Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-08
YALE BEATEN.
Our CoI|egians No Match
for Leander's Crew.
Wearers Of Blue Become Exhausted
and Their Opponents Easily Won.
Auspicious Opening at HenIcy-Ncw College
Docs Up Trinity Hall.

| ley-on-Thames, July I'm the
/, early morning hours of this the first
| day of the Royal Henley regatta, the
! sky was overcast and there was every
| promise OF disagreeable weather for
| the day. but by II O'Clock the sun was
shining brightly. The crews were out
at an early hour practicing padding
and making short spurts. Thousands
! of visitors and residents were early
astir and the banks of the river We're
soon crowded with sight-seers. The
| course from end to end presented its
| usual vista OF house boats. barges
| launches. etc. many of them partially
| hidden in the bunting they displayed
| Flags of all nations fluttered from the
| roofs, sides and rigging and anywhere
| else that flag could be placed There
was a noticeable increase of American
| flags. denoting that the number of
visitors from across the Atlantic was
| largely in excess of previous years.
Ever bit of available space from start
| to finish was packed with spectators.
The Yale crew came out at 10 O'Clock
for a short practice at starts and re-
turned to their boat tent near the
bridge. They received number of
from -AliltTltd tHlS morn
ing. wishing them success The men
were in good shape and sangune
though Bod Cook was very quiet and
had nothing to say as to the chances of
Yale winning. No row boats were al
lowed on the course after II, all having
been cleared off at race time. There
was no wind and consequently neither
station upon the course was favored.
The first heat of the race for the dia-
mond SOULS was rowed at 11.30 be-
tween f. Beddington of the Thames |
Rowing Club, and l.. X. Beaumont of |
Burton onTrent. 1t was won easily by |
Beaumont, who finished five lengths |
ahead. The second heat for the dia- |
mond sculls rowed at II o'clock be- |
tween Vivian Nickells and S. Swami, |
was won by Nickclls by length.
After an interval of half an hour the |
first trial heat of the eight oars race |
for the grand challenge cup was rowed |
The contesting crews were First Trini- /
ity of Cambridge and London Rowing |
Club. The heat was won by First |
Trinity by three-quarters of a length. |
Time. I'm. POS.
The contestants in the second heat |
of the race for the grand challenge |
cup were the crews of New College /
and Trinity Hall. The heat was won
easily by New College. which led from
the start. At the Fawley court boat
house. half the distance of the course
the New College boat had increased
its lead to one length, and at the next |
quarter of mile was two lengths
ahead. Trinity Hall gained a little.
however. and cut down the lead of the
New College boat to a length and a |
quarter, which was the distance be-
tween the two boats at the finish The
time of the winning boat was I'm. 19s.
In the heat between the London Row
ing Club and First Trinity the boats
got good start. Trinity drew ahead
and at the bottom of Temple island |
was quarter of a length in the lead
AT the quarter distance the London |
crew raised their stroke. but the squirt
was answered by the Trinity men, At
the Fawley court boat house Trinity
was exactly length ahead. London
then put on a vigorous squirt and |
gradually shortened Trinity's lead by
the after part of her canvas and finally
to half a length. The London men then
seemed to have spent their best eff
forts, and the Trinity boat again drew
ahead and kept the lead to the finish.
1t was good race.
Immense crowds of spectators lined
the river banks and at lis O'clock
when the signal was given that every
thing was ready for the third heat of
the grand challenge cup race between
the Yale University and Leander row.
ing club crews. The entire course was
a mass of color, Yale and American
flags being very much in evidence
There was no wind. The sky was
overcast and the air was hot Bob I
Cook and Pitman the old Cambridge {
stroke. followed the boats over the
course on board the umpire's launch.
Before the Yale-Leander heat many
Yale boys of different classes wearing q
The university cofors were moving t
lhout exchanging honafIl n.raotinur | 4