The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16
VESPER OARSNEN nome.
Part OF the Crew Returns-Impressed With
English Rowing,

Part of the Vesper Boat Club q eight cared
crew which battled for the Grand Challenge
Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta arrived
yesterday on the American line steamer
Philadelphia. Those who returned were
Gleason Armstrong. Schel, Flanagan and
Abel. the coxswain. with Johnson and Will
liams the substitutes The remaining four
Exley, Lott. Juvenal and Lock wood-stayed
on the other side for the purpose Of rowing
in the four cared shell race at Hamburg
Juvenal and Lockwood had some practise
at double sculling while the crew was at
Henley with the intention of entering this
race in Germany. and 1t was .Iuvcnal's inten-
ton TO have shy at the singles II he felt
in the right trim.
Oscar d. Thorn, president of the Vesper
B. C., who accompanied the crew to England
will remain abroad for a while and Joseph
Dempsey went with the four TO Germany
for the purpose OF looking after the boat,
rigging and general supervision OF their work
Early yesterday morning party Of Nesper
partzlns. headed by Henry B. Hoffman. came
over from Philadelphia and went down the
bay on the tug Hudson to meet the steamer
When the b & ship poked her snout into the
dock party of oarsmen from the Quaker
City with F. r. Fortmeyer and several New
York oarsmen, we're also there to welcome
the party. After the other passengers
had come ashore the Vespers brought their
shell out on the dock from the hurricane
deck. where it had lain wrapped in canvas,
The oarsmen were seabrowned and health y
looking and all seemed glad to be back.
Armstrong sported a real London ornament
n the shape Of a monocle, but it did not fit
we'll for it kept slipping from his eye every
few minutes. 1t was noticed that the accent
of the oarsmen was considerably softer than
when they left for England, and their words
they spoke well of English oarsmen and
seemed TeS Grd with 5hs sstn9as
Of anything, manufactured in this country.
As to why they did not win they we're care
fully retcent. hut one said:
I'VE were beaten fairly and souarely and
by one OF the best eight cared crews that
Ne thought we'd win, but we did our best
Rowing at Henley is peculiar game, as the
unlike what we had been in, the habit of. 1t
tires a man quickly, although none Of us gave
ont ON the Hs } es'" Water and pTactss stroke
adapted for it, I@and.r is esEtciIa any, clever
1 o nsy the
BACKS and shonldaT-. Inishins the stroke
Workmanship. Every, oar dips and leaves
the water together without ripple and as i
tSnE sbo hs %ho hH ina
heaving. stroke is that whet they want to
the EngliShmen can put them IN with fright
fol speed. In the beginning OF the race they
rowed II to the minute and without splash.
At Fawley Court we came up on them and
] thought we had them for sure, hut they
could not draw level. Eng ishmen never
train down fine like we do, All the Ieanderr
were stout and rnddy looking, but they could
fellows along the boat clubs on the Thames,
perfect gentlemen and good sportsmen. /
believe Ieander Ia not very popular among
the clubs on account of picking the best of
the college oarsmen but OF course that matter
The crew left for home yesterday after
declaring that they. would like to try again
for the Grand Challenge Cup.