Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-06
HENLEY REGATTA.
BLAZING Hot Weather and Only o
Fair Wind BlORIng.
YALE IN IXcrLLESr CONDITION.
ill lhrophy 10 b. Wm-liulas ,f the
Kgata-A Great IVgut IN
porting C.rcl,s.

weather today WIS blazing no. sud
ouly fair wind blowing. Should
these conditions prevail tomorrow,
Yale viii not keep the advantage Of
about one aud a hall 10 two and
hall lengths, which sho would have
had In ufswiug the Bus's, iftho usual
strong wind blow from IN that sh9fu.
The Yale ctow ato HIl In excellent
condition and confident Of victory.
EULEs or TIM REGATTA.
HrNLLY.ON. IltAMEs, July d. I'll
| LCup, ugutod, 1898, by the Associated
ffesH. The q Iuul rowing 70 gatln ut
! uunlu I'ur.TuAms- mhy be- likuuUu a.
the yearly tncu meeting ~ Epsou
/ when tue Derby HtaktH are Tuu iqT and
the grund challenge cur, 'Ur which u
Cornell crew competed unnecessarily
10 1875 nd Yale J., compelling this year
may be CuuipAtuh with the Blue ktb.
/ bon Of TIE Tar ~ being the trophy "
all, In ils class, which Uaumou are
prlul 70 take part 10 Winning.
Toe regatta mere was established m
| 1889, when the present series Ut uquatig
| cDmbais were inauguratel anu the
grand challenge cup purchased 10y
public subscription, was fret raced lot
anu won Uy "A crow from Trinity Col.
| loge. Cambridge.
The Blue Ribbon OF the tlvur, allow.
1 Ing tue grand challenge cup g. be
20 called, IL "A handsome silver vusc VI
| Etfuscan shape, eleven inches high,
| thirteen inches IN diameter unu weigh.
| Ing about three hundred ounces. Tue
| cup proper rests upon STEM OF bull.
Iushge surrounded by richly chased
| representations OF wavUu, aud the body
Of the cup Nv decorated with wAtut lilies
ana other tquatlo planis.
Upon the obv0Tse eide OF the grand
chullenge cupis n reclining ngute o
/ Ola Father Thamte, holding IN his
hand An urn from which IL issuing
water, indicating the source OF the
river.
Tue reverse aldo Of tho trophy 10
shield bearing the inscriptions: Glen
" Regatta, Grand Challenge cup,
l68J.D
Finally, the handles are bullrushes,
merging into a tOtdeg VI PUSHES aud
ny leaves Rud around the bOay Of the
cup are Inscribed the names Of the
crews who have been itA kmpotaty
p0ssesa0ft.
THIS year, tho Henley Regatta
Stewards have added 60 the bouuty aud
value of tue Grand CHALLENGE cup by
placing II ON base Bt silver auu
ebony. Tho now base alone costs
sl,UJJ.
Tue entrance fee for the "Grand,"
% the cup II generally termed, 10 six
guinoas, (abOut i3LbO) and upon t.
| ceivirg ne pfizt, thO captain aud the
successful crew individually and COL.
lectively engage 10 return II 10 the
stewards on or before June / VI the
following year.
iho regatta at Henley lasts three
days; begins each DAY at noon ana
lasts until q or = =. M, aud, not iufte.
qucnIly, ten races are Iowod In day.
The PRECEDENT OF the regatta 10 LofI
CAmOyH, ami among the stewards are
Mayor simmons, Of Henley, who gave
such Kind welcome 20 tie Yale crew;
the Earl Of Antrim; Lord Ampthii,
aud dozen other wuii'knOwu gentle.
men,
The rules OF the regatta arc very
stringent. Under them, no person J.
considered an amateur who has at any
time rowed OF agvoIeu Ia any race Tor u
stake or enhance fee, who has ever
f0wed or eteefed against a professional
for any prize; who has ever taught
athletics OF any kind for a ptUf; Who
has over been employed on or about
boats Tor money Of VINO has ever been
u mechanic, aftisan or lAbofeT, or Gu.
gagged In any menlal duty.
Several days before the regatta, the
captain OF each crew must deliver 10
the secretary OF the regatta committee
list containing the names Of the
actual members OF the crew selected to
compete, 20 which Let the names OF
i0ur subsututoi, for an olght'Oat race,
may DO aided.
Every competitor at Henley must
wohr complete clothing from the
shoulders 10 the knees, including
slseyed jersey.
The Cornell men, In practice, ap.
peatei In the usual AmeTiCan sleeve.
lees jersey, merely strip over tue
shoulder anu very Wide Htmholea.
This caused an cutlery aud all s1rts Of
disngresable paragraphs Appeared Ia
the newspapers.
On the other baud, the young men
from Yale, from tho day they made
their ftat appearance on the Thames,
have appeared In the sleeve jersey,
which forms, on account OF the great
number OF ladies' present., such an i'm,
pOrIunt feature Of the Henley regatta.
The course over WhiOh all the races
are tOwed IL exactly one mile anu i've
hundred aud my yards long,
| The start Is made just below Temple
leland on tho Bucks buckingham
shiT0) side OF tho river anu 10 ptactl.
oaily, 70 straight course from start 10
finish, the bends VI the river being
very slight anu not OF nature to
bother any com el0ut ooTswain. The
racos Hte fOWou with thu stream, which
runs at tue Tatu VI about three miles An
hour,
The grant stand, at the hnish, only
holds about Ave hundred people, hut,
It h comfortable, attractive, admirably
situated, ana 10 enclosed by an iron
railing. lt has a lawn, upon which a
military band plays anu convenient
Tniroshment lent. The name OF tho
winning crew and that OF the winuing
oaTtman are displayed, NJ tns end OF
each race, ON the umpire's launch,
on the telegraph II the winners float
aud at the grand stand.
There Is ono luigu ami two umpitef;
all three Of them are, as rule, veteran
oxford or Cambridge ORtHuien, who
have won lame on the Thames I'm
former years anu whose decisions and
orders are entitled to the greatest
respect and obedience.
For tho press, u nice little enclisuTs
IL pEoVidsd near the grand stand. IL