The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-15
MCDOWELL & TEN EYCKB
Two Americans Win in Trial
Heats for the Diamond
Seulls-Leanders Ahead.
IBy Gable to The Associated Press ]

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HENLEY EY-ON-TIIAMES, July Is. 1897
The second day of the regatta is favored
with beautiful weather. A light wind is
blowing up the course. The attendance
is much better than it was yesterday
( The third heat of the Grand Challenge
Cup contest was won by the Leander
Club, who had the Berks Station, beating
the Utrecht University Boat Club, Trit-
ton.
Leander won easily, after procession,
by one and three-quarters lengths. Time,
Z minis. IL secs.
The fourth heat for the Grand Challenge
Cup was won by New College, Oxford,
who beat Trinity Hall. Cambridge. The
winner had the Bucks Station.
New College led throughout. Trinity
Hall spurted gamely at the finish; but
New responded and won by half a length.
Time, Minis 2 secs.
The fifth trial heat for the Ladies
Challenge Plate was won by Emmanuel
College, Cambridge, who had the Bucks
Station, beating Christ Church College,
Oxford.
The fifth trial heat for the Thames
Challenge Cup was won by the Kingston
Rowing Club, who beat the Delft Stu
dents Rowing Club. The winner had
the Bucks Stations
The sixth trial heat for the Ladies
Challenge Plate was won by Eton Col
lege, from the Bucks Station, who beat
Kings College, Cambridge.
DR.. Mcdowell, in the fifth trial heat for
the Diamond Souls, defeated 7. J. Ho-
gan, New Ross Boat Club, Ireland, win
ming as he liked in 9 min and 80 Sec The
winner had the Bucks Station.
Hogan got away first and soon led by
half a length. Mcdowell was after him
at full speed, soon collared him and when
they reached open later began to pass
him Then to everybody's astonishment,
Hogan showed signs of being winded and
of losing his head He collided with al
most everything in sight and was thrice
mixed up with the piles.
Mcdowell slowed UP. looked complacent-
ly at his rival and then proceeded towards
the finish very quietly and as it he were
lowed Hogan to overtake him and they
We're almost even at the finish. The
times were as folows:-Quarter mile /
min. 45 sec; half mile, min. Sec; mile,
min, 56 sec
The sixth trial heat for the Diamond
Souls was won by H. T. Blackstaffe,
Kasta Rowing clgb who na beat Az A =
ner had the Bucks station. The seventh
was won by e. Fl. Ten Eyck, Wachusset
Boat Club, Massachusetts, VINO beat j.
J. BluSse of the De Hoop Rowing Club.
The winner had the Berks station. His
time was 8 minutes 16 seconds. He pad
died home easily. About half way down
the course Blusse stopped completely
rowed out. Ten Eyck at not time exerted
himself except for moment or so i'm.
mediately after the start. But his form
then quite surprised his English critics:
H Howell, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, who
beat G: McHenry, Thames Rowing Club.
The winner had the Berks Station.
In consequence of the widely spread re-
ports that the elder Ten Eyck had en-
deavored to keep the practice heats. OF
the younger a secret, public opinion has
been rather cool towards the Massachu-
sets oarsman. In some quarters very
decided feeling of hostility. has been ex-
pressed. Young Ten Eycks style does
not suit the English and they say So.
Ten Eyck and Blusse started even, but
the American promptly poked the nose
of his boat in front and when he cleared
the island was three-quarters of a
length ahead, rowing stroke of thirty
five to the minutet. He reached the
quarter mile stake in minute IL seconds.
The first trial heat for the Wyfold Ghal-
lenge Cup was won by Jesus College,
Cambridge, who beat the Thames Row
ing Club The winner had the Bucks
station The second was won by the
Kingston Rowing Club. which beat the
London.
The third trial heat for the Stewards
Challenge Cup was won by the Leander
Club, from the Berks Station, beating
the London Rowing Club.