Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-06
CANADIANS CONQUERED
The Toronto Grew Loses at Henley to the
London Rowing Club.
Howell, the American Student, Stands
an Excellent Chance to Retain
the Diamond SOULS.

| NLEY-ON-THAMES. July 6-The
! continuation of the Henley royal regatta
| today was under favorable conditions. The
| weather was brilliant, and the attendance
| CT spectators largely exceeded that of yes
| terday. There were fifteen events on the
| program for today, the greatest interest
| centering in the meeting of the eight
| cared crews of the Argonauts of Toronto
and the London Rowing Club in their heat
| for the grand challenge cup.
The Elton crew. which gets into the finals
| for the ladies' challenge plate without row.
| ing today, should easily vanquish the Penn
broke eight tomorrow.
| The first heat for the wyfold challenge
cup for four-oared crews, was won by
l Trinity Hall, Cambridge, which beat Kings
| ton by three lengths in 7 minutes 80 sec
| onds.
First Trinity defeated the London Row
ing Clubs eight in the sixth heat of the
| race for the Thames challenge cup, finish
ing a length and three-quarters ahead, in
Z minutes 13 seconds
Other Winners.
The Leander eight won the fifth heat of
the grand challenge cup by d length and a
quarter over Trinity; time, 6 minutes 81
seconds.
In the first heat for the Ladies' Challenge
plate, eisht-oared crews. Pembroke beat
faOley Dy TWO lengths and quarter, time,
{ minutes % seconds.
In the first heat for the Visitors Chal-
| ienge cups. for four-oared crews. Pembroke
beat Baliiol.
The NTH heat in the contest for the
Stewards Challenge cup. the favorite.
Hammonia, beat Baiiiol easily III I minutes
3! seconds
In the sixth heat in the Diamond Souls.
Biackstaffe beat Ashe, winning as he liked
in s minutes II seconds.
In the fourth heat of the Silver GOblets
and Nfchan Challenge cup tpairs) the ST.
Georges Hospital Club easily defeated the
Thames Rowing Club entries, in minutes
II seconds The Thames pair upset.
The second heat of the Visitors Chal-
lepSe cup was Won by New College over
the Maedalin four.
ArgOnauts of Toronto Defeated.
In the sixth heat for the Grand Challenge
| cup the London Rowing Clubs eight de-
feated the Argonauts of Toronto.
In the seventh heat for the Diamond
Challenge Souls. b. H. Howell Thames
Rowing Club, defeated E. G.. Hemmerde
Leander Club
Howell Played with Hammerde.
Howell, who is an American student at
Cambridge University, romped away from
his opponent and finished alone.
In the seventh heat for the Thames chal-
| lenge cup the Kingston Rowing Club de-
featcd Jesus College.
Description of Canadiars' Defeat
The sixth heat of the contest for the
grand challenge cup, in which the eight
of the Argonaut Rowing Club of Toronto
met the London Rowing Clubs eight. was
a magnificent race. London started row.
ing forty strokes to the minute to the
Canadians thirty-eight. and slipped away
at the outset. They were half a length
ahead at the rectory and at half the dis
lance OF the course were a length and a
half ahead, the time at that point being
) minutes - seconds Then the Argonauts
spurted grandly. creeping up inch by inch.
and at go yards from home were on even
terms Furnishing tussle ensued, but
London just contrived to stay the better
ana won the heat by bare boats length.
The time was . minutes 10 seconds