Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
VICTORIOUS CREW ETURNs
LOCAL 0ARSMEN TOOK BIG
EVENT IN MEET SATURDAY
Boat Club Eight Brings Bnck Large
silver Trophy Cup Won From
Fast Arundels.

Virginia Boat Club oarsmen re-
turned 70 the city yesterday tired. bu,
happy IN bringing back huge silver
cup. proud remembrance of winning
the premier event in the big regatta
~ Baltimore Saturday. the jun!o.
eight-oared shell race.
soodly number OF members who
were along spoke highly OF the wa,
the regatta was handled
The Nirgin!ans arrived on the scene
in Baltimore Friday morning, and wen,
over tho course both in the morning
and afternoon. Saturday morning eacf,
train from Richmond brought in scores
Of additions TO the virsin!ans' roofing
contingent. and the Southern Hotel
was mass Of enthusiastic lovers OF
the sport.
Down at Ferry Bar. at the Arundel
headquarters, many were Of the opiu
Ton that notwithstanding any game
ness OF the visiting crews the locals
would certainly win the premier event
Only Two weeks back the brawny
Aruras! Crew had desis!vely defeated
could nut forth, and only the Virginia
Boat Club eight remained to contes,
tho event
Crews Differed Radically.
When the two crews took to the
water spectators remarked on the iii
"crse types. The Arundcls. led By the
powerful stroke. Ted" Riggin. were
ndsAd formidable crew All rowed
IN perfect unison as one man
The Arundeis took It easy on the
iwo-rnile paddle from the club wharf
TO IN. starr. resting often. The Vir-
s.Hia boys. The only other contestants
coon followed. and we're accorded a
hearty chesr-as they passed under the
~
,,v. po.itions. Starter r. Lee VII.
!tams AIRED the gun. and they
were of !, tho bestnnins
assumed a lead which they held &c
the haN-Inile mark. Virginia was row
ins about twenty-two 70 the minute
Arundel. was good length In the
!ead and going strong
a, ,nls junctpre, With tho eyes OF
ON the Aging shells. Brock, the peppe ry
| N!rginian coXswain. instructed Stroke
Coleman Andrews TO pick UP his stroke
and hnally ,hir,y-txo. The result, wa
sesemed 10 tairy leap q" out 81 the w s9er
When the n. .wo ooa cas- sho, under re
( hnish, they were neck and neck.
Cheered on by Crowd.
/ With shouts OF Virginia! Virginia"
IN their ears from the cheering crowd
On ne oridge II he local crew save the
ably ever, seen on the Patapsco. With
perfect blade WORK, each man AZ one
me ma squirt began, Fran,ically the
al they had; Open water. a lensth
a. the finish. the most excitinr o pscs
Of them all, Though the odds had
been greatly aEsins them as far as
the unexpected and brought home the
bacon.
The v,rsinians also wer. entered
md copped second place. after hGhtin.
II out With TIC Ar!els for this posi-.
were Handicapped by their iirht bna'
W waisr. a ~ tn suited Tor me placi'
n,,ed Tor the choppy waves Of tn
s soow ana sling The gig had much t {
was as follows; bow. Lee: H 10. ;. 1Kis sr
S2sa~ NJ Hari = GS 81 + r,?Ssns $% "
Thompson; stroke. Andrews: coxs~a,s
: Coach Brown left for his home i
5 the regatta. his engagement, a, boa,
'eI'e.y popular with the loca
WIirstnen' p ana ~ is not unlikely III
Z H9rSarn mentor next season
1 "a, hotse, weil-known member q
ne ne sien declared last night that tn
FOR winning from such pSworru, on
pH GTheints' The local rooters wer
= cheering the men who Were S mnhoindmn
. their co!ors. and had more Pen tha
.. the othsr clubs combined. ne said
., no baltimore was not dry, Hotz