The Washington times., 1905-07-04
AME ER|CAN CREW
VICTOR TODAY At
HENLEY REGATTA
Vesper's Form and Easy
Victory Amaze Eng
lishmen.
STAND TO WIN THE CUP
Belgians Defeated Thames
Rowing Club in 7 Minutes
and Is Seconds.
STAND TO WIN THE CUP

HENLEY. England. July An the
third trial OF the third heat of the Hen
ley regatta, the Vesper crew OF Phiia-
delphia defeated the crew of Christ
College. Cambridge. by one length. in
seven minutes and twelve seconds.
In the first heat Of the race for the
Grand Challenge Cub the Leander crew
defeated the crew of Jesus College. Cam
bridge, by IA length and three quarters.
The time was seven minutes and twep pry-
six seconds
In the second trial Of the first heat,
the Belgian rowing team defeated the
Thames Rowing Club In Z minutes and
16 seconds The Belgian crew showed
unexpected speed and won easily. In
the first trial Leander led from the
start and was never pushed by the
Jesus College crew. The men had plen-
ty Of reserve force left when they
crossed the finish line.
In the eighth heat of the race fer
the Diamond Sculls. which was rowed
this morning, Blackstone defeated Ber-
esford.
Society Present.
There was a brilliant scene along
the Thames when the races were rowed.
The river banks along the course were
lined with thousands OF spectators,
many of whom had come many miles
to attend the regatta. The gay cos
tunes of the women added to the beau
ty of the scene. Society was out IN
force and many Of the women wore the
colors of the different crew. thus show
| ing their preferences.
Hundreds o. small boats were on the
river carrying spectators and large
MN ,1ar nf Saf, q
bys of the aqtatic sportsmen. were
drawn up along the banks at points OF
vantage for witnessing the contests.
The weather. early III the morning
was dull and heavy and did not give
much promise. Before The time set fol
! the heats in the cup race, however, the
! sun came out bright over head and the
weather was ideal. When the course
| was cleared, just before noon, a north
east wind was blowing.
/ The sport was fully UP TO the expecta
| tons of the hundreds who had come ou
to witness the races and the spectator:
We're greatly pleased. The prospects fol
seeing a battle royal on the water to
morrow have also added to the interes
| which the annual regatta has aroused
The form displayed by the Eespe
crew in it's heat with the crew of Chris
OOHeSe mas caused Inc greatest aston
/ ishment and the crew has risen great,
in the estimation of the rowing critics
| This Is shown in the change in the bet
| ting. Leender has beer touted as a 3 Il
i winner, but since the preliminary heat
| this morning the betting has becom
! even
The Vespers developed speed that ha
| been excelled only four times In tn
/ last twelve years in the Royal Henle.
Regatta. Their time of 7:12 is eight sec
onds faster than Leander made las
| year.
The American crew had been expected
TO win from Christ College but no on
/ looked for the exhibition which tn
crew gave. Interest centered In the Yes
i pers and when they put out on tn
river shortly before l o'clock and rowe
up their course to the starting poin
they were received with mighty cheer
from the crowds along the banks. Th
men looked 70 be In fine condition an
pulled easily with snort strokes.
Americans Led.
The race between the Vespers an
Christ College was one of the pretttes
ever seen at Henley. The American
jumped ahead at the start and main
tanned their position all the way. Chris
College never at any time really endan
gered the lead and the Vespers did nc
| appear TO be pushed.
Their shell fairly few past the finish
ing line amid a storm of cheers an
shouts. The Vespers turned about an
padded back to their quarters. Wher
the men plunged Immediately into tn
| shower baths. They take the victor
. today quietly, but their partisans ar
doing a great deal of talking for them.
The apparent ease with which III
crew won is what is worrying the Brit
] ish experts. Manager Thorn, before I'll
| VAsn9rS would fef
beat the Christ College crew by NOR
| than length. as ii is not the policy c
VeSpers to try TO run away from
| rival All the men would try 10 do,
| declared, would be TO keep ahead {
| their opponents.
Beat Leander's Time.
The one length distance between tn
two shells, therefore, does not tell wha
the Vespers might have done Tn
fact that Vesper beat the time of Lear
der by fourteen seconds is more sie
| nificant The Americans undoubtedl
could have responded to greater efrol
than they made If they had been pushes
What is worrying the supporters of til
Leander crew is TO know just how muc
greater effort the Americans are capab
. | of
The greatest interest naturally center
! | In the race tomorrow when the Vespel
and Leanders will meet. especially as tn
race will probably settle the contest II
, the cup. The partisans Of the Vespel
are more than happy at the outlook ft
, the success Of their favorites. They sa
that nothing but an accident can defes
the Vespers tomorrow.
The Belgian crew also caused surpri:
/ by its defeat of the Thames Rowir
| Club and it will have many supporte
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