Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1908 — CRUISER RACE POSTPONED [ARTICLE]

CRUISER RACE POSTPONED

Scouts Of Navy Unprepared for Test of Speed. Newport, R 1„ Dec. I.—The ocean race of the scout cruisers Salem. Chester and Birmingham to the Azores, which was expected to take place about Christmas, cannot be held until some time after the beginning of tfae new year, according to naval officers here. - More than a month at least must elapse, it is said, before any of the cruisers will be in condition for the great race.