The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
BOAT RACES ON JAMES
WITNESSED BY MANY
More Than Four Hundred Richmond People Attend Events
Given by Virginia Boat Cub-First National
Bank Crews Win Two Races
BY RALPH DOMBROWER

With cooling breezes waiting over
the James and adding comfort to the
spectators and oarsmen in the regatta
held on the river yesterday by the Vir-
ginia Boat club, all the scheduled
events, and some that were not on
the program, were carried out without
marring incident to the delight Of
the four hundred people who wit
messed the feats and antics Of the
men who took part in the aquatic
meet. 1t was the annual summer
affair of the boat club and the or
ganization was congratulated on the
success 1t made Of the meet. so much
better than those held heretofore
The clubhouse has been rebuilt, a
lawn around the house and extending
out TO newly built wharf has been
turfed. flowers and vines planted and
many other tmprovemen made that
Will encourage the club as haven
hereafter
But TO get back TO the races They
were corkers- The first few. though
were perhaps not so exciting. but as
the men got into their working hah-
its thrills became uncommon things
for the spectators. The first event
was the mems singles Upsher man
aged to beat out Jones and Beers in
this event. The race was not exciting
Tpsher took the lead soon after the
start and never lost il. Beers over
turned his boat, hut could not get
into port before Jones, even with
his lead over the third man
In the second event. standing canoe
race, peyton Fleming showed his abil-
ify 70 stand upright. in boat more
than Lacy and won out In the canoe
fitting matches Fleming won.
Following the standing canoe event
the pleasure boats had a race. Cog
hill came In first. with Frazer and
Tabh close on him IN this. In the
four-oar race much interest was man
ifesfed by the crowd. DueV tn sew
erai injuries three OF the Life insur-
ancc Company Of Virginia four were
unable 10 compete, and with the ex
ception Of one man the Virginia boat
club junior crew competed In his
event for the Insurance company boys.
In the first four-oar race the First
National bank crew came in frat. The
seniors and juniors of the virginia
Beat club were foul"d and had to
race over. The seniors came In hrst
and the juniors Immediately afte%
them ~ this event The race. though
went Ia the National bank crew
The NTH event was u double canoe
race for an eighth OF Il mile. VIII
iiams and Hutterly came in first ana
Tiilman and Mercer second. This
race was thrilling one. There were
about ten entries Ezrnm the start
nearly all the crafts seemed sied,
ANA 1t was not until bat q few yards
from the wharf that the race was de-
cfded. as to WIN would come out
winners
In another four-oar race, with
Waddey as coxswatn, Sp.].man. I
kershaw. ? Tyler, ?, and IIutterly,
4 the Virginia club seniors Ven. II
Ell .xsa cav q
In close behind and lost only by
couple Of lengths.
In the eight-oar event the First
National bank crew We're again VIC
tors. The Virginia jGHtors were sec
ond, with the seniors last II was
remarked by many who saw The races
that Il was n sad case Of has -heens
with the senior crew
A swimming contest was pulled OF
TO keep things lively. The swim was
about an eighth Of mile. Williams
came in FIRST Lacy. second and Tur-
ner. third Fleming and Tabh wen
from Lewis and Hotze In the fitting
matches
Hutterly. who cared for the Vir-
ginia club seniors, rowed IN the
poughkeepsie meet for Columbia un-
der Jim" Rice, notable coach, this
year. Hutterly participated in three
races and shared the. winnings in all
Of them.
A silver cup, awarded by Howell
Brothers was given 70 the First Ma
tionaI bank crew with a pocket kni1e
for each member. The cup Will stag
in the clubhouse.
other prizes awarded were: Flem- +
ing. tennis shoes, Miss Baldwin, box !,
OF candy,
The winners of the four-oar race
for the insurance company boys We're
Hutterly. stroke: Tyler. 3; kershaw
2, Spillman l.
The Virginia Boat club seniors I'm"
ed up as follows: Cavanaugh' J. T
Thompson. 2. Atwell. 3; Howe, a..
The First National bank crew IN
the fours was composed OF the fo.-
lowing: Augustine. /, Parker - Coo
tiard, g. Wheat, 4.
The Virginia Boat club four-oar t
crew was Cavanaugh, ]; thompson I
.: Atwell, s. Howe. 4. Coxswaih' I
Brock.
The Life Insurance Company OF VT
ginia four; Spillman, kershaw' Sush-
r,,,,a- NCad1ey was CoySHaIn.