New-York tribune., 1896-07-08
VALE IN BRAVE DEFEAT.


Continued from ftret rage.
.ouatics the Grand Challenge Cup OF the Royal
xS.,,ev Regatta Their opponents were the crack
,rh, Of the l.eander Rowing Club. whose crews
,on the cup four times in succession. In 1881, w.
.sa and "a. 1t was a grand race. however. and the
vale men have reason to feel hum:ltated at their
derea. They simply outclarsed The Lean
s.rs beat the New-Haven crew by a length and
.nrse-ouartcrs covering the Henley course Of one
mile and $50 yards In 7af
Immense crowds OF spectators lined the river
banks at ll5 o'clock when the signal was given
.,a, everything ready for the third heat OF the
Grand Challenge Cup race between the Yale Uni
,,ersi,y and Leander Rowing Club crews The en-
,,ra course was a mass OF color. Yale and American
caes being very much In evidence. There was no
wsnd The sky was overcast and the air was moi.
.Rob' Cook and Pitsman. the old Cambridge stroke,
followed the boats over the course on board the
umpires launch
<.rapd Challenge contest but, as this heat was the
feature OF to-days programme. /; was decided last
>sek that heats B. and &C., respectively. between
fYrs, Trinity, Cambridge. and the London Rowing
CiuS's eight the New Coiiege oxioro anu
trinity Hall Cambridge. crews should be rowed
rrs, In order ,hs, the principal feature OF the day
.houid take pace about 30 p M. whea the great
..st throns Of spectators should be present. The
programme also contemplated the rowing Of race
every half hour except during the interval devoted
70 taking luncheon
The first heat o. the for the Diamond Sculls
mas r,wed a, l:so between F. Beddington. OF the
thames Rowing Club ana r. X. Beaumont. OF
Bu-ron- on Trent 1t was won easily by Beaumont,
x,no finished five lengths ahead. The secord heat
Cor the Diamond Sculls was rowed at u o'clock be
-ween Nickalls and S. Swami. the old Trinity Hall
hue and was won by Nckalls by length.
THE. CONTEST FOR THE GRAND CHALLENGE.
After an interval Of hall an hour the first trial
osc- vai ra0a fort he
,enge Cup was rowed. The contest.ng crews were
First Trinity fof Cambridge. and the London Row
ing Club. The heat won by First Trinity by
'three-quarters OF a length. Time-72o
In the heat between the London Rowing Club and
the FRS, Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge, the boats
Got a good start. both rowing at first at
stroke of tory-one 10 the minute. London was
leading by a little after the first few strokes, but
Trinity passed her halfway up the island and was
a canvas ahead at the Temple and three-quarters OF
q length In the lead at the Rectory. Al the mile
London by raising her stroke. had drawn up and
was only half & length behind. The London crew
seemed TO have spent their best efforts. and the
Trini;ies dropped their stroke TO thirty-six Ihey
maintained their lead. though at the incosure the
London men pressed them hard. II was good
race
The start of the second heat of the race for the
Grand Challenge Cup the contestants In which were
,he New College oxford, and Trinity Hail. cam
bridge crews was the finest ever seen at Henley.
Trinity rowed q forty-two stroke TO the minute anu
New College the rate of forty.
The New. College boat quickly assumed har a
lengths lead which increased at the Rectory 10
.rvo and q half lengths and three lengths at the
half-rnile Then they dropped 10 PADDLE OF apou'
twenty-sx strokes TO the minute, the men heepiNs
together beautifully. The Trinity Hall men galNeu
after the falling off Of their opponents srohe' pu'
they were never even They succeeded however III
cutting down the lead of-the New College boat 10
rar+e
,veen the TWO boats at the finish. The time OF the
winning New College boat was 1ls
THE YALE-LEANDER RACE.
,uu.nse crowds OF spectators lined the river
hanks at l:l5 o'clock. when the signal "as given
that everything was ready for the race between the
Yale University and the Leander Rowing N'up
crews The entire course was mass OF color, 1ai'
snd American flags being very much In eN!celce'
v,here was no wind. The sky was overcast anu '"e
ar was hot Bob Cook and Pttman. the oiu Can'
bridge stroke followed the Doa's o'e' inc ~
IN board the ump.res launch
w.. s,ar.irr v,ori vas given at 1928 p IN. The
x,a,s got an excelen, start, both striking the water
q, the same time Emerging from the upper Gnu
n. Temple Island LeldcI seen TO have ihe io7e-
ra-t of her canvas ahead and soon increased her
lead 70 quarter Of a length: but the Yale men were
putting great force into their strokes ana sAc-
r>dad in driving their boat even with that OF ther
o,ronents To those running behind the Soa's on
the towpath the Yales seemed 10 get the nose VI
their boat In front. and II was men peauuiu' ''e
70 Faw.ey Court. A reporter who was on board the
umpires launch says that fa.e never actua"y s't
,he lead but that three times they puIiei
,hense,yes about even with Lcander. The con-
sersus Of opinion, however. is that Yale led signify
st the haa-ni.e but that Leander was n 1901 ahead
q, Fawley Court
The Lesnder crew appeared perfectly fresh at The
end of the race and rowed at smart stroke some
distance beyond the hnish but the Yale men seemed
epectively Nos and 4, were very badly done up az
rne finish. The men were too much exhausted TO
allow a raise in the stroke Doth Brown anu
Rodgers required attention when the race was over
When they had been helped out of the boat Rodgers
was perfectly white and Brown tainted from ex-
hans,j,, Both were very weak and lay In the open
ar on float for some time, while they were fanned
aad barhed by their comrades. The men ieei lhat
they aid themselves justice, and acknowledge 'hdl
leander is the better crew. They are, OF course
terribly disappointed but feed that they were falry
beaten They took their defeat courageousy. Inc
other men rhan Brown and Rodgers were IN fair
shape a, the finish. though they were somewhat
bown.
Mr. ELLINGTON'S CRITICISM
Nr Ellington. THE Fields" rowing expert VITO
saw the race from launch. says;
Yale rowed twenty-five and forty-three strokes |
Tor the first half and full minute TO LeanoeTs
tweaty y-one TO forty-one. Yale, as usual went OH
badly their first four strokes being very scra'c"S
and irregular The beats were timed al che ra"''S
Court boathouse having covered the course ~
that point in 324 Leander was about yafo III
front and then began 10 gain fast leading py d |
quarter cf length the three-quarier mile post
yae was beginning to get very short. l-eander WIS
clear OF Yale at Grosvenor ard was rowlhs well
Yale also preserved her FORM rowing at uhr'y-
eight stroke At the Isthnian. Yale was very |
much exhausted and nearly two lengths behind.
Iea n>!er spurted az the finish Lednder rowed much
longer ,ian the Ya'e men, who just at tfe hhish
went all TO pieces but had rowed fine race all the
way"
Another account of the says that the Leand-