The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-06
VIRGINIA OARSlNEN
PINNED FOR RACE
IN PHILADELPHIA
Coach Van Ve and Crew Representing Virginia Boat Club
Arrive In Quaker City and Try Course Schuykil River
Believes Local Boys Have Good Chance Take Honors In
Middle States Championship Races Today.

Philadelphia, Sept. 5.--The vanguard
OF the invading oarsmen who Will CON
test with the Schuylkill Navy sweep
and scull wielders In the Middle states
regatta on the Schuylkill River Mon
day, arrived In town yesterday after
noon and are quartered among the
lighthouses which cluster around the
Paramount Dam.
Among the nrst to arrive was the
Junior eight oarded shell and gig crews
OF the Virginia Boat Club. Of Rich
mond, Virginia accompanied by their
coach. George van Vliet. The men went
at once to the Philadelphia Barge Club
and after the boats were rugged up Van
Fliet took the men for try-out over
the course. The virginian boatmen are
a husky looking bunch and should give
the Anaiostans and Potomacs of Wash
ington hard race. This race is the
only even in which the local talent Will
not compete,
Van Vliet who is coach of the Viz
ginia club. received his first experience
as rowing coach at the Malta Boat
Club seventeen years ago. Since then
he has been associated with New York
rowing associations and spent two
years in the West as a rowing tutor
before taking charge of the Virginia
men.
Duluth Star shows Form.
Walter Hoover. the young giant OF
the Duluth Boat Club. arrived in town
early yesterday with his rowing in
structor. young Jim Ten Eyck, Yes
terday afternoon he went out from the
Crescent Club and showed himself to
be in fine form Although Hoover
won the senior quarter mile dash in
the National regatta, he was defeat
cd n he Ia 81 Y
Waldo Smith, OF the New York A c,
This was the only defeat suffered by
the Duluth blades In the National re-
gatta, as they pulled down ten wins
In eleven starts Hoover has come
here to retrieve his fallen prestige
but will have strong opposition in such
sterling scullers as Jack Kelly, of Ves-
per; Rooney of the Ravenswood Club.
of Long Island, and Livingston, of the
Nonpariel Club. of New York
The Pittsburg scullers. Zcybel and
Frank Patehell, rowing under the CO.
lumbia Rowing Club colors, have been
here since Friday and are rowing from
the Paramount Rowing Club. These
two scuilers rowed here in the Peo-
pies Regatta. Patchell winning the in
termediate single event, and with Zey4
bel rowed second TO the University
Barge Club pair, Nalle and Tilghman.
IN Inc InNtF"SCINIt nouplE rate StF
bel will contest in the intermediate
single race and with ratchell will try
conclusions in the senior l4e-pound
double event
The rowing paraphernaiia Of all the
New York clubs arrived early yester-
day, but the oarsrnen are not expected
until this morning. The New Rochelle
and Nonpariel blades. as well as Tom
Rooney, will be quartersd at the Malta
Boat Club. The New Rochelle cent?
pede was smashed in transit. but will
be repaired In time for the men to try
out the course some time today.
The Lone Star and New York A. c.
scullers are at the West Philadelphia
Club and the Atlantas are at the Uni
versity Barge House. The stroke Of
the Atlanta gig crew. Lewis White. Is
son of Charles White, the fight pro
moter. and rowed at No. in the Ford
ham Preparatory School eight In the
New York Association regatta on Me-
mortal Day.
Arieis Expected To-day.
The Ariels and Arundels of Baltf-
more, and the Analostans and Poto-
macs. of Washington, will be on hand
this morning, The Ariel Club Is send
ing on some strong crews and expect
to make a big showing. In the last
five years this club has carried off
/ highest honors in the Labor Day re-
gattas three times.
As there was only one entry made In
the senior centipede event that Of the
/ Fesper Club. The Philadelphia Barge
Club has COTTON together strong
quartet OF scullers to give the Maroon
and Gray oarsmen race
By Monday morning all the out-of-
town oarsmen will be accounted for
and all will be ready for the biggest
| Middle States regatta ever staged. both
/ In the number OF entries and the cali
! bre OF the contestants. Many sweeps
and scullers Of national repute in the
aquatic world win be found on the
starting line and II conditions are right
some records should fall in the one
mile course from just above the Park
trolley bridge to the finish at Columbia
Bridge at Rockland.
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