The Washington times., 1901-07-04
AHEAT FOR PENNSYLVANIA
The American Crew Victorious in
It's First Contest.


Meet the Thames Rowing Club To-
tiay-LeaH;Icr EentS New College.
HENLEY. July 3-The Henley Royal
regatta opened here todaE. the University
OF PENNSYLVANIA crew defeating the Lon
don Rowing Club eight i'm the second heat.
In the first heat for the Grand Challenge
Gun. in which The L,Hn5er CiUD and the
New College. Oxford ,ights were paired
against each other. the fcrme. won
The Pennsylvania oarsmCn won their
heat against the London Rowing club in
easy fashion. finishing six lengths ahead
of their opponents. Although the London
crew was the quickest TO get away, Penn
sylvania had secured the lead before the
top of the island was reached. They then
set such fast pace that the Loadoners
could not live with them. The Americans
roveC right away from their rivals. Win
ning with apparently little effort in seven
minutes one and two-ffths seconds
The LcaEder-New College race was nip
and tuck at the start but the superior
form of the Leanders soon told and they
won the heat by one and three-quarters
lengths Their time over the course was
seven minutes and nine seconds. The rec
ord for the course is six minutes ffty-one
seconds and was made by New College
in 1897 and the Leanders in 1891.
The morning dawned warm and sunny
in contrast with the successive rain
storms that had prevailed since Sunday.
There was a slight northeast breeze
which favored neither combatant. Perm
sylvania drew the bucks side, which the
winner of each Of the three heats for
the Thames Challenge Cup had yesterday.
The first heat for the Grand Challenge
Cup between the Leander and New Col
lege Clubs was rowed at 1926. and the
second heat between the London Rowing
Club and Pennsylvania at 12:40. The
weights of the respective crews IN the
second heat were as follows:
Pennsylvania-Zane 16e; Isenbrey, 155;
Davenport. I5S; Crowther 169; Flickwir
(captain), I7S; Allyn. 179; w. G. Gardiner,
ia; G. P. Gardiner. 154, and L. J. Smith
(cCxsRain). 1l2
London-Meieer, 142; Howard, 10; Fra
ger, l77; Adams lS2; Payne, 1S5; Western,
17o; Crane, I72; Rudge. 1l3; Tolkern COX
swain. H.
Americans were numerous in the gaily
dressed throng that watched the races
from the banks and in the pleasure boats
that lined the course. Many OF them
wore the red and blue colors of PeHnsyl-
vania. There was little betting. Leander
was the favorite for the final heat.
At 1920 the Pennsylvania eight which |
had remained stationary in midstream /
above the winning post while two opening /
minor events were decided, padded slow
ly down the course to the starting point I
amid continuous handclaPping and cries /
Of encouragement. Their easy precision /
and smoothness of style evoked admiring 1
remarks from American and English spec /
tators alike.
After winning their heat the Pennsyl 4
vania men changed their clothing, and 4
when they had cooled OFF took carriage
from the boathouse of the regatta COM
mittee where they keep their shell, to the
Five Horseshoes at the top of Remenham
Hill. They viii continue the stricIest
training throughout the regatta period,
but they Will probably take it easy after
that until they go to Ireland to row the
Dublin University crew.
The Pennsylvanians say that the Lean
ders are a great crew, and that the best
men Will win the cup. If they lose, they
say they will have no objections to make,
as all of them are at their top form. The
Leander crew is the only one that has Yer
won the cup from the Berkshire side Of
the course.
The Americans immeasurably outclassed
the London eight. The Londoners stroke
was 40 minute and the Pennsylvania s
q al the start. London led by a few feet
TO a point halfway up to Temple Isl
and where Pennsylvania took them in
hand and, pulling most evenly and pow
erfulIy. forged ahead as they emerged
above the island. The Americans increas-
ed their lead TO three-quarters Of length
at the Rectory. Here London made their
only struggle. For about 800 yards they
succeeded in preventing the Americans
from increasing their lead, but then the
dark-ierseyed crew were seen 10 come
right ahead and put daylight betW cen the
boats
At FowIey, three minutes and twenty
four seconds from the start, the Amerf-
cans had increased their lead to two and
three-fourths lengths At the mile, where
they were still rowing a forty stroke the
Iordouers were pulling only thirty-six and
were rolling badly in the boat from ex-
haustion. For the last half mile PennsyI-
yania no longer had them for opponents
and simply did their utmost to establish
a time record for the trial. They finished
DerfectIy fresh amid the greatest cheer
ing Of the day in which could be heard
their college yell, shouted by their friends
on the banks.
Leander for the last half mile Of the
contest with New College did not race.
New College finished with numbers !, ,,
and fallen in faint over their oars.
The betting on the result OF the lll4al Is
now even between Pennsylvania and lie
ander
In the heats for the Thames Challenge
Cup for eight-oared crews Trinity Hall.
Of Cambridge. beat the London Rowing
Club by one and a half lengths in seven
minutes twenty-five seconds.
The heat between st George Ashe, Of
Cambridge and ~. G. Bond, Of Leander
was won by the former.
worcester College. of oxford, defeated
Caius College, Of Cambridge, in the sew
enth heat for the Thames Challenge Cup
by two lengths. Time, 7:29.
In the third heat for the Wyfold cup
the Thames Rowing Club beat the Lon
don Rowing Club by three feet. Time,
SEQ
The PEI nsylvania eight will row their
second heat today, meeting the crew Of
the Thames Rowing Club. The Leander 4
eight will De pitted against the crew from
Ghent Belgium. Hence, If Pennsylvania :
defeats her opponents today, she viii +
enter the final heat Friday against : |
either the Belgians or the crack Leander
crew English critics have said that If /
Pennsylvania won her first heat she (
would last 10 the final, and would in all .
probability meet Leander. Both the Cor
felf crew. which went Henley d 1StI ,