Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1878, Page 7

[ Ry WY T THE CH’.ICAGC TRIBUNE: SUNDAY., AUGUST 4, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES SPORTING. THE TURF. . . THE MEETING AT BUFFALO. seisbotafew years sinca it used to be uni- ssally conceeded at the beginning offthe trot- gesson that Buffalo, or “Old Butf,” as the R e en iovariabiy called tbe town, would Sfldmg best race-meeting of the year, and this e s alwaya verified by subsequent predklion X Buffalo Assoclation, under the cgdmh“’ and mansgement of such menas o er 3. Wells, the American trotting turl es mach of its success. It was ome of the gfi Assodations o run trotting meetings and business-like principles, and in e ‘matter of offering. larze purses it was al- sawin the ¥aD- In those years the track was to be the fastest in the country, and, B wis not, the best time was made and the ‘sensational races were trotted there. Last ‘powever, everything seemed to go wrong. v ;M time of tho summer trotting meeting e nlond interests of the country were ped by the strikes then in il and o cousequence: of this “maps, in fact nearlyall, of the horses enter- for the Buffalo races had to be shipped from Gerelad by lake, snd the result was that the rity of them wera unfavorably affected by sbe lake winds and lost form, while such brill- a1 performers a3 Little Fred and Capt. Jack e reodered _totally unfit for track pur- Then again the managers were dis- fi by the then recently-passed law iddmg tbe sale of pools, the obnoxious ent sceming to take the heart out of Under this combination of circumstances strange tbst the meeting was practic- b jure. A hings have been different. Tnere seeno strikes of railroad employes to inter- 7ot the transportation of trotters, the Pool Jawwas igmored, and averything went off to the jon of ail concerned. All the contests were “on the 5%“]]1‘" and the best of fecling even the losers belnr obliged to admit Tt the depletion of their pocketbooks was not suriputable to any unfair dealing on the part of fodges or drivers. As is usually the case, P gh.h: victors at Cleveland were compelied 1o tike back scats, ew horses coming to the font and esrning hard-contested victories. {'ihe first_day, Charlie Green’s mare Dame Tt reoeated her Cleveland victory, and won e 3:3¢ race in straight heats, that specdy borse Wildair trotting to_second place, while Volunteer Maid and Gry Sslem took third and fourth moneys. On the eame dar, in the 2:2¢ e, the Boston horse, Dick Sywiveller, was Tooked by the knowing oues as a sure winner, on account of the hollow maoner in_twhich ne captured the same event at Cleveland, but Ly- snder Bor, wha bhad trotted second to hitn there, was given his bezd, ana wonafter a eharp feruerle with Lady Pritchard and Mattie, each of whom too£ =a heat; Swiveller not being able to get a place in any heat. Inordertosave bis backers, however, Lysander Boy was oblized to lower his record from 2:°3 t0 2:203{, while Lady Pritchard took off 2 second and o quarter from hers, winning a beatin2:91. Mattie also won & heat, out did not trot persell out of the * twenty-two class, where ebe bias been for two seasons. Ed- win Forrest on the second day (Thursday) won the 2: 24 purse in straight heats, the time of the fastest belng 2: 20, the Michiman horse, Edward, second, Woodford Mambrine third, and Driver foarth, The 2:23 race the same day was a hot one, elght hests befog required to decide ir. It was begun Thursday atternoon, when, aiter tady Mills and Hambletonian Mambrino bed each Won a heat, Croxic and Lucille, the borses on whom the bulk of the public - money was placed, won two heats apicce, and then madeadead heat. The race was then carried over until Friday, when, according to Rule 32, th Lady Mills and Hambletonian Mambrino were sent 1o the stable, although encn had won abeat. Thisrule says that: ‘* Whenever cach of the norses making a dead heat would have been cotitled to terminste the race tsd Dbe won seaid dead heat, they oly ghall start cpain.” Friday morning, n Croxie and Lucille apoeared, both were sent for all toes were worth, and the former sun in 2:19, thus_addine another lsurel to the crown of her decased sire, Clark Chief, who, in Woodford Chief (dead) and Croxie, had last season Lwo_of the best horses on the turf whis credit. Tu this race o less than four torses—Croxie, Lucille, Lady Mills, and Ham- tetonian Mambrino—lowered their record, and the last heat was the fastest eizhth heat on ban_the xtii heat aurecord. ‘Lhese were the principal contests of the week, the free-for-all not being an exvit- iug rece. What was done vesterday appears eisewhere in the telearaphic dispatches. “The following table gives the winners at Buf- falo, their breeding, amotst wov, record, and previous record: Aversge time per lieat. . Special Dispatch to The Tribune. BrrraLo, Aug. 3.—In bis trial of speed to- day, Rarus eclipsed all the records heretofore ade in trotting, and put iu the shade the 214 o Goldemith Maid, which stood unequaled for £0 many vears unti] Kerus trotted toto the same Boteh at Cleveland last week. 1n to-day's race &t was not expected that the horse would equal h}s leveland performance, as the track at this lace 15 not considered as fait as that at the furwer city, but in the secoud heat hetrotted the mile in 2:13}, aud was appa- rently within bwself at the finish. This per- Torance gives Karus the credit of the fastest heat on record,and he mow stands _credited withthe fastest mile on record (2:134), the fustest mile on a_balf-mile track (2:16), the fastest firnt heat (2:14lg), the lastest second lieat (2:134), the fastest third heat (2:14), and the fastest three consecutive heats on record & 3% heat to-day was as fol- Firet quarter.” 3377 scconds; second qurler, 8¢ secouds; third quarter, 323 sec- fourth quarter, 343 scconds. ~ Mile, BUFFALO DRIVING PARK. In the 2:20 class, purse $2,000, aiv Protefue . GRaEGaCH Bacuminabm Sromeaun 3 I ; 11 . 238 .. 1 the pecial-trial purse, Rarus went with o uning horse. At the conclusion of the fourth heav'of the 2:35 mbe balance of the field was drawn. Barus Dade the first mile without a skip in 2 i angguarter {u 354 seconds, the In e thy usrters in 1:43. ; ., i te: the second trial Rarus broke at the gquer- 2ole, and Splay vras ;inuab}c to get im down ing and skip) for pearly a guafr- teror amile, "the Temmainger of tho mile Lot wheg Sowly. In another trial Rarus broke Sen near the first turu and acted so bag}y that a0 Brousht him toa standstill. After a e up and down the hiome-stretch, the word Jias given, "and, with but a single skip’ st the iy Qiarter pole, the best mile on record was thees —2:133{; first quarter, 333¢; half, 1:055(; b juarters, 1:353¢. Splan was wildly cheer- THE SARATOGA MEETING- s From Our Oun Correspondent. ARLTOGA, Aug. L—Two facts which cannob E"“hl}' have any conpection,—that the sesson 2 Doar one, and that there are more Chicago- 808 here than usual. Both facts discovered by class Le came on the track.. observation of the hotel registers. 0] back over these tell-tale volumes to mel&fifi :hpex‘:!mz in June, the record of arrivals prior to She first race-das, July20, ia bricf and easily posed of. The races are counted on 28 the frure card todraw when everything else fafls, 'his time the races were but partially success. ful. The first day there was a crowd something like that of former meetings, and the spirits of financially-interested partics and correspond- ents rose nearly as bigh as the mercury in the Saratoga thermometers. But on the second day only a handful of spectators. comparatively speaking, weat out o see the favorites sweep in the stakes. The truth is, that dissatisfaction hascrept in among the turfmen, and either ihere must come « change or an_open rupture b';;:leen suble&o\{lnens Interested in- the Sara- course and those Mgrr;}mam.h fna 03¢ interested in the track at ¢ two interests came to clashin The Lonlards and Aucust Belmont. st o cuccessful July meeting at Monmouth Park, Jwented to arrange a second meeting in August. i'flw Saratoga Association, howerer, had made ts programmee to cover the time continuously, with the extra days counted in, from July %0 to August 24, It wasavital thing for Saratoga that this inducement shonld be held out as loug as possible. The Monmouth Park managers, having intereats at Long Branch, and not caring a rush for Saratoga beyond the stakes and Dools Lo be won here by their horses, asked the Sara. toga Assaciation to give up its second meeting. £0 that the horses could be put in condition for Monmouth Park. This request was, naturally cnough, refused. The alternative was open to the three larze stuble owners to take their racers away and forfeit their entries here, or to Jet the second week at Monmouth go. To take their racers away would be to lose the chance to ‘win much money In the one place, without good prospect of winning any to speak of in the oth- er. The Lorillards arc too old in the racing business to leave a profitable pool-box, hence the threatened departure of their splen- did stable of fast runners was tooned. Had it not been postponed, the smaller horse-owners would have rejoiced exceedingly. An experi- enced turfmsn s2id to me_yesterday that such men as the Lorillards and Belmont were killing horse-racing Interests o this country. They bave unlimited wealth wherewith to procare the best horsea {u every grade. They are driving away all the smaller proprietors. Look, said be, at the limited list of owners fvho enter their lorses bere now, and then recail the number Wno used to bring their stock to this track. The Western and Southeru owners will not come where the Lorillards are. George Lorillard averages two entrics to a race, and,with Pierrc’s horses added, nobody cares to enter into compe- tition. The chauces are not even _euough. Some unknowing persous sav It would be such 4 pity to have thesc men leave Saratoga. Why, it would be the very best thing that could hap- pen; but they are too shrewd to go. Further inquiries on this point showed that the opinion was shared by many men who either own horses or follow closely the uncertaiu for- tunes of the track. Even the casual observer, moreover, on seeing the Lortliard horses sell 8 favorites in three out of four races, and in each case justify their backine, would be likely to conclude that the field was not a good invest- ment. One-sided pools, of course, Lake the in- terest straight out of betting; and without interest in betting what would horse-races amount to? Docs any intellizent reader sup- pose that the hundreds and thousands of spec- tators would go to a race-course on a brolling day and sit in beat and discomfort for three hours or more if there were no further induce- ment than to sec a few splendid horees run per- haps seven minutes all told? The answar to the question can be found readily in the expe- rienve at Jerome Park since pools were prohib- ited there. Despite the efforts of book-makers to fill the place of the American auction and the French mutual pools, the managers say that Jerome Park must be a faflure naotil there is a change in the absurd condition of things that preveuts pool-selling within a few miles of New York, but permitsit openly withio a mile of Saratoga, der the same State Government apd law. ‘This was John Morrissey’s achieve- ment, 2nd its fruits remain after him. It is with this matter as it was with Morrissey’s club- house some years azo, when the Younz Men’s Christian Association undertook to legally rid this resort of such a pest. As soon as it ap- peared that the club-house drew money to Sara- toza, and that to close its doors would damage financial interests generally, s0_soon was the damage to moral interests condoned, andno mare " prosecution was allowed to anmoy the broad-shouldered bencfactor of the town, as be was afterward named. No officers of the law are goiner to ruin Saratoga by closing this racing course, which bas the advautayge, as is gencrally conceded, of belng the fastest and best-equipped track in the country. Speaking of tbe late ruler of the track brings, to mind his successor, the Hon. lsaigh Fuller, o well-to-do farmer livinz a few miles from the village. 3fr. Fuller gets his pretix from a term or two in the Assembly. He accepted the posi- tion of mavager orly at the urgent solicitation of his friends here, and in many respects is well qualified to succeed the ablest Superin- tendent that avy Eastern race-course hos ever had. He is o large man, tall as Morrissey was, but not quite 0 thick-set. He never shouts or shows exaitement, but acts_guickly, promotly, and with good judgment. Dressed in bluc, 35 Morrissey always was, scemingly cver present to prevent disorder, whether on the track or in the_earriage-way, quiet and determined, Super- intendent Fullér has at once won the hizh opinion of turfmen, sod bappiiy disappolnted tbose who felt sure that the Saratoga course could not retain the prestize secured for it by Morrissev’s personal care. ‘The hebit of betting among the ladies is sald 10 be on the fucrease yearly, both herc and at other courses. This is attributed to the French pools. While the ladics caunot o on the quarter-stretch and invest money for them- selves, itis o very simple matter 10 bave their escorts buy a 85 ticket for themn; and it is much more exciting, they #ay, to hold a mutual pool- ticket and share rishs with a host of others than to wager gloves, handkerchiefs, or austhing of that sort. .They usually select their favorite because he shows off well before the race, or from some fancy entirely apart from any con- sideration of pedigree and record; and such is the uncertainty of racing that they win about as_often as the majority of the.male gamblers in horse stock. The other day a lady at the United States was boasting of 360 as her day’s winniugs, when aoother, the wife of a wealthy gentleman, exclaimed, * Oh, that's pot worth counting: I had an American pool bougnt for me on the sly, and when Belle came in ahead she put $900 in my purse. That I call beg;iuzl” G. To the TWestern Associated Press. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 3.—The first race to- day, mile dash for $3W), was wou by Belmont’s Glenelg, Belle second, Rhodamantbus third. The winner soid fn the field for S60 fu u pool of $450. ‘the sccond race for maiden 2-year-olds, five furlongs, was won casily by oardman, King Earnest second, Lulatinrd. “Time, 1:043{. The French pools on the first race paid $249. ‘Tlie third race, two miles and 3 quarter, was won by Danicbefl, Busbwhacker second, Albert third, - Time, 4:03. The sclling race, mile and a half, was won by Viceroy. Shylack second. Princcton third. Alf lzpping. Time, 2:43. I Bouhawm was the big favorite. BLGIN RACES. Svecial Disptch to The Tribune, Exciy, [, Aug. 3.—The inauguration of the Elgin Driving Park Club 2t their meetipe last k was so successful that thc management has decided to give auother matince on Satur- Jay, Auz.17, on the half-mile course at the Fair- Grounds. The following races will be called at 1:45p. m.: Free-for-all race, for purse of $1205 $60 to the first, $30 to second. $20 to third, $10 to fourth. Threeminutd race, for a purse of Si0; 30 10 tirst, $15 to second, $10 to third, §5 to fourth. A3 u:u::].-. ro(f um‘x:e :K ?lfi)‘ifina 1t first, 89 10 sesond, SG wra. Runuing race, T burse_of’ §95; 912 to first, € to tccond, S5 Lo third. THE EARLVILLE MEETING. Tor the nioth anoual meeting of ociation, which will occur on 234, and 23] of this month, have and numoer us follows: The threc-min- ss hias eight; the 2:43 class fifteen; the class nines the 2: 87 class fiftecn; the 2:32 Class tens the 2:26 class six; the free-to-all six; bacinzr race seven; aside from the - stallion and 2329 classeg, which save filled well. With such a list of entries, a good track, £ood management. and good weather, it is von- fidently expected that the coming meeting will equal4f not surpass any amone the many rood oties winel have been beretofore leld by the avove Association. - It w:\? on this track that Cumber attempted to pull the notorious ringer Brightwood, alias Ciovér, without success, and it was this Asso- clation that firss expelled the outlaw and sent him to grass, where he still remains. THE NEW TROITING ASSOCIATION. Pursusnt to a calt whictiappeared in yester- day morning’s TRIBGNE, A -uumber-of gentle- men met at the Sherman House-in -the atter- noou for the purpose of forming a Jockey: Club. About balf-past 3 the meeting was called to or- der, and Col: Alvin Hurlburt took the chair, apd Mr. Clinton Snowden appointed Secrctary. Col. Burlburt -stated that the object of the. meeting was to organizo a Jockey ond -Trottins th, 21st; . Association for the purpose of manaciog the TDew park now fast_approaching completion on tho West Side, and suggested that the gentle- men present proceed to the election of ofticers for the Association. MMr. 8. J. Medill was nom- inated for President, but declined, and Col. Benjamin. H. Campbell was unananimously elected for that position. S. J. Medill was nom- inated for Vice-President, and unanimously elected. Dr. N. Rowe was elected Secretary, and Col. Alvin Hurlburt was chosento fill the office of Treasurer. Dr. Rowe said thst the of- fice of Secretary was an arduous neg and he was of the opinion that sn_Assistaut Secretary should be elected. He nominated Mr. William M. Boyle for that office, and he was duly elect- . The meeting then procecded to the elec- tion of Directors. A list was prepared and the names read, and all were duly installed as such officers, They arcas follows :Benjamin H. Camn- bell, Col. Abver Taylor, Samuel J. Medill, Dr.’ N. Rowe, Clinton Suowdeu, George B. Armstrong, Col. I. V. Farrar, Col, Alvin Hurl- burt, Capt. Jewett Wilcox, H. G. Puling, J. I McAvoy, Robert Hyman, Jr., and Robert J. Smith. ‘The meetins next proceeded to the clection of an Executive Committee, as follows: . H. G. Farrar, Col. Abner Taylor, H. G. Puliing, J. H. McAvoy, Jewett Wilcox. On motion, the officers ofthe Association were made ex-officlo memberibf the Exccutive Com- mittee. Dr. Rowe moyed that a committee of three be abpointed to draft constitution and by- laws, and to report the same at the next mect- ing. Carried. The Chair_appointed 3fessrs. Rowe, Medill, Taylor, and Boyle. Mr. Kerfoot moved to adjourn, to meet Monday, Aug. 12, at 3 o'clock at the Sherman House club-rooms. Carried, and the meeting stood adjourned. REMINISCENCES OF DEXTER. ‘The Turf has the following interesting article converning Dexter, whose long retirement from the turf has caused his nawe to be an unfamil- iar one with the rising generation of those who are futerested in fast horses and their pertorm- ances. To such especially the subjoiued facts about as good a horse 2s ever stood on iron will provs of interest: A few evenings ago we met, in the rotunda of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Nr. George B. Alley. Llis eyes kindled and he nervously stroked b whichis sprinkled with gray, wlen the name of Dexter was mentioned. 3r. Alley is one_of the best known club men of New York. and bis pol- ished speech i clear ana to the point. **When Dexter was 5 years old, " he remarked, ‘‘I told a fow of my fricnds that I believed him to be the fastest horse in the world. He could show me a twenty gait, but could not carry it faratatime. A young horse may possess great speed. and yet act like a coward when rushed for a mile. He suc- cnmbe, not because he is a soft-hearted brate, but for the reason that he has not acquired tho art of making the most use of his spceds also becanse he has not got the sirength to carry it a distance withont pousingto rest. Itis just like taking a boy and training him for an athlete. At firat, he is sort and short-winded. Tie 1s strong enough to 1ift 8 Sxed burden, but he is forced to quickly lay itdown. He begins by carrying 100 pounds fifty feet. e koeps up bis praciice, and avolds strair ing bimself. Ina weck he can pack the load 100 fect, in two weeks 200 feet, and s0 on, Dexter had the spced, und T Knew that his showing me 8 quick mile was only 2 question of time. When I placed him in Woodruf's hands, Hiram thought I was too gentle with him. When he got the least out of fix I took him home and gave him reat. 1le was a young horse of great spirit, and Hiram was of the opinfon that be shonld be' driven bard. in order to keep him under coatrol. Itrotted him a few races when he wes G years old. ~His turf carcer did not really begin until 1885, when he was 7 years old. When I matched him to beat 2:19 he had uever shown me better than 2:23%. " He won, 28 you are aware, in 2:181-5, - He was retired Sept. 7, 1607, having in three short years becomo such o master of his speed as to defeat all comers. When he trotted seainst Ethan Allen and running mate be wus timed by Shep Kuapp in 2:10. Had be hiad the pole that day, with a horse 1 wait on him and en- courage bim, I am satisfed that he would have trotted a mile fn 2:13. A _horae knows wheh be fs beaten, and thercfore will not show at his best. Dexter felt that he was trotting a losing race azainst Ethan Allen with a ranning horse to take the weight from the stallion and 2dd to his mo- ‘mentum, and £0 he was mare or less depressed. ™ ++Suppose he had been kept on the tarf two years longer, what would his record have been?” we asked.’ **Why, it stands to reason that he would have become a more perfect master of his great speed every successive year he was kept fu tmining. 1f in. two campaims he was abla_to obuain a record_of 2:17k, in two more campaigns he would bave improved at least five seconds. Two seventeen und a quarter, | want you to understand, is no measure of Dexler'a ca- acity. Look at Goldsmith Maid! She commenced Ber turt carcor 1n1865. In the fail of 1868 her Dbest record was 2 It took her three years o gel to that point, while Dexter went to 2:17X i the same perlod of time.” In 1872 she had murked 2:16, sud in 1874 had gotdawn 10 2:14. In 1876 she trotted against Smuggler the greatest racee of her life. In the gradual fmprovewent. She went forward instead of backward, until_overtaken by the physical de- cay which comes with aze. A careful and persist- ent system of Lruining would bave done us much for Dexter as it did for Goldsmith Maid." We bowed to tho logic of this statement, and then asked: *‘Did you find Dexter u hard borse to drivet” *Not at all" was the quick reply. ‘‘He knew the moment that the strong bands of liram grasped the lines. lle would jog gently when myclf or the boy that took care of hitn was belind him. bat when Woodrufl exchanged places with either ns ho began to fight the bit. Hiram had 50 much power in bis arms that he took a strong hold of a horse without scem- ing to be aware of the fact.”” **Did you back Dex- ter in many of his races?” ‘-Back him? No. Let me tell you somethiug which will surpeise you, Although 1 'have attended races-for' a scofe o years, ] nave bet on_the Lruck not more than $5 altogéther. My delight was matching. Whenever 1 put money on Dexter it was In this way. When - 1 g0 to & race-track it fs with the jdea of enjoying mysclf. Standing around the pool-seller, and try- ing to get your money on 8t the best odds, is too ‘much like work for me.” As3fr. Aliey ixone of the best judges of the trotting-horee in the coun- try, and 88 e hus had Jarce esperience, his views will be read with a good deal of interest. It is proper to close this article with the remark that Dexter, although 20 years old, shows no sixns of physicsl decay, He is always an attraction,—a starof the first magnitude in Mr. omner's city stable. ¥ RARUS’ 2:14 NEAT. i The Cieveland Leuder gives the following ac- count of the manuer in “rhich Rarus trotted his 2:14 heat over the Cleveland track: The eun had set behind the Western trees, and twilight came on. Rarus received loud appiause ashe prepared for the lnst trial. He appeared fresh, notwithstanding what he had already uc- complished. The starc was had very soon, and the crowd fooked on his work with iniense fnter- est. He had no ruuning-mate this time, but Mz Potte, on his horse, accopasfed him o the turn. He eped around foward the quarter post with meteoric steadiness, Teaching itin thirty-three sec- onds, the fastest time yet. Down the second half e went, going, if anything, faster still. The half was made in 1:07, and the three-quarters in 1:40%. e mide the last turn and came toward the andience with rapid strides. Mr. Pous aoain met him and came up toward 1he finish on the ran. Mr. Splan apphed the whip and Rarus made zreater efforts, With wonderful sneed he came, and now all were certain that Ra- rus would in a moment more have excelled the ereatest taek yet known to the turf. Under the wire he went, and in a twinkling tho epace sur- rounding the judges’ stand was filled with an anx- ious muititude. "They were not compelled to wait long. The words **Karas, 2:14,” were soon dis- plased to their admiring gaze, and they were os- sured of having witnessed one of the fnest heats ever made. Rarvs never broke but once in the three heats, and then for not more than two or three eteps, lmmedintely Mr. Splan appeared among the juagee, where Mr. Edwards made tne following speech: MR, SPLA: I take great pleasure in presenting you this basket lowers, lianded me by a hl’( for driving Rarus the three fasteitheats ever trotted by any horse in the world. Mr. Splan accepted the gift with thanks, and then the crowd made a break for the cars, well satisfied with the day's sport. TROTTERS AS RUNNERS. To the Editor of Tue Trivune. Sovrn Brxp, Ind., July 81.—During o discus- sion as to the relative speed of prominent horses, 1 expressed the opinion that such horses as Rarus, Gordumith Muid, Hoperal. eic., -conld not.run & mile in a5 fast time o3 they couid trot it. Please give your decision in neéxt Sunday's_issue, and oblige E.0.'F. The opinion of this column is that at least ninety-nine out of every one hundred trotting horses in the country can run a miie {aster than they can trot it. There seems to be 1o room for argument on this poiut, but it “E. Q. F.” has any facts which controvert the opfufon ex- pressed above he can gend them on. TRACK TALK. ‘There are 205 horses at Saratogs, most’of whorn are in traiving. - Billy Platter, the Maine trotter, with a record of 2:25, has been sold to Western parties. The new Huntiog Park Association of Phila- delpnia bas joived the National Association. The noted trotter, Slow Go, rccord 2:18k, was sold at auction in Pittsbure recently for 2 §2.500. A mare belonzing to William Griflin, of Rushville, Ind., recently zave birth toa six- legzed colt. Edward and Wildair, two well-known horses in the circuit, are driven by Edwara Pyle, of Phiadelphia. The Western runping horse Harkaway has arrived at Saratogs, aud will take part io the {all races at that place. Etla Wotten, a thoroughbred 5-vear-old mare by War Dance, died recently at Prescott, Ont., from inflammation of the bowels. 2 . H. L:Orwens, of Charles' City, Ta., has pur- ‘chased the 3-vear-old illy Ambuscade, by Alarm, from J. A. Grinstead, of Kentucky. The very speedy filly Bucna Vista, by imp. Australtan, owned 'by: D._ Swigert, had been throws out of training on accoant of {liness., St. Joe, one of the best ‘trotting stallions In’ the country, being by Black#ood, out of.a. mare by Murl Tioe, has been sold to- Hiramn Ander- son, of Guelph, Ont. T % - Danger, : the' fine 3-vear-old, by Alarm, who ron 58 Creiahly - Auiog Do sutls part of the £eason, has zone- lam: Is permanently disabled.:" - 7, : nspiration, one of the most aucient of racers oW on the turf, was bitten recently by a dog which bad long been - her companion, and has been given a rest in consequence. Sadie Bell, the Virginia filly that, as a d- year-old, in 1870 created such a sensation ass Youug trotter, bas thus far this season proved a and it is feared that he- miserable failure. She ha races, zot a record of 2:24, 8 money in one race. A It is said that Proteine ‘trotfed the second quarter of the second mile in*the free-for-all race at the Cleveland meeting -in 313{ seconds. ‘This is at the rate of 2:07 to lh.glmflc, Jim Frving, the horse that was to join with Lula in beatipg Rarus in the special speed purse through the Central Circuit, has gone amiss. and will probably not be started again this sea- son. i) Frank Harper, the owner of Ten Broeck, has soldto Jim Murphy, the weli-Kaown Ohio turf- man, the 2-year-old thoroughbred colt Tom Montagae, by Longfellow, out of Miss Lewis, by Endorser. ‘The one-time famous race-horse Aaron Pen- nington, that ran some of the best races on record, the last being a dash of two and one- half miles, beating the time, at the same dis- tance of Parole and Tea Broéck. A match for $5,000 a side.fo be trotted fn October, between Penistan’s Nil Desperandum, by Belmont, and Dewev’s Richard, by Blue Dull, is announced. Richard is to o to har ness, and Nil Desperandam w| wagon. The G-year-old trotter Jersey Boy recently trotted the fastest miloover'the Chester, Peun., track ever made on that course, going to the haif-mile pole in 1:11%¢, and finighing in 2:27. He was accompanied by 2 ruoning mate. The accessories to the Buffalo meeting seem to have been ruu entirely by 3 delewation from Deutschland. Heilbeck™ znd-Steingoetter ran one refreshment staud, Storck and Weber the ather, and tne Germania Band the music. Arranzements are being made for 2 pew cir- cuit in Michigan, which is to begin at Bay City the last week 1o August; thence to Saginaw, Flint, and Poutiac. The planisto give a three- days' meeting at each place, each Association offering $1,000 in purses. To the absence of Mr. Busbey at the Cleve- land races must be attributed the fact that the Turf last weck cribbed TuE TRIBUNE'S account of the 2:18 race at Columbus, durinz which Batchelder attempted to marder Kinzer, with- out giving credit therefor. At a recent Connecticut mecting, Tom Foster, who was driving the trotter Black Dismond, proceeded at_the close of a heat to hammer J. B. Burlew, of Union Sprines, N. Y., who was als0 driving a horse in the race. Foster was suspended from Association tracks for one wmouth by the judges, but this punishment has been resdnded, and a $25 fine imposed in its stead. Harold, the 2-year-old colt by Leamington, who has been ailuded to in these columus s one of the most promising younesters in the couutry, is vindicating the reputation zained by him ia his races carly in the season. His run- ning in the Flash stakes at the recent Saratog meeting was one of the most brilliant descrip- tion, he winning the event, which is a three- quarter mile dash, in 49} scconds, finishing thirty yards in front of Idier, both these belng ‘Lwned by George Lorillard. The fall meeting ot the Morris, 1L, Driving Park Association will be held Aug. 27, 28, and 29. The programme is as follows; First day, urse $100 for three-minute class; $50 to first, 330 to second, $20 to third; parse $200, for 2:30 class; - $100 to first, S70 to sccond, 830 'to third. Second day, purse $30, for. horses owned by members of the Society; $25 to first, S15 to second, $10 to third; purse 3200, for 2:50 class; $100 to first, $70 to second, 30 to- third; purse $100, for ruoners, mile hsats, threc in_ five; S50 to first, $30 to sccond, $20 to third; purse (running) for colts under 4 years; $25 to first,$15 to second, $10 to third; balf-mile dash. Third day, purse $50 for run- ninz; $25 to first, $15 to second, 10 to third; balf-mife hests; purse $350 (trottinz) open to all; $180 to first, $S5 to secoud, $50 to third, $35 to fourth; purse 3100 to horses owned by members of the Society; $50 to first, $30 to second, $20 to third. In all races there must be five entrics and three starters. DBASE-BALL. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Following was the standing of the six con- testants last evening. Boston keeps its com- fortable lead and will get the flag unless some- thing can be done this week. A tolerably hard party bave gone down that way to see about it; they are cailed the Chicago Club, HEENHEEH 2 g 5185 H E .2{3 2 crees. i H 2%z E 81518713 RESUME OF THE WEEK. Following is a riel statemeut of the results of the principal games plaged last week. Those marked with a star were League games: * July 20~—Ctica, 3: Manchester, 3. July 20-—Rochester, 4: Springtield, 2. Homell, 3 July 29—Worcester, i July i July ri. July 31—+Chicao, 1 | July 31—*fioston, July B1—*Providence, 9; Cincinn: July 31—Forest City, 0; Duffalo, 0. July 31—Utica, 1; Lowell, 2, Inaianapolis, 9, Milwaukee, 1 Haymaker, 1. Jul; Jul; Spriugfield, 2. 01y B1—Liormeh. b Waverly 2,‘1’ July 31—Worcester, G; 08 Augr. 1—*Boston, 3; Milwaukee, 2, Aua. 1~Indixnapolls, 4: Forest City, 2. Aug. 1~Ttica, 1; Rocbester, 0. Star, 10; Worcester, 2. inifalo, 10: Springfleld, 0, Proviaence. U: Ulncinnati, 3. fitwaukee, 5; Lowell. 4, Forest City, 9} Indiznanolis, 6. Aug. 3—*Boston, GAMES TO COME. Following i3 a list of the more prominent games anpounced for this week: Moxpav—Chicago va. Utica, at Utlea; Sprin: field ve, Forest City, at Cleveland; Toston ve. New Iedford, at New Bedford; Cincinnat vs. Roches- ter, at Rochester. TrespaY—*Chicago vs. Boston, at Boston; *In- dianapolis ve. Providence. at Providence; Spring- ficld va, Buffalo, at Buffalo; Cinclunati vs, Forest City, at Cleveland. WEDNESDAY—Springfield vs. Hormell, at Hor- nelleville, Tucuspar —#Chicago ve. Boston, at Boston; <Indfanapolis vs. Providence, at' Providence; Springfield ve. Tlornell, at Hornellsville. SATCRDAY—*Chicago ve. ,Boston. at Boston; *Indianapolis ve, Providence, at Providence; *Mil- ‘waukee vs.- Cineinnatt, at Cincinnati. YESTERDAT'S GAMES. PROVIDENCE, Aug. 8.—Cmeinnati, 4; Provi- dence, 0. : % Bostox, Aug. 8.—Bostons, 3; Milwaukees, 2. RocnEesTer, Aug. 3.—Rochesters, 8; Indian- apolls, 1. : CLEvELAND, O., Aug. 8.—Forest City, 8; Springficld (Mass.). 0. = 3; Springfield, (Mass.), 0. 3 fndisnavolis, 1. ‘Aug 3~-Forest City, THE CHICAGOS' BATTING. Aug. 3~Kochester, The following tuble shows the batting records of the Chicaro Club before they went East the first time, alter their return, and up to this time, in League games: Recordin - Recordin Record in $1ounes 37 gam 313 Players. Start. MILLER'S ADVENTCRES. To the Edlior of The Tribune. DAVENPOKT, Aug. 2. tnean and contempi- ible a piece of busiuess as Wis ever perpetrated Dy a base-ball player was'played here lust week on the Davenports. Joseph W. Miller, the sccond man the sseociation cogascd, jumpéd the town, leaving the. ussoclation ininus on money advanced to him, besides swippivg his hotel bill and Jeaving several partics ont, oL whom he borrowed money. As for his piaving abilitics, we do not feel sorry for hisleaving, but to jump us the day beforé we bad an important game to play was not” the”square thing. Miller has re- cpived the best of treatment ever sfrice he came here, haviog Lad money ddyeneed to him to get heren January,and also to gethis wife and zoods bereshortly after. More than this, he had won the | confidence of every one; and was'appointetl Ca{uln of the nine. For.z-short time he acted ikl success, and doing all in his power for its wel- fare; but for the last ' month his coundact been such as to justify the Directors in lgpolnlf fog a new man for the Captainey. This they did by naming Willism-Bohn, and in him they find, 5'man capable ‘of filling the position, and one swho is liked by every one. Our nine has been strengthened by engaging Moynahan, of the Chicazo_Mutuals, for short-stop, McCaflrey, first, and_Magner, left field, both of the St. Louis Reds. These men take the positions of Rockwell, Morris, and Mitler, and are & blg im- provement on the lust-nained players. The Club o gentleman, taking interest in the Club's | play the Peoria Reds here Aug. 5 and 10; Mon- ticellos, at Monticello, Aug. 12; Dubuques, at Dabuque, Aug. 13 and 14; Anamosas, at Ana- mosa, Aug. 15; Maqguoketas, at Maquokets, Aug. 16; DeWitts, at DeWitt, Aug. 17 F. V. WiLsEy, Secretary. GENERAL NOTES. Mike McGeary was married last Sunday at St. Louls to Miss Jeanic Hudson, of Piqua, O. Dorgan and McKionon, of the Syracuse Stars, are both lafd up, and McClure and Heifer are playing Io the team. It is claimed for Elmira, N. Y., that it will have a club next year. Better they sitdown and count the cost first. Another weak sister has fallen. The Oswezo Club was the weak sister. It hadn’t much ex- cuse for belag a club In the irst place. At 1ast the phenomenonal Cory has been dis- missed from sight. He and Wheeler have been formally released by the Providence Club. Mr. Walter Spalding, of the firm of A. G. Spalding & Bro., returded from Europe yester- day, after a flying trip of abont ten weeks. In friday's Providence-Cincinnati pame the umpire, Dickey Pearce, fined Carey of the home club $10 for what the dispatch calls *alieged in- sulting language.” 1t was aunounced in last Thursday’s TRIBUNE that Hallinan had been released by the Chiva- gos, and had contracted with Indianapolis for the rest of this season. McVey, of late, has been running more Jike an fce-wagon than a man who is likely to steal 3 base. It begins to look as though™ the Ciub necded 1 reliable and competent Captain.—Cin cinnati Times, 1t is announced that the six games remaining to be plaved between Cincinnati and Miiwaukee will all be played in_Cincinnati, bezianing next Saturday, and continuing the Tollowing week, il all are done with, An effort is being made to bring the case of ‘Walker before the International Judiciary Com- mittee with a view to reinstatement. He was expelled for * revolving,” ot for crooked play, as the Loulsville players were.— Iorld. A base-ball{ player was uever elected to Con- eress. This should be a stron {nducement to our youth to orzanize base-ball clubs.—Norris- town Herald. So faras the joke goes, that’s all right; but Gen. Hawley, of ‘Connecticut, wasa ood ball-player. Manager Butlér of the Lowells writes Man- ager Baneroft, of the New Bedfords that he showed good judgment in witbdrawing from the International champiouship, as there s no money in it, and Eastern clubs ate swindled out of every rame they play in the West by rascally umpiring.—Boston Herald. The Chicazo Club left for the East Friday night. “They will play in Gtica to-morrow, and in Boston Tucsday, Thursday, and Sstarday. Next week they -play in Providence. and the week after fn_Cincinnatl. Traffley went with them gs _eleventh man, and he will catch for Rels in all outside games. The Cinclunati Znquirer, in answering a cor- respondent, instructs him to zet a player's aver- age us foilows: * Divide the total put-outs, as- sists, and errors by the total put-outs and as- sists.” If that is the rule its reporter uses, it is clearly explained where he obtained those funny fieldiog fAgures which he published some time ago. B The Enguirer of Tuesday said: *The games this week at Providence will be watched with interest. Pike snd. Will White are going to Jock horns. Liv says he can smash Will’s curves to—well, to the fence and back.” The re- turns from the first game in which he played indicate that Pike was as good as his word, He went to bat five times, made four hits, and was onée muffed by McVey. The Indiznspolis News of last Tuesday says: «3fr. A. IL Brown i preuty thoroughly dfsgust- ed with the basc-ball experience of Indianapolis for the last two vears, and, with red paint oo his car, now decfares tuat next yegr shall see Indianapolis-the lome of the *boss® base-ball club, without oxeeption,—a club that cannot be defeated.”” Mr. Brown was President of the Indiaapolis Club in 1877 To show the state of feeling existing among International clubs, it muy be stated that Man- acer Perkins, of the Manchester Ciub, virtuaily announced to a Gtica paver that. if the race for the pennant were close between vhe Buffalo and Star-Clubs, be would throw his remaining rames to the latter in order to spite Buffalo, agalnst whicl he has a supreme hatred. Curious de- velopment_of morals for a New England ball club, isn't it¢ R Referring to the allered assertion that the Cincinnati Club are, br have been. working to et the Indiauapolis team to disband in order to help them it their rAceYor the flag, the Enguirer says: * The oflicers of {lie Cinciunati Club dis- tinetly state that they . would not accept the champlonship if won by ihis process.” Put that away in your scrup-boaks, boys; you may want to bring it out after awhile. A called meeting of the National League will be held at the Narragansett House, Providence, next Friday, a msjority of the clubs baving re- quested it. The defegates will probably be President Hulbert, of Chicago; Soden, of Bos- ton; Nefl, of Cincinnati; Pettit, of Todianapo- lig; aud Messrs. Rogers, of Milwaukee, and Winsbip, Bloodgood, and Thurston. of Provi- dence. The business to be considered will be the employment of players for next year and the questions growlng out of it. Referring to the mysterious New York stock nine that snnuaily appears on paper, the Wash- ington Capita! says: ** Won’t somebody present New York with & base-ball club? Here is a wood_opening for the Harttord, Indianapolis, and Milwaukees. It is sad to have New York- ers sighing for a club—a base-ball club. How would this nine suit: Deslin, p.; Craver, e.; Bloge, 1 b.; Meyerle, 2 b.: Sav, 8. 5. Battin, 3 by Pike, I L7 George Hall, ¢ f.; Bobby Matthews, . ¢ Can you do better® Cer- tainly we can do better.~ See here: Devhin, p.; Craver, c; Walker, 1 b.; Bechtel, 2 b.; Nichols, 8 b.; Force, 5. 5.5 Treacy, ). £.; Hall, ¢ L.; Blogg, rn I The Buffalo Ezrress makes the remarkable statement that “Tt is a rule with umpires gen- erally {n their decigions to give the tome Club the benefic of the doubt when there is ope.” This may be so in International games, but if any such **rule’” should be set up’ in a League zame the umpire would be. apt to be pitehed over the feace, * with or withont ;ppenl." To rive strength to its pusition, the Ezpress says: ““Mr. Charles 8. Taylor, acknowledeed the hest umpire the Uticas ever had, resigned because the Directors required him to makebis decisions in their favor whether right or wrong. Tnomas H. Brunton, of the Tecumsch Associ: tion, one of the best of umpires, says it is the rule to declde in favor of the home ~Club when there is doubt.” Base-ball isa noble rame. 1t develops the muscles; closes up a man’s eve: makes his back feel as if fourteen mules had kicked him for a week; smashes his fingers fnto seventcen differ- cnt ehapes, aud coste him a pile of money. Then he lays off for a week to doctor up, and by the time he pays up his bets he bezins to feel there are other amusements quite as pleasant, and & srreat deal more profitable, than hunting a base- ball and then runoing 360 feet in the heat of the suti—to say nothing about chasing the balls that some other tellow bunts away over some high fence or on top of come house. But then, they all do it, aud wasting words o this subject i3 about as nseless as trying to convinee a girl that the same amount of strength spent mixing bread that she wastes pounding a piano would make her a more useful if not quite as orna- mental a member of soclety.—Ezchange. Ev advant-) Private advices from e Brownda Manager Chapman, of the which 2o far toward de- Milwaukees, received at termining the result of this oflice last night. an- the games played there. nounce that the remain- Does the Cnicago Club.ing six Cincinnati-sfil- therefore, suppose thut waukee games will ail be other clubs will quictly played in Cincinnati. — submit to_the playing of Cincinnati Enguirer, gumes with the Indianap- dug. 1. olis and Milwaukee Cluos) on the Chicago grounds which shonld have been played in Milwaukee and Indianapolist — Cincin- naty Enquirer, July 25. Mr. Pettit and his Indianavolis Club are to be envied, hecause the Cincinnati pool-sellers an- nounce {n their organ, the Enquirer, that they will sell no'more pools_on. them. 'The organ makes an effort to convince pedple that this al- Jeged stoppage of pool-selling is ou account of ‘doubts which these pool-seflers have as to the syuarcness of the Club. This is probably the most intenselyfunny thing of the season.” The idea that a‘pooi-seller—and a Ciocinnati pool- seller af thst—should crane at anything in the way of inferential dishonestyls a remarkabie statement for even the Enguirer 10 make. A8 stalwart joke it Teads the'season so far. ..+ .. QUESFION® ANBWERED. AD.—**Pleaso publish the kchedule of games to boplaved in Chicaza after ‘? t L Anower - ovidenco - plays in_Chica: , 5. 3 ::‘d Cinclnn:yfi cyloses the eeason Here Sept. 10, 12, E O e PR 'Parr.—Itseems impossible to answer yogr ques- tion, becanse nebody knows who is aliead for that champlonship. . Probably the Star Club leads;"but, 50 far as the bet goes, thls paper refases to deotle it Leave it to tae Syracuse Courler. E 'S.J.G., BooXEVILLE.— -*Iwant o little Informa- tion respecting Sec. 3 end the latter claue of Sec. 2 of Rule 3 of the playing rules for this year: (1) 1a the very swiit underhand throw practiced by the League pucherst (2) Is an outward bsck. swing of the Arm, with a forward perpendicalar ewing (in delivering the ball). contrary to the rolest™ Answer—(1) Yes, by allof theraattimes. (2) Not If the piteher keeps his hand below his Waist in the Jast swing, ‘The pitcher is allowcd to make about what motiona he pleases if he is care- {ui to keep his hand below his waist when he sends in the ball. I F. K.—(1) **Ibet S2 on the A’s and B betsSt on the C's; they piay the game and the score is $to 41n nine Innings; how much do we each receiv (2) Can a man “win on'asure thing under any c comstances? Answcer—(1) 10 the game was a draw each one takes down just what he puts up. (2) Yea. if no misrepresentation or fraad is nsed in inducing the wager, -OTHER SPORTS. - PEDESTRIANISM. Trica, N. Y., Aug. 8.~George Guyon,.of Chleago, walked 106% miles in the twenty-six hour match, ana won the purse of $250. THE * SHOES." DrrrOIT, Aug. 3.—The Shoe-wae-cae-mette crew passed through the city this morning on their way to Mouroe. They will return 1o De- troit on Monday or Tuesday next to attend the regatta of the Detroit River Navy und the Northwestern Rowing Association. HYDE PARK. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. To the Editor of The Tribune. HYDE PaRK, Aug. 3.—The annual application for judgment upon the delinquens tax-list kas led to the usual complaints as to the burdens of taxation. The Village of Hyde Park is being subjected to its share of criticism. { am aware that people care more for what is done than shat is said, and | only yield to the urgency of cltizens in making a brief statement forthe pur- pose of correcting erroneous impressidns, be- lieved to be more or less prevalent. 1. The President of the Board of Trustees re- ceives no salary, or other compensation than is allowed by statute to every other member of the Board, which is $3 per day for time actually spent. Thatis construed to cover only the days upon which the Board meets. ‘The regular meetings of the Board this year occur only once in two weeks, The compensatfon, therefore, to the President, as well as to each of the other members of the Board, for the whole year, is not more than $100. There hus not & vent been paid to the President or any other members of the Board on_account of services or ecven for expenses duringthe three months and more this Board has existed, while their personal expenses have been considersble. It muy read- ily be seen that the Trustees, especially the President of the Board, are compelled to spend from one-third to one-half their time in order to properly aischaryre their duries to the village, for which, except as above stated, they receive no compensation whatever. 2. Intbe fuce of Waldron’s defaleation of $114,- 000, the Board have reduced the sonual appro- priation for 1378 $26,500 below that of 1577, and $79,000 below that of 1876. Ot the approoria- tion for 1878, $75.570 is for the sinkiog fund to 1neet the interest and principsl of the bonded debt, made necessary by ordinances passed when the bonds were {ssued, _and $5.600 of it was to cover indebt- edncss contracted by the last Board in the attempt to ercct pumping-works at South. Chicazo.. The Waldron defaleation left the present Board with funds insulficient to meet the warrants previously drawn upon it, and yet the July interest was paid without borrowiniz a dollar. 3. The financial ontlook of the village, withan houest and cconowical administration of its affairs, is by no means desperate. Wi indebtedness of the village is $599.000, we have, to meet it, special water-pipe ussessments due and becoming due, drawing 10 per cent interest, and applicable on the bonded debt, ~of about $200,000; delinquent taxes, tax certilicates, and = tax deeds, amounting to about $30%,000—making, in round numbers—a total for unpaid taxes, and assess- ments which when collected may lawlully be applied upon the bonded debt, $500,000.. After a liberal allowance for equitable rebates, for unjust and illeral taxation, and defeated and uncollectabie taxes, the villaze should realize net $400,000 from these assessments ad de- linquent taxes. This applied upon the bouded debt wouid reduce it to $200,000. s 4. The Water-Works have ceased to be a burden to the villaze: and the receiots for water- rents will this year probubly exceed alf ex- pcl:u s on account of that department §1,060 to 3y - = 5. ‘There only remain to be paid after the present year two installments of the Soath Park assesements. When these installments shall bave been paid, taxation for park purposes must be oased upon valuation, and the park tax must bear cqually upon property in Hvile Park, the Town of Lake, and the South Sice of the City of Chicago. Locality of property &s to the parks will not affect the tax. This wiil operate in favor of property in tivde Parl where the parks are situated, and will compe: sate in the future for the excessive burdens of, the park tax in the past. 6. Exceptiog District No. 2, a union district lying mostly in the Town of Lake, the school debt of the districts lying within the limits of : the Villaze of Hyde Park is not, as a whole, Targe. - District No. 1, by far the largest, ex- |: tending\from _about Forty-third strect to the south line of the township, and west- to the park, embracing Kenwood, Hyde Park, South Park, Woodlawn, Parkside, Grand Crossing, and South Shore, does not owe a dollar of school debt. The value of its_school property cannot be estimated at less than $30,000, and the delinquent school taxes due that district upon levics prior to 1878 amonut to at least $30,000 more. ‘The tax- levy for 1S5 is §8,000 less than that for 1877 and prior years. If these delinquent taxes were all paid the school$ of that district conld be maintained during 1579 without any taxlevy. Salaries of teachers and the cost of all supplies are cut-down to the lowest point. The average cost per scholar in this district last year was $20.71, and it will beless this year. [am not so well advised as to the other districts. The debt of District No.3 is understood to have been contracted in therebuilding of their school- house, which was destroyed by tire; und that of the South Chicago District was contructed in the same way. No triend of the schools should desire their mavagement to fall under the control ol the Village Gov- ernmnent, and thus be made sabject to the an- nual chaoges occurring in the election of Trustees. The early laws should be so amend- ed as to insure the election, for Hyde Park aud the Town of Lake, of & suitable Board of School Trustees, and thereby guarantee the secarity and proper management of the school funds belonging to the districts within the Vil- lage of Hvde Park. Boards of School Directors and Education handle no funds, receive no compensation, and ere so far us I know en- deavoring to discharge their whole duty to the ablic. i 7. Gas and water are supplied to the residents of Hvde Park at their cost in the City of Chicago. §. It is undoubtedly truethat, asto those who have not paid their current taxes for scveral vears, the accumulation of the burden bas amounted in some instances to almost absolute confiscation of their property. As arule, such are entitled to sympathy rather than abuse. Most of them would have paid if they could. Those, however, who have kept thelr taxes paid upare not excessively burdened with taxes. The great hardship with the taxpaying portion of the community bas arisen from the non-pay- ment of so large 8 portion of the cur- rent - taxes for the Jast four or five vears. There can be no good resson ms- signed, with municipal affairs administered vroperly, why taxes in Hyde Park should not be extremely lizht after twoor threc years. ‘The village should not owe a dollar at the epd of four years. The collection of the delinquent taxes and assessments, and levy of the nmount. required for sinking fund, 3s at vresent, will accomplish this result in three years. But to do this the; vicious system of special assess- ments must be abandoned. This is the fruitful source of nearly the entfre village debt. The present Board has not, and I believe will not, make onc of any magpitude. 1 am only induced to make this statement by the belfef that the credit of the village and the value of its property are being injured by rep- resentations made through the public press, which are but & part of the truth. I believe, nowever, that the attacks made will result in final good, in leading to the correction of pos- sible abuses; and, especially, in brinzing out the whole truth in regard 10 the condition of the Village of Hyde Park. The Board of Trustees "are in earneat in endeavor- ing to - reform whatevpr they can be satisfied is wrong in the Municipal Government, whether errors of the present or past Boards, so far as lewally is within their power, aod will ald and encoursge all those who have become burdened by unpald taxes of former years to make payments; and will ap~ iy the wopeys received therefor to the reduc- tion of the corporate debt. Very traly sours, ) Jou L, BEXNETT, President of the Board of Trustees of the Viilage of 1de Park. i ; o IYDE PARK TAX-EATING. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Aug. 3.—Georze 1IL, desirous of *! raising a revene fn order that he mizht con "siruct a magnificent palace near the serpentine river in Hyde Park, London, unable to optainit from the Treasury, consested to the scheme of taxing the Colbnica. Hence the excessive tax on tea and other Impositions that excited tbe Colonists to rebellion, and caused them to re- . four hours cnding & fuse to be longer taxed without due representa- 110!_1. A parallel case is seen at this day in the actions of politicians residing at Hyde Park, Uook County, Iilinols. The non-resident prop- erty-owners, comprising the greater number of those who are compelicd to ‘pay tor the support of the Government Gf that interesting suburb, are taxed as unreaschably as were the early tax- ridden settlers of America, and ure equaily de- prived of any voice in the matter. These local politicians are actiug the part of George 1UL; and they and therr retainers and constituenis who own but little of the vast tracts of unoven- pied land in the township, and that little mostly covered over with mortzages for borrowed mouey, levy heavy assessments upon these lauds to keep un und peroctuate their power. This political pyramid. having its base upon the extended plainof Hyde P'ark” Towaship. has its apex high up into the clouds of political in- trigue, attempting to exalt vue Into Consress, anotner into the State Scnate, another intoa Judeeship, and many into county and State offices. Laborers on the roads and local im- provements, whose votes ars necessary, fora the:lower strata of this pyramid; then come paid officers _chosen by o Board of Trustees; then local officeholders; and tinally the finished summit s formed of the skillful and trained political aspirant and schemer who, with consummate skill and paticuce, has reared this grand structure. it needs a sreat d of money to keecp all this up, and that {5 obtained by _taxatlon. Anhou(gh property decreases, under the present state of things, the expenses incresse. Prop- erty which was taxed ail it would stand in 1365 and 1865 bas been forced up in its assessed value to correspond with the inflated values of 1570 and 1572, "Now, when values of proverty are golng rapidly back to those of the former vears, there is no corresponding decrease i its assessed value. Why! Simply because this vast army of office-holders, contractors, and fa- borers are rétained, snd made dependent upon the town for their support, and they in turn must sustain the public leaders of the pasty and aspiring politiciuns, ete.: and so the cutire grand pyramid stands, Wwith its base Indden fu the sands of the desert, a3 it were, forming o sort of sarcophagus for the receptiou of the ruingd fortunes of all who have made invest- ments in the land upon which it stands. The majority of those who vote are willing it should be so, because the taxes do not fall upon tbem, bat mostly npon non-resident owners, scores of whom are offcring thelr tructs for property in other and more remole and less taxed districts. (iive us anything, they sav, that i not con- sumed entirely by the taxes. The remedy-is for every non-resident property-nolder to have a resident representative in the town who can vote—sowme friend or attorney or azent to hon- estly look after bis interest, and vote to protect . B. A ULmicw, MARINE NEWS. N BUFFALO. BorraLo, Aue. 3.—Lake frcights nominsliy 30¢ on coal to Chicago and Milwaukee. No chatters reported. Cleared for twenty-four hours ending at 8p. m.— Props Westford, Detroit; C. J. Kershaw and Conistogn, Chicago; stmr Pearl, Pat-in Bay; schrs . Lucerne, 1,125 tons coal, William Crosthwatte, 646 tons coal, Chicago; L. Rawson and A, J. Dewey, Detroit; Morning Light, Toledo: M. £. ‘Tremble, 1,100 tons coal, Racine; K. Richmond, Clevelsnd; Jessie, Ashtabula; barge Lathrop, Alpena; Mariner, East Saginaw. Vesscls passing Port Colborne Lock for twenty- p. m., Ang. 2: Westward— Props Oswegatchie, Ogdensbury to Toledo: Matne, Oswego to Cleveland; Lincoln, St. Cstharines 1o Toledo; Lake Erte. Montreal to Detroit; bark: Dangalore and Hydrabad, Kingston to Ch Wawonash, Kingston 1o Toledo, Larges Lisgar, St. Catharines to Toledo; Gibraltar, St. Cethartucs 10 Detroit: schre Picton, ' Hamilton to Cieveland; D. G. Yost, Oswego ta_Chicago: A. Cairo, To- ronto to Black River; E. L. Cacrington, Thorold to Cleveland: Nettio Wilder, Charlotté to Mil- wagkee 3 Eastward—Prop I. Johnson, Cleveland to Oz- densburg; gnes Hope, Cleveland to Ozdens- bu R Benson, Toledo to Kinston: Bavaria, Hoy City to Kingston; Reindcer, Chicao 1o Kingston; brig 1L Ranney, Toledo to_Kingston; echrs Smith and Post, Toiedo to Oswego; Cossack, Black River to_Brockville; Galding Star, Chicago to Kingston; Mary and St. Catbarines, Toledo To Thorold; screw Ida Bell, Kingville to Toronto. PORT HURON. Porr Honos, Mich., Aug. 3.—Down—Prop D. W. Rust and consorts; schrs Angus Smith, E. M. Portch, Pandora, Joseph Paige, S. H. Foater, James Couch, Mary Copely, C. P.Minch, Nellis Gardoer, J. 8. Minor. > Up—Props Atlantic, Badzer State, Chauncy Tuclbast snd consort,” Glasgow and. Barpes; schr . Porter. Wind—\West, gentle; weather fine. Port Hcios, Mich., Aug. 3—10p. uo—Props_Avor Vi teo. City of’ Ne schrs on, Cani e Michizan and barges; erry, Alverine, Exile, Homer Hines, Tome, Wells, Burt, Lamb. own—Props Annle Youns, St. Albans: schrs Z. Chandler, C. H. Johnson, Manitor, Nassau, Went Side, Nellie Gardner. Wind—Northwest, gontle; westher five, MILWAUKEE. Special Dispateh o The Tribune. MiLwavies, Aog. 3.—The prop Oconto, of tho ‘Goodrich Line, was to-day placed in the Milwau- Xee Shinyard Company’s dock for repairs. Recelpts of wheat, 1,800 bu: corn, 5,200 ba: . cats, 7,800 bu; oarley, 1,700 bu; live hogw, 365, Shipmente—Wheat, none; live hogy, 300. 1In ore, G32.000 ba wheat. % No demand for freights. Arrivals—Prop Vanderbilt, Bnilalo, 2,088 Ibs iren; Newton, o Cleared—Prop Milwankee, Ogdensbure, 160 rolls leacher; Onclda. Boffalo, 1,750 brix flour, 76 brls porki Jay Gould, Uatlalo, '1,300 brls toar, 03 tes a6, 125 boxes meat. . LAKE FREIGUTS. Grain freights were more active yesterday, tho engagements being chiefly by steam. Corn was taken for Buffalo by propeller at 2, and sail rates were frmly held at this figure, with 13{c the high- estbiC. Room was taken for 83,000 bu wheat, 315,000 bu corr, and 49,000 bu rye. To Baffalo— Prop Jamea Fisk, corn at 2c; props Staruccy, Van- derbilt, Newburyh, wheat, corn, and =ye th Arzonsat, wheat at 2c. To Ogdenabu Mifwaukee, Champlatn. corn throug! F corn at 43¢, To Kingstun=; more, csrn atde. To Collingwood—Schr Sosnier. corn through. _In the afternoon tho echrs Trinidad and Jamaica, corn (0 Kingeton st 4c. and_ tho G. Russell, corn, and the Inter-Ocean, Corn agd rye to Buffalo. MARQUETTE. Special Disvaich to The Triduns. Manqrerrs, Mich., Aug. 3.—Arrived—Props Oscar Townsend, Sparta: schrs E. D, Kelly, Sa- matara, Genoa. Taased ap—Frop Jaom Pasicd down—Frops W gk o tidclili hodbs JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE. Special Dlapaich to The Tridune. SerixcrieLp, Iil, Aug. 3,~The town has been convuléed with laughter to-duy overs trick played on the State Guzelte, run by State- Printer Lusk, by the active co-operation of the State-Printer expert Magie. The Gazette, which attempted to establish iteell when the State Journa! temporarily suspended, has no press tranchise, but daily scissors and reprints the dispatches of the St. Louls Evening Dispatch en- tire, Including head-lines. Lusk also delays his paper until the Journal and Kegister are out, and cribs their dispatches, publishing them beaded G. Hard. 2s specials. Yesterday be opened Dnego- tiations with a feglater preseman for one of the carlicst copies of that paper off the press at 3:15 1. m., 50 that the Gazette conld get out an hour later with tho dlspatches cribbed. | The fegister prepared and inserted a bogus disvatch fn fts issue purport- inz to give an sccount of a severe storw at Winchester, which it said killed the pastor of a German church fu bis study, and that with his last breath be uttcred the words: * Jch habe diese nuchricht gestohien.” The Gazette,had its advance copy of the Kegister duly delivered by its supposed confederate, and stole not only tho genuine dispatches but also published very conspicuously und_with dlsplay head lincs toe bogus telegram. When the public read snd transiated - feh Aabs diese nachricht nt? to mean “I bave stolen this dispatch,” the Ua- zette-people became public laughiog-stock, and thefr plan of stealing dispatches was completely - exoosed. 1t will probably be the last of tbe bogus newppapers in Springfeld. “EAST ST. LOUIS. z St. Louts, Aug, 3.—The application by tho. charter or Wider Gity Council of East 8t. Louls - for an fojunction to-gestrain Mayor Bowman - and all members of the City Council and city officers elected nnder the pneral law last April from exerdsing the functions,of thelr yarions - offices came up before Judge Soyder, of the: Circuit Court st Belleville, ‘today;-and a! change of venue .was taken{-by - the. Bowmanites. . The case will ~probabl come up’ before Judpe Watts, of the €ircult Court at Nasbville, az the next term. iyor Bowman, us relator, led fnformation fn the nature of 8 quo warrsnto ageinst the-Metro- politan Police Comrissioners of East St. Louis in Judge Snyder’s Court at Delleville to-day. The case will L beard at the September term. affalo, 34,126 lbe iran, 560 kezs -