Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20


 of 1895 is up to the standard, therc seems to bC no g,Eid r,%l~On why Cornell should not win laurrlS in the Henley regatta not with>tanting the fact that she will bc op- posed by the very flower of Euroi can oars men. including tho very best men on the Oxford and Cambridge CightS. Tho crew has bc,n we'll trained by the veteran oars man and coach, Charles E.. Courtney, and sails for England May 29.
 The Henley regatta Is ruwCd at Henley, n town on the Thames about 70 miles from London. and has hvrn an annual fixture since S39 It is spr,hahly he sErctC$t, simon pur,',t amateur contest uf note annually d,N'i,t"l in he world, as well as tho most important amateur event open to ambi- tirll> uar~Inru. The rules of the English Amateur Rowing u<~tTiation are about as strict ;t, they yrtl}d wrl br madr and pro vide that nn l. .>,'n ~hall be cuIl>i,lrrCd an amul"ur ,Eir~in;.n who has ever ruNvCd ur stVrr,d i'll any race for a stake, murry or entrance fec; who has ever knowingly rowcd or stoorIi with or against n Prufes sional for any prize; who has ever taught, pursued or assisted ill 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 ar has been by trade or employ mcnt for wages a mechanic, artisan or h. bOrcr or engaged in any mcnial duty; who is disqualified as an amateur in any other branch of sport.
 The Thames at Henley Is hardly an ideal spot for a great regatta. Only three crews can TOW abreast on equal terms, and 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 of, tho captains of the thrCe successful crews draw lots for position, and owing to the varying strength of the current in diff fervnt parts of the stream this apparently trivial ceremony often practically decides the fate of Il crew before it pulls a stroke. It is said that no crew assigned to station No. 8. the part of the river wherc the cur rent is strongest against the oarsmen, has ever been known to win a race.
 The great r;lcr of the regatta is the Grand Challenge Cup for eight oars, the race Cornell is so anxious to win. The distance is 5l6 miles and is a mere spurt when compared with tho four mile races so com mon in American college contests. Coach | Courtney has made n careful study of the ! Henley course and will have time enough ! on the otllcr side to get his men acclimat- cd and thoroughly accustomed to the river. | The regatta will he held July9, 10 and II. and although the personnel of tho Cornell crow has not been absolutely decided upon l2 of the men named in tho following list will go to England:
 | R L. Shape, Milwaukee; E. c. Hager. Buf- falo; F. W. Frrrborn Ithaca, \. Y.; q. P. Dyer, l Annapolis: k. B. Hamilton. Ithaca N. Y. F. C. | Slade, Yonkvrs, \. N; E. Spillman. Tonawan- da, N. Y; W. B. ChrcswiU. Buffalo; M. W. Roe. ] Chester N. N; C. A. Louis, Brooklyn; E. A. l Crawford, Ithaca. x. Y.: T. H. TaussiG, Wash inEton; T. W. F,,ancll, Elmira, N. Y.; T. Hall, l Washington. Ontario: F. Johnson CatSkin, N. | Y; R. F. Sanford. Chicago; C. S Moore, Oiean.