The King and Queen were present at the final heats
of Henley Regatta last Saturday and followed the race for the Grand Challenge Cup in the umpire's launch. The regatta was remarkable for the defeat of the good Leander crew by the Australian crew from Sydney, for the victory of the French crew in the race for the Thames Cup (though this is a minor race), and for the fact that all the British representatives chosen for the Olympic races were beaten. This is to state the case from the public point of view ; rowing men them- selves may think that the thing to remember was the victory of the New College four over the experienced and powerful heroes of the Thames R.C. It was an exceptional exhibition of judgment, pluck, and knowledge of how to race. The Leander and Australian crews will meet again at Stockholm. The Australians' style is not essentially different from the English style, but the rig of their boat is peculiar.
