teration of the winning line. The island
Regatta or Temple island 1t is indif-
ferentiy called-is charming little bit
of river scenery, and, with it's house
boat shape. lofty poplar amidships and
Hindoo temple at the bow, forms an
object In the landscape that attracts
the eye right from the other. the win
ming end of the course. Behind IL rises
an ampitheater OF hills, in parts
wooded 10 the top. and at one wing
running off into long narrow tree
clad ridge. known 10 river folk as the
Hogs Back.
The boats I'm starting have their noses
In line. and. therefore. whichever nose
first crosses the winning line at Poplar
point wins But IL WAS not always so,
for Il used 10 be the practice 10 start
them with their sterns. not their stems.
| I'm line. This was not Objectionable so
long as the competing boats were of
exactly the same length. hut was OBJ
vionsly so when. as often happened. one
boat was longer than another.
The number az Americans present IN
Great Britain Is by all accounts the iarg-
est ever recorded. Anyhow, the crowds OF
| Americans al Henley during the THREE
| DAYS Of the regatta will utterly eclipse
| anything OF the kind ever dreamed OF.
| The visitors from the United States took
/ Old Father Time hy the fore,oek and Sc
cured the best apartments and most com
| Portable house boats II was possible FOR
| money 20 procure, This morning every
| hotel. cottage. private residence, house
| boar. steam launch, electric launch and
| row boat Of all sizes and descriptions was
1 occupied In some shape or other. Both the
1 Berkshire and the BuckinghamshiFe
! shores OF the river, popularity known as
/ the Berks and Bucks. were alive with peo-
/ pie and the waters swarned with small
Graf, taking part in this grand aquatic
/ picnic.
| The blending OF color was really marvel
| Gus Flags of all coiers. sizes and shapes.
| mingled with costumes Of every descr. p
| ton and hue imaginable. topped of with
| a mushroom growth OF many colored para
| SosS and umbrellas From the ancient
| stone bridge above the finish 20 the start.
| ing lire below Regatta island, the water
| near the hanks OF the Thames was TANNED
/ with house boats. launches, steam yachts.
! college harges, rowheas~, canoes ami ev-
/ cry other sort OF craft known 20 aquatic
| humanity. crowded 20 the utmost with
male and female rowing enthusiasts and
all clothed in the very latest Of boating
| costumes OF rain or sunshine. cold or heat,
| the weather had 30 terrors fer them.