The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS:
English Oarsnlen Ready for Henley-shoot-
lng and Athletic Notes.

The Henley Royal Regatta. the starters
and probable results, has been the main topic
discussed in sporting circles around London
recently For the past couple Of weeks.
report so speaks. the Thames has been
heavily flooded and the excessive rain has
caused great Inconvenience TO the men In
training However the clubs in and around
the Thames will turnout much about the same
crowd and the same exctement may be
naturally expected on next Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday So .tu
| This yenr the chief interest centres around
the Grand Challenge cup. for eights. Third
, Trinity. Cambridge. will defend possess'on
| Of the trophy with n strong crew. which VIII
be opposed by Lcuuder r. C.. First Trinity
Cambridge; Thames r. c. Kingston X. G..
and London r G., The Argonaut r. c. OF
| Toronto had entered for this race, but has
notified the stewards that it's crew will not
he in the contest. and It's withdrawal has
| robbed the competition OF lot OF Interest
Much the same list OF local clubs will show
in the Steward Challenge cup for fours. but
| an international favor will be lent the fray
| by the presence Of crews from the Royal
| Netherlands X G. and Victoria r. G.. both
Of Berlin The Thames Challenge cup for
cighs has entries from Dublin University
| and the Twickenhnm r. G.. besides Kingston
| Il. c and the Staines b G will also be seen
| in this event
The other contests have filed well. but per-
maps 'he star event inns year wiz ne .ne u,h-
| having decided TO defend his title 1t Will be
| remembered that il was Kelly who so de-
cisively defeated Titus last year. Critics
such as the Nickalls say that Kelly is tho best
amateur sculer ever seen in England In
| the race with Titus last yenr he led by three
| lengths Mt the auarter-mile post and then,
seeing TINT he had the m easure Of the Ameri-
can. simply padded TO the finish. winning
| h, .;rht I.,n,L E,u,.,r,iu ,,oa. .,.sh;nr
'' v'~'' '7"H'''' ne,! WIN me- S'o'","s
GOOD man in A H. Flontle OF the London
| v. G.. and the amateur champion OF the
Thames. and there is another good man In
| : ~ sn,i,h - th, rh.as r. rh.n ,h.r.
..n ''i r,n, W .ho .na,''es NJ Y. Nv" , 'n-'-
C'r;, Th u " va, p 1 1mo .'S'" Mst p sra,
| ford Of the Kensinpton 4 The foreign on
tries tries are three in number. Ernst md Manner
| of the Viking b. C.. Berlin, and J Juvennl
of Philadelphia Altogether this is a heavy
entry and means that /, will take an excer
Kaesrding the rejection Of the entry Of
| Titus and Do MourelH "Oid Bh,e" mokes
! the following comment in tho latest issue
our American cousins appear much exer
cised in mind lust now over rp The REJECTION OF
Mr.. Demoruelss and mir, Tituss entries for
rn,,cbss,,cd snmn ~ az nast% ns or
..oucnsal.n, s"'hu W u .'Htnc,lS tnsty havmr,
/ afraid Mr. '' T,ns ,xoid win this vssr n, tbat
To ,ar,jin, To~n' sb"wr Nv h1 ia "sc,uar
had Iorn,aT .,si M iol tbot Nj L q X aiI,. ~
hoIdar had resnIvaA no o'' IN no,nnetn ON tbn
! account. As matter Of fact. Mr' Kelly is
| darenii;ns his titia tbis ,aar and ia sn,,,;m,
| swan stranger Than last sensnn / believa
! am correct in SAVING that in one sense no.
body regrets the absence Of Mr. Titus more
| notably Mr. CioTtte tn5rataur nhamnioni
/ and Mr.. Beresrord tKensington r, Co. wers
American this year ' our Amoronn s' frI.nds
| can take IL from me that INV insin,lations Of
| FINK are eytremsiv ridi"ulous Whof ia mors
! it is only the yellow press that presumes to
make them American snortsmen accent tbr
no ,ition With eauanimitv' knowing f,i we'll
mat the Henley stewards have s some ns good ~
Great Stress s has been laid ON the fact that
Mr. Titus Vas allowed TO row vi lat at vear hut
Was reiecte Si tbis That IL so 81" and the same
lsas NJ Ooms roo won the !Damonds' in
isoo hit he did NOT send in his entry in the
Following year, Instead OF making confusion
worse confnunded however"'as oIlered"
such procedure on the part of the stewards.
shows they are not nj Mi premidiced BesiGss
nil this sort Of talk is utterly beside tho n,arL
Rule < distinctly laws down that sny entry
MAY, he raf,,sad IN ths ,;acrat ;om of ,hs stsu
ards without their bein9 obliged 70 assign
a. roasnn Mr. Titus and iV Other AmsTir sn
where il Their urieyancep The amenties
and best interests OF international sport
,rill mot ba adv by ,inanort.y,, n
Iila refectjons and insinuations as he ohnvs
/ rejoice to see THAI the leading american
| rowing clubs are discreetIy silent
A. a racent meetine Of tbn ama,eur Pow.
,rr Associatiop n nmss,inn was daoifjed ,vSjoh
sho,,id nrova n va1ua he nointep Sor the No
| moters of the Smeri"anp NJ Han,sy in va" dn,er
Mining the Glass" Of sinateurs which they
| shouId tnIsrate in fmtmre 1usst;nn was
asked nv the Naidenhead Rowing tlmb for
| the status Of a master printer master butcher.
! master confactioner master nrncer and
'atr MINI m"s,e, ~, ,hnan
1a, ba II sarvad M annrsn,cas IN tbor yarions
! nccnnations md bad worlsd snr %ages
| Ant tbe "ommittee somebow decided m these
! facts Thai The men should be rsckoned os
i nmateurs Al the same meeting com
If tbs Cnnadian Assocatin, ny ~ smatenyy
| oarsmen 1n III" eefect ,hst canoda wonId
,"y y sn,d nrsn to En ro nj nn, a,oiaad
| und.r amateur JeAnition Tbere
mnnn y - y Cr;liaw ,bo snorn,ar ~ nc
| NR 4 wrots 10 the unnlew stea ards gacnn
| ,nendinv That tho CanaTan Issnnint;on ~
! Amateur oarsmcn he nlaced nnder tha most
| ya~nraJ ,n,inn cInus. ~ ~ lJania, rni.s
The Hmrlinrham Gun furnish cd snend;d
rnnr, for ,has nineon "s shnn, n,se Sn nwne,
~ or,a ,,isitor. fs,n, ,ba ~ tinan. NM ,b ran
vas m1ore nv Iess ~ an interna,Inna .Hu nyair
| rho cmn which is worth so5o hromrht f,fty
| antries and Tiers wns n swaanstotss Of s,s
besides ~" The birds we're i've opes and IT. the
hatw 70. nv n 1mnrerlond Rantiv nai pWr
| Cborias "a and SHAW K.rDadwS >. i"'''rbav
diHiaJ ~, Stnta r,onan anS ~ ~ ssh ~
y ~ u Rti nn naH ~ i,,c 9i' W n
nss;v. tAA,s ~ tho I;is;t ~ ,ba nr'srjcnr
| S;eo re,n, NJ Rislev o,J ara hos me "a
loving :''' CIV '''''' 0'' ''''' "'' '"o '''
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