Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-15
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New York and Indiana. The Scorpion
The sea was light, but the swell con-
SIDERABLE 81 and the three tens made live
-, y, Iline, everything considered. the
men winning In 81 min
utes. with the New York's second in 80
minutes and As seconds. The winning
crew We're Coxswain, Sergeant Fos-
dick. Smith, Fitzgerald, Mcnamara,
Ooillns. Ioring, Squires, Corbett, Man
nlng, krueger and Butterworth. The
boys laid their winning to krueger's oar
and cheered for tine Transvaal when
questioned Of the race.
THE SECOND.
The second race was for fremen, and
was whaleboat contest, crews from
the u. S. S. New York and u. S. S.
Indiana competing. The New Yorks
won by two seconds only, the race
making a beautiful finish, CoXswan
t. l.. Jones bringing his men in in fine
shape. The winning crew consisted
further of Nicopolous, Schaff, McCarty,
Chose, Davis, Johnson, Smith, Bent,
Perkins, O'Rourke, Britton and Hutton.
Both crews were loudly cheered for
their plucky pulling.
THE THIRD RAGE.
The third race was for cutters, and
seamen from the New York and In
diana competed, the New York crew
Willing ny IL SeCOIQS III a Saulely COi-
tested race. 1t was impossible to get
the names of the remaining winning
crews, through lack of time and
launch.
THE FOURTH.
The fourth race was for gigs, and
seamen of the Indiana and Massa-
chusetts competed, the Indiana crew
wiping out their ships former defeat
by gliding over the line II seconds
a IF fI~Ir ~.
New Workers might have been fathers
to the 1ndianians in point of age.
THE FIFTH.
The fifth race was for dingheys, and
three crews competed, one each from
the New York, Massachusetts and In
diana. Again the Indianians scooped
victory with their oar-b blades and made
the other crews look like thirty cents,
winning by seven seconds over New
York and by forty-four over the Bay
State defenders.
This closed the days racing. each of
the winning crews taking $50 as a prize
and no doubt adding many a dollar won
in bets to. their shore money, while
many a dollar changed hands in the
fleet over the days results.
ON THE DIAMOND.
The big crowd that had lined the
wharves, pier hotel galleries and yes
SelS lOOh lIlelT way 10 the IOTI OuISlue
ball ground, where was played match
| game of ball between the army and
navy, which closed the events Of the
| day.
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The school children of Richmond,
fully 1000 strong-fully as many more
| from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Berkeley,
Newport News and Hampton, to say
nothing of those from other poins-
swarmed all over the Point and ate
peanuts, drank lemonade, questioned
every man in uniform they met with
and generally dominated the place.
while their parents guardians and
friends played second violin. Excursion
boats were thick, and the old days of
| Point Comforts gaiety seemed fully re-
| Sumed.
WESTMORELAND CLUB.
| One hundred and seventy-one mem
bers of the Westmoreland Club, of
Richmond, took dinner at the Chamber
| lin, and Manager Campbelrs smile was
as genial and his face as bright and
manner cordial as during the greatest
rushes the Hotel de Terrapin has ever
known.
The old historic lobby of the Hygeia
was also thronged. and one ran across
friendly hand-grasps from old habtues
of the Point everywhere.
At the Chambcrlin we met with State
Secretary j. I. Lawless and wife and
State Auditor Maryc, while the news
paper men were in evidence at every
turn.
1t was big day for the street rail-
way, which did a rushing business
and boatmen, who carried visitors To
and from the fleet of warship coined
shekels freely. The lively sprinters OF
the Old Dominion fleet were very evil
dent. and rendered excellent service as
usual and all the boats did a good bus
mess. the Ocean View route being eS-
cellently patronized also. The day was
a brilliant success.