The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
AMERICAN CREWS AT
HENLEY VICTORIOUS
Harvard seconds, Union Boat
club aud Winnipegs of
Canada Qualify.
|NL ENGLISIIMEN BEATEN
Crimson Eight Defeats IIcander
Crew by LcnGth-Dibble
Wins. Aver Loses.
ALL ENGLISlIMEN BEATEN
,o ia cabie Drspaich TO TnI srS.

sp..ia r1bie Dcspaich TO Tnr SrH
Hr.0rY-oS-THAMEs ENGLAND. July a.
p-itsr rowing prestige received heavy
c,ov To-day when In the heats OF the
hand challenge cup at the Royal Henley
egata four cighis representative OF the
,e.t rowing material in the British Isles.
,ent down To defeat one after the other
ssuu- oul. fprci-ucrs To compete In the
,emi.nnl,s 90 b, rowed Tomorrow. Two
revs from the United states, one from
Wlnrip,s canada. and one froih Germany
were responsible for the downfall OF the
sritsn,r-. accomplishing the most stun
Ming series Of rcvcrsss ever sustained by
me home sweep yiclders at this time hon
7 ,orsd regatta.
Not only J.. the grand challenge cup
sure To- be- taken away. but there is fair
prospect that the famous Diamond SOULS.
which stands for the supremacy OF the
world Too seuilIns. may also go to for
cign competition As a result or the sec
ond round for this prize to-day only two
EHgIshmcn are left in the semi-nnals,
With formidable opposition before them
rom Robert pibblc of the Don Rowing
IN italian. VINO in the first round rowed
down y. =. Pinks on whom England
placed her main dependence.
Cr,dt FOR the victories scored by the
lnted States to-day is due to Harvard.
fast and present. The Harvard second
crew rowel down the famous Leander
eight a combination Of British varsity
'uusuen which has formed the habit of
carrying Of the trophy for eight cared
crews and which seldom is put out of the
suuggle until the final round. II IT sue
,lmbs then Tn, Union Boat Club of
Ba~on crew, composed of former Harvard
varsity oarsmcu. gained the scmi-tinals by
defeating the London Rowing club crew.
The Winnipeg Rowing Club OF Canada
owed away from the Thames Rowing
Cub eight aud the Maycnce Rowing Club
VI Germany completed the disaster by
beating out 'h" strong Jesus College boat
after q great struggle. Harvard is scned-
u.ed 20 m,c' Winnipeg Tomorrow, while
The tAon Boat club men will measure
ne po"'f Of their sweeps against the
Mayoucr crew.
In til, first heat for the Grand Chal-
' .engc "up Winnipeg was drawn against
. me Thames Rowing club. The Canadians
nov ct great power aud Workmanship
owing SO smoothly that they never were
~ danger Winnipeg was "a length and "A
'tlf In front at thu finish In the compare
lively slow time Of : minutes 80 seconds
Th" Nirtor> qf the Mon Boat Club over
Doe Lu' don Rowing Club crew was gained
10 NOR hollow fashion. The Bostonians
'1"F iho lead soon after the start, and at
'lf distance had nearly an open length
l-iV'eu their boat and that Of their Lon
ION rivals The further they went the
further o., taion crew loft the English
,Hen behind, and they won without thu
.,ghicSt sign ut fatigue in minutes IS
econd.
Harvard success over the formidable
Ieandcr ".ghi wJ- not achieved So easily
n" powerful men In the beauder boat hit
U. the stroke AT the beginning and. rowing
lhTr-n'n' tp 'hc minute against thirty
oven for Harvard, forged into the lead
" American hd- held pluckily to their
.rdkc aud gained slowly but surely. so
nat when Nh" island was reached they
we're ON oven terms. Tho Lcander men
Ner' feeling m. effects of their fast blade
work and though they struggled msutully
mo Crimson crew flashed I'm front opposite
me grand stand and. with the rivals well
..'tn dl"" away 10 win by "A length iu
1 minutes 81 seconds
The rae, h,iwocu Jesus College and tho
'lAy"n0c Rowing club was reserved for
Ihe lf''rn 0un. tine other heats being rowcd
1 The morning Il was the most spoctacu.
ilr Of the four aud was fought bitterly
ROM beginning to oud, the Germans finally
llNing across IN" line threc-quartcrs OF a
speth iu 'hc lead. The time. minutes %
seconds was The fastest Of the day.
The Harvard crew which scored such "a
s'al ,.clIry over Lcaudrr was made up
ifrely Of sophomoros, The men were
boat,d follows:
q. l. Sal,qnylll II. bow. j. Talcott, 'IG,
70 -. :, = = morgan, ''lS y" 3; Louis is
H. krser. .lc. coNswain
rho FORMER Harvard olrsmen who Lake
~ N" Union Eont club crew rowcd In
no following urtier;
q " e',,1 "a; how. =, Farley, ~,
y 70 Z d l. Malue. 10. No. ;; L. With
sl' II. 10 q, T.. Wilmington. 10. No I:
-" N..- 49, sirokc; .. \ Abeles, 10
J!o'- y. Aver of the Union Boat Club
%. Boston had the misfortune to meet
he l''I'0 srull"r Slnigaglla I'm his heat
4 NO. 'moui SOULS, The italian Is a
H'n' 10 sla'ur, aud very powerful oars
man u, however. stored badly and
Nl'' TOOK advantage of this fault 80 that
~, w.. able 10 make a good race of 1t.
MI. .'hh foMtd plGCkilN throughout
iu' was beaten by only three lengths In
m nlt'e go seconds.
h'h'ri I'uhl' the Canadian. was pitted
'-'.N-' y. i@"r nee Tam of the Thames
H'"'Nb luh The Don Rowing club man
'h'f 70. VIII Doe a strong competitor
T" IN" Sem. finals hy rowing - very fast
NO 'u'i ~ ~ the finish and beat
''nn "' ' I'ug'n In \ minutes 5S seconds
j. a. Williams Of the Viking club.
Ina '.I d"''lt II .. g. rripp of the Age
'"' F'NIng club, England. I'm . minutes
- S''""ds. q. NJ Stuart OF Trinity Hail,
,''l" .n-'. beat u. H. l., Gollan, Thames
"a Wing Club, hv a length in minutes 90
t-'-so-