The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-26
washington and Lee University ).
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LEXINGTON, June %, 1870
,,.,,r closed my letter yesterday Tor the
""L,,h ror> ont on a primitive stage.
:aNl'; "' ,hc pra,i;,ve hour OF L. d., DARK
nF'S - had hI.rn 20 rise over the mountains
&'"'> .', tern skv. aud when. 40 hour later,
!" We Noo,n;i}c began to fall. dire were the
az '' 5'~s,ons that our hopes Of tioe eve'
app ,,',rc doomed to disappointment. AND
EN- l,,n, both the boat race and the Ugly
IA, aIIrh !, held 10 open air) would haVeto
-" ,nor,d. Blu; the rain was OF short du'
E!"Nt.,d -roved s blessing IN disguise.
o.. 80 rpmaincd cloudy. but the dust was
TX - INC air cooled from the beat OF the
".' 49,. There was nothing 10 complain
i1"., Oh, ~. score of weather; and long before
o. ', n,r- col for the contest all Lexington,
'"t yak of The county Of Rockbridge,
~ =, mo,,or. Every imaginable species OF
va rom Stage 10 4 wagon had been, en-.
w.; and those who bad not had the pru.
-, - mink. their arrangements before
I'"l I f,und themselves obliged TO walk, or
."" .,',. men a price for horse As reminded
-. ~ !,,,i the observation Of an English king
o5.p in need Of some!htDgto rae.
~. rnursa Gas on North river, about .
-, ,-,m tie Town. extending from the first
'1.l awards Lexington, straight away"
|'ard = htIf. The contest, "a stated yes.
80. ,yss between the first crews Of the
49, .r ana Albert Sidney Cluhs.. The
vat. ,.rA we're recently purchased from b.
49,, If New York, and are regulation uni
,.-.;ty ou.ricccrs. foTty-tye feet IN length.
.rs twa crews, n they pulled out OF The
r.,,.h,.v.e and on their way 10 the starting
,r,r.. .low,y pIS,irg the assembled multi.
:,',. presented tine appearance IN their re-
.',a,,,y, coiors Of blue aud magenta. Every
,lny,,ucnt was eagerly >cru'in,zed by those
arx,,us. If possible, 10 determine before
,s~t which was destined first to pass be-
r,~.,,h the wire. The Albert Sidney, with
.,,.,c meat English stroke, gave evidence OF
r.rcni, snd ub!c cosching," which induced
n,,ny 70 offer odds in their favor; but the
.,alg3r, frames and brawny arms OF the
L." together With their powerful stroke,
disclosed 10 the more ooservaut the superior
-. which subsequently, won the cup.
Precisely at $50 the word ego" was given
80 the starter, Houston Letcher, Esq. and
,,,h she'll, inslautaueou>ly caught the water,
-, =. Blues" sligh.ly in the lead. an advan.
.,.. however, which was soon lost; and at
the hal!-mile curve there was lead OF nall
f.nr,h in favor OF the Lee, which was
..,,,Gily held until entering the " stretcb,'
when with The advantage of the inside track
!. w,s increased to two lengths. The Lee
crossed the wire length and half ahead
the Albert Sidney having gained hall 8
length, winning under pull IN eight mir
,,e.. The stroke Of the winning crew va
red from - 10 81; the stroke OF the Albert
sidney about 81. $50.
Tie scene " hich immediately epsued wa:
one Of the widest excitement, and beSgar'
description. The air was rent with tht
shouts OF the Su-glng mass which lined tbt
banks Of the river; the band struck up al
inspiring air, aud as The victorious ere"
tackled to the judges stand they were
ERECTED with enthusiastic cheers.
The prize will be delivered to-day, after
the commencement, exercises are over, BY
Rev. DIR. W. +. Juhk,p. 1t is 4 handsome
silver cup, presented by the businessmen o
Lexington. This liberal encouragement Il
the generous rivalry oil the ciucs cannon D'
too highly appreciated.
Thus ended the second annual regatta o
Washington and Lee University, an even
which has been looked forward 10 for month
"a, With the greatest expectation. Th'
ioa,ipy interests of Washington and Lee
University have received new impetus
and in July, &c, a 'siN" from southern
University may measure oars with our sis'e
institutions Of the North on the lake o
saratoga.
The following We're the crews: #
Harry Lee.-G. K. Chamberlain, No.
tcaplaiu): age, 20; weight, 1876; height,
iret j inches. q. }. Preston, No. 2; age, Il
weight, l46; height, D feet 10 inches. 5. Nj
Williams. No. 8; aye, %; weight, lSl
!.cight, 6 feet. ID. Mcdonald. No. t; age, II
weight. lS3; height. 6 feet inches. b. Is
Ford. No. ,: age, %; weight, 100 height
) feet 10 inches. w. t. LeaveI, stroke
Az. 20: weight, 1863; height, feet 10 inches
- Davidson, cox>waln; age, IL; WeiSht
$50: height, feet lG inches.
Albert Sidney.--C. w. Anderson, No. l
age. - weigh, 1872; height, feet inches
". i. Camp, No. =; age, y weight, 14u
urisNt, ) ieet 10 inches. K. w. Gall. NO. 8
u-r, II: weight. 100; height, D feel inches
Z. Mcdonald, No. A; age, 10; weight, l6o
height, 6 feet. K. \. Robinson, No. o; age
"a: weight, las; hslght, . feel So inches. .
L. Leslie, stroke; age, 22; weight, lbs
height, ) feet S .Lches. }. Gadsden, cox
swain (clp;aiul age, %; weight, 10;
heigh:, ) Tee 10 inches. .. :
Tat. i long account; but our Lexington
friends seem so full Of the race that W
hadn't the heart to omit it'll
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS.
At 81 o'clock large audience assembled il
Tie chupel 10 hear the annual address betor
Tie Alumni Association by Rev. w. F. Jun
kin, ID. D., OF DanviIle, Ky. DR.. Junkin'
subject was the duty o: educated men to dis
abuse the popu ar miuG of erroneous impres
,ionS on certain subjects CT the highest mo
Jnent. The address was long one, but tht
SPEAKER kept the attention Of his audienc'
from its beginning to ils close. Among hi
Aearels was an unusually large number o
young men, almost the whole body Of TIT
bolisr being filled with students and cadets
In the hurry of to-day cannot prepare stlcl
III account Of the ADDRESS as it deserves, ant
Twill defer giving summary OF 1t until TO-
morrow.
UGLY CLUB. ~ila"s :
The celebration OF this houored body las
night Was 10 every sense 3 success, ana re
Elected great credit on those who contributed
the wit and humor for the occasion, This
is the part OF commencement (f part 1t car
be calledl which contributes most to the de-
light and edidcalon Of the whole town, ano
not few in The country, standing in this ] e
spect about upon par with the fireworks
IL the V. NJ. /. ,za.f,,r lei
The platform for. the speakers was erected
on the lawn, which was brilliantly decorated
with countless Chinese lanterns attached To
the trees. The performances did not begin
until after the alumni address, but the
crowd began TO assemble as soon as 1t was
dark, and waited patiently for two. hours,
presenting the rather unusual spectacle OF
house crowded TO its full capacity to bear