The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-17
SCUhLS Ten EYCK'S
HIGHEST PRIZE AT-HElNIEY CAR
RIED AWAY BY THE YOUNG
AMERICAN.
HIS VICTORY UNPOPULAR.
MCDOWELL, OF CHICAGO, BEATEN
IN THE SEMI-FINALS BY
BLACKSTAFFE.
LEANDER CLUB EIGHT BEATEN
Grand Challenge Cup Captured by
New College Crew in a Hard
Fought Contest.

HENLEY, July 16.-For the first
time in the history of rowing at Hen
ley, the Diamond SOULS, the highest
prize that can be won, individually, by
the amateur oarsman, has been captured
by an American. Young Ten Eyck, Of
Boston, today defeated Howell, the
American student at Oxford, and then
easily outrowed Blackstaffe, who in
the semi finals had won over DR.. Nc
Dowell, Of Chicago. Ten Eyck rowed
in easily the best form of any of the
contestants, but his victory was not at
all popular one, and all Of the cheers
were for his defeated opponents. To
the English enthusiasts the event Of
the day was the final for the Grand
Challenge. cup, in which Leander was
beaten by New college in hard fought
contest and in record-breaking time.
In the semi-finalS for the diamond
SOULS, Mcdowell and Blackstaffe start
ed off together, and in fine style At
the top of the island Mcdowell was
heading by quarter of a length, row.
ing thirty-eight stroke to the minute,
as against Blackstaffes forty This
lead he maintained, until they had
passed the quarter-mile stake, when
BlackStaffe forged forward and pushed
the nose of his boat to the front. At
the Rectory, Blackstaffe led by half a
length At the half-mile stake, which
the former reached in two minutes and
forty-five seconds, the Chicagoan ap-
peared done up. A little later Black
static collided with the piles, and Nc
Dowell gained some, but it did no good
In his excitement he caught a crab At
the three-quarter distance Stakebodt,
Blackstaffe was a length ahead, and
rowing easily. He kept this lead with
out much effort, as Mcdowell did not
seem to have any go left. The mile
stake was passed in six minutes and
twenty seconds. Blackstaffe was then
one and quarter lengths ahead, and
from that point to the finish, the con-
test was procession. Blackstaffe beat
the record. Time, S:341a.
Blackstaffe's victory proved very pop
ular, for at the finish he was greeted
with shouts of Good Old England"
The result increased the belief that he
would defeat Ten Elyck in the final.
After the race DR.. Mcdowell said to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press:
Il shall come again next year, and
every year until 1 win. After L caught
the crab 1 lost my gait, and could not
pick it up. Mr. Blackstaffe rowed III
great form. Anyway, 1 was within
the record"
HOWELL BEATEN
Ten Eycl1 in the other semi-final,
got away promptly, rowing easily, and
when the top of the island was reached,
he led Howell, both rowing a stroke
of thirty-tWo to the minute. The Massa-
chusettS OarSman led throughout. Evil
IDENTIFY he had HowelIs measurement.
By the time the half-mile stake was
reached, 3:05, Ten Eyck was a length
ahead, and, though Howell spurted
gamely, he could not overtake him.
1t was close race, however, Ten Eyck
winning by half length in $685.
which, prior to Blackstaffe's achieve
ment this morning. was record time
The three-quarter stake was reached
in 4:49, and the mile stake in 6:27.
Ten Eycks victory was received i'll
almost ominous silence. He has fatal
~ prejudiced the Henleyites against
him by his alleged secret trials and by
the suspicion of professionalism
Howell, however whom everybody
knows to be an American, was encour-
aged by applause and wild yells from
the start to the finish.
In the finals for the diamond skulls,
Ten Eyck got away slightly in advance
of Blackstaffe, an advantage which he
never lost. Half up Temple island he
led by quarter of a length; at the
Eectory by a full length, where he
tried to take Blackstaffe's water. but
was driven out. Ten Eyck, measuring
his man, now adopted the tactics of
keeping just length ahead all the