The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-07
THE HENLEY REGATTA.
II is the Blue Ribbon Event In the
Aquatic World.

copyrighted 1895. by The Associated Press. }
HESLEY-oN-THAMEs, July z. - The
annual rowing regatta at Henley-on-
Thames may be likened to the yearly race
meeting at EPSON when the Derby
stakes are run for and the grand chal-
lengo cup, for which Cornell crew COM
peted unsuccessfully IN 1895 and Yale Is
competing this year may be compared
with the blue ribbon OF the turf as being
the trophy of all, in its class, which
oarsmen are proud to take part in win
ming.
The regatta here was established In 1899,
when the present series of aquatic COM
bats were inaugurated and the grand
challenge cup, purchased by public sub
scriptlon, was first raced for and won by
crew from Trinity College, Cam bridge.
The biue ribbon of the river, allowing
the grand challenge cup to be so called,
is handsome silver vase of Etruscan
shape, IL inches high, 13 inches in di-
ameter and weighing ABOUT 800 ounces.
The cup proper rests upon stem of bull
rushes surrounded by richly chased re-
presentations OF waves and the body OF
the cup Is decorated with water lilies and
other aquatic plants.
Upon the diverse side of the grand chal-
lenge cup Is reclining figure OF Old
Father Thames, holding in his hand an
urn from whicbsis issuing water, indicat-
ing the source OF the river.
The reverse side OF the trophy Is
shield bearing the inscription: "Henley
Regatta Grand Challenge Cup, 1899. :"
Finally. the handles arc bulrushes,
merging into border of rushes and lily
leaves and around the body of the cup
are inscribed the names of the crews who
have been its temporary possessors, in
cludipg Trinity College, Cambridge,
$780, Leander, 1S40; Cambridge rooms,
D.. VT Tniy
Etonian Club. Oxford, 1874; Cam bridge
University, 1916; Thames Club, 1s46; OK
ford University, 1s47 and lS4S; Wadham
College, Oxford, 1849; Oxford University
1850, 1851, 1852 and 1853; Trinity College,
Cambridge. 1854; Cambridge University,
1865; Cheshire Rowing Club. 1856; London
Rowing Club, 1857; Cambridge Univers-
ity, 1883; London Rowing Club, 1859;
First Trinity. Cambridge, 1Se0 and 1861;
London Rowing Club, 1852; University
College, Oxford 1868; Kingston Rowing
Club, 1854 and 1865; Etonian Club. Ok
ford, 1866 and 1867; London Rowing
Club, 1868; Etoniau Cluo, Oxford, 1869,
$50 and 1871; London Rowing Club,
1872, 1873 and 1874; Leander Club. 1875;
Thames Rowing Club, 1876; London
rowing Club, 1877; Thames Rowing
Club, 1875; Jesus College, Cambridge,
1873; I.eander Club, 1880; London Rowing
Club, 1851; Exeter College, Oxford, 1852;
Jesus College, Cambridge, 1887; Trinity
Hall. Cambridge, 1886 and 1887; Thames
Rowing Club, 1888 and 1889; London
Rowing Club, 1890; Leander Club, 1891,
1892 1898 and 1894 and Trinity Hall.
Cambridge, 1895.
This year, the Henley Regatta Stewards
have added TO the beauty and value of
the grand challege cup by placing 1t
on n tase of silver and ebony.
This base was designed by III. L. Stew
ard, n well-kDown architect OF Lo1don,
is octRgonal in shape, Is inches high and
10 inches at its base. Within its eight
chaste and rich Corinthian columns, are
eight bent silver panels, each bearing
the names OF the So crews who have sue
cessfnlly competed for the cup.
Beneath the columns are another set OF
panels designed to be filled in with the
names of the victorious crews of the fu-
tGre. The new base alone cost $1,000.
The entrance fee for the "grand," as
the cup is generally termed, is six
guinoas, (about $3.50 and. upon re-
teiving the prize, the captain and the
successful crew individually and col
lectively engage to return IL to the
Stewards on or before june OF the fol-
lowing year.
The regatta at Henley lasts three days;
begins each day at noon and lasts until
or z y. m. and not infrequently, ten
races are rowed in day. The President
of the regatta is Lord Camoys, and
among the Stewards are Mayor simmons,
OF Henley. who gave such kindly vel
come TO the Yale crew; the Earl OF An
trim, Lord Ampthili, ana dozen other
well known gentlemen.
The rules OF the regatta are very
stringent. Under them, no person Is
cosidercd an amateur who has at any
time roNed or eteered in any race FOR
stake or entrance fee, who has ever
rowed or steered against professional
for any prize; who has ever taught attn
lctics OF any kind for profit, who has
ever been employed on or about boats
for money or who has ever been me-
chanic, artisan or In borer, or engaged In
any menial duty. Several days before the
regatta, the Captain OF each crew must
deliver to the secretary OF the regatta
committee list containing the names OF
the actual members of the crew selected
10 compete 10 which list the rames OF
four substitutes, for an eight-oar race
may hc added. Every competitor mt
Henley must wear complete clothing
from tue shoulders TO the knees, includ-
ny sleever jersey.
The Cornell men. in practicle. APP
pearcd IA the usual American sleeveless
Jersey, merely a strip over The shoulders
aud very wide armholes. This caused
an ouicry and all sorts of disagreesble
paragraphs appeared I'm tho newspapers.
On tho other hand, the yourg men
from Yale, from the day they made their
first appearance on the Thames, have
appeared In the sleeve JERSEY. which
forms. on account OF the very tat num-
Blood purifiers. though gradual. are radical
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