The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15
OUR CHANCES AT HENLEY.
AMERICAN OARsNEK BEGw WE'LL
IN ENGLLHD,S ne ClRNITAL.

n1cDow eli or Chirago Outrows Guipness
with E~ase-vsunE Tes Eyct Vet IN Reserve-
LONDON. July lA-Tho annual regatta n
Henley -on.the- Thames began to-day. The hrst
heat In the race for the Diamond scullS was
won BY J. }. Blusse, De Hoop r. c.. Amster-
dam, who beat s. Fairbairn Of Jesus College.
Cambridge.
In the second heat w. 6. Mcdowell Of the
Delaware Boat Club Of Chicago boat the Hon.
e. A. Guinness Of the Thames Rowing oluo'
winning by a length In 0 minutes and 10 sec
onds. The consensus Of opinion ts that MO
DowelI viii win tho Diamond SOULS. In the
third heat H. T. Blackstaffe OF the Vista Row.
Ing Club. beat G. K. Phillips Of New College.
Oxford. In tho fourth heat A. r. @. Everitt Of
the London Rowing Club boat n. X. Beaumont
Of the Burton. on. Trer t Rowing Club.
In the heats for the Grand Challenge Cup, In
which event there are seven entries, the Loan
der Club, the holders Of the trophy. beat the
Thames Rowing Club and Trinity Hall, Cam
bridge, beat the London Rowing Club.
In the arst boat for the Stewards Challenge
Cup the Winnipeg Rowing Club Of Canada
beat the Utrecht University Rowing Club,
after n foul, by three.quarters Of a length In z
minutes and AZ seconds. The fouling was done
by the Utrecht crew. In the second heat the
London Rowing Club, the holders of tho trophy,
beal the Thames Rowing Club.
A gloom was cast over Hen .ey this afternoon
by the ammo uncement OF the death OF, LORD
Camoys, President OF the REGATTA Committee.
The Henley Regatta, which was established
in 1899, has. grown steadily from Q duel be,
tween the rival universities OF Oxford and
Cambridge 10 be q rowing carnival OF interna-
tional importance. Originally there was but
but since then the programme has Increased 10
such proportions that the fixture extends over
America has been more or less In touch with
the big English %tlrotion since 1878. In that
year Columbia university, sent over a four
ards Challenge Cup but won the vlsitor., CnaL:
lenge Cup. The noted Sho- wae-cae-mette crew
sucuumbed In the final heat for the Stewards
In 1881 Cornell, having triumphed over her
sent the crew to Henley, The lthacans made q
sad niess OF matters ON that occasion. and were
%Srnsii tri Srs's sasiS in rOf 1885, sSm this sn Time With Il an
Grand Challenge Cup. How the lthacan, left
lap.et In their next attempt is now u matter OF
owing history. Cornell again came in Tor a
out such a clear case In refutation that even
the most prejudiced were forced to admit that
the ,lthacans were moro sinned against than
SHINING. The starter took all the blame for
leaving Leander. and all the knocking" In.
dulged In on y served to rivet Corneirs claim
While Co nell was having such a dishcartcu-
Ing experience In the Grand Challenge Cup
struggle. the Argonauts Of Cansda were cutting Tbs9s
four. which had won the American champion
ship the previous year. only sutie.ed de.eAt by
while two members Of the crew, the brothers
Thompson, showed up prominently. although
not sntse's aIs j., f9 35. the fb diamond d ona S %ass a sa de-
termined bid for the Wingfeld sculls at Lon
don and altogether the Argonauts won the
tent that the appreciatiyc Saxons forwarded q
national testimonial TO them arter their return
This sportsmanIike display, Of International
y v1Sit to .d Henley y b lat ri ysl aima Ike e, G ISs r sisb ,hs
the first heat for The Grand Challenge cup.
mate winner. DR.. Mcdowell was also over
lsat year. and he failed 10 turn The adverse tide
Of fortune as he went ENID, down Ta in the 'ec ,ohd round
This brief "reminiscences brings the situation up
mems the outlook Is much more rosy than here
to-. 70 from an American stand point. Tho
their first trial satisfactorily. but their battle,
although well begun, is no by any mean, half
and 1t remains to be seen how they will fare
when pittet against the real game to-day and
Yesterdays scplling, trial was in the nature
defeated the same man against WnOm ne
started in last year. He did the trick with
such conspicuous case, however, this time, that
1t Is no wonder the tow-path critics arc sweet
on his chances OF winning out. The holder Of
the little. the Hon. Ruppcrt Guinness. is not "A
competitor, but It will be noticed that Beau.
mont, who beat Mcdowell last year, was him
self disposed Of yesterday by Everitt, a Lon
don man.
America has a second string to her bow
which has yet to be test cd and which may after
all furnish The note OF victory for which Yankee
ears have been throbbing since 1873. The I'M
tried one, 40 far as Henley Is concerned. is
young Ten Eyck OF Worcester. who, although
yet a minor, has clearly earned the title OF
Americas best am teur sculier. Should Nc
Dowell fail TO Justify the fat ering comments
cab.ed about him there Is still q hope TO cling
10 while Ten Eyck survives. The Worcester
youngster will probably have to face the music
this afternoon, but the triple representation
with which this continent started out still re
mains intact and further developments are
naturally awaited with interest.
Lawn Tennis-
NIAGARA. Ont. July l4.-Play In the tourna
ment for tho lawn tennis championship o.
Canada was stopped here this afternoon by q
heavy thunder shower. Fischer beat Parrot IL
the morning after an exciting match of twt
deuce sets. In the first Parel secured a lead o.
five to lour and forty 10 love. and received lou