Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-09
GRAND CHALLENGE CUP
COMES TO AMERICANS
Harvard and Union Boat
Club Crews Win the
Henley Heats.

Heniey on Thames, July 6.-The
coveted grand challenge cup ONE to
America.
Two American e~ight-oared crews
the Union Boat club OF Boston. and
the Harvard university second crew
were left to Aght tomorrow for its pos
session by victories today in the semi
respectively. Both were most exciting
races rowed in almost record time and
won only after a hard struggle near the
finishing line in each instance. ~
Wet weather and a strong wind did
not cause either Of the American crews
TO vary their almost perfect waterman
ship, which has called for the admira-
ton Of English experts.
The race between Harvard and VIM
e1peg which came first, .was a hard one
and resulted in the best time recorded
at this years regatta, Wen minutes
flat. This has been beaten only on three
occasions in the grand challenge cup
since official time records have been
kept. In 1891 Leander powed the final
In six minutes 81 seconds, n this was
equalled by New college, Oxford. in the
final in 1897. Leander in 1905 did the
course in six minutes So seconds.
Winnipeg went away to 81 strokes TO
the first half minute and AZ to the first
minute, while Harvard struck 20 to the
hale minute and SO to the minute. AT
the half mile the boats were even, but
before the half way mark was reached
Harvard had pushed a little ahead. h
time was 1924. The Canadians then
then went in front and at the mile
were leading by three quarters Of a
length. They were rowing SO to the
minute and retained their advantage to
the end, although the Canadians made
q last great effort to overhaul them.
I'm Al.~ 3D.
perfectly fresh. Winnipeg showed signs
of faltering after passing the half mile
post and was rowed out at the finish.
The Union Boat club, Of Boston, won
the second semi-ffnal in the Grand
Challenge cup from the Mayence Row
ing club of Germany, by a small mar
gin in seven minutes flat.
When the second semi-final started,
excitement was tense. The shells got
off to a good start. The Germans be-
gan with Al strokes to the first minute
against Boston's 40. Boston took the
lead at once, and We're leading by a
good quarter of a length at the quarter
mile.
AT the half mile Boston was leading
by half a length, but lost a little Of
their advantage before the half way
mark was reached.
A significant effort by the Germans
in passing the -grandstand brought
them closer together. but the Boston
1ans passed the line with only part of
the oiled silk covering the nose of their
boat in front. Their times was seven
minutes flat, h same as made by their
fellow countrymen.
The grand challenge cup has left
England only on four other occasions.
1t was captured by the Royal Nautical
and 1909 n by the Sidney Rowing
club. New South Wales, in 1912.
Many other Americans and other for
eign crews have tried for it in previous
years, In 1895 Cornell was defeated in
the fifth heat by Trinity. In 1896 Yale.
IN 1897 Utrecht university succumbed
TO Leander in the third heat; in 1899
Argonaut Rowing club, of Toronto,
Canada, was beaten by London in the
sixth heat. In 1900 the Royal Nauti-
cal club of Client. Belgium, lost to Lee
ander in the third heat: in 1901. the
University Of Pennsylvania went down
before Leander in the fifth heat and
the Royal Nautical club of Client to
the same club in the third heat; in
1902 the Argonaut Rowing club of To-
ronto was beaten by Third Trinity in
the fifth heat; in 1905 the Royal Nau-
tlcal club of Chen lost to Leander in
the final. after the Vesper Boat club
OF Philadelphia had been defeated by
the same club in the fourth heat, and
in 1906. the Argonaut Rowing club of
Toronto was defeated by Trinity Hall
in the seventh heat.
Giuseppe Sinigaglia, of Como, Italy,
beat Robert Dibble, of Toronto, Cam
ada, American amateur sculling cham
pion, in the second semi-final of the
diamond SOULS.
The Italian won by five lengths in
eight minutes, 33 seconds.
Dibble collapsed at the winning post
and fell out of the boat. but was res