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Show SAILORS OF FLEET FINISH BOAT RACKS SAN DIEGO. April 16.--The sailors of the fleet entertained themselves this morning on the bay with races, which were not finished at Magdalona boy. The races were conducted by fleet, officers, the lines being kept, by Moot launches and tho stakes being set by them. Hundreds Hun-dreds lined the wharves and cheered tho sailors during and at the ond of each race. All of tho races on the bay were rowing rncos. though In the first the oarsmen pulled heavy sailing launches, with forly-sovcn men in each boat. The results were as follows: Admiral's bnrge Connecticut, first; Minnesota, second; Georgia, fhlrd; Alabama, Ala-bama, fourth. : Sailing launch, one launch from each division, forty-four men In each Loulsl- 1 I ana. won: Connecticut, second; Rhode Island, third; Minnesota, fourth. Racing cutters with marino crows at the oars Louisiana, won In a walk; Illinois, Illi-nois, ceond; Alabama, thin); Minnesota, fourth. Racing cutlers manned by men of tho engineer crew Maine, won: Illinois, second; sec-ond; Louisiana, third; Kentucky, withdrawn. |