The San Francisco call., 1899-07-07

HENLEY Y-ON-THE-THAMES, July O.
Despite a somewhat ominous morning
the crowd of the week attended the re-
gatta to-day. the club landing house anu
the house boats being centers OF most
Vivacious and picturesque groups OF we'll
grocmed men and women
The American and Canadian contingent
was we'll represented. and hundreds OF
transient visitors were present. A prom
inent figure was r. G. Lehman, VINO
coached the Harvard University crew for
two seasons, as he took his place to Watch
the First Trinity eight, whom he had
trained. Masses of boats were on the
river. while the meadow swarmed with
coaches and wagOnnettes. and the crush
on the isthmian reminded one OF an
Easter parade on Fifth avenue.
American interest centered in the race
between the Canadian and the London
Rowing Clubs, which proved we'll worth
seeing 1t looked like a good thing for
the visitors, but the old adage about
view again. The Canadians rowed Won
derfully game race, but the Londoners
certainly improved as they went along.
Then Rudge stroked with great Judg-
ment and the advisability of Captain
Lowe in scratching his four in the Stew
ards cup race was manifested. Some
people blamed him, but the result jusu-
he'd the means. 1t was DelleT 10 Ue III e'e
the death of one race than to be knocked
out twice in the second round.
The seventh heat of the diamond sculls
was an attractive event The winner of
this race would qualify for the final OF
this classical event The fact that Hem
merde of the Leanders had rowed so con-
scientiously all through practice, making
his half-courses in times which ranged
between four minutes and four minutes
ten seconds, made him an adversary TO be
reckoned with. 1t was thought that ne
might make the Anglo-American row out
and so establish a new record.
Nothing whatever marred the DAY
sport until it was nearing the close. Then
occurred the first mishap. p, ms was n,at.a Wnen
four caused them not only TO lose the
race but to break their boat.
At the first 56u5dd atfempf Magdaen aa At fhe
next attempt Cambridge tried to carry
away a pile, but ended with a smashed
rigger. This was the end OF a magnlhcent
but themselves to blame. Had they kept
their heads it is more than probable tney
would have got into the finals, but the
trainer and coach proposed and the COCKS
vain disposed. Taken as whole, now
ever. the days racing was voted most
satisfactory.
In the first heat of the Visitors Challenge I eng
CUP. for four-oared crews. Pembroke beat Bal
li0i Balio was a length and a hall ahead at
the finish Time, 7:49. -
The second heat was won by New College over
the Magdalen four. New College won by
I5 the frst heat fer the Ladies Challenge
Plate eight-oared crews Pembroke beat Rad
ley by two lengths and a quarter. Time. %
In the fifth heat of the contest for the stew -
ards Challenge Cup, t'aVorlte danlIlonld pedl
Baliol easily in 1884
The sixth heat was by Magdalen over
island and when they started the second time
Trinity ran against the piles and smashed its
boat Magdalen then rowed over the course
The Leander eight won the first heat in the
Grand Challenge Cup by length and quarter
The sixth heat OF the contest, in which the
eight of the Argonaut Rowing Club of Toronto
met the London Rowing Clubs eight, was a
magnificent race. London started rowing forty
strokes to the minute to the Canadians thirty
sight and slipped away at the outset They
were half a length ahead at the rectory, and
at half the distance of the course were length
and half ahead, the time at that point being
creeping up inch by inch. and at 600 yards
from home were on even terms: punishing
stay the better and won the heat by bare half
boats length. The time was 1:l1.
II the sixth heat for the Diamond Challenge
SOULS Blackstaf beat Ashe, winning as he
liked in Sal
In the seventh heat B. H: Howell of the
Leander Club Howell who is American
student at Cambridge University. rowed away
from his opponent and finished alone.
The first heat for the Wickfold Challenge
Cup for four-oared crews won by Trinity
Hall. Cambridge, which beat Kingston by three
lengths in 80.
In the second heat London beat Thames. At
the finish three and three-quarter boat lengths
separated the competing shells. The winners
time S:12.
In the fourth heat of the Silver Gobets and
NIckalls Challenge Cup (pairs) the st. George
Hospital Club defeated the Thames Rowing
Club entries. The ST. Georges had practically
a walk-over and crossed the line In s:13. The
Thames oarsmen upset at first and after the
race had been started the second time hit the
piles twice
In the fifth heat Leander beat First Trinity.
Leander won by a length in S:36.
In the fourth heat of the Thames Challenge
Cup Kensington won by a length. Time, 1880.
First Trinity defeated the London Rowing
Clubs eight in the sixth heat OF the race for
the Thames Challenge Cup. finishing a length
and three-quarters ahead in 7:13.
In the seventh heat for the Thames Challenge
Cup the Kingston Rowing Club defeated Jesus
College