The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-17
AN AMERICAN WAS WINNER,
f. H. Ten EyCk Took the Diamond
SCulls Race From H. T. BlackStalie
WINNING The CONTEST WITH EASE.
The Engiishmen Much Disgustsd With the
Result. and Charges Made That Profes-
sionals Are Posing ss Amateurs.
len Eyck Congratulated,

HENLEY, ENGLAND, July lb.-for the
second time in It's history, the diamond
and silver gilt goblet the most important
prize Of the Henley regatta, has been
carried out OF the country. Ten Eyck'
the American. to-day defeated Black
stare, English. in ghe hnai diamond
SOULS.
Among the American visitors who Wit
messed the races was former Nice-Presi-
asnt Adlai Z. Stevenson and Miss Steven
son. John W. Foster. Colonel }. =. Nol-
ouhouu and Miss ColGunolu, Alts- anp
Miss Cligitt Of Baltimore, ana MI an"
Mrs. ;. ". Jarvis, or New lotA. o.
The third day of the regatta was la
vored with beautiful weather. Lisns
breezes. generally up the course Meie
blowing from the buch shofe. IN cois.
quence Of the death OF LoF4 siirs Sainos cnn- ON
president OF this years Resat'a I'm
mittee. many flags are floating al hAh
mast. -. ,.,.,.,- v.r>.NrR
In the semi-nnais ior tAe ,tiawore e.s',e
sculls. Or. y. :. Mcdowell, De.aWary
RI cI5b ~ Chicago. was defeated oy
n T. Blackstaife. Nesta Rowing |tuD.
while + IA. Ten Eyck. WacLse.t bo@-
club, Worcester. Mass, won MS s,i,SS- nSv.
with =. II. Powell an AfneIissn' s''D'
ing al Trinity College. Cambridge;
In tie fnal race for the grand chaHshsv
cup fefgth4l New College. oxford pea'
the Leander Club by two feet. ,.,,.,-
lonra Gun college f0ursl Trinity Colsse'
oxford. beat Jesus college.
Tne winner had the Berks station. out
In tho final race for the Thomas ,na ,tn.a,,h
lenCe Cup the kingston ho"'"e
beat Christ church, oxford 49,. .o,.
The event OF the regatta was me rage
between New and Leanter. IL was nlSHl5
exciting and the spectators o,s~., e,eis " "''''0
showed the most intense interest
the finish the Two NNaAr VIZ
close that the result was not khoNL ~
the spectators until the judge anne O-i,g0 ...'- =
that Loander had won. The time was
minutes and il seconds. a., ,,,.,u.re,e
Plate, the Eton College elght vnS. ~slil, ,
| the son Of William waldorf As.oi' ON.
the eight OF Emanuel college Naih-
Tie final for the Wifold challenge cup
was won by the Kingston Rowing D'uo'
beating Jesus College. Camnril-e.
The fnal for the NicEals e%hailel.T- % eIlT-,oIig3 oiig
was won by W. r. Balfour and NlcNa!i'
Lcander, who beat +. A. ; Bel ana ". >.
Fernie Trinity Hall. Cambridge. Tie
| winners rowed on the Berks side.
Then came the hnal Ter the al.,no';u q,
sculls. Ten Eyck got away slightly ln
advance of Biackstaffe, an advantage
which he never lost Half up ltmp-e
Island he led By a quarter ~ a length
| at the RectOry by full length, where
| he tried 20 take Blackstaffe's s. water. but
was driven out.
ROWED LIKE HANLON.
Ten Eyck, measuring his man. now
adopted the tactics of keeping just a
length ahead an the time. and using no
more effort than was necessary 20 10
so. The umpires said he reminded them
Of HanlOn. RE rOwed beautifully At the
half mile he was using thirty strokes
10 the minute. but he started az thirty
four. as against Blackstaife's thx iy-nine.
There was ONLY one solitary yti TO en-
courage Ten Eyck. while a continuous
roar OF cheers rose from both banks for
Blackstaffe. ~ the Fawley Court boat
house BlaCkstafe seemed 10 be suffering
from the effect of the fast first quarter.
bur he was still making "a splendid race
| The half mile was reached in an. -.
| The three-qudrters stake Was rcdched ln
3m. 4Os., when Ten Eyck led Blackstane
| by a length and a half. The mile was
| passed in om. rs, Ten EycA leading by
| two lengths
Then Blacksta1e made a spirited at
| tempt 10 collar his rival. who was now
| fairly in the buckswater. though he
! started from the Berks station. But
| though the wild encouragement Of the
| crowd spurred on the Nesta man. II was
| useless, for the Worcester boy had his
| mcasure ana maintained his position.
Ten Eyck kept his pace with perfect
| compOslre and apparently without special
effort. finishing in s:35.
He is the first American who has won
| the Diamonds.
When Blackstare finished Ten Eyck
r0Wed up 20 him and shook him BY the
| hand. While there was some applause.
| the victory was on the whole highly un-
| popular, the more violent section assert
| ing that a. is only an old trick OF profess
/ siOnals coming over as amateurs The
| race was rowed on an extremely hot day,
| but the whole crowd waited for II and II
excited as much interest as any event or
the regatta.
WOMEN WITH TEN EYCK.
| a In
| Blackstare would win. but the proles-
| siOnals and women were inclined 20 back
! Ten Eyck. as despite the fast time ne
| made against Howell. in the semi-ilnal
| earlier IN the day, they did not consider
! that ne exerted himself 10 anything like
| his full limit. However great Ten Eyck
! unpOpularty may have been with Tie
! crowd that witnessed hIs defeat of Black
/ stane. be was given the biggest recel-
| tl0n 0f any of The pr.ze-winners.
/ AZ the pres entatiOn Of the prizes Colonel
| Frank william. in presenting tho Diamonds
| and Silver gilt eotlets 20 Ten Eyck, said;
| This. the most important prize OF the
| Hcniy regatta. is now carried out ot the
! country for the second time. it having
| once gone 20 Holland / am sorry II has
| been won away from US. but We must put
M with IT, and try 10 get u back hope
the winner when be goes home Will tell
| his o0untlymen that De had clear course
Colonel VILLAINS remarks were greeted
] with loud applause. Ten Eyck was het--
! tilv congratulated On an sides. the little
/ KNOT of Americans di-nutng with tae
/ Erglish ladies and gentlemen ior Snance
to shake bis hand. ..,-...,..,
I'LL FEELING USDIMINISHED.
| TIE mn feeling displayed over Ten EycA g
I victory was uOt al all diminished during
| the evening and after the bestowal or
| the prizes. Blacksiaue, VINO vas nrietiru
in ne anal head by Ten Eyck. AZ the in
| sticati0n Of his Putney supporters sought
/ an Interview with Colonel william. and TIE
! steward and chairman Of the committee
! of management and talked about iocsihS
| a protest against Ten Eyck's standing as
an amateur Colonel william and t.e Stew
/ ard explained 10 him that u was altoseth-
/ or too lare % do 80. a. The committee Lad
! already leci0ed the question
/ The bitterness Of feeling shown mas j. %
/ ~ many predictions that next year the
/ committee will not accept Ten Eycks en-
/ trv In II r. proposed. although he Is the
/ holder OF the Diamond sculls.
! fPUOEIH LE4Gt rs.