Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-11
PUG|L|STS WILL
AMUSE PRINCE
FIGHT FOR ROYAL VISITORS
entertainment
Welterwelght Champions Of British
and American Navles viii Con-
test for Cup and 500
Purse
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10-Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenburg was early
about his ship this morning and gave
to the chief of staff some final directions
about the ball which he will give on
board the Drake Tuesday night. Short
ly after o'clock the Drake weighed
anchor and started down stream, again
receiving salutes from passing craft.
The Drake was warped into pier So Of
the Cunard line at Gansevoort market
where she will lie during the remainder
of the British squadron's visit here.
Workmen were soon aboard putting to-
gether the portable ball room.
The chief athletic instructor of the
Drake announced today that during the
squadron's stay here there would be a
pugilstic contest between Sailor Kirby,
champion welterweight of the English
navy, and Sailor Collins, champion
welterweight of the United States navy.
Kirby is a member of the crew of the
Bedford and Collins Of the crew of the
Kearsarge. The bout will be for a
purse of $100 and a cup offered by
Prince Louis. The cup is now held by
Sailor Cockowyne, champion heavy
weight of the English navy, who won it
at Halifax in a contest with another
sailor of the English navy, the cup
originally having been a national prize.
1t will hereafter be an International Of
fering and will be contested for an
nually Efforts are being made to have
the contest take place on shore IL pos
sibe and the sailors of both squadrons
are enthusiastic over 1t. Before the
Englishmen sail away from New York
there will also be a series of launch
races in the lower bay, in which the
contestants will be Englishmen only.
The contests will be over a ten mile
course.
Prince Louis went to Governors
island today, where he was the guest
at luncheon of Brig. Gen. Grant, COM
manding the department of the east
to which the flag and commanding off,
GERS of the two squadrons were in
vited
After the luncheon the party repaired
to the navy yard. where the prince
was the guest of Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian, commandant of the New York
navy yard, at large reception which
kept the prince busy until it was time
for him to return to the Drake and
change his uniform to attend the din
ner given him tonight by the naval
academy alumni association. The
other guests at this dinner included $50
officers from the British and American
squadrons.
Prior to starting for Governors
island today Prince Louis. standing on
the deck of his flagship and gazing at
the city, said:
ANY war would be disastrous to
New York-more disastrous to New
York than any other city in the world.
This Is impressed upon me by the
tremendous amount of hustle and
traffic that you see as you come up
the harbor What New York wants
above all things is peace. The two
combined fleets in New York harbor
could, l think, reduce New York to
to fry an omelette" He said that this
possibility of besieging fleet Destroy
ing New York was one of the features
of his present visit that had interested
him most
Describing his impressions of Ameri-
cans Prince Louis said:
II should say that District Attorney
VIM. T. Jerome'S success is clearly eX-
planned by his charming personality
and earnestness."
Prince Louis and five officers of the
British and American squadrons were
the guests tonight of the United States
Naval Academy Alumni association at
a banquet at Delmonico's. The hall
was decorated with the American and
British colors and music was furnished
by the bands of the United States bat
tleship Alabama and by John Cheshire,
harpist to the duke of Edinboro. uncle
of the prince
The toasts for the evening were pro-
posed as follows:
"The President and His Majesty
King Edward VII" by Col Robert NJ
Thompson; "Our Guests" by Rear Ad-
miral r. D. Evans; 1.-THE Royal Navy"
by Prince Louis of Battenburg; 1.-The
Naval Academy" by Rear Admiral
Willard H. Brownson; 1.-THE Continued
Friendship of the English-speaking
Races" by General Horace Porter;
"West Point" by Brig. Gen. Albert
L. Mills: "Sweethearts and Wives" by
Rear Admiral ]. j. Cowgirl.