Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-06
FREpERIcKsBuRa, July 5, 1886.

BY W. o. Hazard and f. NJ. Ellison
both amateurs, Of Fredericksburg, 220
ysrds-won by Hazard.
Second race This was followed by a
horse-race-a half.m;le dash. Entrees
Brooks, Simpson, Haislip, Wallace,
Tomlinson. McCrschen, Myers, and
Harding. Tomlinson came in first
thine, l:l0), Simpson closely following,
and Wallace next.
Footrace The third race was half
mile dash between Mr.. w. o. Hazard
and Professor Eagan (professionaD, Of
Washington. This race was exciting,
and ended in Mr.. Hazard winning by a
few feet.
Fourth Race A three-quarter mile
dash between the herses Simpson and
Tomlinson was won by the former in
Isl.
Fifth Race: The mornings sport
ended with five-eigh ghth.of-a-mile hur-
die race (six hurdlesl between Moncure
and Wallace. The former made it in
1853.
Most OF the horses run werJ owned
in Fredericksburg.
A gold medal was presented the vic.
tor in each Of the foot-races, and s2j 10
each of the horse-races.
THE WORK ON THE WATER.
In the afternoon at o'clock began
the principal feature Of the day (the
mornings entertainment having been a
sort of side-show, as it were), the re-
gatta.
The river had for several days past
been running pretty swiftly and high,
but by to-day it had subsided nearly
within it's usual limits.
The following was the programme Of
the races.
First race-oGe mile and a half
stIaigbtaway-outsids four-oared shells.
Analostans, of Washington (heaVy
weights), and POtomacs, of Washing
ton light weights.
Second race-State singles, mile and
half straightaway-Norfolk, r. j.
Fogerty GAO pounds), colors blue and
white and Fredericksburg, Thomas
Armat C2o poundsl, colors, red and
black.
Third racc-Stats gigs, for French
challenge cup, one mile and a hall
Virginias, Of Richmond
and Old Dominion, of Alexandra.
Fourth race-outsde singles, one
mile and a half straightaway-Poto-
macs, S. A. Kearney Q32 pounds
colors red and white; and Kappa
hannocks, John Littrell $50 poundsl
colors red and black.
Fifth race-State shells, half q mile
and turn-two crews from the Kappa
hannocks, of Fredericksburg.
COMPOSITION OF THE CREWS.
Old Dominion, Of Alexandria NJ.
B. Perry, stroke, l37 pounds; j. c.
Dorsey, 2, $50 pounds; w. F. Lam
bert, 3, l43 pounds II. R. Burke,
bow, l43 pounds; Arthur Gregory,
coxswain, lis pounds. Colors, blue.
Rappahannocks, Of Fredericksburg
Heavy Weights 4: W. o. Hazard, bow,
l4O pounds; Ruggles Taliaferro, 2,
1856; Carlton Hazard, 3, l55; Josiah
Hazard, stroke, 1873. Colors, red and
black. Light weights: 7. G. Daniel,
bow, 1875 Charles j. Green, 2, l42 /;
William II. Mullen, 3, l42; Thomas
Armat, stroke, 100. Colors, white.
Potomacs, Of Wsshington-Light
Weights C. G. Warden, bow, ll6 4; L.
A. Fisher, ., 100; F. A. Cornwall, 3,
40: S. A. Kearney, stroke, 1872.
Colors, red and white.
Analostans, Of Washington-Heavy
Weights S. Janus, stroke, 100 !;
Frank Hillyer, 3, rs; NJ. McClosky,
3, AS; Richard Somers, bow, 40.
Colors, blue and white.
Viginias, Of Richmond \. B. Hay,
stroke, l56; W. Z. Meade, 2, l55 !;
Randolph Peyton, 3, 1872; George W.
Oldfeld, bow, l54; W. F. Tinsley,
coxswain, 10. ColOrs, blue and red.
THE oARsMEN's CONTESTS.
In the first race the Potomacs took
the lead, pulling thirty-eight strokes to
the ADalostans' thirty.four. The Poto-
macs rowed a quick stroke the Ana
lostans long and steady, which they in
creased to forty-one midway Of the
course. Just about the finish the Po-
tomacs led by two lengths, winning
the race.
In the second race Armat led with
slow, steady strokes; Fogerty short
strokes with quick recovery. During the
first half of the race, when nearly bow
to bow, Armat lay back in the boat as
if be had tainted; Fogerty started to
90 to him, when Armat raised up and
rowed ahead, taking advantage OF Fo'
gerty's stop. The latter headed him
off, but when hundred yards further
Armat again stopped as if he had given
up the race. Fogerty led by several
lengths, when Armat again went to
work, distancing his opponent three
lengths at the finish.
In the third race the Nlrginlas led oy
length, pulling a quick, steady, thir-
ty-eight stroke to the Old Dominions'
thirty.six. The Virginiss were even IN
recovery and threw less water than
their opponents. When q mile from
the starting point the Virginias led by
third Of q length. They then made .
spurt, and on to the finish beat the Old
Domihions by two lengths, amid loud
cheering. Hsys's muscle counted heavy
in his steady stroke. 0ldaeld and
Psyton did good work, while Meade
pulled in his usual fine form. Tinsley
kept his record as one OF the finest cox
swaiRs in the State. The crew IS
good one, and much. credit is due Mr.
kilduff, the trainer.
Kearney got the start in the iourtt
race, and hugged the shore during the
entire distance. Litrell pulled in bad
form, and came in seven lengths behind
Nttrell ct the finish. Litrell vas
| hadlv 90 runcad ~ dur;n0 the race.