The New York herald., 1922-07-09
Duluth Mans RosUing
Astounds British Experts.

HENLEY -oN-THAMEs. England, July 9.
Waiter M. Hoover Of Duluth, Ameri-
can sculling champion, flashed past the
finish post on England's royal regatta
course this afternoon a winner Of the
Diamond Sculls by nearly fifty yards.
This event is considered as carrying
with it the worlds amateur champion
ship His superfine rowing had beaten
to standstill his competitor. J. Beres-
ford Jr.. Of the Thames Rowing Club,
holder of the title in 1920.
The American oarsman's time was
minutes 80 seconds for the distance
of one mile and $50 yards.
Hoover's race was adjudged by Eng
! lsh veterans as one of the finest ex
hibitions 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.
! Tho race was rowed in a driving
rain with southwest wind, preclud-
ing any beating of the record made
by F. S. Kelly of Leander Of minutes
10 seconds in 1905.
Not Much Cheering.
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
shelter to accord the American much
cheering, but the band played the
American national anthem on it's wa
terlogged instruments, as It did to ac-
claim Hoover's victory in the semi
finals yesterday.
AS was the case in the elimination
heats. Hoover got the jump at the
start and led Beresford all the way. At
the finish the American was 50 far in
the lead that from the umpire,s
launch 1t was with difficulty that
Hoover was seen through the driving
rain to take half dozen powerful
strokes at the finish, indicating that
he was far from distressed Had the
conditions 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 small island
from tho wind and rain. At the quar-
ter he led by length. which he in
creased to two-fengths at the half mile.
From there on he gained steadily, nego-
tiating perfectly the angle in the
course. and reduced his stroke to rs,
which he maintained to the finish.
Beresford started with stroke OF 50.
He was sorely tried by the rough water
and soon reduced his long body pull
10 "a to the minute, which he main-
tanned with continual loss Of distance.
weather Rad.
The weather conditions for the re-
gatta were the worst In years. Rain
and wind prevented fast time being
made In any event and no records were
1 endangered.
The trophy the American Will take
home is pair of old fashioned crossed
oars In silver. with pendant of a
large diamond and smaller gems.
rubies. at the intersection of the oars.
The pendant was once the property of
a Henley Royal Club member, who In
1s45 established the Diamond Sculls.
Within the case are silver plates with
the names of the winners since the
competition began.
Hoovers victory was the only one
which went TO n foreigner. The Grand
Challenge cup. which Harvard won In
1914. went to the famous Lcander Club,
with f. II. @. Hartley. the Cambridge
, crack. as bow
The I.eander Club defeated the
Thames Club by length. The time OF
the winning eight was Z minutes 3t
seconds.
The Thames Challenge cup was won
by Worcester College. Oxford. which
finished two feet ahead of Clare Col.
! lege, Cambridge. in minutes 5s sec.
} onds.
, The final for the Ladies' Plate wa
,, won by Drasenose College, Oxford, thu,
I crew defeating Magdalen College, OK
! ford. by a. length in minutes ~ seconds
The Stewards cup was won by the Vik
! ing Club of Eton. which easily defeated
the Grasshopper CIV Of Zurich, Switzer
D land. In 8 minutes 2S seconds.
D The silver Goblets and Nickalls Chal
} Ienge cup was won by q. o. Nckalls ant
, r. 8. C. Lucas OF Magdalan College, OK
. ford. who defeated VI. II. West and X
, Vernon of the Thames Club by one ant
. three quarter lengths. The winners TIM
was minutes 10 seconds.
The Thames Club won the Wyfol,
Challenge cup. defeating the Kingston
! Rowing Club by two and one-half length
, In . minutes seconds.
The third Trinity (Cambridge) team
won the Visitors Challenge cup by casil,
defeating the Lincoln College tOxford'
/; four. The time was minutes 2S sec
onds.