New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
TRINITY BALL VICTORIOUS.
AN EroN MAN CATCHES A CRAB AND ST.
JOHNS WAITS BUT IS DEFEATED
THE LONDON ROWING CLUE WINS THE STEWARDS
cUp-HEAr FOR THE SILVER GoBIETs NOT
rowEp our-p1AMoND SOULS WON
no p,-prpT GUINNESS

ROXED OUT-DlAMOND BULLS WV
BY RUPERT GUINNESS.
Henley-on- Thames. July 1.-THE feature Vi
the third and last day Of the Henley regatta
which was devoted to the hnal meats III INC
various contests. was the final Tor the Gran"
Challenge Cup which was won by the TRINITY
Hall Cambridge eight. he crew that oeie".e"
the Cornells yesterday. In the maj hea. io'
the Ladies' Challenge Plate. between the Elton
College Rowing Club and st. Johh ; |o'ee
(OxfordD crew, one OF Eton's men caught crap
and fell into the boat. whereupon the d.
Johns College stopped rowing. botn oo"'s
turned to the post for a fresh start.
The day opened threatenirgly- The SKY was
clouded the air damp ana disagreeaoie' anu
there was every indication that the sport "o0'.
be marred by rain. By-and-by the SKY cieaIeu'
the sun sho1e brightly. but the neat was Wy
ing.
There was a great crowd ashore and ahoat' as
great indeed, as upon any day OF the mee"ne'
The river was alive with craft of all desci'p
TONS and the police boats had all they couiu w
TO keep the course clear Of obstruc'iohs'
In the final heat for the Grand Challenge Cup
Trinity Hall had the Bucks side and the ne"
College boat was against the Bsrks shore Inn
,tv struck out at a forty one stroke and New Col
lese at forty.two The latter drew away ana sot
ahead OF the Trinity boat at the foot OF 'he
island. but they barely had that advantage al
the top of the island. At the quarter-mile marx
they had regained their advantage ana hhaiii
tanned 1t past the Rectory to the han-miie' "a.
the Fawley Court Boathouse which they rei0"eu
in minutes. Al seconds. the boats were ai"os'
abreast. Trinity now began to draw away anu
at the three-quarters OF a mile marx hau ieau
of a few feet, which she steadily increased AZ
Bushey Gate Trinity was quarter ieHs'',
ahead at the mile little more than tha' anu
at the Isthmian Clubhouse half length. i"e
New College men buckled down to ther "oiN
and the finish was a terrific one, resulting IA
Trinity's winning by only third Oh 'ehs'"
The time was minutes. 30 seconds. 1t was a
grand race the best OF tie regatta the Tim
ity men showed perfect condition and remarKa-
HE stayins power Both boats pulled the same
stroke Each crew contained three men VINO
were in the Varsity boats when Cambridge
beat Oxford last spring.
ST. JOHNS ETIQUETTE.
Al the beginning Of the final heat for the
Ladies'. Challenge Plate. between the Elton Col
1ese Rowing Club and st. Johns College crew.
Etons No. 3 caught crab at the third stroke
and fell on his back in the boat. The crew
stonncd rowing at once and the St Johns COL
lese crew also stopped although they had
rood lead and returned to the post Tor iresh
start amid tremendous cheering on all sioes' ~
the second attempt Elton got away In gooo s'yie
and led all the way to the finish, and won easily
in minutes 25 seconds. The st. John Coheee
crew. seeing they were beaten stopped rowing
when q quarter OF a mile away from the winning
post
London Rowing Club and the Thames CIuo '"e
former led a little at the island. when they
hoy
They did not stay there long. however, Out
stored back 20 their own water just above the
leland Roth coxswans were steering badly
INT despite this the London boat was drawing
SLOWLY ahead and the Thames boat stopped at
the press box The London's time was minutes.
As seconds.
In the final heat for the Diamond Souls the
Hon. Rupert Guinness. Of the Leander howihs
Club. beat Guy Nickalls Of the London Rowing
Club. the holder Of the trophy. in the most ex-
citing race of the day. At the word go" GUM
ness started Off pulling a thirty-nine stroke
Nickalls took the water almost immeoiateiy
after. pulling thirty-six. Guinness at once took
length to the good Nickalls. however. was
stout-hearted and putting on squirt ne crep'
slowly up on his ANTAGONIST. and w st h sns
were level Then both men put themselves
down to their work in a manner that evoked
shouts Of praise from the onlookers. Guinness
appeared to be putting the most strength In his
biades and soon the nose of his boat appeared
in front Of the bow OF NickAllss she'll Slowly.
but surely. he opened out, and as ne passed the
Isthmian boathouse he clear OF his OPP
ponent. Nickalls struggled hard. but he had at
last met MS SUPERIOR 1ng;b a aud half ahead Of
him. Guinness's time vas minutes. IL sec
onds NckalIs held the Diamond Sculls In 1s sSc
course was minutes, &c seconds. made In 1888.
RACE SPOILED BY SPECTATORS.
The final heat for the silver goblets between
the NickaIls brothers. Of the London Rowing
Club and Muttlebury and Broughton. OF the
Thames Rowing Club was unsatisfactory and
the question Of rowing the heat over again has
been raised. Muttlebury and Broughton came
into collision with boat that was lying too far
cut IN the stream and were obliged to stop.
After the oarsmen arrived at the winning post
the judges telegraphed that the Nickails
brothers had mot rowed out" notice was
also placed On the umpires boat stating that
the race was spoiled by spectators set'ihs Oh
the course"
The Anal heat for the wyfold Challenge Cup
was won by the London Rowing club. whicn
beat First Trinity Cambridge 1t was good
race for the frst half, First Trinity leading
slightly at the start The London boat caught
up with them. but the Cambridge boat again
got lead. only TO lose II. At the Rectory the
crews were almost abreast. but the London men
got ahead at the half-mile and at the three
quarters mark simply ran away from the Can
tabs. winning by TWO anu nan Iehst"S'
The sixth heat Of the contest for the Thames
Challenge Cup was won by the Molesey Row
ing Club. which beat the Kingston Rowing
Club. The seventh heat was won by the
Nereus Boat Club OF the Amsterdam Outch)
University, beating S:. Johns College Oxford
The final heat by the Nereus Boat
Club. Of the Amsterdam University. which beat
the Molesey Rowing Club
The final heat for the Visitors Challenge Cup
was won by Trinity College (Oxfor6 beating
Trinity Hall Cambridge.
when the regatta closed the course became
covered with craft Of all descriptions and Hen
ley gave itself up to kayety. In the evening
there were displays o. fireworks, and many
socia; gatherings in the town and on the many
houseboats tina: line the river.
A LETTER FROM THE CORNELL CREW.