The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-07
HENLEY REGATTA.
Favorable Conditions Were the Or
der i'm the Big Race.

der i'm the Big Race.
HENLEY Y-ON-TIAMES, July 6. - De-
| spite q somewhat ominous morning, the
greatest crowd of the week attended the
| regatta today, the club house and the
house boats being centers of most vi
Vacious and picturesque groups of we'll
groomed men and women. The American
| and Canadian. contingent was well repre-
sented, and hundreds of transient visitors
were present promnen figure was
X. c. Lehman, who coached the Harvard
university crew for two seasons, as he
! took his place to watch the First Trim
| ity eight, whom he had trained
The scene therefore was much more
what one has learned to expect Henley
! to be. Masses of boats were on the river
while the meadow sWarmed with coaches
and wagOnettes, and the crush on the
| Isthumian reminded one of an immense
parade on Fifth avenue.
| The American interest centered in the
| race between the Canadians and the Lon
don Rowing club, which proved race
| worth seeing. 1t looked like good
! thing for the visitors, but the old adage
/ about youth and its day came painfully
into view again. The Canadians rowed
wonderfully game race and they GER
| tainly improved as they went along. Then
Rudge stroked with great judgment, and
| the advisability of Capt. Lowe in scratch
! ing his four in the Stewards cup race
| was manifested. Some people blamed
him, but the result justified the means.
1t was better to be in at the death Of one
race than to be knocked out twice.
The seventh heat of the Diamond sculls
was an attractive event The winner of
this race would qualify for the final heat
of this classical event. The fact that
Hemmerde, of the LeanderS, had rowed
so consistently all through the practice,
making his half courses in times which
CrkaH hot
and 10 seconds, made him an adversary
to be reckOned with. 1t was thought
that he might make the Anglo-American
row out and to establish new record.
Nothing whatever marred the days
sport until 1T was nearing a close. Then
occurred the first mishap. This was when
the bad steering of the Trinity college
four caused them not only to lose the
race, but to break their boat At the
first attempt at a settlement Cambridge
fouled Magdalen. At the next attempt
Cambridge tried to carry away a pile,
but ended with a smashed rlgger. This
was the end of a magnificent quartette
of oarsmen. They have no one but them
selves to blame. Had they kept their
heads, 1t is more than probable they
would have got into the final, but the
trainer and coach proposes and the cox
swain dspOses.
Taken as a whole, however, the days
racing was voted most satisfactory. Re-
suits: r'- ''- --
The first heat for the wyfold challenge
cup for four-oared crews was won by
| Trinity hall, Cambridge. which beat King
ston by three lengths n I minutes and 50
First Trinity defeated the London Row.
ing clubs eight In the sixth heat of the
race for the Thames challenge cup, finish
ing length and three-Quarters ahead, in
z minutes 19 seconds.
The Leander eight won the fifth heat in
the grand challenge cup by a length and
a quarter over Trinity. Time, minutes
| 81 seconds
In the first heat for the ladies' chal-
lenge plate, eight-oared crews, Pembroke
beat Radley by two lengths and quar-
ter Time, minutes 29 seconds.
In the first heat for the visitors chal-
| lenge cup for four-oared crews, Pembroke
beat Balliol.
The fifth heat in the contest for the
Stewards challenge cup favorite Ham
monia beat Balliol easily in minutes "a
In the sixth heat for the diamond chal-
| lenge sculls Blackstaffe beat Ashe, Win
! ming as he liked in minutes Al seconds.
In the fourth heat of the silver goblets
and Nickalls challenge cup (pairsl the st.
George hospital club defeated the Thames
rowing club entries.
lenge cup was. won by New college over
the Magdalen four.
In the sixth heat for the grand challenge
cup the London Rowing clubs eight de-
feated the Argonauts of Toronto.
In the fourth heat for the silver goblets
and Nickalls cup, the ST. Georges had
practically a walk-over and crossed the
finish line In minutes II seconds The
Thames oarsmen upset at first and after
the race had been started the second time,
hit the piles twice.
In the seventh heat for the diamond
challenge scuils. b f. Howell; American n
NJ Hemmerde, Leander club.
In the seventh heat for the Thames
challenge cup the Kingston Rowing club
defeated Jesus college.