Arizona republican., 1908-04-24
FESTIVITIES
 ON THE WANE
Approaching End of Fleet
 Week at Los Angeles
The Entertainment Pro- gram Was Practically Completed Yesterday.

Los Angeles, April 23.-The fleet week at Los Angeles is drawing to a close in a perfect whirl of entertain ment, amazing in extent and variety Today saw practically the last of the long list of events on the local pro- gram. Tomorrow the various beaches where the ships are lying will have d day to devote to a celebration of the fleets presence The ships were open to visitors all day and thousands of people crowded the transpoN \ ition lines to the beaches and boarded the craft plying between the ships and shore
 Boats of every description were load ed with passengers throughout the day. It is estimated that between 5000 and 10000 people have visited each of the ships of the first division daily at San Pedro since Saturday.
 The ships of other divisions proved equally popular. and the officers have been put to much effort in caring for the immense crowds. According to the railroad officials an estimate of the number of persons carried this week is approximated at one million.
 The ships have been almost de- nuded of officers on account of the many functions. Some have stayed in the city nearly the whole of the time. The men have found round of en- tertainment. and tomorrow 3,3OO will be taken on an automobile ride around the city.
 The last of the boxing bouts were held today. Philip Schlossbery of the New Jersey won the heavyweight championship from Walter Altieri of the Missouri. in a six round decision. In the middle weight class the bout was carried over from yesterday. and Dennis Tighe of the Alabama defeated Henry Tratnor of the Vermont in six rounds. TrainOr had been champion seven years. In the featherweight class Frank Rafferty of the Alabama defeated Bud Frederick of the Illinois in six rounds.
 The automobile tour today of z58 officers and fifty citizens of Los An geles, covered a large part of Los An geles county and traversed most of the cities and towns. More than sixty
 
 from this city to Pasadena where they were rendered a complimentary luncheon. thence to Hollywood. A reception at Sawtelle, where d thous- and veterans O. the civil war cheered the officers, most impressive
 From the national soldiers home they were driven to Santa Monica. where practically the entire population Of the cit! was on hand to greet them. Here the parade halted long enough for Mayor Dudley to present to Ad- miral Thomas on behalf Of the city Of Santa Monica. a historic bronze gavel the property of Lord Nelson on the flagship Victory of the British navy when he was in command ot the victorious forces at the battle of Trafalgar. Through Admiral Thomas the gavel will find its way to Fight ing Bob Evans, for whom it was in tended. According to the story tran scribed on vellum accompanying the gavel, the relic was taken many years ago from the English battIeship an- chored off Yarmouth, by an old sailor. The gaval was given by the sailor to a wandering gypsy who in the turn of long years after gave it to C. w. Petit of Santa Monica, but who was then resident of Cambridge, Eng land, the gaval gives every indication of age and apparently is genuine and very valuable It is in the form of the imperial lion and when recovered from the gypsy was being used as a tack hammer. Plainly and deeply engraved beneath the lion are the words, "Horation Nelson, victory"
 Leaving the beach late in the after noon the automobiles returned to Los Angeles. Tonight the California club entertained several hundred officers and local guests at a reception and ball in the club rooms. The Jonathan club gave similar functions A grand ball and banquet was held at the hotel, Long Beach, where Admiral Emory, commanding the sec ond division, was the guest of honor.
 Tomorrow the flagship Connecticut has been reserved for the use of mem bers of the Los Angeles reception