The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21
VA. BOAT CLUB
IOA " REGATTA ] 4
None Save Methodists Will Be.
Allowed to Compete in
September Events.
N S AIl.P D.llv !! I! I, ED e
Each Side Has Captain, and
4 Events Will B Between Sides
Rather Than Members.

I1WaS b u6lyFiOSNl0SA y-Ss'SsSAEI
day afternoon by the members of the
Virginia Boat Club 10 close the river,
season on September 3 with q regatta
4 In which none save MEMBERS OF the
club may compete. The mat ter mas
been talked over among the Bboatmen
for several days, and the call for q
meeting was merely to have the full
sanction OF the club before arranging
the regatta.
In order that the regatta may nave
added interest. the club members Will
be divided into two partsfthe Reds
and the Whites. Captain Billy" Gill
liam will captain the Whites and Cap
tain Bob, Forrest will lead the r eds.
The captains will choose up sides from
the club membership some time this
week. after which the crews OF the
sdivisIons' will begin work for the
events in which they are sched uled. !,
After the meeting yesterday after
noon refreshments were served on the
club lawn, which were partaken OF by
the club members and their friends
The program for the rega tia will
include contests between every kind
Of craft used by the club; and swim
ming. diving and such between mem-
bers OF the two sides Every member
OF the club is eligible to enter the.
contests. and the maj ority of the mem-S
Sbers are slated for a performance OF
some kind. s
The events of the greatest interest
will be between the eight-oared shells
and the single souls. The Boat Club
already has two Fights on the river.
which have been in training all the
summer. The pick OF the oarsmen.
went to Washington for the interstate
regatta and made most excellent
showing against crews of much greater
experience and strength.
The club eight, however. will not
row in the local regatta. but will be
broken up between the two shells. SO
as to give a more evenly matched con-
test The captains will pick their
crews from the rowers In both shells.
and 1t is probable that the eight which
rowed in the Washington regatta Will
be evenly divided between the two
Fights to compete in the club regatta.
The single SOULS event will be, Of
great interest in that the boat club has
among its members dozen single,
sculiers of exceptional ability. The
single scullers have been at work all
the summer, as have the members OF
the Fights. and are In frst-class form
to enter a contest to-day. Additional
touches will be put on for the regatta,
however anu ny lIle llIlS 4lIlS tSldTlGld
pistol sounds there will be an entry
list that will do credit to any club.
The freak events. such as tub races
and potato races. will be features OF
the regatta, and have the largest
entry list. In the meeting yesterday
the lists were filled with swimmers
who announced that they would try
for the prizes Each event will be
holly contested. 5 q
The fitting events. in which the
contestants charge at each other with
padded lances, will be another feature
Sof the regatt ia. which has become
most popular since 1t was introduced
into the club regattas. The filters are
the least prepared of all the con-
stestants. and the art Is somewhat
Edificult. It Is expected that this
event will form basis for the greater
portion of the amusement OF the after
noon. u
Inasmuch as the September regatta
will be the last event of the season at
the boat club the members propose
to make it an event of note. and the
house and lawn will be filed with
guests when the contests begin. Re-
freshments will be served and the
prizes will be presented to the win
Sners after the las I event has been
5foughtaout.