The age-herald., 1899-07-08
CLOSE OF HENLY
 ROYAL REGATTA
Weather Perfect, But Attendance
 Smaller Than Usual.
GERMAN GREW DEFEATED
Hearty Cheers Greeted Visitors How elrs Victory in Diamond Challenge Souls Also Enthusiastically
 Received Final Heat.

enly-on-Thames, July 1.-The Henly royal regatta came to an end under the most favorable conditions. The weather to- day was perfect, but the attendance was not so numerous as usual. The racing con- There was a feeling of rlief, however, when the stewards cup crew Magdalen disposed so easily of the German crew that many had predicted would win. The cheers which greeted the winners were much hear tier than those given to any other visitor and emphasized the general joy that the trophy was not to be taken abroad.
 There was also much enthusiasm when the young Etonians fairly rowed down their strong opponents with Pembroke col- lege with the ladies challenge plate and re- established their claims as the holder of this trophy.
 Howells victory in the diamond chal- lenge souls was also enthusiastically re- ceived.
 The racing began at 12:sO with the final heat for the grand challenge cup. The Leander crew with a stroke of fl to the London Rowing club crews 40 were speedi- ly in front and gradually forged ahead, winning by a length and quarter in ' minutes, 12 seconds In the final heat for the Visitors Challenge cup Qours) Baliol College, Oxford and New College, Oxford, both started off with 37 strokes but Balliol promptly went ahead When half the dis tance had been covered the New College crew lessened the lead of their opponents, but their boat commence to roll and Balliol won by length. Time eight minutes, one second.
 First Trinity beat the Kingston Rowing Club in the final for the Thames challenge cup by two and three-quarter lengths in minutes and 25 seconds.
 Trinity Hall got off first in the Wyfold challenge cup Cfours) final heat, rowing 3S strokes to 39 for the London Rowing Club crew. The latter caught Trinity Hall at the top of the island, and terrific struggle en- sued. Trinity-Hall, however, gradually forged ahead until at the mile they were clear of the opposing oarsmen, and they won by two and three-quarter lengths. Time. ' minutes and seconds.
 In the final heat for the Ladies' challenge plate (eights) Eton struck a 39 stroke to Pembrokes 40, but promptly went in front, and was half a length ahead at the Rectory. At Fawley Court Eton was a length in front of Pembroke, who drew up, but Eton spurted and won by two lengths and quarter in 7:20.
 The contest for the silver goblets and Nickalls challenge cup (pairs) was very one-sided. Leander was a length ahead of St. Georges Hospital Club quarter of a mile from the start, and held this advantage to the end winning In S.4e
 The final heat for the Stewards challenge cup Qours) was a runaway affair. Mazda len Challenge Oxford beat the favorite Hammonia crew of Hamburg Although the Germans got away first and led to the top of the island, bad steering lost them lot of ground, and the Magdalen crew, rowing splendidly, won by five lengths Time, 7:51.
 Howell, the American oarsman of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, beat Backstaff, of the Vesta Rowing Club, in the final heat for the Diamond souls, of which Howell is the holder. Blackstaff tried to slip off, but Howell responded splendidly, and cutting his opponent down, went right ahead Blackstaff hung on to Fawley Court, where he stopped, dead beat Howell padded in four lengths ahead in S:O6.