Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-07
YALE CREW BEATEN
The Crack American Oarsmen
Defeated by the Leander
Rowing Club.
IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT
Races for the Diamond Scnlls won
by Rupert Guinness and DR.. !
Mcdowell.
SIR JOHN PENDER, IS DEAD
IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT
SIR JOHN PENDER, IS DEAD

HENLEY, Eng, July 7.-( Bulletin -
The Leander crew defeated the Yale
crew by a lergth and three-quarters
time TIA.
HENLEY, Eng, July 7 In the early
morning hours of 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 III O'Clock the sun was shining
brightly. There was noticeable in-
crease Of American flags, denotlng that
the number of visitors from across the
Atlantic was largely in excess of prev
ious years. Every bit of available
space from the start to the finish was
packed with spectators The Yale
crew came out at 10 O'Clock for short
practice at starts and returned to their
boat tent near the bridge. They re-.
ceived number of cablegrams from
America this morning wishing them
success, The men were in good shape.
There was no wind, and consequent
ly neither station on the course was fa.
vored. The first heat of the race for
the diamond sculls was won easily by
Beaumont, ana the second heat was
won by Nckalls by length. At
80, the first heat OF the eight-oared
race for the grand challenge cup was
rowed. The contesting crews were the
First Trinity, Cambridge and London
rowing club. 1t was won by the First
Trinity by three quarters of a length
time, 1920. The contestants 10 the
second heat for the grand challenge
cup race were the crews of New Col.
lege and Trinity Hall. 1t was won
easily by New College, which led from
the start, by length and quarter
time, 7:18.
Immense crowds of spectators lined
the river banks, at lilo 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 Unlversity and Leander Row
ing Club crews. The entire course
was mass of color, Yale and Ameri-
can flags being much in evidence.
There was no wind. The sky was
overcast and the air hot Bob Cook
and Pittman, the old Cambridge stroke,
the boats over the course on
board the umplre's launch. There
was a tremendous amount of Yale
cheering, shouting and waving of flags
as the boats started and during the
race, but the 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 this point Le-
ander drew ahead and at three quar-
.ers led bya length.
Leander spurted at the finish and
crossed tho line length and three
ahead; time, 7.14 The
Leander crew rowed much longer than
he Yale men, who, just at the finish,
vent all to pieces, but had rowed a fine
ace all the way. The Leander crew
appeared perfectly fresh at the end OF
he race, but the Yale men seemed
spent. Brown and Rodgers,
espectively mum bers Two and four, we're
,adly done up at the finish, ami re-
Iuired attention when the race was
'ver. The Yale men feel that they did
themselves justice, and acknowledge
.sander the better crew. They took
heir defeat courageously.
The third heat for the diamond
culls, between Hon. Rupert Gu,ness,
i The London rowing club, the present
lolder Of the trophy. and Ii. I. Black
tafe, OF the Vesta rowing club, was
Von by Guinness.
10 the fourth heat of the race for the
iamond s,ulls, DR.. Mcdowell, of Chi
ago, easily beat Guinness.