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The superior showing of the New
/ College men was remarkable, especially
| at Redmendenham, although Trinity
Hall was rowing a splendid stroke; but
| the advantages of the Bucks station
was telling sharply against all of
Trinity's efforts, and approaching Faw-
| ley Court, New Colleges splendid row.
ing forged them ahead and it was ap-
| parent that they were winning easily.
! When the last quarter was entered
/ upon, New College was going right
| away from Trinity Hall, although the
| latter spurted to no purpose and the
! former won easily.
| over Trinity Hall, fully justifying all
of the Henley predictions, the interest
| clearly seemed to become more intense
as preparations for the YaIe-Leander
! heat were fastened.
The Yale men were af1oat at 9:45 and
| took a short spin to test the rigging
| of the boat. On it's return Bob Cook
carefully inspected the racing shell and
said: 1.-The Lord is not with us as re-
CARDS the wind, but the boat is in per-
feet condition"
Capt. Treadway remarked: We are
well and confident of winning
/ Coxswain Clarke said: I'VE shall
have great try"
Beard Langford, Brown and Bailey
gathered in a group and in substance
said: I'VE are more confident than
yesterday"
Capt Treadway passed his hand
carefully along the bottom of the boat
and then Mills, Whitney and Arm
| strong entered a skim and towed the
American racing shell to the starting
! point. The sky was still overcast and
there was still little or no wind al
| though the breeze showed indications
of springing out of the west.
Both crews were loudly cheered as
they made for the island and they
reached that point, looking as fit as
two crews could be possible. Both the
British and the Americans seemed de-
] termined to give the rival crews as
much encouragement as possible and
/ the cheering did not cease until the
racing craft were in position
When the word was given at 1884,
| Leander and Yale got
! AWAY PRETTILY AND TOGETHER.
Contrary to general expectations,
! Yale was quite as quick as Leander in
| starting At the end of the island
Leander had a lead of one man. Yale,
however, steadily overhauled Leander
| and rowing evenly, had lead of two
| men at the Rectory. At the Farm,
Leander had pulled up until Yale only
had lead of one man. Then Leander
| spurted, overlook Yale and had the
| lead by one man at the half distance
| which was made in 1927.
Its all over" said Leander man
in the launch; well win now"
J. o. Rodgers, Yales No. 4, seemed
rowed out at this point He was very
/ pale and pulled listlessly. In spite OF
this the Americans rowed stubbornly,
powerfully and evenly, sticking to it
| in the gamest manner possible, while
| all around were cries of ''Leander,
Leander" echoing in their ears and GER
| tainly not giving them any encourage
ment Opposite the white house.
Leander drew clear, and when the Yale
| boat passed club land, George Lang
| ford, Yale's stroke, seemed played out
| He was pulling Iifelessly and Leander
went ahead almost as they liked.
AS the racing craft appeared in sight
| to the crowd near the finish, the ap-
plause shouting and flag waving began
and gradually Increased until it as
sumed the proportions of a perfect hur-
ricane of demonstration, when the
| boats crossed the finish line The
Yale partisans on the grand stand
cheered the Americans to the utmost
and the Britishers were equally en-
thusiastic in applauding the Leanders,
especially when it was seen from the
last quarter that the latter were win
nerS
1t was first feared that Brown had
broken a blood vessel and Rodgers lay
gasping for breath, while the attend
ants quickly brought water and
sponges, with which they bathed their
faces and chests. Brown was scarcely
able to speak, but he stammered out ::
How is Rodgers, ,,t -
The other members of the crew were
in good shape, although Capt Tread
way was bathed in Precipitation as he
sat on the edge of the boat and re-
peated
Never mind. We did the best we
could"
The crew bore their defeat pluckily.
and many of the Leander men who
came to the Yale boat house WARMLY
congratulated the Americans on the
GAME FIGHT
they had made. So soon as Brown and
Rodgers was sufficiently revived, as
sisted by the substitutes, they we're
placed in carriage and were driven
to the Yale headquarters, the Marsh
Mill house
When the race was over, the crowd
of American flags which had gathered
about the finish line disappeared and
as rain shower followed close upon
the termination of the. contest. the Am
orleans departed.
Everybody here joins in praising
Bob Cook for his admirable handling
OF the Yale crew. He has never been
away from them for more than an
hours time since they landed. The
crew individually and collectively have
expressed to him their gratitude for
what he has done. When Guy Nick
alls expressed his sympathy with Cant.
Treadway, the latter replied
Never mind. We must get accus-
toned to it,
Coxswain Clarke said: 1--WE made an
even start. Leander had a slight adj
vantage when half way to Fawley
Court, but Yale picked up and led by
a quarter of length. At the court.
we were even, and then it was first one
beat and then the other drawing ahead.
After Fawley Court was passed, Lean
der gained steadily and continued to
do so, until the finish The crew did
their utmost
Yale's stroke at the start was Al, and
Lenders was 49,
Bob Cook, in an interview after the
Yale-Leander race said: II have no
excuses to make. We were simnIv