Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-05
AMERICANS DISAPPOINTED.
Leander Rowing Defeated the Univer-
 sity of Pennsylvania.


 Henley, Eng, July 5.-To the disap-- pointInent of all the Americans at Hen ley the Leander Rowing club this morn ing defeated the crew of the university of Pennsylvania in the final heat for the Grand Challenge cup. There was bright sunshine and puffy cross winds blew from the Bucks shore, slightly favoring the Leanders station. The followers of the British crew evinced the greatest confidence and Leander money was everywhere available, but this confidence never exceeded any, thing beyond even money. The Penn sylvanians' friends picked up several hundred pounds and a Philadelphia oc cupant of house boat is said to have invested S500 in favor of his crew.
 The Pennsylvanians reached their boathouse at Il o'clock, apparently as fit as possible, while many of the fol lowers of the red and blue showed minutes. The crew stripped, chatted and laughed as cooly as though going for practice.
 Ellis Ward, the American coach, placed a miniature American flag upon the rudder of his boat as the coxswain came to the boathouse and said to Smith:
 Keep that as far ahead, my boy, as you can.'
 Both crews. at the start, showed no trace of nervousness, and were sent away in capital style, the Pennsyl- yanians rowing forty three to the min uce and the Ieanders rowing forty-two. At the end of Temple Island the Amer jeans led by a third of a length. At Fawley the time was minutes 9 3-o seconds, with the Leanders three feet ahead. From there on it was splen- did struggle. out which the Leanders gained inch by inch. The mile was reached in , minutes 15 seconds, with the Leanders half 1 ength ahead, which they increased to three-quarters of length. At the Isthmian the Penn sylvanians made desperate spurt, but. it was no good, and two men weakened perceptibly opposite the grand stand. The Leanders won by a length; time, [ minutes 4 4-5. seconds.
 Tt was q grand race" said Coach Ward, as the Leanders crossed the fin ish line. We were simply outrowed and have no other explanation to make.''
 It certainly was the best and most exciting tussle ever seen at Henley. There was scarcely the advantage of three feet in the LeanderS' station.
 The cheering for the contestants as they struggled for the lead was ter rife. Even Henley had never before heard such wild applause as greeted the Pennsylvanians and the Leanders all down the course, and the cheering was delirious from the partisans of the Leanders as the latter's boat crossed the line at the finish ahead of the Penn sylvanians.
 Thames challenge cup, final heat, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, beat Kings ton Rowing club by IA lengths; time, 7:23.
 The following are the names of the two crews:
 Leander-C.. A. Willis, bow: H. T. Du- vallon. ". Dudley Ward; G. NJ. Malt land. c. D. Burnell, J. E. Payne, c. !. D. Goldie. R. F. Etherington- Smith. stroke; c. s. McLagan, coxswain.
 Pennsylyania-R. R. Zane, bow; R. H. Eisenbray, F. l.. Davenport. S. Crowther, IT, A. H. Flickwer, G. s. Allyn, W. G. Gardiner, J. P. Gardiner, stroke; l.. !. Smith. coxswain.
 Other races resulted as follows:
 Silver Goblets. final heat, Balliol col lege, Oxford, beat the Belgians easiyl Time $50.