The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
VARSITY OARSH|EN
WON THE race.
! Finished Two Lengths Ahead. l,E
of Boat Clubs Crew
SHOT OVER C0URsE { II. .3::45..
Thousands Witness Events of
Virginia Club 5 Regatta.
BEERS WINS IN SINGLES
Reception Given Crew at Club-House
AttorneyNseneraI Anderson Awards
Gold Medals to victors, and En-
tertains Them as His Guests
at the Lexington
Hotel.
BEERS WINS IN SINGLES

The Washington and Lee crew, the
Albert Sidney. by superb rowing from
a fair start to an exciting finish, won
by less than two lengths from the crew
of the Virginia Boat Club in the cham
Ipionsh,p race here yesterda y a fternoon
over mile straight-aMay course, on the
James below Mayo,s island.
The race was one of the most excit-
tng 3nd thrilling ever witnesses here.
THE winning crew, with the exception
lof few seconds. after the first quarter
thad been passed, maintained their lead
land crossed the finish line insfiye minutes
and forty five seconds. slightly less than
two lengths to the good
The crew in blue was strong as the
finish. shooting the slender body of the.
mildred Ice H. over the last length
iof the course. with the espurts of forty
fstrokes to the minute. Over the entire.
course the winning crew rowed at
Boat Club crew seemed unable to set a
faster pace than that at any time row.!
iing generally at thfrtyssiX and at one
tine as slow as fhirty-two.
vICTORYSNAS DESERVED.
The Washington and Lee crew out
The race which was tile closing. event
of the annual REGATTA of the Virginia
Boat Club. was, Witnessed by. more tina n
a thousand persons. WHO stood upon the
point and aloIis. the southern side Of
.MaYo,s Island aad by hundreds who fol-
lowed in small boats iaunchesfand other
crafts whic.hse upon less important oc-
casicns. swing aztiy gin with ths ude
q: their mornings. 4fSEi IS q
On this occasion they We're all out
[hurrying here and there oyer the course.
If the muddy stream. flying mary ma IS
and pennants of the cont estttaSs ST.
colors. 80 =
The red Of the Virginia Boat Club crew
Vas much in. evidence. while shere ana
,hare were seen f,uttering in the river
tu.eeze the deep blue of the VARSITY
THE SMALLER EVENTS.
T7aeides The race OF the evening pe-
sgeen the Washington and Lee Clup ana
the pjcked crew of the Boat Clue, thete
were two other events. four-oareo Big
WACO between crews Of the Club ana
p.,,,,;e elia,nr seat gig race. The first of
i.hese was between crews Nos. ana :,
grew No. / winning by five lengths over
a three-ouarters Of "a mile course. lle
crews rowed as follows:
No. | crew-Stroke, Berkeley Williams;
e. Miller Joblin: .. W. E. Crawford; DOW,
h. Fope Nash: coxswain. R1ves flenins
No. 2 crew-Stroke. H. w. shelton, IL.
caoree II. Keesee: ., Hiram NJ. Smith;
bow, W. P. Shelton; coAswain' HehsS
ki,i
The simple sliding seat gig race without
coxswains. over a distance OF three-
Quarters OF a mile was won by George
HI. Beers. in three minutes ana MY,
Eeyen seconds. Beers Won easily pT soou
Starting. five lengths or more in the LEAD
K IT tho second man
hut of the six entered to cross the finish.
The finish was as follows: George II
n,aers i. Gordon T. Pollard, 2; +. +.
kpilcher Louis c. Williams. "
fDr. ]. F. Bright, s.. and Dr.
Il. /. Taliaferro, 6. AT the conciusion
of the single sliding seat gig iate. .n:,
was a wait of more than twenty MN
h,tes before the two crews for which the
crowd had been waiting pulled Slowly
down the stream for the starting polnt, a
mile below ,.o,,aa
st,oke. II. G. Stone: 3. ". G. Pendleton;
z. j.. P. Walker; bow. H. A. pousias' ,
sc,xsyain H r. Keeble. Color. hiue
u1is crew was first to pass in review
n,fore the crowded island. They wore
sark hlue and were sized up as STURDY
az, They rowed slowly. with an even.
htrcke When they had passed We'll pc
kond the jutting point. a roar Oh pp2ss appta2uss
r,,nring down the island bank announceo
bhe appearance of the Virginia boal
f.;pfss crew The oarsmen We're recog-.
miyed as the same who won the victory
n,enr ago from the VARSITY crew ana
k,o one doubted but that they would WIN
hrain. The crew rowing was as 1oiio"s. o'sa
Stroke, ". c. MCGOWAN: 5. w r. Cor
hcn: 2. Julien II. Fill: bow. y. "A. BOOM
rssmain. W. B. Claiborne.
7 Zen the slender racers Went on Gown
the river until they looked as specks on
lis even, sluggish surface.
e's a BIG CROWD ON HAND
Awaiting the outcoming crews at IN.
.+,rtinr noint were numerous boats and
hsnnches crowded with interested specta-.
tors Some OF the launches We're the
,1piti,y. on which were Judge j. r.
y .ant, who acted as starter: Manager
hIc>rnlty. OF the Washington and Lee
brew. Hon. B. T. Crump. president of the
Virginia Boat Club: Mr.. and Mrs. "A. r.
Wilmer. Mr.. and Mrs. Q. H. Funsten.
attorney General Anderson, captain Nv
hI. Curtis and Misses Mary ana Marie
Curtis. besides everal reporters; the
nIanae Viola. CECILIA and the Anthony
E,.ith Mr.. Langbourne Williams and par
~ on board. When the two crews pulled
slowly into line for the start. there was
i bursting forth of many toned whistles.
The word was given by Judge Lamb
and the boats lay in line for the start.
las the shot was fired from the bow OF
hhe whitby, both gigs shot forward from
r. perfect start The crew in blue. near
hho south bank. from the start went.
laheadsa half length in the first quarter
with "a stroke of thirtS-e eight. and was.
rowing in perfect unity. It could be
keen that the Virginia Clubs stroke vas
k,ower, but soon after the first quarter
had been passed. she oserhauled the
VARSITY boat, and had a lead of half
4 length. coxswain Keeble called for a
er,IIrt- and before the half has been