The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
HOME WITH EMPTY HANDS.
AMERICANS WILL RETURN WITH
NO TROPHIES FROM THE
HENLEY RACES.
LEANDER BEAT NEW COLLEGE
VictOrs Over the Yale Crew ExDected
to Carry Away the Grand
Challenge Cup.

III the sixth heat for the Diamond
skulls, today defeated Dr. w. s. Nc
Dowel, of the Delaware Boat club,
Chicago. DIR. Mcdowell, the Chicago
oarsman, got away quickly at the sig
nal, striking thirty-six stroke. to
thirty-four pulled by his opponent.
The doctor. quickly took the lead, row.
ing an easy, confident stroke. This
he maintained to the island, where he
lead by half length. On increasing
his lead, he steered for the Bucks
share, but upon Beaumont's squirt, he
crossed back to his own side. The
half-mile was done In 3:21. Shortly
after passing Fawley Court a number
of boats crowded the course, and
Beaumont was obliged to lift his oar
In order to clear them Here Nc
Dowell lowered his stroke and looked
distressed. Beaumont then made a
fine squirt and drew ahead. The
American constantly turned his head
to watch his opponent, and as a re-
suit, steered wildly. At the mile Beau
mont drew ahead, took McDoweIrs
water and won easily by four lengths.
The general opinion expressed was
that Mcdowell was completely out
classed.
After the race, DR.. Mcdowell said
Il have no reason to assign for my
defeat save that Beaumont was the
better rover, and that 1 was not fast
enough. The wind was dead against
me and every time I lifted my oars l
seemed to be driven back. I was beat
en- fairly"
The course today presented the same
animated and crowded scene as yes
terday, but everywhere there was
marked absence of the Yale and Amer
lean colors. On all sides were heard
expression Of regret at the defeat of
Yale, even among the Leander men
VINO were the victOrS in the contest
This regretful feeling was more plain
ly noticeable in the people of Henley
for the sudden fight yesterday OF
crowds of Americans deprived this lit
tie town of a great deal of the golden
harvest which it reaps during the one
week of the year in which it awakens
from it's slumbers and becomes about
as interesting and thickly populated
a place as one could possibly imagine
The members Of the Yale crew, how
ever, were not among those who de-
parted from the battle field. They
We're all well this morning, and occu-
pied seats in the grand stand, where
they were the object of much interest
and the recipients of much hearty
sportsmanlike sympathy.
The interest Of the day conferred in
the contests for the diamond souls
and the grand challenge cup. In the
fifth heat of the diamond the Hon. r
Guinness. holder of the trophy, beat
Vivian Nickalls, and in the fifth heat
for the grand challenge cup, Leande1
beat New College. These were both
popular victories. Yet there was lack
of that grand enthusiasm displayed
yesterday upon the occasion of the
race between Yale and LeaLder.
NEW COLLEGE BEATEN.
There was considerable excitement
when Leander and New College made
for the starting line in the fifth heat
for the grand challenge cup, and IL
Leander had the Bucks station and
won by half a length. Barring &C
cidents, experts say Leander is now
certain of winning the grand challenge
cup.
The umpires launch carried the
coaches of the crews, including Bob
Cook, to the starting point where both
crews were waiting. The crowd at the
start was larger than yesterday Both
boats got away promptly, the crews
rowing tremendous stroke of over 49,
New College shot ahead and on clear
ing the stand had lead Of a quarter
Of a length. AT the end Of a minute
New College was clear of Leander and
dropped to a 38-stroke while the
Leanders with a desperate look on their
faces were pulling AZ.
They've got it, said the Leanders
coach in the launch we're beaten"
This turned out to be false alarm
for the Leanders, led by Gold, who was
pulling a magnificent stroke, began
slowly to overhaul the New College
men. Fawley court was reached in 3:20
with New College still leading, but
steering wide and evidently in trouble.
At the Meadows the two boats were
level and at the mile Leander was
leading by two men. Time BIB. New Col
lege however, would not give up, and ii
looked like a desperate finish. Just at
that point the wind, which had all
through the race been blowing strongly
from the southwest, came in strong
gusts. fairly stopping the New College
boat and Leander won the hardest
fought race ever seen at Henley.
Guy Nickalls, the No 6 Of the Lean
der boat, was worth two men, espec-
tally at the finish, when he seemed to
pull the boat by himself. Leander's
coach on the launch said to the coach
of New College: well, old man, Ii
can't be helped. 1t was the station
which did 1t. You had the race won
but for that"
Both crews were terribly exhausted
Dawson, of the New College crew
tumbled over completely done up and
the Leanders were in little better condi-
ton. Gold held on to his oar, but he
did so with his head back and it was
a long time before he could get his
breath.
Naturally such an exciting race
caused the greaest enthusiasm ashore
and the Yale men were especially de-
lighted at the fact that their victors
would in all probability get the cup
In the opinion Of experts, If Yale had
rowed under the conditions which pre-
vailed today she would have won, as
the Bucks station was worth at least
two lengths.
The heat between the First Trinity
and the Thames Rowing club was won
by the latter, which was rowed at 1890
and before the New College Leander
race, was also a splendid exhibition
OF rowing, but here again, the station
won.
James o. Rodgers, No. of the Yale
crew, referring to the New College