The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-29
THE VICT0RS.
THEY RETURN HOME AND ARE HAND
SOMELY RECEIVED.
The Particulars OF the Race line VII
C,uias Won Ia>y-How Zach
Member OF the Sfew
Did His work.

The TIMES was the only paper which
announced Thursday NOR ming the VIC
tory of the Virginias in the regatta neid
on the Paiapsco last Wednesday. lhe
information thus given the pubic
was the talk of the town, con-
gratulatOry remarks being maze
by one to another all day. IL
was thought Wednesday night that
the crew would return to the CITY
Thursday morning. and the members
Of the Virginia Boat Club made arrange
ments Wednesday night 10 receive
them. The presentation Of ioedals on
Wednesday night prevented the re-
turn Of the crew until yesterday morn |
ing.
The Virginia Boat Club crew consist !
ed Of David Edmond. stroke: W. +.
Brodnax. 3: a. 5. Pettic0las. ,: q. Is.
Pegram. /: w. +. TInsley. coxswain.
This crew left Richmond on the az
ternoon Of Tuesday, June 2Jih. irt the
/ York River line. and reached Baltimore
next morning at clock. They were
met by a committee from the Neptune
/ Boat Club and the ARIEL Boat Club. and
escorted TO ths bOat-hOuse OF the
Neptunes. During their stay. the
Virginians were the guests Of the
| Neptune.
At II o'clock the Virgiuias took a
trial row over the course. They found
that the water was very rough, and
seemed TO think that The outlook for
the boys liOm Richmond was rather
blue.
At 3 O'Clock the races began. The
Virginias were lowed down TO the
starting point
The four.oared race between the Nir- |
ginias. the Columbias. Of Washington, |
and the Ariels. of Baltimore, began /
just about e O clock.
la coversation yesterday with q
TIMES reporter. "a gentleman who was
present and had ample opportunities
to see the race. said that the Nirslnias
/ had the inside course. the Ariels were
i'm the middle. aud the Columbias on
the outside. The position of each crew
gave neither an advantage over the
other
TIE RACE.
When to word go was given, the
| Arials took the water first. They were I
followed bv the Columbus The Nir-
] - =
! bv one boat-length at the start. The
course was one and onc-half miles. AT
the quarter the NirgiDias had gained /
! half length ON the Ariels. I
who were then rowing even
with the Columbus. AT the half the /
Columbus were leading. they pulling /
thirty four strokes 10 the minute, the
Virginias thirty siX. and the AIiels
thirly-siX. The Aricls then began To /
lap the Columbus. with the Nirglnias
quarter length behind the Ariels. /
| The Virginias were absolutely conf !
dent at this point.
When the thTee-quarter mile was
reached. the Nirginias rowing easily I.
and steadily. had caught the Ariels,
and were half length behind the
Columbus.
At the mile the Virgiuias had passed
The Columbus and were leading them
by half length. with the Ariels half a
/ length behind the Columbus. The
/ Vnginias easily kept the lead, pulling
a steady thirty-six stroke to the finish,
followed close 10y the Columbus pulling
thirty.eight. The Ariels was Out OF the
race nc the mile, but tugged along with
thirty-four stroke. The Nirginias
were not called on by the cOXswaln for
final squirt as ne saw that the
Columbus were beat and he desired to
save his men all he could.
TIE CREW.
Edmunds pulled steady stroke all
the way through. He never varied /
once. Now and then he would turn
his head 10 see the position of his
opponents. but the stroke was as a
machine. IL is needless to say that he I
is the finest stroke the Nifginias I
ever had. lie seemed during the race /
TO be rowing more for practice than a I
stroke oarsman IN an important race.
Brodnax at did everything that was
expected of him. lie pulled a good oar /
throughout the race.
Pettecolas got himself down to solid I
work. He kept his record rs the pow f
erful No. > When the Nirginias passed .
the Ariels lac was called on by the cox T
swain end responded nobly.
Pegram. the youngest man in the .
boat. pulled a beautiful oar from start
10 finish He promises 90 be one Of the .
best oar-men in the State.
The COXswain was cool. calm and col /
lccted. His GOOD record was kept up. /
lie had to use good Judgement during
the race. a. a tugb0at crossed his bow.
and caused the Nirginias 10 lose half
length. Mr.. W. r. Tiusley, the cox
swain, has won in every race in which .
he has participated. lie was cox vain
IN three fredericksburg. 1850
/ Fredericksburg, 1856: Baltimore, 1889.
/ He rOwed on the James in 1888, and the
crew won the race.
NOTES.
At the thrce-quarter mile the Ariels
were reading the Nrg inias. The Arieis
stroke turned 20 tie NiIginias and
cried ont; why don't you come ou.
/ boyss' The stroke ol the Nirginias re-
spouded: III be with YOU. Then the
cOXswain OF the Nirsiuia- called on his
men for a dozen hard strokes, which
were responded tO Dy the men. winch
sent the boat ahead of the Arieis. The
Ariels "str0ke' was not hpard from
any more.
The banks of the river were lined
with people, who shouted for their ia
yOrtes.
At the end Of the mile the betting
was TWO to one in favor Of the Column
bias.
There was something else which
caused the Nirginias 20 lose half length
within two hundred yardsOf the finish.
a pistol shot was fired, which IS the
usual signal when the winning crew
has crossed the line. 1t was fired from
a tug. The NirSinia5 thought il the
regular signal and relaxed their efforts.
The cOxswain discovered the fraud. and
urged his men on. which they did beau
tifully. and crossed the real line ahead
Of the Columbus, amid the cheers Of
ten thousand people.
The Nirginias wore red shirts, white
caps and blue pants. The Columbus
wore blue shirts and the Ariels blue I
shirts with white stripes.
After the race the Virginias rowed
to the Nepiunes boat-bouse, where the
Neptunes heartily cheered them. They ,
were escorted up stairs to handsome !
lunch.
Wednesday night the prizes were /