Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
SPRING RECAT IA PLANS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
Crews Which Will Compete i'm Eight
Dared Shell Events Have
Been Picked.
MANY GUESTS TO BE THERE
Races on Saturday Will Bring Out
Society-Othcr Aquatic Sports Will
BE Offcred-Acca Patrol Band to
Make First Public Appearance.

With all the crews picked. every
thing is in readiness for tho big re-
gatia To be held by the Virginia Boat
Club on Saturday. The men have
spout the week thus far rowing to-
E"thor. and as far as can he seen.
the crews are as equally matched as
possible. The men have stood the
grind OF the long training faithfully.
ana they expect To reap the reward OF
their sclf-denial when they race on
seldom has the James seen such
spectacle, as will be offered then Tho
club Will be raily decorated. and the
hundreds Of invited guests Will be
gathered on tho tastcfully- kept lawn.
while the busy panorama Of the husky
men and tho river dotted with era RI
viii Toe sight long TO he remembered
In the feature event of tho regatta
the eight Dared she'll racc--the crews
Whites, Blues and Maroons The bow
man I'm each, shell will have n piece
of ribbon tied around his head to clcs-
lgnate the crews by colors
The Red crew will be composed Of
Kershaw. stroke: "katt" Thompson.
No !: Fenton Jacobs. No. 6; Tom Neal,
Iiotze, No. /: This crew is exception
ally well balanced. and should give a
good account of itself
Their opponents will he the Whites
VINO have Bob Cushman. stroke: Hal
Na} \! 4. g,,r NO = Al Hart, No; 9; Merrill
iI na,.n No a. Sandy Wiiliams. No.
No. ., and "Arabclla'' I.afoon. No. /,
These two crews will get together in
the FIRST heat: the winner being match
heat.
The Blues will scat rs follows: Dean
law stroke: rlunkett, No. :; Mercer,
per. No. 3; Wexford, No >. ANA Mont
Gomery, No. !. The Maroons will send
out to beat this combination the fol-
liam No :; Spillman, No, C; IIumhurd
No. >: Cpshur, No. 4 Turner No 3 ;
Jim Burke. No. ., and Dorsey TYLER.
.Summerneld Brock will have charge
of the destinics OF the Reds and Blues.
while Woodson Waddv will endcavor
to guide the Whites and Maroons to
Other Aquatic renturcs. TOO.
ME these three races VIII be the
features this will by no means be all
gram. There will be canoe races of
every sort. plcasureboat races, with
lady coXswains; novel swimming
race in which a great many men have
signed up to take part in. Coach Van
Nliet. together with Chairman irwin
Williams. OF the regatta committee
has been indcfaticablc in their efforts
,, TO ma Ike this regatta the best and
largest ever held by the club since its
organization III the early '7O's Music
will be furnished by the Acca Temple
Patrol Band. this being it's first pub
! lie appearance.
Judge Beverly r. Crump. the presi-
| dent of the club will be the judge OF
the races, and Will have number Of
wcll-known members as assistant
Judges. among whom will he William
z. Crawford. John w. Wingo and
George Beers.
The marvellous growth Of the club
/ this year has been due to the fore
sight of Captain Robert Forrest in Sc
curing competent coach like Gcorc e
Van Nliet. Numbers Of men who arc
fond Of aquatic sports came in this
year, while this number was almost
doubled by tn" numbers OF men who
found rowing under professional
coach an added incentive to join. And
the change that the coach has wrought
IN these new men is wonderful. Men
who had never been in a shell before
are now giving the old men a run for
the places, while the GOODNESS Of the
youngsters AS they take their posi-
tons for gruelling race is gratifying
indeed.
That good sport will be enjoyed by
all who venture down TO the river is
resources VIII hc taxed 10 its capa-
city TO care for tho large attenda nee
OF persons who have been invited The
spring regatta is always we'll attend
ed by society and hundreds Of guests
Will be entertained
For those spectators who are not so
fortunate as 10 have invitations. a
most excellent view OF the races can
be had from the Mayo's Bridge.
The first event Will starr as near 4
o'clock as possible.