The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-02

ROWING.
Leander Fails to Muster Crew for Grand
Challenge Cup-Local News

Su1lleuBe Vp-LOCN NEWS.
The English sporting papers to hand yeS-
terday contained the important piece OF
news that Leander had failed to muster an
and for the FIRST time in years this leaves
an open chance for the much coveted prize.
A couple OF weeks ago Leander made an effort
to get a crew together. but for some reason
or other the project has been abandoned
and the club will have no entry In the race,
With Leander out OF the running the English
men have turned their attention to the next
best crew. which they regard as Third Trinity
Cambria &c. This crew did well In the May
the river. and the critics regard them as a
good crew and a up Of well seasoned
oarsmen, notably G.. D.. Cochrane, r. T.
Nugent. H.. j.. Seymour, j.. H.. Parker. B. c,
Johnstone. r. V. Powell. E. w. Powell and C,
Albright. The last named will stroke the
boat. First Trinity Cambridge will be rep
resented by a good crew. but not quite as good
as Third Trinity. Other good crews expected
to figure for the prize are Magdalen. Ok
ford. New College, oxford; christ's Church
Cambridge. and besides these there will be the
London r. c., Thames r. c. and Eton and
Radley eights. The Belgian crew which
went to the semi-fpsls last year are preparing,
little re oS' no Ell = s shss ' sSslr app spp.ar mpcsVs az
l.f Thej A! .sss : sss. stssr arriving On ,he Th.mss.
Clasper. and were pleased witt. i; The oars
we're made BY, Aging 4 Sons Of Putpey, and
are u feet 2 inches long With 2 iIch blades ds;d .;
regarding the Canadians is their size. for they
average 9 feet In height and one man. Fello VS..
tSs III ssiti : 1ee9s are n AS to Se dsei ms stSle i IN 5owsas'
BY the Canpoks. and the rowing critic Of, the
Field has the following to say; Their style q
owing 10 the same az before. both as regards
the stroke itself and the DOl-ineietenCe on
the rigid uniformity. OF body which Is asso-
ciated with United States crews, that to some
30. far. no crew rowing in that style has been
able 70 beat first olass English ones, and 1t
feT nnmb to pc seen EN- w ssss sSe 's Grand Dsr obs PIHlMeT a
down yet and no time tests have been at
Fi,s. Kelly viii not start for the Diamond
rather an even one between the other English
%essrlss. t oHiord q: e. 4: + + S &iSSSssat CHESTS Ess,s
+, c;i G TI,n RFiSG H:,I ktEn ssmSTid !; G Il p ?, G. tsb r
Of the Undine Barge Club Of Philadelphia has
s sssT RF sS shs ffh n SSsr9 as &. O Ssn sess had I'D
been injured on the way, across. English
men do NOT consider his chances OF winnlng
viii create the largest soft Of a surprise II
he takes The diamonds 70 America; IN
Within the next couple OF days there, VIII
delphla for the Peoples regatta next Wednes-
day. The intermediate eiEht Of the New
York A. C. and the senior eight Of the Nassau
b. c, will be the most formidable part Of the
contingent along with the four from the
Metropolitan X. c.
Quite a lot of unpleasant comment came
to the surface yesterday among the Harlem
oarsmen over the tactics Of the Staten Island
Saturday. From the start they kept crowd.
Ing the Metropolitans and finally spurted
and ran into the latter crew, then and there
the second time this year that the Staten
Islanders have indulged in similar conduct
r. C, will make an effort to have the wearers
Of the yellow and black barred from all
future regattas.
have started work In q pair shell. Should
they make any progress oward mastering
the int Glo q. sr r. OF ave par n r NV s, tnsy m msy
at Worcester.