The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-04
CHANCE ron YALE.
One of the Three Favorite Crews at
Henieyse

One of the Three Favorite Crews at
Heniey.e
HENLEY-ON-THAM July 3.-The
training Of the crews entered for the
grand challenge cup and other races to
be decided next week, at the Henley
regatta, is about completed, although
some Of them, during the present day
and tomorrow will undergo their finish
ing touches. III
The consensus of opinion Is that the
race for the grand will be won by Lee
ander, New College or Yale, with the
Thames crew having a good lead for
fourth place in the estimation of COM
petent critics. Trinity college and the
London Rowing club are considered out
of the race. The latter because they
are far behind their form Of other
years, and the former because for some
reason unexplained, they have fallen
off remarka bly, from their performances
of a week ago.
There are several factors however.
which should not be overlooked in fore
casting the chances of the different
crews. The New College men are. un-
questionably. somewhat overturned.
Bob Cook has carefully avoided this,
and Yale will go to the post in prime
condition, most important factor with
the crews as evenly matched as the
present three seem to be- The draw,
II there is strong west wind, such as
has been blowing every day this week
off the Bucks shore, means an advan-
tage Of at least q length and a half.
There is an undercurrent Of feeling
here, fed by the press, that IL Yale
wins, it will be because Mr.. Cook copied
the English style of rowing with a
really good crew, and that, If Yale
loses, it will be because they had not
time to adopt the thoroughly English
style.
Cornell" said j. F. Cooper, secre-
tary OF the regatta committee, ''pur-
sued a. suspicious policy before un-
known in Henley crews. They declined
invitations as if they suspected they
would be poisoned. Yale on the con-
trary seems one of US, and has met us
in the same spirit. We are with them
in manners and men and they are not
looking for traps and tricks on every
side. If they win, 1t will be a great
thing for Henley, as we suppose Har-
ward will not be content, and perhaps
other colleges will not be satisfied until
they add victory at Henley to their
home triumphs. But even if Yale sue
cumbs, we trust it will not be long be-
fore we see her blue Y again. and. If
Yale wins, you may be sure there will
be no begrudging her the victory. even
among the defeated crews.
This Is the keynote of the feeling at
Henley, and it is repeated among the
Leander, Trinity Hall, and New Col
lege men, no less than among the
Watermen and the towpath loafers.
The Yale men are a lot better to-
gether than any Of our crews and
cannot understand why they do not
cover more water. After watching
them carefully l have reached the CON
clusion that the fault lies with their
paper boat. 1t is not as rigid as orr
cedar boats and if Yale is defeated.
believe it will be because that while fine
paper boat is better than any American
built cedar boat, it is not equal to the
English cedar boat"
This view is shared by the watermen
IN charge of the tent boat house.
The absorbing interest In the race
TOT the grand challenge cup obscures
almost completely the coming race for
the diamond SOULS. DR.. Mcdowell, the
American champion oarsman, who Is
entered Tor this event, seems to feel
tnls somewhat. He says that apart
from the friendly reception he has met
with among the oarsmen, his boat
mousse mas received NO courtesies what
ever. ~ ssh fne.s7-. 1 n,
All the members of-the Yale crew are
IN good health and there are no iii
enects from the successful garden
party Of yesterday
Dr. Mcdowell during the mornings
practice fouled Caius four and was
spilled, but was not hurt.