The herald., 1896-03-22
IN The WORLD OF SPORT
INTERNATIONAL REGATTA AT HENLEY
ATTRACTS UNUSUAL ATTENTION
Yale Men viii be Heartily Welcomed by
English Competitors District Race.
goers Given . Treat In the Run for the
Mclaughlin Stakes
Associated Press Special Wire.

INSTRUMENTATION March 21.-
Unusual attention IL centered upon this
years regatta, from the fact that more
than ever it will partake Of an inter-
national character. In addition to the
entry of the Yale crew there are entries
from rowing clubs from Holland, France
and Germany. It 10 also hoped the FAM
ous Argonaut club of Toronto will again
cross the Atlantic and compete. In con-
sequence, the officials are making prepa-
rations for what will undoubtedly be q
record year.
Mr.. j. E. Cooper, secretary Of the re.
gatta committee, said: "Nothing could
have given the committee more satisfac-
ton than the entry of o crew from Yale.
They are 30 we'll known to English athletes
by reason:of their contents that they will be
welcomed with open arms. As yet the
quarters. l can suggeat nothing better
than the same house, Underwood, which
Cornell occupied last year. ! would
suggest that in addition to the
eighI-oared crew, that Yale enter
four-oared crew for the 6teward:' cup.
pressed regret that they had not entered
for this race. If Yale will bring. fourteen
men, q four.oared crew could be easily
made up from her eight. and in addition,
her substitutes could form junior four.
cared crew and compete for the Wyfold.
"There has been no important change
in the rules for this year. In fact the only
change is that the time of entry for Dutch.
French and German crews has been ex-
tended to June /. This is allowed because
the officers of these rowing associations
assure the Henley officials that the crew so
entered are simply amateurs and the
officials take their word for it. Each of
these associations will enter crew for this
summer. We are especially anxious to
have the ArConaut club of Toronto again
compete. A more gentiemanly crew or
more thorough sportsmen never entered
here. Mr.. Thompson, of that crew, as
sured me they would come again this
year, and sincerely hope they may"
The general opinion of watermen 10 that
the short, sharp stroke will not do for the
Henley course. One of these. jackson, the
contests for many yeara, said:
1.-THE Henley course 10 q difficult one.
Although only o mile and five furlongs in
length, il is all dead water. with no sus.
picion of a tide, and it takes an unusual
amount of muscular strength to row over
it. Old Oxford and Cambridge boating
men say it does them up more completely
than work on the longer course from Put
ney to Mortlake, which has the advantage
of strong tide. lido rot think any crew
can ever win here which does not employ
the long and even stroke. Take Cornell,
for instance. This was the prettiest crew
ever saw in q boat. They sat straight and
trim, one behind the other, like soldiers on
parade; but their quick stroke pumped
them out. Every one of tho other crews
last year pulled a long and deep stroke"
In the town itself many preparations are
being made for the forthcoming event.
The hotels are being decorated and have
already arranged for the extra patronage
which they will cnjoy.