Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-07-04
Albert Sidney Won From the
VIRGINIA Boat Club.

nual regatta at Washington and Lee
University. and the Virginia Boat
Club, was pulled off Saturday after
noon at Richmond on James river.
Sundays Dispatch gives the follow
ing report of the race:
The bcrt-Sidney four from Wash
ington and Lee won from the Nir-
pinia Boat Club crew yesterday after
noon in q closely contested and game
race over the mile course on the
James. 1t was four cared gig event.
Time, $50.
At $40 the sharp cutwater OF the
"Mildred Lee IL the spanking new
craft of the Lexington boys, shot over
the finish line at the Seahoard
bridge a good length and a half in
front of the Virginia shell. 70 those
too far distant to catch the finish,
absence of cheering told that the
home crew had been defeated.
Washington and Lee won on the
merits of their crew. From start TO
finish there was no mishap in either
shell TO mar the clearness of the vic
tory. Just once the Virginia four
went IA little shy, when off the creek
some one in the shell"caught crab. '
There was slight unsteadiness, but
in a trice it was righted, and the
mishap did not affect the result OF
the race.
The superior training of the college
men gave them victory, for in weight
and strength their antagonists had
the advantage When called upon
bv little coyswain Keeble for squirt,
the Varsity four responded with more
alertness than marked the work OF
the local crew, which was u fraction
off in the way of training.
The Washington and Lee crew row
ed as follows:
Stroke, Y. q. Stone; 3, w. q. Pend
Teton: ., j. p. Walker; bow, X. a.
Douglas: coxswain, H. r. Keeble
Color, blue.
: orney-General Anderson pres
, ented the winning crew with theil
gold medals. The design is very
e neat and appropriate one, CONSISTING
+ of two oars crossed on an ocean shell
>, beneath which is engraved the initials
n of the Virginia Boat Club, with thu
. date of the regatta
g The crew were entertained at
e dinner at the Jefferson last night Dl
Mr.. Anderson,a member of the Boart
S of Trustees of Washington and Lee.
/ Former Lcxingtonian Honored
. The Chicago Record-Herald of FIR
day last in reporting the promotio
q of Mr. f. J. Wall, son of Mr.. Wi
s. liam Wall of Lexington, say:
+ "F. J. Waltz, chief assistant I
D, Professor Henry Cox of the Unite
u States weather bureau in Chicago
'f was yesterday appointed by Secr'
II tarv of Agriculture Wilson as inspe'
for of the weather bureau service.
ST "Mr. Wall is 4Oyears old. He ha
:, bee n i'm the veal her service eightee
10 wears and is regarded as one of tn
u hest officials in the department. Ii
y has been on duty in the Chicag
ST office fifteen months. He came dire'
Is TO Chicago from the Paris Exposition
y where he had charge of the Unite
lie States weather bureau exhibit. Prio
d to that time he had charge OF TN
weather office in Baltimore.
Mr.. Wall is an excellent ofiici'
and he we'll deserves the promotion
said Professor Cox last night. II
= appointment does not make an
. change i'm the Chicago station.
simply gives Mr.. Wall higher rank
a Death of X. ID. Kirkpatrick.
II Information was received on Thur
dav last. that r. ID. kirkpatrlc
Is died AT his home near Richmond, Ia
II county, Mo, that morning, age
% about G5 years.
2 Mr. Kirkpatrick was native
ol Rockbridge and son of the late v
Il, NJ. kirkpatrick of Alone and i've
Ill there and in the vicinity OF MOI
II mouth until he migrated to Nilsson
" about four years ago.
y He was useful man in the Den
TO ocratic rarty, and a leading pollt
clan of Rockbridg e, and very Il
er Auential with the rank ana II
y of that party.
III A large family of grown chiidrt
rs and his wife survive him. lie wa
the father of Lieutenant Newton /
OF kirkpatrick of the First Uhite
TO States Cavalry, who lost ms II
OF September 7, 1898, while bathing
eu Camp Wikof, Long Island, at u
ed same time Cadet Thomas II. Wheel
at son of General Joseph Wheeler WI
drowned.
bo Meeting of Educators.
ed The first annual convention OF u