Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-05
Ia Race for the Grand Challenge
Cup the PHILADELPHIA Go
Down 10 Defeat
BOTH CREWS FINISHED STRONG.
Americans We're Nervous at the start
In Las, Quarter Made Desperate
squirt Without Avail

Henley Emit july G.e-The Lcandcrs
defeated the Ncspcrs " Philadelphia IN
Inc second heat for tho Grand Chll-
lenge cup The Englishmon won Ny a
length Time ~ minutes, second
Tho weather clerk provided splendid
weather for the kconly anticipated
struggle between the NcspcW ana tho
Lcdnlora THE was the hrs, race of
IN day. and tho widespread interest
taken Was evidenced hy the groot
crowds which throngcd AN the vantage
points along tho course ana rungrcgnt.
cd I'm the Vicinity ~ tho winning post
loug before tho hour Tor The start, Tho
phIladolphlans arrived NJ The Oollhouso
AZ l03O, all NJ ana full ~ 90. They
launched their boat ana SGT m on n
paddle - lliIj a. NJ amidst encourage
Ink shouts from big RathcrluR NJ their
compa,rotS ana The friendly uhoora "
the British The slight breeze towards
tho Rucks shore gave Che Lenders
who had the Berkshire side, r. little nd.
vantage IN position Tho Americans
shortly before tho time set Tor the laco
rowol w io the starting lno. but the
Leanders shell was brought mp by thu
outsiders, the British crew driving w
N tho starting point In carriages, ana
emharkmg thonrc,
In the second heat NJ the s,ml. nuala
Tor the Grand Challenge cup tho Rel.
CLANS beat the London Rowing rlOb by
three longlhe
AZ the boats came ~ to the lime pre-.
paraIory to the start tho British oars.
mon seemed tho moro composed Of Tho
Two crews,
The boats got away together. hul the
nervousness Of Tho phiadolphiuns Was
shown hy the splHshing which marked
their first half dozen strokes The Loo
nndore started with a stroke NJ n TO
the minute ana the Nospcrg with ~
The nose ~ the British craft forged
slightly 10 tho front, hut there was not
much To choose between when they
passed Temple Island In the record time
~ 4, seconds The phlladclphIans,
however soon began 10 give slgns that
tho hard work was telling ON lhom,
The Lolnders dropped their stroke ~
ST. but The Ncspera could not got In the
Lead M the Loanders had half O lcngth,
| They increased this 10 full longth,
When tho three.quarters " a mile had
| been covered the Lonnders ngain slow
| ed down their stroke 10 ~ but they al
! ways maintained a safe lead In the
! last quarter the Ncsprry made dcs.
pcrAio squirt, ana then gradually forged
mp until only thrnesqunltrrs NJ lonRih
separated the two prows The orfort,
however WAS futile, Tho l,onnlorg had
plenty IN hand They responded To- tho
epuW of their opponents ana passed
thc winning post u Wll length ahead,
Both crews finished strong
royswaln Aholl NJ tho Nospors, said
lo "a representative NJ the Associated
prDw after 'ho race
W. lost 30 superior crew Wa
both did mn we could Tho race was no
nm AWAY ana II must be remembered
that we Wcrc defeated by the pick ol "a 4.
England, Still ! believe that II tho
loundus had raced ug I'm Philadelphia
We would have had "a length 20 our good
instead Of Ia heir good
Abel said that ho had roWod his last
race and WAS going ia retire from the
rowing field
Harry WINS, the Lenders coach, ad .
mitlod that hls heart was ln his mouth
during most OF the race,
Tho Nespnrs" Wills saiud beat ~
my uulIrlpalions before the race, | cy.
pCulcd them lo play ont half way but
they pushed lhH heaudors to the m
lNh The. are ug lno "a .roW as ever
crossed ne Atlantic. have always
conlonlod thal The EuglIfh leg drive,
! llnn The long SLIDE, But / must admit
| that ihF Uuu docs not prove that our
Mothod8 ARE superior 10 those Of tho
Americans The Lcindcrs are an old
roVew ! believe thoy are away above
the average ana have llllo doub, that
they WIN beat the l'"lgInne I'm the nnal
tDtnotrpu "