The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25

we can row as fast mere as over American
courses"
Il. l.. Clark said: 1.-THE boys are pull
ing wonderfully well and are improving
right along"
ID. \. Wachope, the stroke of the Trim
ity Hall crew, said; 'They are a strong
crew and infinitely superior to the Cornell
men. | was Il member of the Trinity
Hall crew which helped to beat Cornell,
and | was much gratiied in so doing; but
these Yale men are so gentlemanly and are
better in work and manner. Their stroke
is handsome and even, but | should like
to see little more strength put into the
finish and have them dip little deeper"
Mr.. Mcdowell, the champion sculler,
who arrived here yesterday, finds fault
with the narrowness of the course. lie
says: Il have been used to much wider
space and feel as though / shall run into
the boats. also feel that the wind blow
ing directly across the course makes it
difficult to keep the boat in prope: trim,
however, sportsmanlike, / could take Il
defeat without regret
Il think that the Yale stroke is too short
for this course"
Mayor Simmons of Henley claims that
the Yale men have wonderfully improved
within the last two days. He says their
stroke is much longer than at first, and
on that account he hopes Il" their sue
cess, especially as they are feeling well
and are pleased with the climate.
The experts have also been carefully
watching DIR. Mcdowell. One of them
said: He is a strong man. sits in his
boat well, and uses his slide to secure the
most effect from the leg work. But l
don't think this style as good as that of
Guinness or Nicalls.'
Mcdowell says he is delighted with the
courtesy shown him by the Henley Off
cials. The Yale men have been invited
to lunch with Frank Crisp of Friar Park,
Henley. famous lawyer, and after
wards they will be the guests of Mr.
Cooper, secretary of the regatta commit
tee, who will take them on Il steam launch
to NARROW for tea.
William Waldorf Astor today, with Il
house party consisting of Ladies Broader
ich and Churchill, Lord and Lady Tai
bolt, Lord and Lady Cranbourne, Lady
Chatris, Sir William Vernon Harcourt
and Col Olipant, came up the river from
Cliveden and visited the Yale boathouse.
| The American Congregationalists have
arrived in London in the best of spirits.
| They attended garden party at Clap
ham park as the guests of the Haley
Stewards. in celebration of the twenty
! DIR. Guinness Rodgers church. The
ladies of the party are bitterly disappoint-
ed at the fact that they can not be pres
ent at the sitting of the house of COM
/ mons.
The MARQUIS of Salisbury's reply to the
deputation from the international arbi-
| trat ton league is regarded as the most en-
couraging utterance on the subject ever
made in England
! The Ascot races and the oppressive
weather emptied London of the majority
of the fashionable population during the
week. The mercury dubbed up to the
vicinity of so degrees during the greater
part of the time, very exceptional show
{ ing for this city, and there were many
sunstrokes and prostrations from the heat
/ reported.
| The Ascot meeting was, as usual, Il
success as fashionable function, i'll
spite of the restrictions imposed by the
| queen out of respect TO the memory of
/ the late Prince Henry of Battenberg. The
! weather permitted the brightest and
! lightest costumes, and the Princess OF
| Wales, with her daughters and a large
! party, were on the royal stand, and the
Duke of SaXeCoburg and Gotha, who
has been staying tat Cliveden with Mr.
William Waldorf Astor and numerous
other members of the social family were
present, but not one of the royal party
went into the so-called royal enclosure
Several of the newspapers announced
that the Duke of York will shortly visit
Canada and Australia.
H. X. Sherard writing from the Au
thors' club, said he has visited Oscar
Wilde in prison, and that the prisoner
is complete physical and mental wreck
Queen Victoria is expected to arrive
at Windsor on Tuesday and the old cas-
tie is being made as bright ms possible
in anticipation of her return from Scot
land.
4 letter from an Englishman who ha'
long been resident in Italy, published
in Truth, gives q serious picture of the
situation of affairs in that country. He
says that Il revolution is only u question
of time; that the taxes are GO per CEN
on all incomes and that the starving state
of the peasantry and the lower classes
generally equals that of the French be
fore the revolution.
With the exception of Days the Duke
of York's and the Criterion theaters, the
theatrical presentations have failed tt
draw during the past week, mainly owing
to the hot weather.
Bob FitZsimmons has Oeen the rage il
London for the last fortnight. With hi'
family he is stopping at the Adelphi no
tel, and his appearance on the strand ol
in Picadilly makes u sensation of a milo
sort.
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