The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-10
TRAINING FOR THE REGATTA.
Busy Week With the Virginia Boat Club
Boys.
WHERE SHALL JULY FACE Be ROWED /?
-Four Crews For the Four-Oared Gig Race.
Tho Appomattox and the Association
College students.

The past week has been very successful
she for the aquatic sports on the James r1ver.
Although one or two afternoons were rather
cool. yet good many members OF the boat
club availed themselves of the opportunity 70
take a row down the river. and even the young
ladies showed such enthusiasm that they could
not be kept away by the unfavorable weather
of these few days
1t goes without saying that oil the boats OF
the Virginia Boat Club have been in constant
use from Monday morning until Saturday
evening. Since the opening of the season the
club has received twenty-One additional acuye
members. and the number OF boats on mana
has become almost insufficient for the de-
mands of the members. About ten days ago
the board Of directors ordered three more
pleasure boats from Mr.. l. II. Kushton, at
Canton, n. j., and then arrival IS eagerly
looked for by the boys.
The crew which is 10 defend the challenge
cup at the coming State Regetta on July Attn
has begun actual rowing during the past
week While Mr.. George Il. Pegrain VINO
supervises the training, has not yet definitely
selected his crew, it is pretty safe 70 say AT
this time that the competing crew WILL consist
of Robert Pegram, bow; Benjamin a. Adams
second; w Fred Broadnax, third; George g.
experienced oarsmen. but the latter viii no
doubt be fully up 70 his colleagues by the
time fixed for the regatta. The question VINO
will be the coxwain Of the crew has not yet
been seriously considered
THE PLACE.
good deal of interest is being manifested
among the members of the club IN regard 10
the place where the regatta should be held
ON several occasions in former years regattas
have been held near Warwick Park While the
James offers a very good straght-away course
of mile and half at that point there are
serious objections in regard 10 the poor &C
comodatiOns for large crowds Two years ago,
,rhen the last regatta was held at Warwick
Park all those who attended bad an oppor-
tunity TO see for themselves that trip TO
Warwick Park was nota very comfortable one.
Once or twice in former years the course Tor
the regatta has been selected from the Chesa-
peake and Ohio wharf up the rlver, ana TINS
Same course is at present advocated by some
members of the club. If this location should
be selected grand stand could be erected
near the place where the old brewery building
stood lust below the Cedar Works. ms
grand stand would have the advantage OF be-
ing within easy reach of the electric cars, and
the public would have some guarantee OF bet
ter means of transportation TO and from the
race course.
Quite a number of the members of the club
are in favor of holding the regatta about
river. near Venita. This place Is advocated IN
part for its novelty and it IS thought that
observation trains could follow the racers
down the river The old members OF the
club favor this scheme are guided by their
experience in Lynchburg number OF years
ago. where observation trains were tried Tor
the first time in this part Of the country and
proved TO be grand success. That the
project is feasible one is proven every year
by the famous regattas near New London.
lot, fvoif hQv
very popular with the public. The only ques-
ton TO be decided would be whether the man.
ayers of the James River division Of the Ches
apeake and Ohio railroad have sut1clent tacll-
tiles for such accommodation trains without
interfering with the regular traffic of the road.
RACE ENTRIES.
While the entries for the State regatta have
no. yet been made 1t Is pretty certain that
the four Dared gig race for the challenge cup
will be entered.by four crews namely. from
the Virginia Boat Club, the Richmond Col
lege Boat Club, the University School Club
OF Petersburg and the Washington and Lee
Club of Lexington. The other two clubs of
the association. the Ryes of the University of
Virginia and the Rappahannocks Of Freder-
icksburg are out of the question, neither of
the clubs having any boats or crews.
At the next meeting of the State Assocla-
ton. which is to be held the day before the
State regatta. il is possible that the Appomat-
tox Club, of Petersburg, will apply for admls-
sion into the Association. However, that
club would not be able to row IN this years
regatta for the constitution of the Association
provides that only crews can take part IN the
State regatta from clubs that have been mem
bers of the State Association at least three
months prior TO the regatta.
The crew of the Richmond College Boat
Ciub have been hard at work all the week,
and are making very good progress. Mr..
James c. Lamb who IL training the boys, IS
giving them a good deal of his time every
afternoon The club has ordered q cedar
boat similar TO the famous Virginia" of the
Virginia Boat Club, but it will be several
weeks yet before they will be III possession OF
their boat. Up to that time the boys are
prscticing in the Olympic" one of the boats
of the Virginia Boat Club. Tho Olympic"
has recently been overhauled and made more
adapted TO that purpose by the hberality of
Mr.. Bissell, of the Virginia Club, who is tax
ing lively interest in the college boys.
Five MEN PIcEED.
Mr.. Lamb has not yet announced his selec-
ton of the college crew With exception of
two afternoons during the past week he has
never had the same members Of the club IN
the boat He has however, already picked
out five men from whom within day or two
he will select the four for his crew. Whoever
the lucky four will be it is plain TO see at this
time that the college BOYS, by the time OF the
regatta. will be found able rivals of the Nir-
g1nia Boat CluD crew.
The boat club of the Young Mems Christian
Association has during the past week become
a matter of fact and fifty members have al
ready been secured. At the meeting of the
club next Tuesday evening the club will elect
its officers. and in all probability the follow
ing names will be suggested by the nomi-
mating committee: c. McCleur, superin-
tendent of the Telephone Exchange. presi-
dent; Sam. Il. Pulliam, secretary: James Cor
don captain. Mr.. S. II. Borman. the treas
urer of the association, will also be the treas
urer of the boat club.
For the present the club will only purchase
pleasure boats but IL is possible that during
the next season four-oared gig will be added
10 the feet. To become a member of the
boat club it is necessary for the applicant to
belong 10 the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. His application will be passed on by
the executive committee of the boat club.
Objections from three members of the club,
IL found TO be justifable. viii bring about
rejection Of the applicant.