The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09

B. Hunting Howell, the American
student at Cambridge university, Eng.
is again amateur rowing champion of
England. He has defeated the best
oarsmen in the United Kingdom, and it
took another American to beat him in
1897 for the diamond sculls. There
were, however, mitigating circum-
stances connected with that defeat. At
the time he was reeling off the heats
for the SOULS, he was also rowing in
the Fights and tours. AS it was, Ten
Eyck only beat him by half a length, in
| S:S6.
Last year he rowed a magnificent
race against the great oarsman, Black
staffe. Blackstaffe got a good start,
and, although the course was four miles
and a half long, the lead counted
against the American. Half a mile
from the finish, Blackstaffe was six
lengths ahead. One hundred yards
from the tape he was two lengths in
the lead. Howell made a magnificent
squirt and landed ahead by fraction
OF a boat length. Blackstaffe tried
to respond, but failed, and both men
sank down exhausted in their shells.
Howell's boat floated across the line
winner
Howell is a man of nerve He has
an iron will as well as an iron consti-
tuition. In 1897, while acting as captain
or the Trinity Hall Boat Club, a sculler
\ py the name of Fox ran the prov of
his cedar shell through HowelPs right
leg. All except Howell lost their wits.
| He ordered a saw and cut the brass
point off near to the leg, and then gave
ORDERS TO have cab take him to his
room, where the point was removed by
a surgeon. Howell is not yet "a years
old. His family lives in New York.
He has studied at Heidelberg and Cam
bridge He is considered the best
oarsnan that ever turned a rowlock at
Cambridge, and many honors have been
| Showered upon him.
! He was born in Brooklyn, but about
eight years ago crossed the water to
complete his education. With the ex-
ception of few months of vacation,
spent in this country from time to
time, Howell has lived there ever since.
He went to Cambridge university in
1894, and at once Joined the Trinity
Hall Boat Club. He proved to be an
4 adept pupil with the sweep, quickly
learned the English stroke, and soon
became proficient. His rowing in
tours and Fights attracted the favorable
notice of the coachers, and in 1897 he
was meHDer OIL the Cambridge var
sity crew that was beaten by Oxford
in the annual race from Putney to
| Mortlake.
Howell graduated from Cambridge
last year. but after trip to this coun-
! try returned to England, where he has
an interest in firm that represents
several American concerns in Europe.
He Joined the Thames Rowing Club.
and wore the colors of that organization
| in Fridays race. Howell trained
| faithfully on the Thames for the Hen
ley regatta, but met with a setback
about three weeks ago, when George
Towns, the Australian sculler, who was
coaching him, was run down by a
four-oared crew and had four of his
ribs broken. w. G. East, the English
professional returned from Germany
in time to take the place of Towns and
finish the preparation of the winner.
James A. Ten Eyck was a close OBJ
server of HowelPs work when the lat
ter was an aspirant for the diamond
SOULS in 1897 against Ned Ten Eyck,
and can appreciate the second sue
cessive victory of the American sculler.
He told The Spy man yesterday much
about the rowing of Howell Mr.. Ten
Eyck said: 'sHe has undoubtedly i'm
proved much since I saw him in 1897.