Princeton will face Brown in all-American Temple Cup final at Henley Regatta

Princeton will face Brown in Temple Cup final

HENLEY, England — Princeton and Brown advanced to the final of the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames.

Princeton beat Amsterdamsche Studenten Roeivereeniging Nereus of Holland by three-quarters of a length on Saturday and Brown beat Melbourne University of Australia by 2¼ lengths to set up Sunday’s all-American final, the only one at this year’s regatta.

In the semifinal of the Ladies Plate for intermediate eights, a composite from Brown University Alumni and the New York Athletic Club lost by a length to Great Britain’s under-23 national crew, racing as Leander and Molesey clubs.

Yale came from behind to beat England’s Reading University by one length, qualifying for the final of the Prince Albert Cup for student coxed fours.

In the semifinal of the Queen Mother Cup for international quadruple scullers, the USA national squad, racing as California Rowing Club of Oakland, lost by a half-length to the British national squad, racing as Reading University and Leander Club.

The British will face the Polish Olympic team, racing as Szczecin Gorzow.

Mercyhurst College triumphed in one of the closest races of the day, beating England’s Molesey by one-third of a length to qualify for Sunday’s final of the Visitors’ Cup for intermediate coxless fours against Isis of England.

Former world junior champion Emma Twigg of New Zealand beat Ellen Tomek of the New York Athletic Club by five lengths in one semifinal of the Princess Royal Cup for international single scullers. Gewie Stone from Cambridge Boat Club (Massachusetts) beat Juliette Haigh from New Zealand to gain the final against Twigg.

Brunswick School (Maine) lost by 2½ lengths in its semifinal in the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy eights against England’s Abingdon School.

Yale beat England’s Thames by five lengths in the semifinal of the Remenham Cup for international women’s eights, and now faces the British national squad on Sunday.