Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-03
ROWING CUP
FOR j. S. OARSMEN
Harvard and Union Boat Club
Fights Qualify for the Hen
ley Final.
ENGLISH NOT TO FIGURE
IN CONTEST ON THAMES
Canadians and Germans Go Down
to Defeat Today in the
Semi Finals.

Seml-k1nalS.
| HENLEY ON THAMES. July a.-The
coveted Grand Challenge cup, the ''hlue
| ribbon for oarsmen, goes to the United
| States.
| Two American eight-oared crews-the
| Union Boat Club of Boston and the Har-
ward University second crew-were left to
fight tomorrow for its possession by
victories today in the semi-1nal heats
| over Mayence and Winnipeg respectively.
Both were most exciting races, rowed in
almost record time. and won only after
hard struggle near the finishing line in
each instance.
Miserably wet weather and a strong
wind did not cause either Of the Ameri-
can crews to vary the almost perfect
Workmanship they have shown since
their arrival here. and which has called
| forth the admiration of English experts.
| The weather was as bad as 1t possibly
could be. The day opened with drizzling
rain. which later developed into a down.
pour accompanied by a strong cold north
| wind which kicked up whitecaps on the
course.
Bad Day for Rowing.
1t was bad day to row in low-rigged
| boats. The usual morning spins were
abandoned. the oarsmen contenting them
selves with sharp row to the starting
post in order to warm up.
| Even the grandstands offered little pro-
lection from the weather. The wind
| drove the rain into the royal Enclosure
and at times threatened to tear the can
vas to shreds. The spectators looked cold
and miserable.
| The race between Harvard and Winni-
| peg, which came first, was a hard one
and was rowed in the best time recorded
at this years regatta-seven minutes fiat.
| This has ben beaten on only three oc-
casions in the grand challenge cup since
official time records have been kept.
In 1891 Leander rowed the final in min
| utes 81 seconds. and this was equaled
| by New College, Oxford, in the final in
1897. Leander in 1908 did the course in
+ minutes IS seconds.
Early Lead Soon Overcome.
Winnipeg went away at twenty-on
| strokes to the first half minute and forty
two to the first minute, while Harvard
struck twenty to the half minute and
| thirty-eight to the minute. The Cana
dams gained a slight lead at the start
and at the quarter mile were quarter
OF a length in front. Harvard then came
up and got the nose of its shell in front,
but Winnipeg caught up again. and at the
| fore the halfway mark was reached Har-
ward had pushed a little ahead again.
The time was minutes "a seconds
The Canadians then spurted and Har-
ward replied. Harvard then went in
front, and at the mile was leading by
three quarters of a length. Tho men
| were rowing SO to the minute and re-
| tanned their advantage to the end. al
lei hon Oh IA 10 81
effort to overhaul them.
On crossing the line Harvard seemed
! perfectly fresh.
On the other hand. Winnipeg showed
signs of faltering after passing the half
mile post, and the men were rowed out at
the finish when they were Just able to
raise a feeble reply to Harvards cheer.
Americans Enthusiastic.
When tho second seni-hnal started ex-
element was tense. The American spec
| tators stirred to enthusiasm by Harvard's
victory. cheered the Bostonians as they
left for the starting line. The shells got
off to a. good start. The Germans began
with Al strokes to the first minute
against Boston's 10 Boston took the
lead at once and was leading by a good
The Germans then started rowing faster
but Boston appeared to have taken their
measure.
At the half mile Boston was leading
by half a length. but lost a little Of its
| advantage before the halfway mark was
| reached. The time was minutes "a
seconds. and Boston was just leading
The Germans were rowing forty
strokes a minute at the three-uuarter-
mile mark, where Boston was a mere
quarter of a length ahead and rowing a
long thirty-six.
Boston was still a quarter length In
front at the mile, where the Germans
spurted. but could not make any i'm
preston. Another magnificent effort by
the Germans in passing the grandstand
brought them closer together, but the
Bostonians passed the line with only
part Of the oiled silk covering the nose
of their boat in front. Their time was
seven minutes fiat. tho same as made
by their fellow-countrymen.
Win Sculling Semi Finals.
Giuseppe Sinigaglia Of Como. Italy.
defeated Robert Dibble Of Toronto.
Canada American amateur sculling
champion, in tho second semi-final for
the diamond SOULS, Tho italian won
by flve lengths in minutes 80 seconds
Dibble collapsed at the winning post
and fell out Of the boat, but was
promptly rescued by the umpire's
| launch.
G. N. Stuart of Trinity Hall. Cam
bridge beat e. q. Williams of tho
Vikings Rowing Club by a length and
half in the first semi-final for the
diamond sculls- His time was eight
| minutes forty-five seconds