The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-11
TRINITY HALL
Won the Grand Challenge
Cup This Morning.
The London Rowing Club Won the
Stewards Challenge Cup.
English Newspapers Comment on the
Cornell Crews Action.

HENLEY N-THAMEs July I1.-There
was larger crowd than usual sembled
here today 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. caught a crab and
lay at the bottom Of the boat for some
moments, unable to raise. The Oxford
boat was a couple OF lengths ahead, when
the Oxford coxswain, IA. 9. Sells, cried
lease all. ~
The Oxford's then returned to the post
amid frantic applause, in which the um-
pire and others on his launch Joined,
while the Etons ratified their oars in the
rowlocks 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
Eton crew won as they liked by eight
lengths.
The trustees OF Cornell University who
are now here have decided to bring the
two crews TO Henley IN 1895 Secretary
Cooper of the regatta committee heartily
approves of the proposition and offers the
Cornell men every inducement and IA
cility. He asserts that this will be the
best answer to the criticisms passed upon
the conduct of the Cornell crew now at
Henley.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
LONDON July 1.-THE Pail Mall Ga
zette, this afternoon commenting on the
Cornell crew, says: The Americans failed
To enter into the spirit of the Henley re-
gatta, which calls upon competitors as
well as visitors TO dress as cleanly and tidy
as possible. The Varsity and other En-
glish crews make point of rowing in
l0r.ax wit toin nA hxr
rain or perspiration. 1t is not too much
TO say that such dirty looking crew as
Cornell never comp eted in the regatta
within the memory of most of its fire.
quenters. They wore large red &C" en-
boidered 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 IL they row in the coming
Metropolitan regatta.
The Globe this afternoon remarks: cit
is much to be regretted that the visit of
the Cornell crew, instead Of promoting
good fellowship between English and
American athletes has struck only jar
ring note in the otherwise harmonious
rivalry Of nations at Henley. We can
not help thinking that the American
oarsmen have been somewhat harshly
judged for standing upon their rights.
At any rate, 1t would have been more
gracious to abstain from hostile COM
meHts, III view OF the decision OF the
committee"
The st. James Gazette expresses the
opinion that: "There is good deal of un-
reasonable prejudice against Cornell, and
If they had won the grand challenge cup
there might have been unpleasantness.
The best possible thing which could oc-
cur was that Cornell should be fairly
beaten by Trinity. After all, the most
important thing was that our American
cousins should have a fair race with an
English crew."
The crew OF the London Rowing Club,
consisting of A. s. Little, bow, Fl. w.
Stout, Vivian Nickalls and Guy Nickalls,
stroke, defeated the Thames Rowing
Club today in the final heat for the
Stewards Challenge Cup, and thus won
that trophy.
In the final heat for the Grand Chal-
lenge Cup, the Trinity Hall, Cambridge,
Rowing Club crew, which defeated Cor
nell yesterday beat the New College. Ok
ford, Boat Club crew, and thus captured
the trophy.
The crew of the London Rowing Club,
Vivian Nichalls and Guy Nickalls,
stroke, won the Nickalls' Cup or silver
goblet in the final heat today, defeating
the Thames Rowing Club crew, W.
Broughton and s. ID. Muttlebury, stroke.
[. In the fifth heat for the diamond scull,
the Hon. Rupert Guinness of the Lean
der Boat Club, beat Guy Nickalls of the
London Rowing Club.