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Show I YANK OARSMEN I BEAT BRITISHERS ' IN HENLEY RACES LONDON". Julv 2. Fnul Withinston of Uoston beat D. H. L,. Gollan of the first Trinitv crew. Cambridge, by two lonjrths todnv in the first heat of the Kind's WoiJ si-ulls. in the Henley ; regatta. The time was 9 minutes and ; 16 seconds. ! The first American army crew today to-day beat that of the first battalion of the Coldstream Guards in the elimination heat of the Henley regatta. re-gatta. The first heat for the I.eander cup provided the keenest Interest of the day's program. The Coldstream Guards had the advantage of station. Both boats got away smartly, and I .n) though the Americans were rowing I thirty-five strokes to the guards' i thirty-six. the Americans immedi- ately took the lead. They conlinu-i conlinu-i ally increased their advantage, w:n- ning vastly by several lengths. The time was S minutes and 2 7 seconds. |