Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-05-11
The British feet will consist NJ

| Inc bTlJlSn meet VIII consist or four
armed cruisers-the Good Hope, Ar
| gyll, Hampshire and RoXbourg, un-
! der the command of a Rear-Admiral.
The German fleet will consist of the
| armored cruiser Room and the pro-
| tected cruiser Bremen, under the
| command of Commodore.
The Austrian ships will consist OF
the armored cruiser Sankt Georg and
the protected cruiser Aspern, under
the command of a Commodore, who
will be promoted to be Rear-Ad-
miral.
The Brazilian fleet, under a Rear
Admiral, consists of the battleship
Riachuelo, the cruiser Barroso and
the gun vessel Tamoyo. The Brazil
ian fleet will l.. S.eronly foreign one
containing a battleship. 80
The Argentine Republic win -end
the training ship Presidente Sarmien-
to under the command of a comman-
der.
The Japanese fleet, in command of
a ViceAdmiral, will consist of the ar
mored cruiser Trukuba and the pro-
tected cruiser Chitoso.
1t is noticeable that while Japan
sends some of her finest warships to
represent her navy, and one of her
foremost generals, the Russian Gov
ernment will not be represented by a
single ship, nor is it known that any
officer of her army will come here.
The other foreign countries to be
represented will be France, Italy,
Chile and Portugal
Italy will send two vessels in COM
mand of a captain, the armored cruis-
er Varese and the protected cruiser
Nt,.,,, IL II l..
ed cruiser Ministro Zentene under the
command of captain, while Portu-
gal will send a protected cruiser,
probably the Don Carlos. Spain has
not signified her intentions of send
ing any war vessels.
The entertainment committee of
the feet is now arranging a water
carnival. Each vessel of the great
fleet has been asked to provide a
float for the occasion. The pageant
will be on some evening yet to be de-
termined. Several ships have al
ready decided on the floats they will
send. Three will send three of their
cutters to represent the three old-time
craft which brought the Pilgrims to
Jamestown.
Another float will represent the
Great Harry, renowned ship Of war
of that period, and on the request of
the Admiral the Navy Department Is
now searching the archives to know
just what the vessel was like. Then
there will be pirate ships, gondolas, a
float showing Neptune and his tri-
dent and much else besides. During
the carnival the ships will be illum-
mated and there will be a hundred
searchlights playing over the brilliant
scene.
Aside from such diversions the
strong armada will have little to do
in the waiting days. The ships long
ago completed their toilets and are so
spic and span they hurt the eye. Mo-
where is there an atoning blemish.
1t is all spotless buff and white,
touched off here and there with the
CLINT of polished steel and the shim-
mer of shining brass.
From the flagship definite an
nouncement came that the fleet will
disperse on May Is. Two divisions
will then go to sea for manoeuvring
purposes, one division will go to navy
yards for such minor repairs as may
be needed, and one division will re-
main here until relieved by one of the
divisions coming in from manoeuvres.
in all, are to reassemble here on June
10, set apart as Georgia Day, when
there will be a celebration in honor
of the birthday of themother of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
AS the foreign ships arrive they
are officially welcomed by boom of
cannon from the Connecticut, the
flagship of Rear-Admiral Robley D.
Evans, commanding the Atlantic
fleet. All the American vessels now
at anchor belong to this fleet.
The unique feature of the Exposi-
ton will be the harbor for small craft,
with an area of 1,2S0,000 square
feet, inclosed by piers, costing the
United States Government $4OO,OOO.
Athletics and Sports.
Walter Miller is Americas most
successful jockey.
The Regatta Committee of the Fall
River Yacht Club is busy preparing a
regatta for Memorial Day.
After defeating A. w. Gore, the
former British tennis champion, d. P.
/ Rhodes, of Boston, was defeated at
London by the brilliant playing of A.
! f. Wilding.
Battersby and September 10 are
the place and time chosen for the
international swimming race between
c. NJ. Daniels, of the New York A. c.,
and Henry Taylor, of England.
Two large carp were caught in the
Juniata River at Newton Hamilton,
Pa, weighing respectively, fourteen
and seven and one-half pounds.
Beals c. Wright is getting into con-
dition to take part in the LAWS inter-
national tennis matches next June.
A civic reception was rendered by
the city of Toronto, Can, to the In
dian, Thomas Longworth, for his VIC
tory in the Boston Marathon race.
James j. JeRries says he will re-
turn to the ring II the title of heavy
weight champion becomes the prop
erty of foreigner. If it remains in
American hands he will not leave
his retirement.