Evening star., 1896-07-06
Yale's Grew Practiced on Starts This
Morning.
MANY BOATS ON THE HENLEY COURSE
Launches and House Boats Taking
Their Positions.
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW

Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press
HENLEY. England, July 6-This little
town and the clubs and residences on both
banks of the river are filling up rapidly,
and the last of the house boats and steam
launches are taking up the positions allot-
ted to them by the Thames conserviency
officers.
The fleet Of pleasure craft already as
sembied shows that all records, so far
attendance Is concerned, are likely to be
beaten. The river banks are divided up
into sections. and each craft Is compelled
to moor in the spot selected for it.
1t is only by the exercise Of these pre-
cautions that the course can be kept clear.
This year a number Of house boats and
launches are flying the stars and stripes.
and the number of Americans who will be
present will be far greater than last year,
when Cornell rowed.
The crews entered for the grand chal-
lenge cup are. in the main, so evenly
matched that there is little choice between
them.
Ynle's Lnst Practice.
The weather today was blazing hot. and
only the faintest wind was blowing. If
these conditions prevail tomorrow Yale
will not reap the advantage Of about one
and one-half to two and a half lengths
ShS "CuAO nave AA<1u Az VA d"hS eho
Bucks side. If the usually strong wind
blew from Of that shore on that side Of
the river.
The members Of the Yale crew are all
in excellent condition and confident Of
victory. They were out at IL o'clock this
morning. and padded to Fawley court
There they started to do the minute bar
rier, but were prevented on account OF
the swarm Of row boats on the river. and
had to content themselves with practicing
starts. They got away better than at any
time since their arrival here. and the boat
showed more life. The stroke about
forty to the minute. At the last trial Cap
tam TreadWay's stretcher broke, and the
crew had to go in.
The rigging of Yale's boat still seems to
be amiss, but it is believed that the neces-
sary alterations will be made during the
day.
All the crews did light work during the
morning. but Guy Nickalls went In for
hard work He first went out in a single
scull SHE'LL then took turn with the
Leander eight. and was afterward out with
their four-oar crew.
First Trinity did half the distance from
the island in 3.35, and with a IS to 80
stroke.
The Thames crew went over the same
course in 3.37.
New College went down to the island and
practiced starts. Leander did the same.
Iale's Courtesy to French Visitors.
The French crew arrived today. The
Yale men lent them their old boat pending
the arrival of their own. The French oars
men were greatly pleased at this courtesy.
The first contingent of the Yale men who
arrived here by tho Umbria yesterday
reached Henley this morning. and are now
taking in the sights and watching the
practice of the crews. Among them were
Messrs. Thorn and Cross.
TOmOrrOw's Program.
The first event tomorrow will be the heat
for the diamond sculls between F. Bedding
ton of the Thames Rowing Club and r. K.
Beaumont of Burton-On-Trent 1t will
take place at about II 30 am.
AT about noon the second heat for the
diamond scull will be roWed, and the next
event will be the first heat for the grand
challenge cup.
The heats were drawn as follows:
Heat Alexander against Yale.
Heat B-NeW College and oxford against
Trinity Hall and Cambridge.
Heat C-London Rowing Club against
First Trinity, Cambridge.
Heat D-Thames Rowing Club bye
Second round-Heat E-The winner of
heat b against the winner of heat A.
Heat E-The winner Of heat c. against the
Thames Rowing Club.
Final heat-The winner Of heat F against
the winner of heat f.
Next to the grand challenge cup the
greatest interest is taken in the contest for
the diamond sculs, in which DR.. Mcdowell
OF Chicago will compete. The heats were
drawn as follows:
Heat AT. Beddington. Thames Rowing
Club, against r. K. Beaumont of Burton-
On-Trent.
Heat B-S. Swami of Trinity Hall against
Vivian Nickalls.
Heat &c. A. Guinness against DR.. Nc
Dowell
Heat D-Rupert Guinness, holder of the
trophy. against H. T. Blackstaffe of the
Vesta Rowing Club.
Second round-Heat E-The winner Of
heat B against the winner Of heat D.
Heat F-The winner of heat against
the winner of heat A.
Final heat-The winner Of heat against
the winner Of heat