The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-10
THE HENLEY REGATTA,
The British Boat Failed TO Start on
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The British Boat Failed TO Start on
limo.
EHLEY-oN-THAMEs, July 9.-The
hrst day OF the ffty.sixth anniversary
OF the water derby OF Great Britain wss
. disappointment. Cornell was pitted
against the crew of the Leander Boat
Club composed Of ex- Oxford and Osm-
o.ioEe oarsmen and said to be the
strongest on the river.
When the umpire asked II the two
crewsawere ready Cornell promptly an
swered Yea" and the umpire claims
.eander did the same. This the Lean
oers deny. In any case the umpire gave
the word go" and the Cornell shot
away, and the umpire allowed Cornell
20 pull over the course and awarded the
Americans the race. The Leanders
nave lodged protest. against the UNI
pres decision and 1t was referred to the
board OF stewards. But the board will
not change the decision.
The scene on the river WAS one of I'M
usual animation, even for Henley. 1t
was estimated that there were fully
5,O0O Americans present at Henley.
Ihey came by coach and by train from
London 20 sustain Cornell with cheer
Ing and every other mark OF encourage.
ment possible.
when the first crews were started at
noon very strong wind was blowing
from the Buckinghamshire shore, Civ.
Ing the crews pulling on that side OF the
river great advantage. The United
States sm bsssador, Thomas F. Hayard,
and representative OF The Associated
fress were on board the umpire's
launch.
When the umpire put the crews in
position Cornell was first in place, and
Lennder slowly padded TO the point
assigned to that crew. Leander, at the
word 60" started, half the crew pull
Ing for dear life; but the others turned
and shouted, "Oh, not ready"
The umpire waved his hand to Cor.
nell, which crew had taken the word
promptly when the word was given,
shot ahead and continued over the
course.
The Leanders, until the umpire's
launch passed away out of speaking dis
lance, continued to shout wildly: I'VE
are not ready. Why did you serve US
so?' But the umpire did not look at
them and increased the speed of his
launch.
In the meantime the Cornell crew,
pulling steady, even stroke, seemed
satisfied that they were In the right In
continuing the race. Passing the end
OF Regatta Island, f. d. Colson, the
Cornell coxswsin, half turned and held
up his hand toward the UNI pire's launch.
But the umpire waved them on, and
Colson, with q satisfied look, quickly
resumed his position and gave sharp
order to the crew who had relaxed the
tremendous pace with which they had
started.
IAN English crew would never have
kept on, said an excited Britisher on
the grand stand, and among the Ameri-
leans the feeling was one OF great dis
appointment. One American said:
well, 1 would rather they had licked
us than to have thing like this"
However, the universal opinion among
the rowing authorities here was that
Cornell was perfectly right in rowing
over the course, and that they could
have done nothing else in the face of
the umpire'e order.
The Cornell crew got very good re-
ception as they passed the winning point
(sime SID in great style, but there WAS
some hooting mingled with the English
cheers and Cornell yells.
The board or committee Of stewards,
this evening issued the following state
ment: The committee, while deeply
reRretting the most unfortunate under-
standing at the start of the Cornell
Leander heat, feel that they must abide
by the laws OF bost racing and cannot
reverse the decision of she umpire and
starter. The members OF the Leander
crew are all Wild against the pire for
his decision in favor Of Cornell, and In
their rage they say most unpleasant
things against the Ithics boys.
Q. w. Kent, stroke of the Leander
crew, said to q representative of The
Associ ted Press: IAN Engliah crew
would never have gone on. Had they
any spirit OF sport in them they would
row again. Our boat was pointing into
the island and halt the men were back
ing water. had my hand raised in the
air towards the umpire when he asked:
Are you resdy?' We sill cried, No,
no. / have rowed in many races snd l
never met with such unsportsmanlike
conduct. We had not heard the umpire's
Go when the mess WAS made" Another
member OF the crew remarked: 1--WE do
not want any more such crews as Cor
nell"
AS matter of fact the Cornell crew
are not only strictly within their rights,
butt in view OF the umpire's orders, they
could not we'll have done otherwise. It
would have been q pretty Quixotic
thing had they disobeyed the umpire
and returned to the post, but meantime
Leander would probably have gone on
and won the race. 1t Is the Leanders
who are showing most unsportsman-
Ike spirit. and in every way trying to
discredit the Americans
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