THE WHITE FLEET.
MILITARY SPORTS AND GYMKANA. Received August 25, 10.20 p.m. SYDNEY. August 25. The weather was cold and showery, but there was a big attendance including large numbers of Americans, at the military sports and gymkana in the Agricultural Grounds. The Americans tried conclusions in the hundred yards running and tug-of-war, going down to Britishers in both events. The Lord Mayor's reception in the Town Hall was largely attended. Big drafts of officers and men of the fleet were treated to railway excurions intothe country.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9175, 26 August 1908, Page 5
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87THE WHITE FLEET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9175, 26 August 1908, Page 5
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