Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-01
ONLY A WEEK MORE
Near Approach Of the Royal Hen
ley Regatta.
INTEREST IN TIE RACE FOR EIGH4S
Yale's Men Have Created a Favor
able Impression.
ENGLISH OARS DISCARDED
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| Copyright. 1896, by the Associated Press.)
| HENLEY, England. July 1.-The near ap-
| proach of the days set apart for the Royal
| Henley regatta, July T. and ., is increas
| ing the already great interest manifested in
| the gallant young Americans who are go
| ing to uphold the traditions of Yale on the
| Thames. From the first moment of their
! appearance here up to the present they
| have steadily improved in form, and have
| just as surely deservedly won the approba-
| ton of the press and public. On all sides
| the New Haven oarsmen are classed as
| thorough gentlemen and sportsmen of the
| first water. Consequently, however strong
! may be the desire among Englishmen to
| see the Grand Challenge cup successfully
| defended by a home crew. nobody will be-
| grudge the Yale boys the victory If they
defeat the crack crews of Britain. and their
triumph is certain to be greeted almost as
| enthusiastically as if Leander or New Col
| lege turn out to be the winners.
| The utmost good feeling prevails on all
sides. the cup of good-fellowship is over
| flowing, and when the rival crews measure
| cars Tuesday next, 1t will be in healthy.
honest rivalry, with no tinge of bitterness
on either side.
The withdrawal of the Elton school boys
having been gracefully brought about, there
will be no necessity for rowing trial heat
for the Grand July 6. and the first contest
fol that trophy will, therefore, occur on the
day following.
A change for the better in many respects
was made in the Yale boat today. The
English oars have been tried and found not
adapted to the Yale crew. AS a result they
have been disc arded and American oars will
carry the sons of old Eli to victory or de-
feat
There is no cocksureness about the crew
or their friends; but they will row their
49, ~sv.lr 80
Bob Cook Appears Dependent.
That Is about the situation Of affairs from
the American standpoint although Bob
Cook appears to look gloomy. shakes his
head somewhat despondingly and intimates
that he is not satisfied with the work of
his pupils. But Bob Cook has been
known to do the same thing many time
before and then have his crew walk away
from their opponents to the great dismay
of the latter. In fact. the throwing of cold
water upon the chances Of YaleS crew Is
in some quarters looked upon as being an
old trick OF the master coach; So not much
Importance Is attached to his cloudy fore
holdings. Everybody about the Yale head
quarters hopes for the BEST and few peo-
pie would be aStonished to see the dark
blue Of Yale driven to victory on the
Thames.
Mr.. Cook has not been too proud to try
everything In the English style of rowing
Yale. and this policy, instead of being
sneered at. has met with the heartiest ap-
| proval from the oarsmen and critics of
England.
The Trinity Cambridge people have been
particularly courteous to the Americans
]. B. Close, the coach Of that colleges first
crew, has done everything possible to as
s,st Mr.. Cook in his work. and when
Clarke, the coxswain Of the Yale boat, was
under the weather. the coxswain of first
Trinity took his place. and thus added to
| the good feeling existing at Henley.
best Time Yet Made.
Bob Cook this morning was out on
horseback. and put the Yale men over the
second half of the course In 1928 with q
thirty-eight stroke. This Is the best time
yet made, and 1t has done much to give
confidence to the Americans and their sup
porters
The New College crew did the same dis
lance IN the same time a few days ago.
but under better conditions.
There was strong wind of the Bucks
shore this morning, and heavy fog made
matters still more uncomfortable, but the
Yale boys were out for early practice
They were compelled, however, to wait
| until IL o'clock for the ends of their slides
to be lowered and placed at the angle they
occupied previous to trying the English
style OF even slide. The men then did some
short stretches above the bridge with the
old oars ard slides In regular position and
pronounced themselves as being better sat-
lsned MIR. Cook during this preliminary
Work coached the crew from a pair-oar
and seemed better satisfied than for some
days past.
Clarke Receivers.
Clarke. the American coxswain. was well
enough to be in the Yale boat, and ham
died the rudder ropes admirably, in spite
OF the fact that he was all muffied up
LpandpF ha IN
the first falf in 331 with a 50 stroke but
the members of the crew were exhausted
at the finish
Trinity. rowing short stretches against
the second crew of that college, and with
the latter very close, did the course in
7.23
New College made record over the min
ute barrier going 1T feet beyond
Leander and New College are looked up
on as Yale's strongest rivals, and the lat
ing.
Trinity Hall. with five members of the
crew which beat Cornell may also be look
ed upon as certain to put up good race,
ana so the contest for the Grand may be
said to have narrowed down to Yale, Lean
der, New and Trinity Hail.
Nearly one-half of the seats Of the grand
stand near the finish have been turned
over to the Americans for the accommoda-
ton of their friends. and it was the desire
to have as many as possible Of them pres
ent, which, combined with other reasons,
prompted the Henley regatta people to
bring about the withdrawal of the Eton
School boys. Had they not done so, the
first trial heats would have been rowed
Monday next. and many people from across
the Atlantic. Yale men especially. might
have had the pleasure Of seeing Yale win
her first heat.
Praise for Yale.
LONDON, July 1.-The Stars Henley
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