New-York tribune., 1922-07-09

The American oarsman's time was
minutes SO seconds for the distance of
j mile $50 yards,
The famous trophy, for which the
worlds best oarsmen have competed
for nearly century, thus goes to an
American for the first time since 1900,
when it was won by B. II. Howell, of
New York, who at the time was a stu
dent at Trinity Hall, mbridge, and
who also had won the trophy the year
previous. Its first American possessor
Mass, who won it in 1897.
Hoover's race was adiudged by Eng
lish veterans one of the finest exhibit
tions in the long history of the classic.
Observers in the umpire's boat, among
whom was Beresford's father, declared
the American had no peer among the
scullers Of the world at present.
The race was rowed in a driving
rain, with a southwest wind. preclud-
ing any beating of the record made by
F. S. Kelly, of Leander, of minutes
10 seconds in 1905.
The day was clear until short time
previous to the rowing of the Diamond
Sculls. At the finish the crowd was too
busily engaged in scurrying for shell
ter to accord the American much
cheering, but the band played the
American national anthem on it's
water-logged instruments, as it did to
acclaim Hoover's victory in the semi
finals yesterday.
AS was the case in the elimination
heats Hoover got the jump at the start
and he led Beresford all the way. At
the finish the American was so far in
the lead that from the umpire's
launch it was with difficulty that Hoo
YER was seen through the driving rain
to take half dozen powerful strokes
at the finish, indicating that he was
far from distressed. Had the condi-
tions been favorable the experts are
OF the opinion that Kelly's record
would probably have been broken.
In the first hundred yards Hoover
had the protection of a small island
from the wind and rain. At the quar-
ter he led by length, which he in,
creased to two lengths at the half
mile. From there on he gained stead
iliy, negotiated perfectly the angle in
the course, and reduced his stroke to
70, which he maintained to the finish.
81. He was sorely tried by the rough
water and soon reduced his long body
pull to 23 to the minute.
The final for the Ladies' Plate was
wor by Brasenose College, Oxford, this
crew defeating Magdalen College, Ok
ford, by length in 7 minutes AZ sec
onds.
The Thames Challenge Cup was won
By Worcester College, Oxford, which
finished two feet ahead of Clare Col
lege Cambridge, in z minutes Sc sec
onds.
The Silver Goblets and Nickalls'
Challenge Cup was won by G. o. Nick
alls and R. S. c. Lucas, of Magdalen
College, Oxford. who defeated H. e.
West and X. Vernon, of the Thames
Club, by 1A lengths. The winners
time was minutes 10 seconds.
The Stewards Cup was won by the
Viking Club of Eton, which easily de-
feated the Grasshopper Club, of Zurich,
Switzerland, in minutes 25 seconds.
The Thames Club won the Wyfold
Challenge Cup, defeating the Kingston
Rowing Club by 2h lengths in min
Stes seconds.
The third Trinity (Cambridge) team
won the Visitors Challenge Cup by
easily defeating the Lincoln College
(Oxford) four. The time was minutes
28 seconds.
The Leander Club won the Grand
Challenge Cup in the Royal Henley
Regatta here to-day, defeating the
Thames Club by a length. The time
of the winning eight was Z minutes So