Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-14
SkAPPY RACES FEATURE
. REGATTA At BOAT CLUB
Reds Emerge Triumphant by Win
ming All But Two of Many
Events on Program.
WORK OF NEW MEN Coon
Most Thrilling Event Proves to BE
Race Between Intermediate Eight
Dared Shell. Won Ivy Whites
Burt Of Speed at Finish.

September Is 1918 will 60 down as
one Of the red letter days IN tho his
tory OF TIRE Virginia Boat club l. Viii
long be remembered as tho day or
which the most successful and hotly
contested regatta III recent years was
staged
Never has closer racing been seen on
the James River here and never was
Leener interest shown IA all or the
fourteen events hy the osrsrcu ~ the
club Taxing their cue from the MEM
bers themselves. hundreds OF specta-
tors VINO lined The vcranda aud lawn
opposite the rrjsh line. frequently
burst into loud cheers as The crews
*wert up the -.ver neck ana neck or
dashed over the nr!Sh closely punched
Two beautiful races between eight
peds Junior eight. COMPOSED Of men
who had never ro"cd IN an open re
s4t,a, came in the winner almost by
inches after hard battle with the
crew OF the White. Then the fables
werJ;urned and the intermediate eight
OF the whites defeated The Reds boat
by few feet.
intermediate Eight Feature.
If ono race can be picked out from
the Others and stamped a. the stellar
event OF the day il MAS The inter:
got of TO a perfect star; half d mile
down the river. Gradually the Reds
drew away foot by foot and maintained
the lead until within about seventy
tve yards OF the finish.
Then Il was that coleman Andrews,
s,rcking the White crew. picked w his
stroke and the men behind him fol-
lowed him like "A wcll-oiled machine
The result Mas apparent almost imne-
diately. Steadily but slowly TIC White
boat gained on the Red craft.
The White oarsmcn werc "bccfnr."
putting all their strength behind their
Strokes. but were catching the water
I'm IF
got opposite the stands on tho lawn
OF the club they we're, even. Hut the
full run which they had secured car
ricd them across the line victorious.
Miss Fletcher and Gr"hb> Win
winning Virginia Scat club junior
eight IN the regatta OF thT southern
Kowins Ass9ct,9 M at En i mna 9
four in the Rcd boat The Whites We're
fortunate in having Andrews a. siroke;
The Reds, has few equals as an oars
man in the local club Warner Moore
was coxswain Of the winning shell
One OF the most interesting events
on the program WAS the mixed doubles
race in which Miss Fletcher and tirubba
vowed against Miss Hunter and Sims.
tfui strokes and showed unusual en-
durance. Miss Fletcher and Gruhbs
uon. although Miss HuNtcr and Sims
furnished them with great competition
their money. Both Miss Fletcher and
Miss HuNtcr arc expert swimmers he
sides being skillful with the oars.
Smithcrs Individual stnr.
The tirst event was the pleasure boat
race. IN which there were four entries
The race was won by Smithcrs with
case. OH WAS second and WAS tightins
hard TO cut down the lead OF Snithcrs
when he made a poor stroke and fell
from the boat when il tipped badly
"a 81
side Richardson. who was acting as
roHswain. changed his seat and pullcd
the boat in second
Smithers and Richardson. both new
mfinhcrS q! the club were the ind!vid
ual stars OF the day Smi,hcrs. bcsidcs
trimming the pleasure boa, race, rowcd
IN INC winning junior double, junior
ELS and junior eight. which ne s,rokcd
he IS built along splendid lines for an
Garsman and bids fair TO he one of thr
nesl men de'elorcd AT tho club for A
t ,Ghs t.me Richardson was also il,
The winning double with Smi,h.r, and
IL me W!nn~.E jQhior gig ana cicht
mere Wrrc-.tTro canoe race. Thc
Or doubles Ms won by clarke ana
-'"th' hcrkholiz captured the stand
ins Sanoo single in competition with
his BUDDY Billy Cusnmar Eocs I'm
o. the late hour wien these cvnntS
re'e furnished he war canoe r.ca .nd
I p. swimming events were c.ucelIad
~ none Was The sadder because of
eme sEcat sport furnished in ,bn ,n.la
events OF the afternoon
heds Capture ReEat,s
by capturing the malorilv 90 -.
rivaia. ,h ne y !ie4S easily bsa; GU: their
Wits by Captain Wade Sim. c N"
White JG Gbe efSnts were won by the H..
ms intermediate eight ana
The regatta furnished a spI,,6,a
men WE Who Mi T'' be Az i,aG !. 81 he nv
junior crews when Viii be for, gr me