Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-17

| Continued from PAGE Ono
| Honolulu and the subsequent floating of tha
craft we're reproduced and explained. Hy
| droaeroplanes maneuvered over the wate
| front dropping imitation bombs on ship
| and buildings. An aerial battle is another
spectacular FEATURE
on the parade grounds marines and blue
| Jackets duplicated the attack upon the Gal
| lipoli peninsula with barking field artillery
and mortars hurlng grenades. 1ntrenchinf
tools their use and the intricacies of trencf
| warfare were made clear. Avlators fur.
nlshed by the Philadelphia School of Avia'
| ton through the courtesy OF Robert Glen
| dining it's president. and by the Aero Clut
| OF Pennsylvania had part in the program.
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GUNS ACTION SHOWN.
In the river and In the back channel
where reposed the big sea fighters which
the Henderson is destined to join. similar
activity greeted the visitors. The opera
tion of the great guns in the turrsts OF the
dreadnought North Dakota, the sea-going
battleships Connecticut. Alabama and llli-
nois and the coast defense battleships In
diana. Massachusetts and Iowa and the
cruisers Chicago and Minneapolis was wit
messed.
Visitors we're guided through these ves-
sells, as we'll as the monitors Terror and
Miantonomah the Wainwright, Bealc and
other torpedoboat destroyers. and the de-
stroyer tender Dixie They were informed
Of broadsde guns torpedo defense guns.
torpedoes and how they are fired mines, 3-
inch field guns, automatic guns that dis
charge 400 shots minute, 12-nch projec-
tiles, and inch projectiles and their
powder charges.
Drydock construction and operation the
ways on which ships are built, together
with all the features that go to make up
barracks life were all made plain by the
guides.
For those in the vast throng who pre-
rerred lighter entertainment a program
of athletic exercises had been provided, The
events included track meet for the crews
of the various ships, baseball games be-
tween teams from the vessels lying at the
yard, foot races of all varieties and the
usual miscellany of college athletic meets.
Thirty thousand persons had arrived
before these events were ended and the
prospects favored an attendance exceeding
10000 before the exercises closed The
sailors and Navy Yard employees showed
good athletic talent in the various contests.
The 1OO-yard dash was captured yb Bren-
ner of Illinois, over Kelly, of the North
Dakota, in II 1-5 seconds. Bremen also
took the 22O-yard DASH bestng Dougherty,
Of the Navy Yard, in 20 2-5 seconds.
Brenner, in finishing the latter event, col
lided with spectator. The latter was
revived after treatment at one of the
emergency HOSDltdlS.
The 44O-yard dash went to Steiger.
Navy Yard employe, in 50 seconds Stans
bury OF the North Dakota. finished second.
A creased pig race, with Bobby Calhoun"
as the prize, was captured by Davis, of the
Alabama, and Bush of the Illinois, after
several amusing tumbles had featured the
pursuit. The tug-of-war was won by the
Navy Yard team after three minutes strug
gle with the Volunteer Reserve Fleet
'huskies."
Moore, of the Alabama, won the hammer
throw. I.ecke, of the Navy Yard, took the
sack race, with Elliott. of the Alabama
second. Elliott was first in the egg race
while the three-egged race resulted in
victory for Brown, of the North Dakota,
with Davis. of the Alabama, second The
one-mile relay went to the North Dakota,
with Kelly, Barber, Gotne and Stansbury
in the order named.
The judges of the athletic contests were
Commander Nelson, U. S. NJ Captain
Halford. u. S. M. c., and Lieutenant Black
burn, U. S. ~
Rear Admiral Benson arrived at the sta
ton as the athletic events were ending.
He was received with salute of 13 guns.
For those who remain late there will be
plenty of amusement in instruction, for the
list of happenings is not to close until
IL o'clock tonight
The yard will be brilliantly illuminated
and the decks of the big vessels will be con-
yerted into bathrooms where all who de-
sire may dance. Music will be furnished by
10 bands. Searchlights will play con-
spicuous part in the night display
A feature will be a movable light on land,