The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-06
London's Crack Rowing Grew Wins
the Henley Challenge Cup Aft
er the Prettiest Contest
Ever Seen on the
Thames.
PENNsY MADE A GAME FIGHT,

Henley, July 5.-To the disappointment O.
all the Americans at Henley. the leanoe'
Rowing Club crew this morning deteatet
the crew of the University of Pennsylvania
In the final heat for the grand challens'
| cup. There was bright sunshine and pufy
| crosswinds blew from the Bucks shore
| slightly favorng the Lenders station. The
followers of the British crew evinced the
greatest confidence, and Leander money
| was everywhere available but this conf
dence never exceeded beyond even money
| The Pennsylvanians' friends picked up sew
eral hundred pounds, and Philadelphia
| occupant of houseboat is said to have In
vested $500 in favor of his crew.
| The Penrsylvanians left their boathouse
at II o'clock, apparently as fit as possible,
| while many of the followers Of the red and
| blue showed marks of the intense strain OF
the final minutes. The crew stripped, chat
| ted and laughed as coolly as though going
out 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
The following are the names of the two
crews:
Leander-C. A. Willis. bow: H. j. Duval-
Ion, w. Dudley Ward, G. NJ. Maitland, c.
ID. Burnell, j. e. Payne, c. j. d. Goldie,
X. b. Etheringto n-Smith. stroke; c. s.
Macagan, coXswain.
Pennsylvania-R. r. Zane, bow; R. H.
Eisenbray. +. l.. Davenport, S. Crowther
Jr., A. H. Flickwir, G. S. Allyn. G. w.
Gardiner. j. z. Gardiner, stroke; L. J.
Smith, coxswain.
Had n Pretty Start.
Both crews, at the start, showed no trace
Of nervousness. and were sent away in
capital style, the Pennsylvanians rowing a
to the minute, and the Leanders rowing
A.. AT the end of Temple Island the Amer
leans led by third of length. At Fawley
the time was S:25 rs. with the Leanders
three feet ahead. From there on 1t was u
splendid struggle. out of which the Lean
ders gained inch by inch. The mile was
reached in 5:l5. with the Leanders half q
length ahead. which they increased to
three-quarters of a length. At the 18th
milan the Pennsylvanians made a desperate
squirt but 1t was of no avail. and two men
Weakened perceptibly opposite the grand
stand. The Leanders won by a length in
744-5
1t was grand race" said Coach Ward,
as the Leanders crossed the finish line.
we were simply. outrowed and have no
other explanation to make"
1t certainly was the best and most excit-
ing tussle ever seen at Henley. There was
SSarCeiy ple advantage OF three feet in
the LeandrS' station.
The cheering for the contestants as they
struggled for the lead was terrific. 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 LeanGers as the latters boat crossed
the line at the finish ahead Of the Pennsyl-
vanans.
Leanders Were Too Strong.
The Americans padded slowly to the raft
and took their boat out of the water. Their
appearance indicated that they had had q
hard fight. Stripping as quickly as possi-
bic, the Pennsylvanians were soon In the
water for a swim
Stroke Gardiner smiled as he greeted a
representative OF the Associated Press, say
ing:
Eve did not think it. but they were too
strong"
Then. plunging into the water. he seemed
almost dazed for a moment. while his
brother, sitting on the bath steps, watched
the minute pass that he remained under
water. But Gardiner popped up quickly and
CROPPED his way to the resting board. Ten
minutes later the crew were all out again,
and while Bob Cook of Yale. and scores
of friends came to express sympathy. the
crew cheerily declared they had given the
Leanders all they had, and had never
rowed in better form.
Doctor White said the crew came through
the ordeal as fine as possible, and Captain
Flickwer said that. individually. the crew
did splendidly.
worse than any other" the coxswain said.
yet 1t was a fair start. The wind was much