Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-26
.ANALOSTAN CREW TOUTED
As SURE WINNERS TO-DAY
Virginia Boat Club, However, Will
Work Hard to Take First
Regatta Of Year.
VAN VIIIiT HAS GOOD EIGHT
Washington OarSmen Are Heavier
and More Experienced Than Locals.
Will Arrive This Morning - Re-
Eatta Starts at 4 O'Clock.
VAN VLIET HAS GOOD EIGHT

Inc carck Analostan Boat Club crew
OF Washington will arrive in the CITY
TINS morning for it's race with the
Virginia Boat Club. The visitors will
he Mt once taken in charge by the
rrsn'ta committee and entertained
near. Coach Clarence IIccoy writes
mat his charges are in wonderful
FORM. and expect TO defeat the local
oarSnen: However. Coach Van Vlict,
up nus sleeve and does not think that
MS crew will lag across the finish.
ne regatta starts at o'clock
In order 10 get an important opinion
crew. Coach Van vlict wrote to r, A. A.
ncmpsey; Of Washington. u. G.. last
expression of opinion rs to whether
the Analostans have any speed.
n,cmnsey and Van vlict are both
membcrs of the Pennsylvania Barge
Club. though Dempsey antcd;rtcG Van
Nlict several wears.
In his day Dempsey was crack :
crJ;,IR srMi,cr' and later on showed
Grained the vesHsr hoa f0o cl"h ! "axinE
of philadelphia. which won the eight :
cared race at the olympic games at
Paris in 1000. He also coached George
Nliet's letter is as follows:
IN regard TO the Analostian crew
, m;,i h rsr;a ,ni; car row. guess they
steady. If Your crew beats them,
however. you will certainly deserve
van. and no mistake So do the best
YOU know how and that is all tho Vir-
GINA club can expect. Wishing YOU
success, remain.
Very truly yours.
"(Signed J.. \. DEMPSEY"
Nnn NIict HIS Confidence.
rro Motw sitfn this strong opinion
great confidence in the Virginia crew,
and while he admits TINT Analostan
has tremendous advantage in having
r rove, tosethrr for three months
while Virginia has been rowing to-
Ecth"r only three wceks-thc manner
In which Virginia has responded to
coaching compels an optimistic view of
has not seen the Virginia crew in ac-
ton Is another reason Van Vlict has
for thinking they will spring n sur
prise Every one in a position to
the locals have ever had. and as Demp-
sey. no doubt has recollection OF
the speed Of the present combina ton
II is quite possible that after the race
tho laugh Will be an him.
II was enormously stated in an after
averaged l66 pounds. This is mis-
take. as Van Nliet's charges are ten
pounds below this weight, averaging
a little more than 100 pounds. Con-
scnuenty it will he seen that the
Washin"tonians will outweigh the To-
cal club men by nearly nine or ten
pounds.
Yesterday afternoon the men padded
down little below the starting point
and after getting the boa: away to n
beautiful start. Tyler set a steady
stroke of Sc. The men responded ma &
nihcently. and the frail craft was lit
orally picked out Of the water by the
splendid pulling power of this fast
young crew. The course was covered
In record time, the men pulling as one
with all they had. One thing is GER
toin. IL Analostan triumphs tomorrow
1t can't be by much. And nothwitk :
standing the fact that the men from
the Capital CITY have been constantly
rowing together since March. while the
Virginia crew has barely been together
more than two or three weeks. still
1t will be a pretty even bet. This race
VIII be by far the most important
staged here for years. and will he n
fitting climiX to one of the most sue
ccsSful seasons the club has ever eX-
pcrienced. Coach Van Elict has
worked wonders with the material on
hand and confidently expects to have
a crew to enter in one Of the big open
reEattas mp North next year. The
regatta will be called at 4 o'clock
sharp - order to take advantage OF
the high tide.
Chairman Irwin Williams Will be a
busy man as practically the whole
program. which is an extensive ore,
has boon undertaken by him.