The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08
YALE TRAILED IN
BEATEN BY LEANDER IN THE FIRST
HEAT FOR THE HENLEY
CUP.
R0WED OUT A PLUcKY RACE.
BUT FATE WAS AGAINST
THEM.
DIR. MDowELL SAVED THE DAY.
Won His Heat i'm the Contest for the
Diamond SkHlIs-Yale Men
Satisfied.

HENLEY ON-THAMES. July T.
Yale was defeated, but not disgraced
to-day in the third trial heat for the
grand college cup. Leander won by
one and three-quarters of length in
7:14. The record is 6:15.
Previous to the beginning of racing.
Bob Cook said that with the condi-
tions as they were, there was not the
slightest advantage in either the Bucks
or the Berks station, and that 1T was
perfectly fair course He expressed
the belief that Leander would win by a
length to length and a half
The weather was cloudy and oppres-
sive, and there was scarcely a breath
of air at noon, although there were
some indications in the West of a
breeze. All the morning trains arrived,
heavily laden with rowing enthusiasts,
but the crowd present was not as great
as had been expected. Yales colors
were to be seen everywhere, on the
grand stand, in the enclosure, on the
households, launches and small boats
James r. Roosevelt, secretary of the
United States embassy, was present
but Ambassador Bayard was unable
to attend on account of the arrival in
England of the Ancient and Honora-
BILE Artillery company, of Massachu-
sets.
From the earliest hour the course
was lined with crowds Of people, and
there were many American boats, full
of gay parties, carrying the stars and
stripes and Yale flags. while the grand
stand was packed with Yale enthusf-
asts who waved old Ellis colors and
did everything possible to show their
confidence IN the oarsmen from New
Haven.
Along the crowded banks of the
Bucks side of the river William Wal
dorf Astor's launch was conspicuous
with its yellow and black flag, upon
which was an eagle and the motto
"Ad astra." 1t attracted much atten-
ton. Mr.. Astor's party was mostly
composed of boys. They crowded the
upper deck and enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely, in spite of the hot and suItrv
weather The majority of the Ameri-
cans had Yale flags unfolded in antio-
1patlon of the exciting moments of
the race between Yale and Ieander
When that event was started. those
Yale flags and the stars and strinas
waved on all sides, and there were
men from New Haven.
Inc nrst event was the trial heat
NO l. Tor the diamond SOULS, in which
n n. beaumont, of the Burton rowing
cruz, beat Frank Beddington of the
Medway rowing club, easily, in 9:O7. In
tne SECOND heat for the same trophy.
VIVIAN NlekaIls, of the London Rowing
ciuo' peat the Rev. Sydney Swami. of
me cambridge University Boat club.
py quarter of a length. Both men
1888. me
In the third heat for the Diamond
souls, the Hon. Rupert Guinessi boIda,.
OF the trophy, of the Leander cInh hat
II. L. Blackstaff, of the Vesta Rowing
clqp' by two lengths. Time, 9:O3.
IN the f1rst heat of the race for the
Laoies challenge cup, for eight oars.
ETON SCHOOL BOYS
BEAT Jesus college, Oxford. by five
lengtns. The great popularity of the
sCfool boys was shown in the wild an
pause and cheering which arose when
tney were seen to be ahead. Time 7:23
1hen came the first trial heat for the
ora no challenge cup and First Trinity
neat the London Rowing club crauy hy
finish. O. Inc
The crews started with ii stroke
Al the Farm, which was reached In
2:S6, London led by three quarters of
a length AT Fawley Court, First Trini-
" spurted with 40 stroke but London
hung On and Trinity did not get clear
until quarter of a mile from the
nnlsh. London spurted gamely and
repeatedly but was unable to catch H.
cambridge men and the latter with
hne squirt at the finish won in 7 minutes
and 20 seconds.
In the second heat for the Grand Chal-
1enge cup, New College beat Trinity
Hall with the. greatest ease by / 81
lengths. Trinity Hall was used I'D at
the finish. Time, 7:19. At no time was
TRINITY Hall a match for it's opponents.
New College pulled AZ stroke and Trim
1ty Hall pulled Al to the minute. The
quarter mile was done in So seconds
by New College, the half mile was
passed in 2:29 and Fawley Court was
reached in minutes 81 seconds. Trim
1ty Hall passed the latter point in 3