The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-07
DDAY THE REGATTA.
rsle Will Row Against Lean
der on the Thames.
- GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.
= reek Feeis sure the Americans
wm Go Homo without the
Coveted Trophy.
- GRAND CHALLENGE cUI

&c -ou-Tharnes. July s.-Tne first
- tomorrow viii BE the heat for the
1879 souls between BecdinGson. OF the
SSnes Rowing Club, and n. X Beau
~1nf Of Burton or-Trent. II VIII take
80 xs about u 30 g. m.
a about noon the second heat diamond
-. viii be rowed. and the next event
~m - the first heat of the Grand Cnaa-,
- cup. The heats were drawn a. fol-
~:
re.at Alexander sga,ns; Yale Heat B.
- College, oxford. against Trinity Hall.
r.rkrsdge Heat c-London Rowing Club
s~sanet First Trinity. Cambridge. Heat
INFANTS Rowing Club. a bye.
nrcpod round: Heat E-The winner Of
- B against the winner OF heat A.
~ F-The winner Of heat G sgairas, the
qsemes Rowing Club.
plual heat--,Tke winner OF heat y against
- winner Of beat e
Next to the Challenge cup the interest
1entsrs In the contest for the diamond
s.rils. in which DR.. Mcdowell. OF Chicago.
al compete Tue heats were drawn as
1rnovs: Heat A-Farrington. Thames
Ss~inx Club. against r. X. Beaumont.
reat BE Swan. Trinity Hall. against
ryvssn EiekaIls. Heat C-E. a. Guinness
ssnlnet DIR. Mcdowell. Heat D--Hon- Ru-
~ Guinness. holder of the trophy.
nHnt0Df H. 4. bidSfsAaHs Vi t4Ao scstA
Iow,nG Club.
sscond round: Heat E-Tne winner OF
al AGAINST the winner OF heat u.
Hent F--Tbs winner OF heat G against
- winner OF heat A.
T:naI heat-Tge winner OF heat r against
- winner OF heat f.
The annual rowing regatta at Henley
Gn4Thanss may be liksned to the yearly
faoe meeting at Epson when the Derby
cfAkss are run for. and the Grand Chai-
1rnrs cup. for which q Cornell crew conf
seted unsuccessfuily In 1896 and Yale Ia
eempeting this year may be compared
With the Blue Ribbon OF ths turf as being
The trophy Of ell. In its class. which oars
men are proud to take part In winning.
The regatta here was established In 1879,
when ths present series OF aquatic COM
bats were inAugurated and the Grand
Challenge cup. purchased by public sub
scriptIon. was FIRST raced for and won by
. crew from Trinity college, Cambridge.
The Blue Ribbon OF the river. allowing
the Grand Challenge cup to be 30 called.
Is . handsome silver vase of Etruscan
shape. sisven inches high. thirteen inches
n diameter and weighing about 800 ounces.
The cup proper rests upon a stem OF bull
PUSHES surrounded by richly chased rep
resentations Of waves and the body OF the
cup II decorated with water lilies and
ether aquatic plants.
Upon the diverse side Of the Grand
Challenge cup is q reclining figure Of Old
Father Thames, holding 80 his hans an
urn from which is issuing water. indicat-
irs TIE source Of the river.
he reverse side of the trophy Is =
shield bearing the inscription: Henley
Regatta. Grand Challenge Cup. -s3s."
Finally. tho handles arc bullrushes.
merging into a border OF PUSHES and lily
kssss and around the body OF the cup are
msched the names OF the crews who have
been its temporary possessors. including
Trinity college. Cambridge. 1889: Leander.
~; Cambridge rooms. 1871 and 1859: OK
ford university 'Sie: Etonian Club, OK
sor1 i1A: Cambridge university. 1856.
Thames Club 1876: Oxford university. Isf7
an6 ~: Wadham college. oxford. 1919:
oxford university. 1850. 1851. 1854 and 1s5s:
Trinity college. Cambridge. 1854: Cam
k1dee university. 1855: Cheshire Rowing
Cha i16s: London Rowing Club. 1857; Cam
bi<ss university. 1865. London Rowing
Cub. 1859: First Trinity. Cambridge. 1850
and ISL: London Rowing Club. 1s62:
rsiv~sity College. oxford. 1855: Kingston
Rowing Club 1864 ard 1866: Etonian Club.
Oxford. 1855 and 1867: london Rowing
Cub. 1888 Etonian Club. oxford. fssa.
m and ASH: London Rowing Club. isT2.
"a and 1874: I<ander Club. 1876; Thames
Rowing Club. 1876: London Rowing Club.
~: Thames Rowing Club. 1878: Jesus
so1eee, Cambridge. asTs: Leander Club.
-. London Rowing Club. 1851: Exeter
sbtsxe. Oxford. iss2; London Rowing
Sah. 1858 ard 1854: Jesus College. Cam
ridge 1855: Trinity Siail. Cambridge. 1855
sM lSs; Thames Rowing Club. isss and
~; london Rowing Club. asso: Leander
Cub. 1851. isea. 1888 ana 1854. and Trinity
Ran Cambridge. 1ss5.
This year. the Henley Regatta Stewards
hve added 20 the beauty and value OF the
esnf challenge cup by placing It on
eass Of silver and ebony.
tbs base was designed by IT. T. Stew
am. well-known architect Of London. Is
ectagonal In shape. eighteen inches high
aad sixteen inches eat its base. Within
- eight ehaste and rich corinthian coli
rmna are eight bent silver panels. each
seAf1HR the names OF the fifty-six crews
Who have successfully competed for the
srr
Renssth the columns are another set Of
panels designed 20 be filled In with the
names % the victorious crews Of the fu-
tse The newtbase alone cost si.oco.
The entrance fee for the Grand" as
ne cup Is generally termed, Is guineas
nnont GitN and. upon receiving the
Nisf. the captain and the successful crew
ndfvtdualiy and collectively engage 20 re-
9rn u to the Ssewards,on or before June
g the following year.
me regatta at Henley lasts three days:
lhs each day at noon and lasts until 6
p. m. and. not lnfreuuentiy. ten races
efowed IN day. The president Of the
"xsSa Is Lord Camoys. and among the
NsWards arc Mayer simmons. OF Henley.
.ao rave such kind welcome 20 the Yale
oewA the Earl 90 Antrim: Lord Amrthili.
" dozen other weii-knewn gentlemen.