Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-05
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the Virginia Association having good
course FOR the race, and also the added
attractions or genial, public-spifited
community, and society graced BY .
galaxy Of yirginia's faircst bellies.
The visitors began gathering Friday,
and by night the hotels were crowded
to their fullest capacity, and available
rooms throughout the city in private
houses and in commercial buildings
were furnished to accommodate the
| overflow from the hotels.
| A Richmond man on Tuesday wrote
TO secure room at the hotel, and with
calm confidence in the future and as
surance for the present. invited friend
to share his room" the best room In
the hotel" Arriving. the urbane clerk
announced "all reems are occupied"
Our crestiallen traveller, by the dim
light of candle, sought repose on
sbuck mattress, block from the hotel.
Farmers from q distance camped Friday
night on the outskirts Of the city and
came in early Saturday that they might
see all to be seen. BY train, by boat,
and by all means Of locomotion known
to ancient and modern times, the people
were gathering into Fredericksburg to-
day.
The cheers and hilarity Of those who
Friday night were giving their favorites
a good send off" had not ceased
more than two hours before the coming
of the Fourth was heralded by those
many devices known to the gamin to
murder sleep.
OF the comparative strength Of the
crews little could be learned ahead of
the regatta, except by those who knew
it all. We all back our favorites, and
/ are bulls or bears as the position may
require.
Before the race the favorites with
those who were backing their Judgment
with their cash were as follows Four
cared shell, lightweight, Potomacs Sc
Nor four cared shell, Elizabeths State
singles, White of Norfolk four-oared
gigs. Norfolks, with Virginias second
senior singles, Kearney Of Potomacs.
The arrangement for the races was as
follows:
First race-four.o shells, light
weights - Rappahannocks Littrell,
stroke; Green, 2; C.. Hazard, 3; W.
o. Hazard, /; colors, cardinal and
black station, 2. Potomacs Fisher,
stroke Smallwood, 2; kearney, 81;
WOrden, colOrs, red and blue; sta
ton. /. Time of race, 5 p. NJ.
Second race senior four-oared
shells-WashingtOn Rowing Club :
Smithson, stroke; Ryan, 2; Baker, 3 !;
Sweeny, | colors, white and black !;
station, >. Elizabeths Nolan, stroke !;
Sbaughnessy. .; Butler, 3; Gallagher,
| colOrs, ---; station, |. Time of
race, $3.50 p. NJ.
Third race--State singles-Mahone,
Cockade City White, Norfolks. Time,
6P. NJ.
Fourth race-four-oared gigs-Vir-
ginas Edmonds, stroke; Meade, =
; Cowardin, 3 McI.eish, 4; color, dark
blue. Cockade City: Williams, stroke
Traylor, 2; Parkinson, B; Gill; |
color, blue. Norfolks: Fogarty
stroke; Herman, 2; Baker, 3; Brad
ford, |; colors, white and blue. Old
Dominion Perry, stroke Lambert,
3; Blackwell, >; Burke, l; color,
dark blue. Time Of race, G:30 p. NJ.
Fifth race--senior singles-Smith-
son. Washington Rowing Club colors,
white and black. Kearney, Potomacs
colors, red and blue. Time of race, !
p. NJ.
The weights Of crews participating
in the gig race were:
Cockade City-Gill. l55 pounds
Traylor, lGS pounds; Williams, lS5
pounds; Parkinson, 100 pounds; Ma.
hone (coxswain), 1870 pounds.
Norfolks FOgarty, 13S pounds ;
Herman, l53 pounds; Baker, 100
pounds; Bradford, l42 pounds; -
(cOxswain), lis pounds.
VirginiaS--McLeish, l54 pounds
Meade, l54 pounds; COwardin, les
pounds; Edmond, ljG pounds Tins
ley (cOxswaiD), lis pounds.
Old Dominion--Burke. l39 pounds !;
Blackwell, l46 pounds; Lambert,
l43 pounds Perry, $50 pounds /;
- (coxswain), 1876 pounds.
The Rappahannocks were unable to
enter in the gig race, having been dis
appointed in getting boat. They are
full Of pluck, and may be expected to
fall in line for 1886. Why are not the
Appomattox and the Rves crews en-
tered is often asked. In the absence
Of an ofici0l report no one would be
so unkind as to intimate that punish
ment at previous regattas had in any
degree damped their ardor.
In the four-oared shell-race the
PotOmacs led the Rappahannocks by
three lengths. In the second race, after
rowing three quarters Of a mile, the
Elizabeths took the Washingtons'
water and fouled them. The race was
given by the judge to the Washingtons.
White won the third race, beating in
the first balf-mile, Butler Malone
dropping out at the boat-house. Smith
son easily won the senior single.
In the gig race the Virginias made
only fair start, but in few lengths
took the lead, all the crews coming
along closely together. At the quarter
mile no open water was shown between
the boats. At the three-quarter mile
the Richmond crew led by over
length; the Old Dominion second, the
Norfolk third, with the Cockades
tapping them. These positions were
maintained. At quarter Of mile
from the close the yirginias made
a squirt, which was at once taken up by
the Old Dominions. 1t was most ex-
citing close for these two crews. The
Virginias were badly worked, having
too heavy a load for their boat, but
held out, winning the race, but Tapped
six feet by the Old Dominions.
The Norfolks were four lengths be-
hind. lapped by the Cockades. Ed.