The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-13
The End of the Social
Season Now in Sight.
Mr.. AstOr's Party Causes
Entertainers to GrOwl.
Leander Will Put Up Its Best Crew
In the Contest With Yale.

Copyrighted. 1896. by The Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 10. The last drawing
room OF the season was held on wednes-
day and the Ascot races are to be run
next week. consequently the end OF the
season rs in sight.
The past week overfowed with gaieties
and all the members OF the royal family
except the Queen, were in town and were
to be seen almost everywhere.
At Wednesday so-called consolation
draw ng room, there was small attend
anea and but few notabilities were pres
ent A continuous down-pour OF ram
destroyed the picturesque features of the
Mall.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor's party on
Tuesday, was quite the affair Of the
week. Even such bostesses as Lady
Derby and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, who had
parties the same night, suffered end were
loud in their complaints against the
"American millionaire" who seems,
finally, to be esta blshed in Enlgish So
ETY.. Mr.. Astor first had Prince Ed
ward OF SAKE Weimar, Count Deym, the
Earl and Countess OF Arrap, the Earl and
Countess of Cork and others at dinner
end at the party which followed duchesses
were plentiful and other mem bers of the
nobility were too numerous TO count.
Whether Yale is victorious at Henley or
not, she will have the satisfaction of
knowing that the strongest crews that
can be formed In England will now be
there. This is quite change from the
outlook OF last week and Is especially the
case with the Leander Boat Club. That
organization, ii is believed, will now
turn out the best crew Ii ever had. This
change may have been brought about by
the fears expressed In the English press,s as
cabled to The Associated Press, last week
that Yale would not find any first class
crew in position to meet her. Leander
and Thames being particularly pointed
out as not likely TO have good crews. But
the make up OF the former crew, which
has just been decided upon, but not vet
announced, indicates efforts TO retain the
grand challenge cup. They have what
several rowing authorities here regard as
an almost invincible crew.
Ii Will be composed as follows: Bow,
w. +. Z. Holland, No. 2 II. Graham; No.
3, Il. Z. Sherwood; No. 4, X. Carr; No.
g. Il. X. Balfour; No. Q, Guy Nicballs;
No. z, Il. T.. Stretch; stroke, II. Gold.
All the members of the Leander crew
are Oxonians and Sherwood, Carr, Bal
four and Gold were members of this
years Oxford crew. Gold was stroke of
the dark-bl eight, and Was a member
of the EtoD crew which made such a fine
OF Oxford over Cambridge this year Is
still in the memory OF all oarsmen. and
earned for them the title of the best and
pluckiest crew Oxford ever had. They
pulled this years Oxfori bridge race
In a wind, rain and hail storm and won
by a magnificent squirt at the last mo-
ment, with their boat half-full of water,
after having chased Cambridge with a
most dogged determination and in fault
less style.
Henley is eagerly awaiting the arrival
OF the Yale crew. The old town is already
much livelier than usual, and indications
point to the record being broken in point
of the number OF people who will be
present. Practically all the hotels bave
already disposed of their accommodation
at prices ranging from three pounds per
person daily, upwards. Many OF the seats
on the grand Stand have been sold, and
the house boats are commanding fabu-
lous rent.
Mr.. j. 3. Cooper, secretary of the Hen
ley regatta, has gone to Southampton to
meet the Yale men, who are expected to
srrive there by the American Line steam
ship Berlin, early on Monday morning
next.
The Marsh Mill House. which has been
selected TO be the headquarters of the
young men from New Haven, Is now in
perfect condition. 1t is situated about
half n mile down the river from Henley
bridge, and is about a quarter OF mile
below the boatbouse used by the Cornell
crew. The Marsh Mill House stands
next to the old Marsh Mill gardens, which
run down the river, and back water
runs through well kept garden. The
place is charming, secluded and conven-
lent, but rather low lying.
Trinity Hall, the victors in the race OF
1895, for the grand challenge cup. will
arrive in Henley on Monday, much earlier
than usual, but Leander will not come
until June %.
Mr.. II. O'Connor's Sun, in paragraph
regarding Henley, says: Leander was
shabbily treated by the Americans in
1895, but we are afraid we were a tribe
harsh in our criticisms as American
sportsmen have a different code TO ours,
and they obeyed only the laws which
they knew.