Penn's Day

Over 29,000 people assembled on the banks of the Schuylkill at Philadelphia to attend the 20th annual American Henley.

The Varsity Eight-Oared Shells (for Quids' Cup and Stewards' Cup) was won by Penn from Navy, Columbia, Syracuse and Princeton. Time: 7 min. 4 1/5 secs.

Navy got away well and led by half a length in the first quarter-mile with Penn in hot pursuit. Penn drew up to the Blues just past the trolley bridge and Columbia snorted hard about a length behind. Just before the finishing post the Reds (Penn) strained their oars and finished half a length ahead .of the Middies, with Columbia half a length behind them.

Princeton finished an ignominious last and was never a factor in the race.