The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-08
REGATTA At HENLEY
Trial Heats Rowed for Grand
Challenge Cup.
THE YALE CREW DEFEATED
Leander Was an Easy Winner
by l ga Lengths.
NEW HAVEN MEN EXHAUSTED
At the Half Distance it Looked as if
the Americans Might Win the
Race but They Soon Went
to Pieces.


to Pieces.
Undergraduates, July 7.-(Copy-
righted 1896 by the Associated Press)
Yale was defeated, but not disgrace
ed in the third trial heat for the Grand
Challenge cup. Leander won by ia
lengths in minutes IA seconds. The
record is 6 minutes 81 seconds.
From the earliest hours the course
was lined with crowds and there were
many American boats, full of gay par
ties carrying the stars and stripes and
crowded with Yale enthusiasts who
waved old Ellis colors. When the word
was given at 1884, Leander and Yale
got away prettily and together. Con-
trary to general expectation, Yale was
quite as quick as Leander in starting;
at the end of the island Leander had
a lead of one man. Yale, however,
steadily overhauled Leander and row.
ing evenly had a leod of two men at the
rectory. At the farm Leander had
pulled up until Yale only had lead
of one man.
Then Leander spurted, overlook
Yale and had the lead by one man at
the half distance which was made in
1927. cts all over" said Leander
man in the launch, "we'll win now"
j. o. Rogers, Yale's No. 4, seemed row.
ed out at this point. He was very pale
and pulled listlessly. In spite of this
the Americans rowed stubbornly, pow
erfully and evenly, sticking to it in the
gamest manner. Opposite the white
house Leander drew clear, and when
the Yale boat passed Clubland George
Langford, Yale's stroke, seemed played
out. He was pulling lifelessly and
Leander went ahead almost as they
liked.
AS the racing craft appeared in sight
to the crowds near the finish the ap-
plause, shouting and flag waving be-
gan and gradually increased, until 1t
assumed the proportions of a perfect
hurricane of demonstration when the
boats crossed the finish line. The
Yale partisans on the grand stand
cheered the Americans to the utmost,
and the Britishers were equally en-
thusiastic in applauding the Leanders,
especially when it was seen from the
last quarter that the latter were win
ners.
At the half distance it looked as if
Yale might win the race, but at the
finish the New Haven men were all
exhausted and leaning on their oars,
while several Of them dashed water
over their faces. The Leanders, on
the otkeE hand, were comparatively
fresh.
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men padded slowly to the tent boat
house, all of them brayely trying to
show no signs of the great disappoint-
ment which each man felt at heart.
The cheering along the course from
the start was very fair and impartial,
and as the two crews rowed almost
neck to neck for over half of the dis
tance there were cries from both banks
Of the river of well rowed, Yale"
When the Yale boat was taken from
the water, Rodgers and Brown had
to be assisted into the boat-house
where they were laid on the floor and
several of the Leander attendants inn
mediately rushed to their assistance
and began chatting their arms, etc,
and doing everything possible to re-
viye them.
II was at IISt ItdIGN NIttU DIOWh
had broken blood vessel and Rodgers
lay gasping for breath, while the at
tendants quickly brought water and
sponges, with which they bathed their
faces and chests. Brown was scarcely
able to speak, but he stammered out:
How is Rodgers?' The other mem
bers of the crew were in good shape,
although Capt. Treadway, who was
bathed in perspiration, as he sat on
the edge of the boat, said: ''Never
mind; we did the best we could"
The crew bore their defeat pluckily
and manfully and many of the Lean
der men who came to the boat-house
warmly congratulated the Americans
on the game fight they made.
Bob Cook, in an interview after the
Yale-Leander race, said: II have no
excuse to make. We were simply
beaten because we could not row as
fast as our opponents"
In the first trial heat, for the Grand
Challege cup, First Trinity beat
London Rowing Club, by half length.
In the second heat for the Grand
Challege cup, New College beat
Trinity Hall with the greatest ease,
by one and three-quarters lengths.