The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

was standing on the after-dack. was
completely envelopcd. Unused 10 the
noisy barks of heavy guns. Miss Herbert
gave a start when the first shot was
hred, and held her hands to her ears for
several moments. The Secretary, how
ever, had heard the dogs of war break
ioose before, and he only smiled as he
glanced around and shifted the gun-pow-
dery smoke that the fresh breeze blew in
ms race. lie saw, as his eye rested upon
lne magnificent squadron that displayed
the stars and Stripes, the marines stand
ing statuc-like upon the after-deck, their
polished rides cleaning in the bright sun
SHINE. lie saw, too, the sailors in re-
spectiul attitudes, the officers upon the
bridge OF each vessel. and the foreigners
watching him through their glasses with
a pardonable curiosity to see a United
States minister Of marine.
The caravels, which leave tomorrow
morning for New York, have been sur
rounded to-day with a fleet of little boats
which hovered around them like bees
hover around n stalk of lilies The heavy
sea which had been whipped up by the
half gale that was blowing made II an ex-
ceedinely difficult and venturesome feat
TO climb up the sides Of the Santa Maria,
but Captain Concas had no reason TO
complain OF lack of visitors. Captain
Concas is a courtly Spaniard who at
first rather regarded the command OF
the caravel as beneath his dignity, but
when IL had been explained to him that
the detail. was intended as an honor he
stepped aboard with better grace. and is
now so lionized that he is not sorry he
made the trip. He speaks English ex-
cellently. and a thousand times a day
has TO tell his fair visitors how he man
aged TO live i'm the doll's house which
Columbus called a cabin. The girls peer
into the wardrobe. handle the ancient
inlIstand and hOur-glaSs. gaze out upon
the sea through the curious little windows
and wish they could carry home the an
tiquc armor which is hung upon the walls.
As soon as people began 10 go aboard the
Santa Maria they learned that the sail
ors had ribbons with the name of Co
lumbus flagship upon them. Instantly
the Russian bands fell to a discount. and
it became the struggle Of the hour 10
get q Santa Maria souvenir The few girls
who were successful are tonight the envy
Of the other bellies.
Again the flag Of England went down
to-day before the red white and blue. A
dozen barces from nearly all the ships
IN the harbor started to-day In a race
for the international trophy offered by
the ClDLcuS or NOI1pik, Il ndHuHDlnc SlN'i
vase. Somewhat sore over their defeat
last Wednesday the Brtishers spent all
day yesterday in selecting a crew that
should carry off the prize, and when the
twelve athletic fellows from the Tartar
pulled off from their ship this afternoon
they went on their way 10 the sound OF
cheers and handclapping from half
thousand broad-Chested subjects Of Queen
Victoria. II did look for a while as If they
were TO win Through the rolling and
tumbllng waves their barge cut its way to
the head of the procession. urged not only
by the hardened muscles of brawny
arms but by the energetic gyrations OF
the coxswain in the stern. The course
was a mile and return, and with three
quarters Of the distance covered the Bri-
fishers Mere in the lead "Hurrah"
shouted the sailors, who crowded the
sides Of the Blake. They shouted too
soon. AS the end of the course opposite
the San Francisco was neared, the San
Francisco crew, which was a close sec
ond gave a magnificent squirt. and amid
a yell that ran like an electric current
along the entire line Of American ships,
passed their English rivals. The Chi
cagos. the second crack crew OF our navy.
bent their backs and quickened their
stroke so that when they tossed their
oars at the finish they were second In