The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-17
Ten Eyck Captures the Celebrated 4 Dla-s
fnond Skulls Trophy. sIS=g.
EASY VICTORY OVER BLAcxsTAJF:FE &.
Took i4..s. n h.cnd at the sinr, ana <.rrd::
""iis Increa*eH ere f'''t II 10 the Tiniahz
'Fhe Triumph Unpopular from the
EnEtssii ssandpoint : -Expressfony
Of ia Feeling. sS@ $

Henley, Eng .Ju]v n 1eo7 /

mas oeen carried out OF tie country Ten d
Eyck. the American. to-day defeated II
mElack5taiie, m English. In the final diar
mond srulls. Es IS; 1-sis.E| |
Among the American vipltors who
Witnessed The races was former Vice
President Allai T. stevenson, Sies
Stevenson, John ". Foster, Colonel Z 81.
G.! Colquhoun, Miss Colquhoun General
william nj: Osborne, Consul General to 4
LONDON. and Mrs. Osborne, Mis. and
! Miss CllEgitt OF Baltimore, and Mir. ana 4
Mrs. S. w. Jarvis. OF New York. 1isE-
The third day of the regatta. wa $ Ia
vored with beautiful weather. Liuht
brcezes generally UP the course were
blowing from the Bucks shore. In con-
sequence of the death OF Ijurd Camoys
late president OF this years regatta com
mtttec. many flags are floating at half&
| mast. sT1s
In the sami-finals for the Diamond
! scnls, Dr. w. S. Mcdowell, Delaware
ttoat Club OF Chicago, was defeated b5yi;
H. T.. Elackstaffc, VeGtat Rowing CLUB.
| while t. H. Ten 15ycs, Wachusett Boa
Giub, Worcester, Mass, won his neat
Win Is. ri. Howell, an American study
Ing at Trinity CcllerS, Cambridge
In the final race TO-. the grand cha1-
ienEe cup (cights) New College, OK
| ford, beat the Leandcr Club by two feet. I
In the final race for the Visitors Chal-f
ienge Cup college fcurs}. Trinity Col-
iege, Oxford. beat Jesus College s. Cam
'brfuse, The winner had the Berks sta
ton. 81 til ~ ,]'' sf
In the final race for the Thomas chal-s
lenge cup the Kingston Rowing Club
| beat the Christ Church, Oxford. .s,5 sE5t tS55
me event Of the regatta was the race
between New and Leander. E SS$ It }.l4 ~ a 81
highly exciting and the spectators
everywhere showed the most in senEa In
tcrest }.5 IS ~sSs'aE5
At the finish the two boats were Sd
close that the result was not known by;
the spectators until the Judge an
nounced that Leander had won. @ The
Time was six minutes and fifty-one. Sec
| Ontls. s555SH
IN the final for the Ladies' Challenge
Plate the Eten College eight dncIud.ns
She son Of William Waldorf Astor). bea q
the eight OF Emanuel College. CAM
bridge. aIss v sl91'',,s.s3
| t>he final for the Wyford challenge
cup was won by the Kingston Rowing.
Cum. beating Jesus College, Ca!abyi1s n
The final for the Nlckall's Challenge
cup was won by e. II. I3nlfour and
Nickails, Leander, who beat a. S. Bell
and w. j. Fernie, Trinity Hall, Cam 4
bridge. The winners roWed on M the
! f3crks side $5.syass5s
Then came the final for the Diamond
sculls 555Is$
Ten Tyck got away slightly In Sad-
vance OF 3lackstaffe, an :ldvaratages +
which he never lost. Half up Temple
Island he led by q quartcr OF a. lang I'll
at the Rectory by full lengtll, where d
| he tried to take Riack5.afre'S water butt
was driven cut i$ti
| Ten Eyck, measuring hts man. now y
adopted the tactics OF keeping just a
! length ahead all the time and using
no more effort than was necessary to d q 8
so. The umpires said he reminded TIL en- &
of Hanlan. He rowed beautifully. AT
| the half mile he was using thirty strokes v
to the minute: but he started at 81 as Z
| against Blackstatfe's 80. E
| There was only one solitary yell to h
encourage Ten Eyclr, while q continuous
roar Of cheers rose frorl ITO til banks fer
! Blackstaffe. At the FaWley] court boat q
| house Eiackstaffe seemed te, he suffer-
ing from the effect Of t.!.e fact first quar-
ter, but he wz,s still making q splendid
! race. {T5a s1a4 z bsS lissfsyif$5s
The half mile was reached IN three \
minutes. eight seconds Tshe three
Quarter stake was reached in folr nliflss
| utes. forty seconds. when Ten Eyck led
, Blacks ta!fe by a length and a half. n. The 81
| mile was passed in six minutes, twenty
| two seconds. Ten Eyek leading, by two
| lengths IA G5 4 5sE5t 81 zSS s4S
Then Blackstaffe made q spirited at
| tempt to collar his rival, who was now
| started from the Berlts station. Il But
though the wild encouras cement OF al
| crowd spurrsd on the Vest taInars it was s
useless. for the Worcester boy had miss
measure and maintained his posi- itione
Ten Eycll kept his pace with perfect
composurs end apparently without ara-#
| cial effort, finishing in eight mlnutasgS
thirty-five seconds He is rs the first:
| American who has won the Diam onSa. 81
! When Blackstatfe finished, Ten E5ypIsSs
| rowcd upito him and shook him by heSs
! hand. While there was some applausaNs
the victory on the whole vas entirely
unpopular, The more violent section ae;!ss IS
! serting that it is only an old trick Of
| professionals coming over; as sfi1afeuss.8 a.
! The race was roWe5 on an extremely
| hot day, but the whole IS crowd $$Watted# II
! for it, and II excited as much Hserests1aa
] any event Of the regatta. gft
| Esl The IIenleyians, to q man opsdsthats
.Blaekstaffe would win, but t ne pTofes.;ss
! sionaIs and women were a in ncltneSl s To-
back Ten Eyct, aa despi te. the f4at TIME
! he made against Howell III " the gent t-SSS
final earlier In the day hey did Ssii9t ts$
consider tlia he eXerteda nina self any
thing like his full trl,s
| 81 However great EN- Byc cIss ~ unnonusaf.
i.y5mny have been wa tn th fcrpRd ii ta
wi ttrlsssed his DEF saf s6f a
was given he hi test recert Ion Ef any
zof8 Tho prize W innars
the present tiaras sof md sss
5onel IRA III
i ons sInped ON