The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-07
YALE CROWD BLUE
CHANCES SEEM TO BE AGAINST
THE CREW FROM NEW
HAVEN.
BOB COOK GIVES 1T UP.
SAYS YALE WILL BE IN
LUCK TO WIN THE FIRST
HEAT.
CROWDS POURING INTO HENLEY.
Regatta This Year VIII be a Record
Breaker in Its Attendance and q
Interest.

lengths which she would have had III
drawing the Bucks side if the usually
strong wind blew from that shore or.
that side of the river
The members of the Yale crew are
all in excellent condition. They were
out at IL o'clock this morning and pad
died 70 Fawley court. There they
started to do the minute barrier but
were prevented by the swarm of row
boats on the river, ard had to content
| themselves with practicing starts
They got away better than any Nine
since their arrival here and the boat
showed more life. The stroke was
about forty to the minute. At the last
trial Capt. Treadway's stretcher broke
and the crew had to go in. The rigging
Of the Yale boat still seems to be amiss,
but it is believed that the necessary
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 shell, then took a turn
with the Leander eight, and was after
wards out with their four-oared crew.
First, Trinity did half the distance
i
| stroke. The Thames men went over
the same course In 3:37. New college
went down to the island and practiced
starts. Leander did the same. The
French crew arrived today The Yale
men lent them their old boat, pending
! the arrival of their own The French
men were greatly pleased
The first contingent of Yale men who
| NV hn I@x.o
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.
In rowing, in two minute trial, this
afternoon. the New College Oxford
crew did three quarters of length
better than Leander had done YaIe's
record in the same time is one and a
quarter lengths less than Leander's.
When Leander rowed with Elton, this
afternoon, they did as they liked and
dropped their stroke to 35 to the
minute. Yet in the two minutes row,
Leander did three-quarters of a length
better than Yale. The Yale contingent
which came over in the Umbria are
very much In evidence, and are
''whooping things up" for the Yale
crew There are critics Of the crew
also among the days arrivals of Yale
men. These men seem respondent Of
| success for the crew, and their opinion
Is generally shared by Englishmen,
none Of whom expect Yalesto win.
| Sporting Life, whose reports have
been the most accurate of all the Eng
l1sh press, will predict in Its issue to-
morrow, that Leander will win by a
length over Yale. This authority says
that there is not more than that diff
ference between the crews. But if the
| wind is strong from the South and
! West, 1t Is expected that Yale will be
! the winner The wind late tonight Is
from that quarter, and the prospects
are that it will hold but that it will
not be strong enough to materially
change the above prediction
me clubs and residences on both
banks OF the river are filing up rap
idly and the last Of the house boats
ana steam launches are taking up the
positions allotted to them by the Thames
o1ncers. The fleet of pleasure craft al
ready assembled shows that all rec
ords so far as attendance is concerned
are likely to be beaten The river
banks are divided up into sections and
eacn craft is compelled to moor in the
spot selected for it. 1t is only by the
exercise of these precautions that the
course can be kept clear This wear a.
number of house boats and launches
| are fylng the stars and stripes and the
number of Americans who will be pres-
ent will be far greater than last wear.
when Cornell unsuccessfil1y contested
The annual rowing regatta at Hem
ley-on-Thames may be likened to the
yearly race meeting at EPSON when the
Derby Stakes are run for and the
| Grand Challenge Cup, for which a Cor
nell crew competed unsucessfully in
1893 and Yale is competing this year
may be compared with the Blue Ribbon
| OF the Turf as being the trophy of all.
| In its class, which oarsmen are proud
| to take part in winning
The regatta here was established in
1889, when the present series of aquatic
/ combats were inaugurated and the
/ Grand Challenge Cup, purchased by
public subscription, was first raced for
! and won by crew from Trinity Col
lege, Cambridge.
The Blue Ribbon of the River, al
lowing the Grand Challenge Cup to be
| so called, is a handsome silver vase of
4 Etruscan shape, eleven inches high.
i thirteen inches in diameter and weigh
| ing about three hundred ounces. The
! cup proper rests upon a stem of bull
PUSHES surrounded by richly chased
representations of waves and the body
of the Cup is decorated with water
lilies and other aquatic plants.
Upon the diverse side of the Grand
L
Old Father Thames, holding in his
hand an urn from which Is issuing
water, indicating the source of the
| river
This year, the Henley Regetta Stew
ards have added to the beauty and
value Of the Grand Challenge Cup by
placing it on base of silver and ebony.
The base was designed by H. T. Stew
| ard. well-known architect of Lon
don, is octagonal in shape. eighteen
| inches high and sixteen inches at its
base. Within its eight chaste and rich
| Corinthian columns, are eight bent sill
yer panels, each bearing the names of
| the fifty-six crews who have success
fully competed for the Cup.
Beneath the columns are another set NJ
panels designed to be filled In with the
names of the victorious crews of the fut.
ure The new base alone cost 81 OG0.
me entrance fee for the Grand the
cup is generally termed, is six guineas (about
| $3l.59), and. upon receiving the prize the
captain and the successful crew indivi1uai
| ~ and collectively engage to return it to the
stewards On or before June of the following
year.
The regatta at Henley lasts three days: he
gins each day at noon and lasts until 6 or 7
p M land. not infrequently, ten races are
| ia is Lord Camoys, and among the stewards
are Mayor Simmons, OF Henley who gave
such kind welcome to the Yale crew the
| Earl OF Anlrlm. Lord Ampthili, and a dozen
/ other well-knoEn gentlemen.
| Tbs rules CT the regatta are very stringent
bnder them no person Is considered an
| amateur who has at any time rowed or stearcd
| in any race for stake or entrance fee who
SIGNAL Tor any prize; who has ever taught
| athletics OF any kind for profit; who has
ever been employed on or about boats for
] money, or who has ever been mechanic,