New Britain herald., 1914-07-02
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 test for Chief Event of Royal Re. gatta-Harvard Pitted Al inst Win. nipeg and Boston Again Mayence k Henley on Thames. J&ly 2.-The three transatlantic eight Ioared crews the Union Bolt Club of Boston Harvard university second eight and Winnipeg, Carada-defeated their English rivals early today in the race Tor the grand challenge cup, the chief event of che royal regatta.
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 club of Germany
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 pponents, and in tomorrow,
 6i@fin2ls Harvard is pitted against
 nripegS and okton against Mayence.
 German's time of minutes 22
 n1ads was the best record, beating
 ard's performance by 15 sec
 American representatives fared
 tn the individual sculling con-
 TOT the diamond souls, as James B. Aver of the Boston Union Boat Club, the only one left in after the first round, was eliminated today by the giant Italian, Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
 Dibble Defeats Tam.
 Robert Dibble, of Toronto, Canada, the American amateur sculling cham pion was. however. successful over the Englishman, J. Lawrence Tam, and will represent transatlantic diamonds. in the semi-final of the diamonds.
 The heat wave which had caused some discomfort yesterday, passed away during the night and the tenn perature was many degrees cooler today. A strong head wind however put fast times out of the question.
 For the spectators the conditions were ideal, and the crowd, which in- cluded many Americans was even greater than yesterdays.
 Canadians Win Easily.
 The days program opened with the first heat in the grand race between Winnipeg and Thames. This was won quite easily by the Canadians In 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
 The winning crew was: A. F. Gull ver, bow, J. M. Baker, F. F. Car ruthers, J. A. Wickson, D. Spragge, J. s. Henderson, G. B. Aldous, c. s. Riley, stroke; R. A. Preston, cox swain. ..r.
 Four Lengths Ahead
 Boston beat the London eight all the way in the next heat of the same event. The Americans led by length and a half at the half distance and finished quite fresh, four lengths ahead, in seven minutes, forty-eight seconds
 The Boston crew was composed as follows: Bow, o. Balch; E. Farley, R., Tappan, s. A. Sargent, J. E. waide, l.. Wilmington, Paul Withington; stroke. R. Culer; coxswain, C. P. Abeles.
 Harvard Beat Leander.
 Tn the next heat Harvard beat Leander, but did not have such an easy time as Boston. The race was an exciting one. Leander led at the start, rowing thirty-nIne to liar wards thirty-seven but Harvard went up level at the island, where the crews were coming into the straight. Then the Americans took the lead and won the fastest heat of the day by a length in seven minutes, thirty-seven seconds. They were quite fresh at the finish, but Leander showed dis tress before reaching the grandstand, in the front Of which they were a beaten crew.
 The Harvard crew was: Bow, L.. J. Talcott. H. H. Meyer, H. S. Middendorf, J. w. Middendorf, D. P. Morgan, Louis Curtis; stroke, Lunn; coxswain, H. L. Greger.
 Ro>ycd Flucky Race.
 Aver rowed a plucky race against in the diamonds, but was beaten easily by three lengths al- -h hOugh his opponent Steered badly. time was nine minutes, thirty seconds. Williams beat his compatriot, Fripp, by only a quarter of length l n nine minutes twenty-nine seconds. | Dibble, on the other hand, rowed a very fast race and beat Tam easily | oy a length in eight minutes, fifty | eight seconds. l c. M. Stuart, Trinity Hall, Cam bridge, beat D. H. l.. Gollan of the | Thames Rowing club in his heat in | he diamond souls by length in | nine minutes and twenty-three sec ,ndS.
 Jesus College Defeated. The Mayence Rowing Club of Ger many beat Jesus college. Cambridge, !, n the fourth heat of the grand chal- ! enge cup.