Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-04
HOW TO SPEND TODAY
A FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAMME
THAT ExCELS ALL FORMER ONES.
Shooting Tournament, Baseball Games,
Boat Race. Powhatan Club Picnic,
and Various Other Attractions.

| Shooting Tournament, Baseball Games,
Boat Race, Powhatan Club Picnic,
and Various Other Attractions.
The Fourth OF July isn't what it used 10
be.
The times have changed and we have
changed with them.
The day has passed when the First regi-
ment and other military organizations of
| the city were wont TO parade on the Capt.
tol Square in their uniforms OF all the
colors Of the rainbow and several extra
| colors.
| No more do the circus lemonade and
| India-rubber horse-cake table frame the
| sidewalks adjacent 10 the Square and no more
are the railings fesiooned IN sympony of black
! and white In tbs shape OF urchins.
The small boys internal economy In not sup
| piled with miI-stones now, but with the patent
roller process. IL takes fifty cents N satisfy his
| individual appetite, which owing to the advance
Of civilization is for icc-cresm, soda, and cara
| mels whereas formerly "nipence' would treat
| the crowd and secure them an extra holiday ana
I several doses OF Jamaica ginger the day after
the Fourth
| OLD CUSTOMS DR0PPED.
| No longer does spread-eagle oratory flourish,
| and the scream OF the American bird Of freenom
| Is very faint. Clarks spring, Griffin's spring,
buchanan spring. and the various other "tefn-
| perance" fountains have come 20 base uses, and
| The rooster has ceased 10 show his yalor In the
| gullles. and the OK has stopped pleading 70 pe
| roasted whole, and the lamb does not yolunta-
| rily impale Itself upon the spit ~
The Butcher cats, the Shockoe-fill cats, the SID
ney greasers and Oregon-liill cats have smoked
| the cigarette Of peace; the sling has gone 70
keep company with old Uncle Neds li naaIe ana
bow, and the right OF the free-born hlchulohd
urchin 70 fling rocks costs dollar when he Is
| caught instead OF n thrashing.
| Washington and the "other old codgers" on
| the monument, and Henry Clay will be waked
| UP at q o'clock this morning by salute 10y thc
| Howtzers, but beyond that there will be little
else 10 remind them OF the Fourth OF the hal
| cyon days Of the republic
THE DAYS OBSERVANCE.
| The municipal and State offices, the railroad
depots. and the banks will be closed Sunday
hours will be observed at the post-onice and
what with excursions, pic-nics, &C., the city VIII
| pretty well empty itself. The people VIII have
| fun, or will think they are having u, Dut hot
| after the old style
The principal attractions OF the day viii be
the bOat-race, the shooting tournament, the base
| ball match, and the Powhntan Club picnic;
| though there will be many minor diversions, and
| the doctor will fire his fountain pen with boa
tinc smile and provide himself with an extra
prcscripton-pad when he starts out on his rounds
Sunday morning.
VIII Row for the Cup.
| lures Of the day. IL will DO under the auspices
| Of the Virginia Association Of Amateur Oarsmen
for the French cup and gold medals for the indi-
| vldual members Of the winning crew. The race
will undoubtedly be an excellent one. The men
| are all In fine condition.
Three Of tho men in the Virginia crew have
rowed In the races in which that club has enter
| ell since 1889, in which year that crew won the
| Gig race in the regatta at Baltimore, and later
| won the championship of Virginia In contest
between that team and crew from the Uniyer-
glf IA l,aa ntara Gva
and has carried Off the honors In four out OF that
number, making a record in the year 1889 OF a
mile and half in eight minutes and thirty Sc
conds.
The whole O. the lower end Of the island will
be for spectators. The judges OF the race
| and the newspaper-men VIII Do served
with two little naptha Launches, whlch Will io-
Iow up the gigs from the startlng-point, which
will be from Jetty No. /, the close being just 13S
feet from the point Of the island toward Mayos
bridge The race will begin at o'clock
"rHE vIRGrSIAs."
The representatives Of the Virginia Boat Club
are n formidable set Of oarsIncn. They are all
young men OF high connection, ana well known
| In business and social circles Of Richmond.
The cockswain, W. L. Tinsley, has been cap
tain of the crew since 1889, and has sat in every
race the club has entered since that time lie IL
n young man Of medium height weighing IFS
pounds and of very athletic inclinatiOns. Mr..
Iinsley IL the Junior member OF the firm OF
George X. Anderson & Co., Of Clifton Forge
Is perfectly at homo when In boat, and Is a son
OF Captain james Pegrsm.
B. a. Adams, 2, is a tall, well-muscled oars
man OF about 105 pounds, who promises 20 be-
come one Of virglnIa's finest oarsrnan. He IL a
salesman In the establishment Of Smith d Court
ney and is popular young man.
A. s. Peticolas. who sits at No 3, is one Of the
best men in the crew. He weighs about 1872
mounds and Is possessed Of n very fine physique.
lie Is well known in business circles, being now
connected with the house Of Hume, Minor Co.
VI cNo Ia tlta trhn aft In
the front seat OF the gig. His weight is 1j2
pounds and has pulled In many races in which
The Virgnias were victorious among these being
the race nj Baltimore. He is draughtsman At
the Richmond and Danvlle railroad ofilces In
this city.
THE COLLEGE CREW.
The Richmond College crew, while one that
never rowed race and is composed OF men that
never entered n gie before this season, has made
wonderful progress and promises TO be one OF the
best teams of amateur oarsmen in the country.
IL was through the indefatigabls efforts Of Mr..
james C.. Lamb, who Is an alumnus OF the uni
versity Of Virginia, being bachelor OF law that
institution, that the college-men have developed
into a body Of oarsNen, who II they do not carry
of the lalrels Of the race to-day will give the
Yirginias close pull anG . hard pun.
The college men have been badly handicapped
from the start and have met difficulties and dis
appointments which would have utterly discour-
aged a less determined set OF men. Their boat,
which was promised by the builder for July LIST,
arrived Oh July 1st, and when they take their
seats in IL for the race IL will be Just seven times
that they have had 1t on the water Moreover,
they had only rowed six times In gig before
they received their own boat. Their trateer said
of them yesterday "They have not had time
vet 10 get fitted 10 their seats, but they are dead
game and will do their Oest under adverse cir
cumstances and that is all that could be ex-
pected of them. Whatever may be the result to
morrow, II they can get together next year
(Which seems probable) they will win the cup or
make some other crew row for it.
Mr. II. {. Burnett, Jr., son OF the cashier OF the
First National Bank, is the coxswain Of the crew,
but Mr.. Lamb has yielded to the request OF the
men and will stear them in the race tomorrow.
POSITIONS OF THE CREW.
Below is given the PERSONAL of tho crew and
the positions Of the men in the boat:
ID. II. Rucker, bow, a stout athletic young man
OF so pounds, % years OF age has spent four
years az Richmond College, and took the degree
OF Bachelor Of Arts at the recent commence
ment. lie is from Fauquier county, and Ike all
Charles Clement, number two in boat tall and
we'll built and weighing 1877 pounds, Is 20 years
Of age. He has spent two years at Richmond
College, IA a graduate Iii Latin and creek ana Is
from Campbell county.
t. II. Athey, three, is the heaviest man in the
crew. weighing 40 pounds, and is twenty-one
wears old. This Is his third year at the college,
and he graduated at Its recent closing in engi-
neering and surveying. He is also from Fau-
quier county aud Is considered remarkably
bright young man.
j. II. Read, Jr., stroke, tall, clean-cut oars
man for his brief experience, weighs 100. and IL
lust nineteen years Of age. lie has just passed
his first year at college and was very successful
In his studies. He Is from Luray. Page county,
and is the recipient OF distinctions In mathe- |
mates and physics. Ii Is predicted of him by
those familiar with rowing that with year or
two OF age and experience he will make a famous
stroke-oar.
A very unusual circumstance Ia that three !
members OF this crew are ministerial students,
and while young men Of excellent moral charac-
ter, do not hesitate 10 announce that they are
strict adhere-s 20 and great believers In that
time-worn motto: Keus sana In corpore sono.
THE ASSOCIATION or AMATEUR oARsMEN.
The Virginia Association OF Amateur Oars
men, under the auspices OF which this race Is
given, will meet at the boat-honse to-day at
1o.SO o'clock Mr.. C. X. Bishop, OF Petersburg,