The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-20
OUR TARS VICTORIOUS.
Interesting International Races at
i Hampton Roads.
THE SAN FRANoIsoos MEN WIN
They Defeat the Crews of All Competing
!, Vessels In Every Event-The sailors In
Six Nations Fraternizing without Foar
/ Of Friction.

Vessels In Every Event-The sailors In
Six Nations Fraternizing without Foar
Of Friction.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April 20.,-The
men of the San Francisco own the earth,
and they have fence around it. In every
race in which their crews rowed yesterday
they came Off victorious With the finest
ship in the feet, with John Crittenden
Watson for their commander, and now
with victory perched upon all their ban
ners, they are willing to challenge the
world and give odds.
There were of course the usual craft
chat make regatta scene one of lively in-
terest, but In addition to these the launches
and cutters and gigs Of the various war
vessels, flying both strange and familiar
colors, gave to the scene IL touch of inter
national interest. When the San Fran
cisco's six-oared gig came sweeping across
the line in the first race, leaving the Phila-
delphia, the Blake, and the Chicago and
the two Russians to come in in the order
named there was howl of joy. When in
the second event the San Francisco's barge
carried off little black flag the howl
grew to a prolonged roar. When, after
something Of n tussle with the white
shirt cd men Of the Partridge, the San
Franciscos whaleboat hsIded the process
sion of struggling crews the roar becamea %
whirlwind of sound, and finally, when al
most neck and neck race with the Balti-
more's dingy resulted in an unbroken
series of victories, the men went mad with
delight, and filled the air with a cyclone
III yells by bowling down a gale at sea.
As matter OF fact, If an amateur had
been asked to pick out the winner, he
would have at once put his last dollar
up0n the Englishmen. They were arrayed
In white undershrts, with bare arms, and
overy muscle in their broad chests was
plainly visible through the thin covering
OF flannel. They looked like professional
carsmen, all except the marines who, has-
Ing discarded their scarlet uniforms for
blue and white stripped shirts, tried their
hand at rowing in the whaleboat race and
finished far in the rear.
Lieutenant G. A. Colohan, of the Ben
ntngtoD, acted as starter, and the judges
were Leutenants \. NJ. Potts of the San
Francisco, 4. S. Rodgers of the Chicago,
Valentine Nelson of the Concord and Lieu
tenant Alden of H. NJ. S. Tartar Tho
boats passed the finishing line in the va
Eious races us follows:
First Race (six- cared gigs)-San Fran
CISCO, Philadelphia, Chicago and The Rus
sian.
Second Race twelve-oared cutters)--
Ban Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Newark,
Charleston, Philadelphia and Tartar.
Third Race tsix cared whaleboats)-Sa
Francisco, Partridge, Atlanta, Charleston
and Australia
Fourth Race tfour-oared dingy)-- San
Francisco, Baltimore Chicago and Phila-
delphia.
Although the money actually paid in
prizes was not large, the highest purse he-
Ing only $50 to the first and $50 to the sec.
Ond boat, a considerable sum of money
changed hands.
TINS French ship Arethuse, the flagship
of Rear Admiral Libran, arrived yestel-
day. The admiral was received with the
hcnors due his rank by all the vessels OF
she fleet. The Arcthuse is the only unpro-
tscted wooden ship which will participate
In the naval exhibition.
The italian squadron arrived today. The
Aset is composed of the cruisers Etna and
Eagali The Brazilian squadron, COM
posed Of the battleship Aqniduban, gun
boad Tradentes and cruiser Republica,
will probably arrive on Sunday.
2he way the sailors fraternize here Is
Nnite interesting. With men from six
nstionalities 1t is somewhat remarkable
Chat there have been no disturbances, but
al the men seem TO be on TIER good be-
hsvior. There has been no restraint upon
liberty, and the privilege has not been
nbused. More of the foreign sailors speak
English than there are Americans who
talk anything but their native tongue.
This is quite the case with the Germans,
GM In the naval schools in Germany, it is
sxid, the men are taught English ms a part
II their studies. In one of the stores here
Russian spoke four languages in two
.Hinutes He talked English to the store
kseper. German to man from the kai-
nsrin Augusta, French TO sailor from the
lean Bart, and Russian TO his own conf
rsdes. 1t may be that when the Argentine
eraiser arrives he will chatter away in
South American Spanish.
One of the British warships. the Part
ridge, left here suddenly, 1t is believed for
Messua, where it is said some difficulty has
Rrisen between the white inhabitants and
y few eolored natives. The loss of this
vessel from the naval display will not ma
eerially affect it, as she was the smallest
vessel of the five and made but poor
appearance alongside of her sister ships.