Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-23

inc regatta. The river was AZ ,ha
normal stage and the incomInr "a.
couh'eracted the stream to somo ex-
tent. Fast time was made in all
events. but In the future arrange.
nents VIII be made to have tho
crews nearer the starting line in
order to make the events run OFF
smoother. VI
Coach Hecox was a pI.ased No.,
when his Junior eight romped IN ~
the head of the procession. His crew
averaged lo1 pounds, but for pure
s,it could not be bettered. Even
when the lead was taken away ar
the half mark, the virglnias stuck
10 'he stroke and by putting In more
power cut down the advantage. Than
nearing the finish. the stroke was
Iaisea and the slender shell shot
mo the clear, winning by slightly
more than length.
Potomncs Upset. Plans.
me withdrawal OF tho Potomac.
az the eleventh hour was a biow 10
the rowing enthusiasts. It near,
revision OF the program as crews had
~ DC made up TO take the place OF
the Washington oarsmen in two
events. AS the same men were row
ing In other races. the substItu,sd
Events mad to be shifted about en-
sna' the virginia participants would
~ ue worn out before competing In
nc races, Tor which they had trained.
served to the visitors at tha W..
gina Boat Club, at which ,im.
medals and cups were awarded ths
Winners. dance was the next event
y" 'ne program, being staged In tho
Blues Armory. Gao
slow I'm Starting.
mo regatta WAS slow in start,ne
' we events were then run on
speediiy In View OF tho fact that ,ha
uV'aes''hts were forced to row two
miles down stream from ths o,uhN
house on Mayo Island 10 tho s,,r,Inr
me. zoo yards below tho Richmon5
chemical Company coal pier, Exactly
one mile below the oity wharf.
me hrst ovent. tho Junior four
siss. WAS walkaway for tho yir-
s'hins. who crossed tho finish lin.
n , lengths In front OF the Arundels.
me winning crew was made up o,
Jesse Devine. bow: Edgerton Franck
~. lvor Massey (3) and w. r.
Smithers. stroke, with Taylor Infoon
as coNswhin. Tho yirginians mada
the fast time OF 5:42 2-5 for the mil.
they took the lead from the start
ana mad clear water at tho quarter.
Inc lead was gradually increased, al
though the Arundels rowed a pretty
stroke.
Schnrfo Wins Singles.
Leo Scharfe. OF the ArundeIs has
a walkaway with A. b. Husker OF
the Potomacs. In the senior singles.
His time was 6:53l-5. Scharfa
pulled an easy oar and was not
forced. His opponent was not in
condition for race, filling In merely
III place or the Withdrawn Potomacs.
The liO-pound Junior four gig wan
ahto taken by Virginia with the
.triels second. The time was 6:6s.
inc Richmond oarsmen took tho lead
at once and had clear water at tho
quarter. The stroke was too high and
was eased down. With tho Ar!e,s
maintaining steady pace that
looked threatening at the half mile.
AZ the three-quarters. however. tho
virginians again were clear. grad
ually increasing tho lead TO three
lengths mt the finish. The winning
crew was made up OF n. l.. RAIDER.
bow; j. III. Brock (2). l.. r. King (s).
and X H. Richardson. stroke, with
II. 5. brock, Jr., as coxswain.
NirSinias first defeat came in the
Junior league SOULS. when L. NJ. Bal
liere. OF the Ariels. won from r. 8.
Brock. Jr.. In 7:04 As. Brock rowed
mile.
Tho canoe doubles was won nv tho
Maryland Swimming Club. which also
finished second. II was nip and tuck
to the very last Vinson wilmer
and Herbert Maccubbin were the
winners.
Substitute Crew Loses.
The Junior quadruplo sculls de-
veloped the prettiest race up to that
time. Virginia sent in a make shift
crew. made up OF Stephenson. Wood,
Brock and Grubbs. to take the place
OF the Potomacs. The Arundels
snatched the lead. but led by less
than half a length at tho midway
mark. Crowding tho Vinginians near
tho south bank. the Arundels began
to pull! away. Both crews hit up the
stroke, but the Baltimore combIna-
ton crossed a length In the lead in
70 minutes IS seconds. The winning
crew was made up OF George f. OBJ
reeht. Bow; w. f. Rlggin f2). Ber-
nard Vichmeyer (3), d. C. Williams,
stroke.
In tho four gig match race. vir-
ginia again made mp crew to re-
place the absent potomacs. Tho
Aricls were given a hard tusseI,
despite their superior form. Tho
visitors crossed the antsh with scarce
~ n length TO the good In 6 minutes
715 seconds. The Virginia crew wa,
made up OF HUI, bow; Richardson.
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