Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-06
| LEANDERS WIN.
Pennsylvania Loses Grand
Challenge Cup at Henley.
Closest and Most Exciting Race Ever
Seen on the Thames.
Lenders Win BY . lsas.h Ia ~ 4.5..The
Other Events.

Henley Eng, July 5.-TO the disap-
pointment of all the Americans at Hen
ley the Leander Rowing Club, Friday
morning, defeated the crew Of the Uni
| versity 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' sta
tion.
Both crews. at the start, showed no
trace Of nervousness and were sent
away In capital style, the Pennsyl-
vanians rowing 43 to the minute and
the Leanders rowing ~. At the end
OF Temple island the Americans led by
third of length. At Fawley, the
time was minutes. Is 2-5 seconds,
with the Leanders three feet ahead
From there on it was a splendid strug-
gle out of which the Leanders gained
inch by inch. The mile was reached in
5 MINIS, IL SECS, with the Leanders
half length ahead which they in
creased to three-cuarters of a length
At the Isthmian Pennsylvania made
desperate squirt. but it was no good and
two men weakened preceptibly oppo-
site the grand stand. The Leanders
won by length. Time. minutes, 4
As seconds.
1T was a grand race" said Coach
Ward. as the Leanders crossed the
finish line. I'VE were simply out
rowed and have no other explanation
to make
1t 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 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
Leanders az the latter's boat crossed
the line at the finish ahead of Pennsyl-
vania.
The following are the names Of the
two crews:
Leander-C. A. Willis, bow; M. J.
Duvallone. w. Dudley Ward. G. NJ.
Maitland, c. d. Burnell. c. f. Payne,
c. ]. GOldie. r. B. Etherington-S Smith,
stroke: s. c. MacLagan. coxswain.
Pennsylvania-R. r. Zane, bow; r.
III. Eisenbray. F. l.. Davenport, 8.
Crowther. Jr.. A. H. Flickwer. G. 8.
Allyn. w. G.. Gardiner, J. p. Gardiner.
stroke; L. J. Smith, coxswain.
Other races resulted as follows:
Silver goblets, final heat, Balliol Col I
lege. Oxford. beat the Belgains, easily. I
Time. $50.
Thames Challenge cup. final heaf-
Trinity hall. Cambridge, beat. Kings
ton Rowing Club by onef and quartet
lengths. Time. 7.s3.
The Pennsvlvanians; came down to
the water side for tpne first time. this
afternoon. and enjoyed the novel ex-i
perience of seeing che other crews. All
the men seemed in good form in spite
IF the disappointment Of the morning.
I'VE luncheI at the Leander Club"
said Gardir.er, but we preferred to
come out and get little comfort from
,Ome of ejur home people. You know
he feeling. We cannot disguise our re-
,ret. AMID while we have been beauti-
July treated we have little heart for
pleasure.
II have one thing only to say, and
hat is that I do not believe we were
" er In better form in our lives and do
tot think we ever met a better crew
md were never better beaten. 1t was
only when two lengths from home that
despaired OF final success"
All the prominent Englishmen took
the occasions to shake hands with the
americans and told them they rowed a
splendid. plucky race. The Americans
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