The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
IN SPITE OF THE RAIN.
Fifteen Thousand People See
the Sham Fight at Victoria.
SEATTLE BEATEN AT BASEBALL.
The Yacht Races Postponed TIL Mon
day, Canoe Races TIL Saturday,
for Lack OF Wind.

Victoria, May 25.-SpeciaL-The fates
were averSe again today. so far as Vic
torla's celebration was concerned, for IL
ralned in the morning when the sham bat
tie took place. and this afternoon there
was a dead calm. so the yacht races. as
well as the races for sailing canoes, had
10 be once more postponed.
The sham fight was. OF course the great
feature OF the day. and there were fully
l5.oo people at Beacon Hiu park 10 wit
ness IL The defending force took up a
position on Beacon Hill at IL O'Clock. tn.
royal engineers hastily terrifying the posi-
ton by throwing up intrenchments- Col.
Rawstone, Il. ". A, commanding the
forces at West Point (EsquimalO bar
racks. was in command Of the defending
garrison, which comprised the royal ma
rine artillery. the royal marine light in
fantry and the British Columbia artillery
800 men. rank and file. These. having
strengthened their positions in the same
manner. as though serious work had been
looked for, prepared to- defend the posi-
ton from attack by landing party, a
naval brigade of COO blue Jackets from
the fleet under Lieut.. Stileman, OF
the Hyacinth. \ line of out
posts was established along the
front and toward each flank,
the line OF observation being the outer
edge OF belt of trees 400 yards distant
but theoretically $500 yards away, from
which quarter the enemy was expected 10
appear. When a skirmishing party OF the
naval brigade appeared the sentries fired
and reiterated to the picket line, the pick
cts on the first alarm extending TO arrest
the advance of the enemy. Driven back.
they. too. retreated and eventually re-
tired around the TANKS of the position. 50
as not 10 mask defense fire. The advance
OF the blue jackets was steady and per-
sistent and the voliey firing and clouds
or dense smoke gave the exhibition a
touch OF appreciated realism. At II 80
Lieut.. Stileman gave the order 10
charge" and his men answered with the
bayonet, carrying the position. Then an
excited crowd of fully 5000 spectators got
mixed up with the attacking party and in
voluntarily participated In the bloodless
conquest of the hill. The flag OF the de-
Tending army was hauled down and the
admirals flag run up and the battle was
at an end.
In the trap shooting tournament the
skinner team from the Victoria Gun
Club won from the Union and Vancouver
Clubs. as well as a picked up Puget
Sound team, the winning score being III
out of possible $50. Adams heading the
individual score with twenty-five straight.
The Unions came second, one point be-
hind.
In the championship lacrosse match
the Capitals. of Victoria, vs.. the Maple
Leaves, OF Westminster. honors were
evenly divided for long time, each
team having scored two games. Then the
visitors gained third. and afterward
devoted their attention TO throwing the
bail over the fence, by which tactics
they succeeded in playing out the time
and winning the first match in the 1895
championship series.
At Caledonia Park the Seattle and Vic
toria baseball cracks met for the deciding
game Of the series. each having previously
won one game. II was anybody's game
from the start although Victoria secured
the lead In the fourth inning and held IL
to the close, the match ending In favor of
the home team by a score of l. to II. with
an inning TO spare Streaks of batting
distinguished the game from the common
place and the fielding OF the home nine
was also rema rxable, considering the wet
state of the ground. For the same reason
the error sheet is favorable. Seattle hav-
ing but seven errors and Victoria only
four. Seattle made nineteen safe hits.
and Victoria three less.
This evening there was tug-or-war
and two promenade concerts. and on Mon
day the tponed yacht races Will he
decided. the wind permitting. The canoe
ing events stand adjourned until Saturday
afternoon next