The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-05
H0N By TIE QJAEERS
University of Pennsylvania
Captures HonorS at Henley,
FINAL HEAT IS TODAY
PennsyIvanians VIII Meet
Leanders for Challenge Cup

Henley, July The second day OF the
Henley regatta was signalized by another
eictory for the Americans, the oarsmen
q the University Of Pennsylvania defeat
ing the Thames rowing club and thus
winning their second heat. As the Le-
snders defeated the Belgian crew, the
Pennsylvanians win meet the Leanders
n the hnal heat Tor the grand challenge
cup tomorrow.
The results OF the heats today were
IS follows:
Grand challenge cup, third heat: The
Leander Rowing club beat the Belgian
Grew by three quarters OF length.
Time, 7.8s.
Grand challenge cup. fourth heat, The
Pe2nsy lysaia University beat the Thames
Rowing club by three lengths. Time,
~
Thames challenge coup, eighth heat:
Kingston Rowing club beat the Royal
Schoo lof Mines by e length and e half
Time, IA
Visitors challenge cup, second heat;
Caius college. Cambridge, beat the New
college, oxford.
Csius arrived alone. Number thre Of
the new college broke his slide Caius
Stopped, but the damage could not be
Repaired.
Thames challenge CUP. ninth heat:
Trinity hall Cambridge beat Worcester
college, oxford, By a length. Time. 7:26.
Visitors challenge cup, third heat:
Balcott college. Oxford, beat First Trim
ity. Cambridge, by two lengths. Time,
STA
The conditions were even better than
yesterday. a bright. hot sun was shin
ing and there was 10 wind.
Soon after Il o'clock, thu Leanders, pad
ding 70 the start for their race with the
Belgians, were loudly applauded along
the course, but their reception was quite
eclipsed By that given TO the Americans.
who followed n few minutes later.
There was only eve minutes difference
between the two races and no sooner
had Umpire Williams sent the Leanders
and Belgians OF than Umpire PutRam's
launch took It's place to start the Amer
leans ard the Thames crew.
There was capital start and the Penn
svlvanilns had three-fourths Of a length
.ead before the tor OF the island was
reached. They r0wed eleven strokes in
the drst quarter. twenty-five IN the first
lslf and forty-one during the first min
Lte. The Americans went away steadily
and easily from that point and dropped
their stroke 70 thirty-eight. They did
half the distance in $3.50 Their opponents
ala the half in So Opposite the Lean
three lengths ahead and although they
again eased considerably and the othesr
snurted. the Thames men were never
able to make Up anything.
Passing the grand stand the Americans
could not resist a little squirt and they
rowed past with q dozen strokes at the
rate Of forty-oue 10 the minute The
Americans had q very friendly reception.
Ilis Ward. the American coach. who
was in the umpi1es launch expressed
himself as being thoroughly satisfied and
Confident.
The Lender Belgian race was a hard
one but not SO severe as expected. The
Teande-s got away With surprising rapid
ttv AZ The rate Of fortv-three and Sc
cured q bare lengths lead ct the top OF
the island. The Belgians soon struck q
rapid gait ard began to come Up. but they
could not catch the Leanders. or Faw-
Icy court. watch they did 81 2.2A the Le-
suders were acai1 clear. on the Grosve-
nor club the Bcgians spurted and nearly
got ND level A splendid race home fol-
lowed. the Lenders winning b. q bare
leneth-
The Leanders finished very strong and
e. ~qz e-~a-f thar t0-rorrovv's meet