Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-16
TEN EYCK WINS FINAL
First American to Capture the Dia-
mond Sculls Race.
BLACKSTAFFE BEATS MCDOWELL
Chicago Oarsman Made Record
Time, Though He Lost.
FINE WEATHER PREVAILS

HENLEY, England, July 18-The third
day of the Henley regatta was favored
with beautiful weather Light breezes gen.
orally up the course were blowing 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 halfmast.
In the semi-finals for the Diamond SOULS,
DIR. w. S. Mcdowell, Delaware Boat Club
Of Chicago, was defeated by II. r. Black
staff, Vesta Rowing Club, while E. II. Ten
Eyck, Wachusett Boat Club Worcester
Mass, won his heat with b. II. Howell, an
American, studying at Trinity College
Cambridge. The finals will be rowed be-
tween Ten Eyck and Blackstaffe.
Mcdowell and Blackstaffe started off to-
gether and In fine style. At the top of the
island Mcdowell was leading by a quarter
of length, rowing a 3S stroke to the min
ute as against Blackstaffe's 40 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.
Blnckstafc Takes the Lead
At the rectory Blackstaffe led by half a
length. At the half-mile stake which the
former reached in I'm. and 54s. the Chica-
So'th appeared uOne uD. A little later
Blackstaffe collided with the piles and Nc
Dowell gained some. but it did no good In
his excitement ne caught n crab AT the
three-quarter distance stake boat BLACK
static was length ahead and rowing
easily. He kept this lead without much
cHort. as Mcdowell did not seem to have
any go" left "
The mile stake was passed in en- and .0s
blackstane was then one and a quarter
,sne,hs ahead, and from that point to the
.,,iisn ,ne contest was a procession. Black
staHe beat the record. Time SIN. "a Los
Blackstafe's victory proved very nopuIar
Tor at the finish he was greeted with
shou,s Of Good old England The result
,hs, increased , the belief of the Englishme n
'h.it lie Will defeat Ton Eyck in the final
AFTER the race DR. Mcdowell said to tho
correspondent of the Associated Press.
shaii come again next year and every
"a o.. uii.ii l WIN After l caught the crab
.oS5 my ealt and could not pick 1t up.
MI. MI: hiackstaffe rowed in great form. ANY
way was within the record"
Ten Eyck's Victory.
len Eyck in the other semi-fnaI 90.
away promptly. rowing easily. and whom
the top of the island was reached he l.d
ho"eli, both rowing stroke of thirty
TWO 10 the minute. The Massa chusetts
oarsman led throughout. Evidently he had
,foweis measurement By the time the
'ia, -mlie stake was reached 3 minut. $
ahead, and though Howell spurted gameIy
ne could not overtake him. 1t was a close
race. however, Ten Eyck winning by half
length in minutes and 36 seconds
which. prior to Backstaffes achievement
this morning. was record time.
The three-quarterS stake was reached in
minutes and ~ seconds, and the mile
stake IN minutes and - seconds
Ten Eycks victory was received in al
most ominous silence. He has fatally
prejudiced the Henleyites against him by
his alleged secret trials and by the sus-
picion of professionalism.
Howell, however whom everybody knows
to be an American, was encouraged by APP
plause and wild yells from the start to the
finish.
In the final race for the grand challenge
cup (eights) New College, oxford, beat the
Leander Club by two feet
In the final race for the visitors chal-
lenge cup college fours) Trinity College
Oxford, beat Jesus College Cambridge
The winner had the Berks station.
In the final race for the Thomas chal-
lenge cup the Kingston Rowing Club beat
Christ Church, Oxford.
Interest In Leander-Ncw Race.
The event of the regatta was the race
between New and Leander. 1t was highly
exciting, and the spectators everywhere
showed the nos; intense interest.
At tie finish the two boats were SO close
that the result was not known by the spec
tators until the judge announced that
Leandcr had won. The time six min
utes and fifty-one seconds.
LeanGer led from the start to the end of
Temple Island, rowing II stroke
against News 81. Al the quarter stake
Ii ander was half length ahead. and
from that point the race was a Succe ssion
of SpurtS.
Leander, however was three-quarters Of
a length ahead at the Isthmian La wn.
Then the New College crew began a strus-
gle such has been seldom DarallelpI a
Henley. Inch by inch they diminished the
distance between them and the rival boat,
then passed 1t, then fell behind again,
Leander contesting holly, now leading and
how following. until the line was crossed
IT. recCrd-breaking time.
In the final for the ladies' challenge plate
the Elton College eight Including the son
of William Waldorf Astor beat the eight
of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
The final for the Wyfold challenge cup
was won by the Kingston Rowing Club,
beating Jesus College, Cambridge.
Ten Eyck won final in Diamond SOULS.