New-York tribune., 1901-07-05
THE SECOND DAY AT HENLEY.
OF THE PENNSYLvANIANS-LE-
ANDER ANXIOUS.

Henley. July 4.-The second day of the Henley Re
gatta. which ends tomorrow. was signalized by
another victory for the Americans, the oars
men Of the University OF Pennsylvania defeat
ing the Thames Rowing Club. thus winning
their second heat AS the Leanders defeated
the Belgian crew, the Pennsylvanians will meet
the Leanders in the final heat for the Grand
Challenge Cup tomorrow. The conditions
even better than yesterday. bright, hot
shining. and there wind. There de-
cided increase in the attendance. and American
flags very literally displayed. Soon after II
o'clock the Leanders padding the start for their
race with the Begians, and rowing splendidly,
were loudly applauded along the course. But their
reception 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 fight ii in the final
heat, marked than ever. There was
only minutes difference between the two races,
and no had Umpire william sent the Le-
anders and Belgians off than Umpire Pitmans
launch took its place to start the Americans and
the Thames The former seemed even more
confident than yesterday.
WENT AWAY FROM THE THAMES MEN.
There was capital start. and the Pennsyvani-
ans had three-fourth of length lead before the
top of the island reached They rowed eleven
strokes 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-eight-
They did half the distance in minutes and 30 sec
onds. Their opponents did the half In 3 minutes
and 42 seconds. Opposite the Leander tnclosure
the Pennsylvanians 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 grandstand the
Americans could resist little squirt. and they
rowed past with dozen strokes at the rate or
forty-one to the minute The Americans had
very friendly reception. and a number OF their
countrymen succeeded in giving them very re-
spectable college yell The band played The
Belle of New-York.'
Ellis Ward the American coach, who was IN the
unnpire's launch expressed himself as being thor
oughly satisfied and confident He said;
told them they must not make that squirt at the
end but I suppose they excited and pleased
that they could not resist H.
The Ieander- Belgian race hard one; but
not so severe as expected. The Leanders got away
with surprising rapdity at the rate of forty-three
and secured a bare lengths lead at the top or the
island The Belgians soon struck rapid gait ana
hegan TO come up. but they could not eaten the
I.eanders. Off FawIey Court, which they did In
minutes and "a seconds the Leanders were Ssai"
clear off the GrosveuOr Club the Belgldhs squirt
od and nearly got UP level. splendid race nome
tuou,ad tho Ieanders winning by bare length.
The Ieanders finished very strong. and IN the
oririon of experts they could have made much
better time on one point they an "S'ee"' anu
that was that to-morrow's meeting hetweeh tDe
7 nd
race The Leanders have greatly improved Iney
VOW null well together. and to-days race VIII 90
en-, further good The Pennsylvanians nave
shown themselves to be in the pink OF condiuon'
cr4rERED THEIR DEFEATED RIVALS.
,rbera was some criticism yesterday because al
TOR the finish the Americans rowed strds"' -
,beir hoathOuse and did not wait as II 0"s'0''''
and rattle their oars in the rowlocks as d cohip"
- 10 their opponents. The Americans to-day
he
- ossed the line the PENNSYLVANIA crew gave
,hor, a hustv college cheer and then. paodilhs
homo housed their boat and STOOD on 'he lai''
again cheering the Thames crew as 'he la't0i
boused their boat at the same place Ihe cheellie
v,as overheard on Henley Bridge and the crowd
which witnessed the sce'e "VeN
Pennsy ylvanians.
EII,s Ward and Graduate Manager Hart are ootn
delighted with the easy racs which Ward said was
or,, raddIing But" he added lit gets us against
7 Gender and now we will do the best we can to
make tomorrow another Fourth of July.
..Some people" added Ward wonder why our
fellows do not spend their spare time running about
Henley. We have our work cut out for us and un-
til that is done do not want 10 Spend any more
times in the Thames Valley than possible Old Ten
EvcL told me when we first began to talk about
coming England. that II KEPT tne crew on tne
hilltop Henley is as healthy as Saratoga Malaria
he said is mighty good excuse II beaten; out
we never saw it,
not going 10 get it. DIR. White said the crew
stepped out of their boat fresh as rain. Daven-
fore he left the United States is as good as any
one in the boat. and that is saying much"
GOT SOMETHING UP THEIR SLEEVES.
Coxswain Smith said:
We have the same station tomorrow had !
day and. while did not steer as near the piles
as / might. l like the station, and think we have
all got little up our sleeves for tomorrow
Four of the Leander Grand Challenge Cup crew
Golde. Etherington- Smith. BurneI and Payne. !
turned out at $3.50 p. and beat the London Row.
ing Club easily and thoroughly In the first heat for
the Stewards Challenge Cup for fours. winning by /
a length and a quarter, Payne and Burnell were !
TO have competed 8 O'Clock in the first heat for !
the Silver Goble.s against the Belgian four. but |
the two Leander men were scratched.
The Belgians aggreved that Payne and