The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06
ARGoNAUTs WIN AND LOSE.
Crack Oarsmen Mt Historic Henley-Howell
in the Diamonds.
Sp,cidi CabIs Dispatch 10 THE Sun.

Sp,cidi CaLI, Dispatch TO THE Sun.
| HENLEY-o N-THAMEs. July 5.The Henley
Royal Regatta opened to-day with perfect
weather. The sky was coudcss. and there
was gentle breeze which only caused slight
! ripples on the water. Households and launches
| were somewhat fewer than usual. but the floral
decorations and hunting were as brilliant as
| ever Tho boats. riverside lawns aud towpath
were crowded with ladies' attircd in gay COS
tunes and carrying mult-colored sunshadcs
| 4 boom was laid parallel with the Buckiug-
| hamshre shore. and spectators in boats were
! obliged to 90 inside when sgnallcd. This in
| nuvation had been much opposed. hut some
| preventive had to be- found Tor the danger
! Gus. selfish crowdnR Of the course IN previous
| years. The experiment was Il decided success
The racing began at II o'clock. The crows
| of tn" Argunaut Rowing club OF Canada and
! the Delft University contested the first heat in
the eight cared contest for the Grand Challenge
| CUP. and tn" rae" was an exciting one. The
| crews wer" splenddy matched The ArgO-
nauts led at the start. but the Dutchmen made
| squirt and drew up almost level with the
! Canadians The latter were Just able to hold
! their own. winning the race by foot In the
| second heat the Trinity. Cambridge. crew beat
the Etonians Ivy a length and quarter.
The third heat was won by the leander crew.
stroked by Gold. who stroked oxford in the
unlNeINllN race, 1 nelT opponents were inc
| Balliol College. Oxford crew. who were easily
defeated by a length and n quarter. In the
| fourth heat the London Rowing Club easily
| beat the Thames flowing Club by a length and
! three quarters
The first heat OF the contest for the Thames
Challenge Cup was won by the London Row
| ing Club. which beat Trinity Hail. Cambridge.
by three-quarters OF a length after e.good race.
The second heat was won by Jesus College.
| Cambridge, which beat the Twckenham crew.
| In the third heat Trinity College Cambridge.
beat Pembroke College. Cambridge. In the
| fourth heat the Kingston Rowing Club beat
| the Thames Rowing Club
| The first heat Of the race for the Stewards
| Challenge Cup was won by the Harmonic crew
of Hamburg. who handsomely defeated the
| st. Georges Hospital crew by three quarters
| Of n length. In the second heat Trinity Col
/ eye. Cambridge. beat the Argonauts. The
| latter were handicapped by their previous
hard struggle. The Delft crew was out
paced from the start and beaten by four
| lengths. In the third heat MaGdalen College.
oxford. beat Now College. oxford. by six
| lengths. 1t was a runaway race. In the
fourth heat Balliol College beat the Thames
| Rowing Club.
The first heat for the Diamond SOULS was
! disposed OF yesterday. This was a row-over by
! the OXonian. Hemmerde. the Frenchman. eau
| din. not appearing. In the second heat to-day
| Is. II. Howell, an American. beat Bright Of the
Argonaut crew with the greatest ease. Howell
was five lengths ahead when half the course
| had been gone over. and from that point he
padded home. In the third heat Hemmerde
| beat Goldman OF the Argonaut crew by length.
| The latter steered badly at the start.
The first heat for the Silver Goblets was won
| by the Thames Rowing Club. which was unop-
posed. In the second heat the Thames crew
| beat Trinity Hall.