The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-17
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America with Ten liycif.--AeDoWeil
Rsaten iu ssmi-FlnRlI.
There was only one solitary yell to
encourage Ten Eyck, wh''G q contin-
nous roar of cheers I'd rom both
banks for Blackstaffe, AT the Fawleg
court boat house Blackstaffe seemed TO
be suffering from the effects OF the fast
first quarter, but he was still making a
splendid race. The half mile was
reached In three minutes and eight Sec
onds. The three-quarterH stake was
reached In four minutes and forty sec
onds, when Ten Eyck led Blackstaffe
by length and half, The mile was
passed In six minutes and twenty-five
seconds, Ten Eyck leading by two
lengths.
Then Blackstaffe made a spirited at
tempt TO collar his rival who was now
fairly In the Bucks water. though he
started from the Berks station. But
though the wild announcement OF the
crowd spurred on the Vesta man II was
useless, for the Worcester boy had his
measure and maintained his position.
HENLEY ON THAMES, July Is
The third day of the Henley regatta
was favored with beautiful weather.
Light breezes generally up the course
were blowing from the Bucks shore.
In consequence of the death OF Lord
Camoys. late president of this years
regatta committee, many flags are float
ing at half mast.
In the seml-iinals for the diamond
sculls, DR.. w. 8, Mcdowell, OF the Del
aware boat club, OF Chicago. was de-
feated by II. T. Blackstaffe, Vesta
rowing club, Mcdowell and Black
STATE started Oft together and In fine
style At the top OF the island Mellow
ell was leading by quarter OF Il
length rowing thlrty-eight stroke to
the minute as against Blackstaffe's
forty. This lead he maintained until
they passed the quarter mile stake,
when Blackstaffe forged forward and
pushed the nose of his boat to the
'front.'. At the Rectory Blackstaffe led
by half length. At the half mile
stake, which the former reached In two
minutes and ftty-four seconds, the Chi
cagoan appeared done up. A little later
Blaclsstaffe colllded with the piles and
Mcdowell guined some but It did no
u
crab. At the three-quarter distance
stake boat Blackstaffe was length
ahead and rowing easily He kept this
lead without much effort. as Mcdowell
did not seem to have any go" left,
The mile stake was passed IN six min
u,es and twenty seconds. Blackstaffe
was then one and quarter lengths
ahead; and from that point to the fin
ish the contest was ia procession.
Blackstaffe beat the record Time s
minutes "a l-5 seconds.
Blackstaffe's victory was-very popu-
lar, and at the finish he was greeted
with shouts of Good old England"
The result has increased the belief OF
the Engllshmen that he will defeat Ten
Eyck In the final .- =.
After the race DR.. Mcdowell said to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press: II shah come again next year
and every year until 1 win. After /
caught the crab lost my gait and could
nal pick It up. Mr.. Biackaaffe rowed
In. great form. Anyway aEas within
the record"
The other American, e. II. Ten Eyck,
Wachusett boat club, Worcester, Mass,
won his heat with B. H. Howell ian
Amerlcan). Trinity college. Cambridge,
IN the other seml-hnal. Ten Eyck had
the Bucks shore. Ten Eyck in the
other semi-flnal. got away promptly,
rowing easily, and when the top OF the
island was reached he led Howell. both
rowing a stroke OF thirty-two to tho
minute. BY the time the half mile
stake was reached, three minutes and
five seconds, Ten Eyck was length
ahead. and though Howell spurted he
could not overtake him. II was close
race however, Ten Eyck winning by
half a length In eight minutes and
thlfty-slN seconds, which prior TO
Blackstaffes achievement this morning
was record time The quarters
stake was reached in four minutes and
fuHy-nine seconds and the mile stake In
SIX minutes and twenty-seVen seconds.
Ten Egck's victory was received In al
mos ominous silence. He has fatally
prejudiced the Henleyltes against him
By his alleged secret trials and by the
suspicion of professionalism. Howell,
howeyer, whom everybody knows to be
an American, was encouraged by ap-
plause and wild yells from the start TO
the finish The final Will be rowed be-
NNAfu ltl H4lCh uilA ARlhAhHhhhNs
Ten Eyck kept his pace with perfect
composurs and apparently without spe-
clal effort, finishing In eight miutes and
thirty-nve seconds
He Is the FIRST American who has won
the diamonds. When Blackstaffe fin
ished Ten Eyok rowed up TO him and
shook him by the hand. While there
was some applause, the victory was ON
the whole highly unpopular, the more
violent section asserting that II IA only
an old trick OF professionals coming
over az amateurs The race was rowed
on an extremely hot day. but the whole
crowd waited for It. nnd II excited as
much interest as any event Of the re-
gatta. The Henleylans to man hoped
that Blackstaffe would win but The pro-
feSsIonais and women were inclined TO
hnck Ten Eyck, NJ despite the fnst time
he made against Howell In the semi
final. earlier In the day they did not
consider that he exerted himself TO any