The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-07
Yale ROWed Gamely aud Once
OVerhauIed Leander.
COULDN'T KEEP AHEAD
Leander Then Spurted and Went
Ahead of Yale.
Americans Cheered Yale Wildly
For Their Gameness.

/ lengo cup. Leland won by one ana
! three-fourth lengths in minutes, IA
| seconds. The record is 6 minutes 81
! seconds.
Previous to the beginning of racing
Bob Cook said that with the conditions
as they were, there was not the slight
| est advantage in either the Bucks or
! the Berks station and that it was
/ perfectly fair course. He expressed
| the belief that Leander would win by
a length and a half. The weather was
| cloudy and oppressive and there was
| scarcely a breath of air at noon, al
! though there were some indications in
/ the west of breeze.
| All the morning trains arrived heav-
| lily laden with rowing enthusiasts, but
! the crowd present was not as great as
/ had been expected. Yale'S colOrs were
| to be seen everywhere in grand stand,
| in the enclosure, on the house boats,
| launches and small boats, James R.
| Roosevelt, secretary Of the United
| States embassy was present but Am
/ bassador Bayard was unable to attend.
From the earliest hours the course
! was lined with crowds of people and
! there were many American boats full
| of gay parties carrying the stars and
| stripes and Yale flags, while the grand
| stand was packed with Yale enthusi-
! asts who waved old ELS coIors and did
| everything possible to show their con-
ddence in the oarsmen from New
/ Haven
| Along the crowded bank of the Bucks
| side Of the river William Waldorf As
| tors launch was conspicuous. The ma
/ jority of the Americans had Yale flags
| unfOlded in anticipation of the exciting
moments of the race between Yale and
Lelander. When the event was start
! ed the Yale flags and the stars and
/ stripes waved on all sides and there
! were rOars of encourag cement for the
young men from New Haven.
The first event was the trial heat No
\ l. for the diamond SOULS, in which R.
| K. Beaumont of the Burton Rowing
| club, beat Frank Beddington, of the
| Midway Rowing club, easily in 9:07.
In the second heat for the same
| trophy Vivian Nickal1s of the London
| Rowing club beat the Rev. Sidney
| of the Cambridge university boat club
| by quarter of 9. length. Both men
were exhausted at the finish Time,
Then came the first trial heat for the
| Grand Challenge cup, and First Trim
| ity beat the London Rowing club
! crew by half a length. 1t was a fine
race, but both crews were very tired at
In the second heat for the Grand
! Challenge cup New College beat Trim
/ ity Hall with the greatest ease by one
| and three quarter lengths Trinity
| Hall was used up at the finish. Time,
| 7:19 At no time was Trinity Hall
match for its opponents.
After New Colleges decisive victory
| over Trinity Hall. fully justifying all Of
the Henley predictions, the interest
clearly seemed to become more intense
as preparations for the Yale-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:
The Lord is not with US as regards
| the wind. but the boat is in perfect
condition.
Capt Treadway remarked: 1--WE are
all well and confident of winning"
Coxswain Clarke said: I'VE shall
q.
Beard, Langford, Brown and Bailey
gathered in a group and in substance
said: We are more confident than yes
terday."
Capt. Treadway passed his hand
carefully along the bottom of the boat
and then Mills and Armstrong entered
a sl1in and towed the American rae
ing shell to the starting point. The
sky was still overcast and there was
little or no wind, although the breezes
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 possibly be Both
the British and the Americans seemed
determined to give the rival crews as
much encouragement as possible, and
the cheering did not cease until the
racing craft were in position.
When thine word was given at 1881
Leander and Yale got away prettily to-
ton, Yale was as quick as Leander in
starting. At the end of the island the
Leanders had the lead of one man.
Yale, however, steadily OVerhauled LIE
ander, and rowing evenly had q, lead of
two men at the rectory. At the farm
Leander had pulled up until Yale only
had lead of one man. Then Ieander
spurted, overlook Yale and had a lead
by one man at the half distance, which
was made in 1921 It's all over" said
a Leander man in the launch, I'VE will
win now"
J. o. Rodgers, Yale's number four,
seemed rowed out at this point He
was very pale and pulled listlessly. In
spite of this the Americans rowed
sticking to It in the ganest manner
possible, while all around were cries
of ''Leander, Leander," echoing in their
ears, and certainly not giving them any
encouragement.
Opposite the White house Leander
drew clear. and when the Yale boat
passed Clubland, George Langford,
YaIe's stroke, seemed played out. He
was pulling Hfelessly, and Leander
went ahead almost as they liked AS
the racing craft appeared in sight OF
the crowds near the finish. the ap-
plause, shouting and flag waving be-
gan 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 enthusiastic in
appIauding the LeandeTs, especially
when it was seen from the last quarter
that the latter were winners.
In the first in the race for the Wy
| fold Challenge cup for four oars, Trim
| ity college. Oxford. beat the Thames
| Rowing club easily. The Thames crew
/ was beaten from the start Time,
$40.
In the second heat for the Wyfo1d
| Challenge cup Captain Caius. Cam
bridge, beat the crew of the Molesay