Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-26
OVATION FOR ADM'L SPERRY
Made a Very Happy Speech, Ev-
erything Done for Visitors
Being Beyond Praise.
Sail for Melbourne Tomorrow, Where
Premier OF Victoria Promises
\ Hearty Welcome.

sydney Aug. 26.-The American bat
tleship fleet is to leave tomorrow for
Melbourne and today saw the last OF
the entertainments that have kept the
people of Sydney busy and happy for
the past week, The public school DEM
onstration took up a part of the MORN
ing and the afternoon and i'm the aft
ernoon Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, the
governor OF New South Wales, gave
number of guests. including Admiral
Sperry and the senior officers of the
fleet.
At noon today the government gave a
luncheon to the visiting and local jour
ualists at which Admiral Sperry also
was a guest.
The admiral made a brief addHss
and received an ovation. Nothing could
have been more gracious or acceptable
than the welcome given his fleet by the
people of Sydney. he said. and nothing
could be more significant of the contin-
ued good relations. based ON common
political aspirations of the American
people and the people Of Australia. The
published speeches OF welcome TO the
Meet and everything done 10 entertain
visitors were beyond praise, he said,
and he was personally indebted for the
absolute reproduction Of the sentiments
expressed by himself The health Of
the American journalists was drunk
with enthusiasm.
The weather was bright and warm.
Forty thousand persons. including Lord
Northcote goYcrnor-g general Of Austria
liza, and Lady Northcote; Sir Harry
Rawson and his wire, many officers
and men from the fleet and n large
proportion of the people OF sydney,
gathered AT the cricket grounds and
Witnessed the evolutions of the school
children. The spectacle was exceeding
Is pretty Eight thousand children
I'm Vari-colOTed dresses participated In
living tablcauX which represented
among other things the words Hail
Columbia" in living columns The
children in dresses giving the proper
coloTs formed a huge shield Of the
flags OF the United States and Austria
Ma intertwined and this evolution
evoked storms Of applause. The Am
erican national anthem was sung by
largo chorus and there was also
May pole donnclng, flag and club
drills and marches.
Al the stadium this afternoon Bauer
defeated Frederick for the feather
weight championship OF the, fleet. The
stake won by Tommy Burns In his
hght with Bill Squires last Monday
MAS paid today.
MELBOURNE PREPARING
Tho Hon r Bent premier Of Vie
terra has sent Il telegram 10 Admiral
Sperry assuring him OF the whole
hearted welcome that viii be given
the American visitors al Melbourne.
where the feet IL due Aug 80, Mel
bourne Is busy with preparations suit
able 10 receive the visitors.
Admiral Speny this evening gave
n dinner ON tho flagship In honor of
Lord Northcute Sir Harry RawsOn
the lord mayor Of sydney ana the
commonwealth and state ministers.
There were TWO baseball matches
this afternoon. IN which the Auslral-
ian mines were victorious,
A rifle match shot or this evening
resulted In q victory for the American
Team There were 20 men on "a side,
seven shots each at each range. The
American team won with a total score
on SSt 10 l.S45 for the New South
wales team. The wind was tricky.
The ammunition of the Americans
was greatly superior 10 that of the
In nm ice hockey match "a the Ola
eari,,nn a team from the fleet defeated
an Australian team 3 to 1.