Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-28
WELCOME HOME, BOYS
OUR VICTORIOUS CREW TO RETURN
FROM BALTIMORE TO-DAY.
4 Hearty Reception Awaiting Them from
Their Brothcr-Oarsmcn and
Other Friends.

| WeSsrs. W. G.. Watson and POwhatan
1 Boiling returned on the fast mail yester-
! day afternoon from Baltimore, where they
went TO look after tho crew from the Vr-
! eirginia Boat Club that bore off the honors
in the four-oared eig-race in the Patapsco
regatta OF Wednesday.
! These young gentlemen were highly
/ elatcd that the bOysfro Richmond should
| have outpulled the crews from the Column
/ bia Athletics and the Ariel Rowing Club.
! These clubs rank high among the amateur
I OarsmCn'S associations of the country, and
| II speaks well for the boys from this city.
[ who receive very slight encouragement
from our businessmen, that they had
wrought themselves up 10 such a proi-
| cheney in skill as 20 successfully compete
with their formidable opponents.
UUnRAH FOR TIE BOYS!
In sporting circles Yesterday little else
was discussed than the victory of the team
/ from Nirginia's cnpital, and on all sides the
Old DOmiuiOn's representatives, were Idud-
cd for their efforts. Hurrah for our
boys" is an expression that fell from
many lips.
Tic presentation Of the prizes took place
Wednesday night. and having had TO wait
for this the Virginia rowers could not come
home yesterday, as was expected. They
viii aulNe this morning, however, If no.
thing happens tOprcVcnt. by the train from
West Point and viii be- rendered royal re-
CeptiOu by the stay-at-hOmes. Escorted
10y the home contingent and % brass band
the yictors viii parade the streets and then
proceed to the boat-house on Mayo's
Island.
TIE RACE.
The Baltimore american in its report Of
the Patapsco regatta says:
The fifth and last race was for fOur-Oarcd
gIgs The entries were;
Virginia Boat Club If Richmond, Va
red shirt George B. Pcgram, bow; a. ).
Pctticolas. No .; T. W. IToadnax, No. 3
David Edmond, stroke; w. i. Insley,
Columbia Athletic Club-blue shirt and
iIarlar, M. 2 II. 7. Miller, no. 3; i. A.
Eute. stroke W. Howard Gibson, cox
swain.
ARIEL Rowing Club-blue shirt, with
white stripe M the neck and the letter A
on the breast, and blue-aud-white cap
Robert Mover. bow; ". II. kahler No. .
j. II. Mcclellan. No. 3; L \. slack stroke;
a. Muncks coXsWAlD.
The Richmond boys took the inner
course. the Washington boys the middle
stake boat and the home CLUB the bow
boat. At the word the Nirginias took the
water with rush. and moved night up
The r0Uiu" Was "a little irregular st first
but II was fast. so fast that many thought
they could not keep il mp. They took The
lead. but they were too far In shore. !he
Collirnli,s wont in with n cood swing. luf
tl,., liid rot s5,-t .tenough. They rowcd
evenly, and made all the weight tell. The
Arfa1s v-era ro-yin0 a prottv stroke lmt
Gronnod L.bind flhav' made a very fast
uara ont IL ,ya- too FAST. and thev could
not keop ii nm. Th0uoh thcv kept uDall the
vav down. thrv were not lu ID after
+lrv La1 ro,red three Quarters of "A
r.iIa Whom the red Shirts began
IN mil across into tine centre of the
course they came near the District men,
who vcro going along al a clean. evou
stroke The Richmond men still kent u1
tt.ir rush AND lad "a load thouo6 NOT
n,r.b more tLana a boat Ieucth. even if 70
WAS tIat They had 10 ease up little.
and flc C1lunlhigs ept up their stroke
and began to gain Slowly they crowded
Up. bat the Nir-iuile worked ON. Ihe ln-
ter.-, ln th' boa. crew, and men hr-a1 I'd
yea TOT th'I ia'.i-'r'' 80 "l"I ,', N-
iuiaN Nid7 h.i-H, lr.F ''uiu H4t ~. l.r.ii'
i' 'l. '''. pay. % ~ 'i' 80 ~, ~ +I,l,.
i"' l'.'F !il-it l"N, u'-, a. -: ~
h'a oeeNh 'hrF soyu wore ttill,l ~
la.'hl pave Won iu' 'Iel "ltA = @Ht '..c
Nli-.Hie7 "'h ID, "A qua. l,' "i " i'-i7 "a ia
''''' N'I''A"''- ''in' '''o|-
oTHER EAroLIS'
The Morning HrGd says: The Nirginias
dartcd ahead almost Immediately, and at
the mile they were length ahead Of the
Coluuuas. while it was evident that the
Ar.els We're ont OF IT, The last half mile
was Is very pretty contest between the \ r-
giuia- and tine Coluubias, and al the finish
every one was IN doubt as 10 the winner;
Themcdais and bauucrwerctinally awarded
10 the former al, ,hough they had only half
second 90 spare"