Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-16
TEN EYCK'S ENTRY.
An Englishman Who Says He
Hopes IL Will Be Accepted.
Philip Ciaud, keIIar's Manager, Saw Wor.
cester Boy Win and Wants Him
to Win Again.

Just how the Englishmen stand in re-
gard to Ned Ten Eyck's entry for the
Diamond sculls at the Henley royal re-
gatta this year, is matter for much
conjecture among rowing men of this
country, and various opinions are en-
tertained. The only criterion of the
Englishmen's opinion, we are able to get,
is through the English sporting papers,
and any who have read articles from
this source are not pleased with the
attitude assumed. The majority of the
sporting papers take 1t for granted that
because Ned's father is a professional,
the boy. If he is not a professional al
ready, will soon be. On the strength of
this, much has been written against the
acceptance of the Americans entry for
the Henley of 1898 1t has been hoped
that these writings did not represent
the feeling of the general people, but
there has been nothing to build this
hope upon, and it has seemed that, al
though Ten Eyck would send his entry
this year, there was a strong possibility
that it would be refused and the holder
of the Diamond sculs would not be per-
mitted to again contest for the trophy.
With this opinion deep-rooted, it was
q pleasure for Spy man to meet an
Englishman who has seen Henley re-
gattas for number of years and knows
the true state of affairs concerning Ten
Eyck and Henley. This person is Philip
Claud:, stage manager for Kellar, the
magician. Mr. Claudi has been in the
city for the past two days and. as he
met the Ten Eycks at Putney last sum-
mer, he looked for them, but Ned is al
college and his father is away; and Mr..
Oaudi was disappointed. A Spy man
met the genial stage manager Tuesday
night, after the entertainment at the
Theatre, and enjoyed a pleasant two
hours conversation. Mr.. Claudi is a
native Of Putney, where Ned Ten Eyck
made his headquarters last summer,
and he was one of the guests at the sup
per rendered in Ned's honor at the Full
Moon Hotel, at Putney, by Ted Fox.
Tnis supper has been a topic of com
ment by the hostile English papers and
they have attempted to point out traits
or professionalism in Ten Eyck by his
associates at this dinner. Some of these
papers have declared that the party was
made up wholly of professional oars
men, but this Is dispelled by Mr.. Claudi.
But TWO professional oarsmen were
present at the dinner, and these were
friends and proteges of Ted Fox the
proprietor The party numbered about 20
and was made up almost entirely of peo-
pie who lived in the neighborhood of
Ten Eyck's headquarters and who had
met and become attached to the modest
American. The two professional oars
men were invited solely because they
were stopping at the Half Moon and
were not especially invited as the Eng
lish papers would have one believe, Mr..
Fox was especially attached to the
plucky american lad, and when other
Englishmen were feeling sore over a
foreigner victory, he determined to
give the lad all honor due him.
In reply TO a question, whether in his
opinion Ten Eyck' entry would be ac-
cepted this year, Mr.. Claudi had no hest
fancy in declaring that the stewards
who accepted the entry last year could
do nothing but allow the boy to row this
year. He further said that all the rot
in the papers would have no effect upon
the action of the stewards, as they are
gentlemen beyond reproach, and care
nothing for the carping of soreheads, be
they many or few.
An example of how little the stewards
care for these newspapers is shown in
the fact that they have not given for
publication the affidavit of A. A. Co.
burn in which he swears that Ned Ten
Eyck never worked for him. This is no.
ticeable from the fact that this is the
one thing on which the newspapers base
their charges of professionalism. Mr.
Claudi, although an Englishman, de-
clares the principal reason for the op-
position to Ten Eyck is because the
people are sore over defeat, and he has
no hesitancy in declaring his hope that
Ned will again win this year.
Mr. Claudi was daily visitor at the
Ten Eyck headquarters and witnessed
all Ned's heats in the race. He said
that many who were opposed to the
boys rowing were won to friendship by
his manly department and skill, and, al
though almost partisan, cheered loudly
for the American. In each succeeding
heat the hope was left that Ten Eyck
would finally be defeated, and at the
time of the final feeling ran high. The
record of the final heat is now aquatic
history. Blacks affe was beaten and the
hopes of the Englishmen doomed.
Always on the lookout to carp, the
more partisan point to Ten Eyck's de-
pertinent in the race as a trait of a
confirmed professional. Mr., Claudi said
that in the race Ned did give Black
staffe wash from his starboard oar,
but it was only the people who We're
sorest over England's defeat, that took
offense. If, however. the young man
had borne any name but Ten Eyck,
all would bow to his prowess.
After the regatta many were won to
Ten Eyck by his modest bearing. and,
although there is now a cry against his
entrance this year, Mr.. Claudi believes
the feeling is not as great as a year
ago. He will return to his home at the
close of the theatrical season. and hopes
to be one of the people to welcome Ten
Eyck to Putney Mr.. Claudi has be-
come Americanized, and, although his
sympathies are with the English in
most things he wishes for q repetition
OF the result of the Diamond sculls race
in 1898.