Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-30
RICHMOND REGATTA.
AcAPTvATiNe PROGRAMME FOR THE
FOURTH or JULY. ~
Rovinr-Rnces and Many other Pleasures
in store for the Entertainment
of tho People.

A fine days sport is promised for next
Thursday, July 4,h, At Warwick Park.
Then occurs the State regatta, which viii
nrol,ablv eclipse any event of the kind ever
witnessed in this State.
The indications are that there will be
fine exhibition Of rowing in the afternoon,
10 be preceded by an interesting pro-
rraInme of exercises earlier in the day and
TO be followed by grand display OF fire.
works and bah at night.
This fealsre of the dav. OF course. VIII be
the boai-races, for which large NUMBER
Of entries have been made, and others may
be added vet. The arrangements Tor me
cntire DAYS entertainment, ana espcciaiiN
this part OF il. are very nearly complete,
and The committeeman are looking after
every detail with the determination 20 nave
everyth;nr Sass OF without the slightest
hitch.
The members Of the Regatta Committee
of the Virginia Boat Club nave laooreu
gealously both day and night IN behaif OF
this meeting and they are now h0peiui that
their efforts may I've crowned with success.
In fact everything points that way, and the
members Of the club and their friends are
enfhugiestic over the approaching event.
The Climb ia this great undertaking haS mol
received the support from our merchdhts
that should have been gwen 1t, but never
tb0lees its managers have pressed steaolly
ahead. all obstacles have been oFoiSoit4ie,
and things may now be said to be ready 1or
the contestants 10 enter the held.
TgE REGATTA
The regatta is held under the auspices OF
Che virginia Association Of Amateur oars
men. which was formed some ton or hiteeh
wears AGO. and is composed of one member
from each OF the clubs IN the state. lhe
association holds its annual meeting IN the
spriDc OF carh year. and then decides NJ
what place the regatta on the 4th OF July
following shall be held.
The real interstate race. for which only
Yirriria clubs can eater. is the fouT-oared
eSe ana the prize Is the silver cup known
rs the Froncb State Championship Cup. IL
lisa very handsome prize, aud Is the pro-
fcr.'v az the VIRGINIA Association, but Is
ALWAYS held bv the club whose crew wins
the contest named. The cup has been held
for the last year ny the Alexandria Club,
though the Virginia crew entered protest
when The race WAS decided. and TINS mas
mover boon decided. The cup was brought
down from Alexandra Yesterday, and, to-
ccfher with dozen or NOR medals made
for tho winners in Thursdays races aud
the tanner received by the Virginia CLUBS
crew in the Patapsco navy rerefta ot
"Wednesday last, Is now on exhibition IN
the window of Mr. spot, the Maih-s'ree'
C,uhs from outside Of the state can enter
anv OF The contests except thus particular
SouT-omcd eng.
oUR Cr.UB.
Wh1etb rc-rottas held each year are TN
dr. the auspices of the State Association,
the arrangements for them are left entirely
70 the club at whose home they appear.
Consequently the Virginia Club has entire
J g xuI ff .H
wick Park on Thursday. It's intruaed with
ia. prcnn,-,tiOr of the programme ana the
erraflrenont of an details. and ~ expected
toraise Tho means To Geiuy the expenses oi
10, utzaiucs and 90 DAY for the prizes ana
medais rs. Of course. the duty, and the
pleasure ns well of thelocal club 10 receive
fbe visiting crews, 60 entertain them While
III the cts. and 60 show them over the
cour... Inch club has % pas It's own eX-
p.,irsfs. snch as AoteLbi,ls, a..
17l, officers Of the Virginia Club are:
beverley o.. Crump, president; y. l.. Hil
vlc,,-urssilont: Oscar Swiuctord, secre-
arr. james +. Woyt, treasurer. DT'c-
t'r,. R.e.sr.. Cump. i'm. T.. II. Bissen,
lrO'. , ~aslnts, Is. II. Smith, and IL. ~
Sm,h, J4.
rrr ACCOMMODATIONS.
Warwick Park is very pretty little
place. ucc,y fmded and lard on, ON the
unrfh bank ~ tIc riyDr some tve or SIX
miles below UichnOud. h Is owned 10y
the Warwick Park Transportation Com
pnnv. vao win cooperate With the boat
silh auI shore IoH.iy ln the Dement'S ot
fhn ,nt. .lrunIt Norkmcn have been
surlr.l f.r S.rnl dlY. at the PARK pro-
,ltInr ..t.. .Ifshlt standing space ior the
,ro,.Is VINO v.l attend The regatta. ON
tn.f.ftl MI tHi- puinl There are about TWO
tnNu.Iul ID.t ui HuTco available for siAnd-
fIc.r..nl. one halt ui which has been
. Alp N.|.N d IIN Do
covering. Nail- have been put up ON the
rlN,r .lip So a- 60 remove the danger OF
per.Dne being urpcIuitstcd into the water.
tn. race. can De- viewed from the pa
wilton. from tnc pluus. and from the lctueo
srf p.au -Wahwat. AZ least o0.UpO persons
can ts.ud ul Oh ..r several places ana GONE
nsnd a good view of the entire course,
Which d. perfectly straight and smoothand
considered one ~ the best an the country.
now TO GEr THERE.
Tho Transportation Company will run
nine larrcs and two steamers during the
DAY, ao llit ther, Ntl bc no trouble about
the nl.Jtr oi transportation. Several oi
these barge. viii be grouped together and
ho pulled bv tug. The vessels VIII run
every twtutY minutes from A. NJ. unul
all of thc people are brought home az
uirht. and NY Bmgvvn said yesterday
that They would be AISLE 20 handle htteen
Thousand po,1ple in siX hours without any
difficulty. Three wharyes have been con-
etructed 40 'tnc Park 10 avoid "a rush at the
landing-placas. and four wharves have
been secured IN Richmond. embracing the
Ards wharf and three others near by.
Persons wishing to 30 bY private convey
Rncc vii find the Osborne turnpike very
cool route The distance this way If SIX
miles. Tie barges take forty-tve minutes
20 90 from Richmond % the Park, and the
same length of time 10 return. Persons
coinC down the river viii pay fifty cents TO
80 and return. and viii be charged no adj
nissinn 90 the grounds. Those going by
private conveyance viii be required to pay
twenty 1--we cents admission 70 the grounds.
FIXTURES OF THE DAY.
Tho DAYS exercises VIII open about noon
with programme embracing different
games. wrcstlng-m tub-races, scrub
races. a..
The great regatta viii begin promptly at
8 O'Clock. and at us close the medals Will
he presented az the grand-stand. Mayor d.
TaylOr Ellyson vii! be asked 20 make the
presentations. The races will probably be
over by Z O'Clock; possibly half an hour
earlier II all things are favorable.
Atso'clock there will be an exhibition
OF both water and aerial fireworks. These
Will be- set od from the Chesterfield side Of
tie river 50 that the spectators Will he
given good view both of the pyrotechulcs
and the reflection 10 the water
At gO'clOck the ball opens. This Will
not break up until A. NJ. \ band Of
music has been employed for the whole
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