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Show PACIFIC COAST SHIPS HAVE BEST BUilHEBS World's Records Broken lv , Fighters of Admiral Swine-burne's Swine-burne's Fleet. SAN DIEGO, Gil., May J2. Ships of the Pacific squadron have von high est honor-, of the United States navy for every class of which 11 contains a vessel. The Boston cruiser has wou Ibe trophy over even shin in the en tire navy for tbe highest general ay? eragc made iu t. n get practice for this, year. Tbe only trophy which Ibe SqUsdron has not won is that ' for bat- ; tleships, and thai may be, because the squadron hn no battleship. The following ships broke world's records St targe! practice. Boston, 1 with sis-inch and eight -inch gnus ( harleston. witb six-inch gunti Preble, Willi torpedo tube?. Chicago, with eight-inch and five-inch five-inch guns I These facts are et forth in the re- . port just received by wise bj Admiral 1 owineburne, giving the order of final merit, of the thirteen ships id' the uavy 1 which led in general averages for ' scores made during the recent target practice for this year BS follows: One, Boston, winner of the trophy; I wo. ' Raleigh three. Illinois; four, Kear-sarge; Kear-sarge; five. Chicago; si. ha rlest on : 1 seven, forktown; eight; Preble; nine. Stockton: ten, Wilkes; eleven. Belong, twelve. Hull; thirteen. Paul .lone. Of the thirteen, the Boston, Chicago, Charleston, i'orktown, Preble and I'-iui Jones are members Off Admiral Swine blirne 's fleet . |