Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28
ROW BIC REGATTA
OVER NEW. COURSE
Committee in Charge of South
ern Rowing Association Event
Makes Important Change.
HAVE MILE STRAfGHTAWAY
Right Angle Bend Eliminated.
Local Oarsmen Have An
nual Picnic To-Day.

Members Of the regatta committee
of the Southern Rowing Association.
which will hold its initial event on
the James River on June II. have def
initely declined to abandon the pro-
posed race course for one lower down e
the stream. Those in local rowing
circles familiar with conditions here
assert that the change is a long step
toward the success OF the regatta and
the abandonment OF the. upper course
in favor OF the straight reach of the
James River running south from the
bend at Fulton is highly approved
1t had been proposed TO have the
race start below the City Wharf and
finish near the Seaboard Air Line +
Bridge. The idea of holding the re-
gatta on the upper course was ar
rived at when two members OF the re-
gatta committee from Baltimore came
to Richmond month ago and were
taken down the James in a motorboat
The fact that the use of the upper
course" would make it necessary to
row all the race around Il right-anEle
bend was overlooked. Likewise 1t was
overlooked that ma ority of the races
would be contested by Junior" oars
men-men who have never won n !
racs--and who are. consequently mex.
perienced.
ABANDONED COURSE NOT
SUITABLE FOR REGATTA
Coach George Van Vliet, of the vir-
ginia Boat Club, foresaw all sorts of
fouls and collisions and the resulting
mack eye that the James River and
i.lcninond would receive in the rowing
world he. therefore, enlisted the rood
offices of Woodson Waddy. The lat
Ter appealed 10 Chairman Irwin vii
llans, fthe regatta committee. and
"liiiam r. Crawford. virginia's dele
gate to the Southern Rowing Associa-
convinced them ii would be a grave
error to attempt to row boat races
around right-angle bend. when there
is a perfectly straight course eouaIIv
convenient 'iS
with the foregoing important fea.
ture or the regatta arranged, tho other
details are being worked out Tha
order Tor the medals has been placed
ana everyoarsman who gets over tbe
nhish line first Will receive solid
eoid die medal OF beautiful design.
suitably inscribed. while the club he
represents Will receive a handsome
plaque.
Inc faithful manner in which the
local oarsmen are training is highly
gratifying to Coach Van vliet. and
while he says he has no means OF know
ing what sort of crews the virrinians
will he ptted against. he expresses
himself as confident that 1t will take a
Junior eight" Of much more than aver
age ability to cross the finish line
ahead OF his crew.
CHANGES IN CREW MAY
TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK
The eight" has heen boatcd for
some time as follows: \, H. Sutton.
how: A. L. Lacy, .; Alan Hart. 3: W.
D. Bruner. 4 Atwel! Tyler, 5: 7. B.
Montgomery, Ir., 6; c. n. Mason, Jr..
{; J. p Plunkett, stroke; Woodson
Waddy. Coxwain. This week. however,
,.-tl1
Tyler will finish his examination and
take place in the crew. A ]. Cav
nnaugh is rowing hard every day. eth
or single or double. and viii challenge
some one for a place.
1t is probable that the "centipede"
will remain as il is. viz: A. T.. Lacy,
bow: A. Fl. Sutton. .; w. D. Bruncr.
3: Allan Hart, stroke Tho absence
OF Dorsey Tyler has npse, the four
oar gig. but before the week is out
the quartet will be together again
with Atwell Tyler. bow; Dorsey Tyler,
strike: Woodson waddy, coxswnin
The oarsmcn OF the club will break
training to-day to go the annual
spring picnic down the Jeems." To-
gethcr with their friends and buddies.
the clubmen will leave the boathouse
wharf nj 10 o'clock IN canoes, pleasure
boats "fours," ''eights," singles and
whatnot manner of craft. Bob Cush-
mans submarine will accompany the
heet. being loaded to the gunwales
with good things to eat and drink
Led by Chief Organizer OF PIcnics
Marshall Gillian himself, all good
members will assemble promptly nj the
appointed time. so as not to gum the
starting Those who have not been
wised up to this affair must get next.
because everybody that Is anybody at
the Virginia Boat Club will be at the
start with colors flying.
CAPTAIN Bob Forest will be on deck
SO Will Cushman. Van Vliet. waddy
Spilman, Brock and the members OF the
crew.
II is also expected that "Admiral"
Cray. the hero OF the submarine pretzel