St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-12
Finals 1T HENLEY
TRINITY HALL CAPTURES THE
TROPHY FOR WHICH COR
NELL COMPETED.
CLOSE RACE TO THE FINISH.
THE ETONS MAKE A BAD START
AND ST. JOHNS CREW
COMES BACK.
MORE BRITISH BITTERNESS.
Closing Heats of the Regatta Wit
messed by an Enormous
Crowd of People.
MORE BRITISH BITTERNESS.

HENLEY-ON THAMES, July Ii
There was a larger crowd than usual
assembled to witness the final heats
today of the Henley regatta. When
the Elton college crew and the crew
from st. Johns college, Oxford, were
sent away in the final heat for the
Ladies Challenge plate, at the third
stroke Eton's No. 2 caught a crab
and lay at the bottom of the boat for
a moment, unable to rise. The Ok
ford boat was a couple of lengths
ahead when the coXSWain, H. G.
Sells, cried, 'Ease ALL" The Ok
ford boat then returned to the post
amid frantic applause, in which the
umpire and others in the launch
Joined, while the Etons ratified their
oars in the rowloclzs in approval.
Bravo, Oxford was heard on all
sides, and the cry mo more Cor
nell' was heard from several boats
The race was then started again,
and the Elton crew won as they
liked, by eight lengths.
The trustees of Cornell university,
who are now here, have decided to
bring two crews to Henley in SO.
Secretary Cooper, of the Regatta
committee, heartily approves of the
proposition, and offers the Cornell
men every inducement and facility.
He asserts that this will be the
best answer to the criticisms passed
upon the conduct of the Cornell crew
now at Henley
WINNERS OF THE FINALS.
In the final heat for the Grand
Challenge Cup the Trinity Hall.
Cambridge, Rowing club crew, which
defeated Cornell yesterday, beat the
New college, Oxford, crew, and thus
captured the trophy, representing
the "blue ribbon of aquatics." The
race was a splendid one, and Trinity
Hall won by only one-third of a
length, in 1880. The crew of the
London Rowing club defeated the
heat for the Stewards Challenge
cup. In the fifth heat for the Dia-
mond Souls, Hon. Rupert Guinness,
Of the Leander Boat club, beat Guy
Nickalls, of the London club. In
the final for the Thames Challenge
cup, the crew of the Neureus club,
Of Amsterdam university, Holland
defeated the crew of the Molsey
club. The crew of the London Row
ing club Won the Nickalls cup, or
'SilVer Goblets,' defeating the
Thames Rowing club.
HARSH CRITICISM
LONDON, July 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon, commenting or
the Cornell crew, says: 1.-The Ameri
cans failed to enter into the spirit of the
Henley regatta, which calls upon com.
petitorS as well as visitors to dress as
cleanly and tidily as possible. The
varsity and other English crews make
a. point of rowing in new jerseys, with
colorS unStained by rain or perspira-
ton. 1t is not too much to say that
such a dirty-looking crew as the Cor
nell never competed in the regatta
within the memory of most of its fire.
quenters. They wore a large red SC
embroidered on the front of their jer-
seys and in every case the color OF
this letter had run several inches
We hope they will get a new turnout
if they row in the coming Metropoli-
tan regatta
The Globe this afternoon remarks
at is much to be regretted that the
visit of the Cornell crew instead of pro-
noting good fellowship between Eng
lish and American athletes, has
struck only a Earring note in the other
wise harmonious rivalry of nations at
Henley. We cannot help thinking that
the American oarsmen have been some
what harshly judged, standing upon
their rights. At any rate it would
have been more generous to abstain
from hostile comments in view of the
decision of the committee"
The st. James Gazette expresses this
opinion: There is a good deal of I'M
reasonable prejudice against Cornell,
and if they had won the Grand Chal-
lenge there might have been unpIeas-
antness. The best possible thing
which could occur was that Cornell
should be fairly beaten by Trinity
After all, the most important thing
was that our American cousins should
have a fair race with an English
crew.