Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB
PLANS BIC WATER FETE
Old Timers Be Seen at the Oars and in the Water at
Big Meet on Saturday Afternoon-W atermelons
to Be Served in Lieu of Usual Refreshments.

Oarsmen. pulling their crafts Into the
[ hnish, their muscles taut and their
, swarthy faces Drawn under the strain
divers. taking the water Stra! eht as an
arrow; paddlers. speeding il up TO the
utmost in disregard OF the pitfalls into
which their unstable canoes may fall:
swimmers, Slorying, as they near the
finish. in the cheers of the assembled
water sport lovers: canoe filters. ever
on the onlook 10 give their opponents
the first trip down to Davy Joness
Locker: all will be Very much in the
sporting limelight on Saturday.
Which means that the Virginia Bout
Club L. about to hold another regatta;
or another water fcte.' as the mem
bers will call IL this year. Water fans
who were so fortunate as to see the
last regatta. which was pulled off back
in '16, will be able 10 form Il fairly
good opinion of what the forthcoming
events will be like by this statement.
made yesterday by one OF the members:
The water fete this week will be as
much like the regatta OF 1916 as pos
Sible.'
SPORTS SUFFER FROM
LOSS OF MEN INTO ARMY
He said: "as much as possible" be-
cause war time rowing, swimming and
diving have suffered what all other
American sports have been called upon
To suffer: namely. great decrease of
men. Whether or not the Baltimore
crew which appeared here in 1916 has
been asked to come down for the next
regatta has not been stated. At any
rate. it will not be seen in faction this
week and ii is extremely proba BILE
that the "Analostans" have been I'M
able 10 keep going on account OF the
exodus of their young men into the
service.
The members of the local club have,
however. been steadily at work for the
Il
events that the absence of the
''Analostans" and the water stars, who
shone in the Richmond horizon in 1916
will be as little missed as possible
There are still left in the ranks of the
Virginia Boat Club n number or
huskies. veterans of many an encounter
on the James. who are certain 10 make
things hot for each other and interest
ing for the spectators, who should turn
out in goodly numbers and leave none
OF their old-time pepper behind them.
Watermelon, generous helping of it.
is to be served in lieu of the usual re-
frcshments. Which fact some of the
quickest witted of the officials have de-
cided to Incorporates: and term the
regatta water fete with watcrmel-
on"
ACCA TEMPLE BAND
TO RENDER MUSIC
Dance music. classical music and
Jazz" music will be rendered by the
Acca Temple Band. which kindly vol
unteered its services for the occasion.
Thus. the close of the program, win
it's dancing and its watermelon feast
will he quite as interesting as the be-
ginning; will form an anticIimax which
Will be quite as agreeable to many OF
the onlookers AS the climax itself.
The two sides who are to vie against
one another are those club members
engaged in the banking business, who
have named themselves The Whites"
and those members engaged In other
businesses. who have banded them
selves together under the sobriquet or
Tho Reds" Keen rivalry has de-
velopcd between the two. The bank
ers under tho leadership of Eddie
Holtz. arc laying their bets that they
will take all OF the available blue
ribbons. "Smitty" Smiths waterdoGs
are affirming loudly that the supremacy
of the water shall be theirs To an
impartial observer. 1t looks like an
even toss UP between the two.
Both crews are rapidly rounding into