The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-10
THE FIRST DAYS HEATS.
Results of Yesterday's COntests-o,ooo
Americans in Attendance.

Results of Yesterday's COntests-o,oVO
Americans i'm Attendance.
To-day's regatta was the fifty-sixth anni-
versary of the water Derby in Great
Britain and was expected to be the most
interesting OF any yet held. This was main
ly due to the fact that the seven entries
for the grand challenge cup, the "blue rib
bon of acquatics, included that OF the
crew from Cornell University. ithaca, N.
Y. The grand challenge cup was first COM
peted for in 1899. the Leander Rowing Club,
composed mainly of ex-Oxford and ex-Cam-
bridge oarsmen, are the holders of this tro-
ply and the Leander Boat Club holds the
record for this races minutes 81 seconds
made in 1891 over the Henley course, one
and one-half miles Consequently there was
an increase of interest in this event when
it was decided by drawing lots at the Town
Hall In Henley, on Saturday last, that Cor
nell was to meet the Leander crew, the
most prominent oarsmen of Great Britain.
this afternoon in the first heat Last year
the race for the grand challenge cup vas
men from Cornell frequently covered the
course In little over seven minutes, their
from training quarters of the crew, believed
that the winning crew would have to break
the record Following is a summary or the
events of to-day:
Grand challenge cup-First heat: Trinity
Hall. Cambridge beat the London Rowing
Club easily by four lengths & in ,Idi Z minutes S %
utes ute 'ss 54ss seconds. "s Third % heat: corneil
rowed over the course In 5 minutes II Sec
Thames challenge cup, eighths-First
heat: st. Johns College, oxford, beat the
Thames Rowing Club by length gsdna and nd,
Norous Boat Club, Amsterdam, beat Lady
Margaret Cambridge. easily.
heats Trinity faf Hail. Can caRmbridse. beat caius
College. Cambridge.
Stewards challenge cup. fours-First heat:
naut Rowing Club, Of Toronto. by two feet
only.
Silver soblets, double scuIls--First heat:
The Thames crew beat the Lady Margaret,
Cambridge, crew. Second heat: London
Rowing Club beat New College. oxford.
Diamond sepllseoFirst he heat: Guy Nic9lls s.7i.
having scratched. Second heat: The Hon.
Rupert Guinnes, Leander Boat Club. beat
f. II. Thompson, of the Argonauts: of To-
ronto. Thompson was well in front at the
start, bllt ran into pile.
1t has been pronounced TO be impossible
to imagine a more picturesque scene than
the one furnished on the waters and banks
of 'Old Father Thames between Regatta
island. which is the starting point. and
Henley bridge, short distance above the
finish. Henley is situated thirty-six miles
about an hour of railroad train riding.
from London, in an ideal English country
cursicnists travel from the great metrop-
oils to- the banks of the Thames near Hen
ley in order to witness the unique aquatic
carnival. The competing oarsmen, of course,
are the main attraction, but their hundreds
OF admirers, male and female. are the
people who make UP the picturesque crowds
at Henley At rough estimate fully 120.-
coo people were present at the regatta which
began to-day. continues tomorrow and ends
on Thursday.
Probably five thousand Americans wit
messed the contests to-day. The stars and
stripes were visible all along the course
The river lined with house boats and
other craft. Messrs. Hall and Fry, of the
Cornell Glee Club. and fully three hundred
American students and their friends as
sembled in little knots along the course
with flags in their hands and streamers on
their umbrellas and sticks. prepared to en-
courage the Cornell crew. The theatrical
profession OF the United States was out
in force. Prominent among its representa-
tives were Henry e Abbey; Nat Goodwin
Sol Smith Russell Johnny Yeamans, Mr.
Frohman and Francis Wilson. There were
a number OF American bunco. steerers
among the crowds and IT is safe to say
that they reaped q golden harvest from
the luckless Englishmen who fell in their
clutches