The Rives Boat Club’s third race was held on July 15, 1879 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The University competed in a duel against the Rappahannock Boat Club of Fredericksburg, Va. The Course was one and half miles long.
“It had scarcely the semblance of a race, for the Rives came in three hundred and fifty yards ahead of the Fredericksburgers.”
“The race was easily won by the University crew by over ten lengths” (Coach J. Redwood, Corks and Curls)
The Crew:
Bow: Thomas N. Carter of Manquin, Va.
No. 2: De Courcy W. Thom of Baltimore, Md.
No. 3: Braxton D. Gibson of Charleston, W.Va.
Stroke: Charles Lee Andrews, captain, of Baltimore, Md.
Steering: John Redwood, coach, of Baltimore, Md.
Newsletters, Programs, & Press
The Virginia University Magazine Volume XIX| Abbreviated Version with Pages Involving Rowing | Full Version via UVA and Hathi Trust | October 1879-June 1880