The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-10
IYirl,mond pispatrh.
TO- $780,
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..cnce Of the Richmond Dspstch.l
lc~re'p''''" MARCH 9, 1880.
,.n,ahanuock Boat Club held
Tue ,ss, night. at which new con-
pee'lns was adopted, and officers were
sam'sSS, or The ensuing year.
etcieo e., regatta held here last year
The interest IN rowing, and was
swsse"'s. ol,owed by the organization OF
SuicKS III "a thai we now have two boat
seconu ',r Tho meeting OF the state Row
eluos' a;.,ion. Immediately after the re-
mg Fredericksburg was se,eo'eu AZ
g''", nlsce for the next regatta. upo"
in r,o,Ion OF the Rlves university Iiuo,
lse winner" winners Of the prize cup a. me
ine ,egstts. The superiority OF me
BIZ hing more than mite strhgDt
our #. free dom from eddies ana currents,
ava, ,se ample boat.house ana nos.lng'whari
sne u -, "a lions provided by the Rappahan-
se 'Ss"'I' ociuenced this choice OF our cour'
mock s oo"ond annual regatta. together with
Tor 70, .,,,., and cheapnesS OF access to Fred
Toe ,N,"w, ny the State clubs and visitors.
e. .s ,ec,iog las, night the initiatory steps
A'u. In FOR the regatta OF 1880. which
wtle '',soo a much larger scale and under
VII - moro expeTicnced management
be- ne 6rsi, although the FIRST was one OF
va" ,,oSt astonishing successes ever
ihs "a in that line OF sport in the South.
s,"S - number and more elegant
&c nfizes will be offered for both
aou - "a .iacle-sculi races. and provision
c, ,,, IN rD,ae for races between clubs from
W. VIZ. S,s,es. which will induce the attend
GU, - son,e Of the most famous rowers in
.o,ntrV. snd add greatly 10 the attrac-
- ~ the occasion. An entertainment
III 10 rendered 10 the visiting crews. The
".,so,ion OF the State Rowing Associa-
~. ,s,,l he buld here on Wednesday the
IN ~ April. and The time Of the next an
mai rec.sis will then be fixed.
The / proyemeut OF navigation OF the
p.nn,hsnnock river, which has been here
,ogors referred TO. has enlisted fresh interest
:. ,isU Of the extension 81 our railroad
>. in the Piedmont country.
7, c@lled meeting q the City Council was
la ias. oirht, and a committee, consisting
:, Uon +. NJ. BraXtOn and the Commerce
Committee Of the Council, was appointed TO
eisir washington TO induce Congress 10 in
,ra,se the appropriation Tor The improve
nsnt 81 the Rappahann0ck to $4,000. The
sngiperrs in charge Of this work before the
,hs. the work might be all done 10 one sea-
sop. but up 10 this time our representatives
, have been able TO obtain but small sum.
generally $4,000 year.
The new granite quarry, from which the
rose Tor the French Memorial chapel is OBJ
tsoed. DEVELOPS very superior quality Of
,lonc pronounced by experts equal to the
Richmond granite.
Nr. John &. HuIkamp, the pioneer SUI
mse.manufaciurcr Of Virginia, has shipped
from this point to Bremen forty tons OF sas-
sg,rl,.roois. and his now ready for ship
ment to Liverpool forty tons more. \ large
business has aho been done here in ivy
roofs. which are regularly shipped North in
csr.loads. 4 contract for 10000 feet Of
vbite.oak lumber for freight-cars has just
BEEN signed by q wilderness lumberman
With firm in HOb1keu, n. j., and the
lumber will be delivered Oh board OF yes-
ses here by April 1t. {.