The sun., 1896-07-07
YALE AGAINST LEANDER.
THE sENsh TIoNIL ROWING EVENT
OF HENLEY'S OPENING DAT.
winners or the Heat May Posrihiy Ospturs
the Grand Challenge Cup-Finsi Spias
Not Encouraging to tho Americana
Lack Speed nt the Start, hut Csn Stay.

ENOt CONGRATULATIONS TO tuo
Lack Speed mt the start, hut Can Stay.
Special cabs Despatch to THE suN
LONDON, July 6-The Eton School crew ar
rived at Henley this afternoon and In the even
ing raced with Leander for two minutes. The
race began at the start of the course and At the
end Of two minutes rowing Leander lbd by q
length. Eton started at a forty-three stroke
against Leanter's forty.
Yale followed Immediately over the Same
course at slightly lower stroke than Leander's,
and at tho end of two minutes had not covered
quito as much distance as Eton did In the same
time. All the coaches followed the boats, and
the opinion was general that all three crews
were doing their beet
This was the last chance to compare Yale with
Leander. and the comparison was so discourage
ing from an American standpoint that It
brought from Yale's friends an admission that
the Eton School boys would have good reason
to believe that they could defeat Yale. After
practice Coach Cook said.
II expect Leander to defeat Yale tomorrow In
the first trial heat for tho Grand Challenge Cup.
Our crew can row out the course, but they are
slow on the catch and lacking in dash. They
have not been able to learn that tho race Is q
aprnt and not q long-distance contest Even
though we lose. the experience gained will be
invaluable TO Yale boating. Our reception by
Englishmen could not have been moro cordial
and sportsmanllko."
Cooks views arc generally endorsed, and Eng
lsh oarsmen believe that Yale will be defeated,
and they will be surprised II Leander does not
lead from the start. Although Yale's pluck may
enable her TO row out the race hard from start
to finish the coaches think she win only
under two conditions, terrific cross course
wind or a day as hot as to-day, which will affect
Englishmen severely.
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are all In 6ne condition and not u whit down.
cast They expect Leander To lead at the start,
but hopo to catch her before the half way
point II Yale loses IL will be duo to the crew
not being mp to Yale's best form. Americans
here say that any Of Yalo's fast crews. suon as
last years, could defeat both Lcander and New.
although the latter 10 admitted to be the best
that England has produced.
Englishmen generally would like to SEQ Yale
win. as they think such result would bo good
for the regatta. They like Yale. and would be
sorry to soc her como SO far and be defeated. A
Yale victory would bring many thousands OF
pounds to Henley. SO all Henley is with Yale
There was never SO much enthusiasm over tho
regatta. There were 1000 visitors along tho
course this evening. aud accommodations are
selling at fabulous figures.
Ynlos quarters were closed carly and the crew
cent to bed.
Tho regatta officials have extended some
notable courtesies to tho American coach. Cook
will be on the referees boat and Manager Do
Sbour will have O place on the judges stand.
Many Yale men arrived this evening and were
surprised at Yale's shortened stroke and tho
way the boat stopped between strokes. All
asserted that the is not equal to Yale's best
BY the United Press
HExLEY-oN-THAMKs July 8.-To-morrow will
witness the trial heats for the Grand Challengo
Cup. and all the crews who will participate
hard work was done to-day. the men not caring
TO run any risk on the day prior TO the crucial
test
Tho new boat OF tho Yale crew has not proved
at all satisfactory, and to-day II gave out twice.
This boat which is made OF paper. is sixty feet
In length aud twenty-four inches wide amid
English oarsmen. who claim that It does not
cedar boat and that it is affected with struo-
tural weakness.
half an hour, when Capt. TreadwAy broke his
foot brace and they we're obliged 70 stop. Rob
Cook was out, as usual, coaching the men from
q bicycle. It was the opinion of some OF the
observers that the crew showed great deal OF
style style Of their work. others who watched the
practice of the Americans claim. however. that
they do not get their boat away quickly, and
that their weakest point is in tneir start.
Tho boat having been repaired, 1t WAS again
t evening. the crew Intending to take their last
practice spin. They pulled short ,tretche, for
snP a9a
menl. ltw was their intention to go out later and
The boat Of Dr. w. s. Mcdowell OF Chicago.
which was smashed the other day in collision
with the Caius College four. has been repaired.
the present holder Of the Diamond Sculls. aud
Vivian SickR!ls a. the most formidable OF his
t2nps th"t II he leads to the FaWier court boat
house he will win. ,.,., .,,,..
The boat OF the crew OF the soGete d Enoour;
tax part In the race for the Thames Challenge
Cup. had no, arrived this morning, and in ordel
The First Trinity crew rnwcd this morning
| from tho starting line 10 the Fawley Conrt boat
house. half the course. in minutes 33 seconds.
whilo the Thames crew took 3 minutes 81 sec
onls TO cover the same distance.
The town is crowded with visitors from all
| Foreigners. especially Americana. waiting to see
the races The Go,eis an ara beading hou,ss are
and others are reAping bountful harvest.
| which, however. nobody seems 10 beGrudge
The course is lined with houseboats. barges.
and pleasure craft OF every deIetpi,on: AMONG
| by Sir James Carmichael the palatial Rouge ct
Nor, OCCUPIED BY Lady FrsAeT!ck: Miss Lille u
bemian Ciiri Mr. Ra,nsden,s Gypsy, and MIR.
| Woodyett's Fad. Close 10 Victoria Bridge Is
the splendid new boat Guinevere, owned by Mr..
The boats at Windsor include the summer
| holme. occupied by Mrs. Franklin Tayor; the
| Water Lily, Siesta. and Valhnila. The y ight-
| ingale and Caprice are moored near Bonltrr's
Lock, and the Bourne End hotlla includes the
Ru-,icana, Reye dor. MadGsp. and Fliri AZ
| NARROW are tho Bohemia. kismet. and bobo-
| link. These are but a few Of the many house
| boats occupied by fashionable people which
| have assembled for the carnival.
This evening the Yale Grew mainly practsed
| starts, I'm which they showed weakness. They
went down TO Temple Island nnd mad seven
| short stretches on the way back. Their starts
| were ragged and uneven. ard they splAShed
| badly. Their ing on tho stretches was good:
| The starts of the Leander crew are fine, and
| will give them au immediate advantage.
| The representative of the United Press to-
| night had an interview with Bob Cook regard
| Ing the general situation. He said that II the
| Yale crew won the first heat they would win
the cup. He expected, however. that they would
BE- beaten at tho start, as starting was the Leap;
ders' strong point; He added that Yale would
| row 10 the finish whatever happened lie
| had confidence In the staying power OF the mon;
| He docs not expect that tho Leander crew Will
fall OF on tho second half Of the course as they
have rowod the second half as fast n. tho frst
| half Mr.. Cook is not as sanguino Of winning
as arc tho Yale crew. lie. lntimated that no
would not he surprised II the Leanders won.
| lie said the American crew would not row
| above forty strokes per minute, while he be.
| h.. I IN IN