The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-07
Yale Loses the Great Hen
ley Race IN the
First Heat.
THE vICTOR
Fresh at the Finish-Trial Con-
tests for the Diamond
SOULS.
BIZ Cable TO the United prese.

cry promise of dlsagreeable weather for
the day. hut by eleven o'clock the sun
was shining brightly. The crews were
OUT early at light practice. padding and
making short spurts. Thousands of Wis
itors and residents were early astir and
the banks of the river were soon crowded
with sightseers. The course from end
to end presented its usual vista Of house
boats, barges, launches, etc., many of
them partially hidden in the bunting they
displayed. Flags of all nations f1uttered
from the roofs. sides and rigging and
anywhere else that a Dag could be placed.
Flags, however, were not the only decora-
lions which adorned the floating street.
Buncles OF flowers ard branches of
neighbcring trees heightened the effect of
the paint which was plentifully laid on
to most Of the craft. There was a no
ticeable increase of American flags, de-
noting that the number of visitors from
across the Atlantic was largely in ex-
cess of previous years. Upon the house
boats, barges and launches, as well as
upon the river banks, was displayed every
conceivable shade of color in the smart
costumes of the thousands of ladies, and
this show of color was added to b. the
Seaforth Highlanders in their plaids and
kits, who We're in the enclosure. Every
bit Of available space from start to fin
ish was packed with spectators.
The Yale crew came out at ten O'Clock
for a short practice at starts and return
ed to their boat tent near the bridge.
The men took a light luncheon at the
March Mills House at 1870. and later took
an omnibus to the starting point at the
| top of Temple Island. whittier their boat
had been towed by the substitutes OF the
crew. They received a number of cable
grams from America this morning wish
ing them success. The men were in
good shape and %sanguine, though Bob
| Cook was very quiet and had nothing to
say as to the chances of Yale winning.
1t was decided that today's trial heats in
the race for the Grand Challenge Cup
| should be rowed in the following order
Heat &C., London Rowing Club against
| First Trinity; heat 3d." New College
against Trinity Hall, and then heat A
Leander Rowing Club against Yale. which
was the chief event of the DAY, allowing
these crews to row their heat at 1:SO Z.
| NJ, when the greatest throng of specta-
tors would be present. No roWpoats
were allowed on the course after eleven
| O'Clock, all having been cleaned off at
| race time. Between the races, however
| these boats swarmed upon the COURSE uI.-
til the bell rang. There was no wind
! and consequently neither station upon the
| course was favored. The first heat of the
race for the Diamond Souls was roWeo
| at 1880, between +. B~eddington OF Lae
| Thames Rowing Club and l.. x. Beau-
| mont OF Burton-on-Trent. II was Won
| easily by Beaumont, who finished nve
| lengths ahead. The second heat Tor tne
Diamond Sculls was rowed az = caooh
the old Trinity Hall blue. and was "on
by Nickalls ny a length.
In the first heat of the race for the
don Rowing Club and the First Trinity
Boat Club, Cambridge, both crews roWeo
at first at a stroke of forty-one 10 the
minute. London was Leading by a very
Trinity passed her half way up the
island and were a canvas ahead at the
Temple and t-hree-quarters OF a length
in the lead at the Reetory; London GREW
up at the mile and was only half a Length
ehind The Trin:tys dropped their stroke
to thirty-six and kept the lead, though
at the enclosure the London men pressed
them hard.
The contestants in the second heat OF
the race for the Grand Challenge Cur
were the crews of New College ano
Trinity Hall. The heat was won easily
by New College, which led from tht
start. At the Fawley Court boathouse
half the distance of the course, the New
College boat had increased its lead &c
one length and at the neas ddarte 1Tr; Df !
Hall gained a little, however. and Gu
down the lead Of the New College BOA
to a length and a quarter, which was
the distance between the two boats a.
the finish. The time of the winning boa'
was 7:19.
In the heat between the London Row
ing Club and First Trinity the boats go1
a good start. Trinity drew ahead ane
at the bottom of Temple Island was z
quarter of a length in the lead. At thu
quarter distance the London crew RAISED
their stroke, but the squirt was ans
ley Court ~boathouse Trinity was exactly
a length ahead. London then put on Z
vigorous squirt and gradually shortened
Trinity's lead by the after part of hel
canvas and finally TO half a length. TIL
London men then seemed to have spen
their best efforts and the Trinity boa
again drew ahead and kept the lead K
the finish. It was a good race.
Immense crowds of spectators lined thu
river banks at 1:l5 o'clock, when tn
signal was given that everything wa
ready for the third heat of the GRAM
Challenge Cup race, between the YAH
University and Leander Rowing Clul
crews. The entire course was a mas
81 color. Yale and American flags bein,
L - - 90
wind. The sky was overcast and tn
air was hot. Bob Cook and Pittman, TIL
cd Cambridge stroke, followed the boat
over the course on board the umpire
launch.
Before the Yale-Leander heat many Yal
boys Of different classes wearing the, Uni
versity colors were moving about exchang
ing hopeful greetings, and great number
of American ladies wore tasteful stray
hats with dark blue ribbons, having
white Letter "Y" in the centre. Up t
the time of the start there was a livel.
Fsale of Yale hags, which could be seel
everywhere. Throughout the forenoo,
there was only n topic Of conversation
mendous amount of Yale cheering an
shouting and waving Of Yale flags a
the boats started and during the race
bl1t the American and Yale flags disap
peared suddenly after the race, though
The Yale crew were received with cheer
by their supporters. The boats were evel
at the Fawley Court ~boathouse, but from
this point Leander drew ahead and at tn
~three-auarters led by a length.
AMONG the Americans present were:-
T. r. Whittelsay, Of New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Brown Caldwell, Mr.. Richard Dude,
and. Mr.. Richard Croker and wife. of Nev
denee. r.. T.. who Witnessed the race from
a steam launch; Mr.. c. O. McClintoek, o
Pittsburgh. Pa, and Messrs. Stuar
Hotchkiss. Slowcum Rowland and w. d
In the first heat of the four-oared rae,
for the Wyfold Challenge Cup Trinit,
College. Oxford. beat the Thames Rowing
The Leander crew appeared. perfectls