The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-09

NlckallS, and In the Hfth hPnt FOR the
Grand Challenge Cup. Loauder beat
New College. These were both popular
victories. Yet there was a lack Of that
grand enthusiasm displayed yesterday,
upon the occasion VI the rln. between
Yale and t~.eundrr Or. Mcdowell. tof
Chicago, was looked upon a. q certain
winner to-day before his heat va
started. and there are many people,
who prophecy that he will win the
Diamond Souls tomorrow. The Ameri-
can scuIIer's fiHe display VI rowing
skill and power has completely altered
the tone OF the Henley comments upon
his chances and has won him many
new friends Ills race with H. X. Benit-
mont, OF the Burton Rowing Club, VIM
uer OF the FIRST heat yesterday, Will MT
hA called until $50 y, w.. when prob
ably. the water wnl be as smooth az
glass and without wind from either
shore. which tlvorS Mcdowell, as he
ha8 the BerIJ station. lie Ia confident
OF winning. There was considerable
excitement when Leander and Nov
College made for the starting line In
the tltth heat FOR tha Grand Challenge
cup and Il Increased when the crews
got away. t.ennder had the Bucks sta
ton and won by halt q length. Barring
SNNALNlA0t NAAH W n1gE AAAA1 -
not certain VI winning the Grand Chal-
lenEn cup.
The umpIre's launch carried tn,
coaches Of the crews, Including Bob"
Cook, 10 the starting point. where both
crews were waiting. The crowd at the
start was larger than yesterday. Both
boats got away promptly, the crews
rowing q tremendous stroke OF ovF/
forty-three. New College shot ahead,
aud on clearing the Island. had 0 lead
OF a quarter OF a length, At the end OF
minute New College was clear OK Lee.
ander and dropped 10 4 thlrty.elght
stroke. while the tennderS, with 4 des-
perate look % their faces. were pulling
torty-twO.
They've got t." said the Lenders
coach In the launch. were beaten"
This turned out to be- n false alarm,
FOR the LeRnderS. led by Gold. who was
pulling u magnificent stroke, began 70
slowly overhaul the New College men.
Fawley court was reached in 1;30, with
New College still leading, but steering
wide and evidently in trouble.
At the Meadows the two boats were
level, md at tho mile Leander WA ad-
Ing by two men. Time STA.
New. however, would not give up, and
X looked Ike 4 desperate finish. Just
at that point, the wind. which had all
through the race been blowing strongly
from the southwest. came In strong
gusts. fairly stopping the New College
boat. and Lennder won the hardest
fought race ever seen At Henley.
Guy SlckAllS. the No. 8 Of the Lean
der boat. was worth two men. especial
ly at the finish. when he had TO pull the
boat by himself. Lenders coach on
tina InTYnRh unIN IN the FfNuFt nf NAV lNnI-
iege: well, old ma It can't be helped.
II 4 the station which did II. You
had the race won but for that"
Both crews were terribly exhausted.
Dawson, OF the New College crew.. tuna
hled ovcr completely done Up, and the
Leanders were In little better condl-
ton. Gold held On to his 61T, but he did
so with his head back and It vas O long
time before he could get breath.
Naturally such an exciting race caused
the greatest enthusiasm ashore, and the
Yale men were especially delighted at
the fact that their v!ctors would In lll
probability get the cup.
In the opinion OF experts, II Yale had
rowed under conditions which prevailed
to-day she would have won, as the
Bucks station was worth at least two
lengths. The heat between the First
Trinity and the Thames rowing club was
won by the latter. which was rowed at
1870 and before the New College-Lean-
der, and was also u splendid exhibition
OF rowing. but here. again. the station
won.
James o.. Rodgers. No. 1 OF the Yale
crew. referring to the New College-Le-
ander race, said:
NO n can tell. unless he has been
there. what the feeling Is at the close OF
such a rIoe. II seems that every breath
In your body Is drawn and there Is 4
strong ringing in your ears"
cOxswaIn Clarke said: 4 am very
glad Lender won, for 1t shows what We
had to do yesterday"
= Bailey. NoJ5 OF the Yale boat. remark
ed: .What a'r1ce that New COL
lege rowed almost TO the finish without
II CULVER and then suddenly dropped
their blade work. II was superb: but L.
ander 10 the strongest crew on the river"