The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-08
EVENTS AT HENLEY
Leander Wins the Grand
Challenge Cup in
the Finals.
GUINNESS GETS FIR DIAMOND SCUlL
Not So Many Americans on tho
River Banks YaIe After
Defeat.
BIZ Cable 70 he Unitea prcss.

ifENIsEY-ON-rIAAL July 8, 1Sss--
Today's events in the Regal Henley r :
gatta began at II 30 with the second hsat
for the Thames Challenge Cup for eight
cars. The heat was won by TRINITY Han,
Cambridge, which bsat the kingston
Rowing Clubs eight By a length.
r., ~ 1fe 4hsn triad haat of The race for
the Grand Challenge Cup the Leander
10 s @l.as Cub beat New College.
The sixth heat for the Grand Eh4lienge
| LIP was Won By the Thames Rowing
Club, which beat First Trinity hy 4
tengtn The fourth heat in this race
N&s a pye Tor the Thames Rowing Club
me flrst heat for the Visitors Chal-
5Shge Cup fer four oars was won by
A-ssss MAagaaien College, Oxford. which beat
l[lnity College, Oxford. easily.
The sky was clear ana the sunshine
DIlgnt ~ and again overcast at intervals
snrogghout the forenoon. with a snoder-
ate breeze blowing ohliqueiy across the
course and against the rowers. The
crowds along the river banks upon t3gs
orldse and al other points Of VANTAGE
were not SO dense As they were yester-
cay but they were stili very large.
tnere was noticeable decrease in the
number OF Americans and a Particularly
noticeable shrinkage in the number Of
American flags. hundreds OF Americans
l1aHlI'S taken their departure after the
defeat Of Yale. which, very naturally.
was the only crew in which they took
any special interest. OF toaay's races the
Iaost important one was between the
iseander Rowing Club and the New Col
iege, Cxfora, eight. the general opinion
Deing mat New College would win In
this case, however, general opinion was
mistaken, for Leander proved to be the
winner.
The Yale crew remained quiet all o.
lasl evening. The men are al wen and
accept the situation phiiosophicalIy. as
DO the others of the defeated crews n
The regatta. Yesterdays races besween
yale and Leander is still the leading topic
n -cdtf a.
body praises the muscle and pluck shown
Dy the Yale men, This emphasizes the
Importance Of Leanders victoEy ana
makes 1t appear that it was the f,efter
style of the Englisfirnen that won me
race The heasday-rnalfers who came
from London today greatly lamented the
Iact that they We're unable to see the
Yaie men row IN a race today and there
We're many expressions of regret that tfiey
had not won yesterday so that thev
could again show themselves as one Of
the prominent features. If not the Lead
ing feature, Of the regatta
The Yale men viii leave their quarters
at the Marah Mills House Friday morn
ing and will aoreud a dinner to be given
evening It IS likely that upon that
occasion Captain Treadway will speak
On behalf Of the Yale crew. Delegates
from al OF the crews participating in
the regatta are desireus Of attending the
dinner. The Yale men viii return TO
the United States separately, as some OF
i me
In the Grand Challenge Cup heat be-
tween the Thames Rowing Club ana the
First Trinity eight, the first event on to-
days programme, Trinity got away first.
up TO forty-one Thames stroke running
from fwenty-one to forty. Trinity was Z
canvas ahead at the top of Temple
Island and at the half mile had increased
the lead TO half a length. Thames then
began to draw up. ard passing Trinity
was leading by half Z length at the
point the Thames boat went away clear
OF Trinity and held her lead to the
finish, winning by a bare length in Z ~
Thames had the Bucks side OF the. course
and was greatly sheltered from the wind
In the heats between the Leander and
New College boats New College started
first at stroke of from twenty-five to
forty-three. Leander rowed at a stroke
ranging from twenty-one to forty-two
The New College boat had clear fead
il minute, having kept in front from
tween the boats at the Rectory and Now
College was a. length and q quarter ahead
at the half mile. a. lead wfEch was MAN.
taaned until the boats reached Fawiey
Court The first half of the course was
rowed over by New College in ga Pass
ing Fawley Court Leander began to
spurt ana drew up level with the Oxford
men at the mile post. Then the nose Of
the Leander's boat showed in front and
at the Isthmian was three-quarters of q
length ahead. Passing the Isthmian the
New 00ifs@EG crew fflt5Ic a ETdEQ SDt1rl,
but the Bucks side favored the Leander
boat and in the desperate trial OF speed
and endurance for the finish the fsner
form of the Leander men was clearly
apparent. the latter boat crossing the
finish line half a length ahead in 7:as
Both crews were pretty wen pumped
The New College men were the worst
winded, however, and It was some min
utes before they recovered. The rscs
was splendid one and both crews wers
cheered. the y Leanders, of course re-
ceivfng the larger share of the cheers
In the heat for the Diamond SculIs
between Vivian Nickalls and the Hon
Rupert Guinness both men started with
a stroke of from nineteen to thirsy-six.
Nickalls went to the front innnedfately.
but crossed over to Guinness station
from which side Guinness drove hfnp
back. At the quarter-miie Nickails alad
a lead of three-quarters of Q length; and
again he went over to Guinness side He
was again forced to return to hfssown
side and this time he lost ground. at
Fawley Court Guinness boat was level
with thet of Nfckalls and the two con-
tinued 10 row on even terms until the
three-quarter mile post was reached.
when Guinness began 70 draw ahead
slowly. At the Isthul5an Guinness WAS
clear of Nickalis and continued to in
crease his lead until he crossed the finish
dine four lengths ahead, in 9sl9 Nickas1s
was eyaatiY vrfn7n3