The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-08
NOT A YALE DAY.
Collegians Badly Beaten at the Henley
Regatta

liOAAAh6 AAONAS ~ oN->S' SA4S ioo
day of the royal Henley regatta, the sky
was overcast and there was every prom
ise Of disagreeable weather for the day,
but by II o'clock the sun was shining
brightly.
The crews were out early at light prao-
tice, padding and making short spurts.
Thousands of residents and visitors
were early astir, and tie banks of the
river were soon crowded with sight
seers.
There was a noticeable increase of
American flags denoting that the num-
Der of visitors from across the Atlantic
WAS largely in excess of previous years.
Every bit Of available space from start to
finish was packed with spectators.
The Yale crew came out at 10 O'Clock
for short practice at starts and returned
to their boat tents near the bridge.
They received q number of cablegrams
from America this morning wishing
them success.
The first heat of the race for the Dia-
nond SOULS was rowed at LEO between
i. Beddington of the Thames Rowing
club, and l.. K. Beaumont of Burtn-on-
Trent. 1t was won easily by Beaumont
who finished five lengths ahead.
The second heat for the Diamond scull
wss rowed at IL o'clock between Vivian
Nickells and S. Swami and was won by
Nickells by length.
After an interval of half an hour the
first trial heat of the eight oar race for
the grand challenge cup was rowed. The
contestiug crews were First Trinity of
Cambridge, and the London Rowing
club. The heat was won by the First
Trinity by three-quarters OF length.
Time 7.05.
The contestants in the second heat of
the race for the grand challenge cup were
the crew Of New College and trinity
Hall. The heat was won easily by New
College, which led from the start fhe
time of the winning boat was 7.19.
In the heat between the London Row
ing club and First Trinity, the latter
won.
: Immense crowds of spectators lined the
river banks and at l. 10 clock when the
signal was given that everything was
Feady for the third heat Of the grand
challenge race between Yale University
and the Leander Rowing club crews, the
entire course was a mass OF color, Yale
and American flags being much i'll evil
dence. There was no wind. The sky
was overcast and the air was hot.
Bob Cook and Pittmau, the old Cam
bridge stroke, followed the boats over the
course on board shs umpire's launch.
Before the Yale-L eander hent many
Yale boys of different classes wearing
the university colors, were moving a bouu
exchanging hopeful greetings ana great
numbers of American ladies wore taste-
full straw hats with dark blue ribbons
having white letter in the centre.
Up TO the time of the start there was
lively sale of .Yalo flags, which could be
se9n every where.
Throughout the forenoon there was
only one topic of conversation, the Yale
Leander race.
There was a tremendous amount of
Yale cheering and waving of Yale flags
as the boats started during the race, but
tho American and Yale flags disappeared
suddenly after the race though the. Yale
crew were received with cheers by their
supporters.
The boats were even at the Fawley
court boat house, but from that point
leander drew ahead and at the three
quarters led by q length.
AT tho finish Yale was a length and
thfee-quRrters astern.
Among the Americans present were J.
7. Whittelsey of New Haven, Mr. Brown
Caldwell, Mr.. Richard Dudley and Mr.
Richard Croker and wife of New York
ana MIR. henry Pearce of Providence,
who witnessed the race from a steam
launch.
The Leander crew appeared perfectly
fresh at the end of the race and rowed
at q smart stroke some distance beyond
the finish, but the Yale men seemed to
be completely spent. Brown and Rogers,
respectively Nos. and 4, were badly dtne
Up at the finish. The Dien were too much
exhausted 10 allow raise in the stroke.
Buth Brown and Rogers required atten-
tion when the race was over. When they
had been helped out of the boat Rogers
was perfectly white and Brown tainted
frUm exhaustion. Both were very weak
and laid in the open air on @ font for
sometime while they were famed and
bathed by their comrades.
The men feel that they did themselves
Justice ami acknowledge that Leander
ii the better Grew. They are OF course
were fairly beaten. They took their de-
feat courageously.
The other men were in fair shape at
the finish though they were somewhat
blown. Mr.. Ellington, tho Fieli's rowing
expert, who saw the race from the
launch. says: yale rowed % and 43
strokes for the first half and full minute
TO Leander's q and Al. Yale, as usual,
won't off badly, their first four strokes
boing very scratchy and irregular. Thu
boats were timed at the Hawley Court
: boat house as having cuyernd the course
as that point in "a.
'Leander was ahout yard in front
and then began to gain fast Leander
led by quarter of d length at the three
quarter mile post. Yale was beginning to
got very short. Leander was clear OF
Yale at Grosvenor and WAS rowing well.
Yale also preserved hor form, rowing
at 80 strokes. At the Isthmian, Yale was
very much exhausted and nearly two
lengths behind Leander spurted at the
finish. Leander rowed much longer
than the Yale men, who just at the fin
ish, went all to pieces, but had rowed a
fine race all the way"
The third heat for the diamond SOULS
was between Hon. Rupert Guinness of the
Leander rowing club, the present holder
of the trophy, and H. r. Blackstaffe of
the Vesta rowing club. 1t was won by
Guinness.
In the fourth heat for the diam ond
SOULS between DIR. W. s. Mcdowell of
Chicago and Hon. e. A. G uiness of
Elton College, the former rowed beauti-
fully. He actually played with Guinness
and won as he pleased. He finished in
10 .36, shree-quaIters of length ahead of
Guinness who seemed to be greatly tagged.
He took the lead from rba ctart ornorc