Show AMERICAN SAILORS COMPETE WITH BRITISH JACKIES AT SYDNEY Sydney N S W LV Aug 23 A gymkhana C hans han was held at the Royal Ro al Agricultural society grounds today and the athletic events brought out a big crowd The Tho program ram began bean at 11 in the morn mornIng Ing ng and the contests did not come to an annd end nd until after 4 I this afternoon In n addition to the military and naval 4 thero there were shea I shearing buck jumping and boomerang throwing con contests contests tests sheep sheel dog trials etc The Thi men en enJo enjoyed joyed Jo ed the day thoroughly In the tug of war the team from the British warships defeated the American sailors In the tho footrace Brown of the British Pioneer was first Therry of the American battleship New Jersey second and Swanson of c the saints samu vessel third The Americans were victorious In one of the baseball games same the fleet team de def f fating the New South Wales Val J team 4 I to 3 In the other game the University of Syd Sd Sydney ney ne defeated a team from the battleship 1 J Missouri S to 0 There was a 11 fight for tor the lightweight boxing championship of the fleet at Athletic hall In which Lynch of 01 the battleship Ohio drew with Kelley of the Missouri In tho the eighth round In Jn the course of ot the afternoon thou thousands thousands thousands sands of or the people of ot Sydney SYdne visited the battleships and were shown over them by the officers and men It rained hard all I tho the afternoon but this was as not sufficient dent to deter the excursionists This T evening the city was wall illuminated The lord mayor maor of ot Sydney gave gae gaea a reception to about 2000 persons ing Lord Northcote governor general of Australia and Lady Lad Northcote Admiral Sir Harry Rawson governor of ot New South Wales ales and his hils wire wife Vice Admiral Sir Richard commander In chief ehle of the tho British squadron in Australia A his wife and the senior officers of the fleet neet The commonwealth tonight entertained about 2000 American officers and sailors at theatre parties I |