Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-20
H. M. s. BLAKE.

There were, of course, the usual craft that make a regatta scene one of lively in terest, but, in addition to these, the launches and cutters and gigs of the vari- ous war vessels, flying both strange and familiar colors, gave to the scene a touch of international interest.
 When San Francisco's six cared gig came sweeping across the line in the first race, leaving the Philadelphia and the Blake and the Chicago and the two Rus sians 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 8 pro- longed roar.
 Then, after something of tussle with the white shirted men of the Partridge, the San Francisco's whale boat headed the procession of struggling crews, the roar became a whirlwind of sound, and finally, when almost a neck-and-neck race with the Baltimore's dingy resulted in a series of unbroken victories the men went mad with delight and filled the air with a cy- clone of yells that would howl down a gale at sea.
 The boats passed the finishing line in the various races as follows:
 First race, six-oared gigs-San Fran cisco, Philadelphia, Blake, Chicago and the Russian.
 Second race, twelve-oared cutters-San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Newark, Charleston, Philadelphia and Tartar.
 Third race, six-oared whale boats-San Francisco, Partridge, Atlanta, Charleston and Australia.
 Fourth race, four-oared dingy,-San Francisco, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadel- ph.a.
 There was A long procession of boats l and steamers to Norfolk, headed by the torpedo boot Gushing, towing the race ere WIS. On the way down all of the steam yachts went slowly by the French warship Arethuse, which is the latest attraction in | the harbor.
 The handsome cruiser reached the capes at night, but waited until the sun was | well up in the heavens before she entered \ the Roads. At her mainmaSt waved the | Admirars flag, a miniature tri-color, with two white stars in the blue.s
 The mere fact that this ensign was floating caused a great commotion in the fleet. On each of the 27 ships the marine guard was ordered to the ,after-deck, the drums were ruffled, and all the other hon. | ors which an Admiral is supposed to re- ceive were duly given.
 By the time the whole round of salutes had been punctiliously observed, no less than 109 guns had been fired. The air | was thick with smoke.
 | 1uo AFcUuSuSe, tue OI lne rear- Admiral Libaan, is one of the flying squadron of the North Atlantic. She is the only unprotected wooden ship which will participate in this naval exposition. She is black, with gallery and railing extending out from the stern.
 With men here from six nationalities, it is somewhat remarkable eNthat there have been no disturbances, but all the men | seem to be on their good behavior. There | n ha | privilege has not been abused. It was a surprise to many to see British sailors around on shore duty by scores. It was supposed that they would not be al- lowed on shore in this country at all. They almost invariably desert, and our laws are not framed so as to help the Eng lishmen get them back again. They some times desert in English ports, too. It is difficult for the sailors to get away from here, however, and it is probably the pur pose of the English captains to give them all the shore liberty they can while here then refuse to let them leave the ships while in New York.
 In this connection it is interesting tt know that German, French, Italian anG Spanish sailors may be allowed ashort at any American port. They never mak any attempt to desert
 The harbor continues to fill up with al sorts of pleasure boats, big side-whee steamers and luxurious yachts. Many peo pls who could not obtain accommodation on shore have come here in their chartere, steamers and live aboard them at night while in the day they spend the time il
 visiting the ships and seeing the sights il
 the harbor. . The Argentine Republics ship the Mint
 of July, has not yet arrived, nor have tn
 other Russians and Italians, which ar
 somewhere in the vicinity of the capes an
 may drop in at any moment. So far all C
 the British ships have arrived and the las
 Preach cruiscr to coala in compleSns taa
 coantrys display.
 Three more Russians are expecteSls tt \ reach New York before the close ofi sth . ! review. Two Brazilian ships ale On rout