New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
SOULS
an AMERICAN WINS THE GREAT RACE
AT THE HENLEY REGATTA.

AT THE HENLEY REGATTA.
xpowELL BEATEN BY BI-AcKsTAFrE-cHARaHs
OF PROFESSIONALISM AGAINST THE WINNER
REJEcTED-THE OTHER RACES.
u.n,sv-on.Thames July le.-E. II. Ten Byck, OF
a.. Wschusett Boat Club. Of Massachusetts,. won
80 crai for the Diamond SOULS to-day. beating
r Blackstane. OF the vesta Rowing Club He
had the Berks station j.
Tar Evck got away Hrst slightly In advance OF
plsckstafe an advantage which ne never ios''
uar way I'D Temple Island he led by quarter
~ a length and at the Rectory by run iehs'"
r,ar. Tep F,yck tried TO take Blackstaffes water
hut WAS driven out. Ten Eyck. measuring MS
man now adopted the tactics OF keeping just a
Is,eth ahead all the time and using no more ei.
fort than was necessary 10 do So The uhpires sau
he reminded them of Hanian. He roweo oeauu-
,ulIv At the half mile he was using thirty strokes
% tho minute but he had started at th'rty-four
AZ against Blackstaffe's thirty nine
There was only solitary yel 10 encourage len
ri while a continuous roar of cheers rose from
bo,h banks for Blackstafe. AT Fawey Court poa--
bouse Blackstaffe seemed TO be sunering from the
anact OF the first quarter. but he was still max
49,, = snlendjd race The half-milc was reached in
snS Tho three-quarters stake was reached in i:i0.
"a Ten Eyck led Backstaffe by length and a
har The mile was passed in GO, Ten Eyck lead
ing by lengths
,or his rival who now fairly In the Bucks
,a- tbough he started from the Berks station.
pr, though the wild encouragement Of the crowd
srurred on the Vesta man, IL was useless. for the
Worcester boy had his measure and maintained
his lead Ten Eyck kept his pace with perfect
con,osure and apparently without special effort,
or,sbing in s minutes and 81 seconds. He is the
orst American winner of the Diamond Sculls.
AFTER THE VICTORY
r,,aot-e,a finished Ton I,yck rowed up
,o him and shook him by the hand while there
was some applause The victory, on the whole,
however was highly unpopular, the more violent
sec;jon charging Ten Eyck with professionalism
Ten Eyok said after the race: Naturally, am
very much pleased at winning by a length and
half over so good a man as Blackstaffe. ! don't
think was pumped out at the end; for. although
perspiring freely l not rowed out. 1t Is
mistake TO say that l rowed over 20 as to take
Blackstaffes water. The fact is that for a mo-
ment ! found myself there. in the race with
Howell but got out as quickly as | could. am
very much pleased with the kind attentions have
received from the regatta officials"
The elder Ten Eyck added: We have been we'll
treated by everybody with whom We have come
Which We have been accused. / know OF none, nor
have ever said word TO my boy TO prompt niin
that he has proved himself so fine oarsinan."
However great Ten Eyck's unpopularlty may
teat haH' Of Backsae, he got the biggest reception
Of any OF the prize-winners. Colonel FRANK william
In presenting the diamonds and the silver gilt goo-
This the most important prize of the Henley
Regatta is now carried out of the country for the
second time. it having gone to Holland.
en- sorry II has been won away from us. put we
the winner when he gets home, will tell his coun-
trymen that he had clear course ana Ia iair play
SIDES. the n;,le knot OF Americans dsputing with
the English men and women for chance 10 shaAe
The ilI-feeling displayed over Ten Eycks victory
was not at all diminished in the evening, and aiter
stgation of his Putney supporters, sought an inter-
with Colonel william and he steward ana ana
talked about lodging pro5eSi asaRs Wa1 ana ne
steward explained TO him that II was nitogetdef d
TOO late to do so. as the committee had ALREADY ae,
has led 10 many predictions that next year the
committee will not accept Ten Eycks entry II II IS
sstURHss'' scails, A''''O'" ~ ~ .,.,... -.
Previous to his victory ever oBs slaiksss IN sne
OF Trinity Hall. Cambridge. in the tenth trial neat
M'DowELL's DEFEAT.
In the ninth trial heat Blackstaffe beat Or. Nc
DoweI Of Chicago. Blackstaffe's victory over NC
Dowen proved very popular He was greeted with
shouts of Good old England" Mcdowell ana
Blackstare started off together and in fine style
AT the top OF the island Mcdowell was leading by
70 he minute as against Blackstaffes forty. This
aa ne saRe w6en forged ahead and
pushed the nose Of his boat TO the front AT the
haifmile Stake the Chicagoan appeared done UP.
The mile stake was passed in minutes ~ ssconqs.
ahead and from that place 10 the finish the con-
Time-S:sil-5
After the race DR. Mcdowell said TO the corre-
spondent Of the Associated Press: Il shall come
again next year and every year until win
NEW COLLEGE AND LEANDER.
In the final race for the Grand Challenge Cup New
College Oxford beat the Leander Club by two feet.
AT the finish the two boats close that the
exact result was known until the judge an
nounced the time, which was minutes and 81
seconds
f Anal he sS TcS ssss sx cgg
oxford The winner had the Bucks station;
In the hnal for the Ladies Challenge Plate ne ne
eight OF Emmanuel College. Cambridge The win
ner had the BUCKS station. 1t was great race: race
Contested and exciting When they passed Fawley
Court boathouse Eton was in the lead but Emnian-
sTandsfanG. When y Eton aH roWea them down in
splendid fashion. and, amid a perfect babel OF
u,es and l second which is nine seconds inside the
In the final race for the Visitors Challenge Cup,
Trinity College oxford, beat Jesus College. Cam
bridge. The winner had the Berks station.
the Kingston Rowing club which had the Bucks
station. beat Christ Church. oxford.
The final for the Nickalls Challenge Cup was won
by Z. r Balfour and Nickas. Leander who beat
a. S. Bel and W. J. Fernie, Trinity Hall, Cam
The final for the Wyfold Challenge Cup was won
by the Kingston Rowing Club beating Jesus Col
Among the American visitoS Were Adlai E.
Stevenson Miss stevenson & Johr W. P0ster, 0oG
General Osborne and Mrs. Osborne, Major-General
Whipple Mrs and Miss Cggett. Of Baltimore, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Jarvis, of New-York.
THE CANADIAN TEAM THIRD.