The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-16
MCDOWELL SCORES AGAIN.
AND YOUNG TEN ErCK Also SOULS
TO the FRONT AT HENLEY.

Tho TIVE American Stars May Fight Out the
Finish for the Diamonds Hetueen Them-A
Record iirenklng Heat for the Stewards
Cnp-The WinnipeE -Four beaten n Length.
LONDON, July l5.-In tho Henley Regatta to-
day tho third heat for tho Grand Challenge Cup
was won by tho I.cnndcr Club, The holders of the
cup, beating the Utrecht University Boat Club.
The fourth heat was won by New College, Ok
ford, which boat Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Tho fifth heat for the diamond sculls was won
by DIR. W. G. Mcdowell of Chicago, who beat I.
j. Hogan Of the New Ross Boat Club. ireland.
Mcdowell won very easily by a bare length In
o minutes and 80 seconds. He led throughout
the heat, and padded homo at the finish. The
sixth heat was won by Il. T. Blackstaffe Of tho
Vista Rowing Club. who beat A. +. u. Evorite
of the London Rowing Club. Blackstaffo was
an easy winner in 8 minutes and % seconds.
The third heat for tho Stewards Cup was won
by the Leander Club. which beat the London
Rowing Club, the holders. easily. The, fourth
heat was won by New College. Oxford, which
beat the Winnipeg Rowing Club OF Canada by a
record.
In the fifth heat for the Thames Challenge
beat the Laga Club OF Holland by a length. The
p Daicnan Thapy Fp pot sW SStIi In SnrsrlaSr st tnHh tS Sns t 1n
Englishmen, but dcspite a ,plqcky light they
81 Kings College, Canbridge. tho winners pad
ding for the last half mile.
The fifth heat for the Ladies' Challenge Plate,
eight-oared, was, won by the crew Of Emmanuel
College, Cambridge who beat the Christ Church,
This was one OF the most exciting struggles
ever seen on the Thames; the crews alternately
nothing to indicate which crew was likely to
win. The oronians dropped behind in the hnai
In the sixth heat the Elton College crew easily
beat the crew of Kings College, Cambridge.
crossing tho Line two and a quarter lengths to
In the seventh heat for the Diamond sculis, z.
loop" Rowing. Club Of AMSTERDAM. After
the start the Dutchman forged ahead. but
Ane ie;eagfs Eapx TnS o bl st oSp sa9rt a sIack9nea I bs
speed and the Dutchman soon began to steer
TiIa, E Tx F Sss T thrs s.f iens, Ss t aEe hsif mill He T Hof.
lander was then quite beaten, His head fell for
. .nd and s,onn he put IoE his hand 4b upon hi his G chest
S Sesd ~ to %siTug|sl. e. the i bank; A. When Sa u he
spplied. but i was an hour before he regained
his I senses; Ten EyGk Tbo Tas not not aware of
padded easily home. The condition OF Blusse
tonight ID very serious.
ity Hal, Carnbridge, beat G. McHenry Of
eized FTc4ehman, got, the best Of lhs
picked up. and at the half mile showed in front,
ana at the three.quarters had practically won:
cared race, VAS won by the crew Of Jesus Col.
lege, Cambridge, who beat the crew OF the
Thames Rowing Club easily.
In the second heat the crew OF the Kingston
Rowing Club beat the four or the LondCn Row
a an 6iS Es Struggle Sy LW over er he e nta. ign Dart Of tne ceu Mas
The first heat of the Visitors Challenge Cup,
o c lGpsios crew. rS %so T Ssst T sSe Rev h sn eo HIsiai' 5z Ms1i:
crew by a length and a quarter. u, cu, ,,o .,-
yer gobletsl, pair-oared. was won by the Chester
Club,who beat the Trinity Hall, Cambridge, pair
In The third heat the Lcander pair beat the
Magdslen College, oxford, pair.
In The semi ,inals TOMORROW BlackstaIe will
These contests will be watched with the keenesh
Sporting Life predicts that Blackstare will
beat the Chicsgoan and that Ten Eyck will beau
Howell. 1t thinks that Blackstaffe ought 70 win
the final heat
The returns from Henley are becoming do
cidedly interesting, and SO far the prospects Of
an American victory are bright enough to in
spire confidence and enthusiasm. Young Ten
time on British waters yesterday, and he gave
such a E~ruelinG to J. J. Blusse of Amsterdam
a toeman really worthy Of his steel is an inter
R Raesseas b spoF until l PSro 9esuis Of %h toaaay yaH cra hesR
test is known. 1t is within the probabilities that
lean. br. Mcdowell Of Chicago, in the anal heat
and with such a denouement the event should
McboWeff ro~ed his second heat Yesterday,
and he again acquitted himself with marked
credit. The Chicago doctor. by the way, is an
1rishman by BIRTH. and by "A droll coincidence.
the opponents he has met thus far during the
regatta, are fellow countrymen. On Wednes-
day he polished OF young Guinness OF Dublin,
and yesterday he was drawn against Hogan or
county Wexford. Tho latter proved an unex-
p~ecteoly easy mark, and Mcdowell was con-
tent to paddle home leisurely a length in
front. Both form and ruInor indicate that
tho Chicago scullcr is in much better shape
this year than he was last season and this IL
adding 10 the curiosity aroused by the present
situation; At Saratoga last season Mcdowell
finished in the beaten division for the senior
championship, which was won BY Whitehead OF
Boston. Subsequently Ten Eyck rowed rings
around Whitehead. On this collateral form the
Worcester boy would seem TO hold the Doctor
safe should they meet, but the Henley critics
favor the chances of Mcdowell, which Is 40
Cepted as an indication that the Chicago man
must have improved. There is little room for
doubt that Ten Eyck. with another year in him.
Is at least as fast as he was last fall, 50 that with
ordinary luck one of the twain should accouns
for the Diamond SOULS.
Tho defeat of the Winnipeg crow withouo
oven the satisfaction OF reaching the nnal heat,
has much OF its sting removed by the fact that
Americas champion four forced the winners TO
go the course IN record time, and rowed, them TO
"A length at that. Many other formidable combi-
nations have had their hopes blighted in moro
abrupt fashion since Tho regatta opened, and in
the heat prior to the discontinue OF the speedy
Canadians, the London r.. G. holders OF the Stew
ards trophy went down easily before the power
ful Leanders.
HFrTIyG nR TIVE n y T. 4.