The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-04
WHITNEY ON THE RACE.
The Sporting Writer of Harper's Weekly Re-
views the Maguire.Ten Eyek Contest.

Caspar Whitney, in the current
plumber of Harpers Weekly, tells the
story of the Ten-Eyck Mcguire race on
the Charles river last Saturday, as fol-
lows:
E. H. Ten Eyek left no doubt on Sat
urday in the regatta of the N. A. r. A.
on the Charles river, at Boston, as to
his clear title to the single scull cham
ptonship of America. Not that there
was question Of 1t among those famil-
lar with his form and speed, but ever
since he won the diamond SOULS at
Henley, two years ago, various local
enthusiasts have been putting forward
from time to time oarsmen for whom
was repeatedly claimed greater speed
than Ten Eyck had revealed, either at
home or abroad. Among the most per-
sistent of these We're the friends of
Joseph B. Mcguire Cambridge, who
in their anxiety for a test between the
two, on one or two occasions consti-
tuted themselves his hackers" with
view to arranging a match raoe-and,
IN fact, came very near to marring the
amateur status of their champion.
Two regattas of the National Anna
teur Rowing Association passed mean
while, and, strange enough, Ten Eyck
and Mcguire did not meet, although
the former was entered in '97, when
Mcguire won, and scratched at the last
hour because las reported) of a sore
hand. Last year Ten Eyck rowed (and
won), but Mcguire did not put in an
appearance, So this year was the first
time the two had come together, and
in addition was entered Joseph J.
Whitehead tBoston) who won the
championship in SO.
Unquestionably. to those who had
hearkened to the tales from Cambridge
the race was Disappointing indeed, it
was a procession rather than a race,
with literally no exciting features after
the midway (three-quarter mile) turn
At the start Ten Eyck, who had drawn
the outside and rough course. went off
with the pistol and squirting to the
front, quickly ere ssed over into the
smoother water of the other two. He
then settled to a long, smooth and
powerful stroke, which kept him easily
ahead of Mcguire, who was evidently
working hard to overtake, and thereby
compel him to vacate this water for his
own and rougher course But the eff
fort was futile and Mcguire had to
take Ten Eyck's wash. until the latter
finally pulled clean away from him in
the last half
Both made for the same flag at the
turn, and it looked as though foul
was Inevitable; but Ten Eyck handled
his boat very cleYerly, and succeeded
in keeping sufficiently away from Ma
guire so as not to hamper him serious
~. That he did make it necessary for
Mcguire to round with care appeared
true from the bank: that Ten Eyck,
however, interfered in the slightest
with Maguire's chances of winning or
with his position in the race is utterly
untrue. Mcguire claimed a foul, which
the judges at the turn very properly
did not allow, for the race was decided
absolutely on the merits of the con-
testants
Ten Eyck in the first half had given
the impression of having abundant
speed and staying quality in reserve,
and when he had rounded the turn he
drew on this stock and speedily went
away from Mcguire, whom he finally
defeated by four lengths in 10 min. 1917
sec. He could as we'll have made it six
to eight lengths. Whitehead was out
classed, and made a poor third
Next year, 1 fancy, the national
singles will not be won so easily, for
John Rnmohr Graf Portage), who won
the association event this year in 10
min. 25 Sec, is a sculler of considerable
speed, and c. S. Titus, who was sec
ond, from New Orleans, seems. next to
him, the most promising of the single
candidates Titus beat Juvenal handi-
ly in the trial heats, and both he and
Lewis third in Association finaD could
| undoubtedly defeat Whitehead, and
Titus would give Mcguire the race of
his life