The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-21
WRC|N|ANS TO RACE
AAALOSTAN CREW
Several Changes in Local Shell
Since the Recent Race
Here.
ANAL 0sTANs STRONGER ALSO
Washingtonians Have New
Boat and Two Valuable
Additions to Crew.

A great many Richmonders interest
Saturday to witness the great match
boat race between the Virginia Boat
Club, OF this city. and the Analostan
Club, of Washington. in eight-oared
shells. 1t will be remembered that the
two crews recently rowed a beautiful
mile straightaway race on the James
! River here, and that the Virginians
Won by a trlfle more than n length in
q prettllY contested race. Since then
the Analostans, stnarting under their
defeat. have been undergoing special
training and coaching with view to
wiping out the stigma and regaining
lost laurels in a second race which
has been arranged for the York River
course at West Point.
Special trains will be operated from
this city to West Point on Saturday.
leaving the Southern station at and
$50 p. NJ, and. returning leaving West
Point ut 0 and 10 P. NJ, at a round
trip rate OF half a dollar. Hundreds
will go down from this city to cheer
the local oarsmen in their game strug-
gle to duplicate their recent triumph.
The Virginians, under the coaching
and training of Mr.. c. W. Hecox. OF
Washington. ID. c., one of the most sue
cessful of the younger rowing coaches
and oarsmen in this country, have de-
veloped excellent form and are regard
ed as formidable competitors of almost
any club in their class. Since win
ming the recent race Coach Hecox has
made several changes in the make up
of the crew. and he believes it is
stronger now than when 1t last raced
the Analostans. One or two new men
ntb ars
have been shifted, and some are COM
peting with other likely candidates for
seats in the shell. Here is the prob
able makeup of the crew as it Will
row SATURDAY. save that choice is TO
he made between two men in several
cases:
PersonncI of Virginia Crew.
Smith, stroke; Thomas, No. q; Chris
tian or Grant, No. S. Booth or Crump
febvre, No. 3: Williams, No 2; Gillian
or Forrest, No. 1; Waddey, coxswain.
Here are the personnel of the crew
and the positions of the men as they
rowed in the recent successful race:
Christian, stroke: Lefebvre, No q.
Haw, No. s Smith, No. 5: Williams. No.
4: Thomas, No. 3; Meade, No. .; For
rest, No L; Claiborne, coxswain.
The men are showing up excellently
| in daily practice. and there Is n keen
but entirely friendly competition for
places, In the boattaT The shell is NOV
/ ing faster than before. The crew is
Iout on the river every afternoon. and
has had more regular work than be-
fore the other race. with the result
that the men are better able to master
the new stroke They are now rowing
a longer. slower and more powerful
stroke, and going well together. The
indications are that the crew VIII be
able to row several seconds faster than
| i'll the recent race here, when they fin
ished the mile in about five minutes,
and won by more than a length.
Opponents Are Working Hard.
The Analostans have not been idle.
meanwhile. They, too. are consider
ably stronger than before. Two new
men have been substituted who will
greatly strengthen it. They are Mr..
Nevius. a single sculler. and Neal, who
formerly played end on Yale foot
ball squad. The Westinghouse also
have new boat The Analostan crew
as 1t will go to West Point is practi-
cally the same that recently rowed
second TO the Potomacs in a race of
the river record rowing a mile aud a
half in seven minutes, thirty-one sec
onds. The new boat is being built by
their coach, Fred Plaisted, of England,
one of the greatest single scullers In
the world for short distances. He has
used some new ideas. constructing the
craft along English lines, and 1t is said
to be Il very fast boat.
The race at West Point is going to
be a contest from start to finish, and
the result is in grave doubt.