Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-01
iowa and Kentucky Crews Won
! Two Events and The Afgy|e's
BrllishaPs Took Third.
DIG CR0WD0H OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Weather Wood For First Time since
+ Opening Dsy-Rhode island Build.
ing Opened With Formal ccromon-
ies-Many Distinguished euests in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Notes.

Imposing ceremonies Incident To
the opening of the Rhode. Islan,:
State building, and international row.
Ing races were. the jamestown llx-
position features yesterday Favor
90 by good weather for the first time
since tho opening last Friday, tho
Exposition attaracted big crowds all
day yesterday and last night there
We're thousands on hand to witness
the best electrical illumination that
has been given.
The program for today ia an Mt.
tractive one. including stereopticon
entertainments in the government
buildings, band concerts In the re.
viewing stand, a baseball game be.
tween bluejacket teams OH Lees
ton Roads, and I'M electrical illumina.
tion.
f3le Rhode Island Building.
"a distinguished party, including
Governor James ii. Higgins. OF Rhode
lsllnd, the entire State commission TO
tile Exposition, and Chief Justice
JOHN raggart, Of the state supreme
,Cpnrt, attended thps dedi catory exet'.
ATS att shes Rhode Island building
Governor Higgins presided ana ad,
and Chief Justice Iaggart. After
the exercises reception was tender;
cd, the guests Of honor ucing the FED.
clal ana state representatives ut the
far, officers OF the American amt
foreign wilrShips IN the Roads, and
the officials Ul the Exposition com.
pany.
AIRS. Swanson, wife of Virginia's
governor, WAS prominent among me
iLulcs at tile reception. nirs. swan
son is permanently installed as host.
css ut the Virginia building and holds
daily receptions.
The Rhode Island building is one
OF the finest OF all the State struc-
lures. 1t is n reproduction OF t:ir
lirst capitol OF the State and is FUR
nished Ill handsome colonial style.
American Tars Winners.
y American sailors won all OF the
places In two Of tho three iiiteriia.
tional races between the crt.wsS ol
In Hampton Roads yestGr-
day, but the British tars took first
and second places in one OF the con.
tests.
The races were between four.oared
gigs, tweisc-Oared admiral bargcs and
eighteen-oared sailing launches. In
the first, Which was between the gigs,
there were IA entries. among them
being boats from the British cruisers
Coca Hope and Argyle, and the Aus.
trian Sankt Georg and Asliern. ana
the German cruisers Bremen and
Room.
A Pretty Finish.
1t was over ii two mile straight.
way course and was won in Il pretty
finish by the Ohio's boat The Iowa
crew was thirty.two seconds late. The
winners time was 20 minutes and
80 seconds.
The Argyle tars won the race for
admiraPs barges, with the Goou
Hopes barge seven seconds behind
her and the New Jersey crew pulling
ten seconds behind them. Time Is
minutes, 10 seconds; 16 entries.
Kentucky Boys Win.
The Kentucky, Missouri and Kear.
sarge boats crossed the line In the
order named in the last race and the
time of the winner was the fastest
OF tho day over the course. being IL
minutes, is seconds. The difference
between first and second boats was
0 seconds, and the Kearsarge boat was