Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-09

WI tabhAll unAla he MUS nlhrtH W
Asitapge land AM prepared 20 witness
slfug 10 Ike the one In progress here
now. Besides "Old Glory" never
looks more beautiiul than when wav.
Ing de1anly among the ilNes OF other
nntlons and When tbs pulse luiekcns
With the anticipation Vt n gallant
struggle with the beet muscle OF Great
Britain, the home Of healthy sport.
BOTH SHORES ALIVE WITH PEOPLE.
This morning every hotel, cottage,
private residence, house boat, steam
launch, electric launch ana row boat
Of all Sizes and descriptions was 90.
cuplsd In some shape or other. Both
the Berkshire and the Buckingham
shire shores OF The river popularity
known m the Beiks and Bucks, are
alive with people and the waters
swsrmei with small craft taking part
In thisgrand aquatic picnic.
The blending VI cOlors was really
marvellous. Flags OF all colors, hizss
aud shapes mingled with costumes Of
oyefy description and hue Imaginable,
topped of with q mushroom growth
Of many cOlored parasois ami UNI
brellas.
From the ancient stone bridge above
the nnith TO the starting limo below
Regatta island, the water near the
banks OF the Thames was JammCd with
house boats, launches, steam yacht,
college oaTges, row boats, canoes anu
every other sort OF craft known 10
aquatic humanity crowded 20 tho az.
most with male and female rowing
enthusiasts, aud ali clothed In the very
lA,Ult OF boating oo''umes OF rain OF
sunshine, cold or heat, the weather
had no terrors for them.
HOUSE DJAIs A FEATURE.
The house bOats are one OF the great
features OF Henley regnllBs-lhcy must
BIO seen 10 DO appreciated. Some VI
them arc simply bafges with rough
wooden houses upon them, their roof
and windows loaded with flower boxes
anu Hover plit; Others are really iloal-
Ing palaces, hidden under canopits "
growing yints, Nearly all at night
are pTeuily decorated Win ,trings OF
Chinese lanterns giving TO tue river n
most pleasant illumination, especially
~ as mosquitoes are almost unknown
on the b. nks OF the Tnnmos. On beard
tboae house uOatl, commencing lie
day before the opening VI the regatta
there II an iucUssAnt round VI enter
tainmonts OF all descriptions anu con-
sequvntly there aflses from tue pretty
pleasure ilret almost nj all timos a gen.
tie mufmufing OF sweet music whlcl
seems olly 10 be interpreted by tue
races. The Berkshire bank OF the river
Ia beautiful greenwood, lawns and
Hover beds, rising over warming
fleet OF craft, and ON tue other side
buckingham shore arc the masses OF
people, fAkire, shOwmen, pejdlofs,
dancers, eto. in addition many OF the
college anu other rowing clube have
tents on the river banks anu In a word
Henley Tor three days each year n
tue happy hunting ground OF oil
lovers Of aquatic sports. The course be.
tween the heats IL almost blottel
out by small craft. But the ringing Of
u bell causca AN almost magical
change; the eouno Ia cleared, tho music
ceuses, aud almost dead stiffness settles
over the immense thtOng assembled
and then from tho starting line arises
| roar Of cheers which are borne onward
with the competing boats until II
reaches climax nj tho finishing line.
PERrEcr ORDER 10 THE RULE.
In sxtcl figures the course Ia mile
aud $50 yhtds long, tue starting IL be-
low Regatta island; the crews row ny
stream against the slight current aud
tho finish IL opposite tue grand stands,
about $50 yards below Henley bridge.
Owing to tho fact that the 1hamts
about Henley 10 narrow and crowded,
nil the races are tOwed In hents, only
two boats staTtiug In each heat The
frat heat Is ttlrted ut noon aud the
last at s p. M, "a heat being rOwed
every half hour. The most per!oc,
order prevails and everything goes OIL
with CLOCK work Tegulptity.
The regatta committee Rssigrs a pc
slliOn TO every boat on tue river and
this rule also prevails IN the case OF tIu
camping anu Coaching parties. Every
boat has n distinguishing color asd tue
| blades OF tho oars, ss IulS,ars painted
| this color. The c0ufgD Is marked ~
| plles on top Of whlun are waite nagu
aud at each quarter u mile there ~ =
bell which il ruug loudly as osch com
putlng boat Approaches Ia order tAai
| The friends OI tho contestants may
know exactly the intervals separating
them.
NO PROFESSIONALS.
Only an ateuFs pure and simple eau
compete nj tho Henley regatta, ~ the
iull0 wing extract igom the rules clearly
| deteIminei:
| No person Ia an hnntsnr who ha'
taken part la an open competition FOR !
stake, moucy or entrance fee; and hai
knowingly competed against profes'
| sionals for n PRIZE; who has taught
| pursued or assisted Ia tho practice o.
athletic exercises Of any kind for profil
who has been employed in or abou
boats, or In manual labor for money ol
wager; who Is or has bean by trade oil
employment for wHEep, n mechanic
artisan, lnborer, or Engaged In any
manual duties.
LIST or kNIRiEs.
The following Is \ full list Of the ell
| lrles for the Henley regatta:
| Grand Challenge cup (ssven, q,
against four last year)-Corncll Nav
Boat club, Ithaca, u. =. A.; Elton Col
lrgt; Lshnder club; London Rowinl
club; New College, Oxford; Thamo
Rowing club; Trinlty Hall, Cam
bridge.
LsIles Challenge Plate-Eton col
lege; Lady Margaret boat club, Cam
bridge; RAgley college; 81. Jonn'
college, Ok orc.
Thames Cnsllcnge Cup-Auglican
Boat club; KingsIon Rowing club
Lady Margaret club; LONDON Rowinl
| ,iub. lntaApy Rant gluh. ~ IFala hOal