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Show Captain Hemphill' Great Race. Thonaval captain ot whom the) knlser said "He knows his business" has Just proved his fitness for tho compliment by sailing tho battleship Kearsargo across tho ocean at a rato , of speed crcdlblo to an ocean liner. It wa3 a feat surpassing all long-dla- , tanco rocords of warships, including tho Oregon's famous fast run around , Cape Horn. Capt. Homphlll modestly passes on tho praise to tho men behind be-hind tho Bhovels In tbo flreroom, tho sweaty nnd grimy stokers. It la the gallant trlbuto of a commander who romalned on duty continuously for forty-eight hours rather than delegate any of tho gravo rc3poslblllty to a subordinate. sub-ordinate. Now York Evening World. |