Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-26
COLLEGE CREW WINS
THE MUSCULAR STUDENTS ouTRow
THE VIRGINIA eovs WITH EASE.
They Came In Several Lengths Ahead and
VIII Hold the silver Cap---tireat Ad-
vantage In Weight

,rlze OF the Richmond College boat I'uo
Again tho students havs captured the
lsurels of the annual race upoa the wafer
In vain did the athletes of the Virginia
Club tax their skill against tho eohesiahs
Yesterday. for their experience ana en-
durarce were as naught against the Drawn
and muscle of the powerful coiieeiahs,
From start TO finish the college BOYS nau
the lead. and long ere tho race had enued
thor victory was foregohe conolu''
fliyht their oars pierced the placid waters
of the James and every stroke hurie5
Iacs the wavelcts with q mighty force ard
nnshcd the slender skid nearer onward To
rs goai Behind them Ike On arrow came
The Gig OF tae Virgn,as. Swimming Hehuy
DER the bosom Of the stream.
In the beau,ilul summer twilight IL was
a.. lovely EIGHT 90 look upon the boats M
sha,' MI over the riyer The evening
wss calm and tranquil and overhead the
sL,es were peaceful, while naught save the
s,lverv ripnles from the oars Darreu tnc
tranunil surface of the waters; AZ .ne
race peared Its finish shout OF JOY Iosc
from the throats of the collegians, WHO
lined the wharf at the end OF inc Goutse;
I'D ,ben after two snots of a pistol fired
~ ,an,d Succession. the contest was over.
PREPARING FOR TIE RACE.
Tho race took plare Mt 1920 O'Clock, and
Tho stsrt was made from the monitors,
which lie n mile and half above warwick
Park the terminus of the course. Inc
Contestants of both crews. the Judges.
members of the two clubs, and press repre-
seniatiyes lett the wharves or the virginia
Steamboat Company on the tng neniy
Christian q few minutes aitSr o;2o anu
steamed direct to the irop-clads- captain
Thomas Cunningham commanded the
nntfv little boat and presided over tne
snxions gathering, who were mace naui-
f,onally happy by very seasonaDle COLA
ron ~ claret punch and sandwiches,
which were served through the courtesy
of the Nirginias:
on reaching the monitors the TWO crews
slighted and Immediately commences IN,
,ng mn their gigs, which were stored on
one of the cunboats. A few minutes iater
The muscular oarsmen donncd their uni
forms which displayed the muscles OF the
resncctlye crews to excellent advantage.
The Virginias wore red tights. cut snort az
Tho knee. sashes of the same hue, ana
shirts of white with vermilion V" on
the left breast. The students were dressed
in ierseys and tights of navy blue, ana one
bad only 10 glance at them TO note tnelr
sunerlority in weight. Their opponents,
II IL true. were well-knit men, out thsy
we're smaller. and though trained 70 the
fue.t point II was easy TO see that they hau
fearful odds to contend against.
THE CREWS AND JUDGES
The following were the oarsmen OF the
respective clubs: g. -,
College Crew-Willan A. Grove. bow,
age 10. weight leo. height feet lpches
Jchn ii. Read, stroke, age ~, weight 10,
beight 6 feet inch; Charles Clement. po-
sition No. 2. age q. weight 1s5, height
Zee. 3 inches; J. s. Athcg, position NO. o.
WEIGHT IFS; Maury Anderson. coxswaln. age
Is. weight 10. height 5 feet inches
average weight. i6l pounds -
Virginia Crew-George b, fesfam'
stroke, weight l43. height feet ii inches;
James W. Gordon. position No. y, welght
las, height feet ca inches; A. ;. Petit
coias. position No. 2. weight 165, height6
feet. ". T. Brodnax. position No. l.,
weight l55. height feet IL inches; frank
smith. coxswsip. weight l25. height feet
6 inches-average weight, 159 pounds;
The following were the judges; flnlsn
Judges irginias, Thomas Poindexter;
College, ;. }. Young; starting Judges
Virginias. q. c. Jackson; College, ). H.
Mciiarlty: time-keeper. Clarence Mill
hiser; referee, DIR. g. W. L. Brock.
SHOOT DOWN THE JAMES.
After taking short run Of several hum
drei yards IN opposite directions the crews
got m position. while the tug anchored o
httie distance behind them. Dr. Brock,
after caiilng Are you ready gave the
signal for the start. and away glided the
boats. They had hardly gotten 100 YARDS
when the powerful students took the lead,
but so closely were they followed by their
rivals that the friends of tho latter hoped
that in spite OF everything their bad be-
ginning would make q good ending,
Al times IL looked as it the coliegians
would lose their lead, for they spla5hed a
good deal Of water witt their oars. and the
friends OF the Nirginiaus upon the tugs,
never losing hope cheeroi their boatnen
on Put il wgs useless. for ~ the goal
came nearer and nearer the collegians took
a LONGER lead and settled into steady
stroke. which seemed TO increase IN
strength as the distance before them short
ened. Both clubs pulled "a stroke of be-
tween So and 30 per minute. The virgil
mas on the Eome-stretch lost considerable
ground aud their conquerors pulled IN fiVe
LENGTH ahead OF them. and with record OF
SnIuutes and IS seconds, while the former
covered the course IN minutes ana 40
seconds.
II would be almost impossible TO de-
scribe the delight of the college boys on
seeing their crew the victors. They de-
monstrated their JOY IN the usual manner,
ana gave utterance to this yell:
"Whoop-la-l2,
Whoop-a-e;
Hoop-la-Doat-crew,
X. 9. ""
The result of the race was somewhat OF
a surprise TO the spectators, "a many
thought the Virginias would certainly de-
feat the collegians. Still neither side was
certain and the bets were all even. Aeon
siderable amount OF money changed
hands, but no one was much OF gamer or
loser, as the risks were all small.
TIE CUP PRESENTED.
About 600 people witnessed the contest
from Warwick Park, and many of these
STAYED over at the pleasure grounds until
late at night and enjoyed themselves
dancing and seeking other amusements.
The steamer Ariel and several gondolas
carried the crowd back and forth from the
city.
Last night at . o'clock the cup was pre-
scented to the college crew by Mr.. Beverley
Il. Crump, the president of the Virginia
Boat Club His remarks were of an ex-
ceedingly felicitous nature, and were re-
sponded to by Hon. James G. Lamb. who
received the prize III an equally pleasant
manner Judge Lamb trained the students
for the race in 1891. and they attribute all
their success to hun.
The two gigs which ran in the race are
sister boats, as they were both manufac-.
tured by John Blakey, OF Boston. That of
the conquered crew Is named Virginia,
while the collegians, Just before the con-
test. decided TO call theirs Carrie s." IN
honor OF a lovely girl whom they all know
and admire. The original who bears the
pamo which will hereafter adorn the VIC
torious craft was among the spectators
who cheered for the students when they
crossed the line ahead. She did not know
Of the time how the conquerlns SAN would
be designated, but her unseIfsh pleasure
on beholdinc its success was sufficient III
itself to merit the compliment conferred
upon her.
The vcstibuic-Train Party TO the launch
ipg.