The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-08
YALE CREW VANQUISIIED
A VALIANT, HEROIC STRUGGLE, But
TO NO AVAIL.

Leander Rowing Club the victors-Ameri-
cans No Match for Englishmen-An Hope
of Coveted Trophy Lost-The Contest
Viewed by Thousands Along the Banks
of the Historic Course-Yale oarsman
Accepted Manfuliy.
Henley on Thames, July 1.-The Hen
ley regatta, the chief amateur boating
event in England, began this morning
under favorable conditions. the day be-
ing dull and hot, with very little wind.
The attendance as usual was tremen-
dous, and the scene on the banks of
the river extraordinarily brilliant.
The chief event of the day, of course,
was the encounter between the Yale
crew and the representatives of Lean
der in the third heat for the grand
challenge cup. There was general an
xiety as to the result, for there was a
feeling that If Yale should win this
contest she would probably carry the
| trophy back with her to- the United
States, as Leander was considered to
be one of the most formidable boats
| entered.
The race is roWed in heats, and in the
event of Yale winning she would still
have had to encounter the winners of
other heats, including such formidable
opponents as New College, oxford, and
other crack clubs, but Leander was
1 ~ ~saJr nf "a 4
was felt to be a stroke Of bad fortune
| for Yale to have drawn her in the first
trial.
Leander won over Yale by a length
and three quarters. The time was 7:l4.
The boats were even at the Fawley
Court boat house, but from this point
Leander drew ahead and at the three
quarters led by a length.
The Leander crew was perfectly fresh
at the end of the race and rowed at a
smart stroke some distance beyond the
finish, but the Yale men appeared to
be completely spent. Brown and Rod
gers, rowing respectively in positions 2
and 4, were exhausted at the finish
The men were too much exhausted to
allow raise in the stroke. Both
i Brown and Rodgers required attention
when the race was over.
! When they had been helped out of the
boat Rodgers was perfectly white, and
Brown tainted from exhaustion. Both
were very weak and lay in the open
air on a float for some time, while they
We're famed and bathed by their COM
rades.
/ The men feel that they did themselves
4 justice and acknowledge that Leander
is the better crew, They were, OF
course, terribly disappointed, but feel
/ that they were fairly 'saaten They
took their defeat courageously the
men other than Brown and Rodgers
We're in fair shape at the finish, though
they were somewhat blown.
Leander and Yale got an excellent
start, both striking the water at the
same time Emerging from the upper
end of Temple Island, Leander was
seen to have the fore part of her can
vas ahead and soon increased her LEAD
to a quarter of a length, but the Yale
men were putting great force into theli
strokes and succeeded in driving theii
boat even with that of their opponents
To those running behind the boats on
the towpath the Yales appeared to get
, the nose of their boat in. front and Il
was then a beautiful race to FrawleJ
Court.
A reporter who was on board the
umpire's launch says that Yale never
actually got the lead, but that two OF
, three times they pulled themselve:
about even with Leander. The consen
sus of opinion, however, is that 4ai'
led slightly at the half mile, but tina
, Leander was foot ahead at FraWlel
3 Court.
Mr.. Ellington, the Fields rowing ex
pert, who saw the race from on boarC
7 launch, said:
yale rowed twenty-five and forty
= three strokes for the first half and ful
| minute to Leander's twenty-one AM
, forty-one. Yale, as usual went OF
badly, their first four strokes nelni
5 very scratchy and irregular. The boat
E were timed ct the Frawley Court boa
4 house as having covered the course t
/. that point in 3:24. Leander was abou
a ward in front and then began TO gan
fast. leading by a quarter OF lengtl
: at the three-auarter-mile post, Yal
5 was beginning to get very short.
| "I,eander was clear of Yale at eros
e vener and was rowing well. Yale ais
. preserved her form, rowing at thirty
eight stroke At the lsthmlan 1al
: was very much exhausted and nearl
two lengths behind
e .I.eander spurted at the f1n1sh
Leander -owed much longer than IN
0 Yale men, who just at the finish Wen
s all TO nieces. but had rowed a fine rae
. all the way"
e Immense crowds of spectators line
: the river banks at lis O'Clock, Whel
the signal was given that everything
was ready for the race to begin be
tween the Yale university and tn
q Leander Rowing club crews. The en-
, fire course was a mass of color, Yai
and American flags being very muc
I in evidence. There was no wind. IN
a sky was overcast and the air was ho
9 Bob Cook and Pittman, the old Cam
; bridge stroke, followed the boats owe
the course on the umpire's launch.
1 Before the Yale-Leander heat man
. Yale boys of different classes, wearin
6 the university colors, We're moVln
about exchanging hopeful greeting:
and great numbers of American wome
: wore tasteful straw hats with dar
p blue ribbons having white letter /
g the center Up to the time of the sta1
n there was a lively sale of Yale flag
: which could be seen everywhere.
Throughout the forenoon there wa
only one topic of conversation, tn