Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
RETAINS THE HONOR
American Student Defeats Blackstaffe for
the Diamond Souls.
Regatta Mt Henley, England. Closing
Today With Final Heats
in All Races.

HENLEY-ON-THAME July Howell.
the American oarsman. of Trinity Hail.
Cambridge, beat Blackstaffe of the Vesta
Rowing Club in the final heat for the dia-
mond SOULS, of which Howell is the holder.
Biackstaffe tried to slip or but Howell
responded splendidly. and. cutting his OPP
ponent down. went right ahead. Black
static hung on up to Fawley Court. where
he stopped, dead beat.
Howell padded in four lengths ahead, in
s minutes seconds
sketch of the Winner.
b. Hunting Howell is the son OF Mr. F. H
Howell of New York. and grandson of Mr..
B. H. Howell, head of the historic COM
mission house, No. 100 Wall street. New
York He was born in Brooklyn and is now
twenty-three years old. He spent four
years at the Pennsylvania Military Acad-
envy, at Chester, and had year at Heidel-
berg. going UP TO Cambridge, England. in
1894 Here he took TO rowing. and was
soon in the first college eight, which rowed
as Head of the River" For a freshman
this was a great point, and he made ac-
quaintance with Henley Immediately after
ward He did not take to sculling until
1896 but this training gave him Waterman
ship. and he was chosen for the varsity
eight in 1897, winning his blue" AT Hen
ley in 1897 he was beaten by Ten Eyck Tor
u
Next year he won the diamonds outright.
beating Ten Eyck's time of the previous
year. He holds the amateur championship
of England, having won the Wingheld
SOULS last year over the Putney-to- Mort
lake course, in the record time of % min
utes 81 seconds, after u wonderful race
with Blackstaffe. whom he beat in the last
hundred yards.
Other Finals Decided.
In the race for the ladies' challenge plate.
Fights, Eton struck a 80 stroke TO Penn
brokes 40 but promptly went in front and
was half a length ahead at the rectory. AT
Fawley Court Elton was length in front
and Pembroke drew up, but Elton spurted
and won by two lengths and a quarter in
100.
In the final for the Thames challenge cup.
First Trinity was the quickest in getting
away, was length ahead at Fawley Court,
and won from the Kingston Rowing Club
by two and three-quarter lengths. Time,
I minutes % seconds.
A Terrific Struggle.
For the wyfold challenge cup Trinity
Hall was off first, rowing SO strokes to the
London crews 80. The latter caught Trini-
ty Hall at the top of the island, and a ter
rife struggle ensued. Trinity Hail, how
ever, gradually forged ahead until at the
mile they were clear of the opposing oars
men, and they won by two and three-quar-
In the final heat for the silver goblets and
Nickalls challenge cup (pairs) the Leander
club beat the St. Georges Hospital club.
In the final heat for the stewards chal-
lenge cup (fours) Magdalen College, OK
ford beat the Favorite-Eammonia crew of
Hamburg.
Leander Wins the Grand Challenge.
In the final heat for the grand challenge
cup, for which the Argonauts of Toronto,
Canada, had crossed the water to contest,
the Leander crew, with a stroke of IL to
the London crews 40, were speedily in
front and gradually forged ahead, winning
by length and a quarter in minutes II
seconds
Bailiol and New College both started off
with 81 strokes for the visitors challenge
cup, but Balliol promptly went ahead
When half the distance had been covered,
the New College crew lessened the lead of
their opponent but their boat commenced
to roll, and Baliiol Won by length Time.
8 minutes l second,