Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-11
THECOMING REGATTA
GREAT INTEREST FELT m THE CON-
TEST OF TWO WEEKS HENCE.
Teaantng Bard--PsrsoHasi Of
the Teams.

Tho State regatta, which Will take piac
In Petersburg on Saturday, Juno Htn
promises 10 be an excellent exhibition o
oarsmanship, and the results OF the con
tnst arc awaited with unusual interest II
boating circles.
Two Of the crews-thc Virginias ans
Richmond Collego-hsil from this city
whilo the third club is from PETERSBURG
The course will be ono mile and hal
with four-oared gigs.
IL ia difficult to anticipate tho final out
come of tho race at present, as each crew lev
maintains rsticonce about us own soiii
ties. Many admirers OF the Virginias nope
10 see their men outstrip the collogians
Int the student contingency seem conn
dent that thor favorites Will be tho laurel
earners again. As for the Cockade Sity
boys no one can tell exactly what theS
will do. Who knows? They NAV come ~
ss tho dark horse" aud ANONYMOUSLY
defeat both Of the other crews.
THE VIRGINIA CLUBS CREW.
Tho yirginias will not pull the same men
they had in the race when the collegians
las, defeated them. Mr.. PeticOlas. the old
.onaf,c etapdbv, will lend his 1855 pounds
weIcht again as stroke. while the l+o
pounds Of George Il. Pegram Will act as
bow. LanghoTno Williams. son OF Mi.
John l.. Williams, will be No. 3, and great
.i,,..cs are expected OF him. He weighs
about 100 pounds, il young ond strong:
and last pulled on tho winning crew OF
tbe University Of Pennsylvania. Ben)a-
min Adams, the i79-pound son OF Mr. w.
q. Adams, superintendent OF the Gas
Works. will ofliciate as No. 2. he was one
OF the Virginia crew when they were hrst
defeated by tine students. The tlrglnlss
AVID "a l.
lent shape. They have their whole souls
in the race and are expected to WIN
splendid record.
THE ATHLETIC COLLEGE BOYS.
sevsrol years ago when the college crew
,zHdo ia first appearance Of regatta the
enthusiastic spectators who hned the
hanks Of the James were inclined 10 rldl-
crio them. They called the students
farmers" bnt when they saw tho manner
in which the alleged agricutursts gided
their gig through the water they quickly
changed their time. Professor Puryears
ducklings, If anything, are IN better shape
than usual Ibis year. They are coiossi,
both in strength and form. There are few
heavier teams in the Union and this, In
large degree, has accounted for their sue
cess heretofore. The club this year ~ as
follows:
John Read. stroke; Charles Clement,
No. 2; Thomas Athey, No. 3. and Dana II.
Rucker and Lloyd Stroke. 1t Is not vet
known which OF the two last-named Will
b. selected tor the regatta.
THE APPoMATTox CREW.
The following gentlemen compose the
crew of the AppomattOx Club. of Peters
burg. RAYMOND Mancha, stroke W. 1.
Riddle, no. ,. Alfred Friend. Jr;. No. 2;
RUtler Malone, No /; w. Bruce Stevens,
substitute; W. II. Cuthbert, eoxswain.
These compose n crew of active. expe-
rienced. athletic young oarsmeD. well cal
culated 10 compete with ans amateur crew
IL the State.
TO De WELL ENTERTAINED.
A Petersburg special to the DISPATCH
Gays: Tho Appomattox Club Will hand
somely entertain the visiting oarsmen at
the regatta on the oath: The races are
open 10 all amateurs. and the entries will
close one week before the regatta. The
.acos will embrace single scuil, double
scull, four Dared gig. four-onred shell
barge. and others. The Appomattox Club
IS ANXIOUS 20 meet any other club IN any
one of these races. The great race, how
ever. will be with four-oar Il GIGS.
The AppOmattox Boat Club Is composed
of the b-s' elemcn; OF our people. and 10
the Pride OF the Cockade City. This fact
Is cyldeucod by the following names of
distinguished cltizons which appear on
the Committee OF lnvitatation for the Re-
Eafta:
Committee on Invitations: Rev. II. W.
Pattl5, +. :. BockwtE, John ". Brad
bury, George Cameron, J. II. Caba-
mas, Il. q. Davis. Pascal Davie. David
Dunlop. Robert Gillian, ". al. Hablston.
Alexander Hamilton. Rev. G. r. Hanes,
Charles Leonard. Charles Lunsford. +. 4.
Laerte,, George Mason. John Mann. w.
t4ordOn McCabe. John McGIll, W. Il. Nc
ilvaine, John y. Raciard, Rev. j. W.
Rosehro. i. Hosenstock. q. G. Scott. h. i.
Vaughan. S. W. voDable. w. il. Venable,
IL. J.. Watson, August Wright, Z. Whittle.