The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-11

the Start. Two Of tho Americans Sink
from Exhaustion and Cambridge Won
by Seven Lensths-One Of tho Men in
Charge of the Doetor-Were Not in
Condition.
Henley on Thames, July 1o.-The Sec
ond day of the Henley regatta opened
with fine weather and was marked by
a large attendance, many persons be-
ing present who were detained in Lon
don yesterday. The principal features
Of the days programme were the trial
heats between Cornell University, Of
ithaca. and Trinity Hall Cambridge.
and New College Oxford. and Eton
college, for the grand challenge cup. the
winners Of which will contest in the
final heat for the trophy.
The first Of these heats (the fourth OF
the series) was betweeen New College
and Eton, and was won by the former
by a length and a half. Important as
this heat was, 1t did not engage the
attention of the mr1kitude as 1t once
would have done there been no
International interessSn which America
was a factor. Indeed, the interest in
the days programme seemed to be GEN.
tered in the one heat between Cornell
and Trinity Hall.
Ready for the Start.
After the heat between the eights
Of New college and Eton college. the
Cornell and Trinity Hall crews got
ready for their contest. The interest
in this heat was sharpened by the uni
versal comment upon yesterdays fiasco
in the heat match between Cornell and
Leander, wherein Leander got the
worst Of 1t. 1t was thought that the
sharp division Of opinion as to the Jus
tice of the CornelTs retaining the heat
they had won, unopposed yesterday
would spur the Ithaca boys to efforts
today which would show conclusively
that the result would have been the
But they showed nothing OF the kind,
for the Trinity men beat them with
the greatest Of ease
There was not nearly as strong
wind today of the Bucks shore as there
was yesterday. but the position OF the
Trinity boat on that side was still
worth something. Mr.. Willard again
acted as umpire. There was no mis-
take in sending the crews Off. On the
word "go" CORNELL went of, pulling
twenty-four strokes for the first half
minute and forty-six for the minute.
Trinity Hall rowed only twenty-one
strokes for the half minute and forty
two for the minute.
Cornell Immediately took q slight
lead and at the end Of the first fur
long was only a few feet to the good.
They went we'll and steadily In their
own style, a style that has been very
widely commented upon here.
Cornell Gsins Steadily.
At the upper end Of Temple Island
Cornell was atill the same distance I'm
front. Here the cheering for Trinity
Hall was enthusiastic. but It did not
enable the men Of the crew to wrest
the advantage from the Cornell bows.
who led by trifie and were creeping
up inch by inch until at the quarter OF a
mile mark they had still more increased
their lead. and with this advantage had
reduced their stroke to forty-four to the
minute. Indeed. they did not alter this
stroke for the remainder Of the course
over which they rowed in racing FASH
ion Almost imperceptibly they Inn
proved their position, and at the end
Of the next quarter Of = mile they had
incteased their lead to q third Of a
length.
z It was impossible, however, to gain
much more advantage Of the Trinity
crew, who were rowing AZ Z regular
stroke Of thffty-eight to the
minute and sticking to the Cor
nellers IN o most determined
manner. AZ the half-mile distance
mark ths vNwisy Court boat houss.