The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-02
Boston and Toronto Oarsmen
Qualify for Second Round
Of Diamond Sculls.
TWO AMERICANS BEATEN
Gardiner and Wilmington Are
Eliminated by BritOns-
Fights Row To-day.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tuy srs

LONDON. July James B. Aver OF the
Union Boat Club. Boston. won In the
fourth heat Of the Diamond sculls Mt Hen
ley to-day. defeating n. Gould Of New
aland and Jesus College. Cambridge,
by two lengths. Ayers time for the course
was minutes ~ seconds. lie won with
ease in spite of the fact that he steered
badly.
Robert DIbblc OF the Don Rowing Club.
Toronto American amateur champion.
won his heat easily. defeating r. r. v.
Scrutton OF tho Viking Club by three
lengths In minutes 40 seconds. n slow
race.
William Tudor Gardiner OF Boston lost
his heat to q. g. Fripp OF Manchester,
VINO covered the course in 9 minutes II
seconds. and Paul wilmington OF tho
Union Boat club, Boston. the fourth
American In the trial heats. was beaten
by J. Lawrence Tam Of tho Thames Row
ing Club by one and one quarter lengths
In minutes "a seconds.
Aver and Dibblo are left OF the Amerl-
can contingent for tho second trial heats
English rowing enthusiasts met with
disappointment when one OF their hopes
T.. -. l.. Piuks of the London Rowing
Club went down TO defeat before Giu-
seppc Singaglia. the Italian oarsman.
The Harvard second crew and the
Union Boat club of Boston eight, which
are TO represent the United States In the
races for the grand challenge cup. the
big event OF the regatta seemed to be at
the top of their form when they took
trial spins this morning. Both crews APP
parently enjoyed the extreme heat. which
bothered the English oarsmen consider
ably.
Harvard is drawn with Leandcr and the
Union Rowing club with London in the
trial heats tomorrow. English experts
admit nervousness about the results
Leander IL on. Of the two chief reliances
Of England for the retention of the cup,
the other being Jesus College, Cambridge
Leander did better. however. to-day than
1t has done since the recent shakeup In
which u. l. Day. bow in the Cambridge
crew In the race against oxford replaced
Il. G. Bourne at stroke.
Tho Winnipeg Rowing Club OF Winnl-
peg II the third American entry for the
Grand Challenge Cup.
Many Americans occupied houseboa 9
along the Thames at the opening OF the
regatta to-day. and English society was
largely represented. The weather was
unusually hot--SS in the shnde---but many
thousands OF spectators journeyed TO see
selves along each bank. leaving n course
Of only about the prescribed 10 feet in
width In the centre OF tho river for the
oarsmen. The course ran from the end
Of the Island 10 Phyllis Court, a distance
Of II mile ana 800 yards.
The days programme was taken up
chiefly with the first trial heats for the
Diamond SOULS.
Tho total number of entries for the
regatta is seventy-threc. about the usual
average. There are thlrty-five crews en-
tered for tho three eight oar events, the
Grand Challenge Cup. the Ladies' Plate
and the Thames Challenge Cup. The list
Of entries shows few four oar crews. OK
ford IL not represented as fully as usual
Eight crews are entered for the Grand
Challenge Cup-leander. the present
holder Of the trophy; Harvard second
crew Jesus College. Cambridge Lon
don Rowing Club. Mayence Rowing Club.
Germany; Thames Rowing Club. the
Union Boat club Of Boston and the Win
nipeg Rowing club. Canads.