The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-07

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They are of course terribly disappointed
but feel that they were fairly beaten.
They took their defeat -courageously. The
other men than Brown and Rodgers were
in fair shape at tine finish, though they
were somewhat blown
Mr.. Ellington, the Fields" rowing ex-
pert, who saw the race from on board a
@Taie rowed twenty-two and forty-three
strokes for the first half and full minute
Yale. as usual, went on badly, their first
four strokes being very scratchy and r.
regular. The boats We're timed at the
cred the course to that point in 3:2A- Lean
der was about a yard m front and then
b b ! le5 e ga If t fas5s b~l lssaing ny m z qua nss4t
Leanaer was clear Of Yale at Grosvenor
her form, rowing at a Ihirty-eight stroke.
AT the Isthmian Yale was very much ex-
hausted and nearly two lengths behind.
rowed much longer thar the Yale men.
who just at the finish went all to pieces,
but had rowed a fine race al the way"
for the Wyfold Challenge Cup, was be-
tween Caius College, Cambridge and the
Molesey Boat Club. The heat was won
The third heat for the Diamond Souls
was between Hon. Rupert Guinness OF the
a i 4ba tr G9Mipg s8 Glu h. et + B RTsssnt aGlds ef
the Vesta Rowing Club. The heat was
won by Guinness.
| start, both striking the water at the same
time. Emerging from the upper end of
Temple Island Leander was seen to have
the fore part of her canvas ahead and
soon increased her lead to quarter of a
length, but the Yaie men were putting
great force into their strokes and sue
ceeded in driving hesrApoat even with
that Of their opponents. To those running
behind the boats on the towpath the
Yales seemed to get then nose ofktheir boat
in front and 1t was then a heazltifua race
board the umpire's launch says that Yale
never actually got the lead, but that two
or three times they pulled themselves
of opinion, However. Is that Yale led
slightly at the half mile. but that Lean
der was 2 foot ahead at Fawlev Court
the csmpetitora tent al The he ltaftIng pos pos
before the start and found the Yale men
sitting on the grass inside the shade of
the tent. They did not seem nervous, but
they were very quiet and not inclined TO
talk much. Some were toying with and
tossing to one. another their rabbits foot
blue ribbon. while others came out OF the
tent ana sanded Their hands. AR. Leh-
mann, Leanderssa coach appreaehed the
the Yale coxswAin, whe #can1e out and
| Joined him.-Leh1ann advised Clarke not
the 4 s coarse s0V clarke aFas t i / k him him and aaI' LaRs
Clarke Il he and the resE Il the crew
they We're not very hopeful. but believed
that they would make a good showing.
Several Americans with kodaks took
Another account Of the race says that
the Leanders took the lead at the start
and were a quarter Of a leflght ahead at
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the e01 Yale esai men my stsaa.ad s. themselves and
maintained their position to the top of
the Island, where they began to draw up.
At the quarter-mile post both boats were
but at the half mile the Leanders boat
was again in the lead. being a foot or
two ahead Of that Of their opponents:
been a trif1e in front of Leander before.
but from the launch It did not appear
that they had had the lead.
4 Bob Cook said to a representative of
the United Press at the conclusion OF the
race that the contest had resulted as he
had expected it would. The Leander
crew ergsr;s was COMPOSED qbe Ct elder and d. more ore
best of the start and led for a short
time, but the Yale crew caught them n
led by half a length to the Fawley Court
| boatnouse.
the heat and continued FOR an hour.
The start Of me second s heat of The
/ idCC y iic al 2ii& Gil III N-AC
contestants in which were the New Col
lege. Oxford and Trinity Hall. Cambridge.
crews. was the finest ever seen at Her
ley. Trinity rowed q 42ss stroke to The
The New College beat quickly assumed
half a lengths lead, which was iptreased
at the eetory to two and a half lengths
and three lengths at the half mile. Their
they dropped to a paddle of about twenty
six strokes to the minute, the men keep
ing together beautifully. The Trinity Hall
men gained slightly after. the falling of
their opponents stroke. but they were
never even.
The third heat of the race for the Dia-
mond Souls between FL 7. Blackstaffe
and Hon. Rupert. Guinness who won the
Diamond Souls last year, was well con-
tested most of the way.
In the first heat OF the e~ight-oared
race for the Ladses' Challenge Cup the
Elton College crew beat Jesus College,
oxford, easily.
In the fourth heat Of the race for the
Diamond Souls, DIR. Mcdowell of Chicago
beat e. A.. Guinness.
The second heat Of the eight-oared race
for the Ladies' Plate was won BY Bal
liol College, which beat the BEDFORD
Grammar School eight by half a length.