New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-01
Harvard or Union Boat
Club Expected to Win
Grand Challenge Cup.
WINNIPEG OARSMEN
LOOMING UP STRONG
Robert Dibble, of Don Rowing
Club, Appears to Have Best
Show for Diamond SOULS.


Undergraduates. England. June so.
The triumph of one Il the American
eight Dared she'll crews now training
on the Thames Tor the Grand Challenge
Cup races. which will be rowed here on
Thursday, is freely predicted by the
British rowing sharps tonight. Not
only do many critics predict victory
for an American. but the opinion has
beer ventured that with fair break
in the luck of the race both the Har-
ward second crew. which rowed 10 such
. decisive victory on the Schuylkill
River in the American Henley. and the
Union Boat Club, OF Boston, may reach
the final heat
William Tudor Gardiner. Paul With
ington and James h. Aver. the Ameri-
can sGullers who will row for the
diamond sculls, are not in favor. IL is
believed that neither has the speed nor
the skill TO hold Robert Dibble. of the
Don Rowing Club. of Toronto. Canada.
the champion Of the United States and
Canada.
Luck in the draw has favored tho
Union Boat Club for the first heat.
The crew Of the London Rowing Club
will be met. and victory is conceded 10
the Americans by every one, save per-
haps the men they will race. Harvard
will undoubtedly meet with sitter OPP
position, for she will back into position
against the mighty Leander eight, rated
by the British critics as the best Eng
lish crew in the regatta.
But even in this race the eight stall
wart Yankee lads are favored over
their British rivals. II both American
crews win their first races they will
meet Jesus College, and the crew from
the Winnipeg Boat Club, OF Winnipeg,
Canada. Here again the Union Boat
Club seems TO have been favored, for
she will compete against the college
men. leaving Harvard TO grapple with
the giant Canadian crew.
II is the consensus that the crew
which leads the Western Canadians
over the line will bring the cup home.
Every man a giant, trained down TO the
toughness of rawhde and whalebone,
the crew is remarkably well together.
At every heave OF the sweeps the shell
fairly shoots through the water and
rushes along while the men are on the
recovery. with scarcelya check and never
off the keel. In every respect the Ca
nadians are the match OF the Ameri-
cars, it is thought, and they are blgger
men. But desni'e The showing OF the
Winnipeg oarsmen, IT is felt that the
Yankees nave a glowing chance to win.
The Harvard crew. which rows "A
modified English stroke. is held IN high
regard BY the experts here. But the
Union Boat Club, rowing the regulation
American stroke. is most favoreo by
the Americans. Certain Is II that the
crew rows with the rhythm Of dyna-
mo. getting terrific lit at the start
and tremendous drive 10 the iinish'
The bladework has been wcllnigh per
feet in all the practice and MS tthch
tho crowds along the river bank ny
storm. Neither Jesus nor Leander *
80 highlv rated. Jesus, IN particular
has a big crew, physically, but the mon
are not together and the boat - OF
keel and checks badly on the recovery.
Although the weather this afternoon
vas hot and sultry ard made hard
work out Of the question, both har-
vord and the Union Boat Club were
ont for a paddle. Both pracusod
starts and had couple Of snort
brushes. The Harvard crew had
sbort race with the Pembroke College
crew. and had no difficulty IN shaking
the Britons off.
A great crowd will surely be on
hand when the races start. Many
Americans are hero prepared 10 roof
for their countrymen, and, rs one man
said. he "would back Harvard and tho
Union crew with his moral support
and a flyer"
Alfred G.. Vanderbilts big house
boat is again one Of the attractions
Of the river and is more gaily deco
ratod than ever in honor Of the Amer
lean crews. The American Rhodes
scholars are out in force, and along
the towpath the coIors of many Amer
ican colleges are seen.