The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-15
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Winnipeg Wins Trial Heat at Hen
ley-on-Thames-Ball Games.
Racing Results

EY-ON-THAMES, July IA
The trial heats of the Henley regatta
for 1897 began from the Berkshire shore.
The crowd in attendance was not as
large as usual. The first event was
trial heat No. 1 for the Thames Chal-
lenge cup.
Kings College, Cambridge, beat the
Royal Indian Engineering College and
Hooper's Hill.
For the Ladies' Challenge plate first
trial heat Emanuel College. Cambridge,
beat Ballot College, Oxford.
On the Grand Challenge cup first heat
the Leander Club beat the Thames Row.
ing Club by one and three quarters
lengths; time, 1921. In the first trial heat
for the Grand Challenge cup Trinity
Hail. Cambridge, beat the London Row.
ing Club.
In the Ladies' plate first trial heat
Christian Church. Oxford, beat Trinity
College, Oxford.
In the second trial heat for the diamond
SOULS Dr. w. S. Mcdowell of the Della
ware Boat Club, Chicago, beat Thomas
A. Guinness of the Thames Rowing Club.
| Mcdowell won easily by length; time,
| 9:01 1-5.
| Mcdowell steered badly at the finish.
| but passed the final post length ahead.
| Guinness was cheered from the banks
along the whole course, while very lit
tie encouragement was given Mcdowell.
The Chicago oarsman, whose form is
distinctly better than it was year ago,
said to the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press after the race: II expected
to win, but naturally success encourages
me for the races that are to follow"
| In the trial heat for the Steward Chal-
lenge cup the Winnipeg Rowing Club of
Canada beat the Utrecht University
Boat Club, Triton.
The Winnipegs won by half length.
Time, minutes and As seconds. The
winners, who had the Berks got away
promptly and quickly took the lead.
They tuck to the water a forty-one
stroke, the Utrecflts rowing forty. At
the halfway post the winners were in
the Utrechts' water and within an ace
of being fouled, when the Dutchmen
spurted The Winnipegs then returned
to their own water and the Dutchmen
| followed them. Opposite the grand
stand, in neutral water, the Dutchmen
fouled the Winnipegs and for second
both stopped Then they started again,
the Winnipegs leading and winning by
| half length. The times were as fol-
lows: Quarter mile, minute, 16 seconds;
half mile, minutes, 40 seconds; three
quarters, 4 minutes, 10 seconds; mile, 5
minutes, so seconds.
| In trial heat for the diamond SOULS,
A. F. G. Everitt London Rowing club,
who had the Bucks station, beat R. X.
Beaumont, Burton-o Trent Rowing
club.
| In a trial heat for the ladies' plate,
an Elton college crew beat the crew Of
Hadley college.
In the second trial heat for the ladies'
challenge plate, Kings college, Cam
bridge, in the Bucks station, beat the
Bedford grammar school,
In the second trial heat for the Stew
ards challenge cup, the London Rowing
club, in the Bucks station, beat the
Thames Rowing club.
In the first trial for the Nickalls' chal-
lenge cup, E. r. Balfour and Guy Nick
alls of the Leander club defeated w. E.
Grum and G. o. C. Edwards, New COL
lege, Oxford.
In the third heat for the Thames chal-
lenge cup, the Kingston Rowing club
beat Emanuel college, Cambridge.
The officials were spoken to regarding
the possible visit of the Cornell crew
next year and they declared the Ameri-
can oarsmen would be given a warm
welcome.