The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-16
BLACKSTAFPE-7EN EYCE
Survivors in the Contest
for the Diamond SOULS
Mcdowell Badly
Beaten.
BRITISH BLACKGUARDISM RAMPANT
Americans Victory Received With
Ominous Silence-"Good
Old England"
BRITISH BLACKGUARDISH RAMPANT
TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1


ENLEY-oN-THAMES July IS. 1871
favored with beautiful weather. Light
breezes. generally up the course, are blows
ing from the Bucks Shore.
In consequence of the death of Lord
Camoys. late President of this years Re-
gatta Committee, many flags are floating
at half-mast.
The ninth trial heat for the Diamond
ScuIls, was won by H. T. Blackstaffe.
Dowell. The winner had the Berka
shore.
The tenth trial heat for the Diamond
Wachusset Boat Club, Massachusetts,
who beat B. H. Howell (American). Trini-
ty Hall, Cambridge The winner had
the Bucks Station
Blackstaffe won by one and one-quarter
lengths. His victory proved very popular
He was greeted with shouts of Good Old
England" The result has also increased
the belief of the Englishmen that he will
ultimately defeat Ten Eyck
Mcdowell and Blackstaffe started of to-
gether and in fine stye. At the top of the
island Mcdowell was leading by a quarter
to the minute as against Blackstaffe's
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 =
length. At the half mile stake which
the former reached in 2 min. 81 sec, the
'Chicagoan appeared done up. Attle
d Ial =, = fl<,m
and Mcdowell gained some; but It did no
good. In his excitement he caught
crab; and at the three-quarters distance
stake Blackstaffe was length ahead and
rowing easily. He kept this lead with-
TO have any "go'' left.
: The mile stake was passed in min. 70
sec. Blackstaffe was then one and cne-
quarter lengths ahead; and from that
point to the finish the contest was pro-
cession. Blackstaffe beat the rscords
Time 8 min. 81 1-5 sec.
Ten Eyck. In the tenth heat, got away
promptly, rowing easily. and when the
top of the island was reached he led
Howell, both rowing stroke OF thirty
two to the minute.
The Massachusetts, oarsmAn led
throughout Evidently he bad HawelPs
measurement by time.
The half mile stake was reached In 8
min. sec. Ten Eycx was then q
length ahead H. and ndad thoush ns Msw spsS
leader. But it was a close race, Ten
Eyck winning by half length In Win.
az achieSement ieS @cn this morninS. was record
time.
The three-quarters stake was reached
in min. 40 sec. and the mile stake In 9
min. 2f sec.
Ten Eycks' victory was received In
almost ominous silence. He has fatally
prejudiced Henleyites against him by his
alleged secret trials and BY the suspicion
of professionalism.
Howell however, whom everybody
knows to be an American, was encouraged
by applause. cheers and wild yelis from
the start to the finish.
After the race Dr. Mcdowell said to this
of the Associated Press
Il shall come again next year and every
year until l win. After l caught the crab
/ lost my gait and could not pick II up
Mr.. Blackstaffe rowed in great forua-
was within the record
Cup New College Oxford. beat the Lean
der Club by two feet.
In the final race for the Visitors, Chal.
Jesus College, Cambridge. The winner had
the Berks Station.
In the final race for the Ihames Cnaa-
lenge Cup the Kingston Rowing club, who
had the Bucks Station. beat Christ
Church. Oxford
In the final for the Ladies' Challenge
Plate the Elton College eight Qncludipg
Mr.. Astor) beat the eight of Emmanuel
College Cambridge. The winner had
the Bucks Station.
The event of the regatta thus far has
been the race between New and Leander-
It was highly exciting and the spectators
showed the most intense IN
terest.
AT the finish the two boats were so
close that the exact result was not known
until the Judge announced the time, whicA
was min. 81 sec.
Leander led from the start to the end
of Temple Island, rowing forty-twO
stroke as against News thirty-eight. AT
the quarter stake Leander was half a
length ahead, and from that point the
race was q succession of spurts.
Leander, however, was three-quarters
of a length ahead at the Isthmian Lawn.
Then the New College crew began q
struggle such as has seldom been paral-
leled at Henley. Inch by inch they df-
minished the distance between them and
the rival boat, then passed it, then fell
behind again, Leander conteSting hotly,
now leading and now following. until the
line was crossed in record-breaking time-s
The final for the Stewards Challenge
Cup was won by the Leander Club, who
beat New College, Oxford. The winner
mad the Bucks Station E
The final for the Wyfold Challenge Cup,
was won by the Kingston Rowing Club.
from the Berks Station. beating Jesus
College, Cambridge.