The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
NJ M'DOWELL AHEAD.
In Spite of Bad Steering
the American Wins the
First Heat at
Henley.
FOR THE DIAMOND sCULLs
Winnipegs Score Poor Success
-Leanders Win a Heat
Too.
FOR THE DIAMOND sCULLs
[Ry Gable to The Associated press.I

HENLEY ON THAMES. July IA. 1881
The trial heats of the Henley regatta for
1897 began today with beautiful weather,
though a stiff wind blew at intervals
flom the Berkshire shore. The crowd
was not so large as usual.
The first event was trial heat No for
the Thames Challenge Cup. AT the Bucks
Station, Kings College, Cambridge, beat
the Royal Indian Engineering College,
Hooper's Hill.
In the Ladies' Challenge Plate, first
trial heat. Emmanuel Colege, Cambridge,
beat Bclliol College, oxford, at the
Bucks Station.
In the Grand Challenge Cup, first heat,
the Leander Club, beat the Thames Row
ing Club, winning easily and in perfect
style by one and three-quarters lengths.
The time for half the course was min
utes and 20 seconds, and for the whole
course minutes and q seconds. This
heat was raced at the Bucks Station.
At the Berixs Station in the first trial
heat for the Grand Challenge Cup, Trinity
Hall, Cambridge, beat the London Row
ing Club.
In the Ladies' Challenge Plate. first trial
heat. at the Berks Station Christ Church,
Oxford, beat Trinity College, oxford,
In the first trial heat for the Diamond
Sculls, at the Bucks Station, j. ]. Blusse,
of the DeHoop Rowing Club. Amsterdam,
beat S. Fairbairn, Jesus College, Cam
bridge.
In the trial heat for the Thames Chal-
lenge Cup, at the Berks Station, the
Delft Students Rowing Club beat the
Thames Rowing Club.
In the trial heat for the Diamond
Souls, at the Berks Station, Dr. w. S.
Mcdowell, of the Delaware Boat Club,
Chicago, beat the Hon. E. A. Guinness,
Thames Rowing Club Mcdowell won
easily cat the Berks Station) by length.
Time minutes 10 1-5 seconds. Tomorrow
he will meet E. H. Ten Eyck, Wachusset
Boat Club, of Worcester; j. ]. Blusse
De Hoop Rowing Club, Amsterdam, and
T. J. Hogan, New Ross Boat Club, Ire
land.
DR.. Mcdowell made a splendid start,
his easy powerful stroke giving him an
advantage which he never lost to the end
of the race. He was quite clear at the
end OF Temple Island and from that point
seemed to be merely padding, so far as
exertion was concerned.
He reached the half distance In min
utes and seconds and was then three
lengths ahead.
He rowed a beautiful course, not giving
Guinness any wash, and reached Fawley
Court Boat House in minutes and
seconds, the three-quarters distance
stake in minutes, the mile stake in
minutes and 81 seconds.
Here Guinness made a, squirt and re-
duced McDowell's lead by two boat
lengths; but Mcdowell had plenty of re-
serve and soon drew ahead again.
Mcdowell steered badly at the finish
but passed the final post a length ahead
Guinness was cheered fron, the banks
along the whole course, while very little
encouragement was given to Mcdowell.
distinctly better than it was a year ago.
said to the correspondent of The Asso-
ciated Press Immediately after the race:
success encourages me for the races that
In another trial heat for the scullgs at
don Rowing Club, beat R. K. Beaumont,
Burton-on-Trent Rowing Club.
In the trial heat for the sculls at the
vesta Rowing Club beat G. OK. Philips,
New College, Oxford.
In. the trial heat for the Stewards
Challenge Cup, at the Berks Station, the
Winnipeg Rowing Club of Canada beat
the Utrecht University Boat Club. Tri-'
At the Bucks Station, in trial heat
for the Ladies Challenge Plate, the Etcn
College crew beat the crew of Bailey
College
The Winnipegs Cat the BerlSs Station,
Stewards ChaIlenge) got away quickly
and promptly took the lead. They struck
the water at a forty-one to the minute
stroke, the Utrechts rowing at forty.
At the top of Temple Island the Ut
reehts colided with the piles. From that
point to the finish their steering was very
bad, but So too, for that matter, was the
steering of the Winnipegs. AT the half
way posts the Winnipegs were in the
IItrechts, mater and wit hin an ace ruhar1