The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-06

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,Na-suAI.L RICHMoNp n .c
WEATHER Axp THE CROWD a. o..
rc,rre.noude,ce OF the hicnno"" ,oon
lcorre'p'" un,nvpIcgsBunG, July D, 1850.
When your cores '.aI no fonnd
train this morning NJ h 'ou'"d ,r oyinr.
the OLYMPIC crew Dusty ILL., o,r srrround.
ING their zig in The baesas ,e,and. memh.rs
cd by number OF tDei' i,'eu ,o, -, ,d,ors
Of the Club and Others anu n nT ,,s, u havIn@
ano az, employment for their hands'
80 -" n"' ~ us,,al. stepped In with sugges-
, I'."" ,nd thew proceeded to handle the BOAT;
T orD", ,,,rmned n, pecked it, ana plncmeu
,,a, Tied II with their knuckies, pulieu
~, ,",' and twisted the other end a. II try
nc 10 make II 90; they peepeu ihto IT. uh-
A. :, and over il; they sighted down i's
,.oo, ~ n IN see whether 1t pointed 10 VIC
,or,. ar defeat. This is invariably tue case
wherever these boats appear, a"u l uoly
any living man to prevent u: '.''c 81"
= crew of four stalwart men, ireSn iro'n VIC
lforv over worthy competitors, whose co"',
Linod movers were not equal 10 the TASK Oh
, D'm,S the average small boy away from
their boat,
THE PETERSBURGERs.
found the AppomattOx crew on BOARD
and their gig-wav wa- swinging e'acel u!
under the roof of the baggage car ne
WI,'''oio hat was soon hoslcd alongside;
ny, -, tho tvo 90 over 10 Fredericksburg
neck and neck: but every man hopes tney
v.lI NOT 90 over the course tomorrow III tnc
same way, al least tbat they Will NOT be 80 At
the finish. They are not carrying any
dedd. heads or passengers, as harvard u'u
the other day, and they don't want un}
dead.hedts. However. either crew Wou'"
compromIsc on a dead heat VI tDc al'cru"-
five is to be Iiaryard's iehomlnouS zen
lengths to the rear. But the niger on tue
wall does not write this way. 30 l1T d.
can now read the signs. Everything points
to an interesting ana clOselv-cOntested race
lto-morrow. There will be none OF la>t
wears professions and walk-oyer', ana
very little water is likely To separate the
hoots when the winner crosses The line.
This morning on the train gave the hich-
mond and Petersburg crews the first oppor-
unity TO get a look at each other. since
tho last regatta these crews have each re-
Cordcd me other as legitimate prev. Ibe
potersburgers are still little sore over
their defeat, aud have been carving a SORT
Of friendly brick for the RichmohdeIS'
Tomorrow they Will have chance 10
throw il, aud we shall see with what en,ci
The Olvmpics. on the other band. are de-
ltprminrd TO $50 them one better, ana u
neither can be Grst at the line tomorrow
then Won nav ri>k something pretty that
somebody will have 10 row for secohu
Mace. venture 10 say that in the heat ana
whjrl Of that mile and bali these crews
will be uppermoSt in each Others lnlndS'
dominating, it may be, the general issue IL
self.
This morning they surveyed each other
with close and critical eyes. ana many
vhiSpered comments: each seemed meas
uring himself with the man who held the
corresponding position in the other ooaf'
Thrv soon became acquainted. however,
and were chatting away pleasantly, with
some tafV thrown in. no douot.
AT FREDERICKSBURG
we were met at the dep0. by a large crowd,
among whom were members OF toe dlnrr-
Ont crews, and many "old familiar faces
Of similar occasions in pat years. IhH
crews soon had their boats safely IN the spa
cious. weLarranged LIGHTHOUSE OF the
Rappahannock Club. and bad taken them
selves of 10 their respective headquarters.
The OlympcS are staying 81 the Exchange
Hotel: the Riyc> and AppomatloX at
=. Hazel Hill" the residence OF Mr.. Slaugh-
confusion OF hotel This evening they
will all be ont 10 ty the course, when
better looh them can be bad.
TIE STRANGERS.
The l. HirondclleS. II Baltimore. are
here. and 80 are the PutOmacs. OF Washing
ton. who will compete il four-Oared shells
for the Strangers Cup They are all iine-
Hooking men, and promise to make this race
exceedingly close and interesting. The Po-
fomac crew are heavier by nearly hve
mounds 10 each man than their opponents;
but every OArSmln knowS that mere te0f III
a boat will mol do the work. All tedt Is
GOOD, and good leaf l. excellent. but there
i something else. and, II we may Judge
from the handsome victory OF the l. lIlIon-
dcles over the Nesper>. OF Philadelphia,
and Ariel-. Of Baltimore. last month, the
Potomacs are likely To lind ont tomorrow
what that something i. The BatimOreins
are bv far the finest OqrSmca here. There
i. something wonderful in the dash and
yigor OF their stroke. and It j. astonishing
how men can keep up such work fer Il mile
and half.
THg CREWS.
The following is complete lit OF the
home crews:
RiueS university Of Virginia: G..
l.. Andrews, bow, 1iG pounds; G.. G..
Grady, two, 10 pounds; +. Hampton,
third and captain. ljG pounds; j. ID. Glib
son. stroke. 1Gl pounds; John Redwood.
coX>waiu, 125 pounds. Average weight OF
crew, 100 pounds.
Oh0npic Cree Richmond, Va: +. d..
Williams. bow, 1i9 pounds: II. X. Bayne.
two. AZ pounds; \. :. PetIcolas, 100
pounds; II. II. Smith, stroke and captain.
lu pounds; j. l.. HUI, coX>wain, ia
hounds. Average weight Of crew, 1iS
pounds.
Appo,naitor Creu-Petcr>burg, Va: }.
u. kagland, bow, l4S pounds; +. l.. Ro-
per. two, $50 mounds; +. Wmttle. three.
100 pounds J. II. CaDiness, stroke, 20
pounGS: G. X. Bishop. cOX>wain aud cap
tain, III pounds. Average weight oil crew,
400.
Rappahannock CrcU-Frederck>burg 4:
W. Hazard. bow. 1913 pounds; T. }. Cor
nick. two, 1873 pounds; T. ;. Chancellor,
three. 40 pounds c. w. ManderS, stroke
and captain. l3l pounds; W. NJ. Grafton.
, coX>wain. 1913 pounds. Average weight OF
crew, 1874.
4 glance at the weight OF the crews Will
show that the Riyes has much the heaviest
men. Richmond follows next, with twelve
pounds 10 a man lower down the bar, and
Fredericksburg brings up The rear, with
sixteen pounds to man below Richmond.
But, as have said before, weight alone Is
no criterion, and what l. true Is between
the OlympicS and the AppomattoX l. also
true between them and the other boats. 1t
is very doubtful who will win, and no mere
"walk over" i to be expected. From
what your correspondent can gather the
Rives Is now the fayOritc, though there i
apparently very little better.
THE DAY AND THE ARRANGEMENTS.