The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26
THE VICTORIOUS CREW.
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Virginia Oarsmen Defeated In tho Regatta
at Warwick Park-Both Clubs Pulled
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R.C.V.
The Richmond College Boat Club was again
triumphant yesterday afternoon, defeating
the Virginia crew by about four lengths. The
time was s2S.
Fully two hours before the race took place
the placid James was alive with all sorts and
conditions Of craft. Yachts, launches. barges.
steamers and row boats ploughed their way
through the waters. and the Mecca for most
of them was Warwick Park
The barges owned by the Warwick PARK
Transportation Company were crowded WITH
sight-seers and the Ariel carried TO the Park
several hundred aquatic sport lovers. Row
boats and launches carried their small COM
elements and many hundreds witnessed the
bIue-clad oarsmen dart in ahead Of the red
and white men.
THE CREWS.
10 was ) o'clock when the good tug the
Henry Christian left the Ariel wharf and
headed eastward. On board were the crews OF
both teams. the judges time-keepers, news
paper reporters and other individuals, and the
Thomas Cunningham, sped on It's way with
most enjoyable speed
The hrst stop made was Mt the monitors, and
there the passengers had an opportunity or
looking over the two gigs before they took the
water
Both boats lay bottom-up on the deck Of
one OF the monitors and two negroes were
busiY engaged oiling their bottoms. As
soon as the crews landed citizen dress was
exchanged for that decollette costume pecu-
liar to oaIsmen. and the college men soon
appeared clad ia navy-blue. with X. Q.
over the breast.
Their boat was a four-oared gig. forty-two
feet long. weighing 100 pounds named Car-
RE S. and was the same craft that was used
when the college crew defeated the flrglnas
IN 1891. The crew was as follows. ". A.
/ Grove. OF Luray. bow: Charles Clement,
Campbell. 2; L. II. Athey. Fauquier, 3: j. II.
! Read, IT,, Luray, stroke. Maury Anderson,
/ Norfolk. coXswain.
The Yirginlas wore a white SHIRT with red
sash and red on left breast; red trousers.
/ They rowed a four-oared gig named Viz
ginia." ~ feet long. $50 pounds, made OF
+ Spanish cedar by Blake. of Boston. The
crew was as follows: w r. Brodnax, drafts
1 man Richmond and Danuue railroad, bow,
/ A. l.. PetticClas, Hume. Minor Co., 2
| james Gordon. Southern Railway Supply
/ Company. 3, George b. Pegram, City Bank.
/ stroke Frank Smith, COttrel. Watkins
/ Co.. coxswain.
Messrs. Petticolas. Brodnax and Pegram
! rOwed in 1889 when they defeated the Baltl-
! mOres and the University Of Virginia. Petit
/ cola5 and BrOdnaX were in the crew that
were defeated by the college men last year.
/ The Judges were Starting, q. Z. Jackson,
! Virginia: j. l.. MCCARTHY, College. Finish,
/ Thomas Poindexter Virginia; $. j. Young,
! College. Dr. c. W. p. Brock referee. Time
keeper Mr. Clarence Millhiser.
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the two coSsweins of the crews were taken
over the course, and returning stated that
! they fully understood.
ARE YOU READY"
In a short time the crews launched their
eigs and tho occupants Of the tug looked on
with feverish interest Dr. Brock stood at
the masthead and twice did he yell Are you
ready before the two crews answered in the
affirmative.
Co came az last. and eight oars dipped
simultaneously in the water. Only few
strokes. using uD about a minute, and the
college people were ahead. The Yirginias
for the first twenty strokes pursued q some
what zigzag course, aud that alone was
sufficient 30 give their opponents a
lead Both. however. pulled Il steady,
| long stroke and try as they might the blue
/ coated individuals still led. Pegram gave all
power 10 his stroke. but the students seemed
10 have some superior knowledge Of the sltua-
ton. and before the course had been halt run
il seemed 10 be only a question Of lengths.
Cheers from the tugs and encouraging Way-
ing of handkerchiefs from the park pier only
spurred the college crew on 20 greater effort
and left the Nirginias behind foot by foot.
length by length. When the line which
ended the mile and half was at last
crossed the college boat was four lengths
ahead.
THE VISITORS.
Cheers and college yells followed each
other in rapid succession and the crews, after
dolfnq their caps, rowed back 20 the moni-
tors. The crowd packed themselves on the
Ariel and barges and were soon IN Richmond.
/ Electric cars we're caught. aud last evening at
the clubs and restaurants could be head argu-
ments why we won COR why we didn't vim
tho race.
The college team. directed by Hon. James
+. Lamb. have thus won twice excessively.
Should they win the next time tho French
cup. a beautiful silver concet, will be theirs
for keeps"
The Virginia Club members last evening
said that rules had been violated while the
college men stated that the Yirgniss agreed
10 the violation. The true state of affairs
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