Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-20
ROWING CLUBS WILL MEET
THREE CITIES CERTAINLY
WILL BE IN ASSOCIATION
richmond, Washington and Baltimore
onrsmen VIII Meet In Southern
RcEaftn-Mccts with Favor.

KcEnttn-Mccts with Favor.
Delegates from the Virginia Boat
club will attend Il meeting to be held
early next month in Washington, when
the Southern Rowing Association will
De formally launched. Rowing clubs
oi baltimore have Endorsed the pro
posed organization. and local officials
arc heartily in favor OF it, The objcc,
OF mo association is to have annual
rega'tas in the South, alternating be-
,"csh baltimore. Washington and
Richmond
me Petapsco Navy. composed of the
Arlcls ana Arundels. the two big row
ing clubs of Baltimore met on Friday
night and decided to stand sponsor for
INC new organization which had it's
inception with the former organiza-
uon IL had first been planned to hold
the rcgattas in Baltimore, but follow
ing ii suggestion from this paper. the
scope OF the organization will be
larger. and Richmond and Washington
VIII haNo an opportunity to witness
tho big aquatic event
Commodore Drigcoll, of tho pctnpsco
Navy. has been empowered TO call the
meeting and representatives Of ali
clubs south OF Philadelphia will be in
Hitcd to attend the meeting. officers
Val be elected. and rules and rcgUla
tons TO govern the competitions will
he taken up. III. number Of events
Tor the programs viii he taken up and
ia" cate and place for the initial event
decided upon.
Coach George Van Vlict Of the Vir-
ginia Boat club. ana captain Bob For
rest are anxious for the local club to
lie affiliated with the new organizes
ton, and il Is due to the knowledge
ana experience OF the former that the
proposed association is not TO be lin
lted TO one city. II is more than prob
able that he VIII bc invited to aid In
the actual organization OF the asso-
citation.
The Arlels and the Arundcls have
enthusiastically Endorsed the new as
sociatipn. and the delegates #ho were
present ~ the meeting Of the navy
board were unanimous FOR the affair
II was their opinion that IL would
help rowing. not only in this oity. but
in Washington and Richmond. II was
thought that the regatta should cou-
Sist Of six events, and the iiicls and
-\rund"ls have both pledged themselves
10 give 10 the out-Of-town clubs any
Kind OF a race desired
CERTAIN THAT THERE
WILL BE THREE ENTRIES
/, is a certainty that there will az
least be three entries in each event
ana Judging from the form shown hy
the .tric!s. ATuud"Is, AnaIo-tans. 20
i"macs and Virginia Boat club In the
fcGattas last year. the events Will De
worth seeing These clubs during tho
past three or four years nav" forged
30 the front. aud they nave been the
most active cvutcnders iu the big re-
satiAs held IN the East
Joseph Manuel. secretary OF tho
Arundel Boat CIub is greatly pleased
over the project ana believes That II
wil not ouly stimulate rowing in this
scc'icu of Ia. country. but will ill
q Ion%f"It want. Other sections arc
organizing aud have their own rega,-
tas. among these being the New Eng
land Rowing Association. the lIUd
River Regatta Association, the New
York Rowing Association, the Schuyl-
Kill Navy OF Philadelphia. The south
western Towing Association and the
Northwestern Rowing Association. and
'h"r" isn't amy reason why mo South.
which has just as strong clubs and
nre as activ" as amy in tho country.
should not have it's own regatta
Il IT, probable that Iudg" Beverly
I. C.Ump. president 90 tho Virginia
Boat club. viii call meeting of Tho
local club in order 10 brin" ~, tho
question Of utilization WITH tho associa-
tion. Then It IS presumed. he will
he empowered To appoint delegates
- the meeting. az there is no question
hat that the Virginia Boat Club will
bc charter mcmbcr.
Coach Van Vlic' is alrcadr laying
Nis plans for the coming water cam
paiciD He is anxious TO HAY" the club
purchase several double gigs, on the
lines OF ono built by himself and an
Illustration OF which WAS given in this
pape! recently This craft is of great
Importance - tho coach in givin. in
dividu,n instruction 10 his men, and
Van Nlict has been accustomed to use
them. Ills success in tn. past att,,sts
their worth.