The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-17
AN AMERICAN WON AT HENLEY.
Young Ten Eyck Captured the Diamond
Scul1s.


Henley-on-the-T Thames, July 16.-The
third day of the Henley regatta was fay
ored with beautiful weather
The ninth trial heat (semi-fnals) for
the diamond scull was won by Fl. M.
Blackstaff. Vesta rowing club, who beat
DR. Mcdowell. The winner had the
Berks side. This leaves Mcdowell out
of the finals.
Mcdowell and Blackstatf started off to
getber and in fine style. AT the Rectory
Blackstaff led by half a lenght. At the
half mile stake, the Chicagoan appea red
done up. A little later Blackstaff coll i'd
ed with the piles and Mcdowell gained
some. but it did no good. In his excite
ment he caught crab and at the three
quarters distance stake Blackstaff was n
length ahead, and kept his lead without
much effort. Blackstaff beat the record
Time minutes "a Is seconds,
After the race Mcdowell said to the COR
respondent of the Associated Press ssI
shall come again next year and every
year until I win. After / caught the
crab 1 lost my gait and could not pick it
IN. Mr.. Blackstaff rowed in great form
ANYWAY was within the record.
The tenth trial heat in the semi-f1nals
for the diamond SOULS was won by E. Ia.
Ten Eyck, Wachusset boat club, Worces-
ter, Mass, who beat B. Il. Howell, Game
rican) Trinity hall, Cambridge The
winner had the Berks station.
The Massachusetts oarsman led through
out. Evidently he had Howells measure
ment. Ten Eek won by half length
in s minutes, SO seconds, which, prior to
Blackstaff's victory achieved this morn
ing, was record time.
In the final race for the grand challenge
cup, New College, Oxford, beat the Lean
der club by two feet.
The event of the regatta thus far was
the race between New and Leander. 1t
was highly exciting and the spectators
everywhere showed the most intense in
terest
Ten EycIz of Worcester won the final
heat in the race for the diamond SOULS.
He had the Berks side of the river.
Ten Eyck got away first. slightly in ad-
vance of Blackstaff, an advantage which
he never lost.
There was only one solitary yell to en-
courage Ten Eyck, while continuous
roar Of cheers rose from both banks for
Blackstaff.
But though the wild encouragement of
the crowd spurred on the Vesta man, it
was useless, for the Worcester boy had his
measure and maintained his position.
composure and apparently without spec
ial effort, finishing in 8 minutes and 30
seconds. He is the first American winner
of the Diamond SOULS.
When Blackstaff finished, Ten Eyck
rowed up to him and shook him by the
hand, while there was some applause.
But the victory is on the whole unpopu-
lar, the more violent asserting that it is
only an old trick of professionals coming
over as amateurs.
The race was rowed on an extremely
hot day, but the whole crowd waited for
it and it excited as much interest as any
event of the regatta.
The Henleyans, to man, hoped that
Blackstaffe would win, but the profess
SIGNALS and watermen were inclined to
back Ten Eyck, as, despite the fast
not consider that he extended himself to
anything like his full limit.
The elder Ten Eyck said: "We have
been well treated by everybody with
whom we have come into official contact.
As. for the Yankee tricks of which we
have been accused, I know of none, nor
have l ever said a word to my boy to
prompt him to do anything tricky Natural.
ly, am pleased that he has proved him
self SO fine an oarsman.'
However great Ten Eycks unpopulari-
ty may have been with the crowd that
witnessed his defeat of Blackstaff, he
was given the biggest reception of any
of the prize winners.
(. At the presentation of the prizes Col.
Frank Winans in presenting the dia-
monds and silver gilt goblets to Ten
Eyck, said; s'This, the most important
prize of the Henley regatta, is now car
ried out of the country for the second
time, it having once gone, to Holland.
am sorry it has been won away from
us, but we must put up with it and try
to get it back. hope the winner when
he goes back home will tell his country
men that he had a clear course and fair
play"
Col. Winans's remarks were greeted with
loud applause Ten Eyck was heartily
congratulated on all sides.
Much Pleased in Worcester.
Worcester, Mass, July 16.-The news
of the victory of young Ten Eyck at
Henley was received in this city with
great satisfaction. The members of the
Wachusetts boat club, who sent him to
England, were especially jubilant. They
engaged section Of battery B and had
national salute of 81 guns fired in Eos
ter street this evening.