The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-23
ROBERT l.. SHAPE, CAprAIN.

ROBERT l.. SHAPE, CAPTAIN.
OF 1893 Is up to the standard, there seems
to be no good reason why Cornell should
not win aurcls in the Henley regatta not
withstanding the fact that sho will be op-
posed by the very flower Of European oars
men, including the very best mon ON the
Oxford and Cambridge cights. Tho crew
has been we'll trained by the veteran oars
man and coach, Charles +. Courtney, and
sails for England May 80.
Tho Henley regatta Is ro,vcd at Henley.
II town on the Thames about 20 miles from
London, and has been IN annual fixture
since 1889 1t IS probably the strictest, simon
purcst amateur contest of noto annually
decided In tho world, as VOL as the most
important amateur event open to nmbi9
tious oarsmcn. The rules of tho English
Amateur Rowing association aro about As
strict as they could well be Inado and pro
vide that no person shall be considered an
amateur oarsman who has ever rowed or
stccrcd in any race for stake, money or,
entrance fee; who has ever knowingly
rowcd or stccrcd with or against profess
sional for any prize; who has ever taught,
pursued or assisted in the practice of ath-
lctic exercises of any kind for profit; who
has ever been employed in or about boats
or in manual labor for money or wages:
who is or has boon by trade or employ
lncnt for wages mechanic, artisan or la
borcr or engaged in any mcnial duty; who
Is disqualified as an amateur in any other
branch of sport.
Tho Thames at Henley is hardly an
ideal spot for II great regatta. Only three
crews can row abreast on equal terms,
anu as numerous crews enter each event on
the regatta programme the contestants are
compelled to endure tho strain and fatigue
of trial heats, which are decided tho first
day Of the regatta. When the final comes
off, the captains of tho three successful
crews draw lots for position. and owing to
tho varying strength of the current in diff
icrcnt parts OF tho stream this apparently
trivial ceremony often practically decides
the fate of u crew before it pulls q stroke
1t is said that no crew assigned to station
NO. 3, the partof tho river where tho cur
rent is strongest against tho oarsmen, has
ever been known to win q race
Tho great race of tho regatta Is tho Grand
Challenge Cup for eight oars, the race
Cornell is so anxious to win. Tho distance
is 5-l6 miles and is n nero squirt when
compared with the four milo races so com
mon in American college contests Coach
Courtney has mado careful study OF the
Henley course and will have time enough
on the other sido to get his mon acclimat-
cu anu thoroughly accustomed to the river.
The regatta will be held July O. 10 and II,
and although the personnel of tho Cornell
crow has not been absolutely decided upon
IL of tho men named In tho following list
will go to England:
r. l.. Shape. Milwaukee; E. c. Hagcr Buff
faio; L. ". Freoborn, Ithaca, n. y. &c. p. Dyer,
Annapolis; Il. b. Hamilton, Ithaca, N Y;F c.
Sladc, lonkcrs. N. Y. e. Spillman, Tonawan-
da. n. Y; W. b. Chreswill, Buffalo; NJ. ". Roe,
Chester, N. "; G. a. Louis. Brooklyn; e. A.
Crawford, Ithaca, n. Y. j. II. Taussg Wash
ington; T. W. Fonnoll, Elmirn, N. Y; T. Hall,
Washington, Ontario; +. Johnson. Catskill, N.
y; X. H. Sanford. Chicago; c. S. Moore. Clean.
n. Y; II. W. Jcirors, Kingsley. Pa ]. Inslce.
Newark n. j.. W. Bentley, Fluvanna, n. Y. 2
f. d. Colson Buffalo II. It. Richardson, Chif
cago; i. NJ. Matthews. Buffalo.
The names of nino of the men who will
undoubtedly go abroad follow:
Age. Height. Weight
r. l.. Shape, captain..... % 600 l65
F. W. Frocborn. 10 5.1l lG8
L. c. Observation-Disclosures. "a 5lO}z l73
r. Hall..............2 % $40 $50