The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-17
GOING FOR THEl' GRAND"
HENLEY REGATTA COURSE AND
CHIEF EVENTS.
The Contest in Which Yale Entered
Former Winners-Bob Cook Stroke
Strict Rule of Costumes.

Strict Rule of Costumes.
The Henley course is situated be-
tween two locks, Marsh and Handle
don, about three and n quarter miles
apart; the stream, which, especially in
summer, is slow, being rendered still
slower by prohibiting boats from pass
ing is going on. The course is about
one mile, five hundred and fifty yards
long, and used to begin below Regatta
Island and end above Phyllis Court.
but nowadays the starting line runs
between the Berkshire bank of the
river and Regatta Island, and the
winning post is nearer Henley bridge.
The principal events at Henley Re-
gatta are the Grand Challenge Cup,
the Ladies' Challenge Plate. and the
Thames Challenge Cup, all for eight
oars; the Stewards, the Visitors, and
the Wyfold Challenge Cups for four
oars; the Silver Goblets for pair-oars,
and the Diamond SOULS for single
scullers. The most important of these
is 1.-The Grand" which may be COM
peted for by any crew of amateurs
who are members of any university or
public school, or officers of the army
or navy, or members of any amateur
club established at least one year be-
fore the day of entry. An amateur, in
the opinion of the Henley authorities,
is one who has never taken part in
any open competition for stake, or
competed against a professional for a
prize, taught any kind of athletic ex-
ercise for profit, been employed in or
about boats for wages, or who is by
trade a mechanic, artisan, or laborer
or who has ever been employed in any
mental duty.
OF the fifty-seven races for "The
Grand" twenty-seven have been won
by crews from colleges of Oxford OF
Cambridge, and several others by the
Ieander, the Cambridge Subscription
Rooms, or other crews largely com
posed of "Old Blues" Last year The
Cornell eight entered for "The Grand,
and won their first heat, the Leandel
crew, which was drawn against them
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heat. This year the Yale eight entered
for "The Grand"
Yale has splendid crew, the avel
age weight of men being 175 pounds
and the average height 5 feet 11H
inches; four of the crew rowed in tn,
1895 eight. The Yale men row tn,
Bob Cook" stroke, which Mr.. r. j
Cook taught them in 1878, as the re
suit of his observations of the style o
rowing adopted by the London Row
ing Club and the Universities of Ok
ford and Cambridge. 1t is very hare
to predict the result of boat race
for time tests (Which it is the fashion
in England to pay little regard toy ar
pending greatly on wind and stream
But it is interesting to note that tn
fastest time in which "The Grand
has been won is six minutes and fifty
one seconds in 1891; and that the aver
age time since the introduction o
sliding seats is about seven and one
half minutes.
In 1878 Columbia College crew ent
cred for 1.-The Stewards cup for foul
oars, but failed to win it's trial heat
the Shoe-wae-matte crew got into tn
final heat, but was beaten. The CO
lumbia College Crew, however, wo
1.-THE Visitors" for four-oars, a rae
open only to colleges and publ
schools. "The Diamonds" were trie
for unsuccessfully by American scul
lers in 1879, 1878, and 1879.
Henley Regatta is controlled by
President and Board of Stewards, al
most all of whom are famous oars
men. 1t is interesting to observe tina
a rule requires every competitor to b.
clothed from shoulder to knee, and t.
wear jersey with sleeves. There is il
the minds of the English public schoo
and university men (who set tn
fashion in all such matters) a strons
and invincible prejudice against tn
sleeveless jersey, and the wearing of i
is considered conclusive evidence of
mans lack of good breeding and edu
cation; in English parlance, it is
badge of the cad" To guard agains
professionals from foreign countries
entering Henley Regatta, entries b,
competitors out of the United King
dom must be sworn to before Notar.
Public, and certified by Mayor o