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Show American Darsmcn Lose Two Pluckily j ! Fought Contests 1 1 HEXLEY, England. Ju.y 1 (By the Associated Press.) American oarsmen In the Henley regatta today; lost two pluckily fought contests. The ( etght-oared crew of the t nlon Boat club of Boston was beaten by eight of Jesus college, Cambridge, in the second bent for the grand challenge cup. and William Chandler, of the Union Boat club was vanquished by T. M. N'yssy of King's college. Cam-1 bridge, in the preliminary beat forj the diamond sculls. American par-i I tlclpaUon in the regatta thus Is re-dueed re-dueed to the four-oared race for the! stewards' challenge cup and the eight 1 oared event for the Thames challenge cup. It is doubtful whether finer orj pluckier contests than those today ever were witnessed on this historic course. The time of the Boston eight tfi regarded as exceptionally good, considering con-sidering the heavy wind, c handler s efforts to save the dav for the Americans Ameri-cans In the diamond sculls is universally univer-sally lauded. It Is conceded thai the wind, which was a factor In ttie defeat de-feat of the elght-oared crew was even 8 greater handicap for Chandler. The time In the eight-oared race was seven minutes, forty-nine seconds Nusay'S time In the sculls was seven minutes, thirty-one seconds |