The sun., 1896-07-05
YALE LUCK HOLDS GOOD.
SEE DRAWS THE MOST DEsIRA
STATION ron THE BIG RACE,
Rut Has 20 Meet Lesnaer In the First
Heat for the Grand Challenge Cup at
ueniey-New College Ptttod Acainst
LAST Yesr's winners rrorn Trinity Hail.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.

LONDON. July 4.-Fortune favored Yale to-
day in the drawings for position in tho Grand
| Challenge trials. but placed her against
Lesnder. her most dangerous opponent, in the
first heat Yale drew tho Bucks aide Of tho
course, which. on windy day, Is worth from
| one and q half to two lengths compared with
| tho Berks side. Yales course 10 sheltered all
| the way by house boats and avoids the rivers
| channel and current.
IL Yale defeats Leander she will probably
have to meet New College In tho second heat, as
| tho Oxford cracks are thought capable of de-
feating Trinity Hall. Ynle will again have tho
Bucks side, and, should she succeed in defeat
ing tho New College crew, will also have tho
Bucks side for tho final heat.
This is bit Of great good fortune, and II tho
weather 10 rough 1t might possibly enable Yale
to win. In tho case of calm weather the
chances are that Yale will be defeated In the
first heat by Leandcr. The latter is certainly
| a very fast crew, and while no one knows ex-
actly how fast Yale is, her erratic preparatory
work furnishes little basis for tho hope that
she will prove equal to defeating both Loander
and New College, two eiRhts as strong a. ever
rowed at Henley.
Even with tho weather in her favor tho
chances arc against Yale's winning. The Now
Haven combination is not up to tho average of
Yale's fastest crews. 6omo OF the men are very
slow TO learn. and have not taken their coaching
in the spirit they should. The blunder in order
ing boat on wrong measurements 10 inexcusa-
bio. and has already cost tho loss of two full
days, besides causing great annoyance to Coach
Cook. The latter has worked heroically, and Il
Yale loses the blame should fall on tho crew.
Cooks experiments with narrower oars, accord
ing to English ideas, were certainly wise, as
Englishmcn long ago discarded the abnormally
wide blades.
Tho Americans could not get accustomed to
the In 30 short q time Tho crew lacks
life and snap on tho catch, and no one knows
whether the men can stand hard sprnting
race from start TO finish such as they must row
70 keep even with Leander or New. For half the
course Yale lasts well as either, but over tho
full course her times are from two to three boat
lengths slower. Consequently tho chances seem
greatly against Ynles crew.
Mclean, the coach Of New College, said,
Yale 10 as fast as either New or Leander for
half tho course. We do not know what Yale
can do over tho full course. A great deal de-
ponds on tho weather."
Close. the coach OF First Trinity, said: ~ be-
lieve Yale has q capital good chance to win IL
the weather Is rough. She surely ought TO de-
feat Leander, but New is stronger than Lean
der. In any event Yale's chances arc good II
she can last the full course"
Iale's men continue strong and they rowed
we'll to-day. Lehman, the coAch,of Leander,
snid; Yale has an advantage OF from ono TO
two lengths in the course II the weather should
be rough. II Yale wins she will have lin Lo-
ander and Now College, defeated two as good
crews as England ever produced want TO say
| that We are all delighted Yale came Socially
her mon are perfect gentlemen. and from boat
Ing standpoint thorough sportsmen."
Wi. -,u rovI.,nd.r a, an on r,.,a.>
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BY tho United Press
of Yae's new boat was completed late las, night
and the shell was placed in the water this morn
ing for the use of the crew in their early prac-
tice. When the Americans first went out TINS
a, tho rat, NJ thiriY-,vo strok .. IN IN. ninr,s
-, I., 49,, ,,, 49,, .,
pu1 inter 'neS "ero put uo"h 10 hafoer
stroke. Tho men worked well together. Tney
sa,d ,h.r ,a,, ha,,or T., ,ha WV, hos, ,r t. Nv, w.,
old shell they were oompel!ed to use yesterday
and the day before Bob Cook. the coach as
,pp fepr ~ eye n upon ms
F'IlS hS T,omE .ne oahk o. Ine tiser on cycIe.
practice and 5owed short stretches. but no time
wns M % %,nhrh' IL ne LenhaeF crew rev maae iour par. PAR,
The Kingston crew ere ana in ' ;hs second fAes By ,s
dF ,ne s o as 'nTs M pG, IN tse sec1nd tn
utipppeu W %. ~ nc rut,IitIohs "ete uhitNor,,
anie % ior iast hiihe: mere wa was a. strohe heau
Wi:tu ot .ar,hn.o 'etTciy, hnu INC wafer was
s1!ne"hat Choppy. inc wehiher. however. was
c!ar c!.ar anu aGl.u as cneerIu! tonic on the men
mast few dsy. anu "e"'heF VI 'h'
psSt pSt icM ua' A.. ,,
ne e'sit o., ,n'errs. t"day @ wa wa tns "a, craving
tor tne aarious nea,s @ ~" n r1unnns IN tne e'ght,
"hreu race toF tno nthhu Inanense up ana
tne lhI. io' tiIo uiali.onu s'n.ts' d ~ was hl-
S', a.. ISse 1if 'ie t mi crem
W tne npIen,uieu ,i VI" siipu'u nave 'he e'a'ioh
on '"e pe' Ns'l'e s'ue VI tnc i''eF
Feat A-LeandeT ha'nst fal" --,,,,-,
nSat = New Oo"rfe' OXFORD against Trinity Hail.
mnt Gsi o,don powinu f-ub against F,r., Trinity
CamIriic o"'o" ''o"'nS e'uo ASA'nS' f''' if'h''''
Heat Thames Rowing Club bye
second Round Heat f The winner OF heat
ASHns' tlG w!nhsr @ o. % ne nsas -, a; ~ o,,. ,h r,
7, it"nt no winner Oh he"' against the ihaihes
hpW'nEt lio' II, ,,,,,- -, ,.., u ..,,, a., -,
flhh ilcNI iuo winner oi neAtF h6AhSs the WIN
hcr OF neat L.
The Yale crew will thus havo tho Bucks sta
tion and their supporters hero are fervently
Ni,hing that tho southwest wind which hna
mn'hs man Una. ~ tn9 @ ,H VIA, % Wnun nns
pech .ionnk ht thS "coh, az tIuIu W va aver
heat A; which Will be rowGd on Tuesday 1t Is
generally believed by the English oRrsmen and
rowing experts that the Yale crew are out
matched by tho Leander men. H. however,
th,y win against the i.eanders. they will prob