The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-17
ENGLISH ARE SORE.
Because an American has Won the Dia.
mond SOULS at Henley.

mond SOULS at Henley.
-the-Thames. July 16.-The
third day Of the Henley regatta was IA.
vored with beautiful weather. Light
breezes generally up the course were
blowing from the Bucks shore.
In the semi-finals for the Diamond
souls, DR.. W. S. Mcdowell. Delaware
Boat club of Chicago, was defeated by
H. T. Blackstaff, Vesta Rowing club
while E. H. Ten Ecyk, Wachusett Boat
club. Worcester, Mass, won mis- heat with
Is. II. Powell, an American, Trinity COL
lege, Cambridge. Blackstaff had the
Berks shore in his contest with mellow
ell, and Ten Ecyk had the Bucks shore
in the other heat. This eft the finals to
be rowed between Ten Ecyk and Black
staff.
Mcdowell and Blackstaff started off TO-
gether and in fine style. The mile stake
was passed in minutes and 20 seconds.
Blackstaff was then one and a quarter
lengths ahead; and from that point to the
finish the contest was a procession.
Blacks.aff beat the record. Time, min
utes, "a 1-5 seconds
Blackstaff's victory proved very popu-
lar. for at the finish he was greeted with
shouts Of Good old Englandr' The re-
suit increased the belief OF the English
men that he would defeat Ten Ecyk in
the final.
After the race Mr.. Mcdowell said 70
the correspondent OF the Associated
Press:
II shall come again next year and
every year until I win. After I caugh.
the crab 1 lost my gait and could not
pick 1, up. Mr.. Blackstaff rowed in great
form. Any way, I was within the rec
ord"
Ten Ecyk, in the other semi-fnal, got
eachusetcs oarsman led throughout. Ii
was close race. Ten Ecyk winning by
half length in minutes and SO seconds
which. prior 10 Blackstaff's achievement
this morning, was record time.
Ten Ecyk's victory was received in al
most ominous silence He had fatally
prejudiced the Hen,eyites against him by
cion Of professionalism.
Howell, however, whom everybody
knows 10 be an American, was encourag-
ed by applause and wild yeils from the
start TO the finish.
Ten Ecyk won the final in the Diamond
souls. Ten Ecyk got away slightly in
advance os Blackstaff. an advantage
which ne never lost. The mile was pass
ed in s minutes and % seconds, Ten Ecyk
leading by two .engths.
Ten Ecyk apparently without special
effort, finished in minutes and SIS sec
onds He is the first American who has
won the Diamond souls.
When Blacks.aff finished. Ten Ecyk
rowed VI to him and shook him by the
hand. While there was some applause,
the victory was on the whole hardly pop
ular. the mora violent section asserting
tia, il Is only an old trick Of profession
ais coming over here as amateurs.
The event OF the regatta was the con-
test OF New and Leande-. Al the finish
the two boats were 50 close that the re-
sui; was not known by the spectators IN
Ill the judges announced il. Le2nde- led
from The start unit, the end OF the Tenn
pie At the quarter stake Leander was
half a length ahead. Leander was three
quarters OF length ahead az the Isthisn
Lawn Then the New College crew be-
gan a struggle such as has seldom been
parallsled q, Henley. Inch By inch they
the distance and The rival
boat. shen passed II, then fell behind
again. Leander contes;iag hotly. now
;a,S;,c a-I raur sorf,u-i-~ mil .Ia ina
was crossed in recoTd-5reskig tine.
In the final race for the Vicicors' Chal-
lenge cup, Trinity bea: Jesus college.
The winalf had the Be-ks
station