The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-07

Portable, attractive, admirably situated,
and Is enclosed by an iron railing. Ii has
a lawn, upon which a military band plays
and a convenient refreshment tent. The
name of the winning crew and that of
tho winning oarsman are displayed at the
end of each race, on the umpire's launch,
on the telegraph at the winners float
and at the grand stand.
There is one judge and two umpires:
all three OF them are, as a rule, veteran
Oxford or Cam bridge oarsmen, who have
won fame on the Thames in former years
and whose decisions and orders are en-
titled to the greatest respect and obedi-
ence.
For the press, a ice little enclosure is
provided near the grand stand. Ii con-
sists of stand and lawn, at the back
OF which Is a special telegraph office with
instruments for some 80 operators.
Before and between the races, the
river is mass OF row boats and launches;
but, prior TO the starts, in the different
events, bells begin ringing and continue
so doing for three minutes, the time
which is allowed for clearing the course.
AT the emo OF that time, II there are any
stray boats In the way, the police take a
hand in the proceedings.
A gun IL fired wDen each race Is start
ed and all races are started without
reference to ebsentees. Consequently it
behooves all crews to be at the starting
post on time.
The following are the events decided
yearly at the Royal Henley Regatta, to
give the meeting its full title:
The grand challenge cup, for eight
oars, open to any crew OF amateurs who
are members OF any university or public
school, or who are officers in the British
army, or navy, or are members of any
amateuur club esta ablished at least one
year previous to the day OF entry.
The Stewards cballege cup, for four
oars; competitors must have the same
qualifications as those who enter for the
grand challenge cup.
The Ladies' challenge cup, for eig ht-
oars, open to any crew OF amateurs who
are members of any OF the boat clubs of
colleges, or non-collegiate boat clubs OF
the universities, or boat clubs OF any
of the public schools, in the United
Kingdom only; but no member of any
college or Don-collegiste crew is allowed
to row for this trophy il he has exceed
ed four years from the date of his COM
mencing residence at the university and
each member OF public school crew
entering must be bona fiie member IN
statu pupillari, or such school.
The Visitors challenge cup, for four
oars; same conditions as for the Ladies,
challenge plate.
The Thames challenge cup, for eight
oars; the qualifications for this cup are
the same az for the grand challenge cup,
except that no one, coxwains excepted,
may enter for this event who has ever
rowed in winning crew for the grand
challenge cup or Stewards challenge
cup, and no one may row for the Thames
challenge cup anG for the grand challenge
cup or stewards challenge cup at the
same regatta.
The Wyfold challenge cup, for four
ffcag ION
Stewards challenge cup; but no one can
enter for this c&p who has ever rowed
in Winning crew for the Stewards
challenge cup and no one may row for
the Wyfold challenge cup ana for the
Stewards challenge cup at the same re-
gatta.
The silver goblets, for four-oars, open
to ell amateurs duly entered for the
same according TO general rules of the
royal Henley regatta defining an am mateur.
An entrance fee IL charged for each crew,
varying from gulneas (about s3l. 800 in
the case Of the grand challenge cup, to
one guinea (about s5.25) for the diamond
challenge sculls.
The minimum weight for coxswains 10
9S pounds; crews averaging 147 pounds
and under 15i pounds must corry not less
than 100 pound coxswain and de-
ncicncies must. be made up by dead
weight carried In the coxswain's thwart,
where II will be placed and removed by
person appointed by the committee.
The other rules governing the regatta
are shout the same as those I'm use almost
anywhere. with slight notifications.
The prizes are presented to the win
ncrs at the grand stand Immediately after
the last race Of the final days racing.
The entries for the regatta of 1898 closed