Show GREAT RACE OF LEVIATHANS OF DEEP FROM HAMPTON BAMPTON ROADS TO SAN JUAN Cruiser Cincinnati Wins but Battleship Alabama Makes lakes Gallant Race With Her Lighter Com Corn SAN JUAN P. P R. R R. Nov oV 21 Carry Carr Carry Carrying ing irig a n great greit white bone In her teeth and with phosphorescent spray spra dashing high upon her sharp bows the cruiser Cincinnati forged abreast of oC Culebra Light at at midnight last night a winner In th the greatest ocean race of warships ever cyer run on the North Atlantic sea sea- board Barely two miles astern of or the cruiser cruis cruts- er flashed the white searchlight of the great battleship Alabama She had distanced all hii her rl rivals ls of the heavyweight heavyweight heavy heay- weight class and had shown n her qualIty quality H ity b by putting up a n tongs hammer struggle le all the way from freni Hampton Roads Va Ya with the footed fleet-footed cruis cruis- er One b by one she had left behind the little gunboat Machias l the Indiana of or Santiago fame the new battleship Kearsarge her own particular rival rl and l last t of ot all the plucky Massachusetts sette sister ship of or the Oregon Alabama's Performance That the comparatively old Massachusetts Massa la was a stronger competitor con than the Kearsarge Is one of the sur- sur prizes of ot the race That the the- Alabama came In so o close a second to the fast Cast commerce destroyer Cincinnati even though the cruiser had been handicapped handicapped handi handl- capped thirty five miles at the start Is Isa Isa Isa a superb performance for a first class battleship heavily armed First Contest of Kind This Is the first time In Its Us history that the ships of the North Atlantic squadron have engaged In such a long long- distance speed contest In the open sea As a component part of the great fleet of warships now assembling for forthe forthe forthe the winter naval noval maneuvers ers under command of ot Admiral Dewey the North Atlantic squadron was ordered after assembling at at Hampton Roads to proceed proceed proceed pro pro- to the naval rendezvous off Culebra Culebra Culebra Cule Cule- bra Light the beacon that gleams from the pinnacle of oC a rocky little Island oft ore San Juan point Porto Rico Here was a n superb opportunity to test the actual relative c speed peed of the ships of the fleet In competition and under thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- practical conditions Five Vessels in Race Five of ot the ships lined up for tor the start tart at noon on Saturday the Saturday the Alabama Ala Ala- bama the Kearsarge the Massachusetts the tho Indiana and the Machias bab baby of ot the fleet The last named is a a. gunboat only feet teet long Jong and of of 1000 tons displacement displacementS The other four are battleships The Massachusetts and Indiana arc sister vessels vessel launched In 1 1803 1833 3 and with the Oregon not entered In this contest they mark the earlier type of first-class first battleships of ot the new nav navy The Kearsarge and the Alabama represented represented represented rep rep- resented later types of sea seL fighters ers Cincinnati's Handicap Thirty five miles mUes behind the line of battleships as the they passed the Virginia capes cape came the protected cruiser Cin Cm- B By reason of her speedier and lighter type this was regarded as ns a n. alair tail lair handicap for the gre greyhound hound of the fleet which to do her destined work worle should easily eully outclass them all aU in cruising qualities At the flash o of the gun the leviathans lc were off of to sea with full head of steam and In ten minutes all were ploughing through the ocean headed for Culebra with widening maelstroms of white spume boiling from under their poundIng poundIng pounding pound- pound Ing screws Intense Rivalry Almost from the start the Alabama began to force torce ahead of her rivals She gained visibly on the Indiana and the little Machias The Kearsarge was re regarded regarded re- re as her most dangerous adversary adversary adver adver- sar sary of the battleship class Intense rivalry has always existed between of officers officers ot- ot and crews s of ot these two ships No device was neglected on either of ot the giants of the fleet to speed them to their limit Smoke poured from their huge stacks and their decks quivered above the tho throbbing engines Four hours from the start just be before Core twilight twilight twi twi- light the Alabama left leCt the Kearsarge hull-down hull astern with on only her fighting light fight lug ing tops In Newer Lines Tell Ten With the older Massachusetts It was wasa a harder struggle But newer lines and greater power were bound to tell Before Before Be Be- fore night the older ship despite her most gallant efforts was left leU astern and gradually even e her gleaming lights faded out of ot sight Barring accidents It was the Alabama's Ala Aln- bama's barnas race so o far tar as the battleships were concerned but at sundown Monday Monday Mon Mon- day the lookout at the stern of ot the leader sighted the Cincinnati coming comins up like a a. a race horse held In check for Cor the finish She had made up her handIcap hand hand- had passed all an the others and was now speeding In the wake of or her sole competitor Alabama's Brave Fight It seemed a hopeless task for tor the battleship bat bat- to try to hold the cruiser but she Bhe he made a brave fight of ot It all day Monday l and on on Tuesday and Wed Wednes Wednesday nes- nes day She cheered her rival as the latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter slowly forged abeam and then ahead of her almost within sight ol of the goal When Culebra Light was tas picked up the Alabama was under forced draught and going at a a. v terrific clip but she could not close the gap Barely Barely Bare Bare- ly two miles astern of the cruiser at midnight she hove to The Kearsarge e. e Massachusetts Indiana and Machla Machias were not In sight at the finish |