Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-26
TO LEAVE SYDNEY
The American Baiileships Will Start For Melbourne To.
 Morrow
SHERRY GIVES DINNER

battleship fleet is to leave here to- morrow for Melbourne, and to-day saw the last of the entertainments that have kept the people of Sydney busy and happy for the past week. The public school demonstration took up part of the morning and the afternoon, and in the afternoon Ad- miral Sir Harry Rawson, the governor of New South Wales, gave a brilliant garden party to a large number Of guests, including Rear Admiral Sper- ry and the senior officers of the fleet. At noon to-day the government gave a luncheon to the visiting and local journalists at which Admiral Sperry was also a guest. The admiral made a brief address and received an ova- tion. Nothing could have been more gracious or acceptable than the wei come given his fleet by the people Of Sydney, he said, and nothing could be more significant of the continued good relations, based on common po- litical aspirations, of the American people and the people of Australia. The admiral prophesied many gener- ations of concord. The published re- ports of the welcome to the fleet and everything done to entertain visitors were beyond praise, he said. and he was personally indebted for the abso- lute reproduction of the sentiments expressed by himself. The healths of the American Journalists were drunk with enthusiasm. The public school demonstration was great success.
 The weather was bright and warm. Forty thousand persons, in- cluding Lord Northcote, governor general of Australia, and Lady Northcote; Sir Harry Rawson and his wife. many officers and men from the fleet and large proportion of the people of Sydney gathered at the cricket grounds and witnessed the evolutions of the school ehil' dren. Eight thousand children in vari-colored dresses participated in living tableaux which represented, among other things, the words 'Haii Columbia" in living columns. Tha children, in dresses giving the prop, CT colors, formed a huge shield of the flags of tie United States and Australia intertwined and this evo- lution evoked storms of applause The American national anthem was sung by a large chorus and there was .also maypole dancing flag and club drills and marches. At the sta. dium this afternoon Bauer defeated Frederick for the featherweighi championship of the fleet. The stake won by Tommy Burns in his fight with "Bill' Squires las; Monday was paid to-day.
 The Hon T. Bent, premier of Vic toria, has sent a telegram to Ad' miral Sperry, assuring him Of the whole hearted welcome that will he given the American visitors at .Mel' bourne whei the fleet is due ArgusI 2g. Melbourne is busy with prcpa' rations suitable to receive ;te visit ofs.
 Admiral Sperry this evening gave dinner on board the flagship in honor of Lord Northcote, Sir Harry Rawson, the lord mayor of Sydney and the commonwealth and state ministers. The fleet and the city were illuminated as usual tonight and on shore there were open air en' tertainments and fireworks. There were two base ball matches this af' ternoon in which the Australian mines were victorious. A home team de feated the team made up from the fleet by to ', and the University oi Sydney defeated a nine from the bat tleship Louisiana to ?. A rifle match shot of this afternoon result ed in victory for the American team. There were twenty men on . side. seven shots each at each rarge ] The scores made by the American team were as follows: At the 20C yard range, 627; at the 500, GAO ant at the coo, 617, a total of 1884 The New South Wales team at th' 200 yards made 61G. at the 50' 574 and the 500 yards 571, tota of 1.T55. The American team hat been camped on the range for thu last five days practicing. The am i munition of the Americans wal greatly superior to that of the hom' team. In an ice hockey match a the Glaearium a team from the fee defeated an Australian team , tO 1 !