Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-13
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
The Annual Regatta-linrry Lees
Won-BaccaIaureatc

LEXINGTON. VA, June 2.-(Special)
The annual commencement regatta or
1899 at Washington and Lee University
with it's excitement and its large number
OF spectators. is Of the past. As usually,
the case. everybody is not satisfied with
the race. To please all both crews ought
to win. and until such "A feat can be dc-
complished il will bc impossible 20 satisfy
ali parties concerned Up 70 ldtc Sttul
day night il was stated that mere Wouu
not be race this year, OWNS 10 the tNI-
dition of one of the boats. The Alpert
Sidney boat had begun TO .cdk so ladil
that Il became necessary 10 repair IT,
which was dOue in such manner thdL
the boat saggcd t. one side so muCh lh"l
it was almost impossible 10 make any
time i'm il. and the crew declined 90 row
the race IN such q boat They offered 10
row ON the following conditions Ihcy
be allowed so much time or a instance,
or they would row - the oihct p"tt
and give the other crew the same ndnul-
cap; or would row race two successive
afternoon. crews changing boats, ana IN
case Of a tie would row against time IN
the good boat. turn about 20 DECIDE the
winner Harry Lees refused all OVcrtures,
and the Athletic Committee said II the
race did not take place IL would De
awarded 20 the Harry Lee crew Albert
SdueYs did not want 10 dlsappolnJ the
people In regard 10 the much-herdided
race. so announced AlldA li'A NNAlA hEE
the leaky boat and DO what they could
I'm II. With such a sacrifice on their part
they gained many friends, as Is alMays
the case with the weaker when anything
Is at stake.
large crowd gathered long before the
race. and brilliant were the colors-'IrGe
Blue" or Royal Red The Albert sidney
blue crew was the hrst 20 cave ihe
bOat-hOuse and row 10 the starting point
Of the mile course up the river. They
were soon followed by the Harry Lee !
rcd crew. Each crew was given "a royal |
reception as it left the boat-house.
I'm the Albert Sidney boat were: stroke, |
J. : McCluer, Parkersburg, W. Va, lJ2 |
pounds: No. g. II. O.. C1mpbc J. l.eNlng- |
ton. Va, rs pounds; No. ., r. W. |
Flournoy. Bethesda. Md, lG pounds; j.
". S. Tucker townsville, Va, 40 pounds;
II. II. Keebe. Abilene Tex,
In the Harry Lee boat were: Stroke,
T. VI. Moore. Lexington, Va, lS pounds
No. 3. : y. McPheeters. Columbia, ;.
C.. rs pounds; 80. .. Z. ID. sloan Alder
son " Va. l33 pounds; 40. /, \. y.
Hamilton. Petersburg. Va. l3 pounCs;
Coxswain. ". Allan, Lexington, Va, III
Harry Lees won by quarter Of a
The second days exercises OF COM
nencement week closed with t1e final
OF the literary societies Ina the
90 Memorial chancl I'm the evening. The
exercises began at 9 o'clock. and We're
presided over by +. W. Goshorn. of
,harleztop. W Va, as president; w. j.
.4auck. Of Keyser W Va, AS Vce-presl-
lent. and W. @. Moore, of Lexington.
Va. as secretary. ii. w. kirkpatrick, or
atlanta. Ca. was chief marshal The
,ratOrs We're: Graham-Lee Literary so
.iety-R W. Withers. Of Suffolk. Va
md r. Blair Pancake. Of Romney. w. Va
Literary SOcety-E. Dula-
lcy Ott of HarrisonburS Va. The judges
vii hold in allegiance the name Of the
winner Of the medal until the final day.
Wednesday it viii Doe announced
The baCcalaureate sermon was preach
n last night by Bishop Charles b. Ga lO-
way. Of Mississippi. The service began
With the anthem Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord
GLOWING choir: Mrs. Samue. b. Walker,
Mrs. Reid White. and Miss Sallie Pres
on and Professor \. l.. Nelson. b.
estes Vaughan. and $ h. Walker. Mrs
Andrew II. Estill presided at the orgtn, |
ma Mr. Gustav r. Capito paved the
.olln. The opening prayer was offered by
he Rev Il. 4. Hall. of the Lexington |
3apust church. Following the choir rem
tered tho anthem Christ Is Risen From
he Dead Bishop Galloway then took
MS text from ST. John, 18th chapter, lat
90 clause of 5th verse: For without Aie |
fe can do nothing and Philippians itn
'hapter. 18TH verse, II can 90 all things
through Christ which strCngthenetn
ne" His discourse was ON some Char
lsteristcs of =. Paul and His Ministry"
The DISCOURSE was Of the highest order,
md he sWayod his audience with his clo-
lueucc for nearly an hour
In the evening at o'clock Rev. y. r.
Hale OF Virginia delivered I'm the Lee
Memorial chapel an address before the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
ne University. The same choir sang the |
anthems during the exercises.
Jesus LCser of Ny Soul" and go. |
That | Had Wings Like "a Dove"
The Lexington High School closed on
Saturday Miss Laure Lee Carter and
Miss Rosa Quisenberry. OF Lexington, Ie-
.eiyed diplomas as full graduates Of the
school. the first ever given in the history
IF the school. The scholarship 10 the High
school was awarded 20 Miss Susie VIII
son. and the Washington ana Lee Uni
-crsitv scholarship TO Hugh I1e-au OF /
lexington.