The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-05
THE AMERICANS IN TRIM
Coach Ward Says His Crew
 Are in Good Shape.
United States Representative Gave the College Yell in Honor of the Club They Had Just
 Defeated.

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 Henley, July 1.-The second day of the Henley regatta was signalized py another victory of the Americans. the oarsmen of Pennsylvania defeating the Thames Rowing Club and thus winning their second heat. As the Leanders defeated the Belgian crew the Penn syIvanian., will meet the Leanders in the final heat for the Grand Challenge Cup tomorrow.
 The results of the heats today were as follows:
 Grand Challenge Cup third heat Leander Rowing Club beat the Belgian crew by three-Quarters of length. Time 7:0s.
 Grand Challenge Cup. fourth heat Pennsylvania University beat the Thames Rowing Club by three lengths. Time I:22.
 Thames Challenge Cup. eighth heat Kingston Rowing Club beat the Royal School of Mines by length and a half. Time 7:24.
 Visitors Challenge Cup. second heat -Caius College. Cambridge. beat New College. Oxford.
 Caius arrived alone. Number three Of the New College crew broke his slide. Caius stopped. but the damage could not be repaired.
 Thames Challenge Heat. ninth heat Trinity Hall, Cambridge. beat Worces- ter College. Oxford. by a length. Time 7:26.
 Visitors Challenge Cup. third heat Ballioi College, Oxford, beat first Trim ity. Cambridge. by two lengths. Time STA.
 Diamond Challenge Souls. fourth heat-C. V. Fox beat S. T. Black staffe by a, length and three-auarters. Time t:6s. &sl
 The conditions were even better than yesterday. A bright hot sun was shin- ing and there was no wind. There was q decided increase in attendance and the American flags were very literally displayed.
 Soon after Il o'clock the Leanders. padding to the start for their race with the Belgians were loudly applauded along the course but their reception was quite eclipsed by that given the as 8 few minutes later they followed. The contrast ip the style of the two crews whom everybody ex- pected to see fighting 1t out In the final heat was more marked than ever.
 There was only five minutes differ ence between the two races and no sooner had Umpire William sent the Leanders and Belgians off than Um- pire Pullmans launch took its place to start the Americans and the Thames crew. The former seemed even more confident than yesterday.
 There was a capital start and the had three-quarters of a length before the top of the island was reached.
 They rowed eleven strokes in the first quarter; twenty-two in the first half and forty-one during the first mile. The Americans went away steadily and easily from that point and dropped their stroke to thirty-eight. They did half the distance in 3:30. Their op- ponents did the half in 3:42. Opposite the Leander enclosure the Pennsylvan- ians were three lengths ahead and al- though they again eased considera- bly, and the others spurted, the Thames men were never able to make up any thing.
 Passing the grandstand, the Ameri- cans could not resist a little spurt and they rowed past with a dozen strokes at the rate of forty-one to the minute.
 The Americans had a very friendly and a number of their coun- Lrymen succeeded in giving them a very respectable college yell. The band played The Belle of New York"
 Ellis Ward. the American coach, who was in the umpire's launch, expressed himself as being thoroughly satisfied and confident. He said: ''I told them they must not make that squirt at the end. but I suppose they were so ex- cited and pleased that they could not resist it."
 The Leander-B Belgian race was a hard one. but not so severe as expect ed. The Leander got away with sur prising rapidity. at the rate of forty three. and secured a bare lengths cad at the top of the island. The Bel ylans soon struck a rapid gait and be- gan to come up. but they could not ,atch the Leanders. Off Fawley Court, which they did in SPA, the Leanders were again clear. off the 5rosvenor Club the Belgians spurted md nearly got up level. A splendid ace home followed, the Leanders by a bare length.
 The Leanders finished very strong. md in the opinion of experts they ,ould have made much better time. )n one point all were agreed. and that vas that tomorrow's meeting between
 
 ,e a desperate race. The Leanders lave greatly improved. They now pull we'll together and today's race will do hem further good. The Pennsyl- 'anians, however, showed themselves O be in the pink of condition. There was some criticism yesterday because after the finish the Amen- ans rowed straight to their boat house md did not wait as is customary, and attle their oars in the row locks as a to their opponents. The | Americans today, however. made ann 'le amends. The moment the Thames rev crossed the line the Pennsylvania | rev game them lusty college cheer | nd then, padding home, housed their ] 'oat and stood on the raft, again cheer | ng the Thames crew as the latter Ioused their boat at the same place. The cheering was overheard on Henley ridge and the crowd that witnessed he scene began cheering the Pennsyl- 'anians. Ellis Ward and Graduate Manager