Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-07
VIRGINIAS VICT0RS.
YESTERDAYS RACE WON eY OUR
HOME CLUB.
A Boats Length all that Separated tho
Two Crews az tho
Finish.

Tho vireinias are again tho yiclors.

..o rear had q fuil view of tho whole
gao course being nearly straight
Jtu0f-. Irfs-Kll1is. TIC.
IHt judges 80 tha slut were James G.
" For thr Nves Club aud J.mss Il.
N Con tne NrDnias At the finish. r.
H'fF Scott t1r tle hivcs and Thomas
dexter iD~ the Nuginias were the
.u-s Ar. Thomas \. Carter acted IS
cree. ar3 DR.. Brock and Sir. LOWS Hil
"cIe tAo tmc-kecpcrs.
THE LAUNCHING PIACE.
Tie raco-boats were launched from the
monitor Manhattan, where the clubs had
carried Thorn oaIit iu the afternoon. The
crews uso1 one of tac cabins upon The
Manhattan us dree- iu--roouL
Betting $50, quite tIc Is INDUCED la be
for. thc start and Was iu favor of tho Viz
cina Club.
THr BOATS.
Bl.h Of tho boats used IRE now. That Of
shc tiv.~ Clubl- foItr-uue feet long. and
NUicls l40 pounds. III vas luIt ~ Troy,
n b., 3D. fW weeks ago hy Waters Son.
end cost $500. 10 i- a paper shell. and is
called the Francis Rivcs.
The Nrguia> boat was built 10y John
)lakeF. Cambridge. Mass, az cost of
$500 n is foity-tWo feet long and weighs
10 pounds. 10 is made Of cedar. This Is
Che same boat with which the race was won
81 Baltimore % teT weeks ago.
TiiE sTART.
The start was made at G.55 O'Clock.
The Raves Club occupied the Richmond
side of the river and the Nirgiuiss pulled
down ncxt 60 the Manchester shore.
40 the word Il Go the Nirginas pulled
an with beautiful stroke slightly ahead
of the Rivcs. The latter crew saw they
we're not expecting the start 10 be made
!lst aj the moment II WAS. barge with
passengers WAS ueariyat tho starting-point.
sui the crews were hurried Of sooner than
fncv would nave otherwise been in order
% get ahead Of the vossel which was making
Co. Way % Warwick Park.
THE sTRoKE.
The Nreiums pulled at a 39-strokc, which
soon increased 10 10, and was kept 40 this
lutr until the race was finished
ihe stroke of the Rivcs was not as quick
a. thc NlrInias 1t did not go over 30.
lv trs nlAs kept their grouud-or
rlther WatcI-c easily, and not once did they
give back.
About midway on the course the Bives
msie q ght increase m their speed, and
may have made % little gain upon their
competitors, but n ths was so they soon
''-t IT,, and the Nirgluias came out fully
boats length ahead.
As the Nusinias reached the fuish-line
one Of the Judges 49, that end fired pistol,
6ni both boats stopped IN their respective
F'7ili'A7'
IHrss AND JUDGES.
fhc members of the press. members of
a., Committee ON james River Improve
ngut several c0uncilmcu. and IA few mem
bers of The boat clubs were upon the tug
tru1lil under the charge of Mr.. ". G..
Watson.
The starting Judges. time-kecpers, and
referee were carried on the ting Hero.
5 80, all l, ,'''' ,,,,s1 s'I'V got ~,
var, f,ir wen. If tho rne,tion Of a..
two oips could be mad ali me way. and the
I,chn,nuJ bovs sent nm, ven after veil whom
thew SAW their fayorite, holding the lead
rteqdllv.
r,rgrsrAsv
Whom .,o oi.s n.,rel tbo wharf ot tlo
g,rt l.,. ,,-,.-.. br.,,,.,, IN, ~ min L,nlL.r
-l,.f- ,....I and da.f.rir,, bi,rr.,b sent
~ eliza 7-.,..,.;..s -.,o,,..7 l,oe,;gb limo
evs-, ,.s.,l T., he ri\.r noss.ssiro ~ steam
whistle u-cj il with dll the force that
could be- applied.
JOY
Inc lIthn'nd boys couid not hlde thelr
Joy "l iNr I'''I'' III,
some Nl Ihru seemed TO 90 almost via,
and when they got To the members OF the
Victorious ct-" gave tncm NcI-dcserNcd
slfA-e
h' race was Won hY the FTEnias IN
t'-i minutes aho zen seconds. Inc llue
no the tFt6 Was NOT taken.
Afcr lAe race wa, hnish"d the crews
l'Nci back up u the monitors, followed
ty Two tugs A. soon a. the boys had
- angel l.tr UNIFORM TOT iIer cilIen
clothing All hands were taken down TO the
FtFln9n 900 the t@rA, who're the prcsehta-
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scuIL Hict-
Before Che pres aiauou l,r. David Ed-
no.I ro"ad the single scul race without
OBJ it.ou.
Vidal PRESENTATION.
Ihc presentation of the medals took
Ulrr, iu the pavilion.
Nr B,.rIav T. Crump. president of the
,r.,r.. E,af Club called the meeting To-
.-.l-f and -ts .ad that a fair and honorable
contest had been won bv the Vreirias. and
.-. accordance with the usual custom me
l. would he presented 90 each member of
.tr victorious crew. 10 perform this duty
.ar,ra..ntcd Navor EllY,ou.
.
1'" N'i"''
DID" Mayor remarked ihat ne ma oAPg-
.I.l. t.., -, NAM. ,o7o,, neoulc. but
. fi.n.t ,ylicl, he Vas about 10 perform
naturally f.lt oir,cmhalra-sneut one
.t thr contestant crew. WAS from his old
... V,t.-. and the other from dear old .
.fr..r1 lie concentrated tine Young F
mon of both crew that they are striving 80 +
develop taoil physical as we'll as their
...ral. intellectual. and religious qualities. .
Tine NRyOr made a very happy speech, .
and closed bv prs-cutiue TO each member .
az the ,5rfCriou- crew "a beautiful medal. F
rfs also presented Mr. David Edmond with .
.te medal for the sln4lc-scuu race.
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