The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-13
NOW FOR ROYAL HENLEY.
Rngiand's Big Aquatic Event or the Year Opens
Tomorrow.

International rowing will be the order for the
next three days. and all eyes will BIO focused on
historic Henley. The British aquatic Derby"
Is becoming an event OF increasing interest to
Americans, owing to the development of the
rowing situation within the past three years.
The successive attempts OF Cornell and Yale to
win honors at England's great rowing reunion
have attracted universal attention., and al
though neither college is represented this time
the sentiment survives, inasmuch as this conti-
nent plays a triple hand. represented by the
Winnipeg crew, DR.. Mcdowell Of Chicago and
Young Ten Eyck OF Worcester.
with these candidates in on their merits, the
interest aroused would have been general. but
the feeling of national esprit de corps has been
intensified by the persistent attempts made
through the British press to impeach the anna
tour standing of tho Winnipeg crew and Ten
Eyck. Tho Field has led a regular crusade on
the subject, and, after failing to implicate the
champion American four. prints the following
letter and comment regarding Ten Eyck In its
issue of June 20:
SIR: / have read in your issue OF to-day the para
graph dealing with young Ten Eyok's qualifications
as an amateur entitled to scull at Henley. It would.
in my opinion, be an insult TO amateur scullers 10 ask
them to row against him. ! have lived for fifteen
years in the United States. and have frequently had
q days sculling on Lake Quinsgamond. just outside
Worcester. Mass and ! have seen this Young man
under Henley regatta rules. Who is2 He might pos
f herss. S Ss t an1SSG Is 10 no 'p PROOF Of IN Ills . having ros y sSfs for q
money prize. but he has absolutely no locus stdndf US q
me sdTise the Henley stewards to eommunicate either
with Mr.. Frank Hale of the worcester tMass) Club or
Herbert Leeds. both Of the Somerset club, Boston.
A 70 HUGH STREET. EcclrsHos SQUARE Il ). w. June 10.
llt Is not neressary that Ten Eyes should have
RinnaI for he would DO disqualified A8 an amateur
under clause II. A, I, A, Constitution, par q! Who
manual labor for money or wases."-Ep,l
Tho Worcester, sculler's entry has been ac-
copied, nevertheless. and British criticism has
furnishes the following interesting data con-
corning the entries from this continents:
Those who had sent in their names from portions
Britain and Ireland had done 30 at previous dates.
S ss Si,H TO to the . rules ni;on and ", ,s sse F,s are al Gra IN lGiS S,S SSn n;
we announced last week. viii not come, overland
, psst eight 9s :: sl1 Rst'. a! p a."iss Sa H aSi'rHSr as which I" '''
or them, our cousins from Canada claim tho first
since their arrival at Henley, and clearly arc the class
OF visitors which are always welcomed there: Their
has not met with any approval. and they have come
on very, little, 4 ataL since then The time Is stIl
most entirely with tho arms, The record OF the Win.
nipes club a. however, good and with three OF the
fui ia;t year and as thsy certainly do make Their Their
f HSa1 dn1Ss'' than is p SsnsrSlly s" SApeStSd They have
been rather handicapped during the last day or two.
~ ON Wednesday they were not out nt all, nor on
Thursday morning, some OF them having gone 20
southampton TO fetch u new American paper boat
which had Just arrived by the ST. Louis. Their names
are J. G. ArmytaSe (steerer). W. j. X, osborne, K. l..
Lloyd, c. J.. Marks (st.), On ThurSday afternoon they
had "a long row In the new boat, going down to Ham
bledon Lock and back. taking ono or two hard spins.
The work was not quite right. but otherwise the craft
suited them.
Dr. Mcdowell OF Chicago Is practising at Putney
He has been made an honorary member of the l.. II. C.
and II using It's quarters, Ho has not brought u boat
with him. thinking IL a waste OF trouble and money
but has had one built by j. ii. ClaSpsr, with which he
Is well satisfied. He IL In good condition and VIII
certainly do fun justice TO what he considers the right
kind OF Sculling. IL IS not that which Is approved IN
this country, and waS not successful at the last Hen
ley regatta, Absence OF body swing, with arm AMI
leg work alone. characterize II.
Y. II, Ton EyCk OF Worcester, Mass, U. y. A, Is also
at Putney and likewise has had a Claspcr boat built
He is being looked after by his father, the profcs
". q. Iuness sculling regatta ut Putney ten year'
tho impression OF having exceptional power. Hi
style or sculling, 10 far as II has been seen, Is not al
all taking. The Instant he commences the stroke M
bends his arms, and It IL finished when he is at tht
perpendicular, with his elbows far away from li
body. He soems TO do very little work aud has shown
no pace. but possibly may exert himself more wlel
he thinks himself uuObscrvui.
Incidentally II Is refreshing TO find the follow
Ing sportsmRnliko comment In the lOndoI
Sporting LIE OF June l6:
Last week / spoke about the socialitics OF sport a
evidenced In this country. BE II 5smembered TIA