The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-06
LEANDERS WIN

LEANDERS WIN.
AT the Isthmian the Pennsylvan.an,
mace desperate squirt but II was OF no
avail ana two men weakened perceptihIv
opposite the grand stand The Leanders
won by length in minutes AK ser
onds 10 SCI
1T was grand race" said Coach
ward, as the Leaniers crossed the finish
me we were simply out-rowed and
nave no explanation to make" II cer-
lalnIy was the best and most exciting
tussle ever seen at Henley. There was
hardly an advantage of three feet in the
Leanders station. The cheering for
the defeated candidates was gen
erous as they struggled for the
hnlsh. Even Henley had never heard
such wild applause as greeted the Penn
sylVanians and the Leanders all down
the course, and the cheering was de-
lirious from the partisans of Leander as
the latter's boat crossed the line at the
hnlsh ahead of the Pennsylvanians.
Inc Americans padded slowly to the
raft and took their boat out Of the
water. Their appearance Indicated that
they had had hard fight. Stripping as
quickly as possible, the Pennsylvanlans
We're soon in the water for a swim
Stroke Gardiner smiled as he greeted
representative of the Asso ciated Press.
saying:
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
stops, watched the minute pass that he
remained under water. But Gardiner
popped up quickly and CROPPED his way
to the resting board Then minutes later
i'm nd x15bJ in
Bob" Cook, of Pennsylvania, and scores
of friends came to express sympathy.
the crew cheerily declared they had gwen
the Leanders all they had, and had never
rowed in better form.
DR.. White said the crew came through
the or1eal as fine as possible and Capt.
Flickner said that individually, the crew
did splendidly.
FL don't think there was any one
man worse than any other"
the coxswain said "Our start
was not as good as yesterday, yet
it was a fair start. The wind was much
against us, and in trying to avoid puffy
gusts I was afraid twice that 1 might
foul the Leander We were rowing
about 40 all through, as near as l could
gauge. We led a bit, UP to the end OF
the island, but at Fawley they led by a
few feet, and we were never able to re-
gain IT."
1T was simply a matter ossa better
crew." declared both Hart and Ward.
1--WE think we have done better than
any other American crew, and though
beaten by the hest crew in England we
did everything we expected, except win y
RESULTS IN OTHER EVENTS.
Other races resulted:
Silver Goblets, final heat-Balllol col
lege, oxford, beat the Belgians easily
Time, $50.
Diamond Challenge SOULS, final heat
c. " Fox beat G. Ashe, winning easily
The Stewards Challenge cup, final heat
Third Trinity, Cambridge, beat Leander
Rowing club by five lengths. Time, 1:54
Visitors Challenge cup, final heat-B2l-
liol college, oxford, beat Caius college,
Cambridge, by two lengths. Time, 6:27.
The Wyfold Challenge cup, final heat
Trinity hall, Cambridge, beat Christ col
lege, Cambridge, by length and a half.
Time, 200.
Thames Challenge cup, final heat-Trln-
ity hall, Cambridge, beat Kingston Row
ing club by one and a quarter lengths.
Time, 1873
Ladies Challenge plate, final heat-Uni-
versity college, Oxford, beat Elton by two
lengths. Time, 1928