Referring to Admiral Bullard's protest against the speed 1estrictions that made the President Grant show up unfavourably against the Empress of Russia last month, the "Daily Colonist," of Victoria, B.C., says This is a despatch that will caus soma amusement here. The facts of the "race" are apparently correct enough, but the inferences are somewhat far-fetched. The Russia was four hours late leaving Yokohama, sailing at 4 o'clock, one how behind the "American steamer; Tha next morning the two ships found themselves abeam. The Grant then crowded on steam, and made off at close to 19} knots, by nightfall being some nine miles ahead. The Russia continued to jog along at some 18 knots, taking no notice of what now seems to have been intended as a challenge. The Canadian Pacific ships ard now under orders to make no effort to reach quarantine on Sundays, owing to the uncertainty of their arrival in time, the con-yuen disruption of train service should they do so, and the need ta keep large customs, immigration, baggage staffs and the like within the reach until the last minute, even should they not do The two ships saiy no more of each other during the rest of the way across, the Grant turning off to the south during the night, and dlowing down for some reason or other. Both arrived at quarantine on the same morning, the Empress at 3 o'clock and the American ship at_7 o'clock.
The Grant, which would have Bonen ae aries la ae the speed imitations of the Shippin, oard, has done notably in the. past in other things as well as in speed. She is, it will be remembered, the liner that made the new trans-Pacific record—the one that neglected to include Meridian Day.
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