The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-05
Penn. CREW WINNER
TAKES SECOND HEAT AT HENLEY
REGATTA FROM THAMES
ROWING CLUB
IN THE FINAL HEAT TODAY
The Pennsylvania Eight Is to Meet
the Strong Leander Crew for
the Grand Challenge
Cup.

HENLEY; July 4.-The second day of
the Henley regatta was signalized by
another victory for the Americans. the
oarsmen from the University of Pennsyi-
.Vania defeating the Thames Rowing club
and thus securing their second heat The
Leanders defeated the Belgian crew. and
the Pennsylvania will meet the Leanders
In the final heat for the grand Challenge
cup tomorrow.
The conditions We're even better than
yesterday. y bright hot sun was shin
ing and there was no wind. There was a
decided increase in the attendance. and
the American flags We're very literally
displayed.
Soon after n7o' clock the Leanders, pad
ding 10 the start Tor their race with
the Begians, were loudly applauded
along their course. but their reception
was quite ecipsed by that given to the
Americans as. few minutes later. they
followed. The contrast in the style OF
the two crews. whom everybody
expected to see lighting it out in the
final heat, was more marked than ever,
There was only five minutes difference
between the two races, and no sooner
had Umpire Williams sent the Leanders
and Belgians off than Umpire Putman's
launch took its place to start the AmeCl-
cans and the Thames crew. The former
seemed even more confident than yester-
day. There was a capital start, and the
Pennsylvanians had three-fourths OF u
length lead before the top of the island
was reached They rowed eleven
strokes in the first quarter. twenty-five
in the first half and forty-one during the
first minute. The Americans went away
steadily and easily from that point and
dropped their stroke to thirty-elght. They
did half the distance in $3.50. Their op-
ponents did the half in 3:42. Opposite .hs
Leander inclosure the syivanians
were three lengths ahead, and. although
they again eased considerably and the
others spurted, 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 a dozen strokes al the
rate Of forty-one to the minute. The
Americans had a very friendly reception
and a number Of their countTymeu sue
ceeded 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 umpre's launch expressed
himself as being thoroughly satisfied ana
confident.
The Leander-Belgian race was hard
enc, but not so severe as expected This
Leanders got away with surprising rapid
ity, at the rate of forty-three. and Sc,
cured a bare lengths lead at the top
OF the Island. The Belgians soon struck
rapid gait ana began to come UP, buI
they could not catch the Leanders. OFT
Fawley court which they did in 1924.
the Eeanders were again clear. on the
Grosvenor club the Belgians spurted and
nearly got up level. A splendid race home
followed, the Leanders winning by a
bare length.
The Leanders finished very strong. ard,
~ r Ii +I,,.
have made much better time On one
point all We're agreed. and that was that
tomorrow's meeting between the Lean
ders and the Americans will be a des-
perate race. The Leanders have greatly
improved. They now pull well together
and today's race viii do them further
good. The PcnnsyIVanians have shown
themselves to be in the pink of condition.
There was some criticism yesterday be-
cause. after the finish the Americans
rowed straight to their boat house and
did not wait. IS is customary, and rattle
their own oars in the rowlocks as conf
pliment to their opponents. The Ameri-
cans today made ample amends. The
moment the Thames crew crossed ma
line the PennSJ lvania crew gave them u
lusty college cheer and then padding
home housed their boat and stood on tho
raft, again cheering the Thames crew az
NA'c ldLCeI IOuStu their boat at the same
place, The cheering was overheard On
Henley bridge, and the crowd which wit
messed the scene began cheering tho
Pennsylvanians. Ellis Ward and Grad
uate Manager Hart are both delighted
with the easy race. which Ward said was
only padding. But" he added. 1T gets
us against Lander, and now we Will do
the best we can to make tomorrow an
other Fourth Of July"
THE DAYS SUMMARY.
The results of the heats today were rs
follows
Grand Challenge cup, third heat-Tne
Lcander Rowing club beat the Bel"lan
crew by three-quacterS of a length. Time,
7:OS
Grand Challenge cup, fourth hea--
pennsylvania university beat the Thames
Rowing club by three lengths 7:zz. {.
Thames Challenge cup eighth heat
Kingston r wing club beat the ROYAL
School OF Mines by length and a halr
Time 1924.
Visitors Challenge cup second hca:-
Caius college, Cambridge, beat New col
lege, Oxford.
Caius arrived alone. Number 3 of the
New college broke his slide Caius stop
ped. but the damage could not be repair
ed
Thames Challenge cup. ninth heat-Trin-
ity hah, Cambridge. beat Worcester col
leSe, Oxford, by a length. Time. 7:2o
4sltors Challenge cup. third heat-Bai-
liol college, Oxford. beat First Trinity
Cambridge, by TWO length. Time S:l4.
Diamond Challenge SOULS, fourth heat