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Daniel, was unable to attend, but the vice presi- dent, Dr. Frank T. Howe, occupied the chair. Mr. D. G. Pfeiffer, chairman of the finance committee. submitted several im- portant recommendations, all of which were adopted. The program, as has been statel in The Star, will include the “Mes- siah,” “Samson and Delilah” and “Elijah,” and the dates fixed are Monday, Decem- ber 30, for the “Messiah;” Tuesday, February 18, 1896, for “Samson and Deli- lah,” and Tuesday, April 21, for “Elijah.” These performances will be given in Con- vention Hall, but the management of that hal! has promised that there shail be no repetition of the unfortunate incident of last year. There will be changes made in the stage for the protection of the singers against the cold, and the heating appliaaces will be rearrariged so as to make the hall comfortable for the audience. It is a mat- ter of regret to the directors of the Choral Society that there is no hall of sufficient « for the giving of oratorio with a big us and orchestra centrally located and thoroughly equipped as a music hall, but until some such edifice is erected. Conven- tion Hall will have to be utilized. Another improvement promised by the hall mauage- ment is the bringing forward of the stage bo that the seating capacity shall be about three thousand. This will make the voices sound with better effect, and will be of ad- vantage both to the singers and the au- dience. ‘The question of soleists was discussed at Jerable length, and it is likely that al new candidates for public favor be heafd this winter, under the au- spices of the Choral Society. For the “Messiah” the soprano will be either Miss Maconda or Miss Jennie Osborn. The former is from New York, and has been highly spoken of by competent critics, and the latter Is considered to be the best so- prano of Caicago. Both have sung in the “Messiah” successfully. The contralto will be either Miss Ruth Thompson or Miss Sophie Hall of Baltimore. Miss Thompson has wonderfully improved since she left this city and took up ‘her residence in New York, and her many friends here would be glad to hear her sing a role for which she is eminently fitted. Miss Hall has a voice of great purity and power and sings with artistic taste and spirit. The tenor will be Mr. E, C. Towne, who created such a favorable impression here when he substi- tuted for Mr. Reiger, aud the bass will be Dr. Carl Dufft, who also came here as a stranger last year, taking the place of Mr. Emil Fischer in the “St. Paul” ora- torio, and proving himself an accomplished and artistic singer. The cast for “Samson and Delilah” will include Miss Mary Louise Cleary, con- tralto; Mr. J. H. McKinley, tenor; Mr. B. Merrili Hopkinson, baritone, and either Mr. Beresford or Dr. Carl Martin, bass. All are well known here, and some have dy sung with the Choral Society. Fe Slijah" cast will be selected from Miss Meredith, soprano; Misses Gertrude Edmands, Gertrude May Stein and Miss Fielding Roselle, contralto; Mr. David G. Henderson, tenor, and Mr. Ericsson Bush- nell, bass. The Washington String Orchestra, which was formed by Mr. Ernest Lent last sea- gen, will be continued this year, and will resume its rehearsals next month. Mr. Lent was quite well satisfied with the re- Bult of last season's work, and the concert which was given at the Universalist Church demonstrated the ability of the layers, who received warm recognition ircm an audience that comprised some of al the most critical musicians in the District. Mr. Lent is more ambitious for his or- chestra this year, and promises two con- certs at Metzerott Hall, at which the pro- grams will be such as will appeal to the entire music-loving community. The or- chestra will be assisted at these concerts by distinguished soloists, some to be selected from among local musicians and some to be brought here from abroad. Mr. Lent has taken hold of this orchestra with his characteristic energy and enthusiasm, and is confident of bringing it up to the high standard set by other organizations of this character in the District. Mrs. Ernest Lent, the well-known pianist, has been complimented by the committee of exhibits pertaining ta eminent women and their work on music at the cotton states and international exposition to be held at Atlanta by a request for her photo- graph, with autograph, and she received a letter from Mrs. Theo. Sutro, the chairman of the committee, stating that a prominent place would be given it in the exhibition. Washington composérs ate’ contributing some good music to the public. Among recent publications “for piano are ‘The Princeton Waltzes,” composed by Miss M. Estelle Borland and dedicated to the Princeton foot ball team. Miss Borland was well known in musical circles in this city before her marriage to Mr. Duryee of New York. “Almas Temple March,” dedicated to that unique branch of the Masonic fraternity by George Boege- holz, and arranged“by © A:'~ Buglione, the lehder of the Fourth Artillery Band, has also found considerable fa- vor. Among the more attractive songs of recent date are tWo'byMr. Harry Wheaton Howard, “Of Course,” a pastoral, and “A Merry, Blue-eyed Laddie,” a Scotch melo- ay, both of which, will add to his reputa- ion. Franz Ondrick,.the great Bohemian viclin- ist, who will be heard in this city during the coming season, .comes-honestly by his talent, for his father was a musician. He was born in Prague, -and-when quite young he was compelled to assist to earn the fam- ily living. In his seventhyear he was ad- vanced sufficiently to play violin concertos. When he was fotfteeh-he was admitted to the Conservatory. He made remarkable progress, and not only studied music, but literary branches. After three years, On- @rick received the first prize for his mature rendering of the Begthayzn Concerto. Ata subsequent concert the gave in Prague Wierlawsky was present, and, after his playing of the “Legende,” bovnded upon the platform and said. te-him: “You can play this any time after m This inci- dent induced a _rich-merchant from Prague to give young Ondrick the means to take a course at the Paris Conservatoire of Music, where he studied for two years and receiv2d the first prize. Dutthig’the commencement Ondrick having finished playing his sclec- tion, Massart stéppéd up to him and sald: “Here, this is my, second Wieniawsky.” Ondrick remained in France two years. Then he went to London,,.where he achieved enormous success before the Philharmonic Society, with which~he has-played nearly every season for ten years. Ondrick has won his reputation in every leading German city, and his success in Italy has been so pronounced that--he -hae made an* annual tour through that country for the past decade. ms There will be a musicale at Chevy Chase Inn next Tuesddy éveniing, “for which an enjoyabie program has been arranged.. The following will participate: Miss Mary Dashiel, Miss Wheatleyand Mrs. Harrison B. Brown and Arthur D. Mayo, pianists; Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Miss Lillian Lewis, Miss Florence Gregg, Messrs. Perry B. Tur- pin, James Watson, Howard Nyman, Ber- rard A. Ryan and Master Chas. Wheatley, iss Daisy Harrisom’and Ralph recitationists, and Mr. Walter violinist. eee —-——_ | Concert at the White House. The following program has been arranged by Prof. Fanciullt for the concert of the Marine Band at the White House this afternoon: om 1. March, “The Avenue’. (new). 2. Overture, “Poet and Peasant’ 3. Polonais : ‘Chopin 4. Selection, “Reminiscences of Scotland,” Godfrey 5. March, (a) “Chinese,” (b) “Light Artil- lery” Fanclullt Rossini Wilmarth, 6. Overture, “Willian? Ten"? (By request.) S 7. Characteristic, ““A Honfing Scéne,” Bycaioni 8 “Grand Tarantélle” Mizeller 9. “Hail Columbia" Purify And Enrich Your Blood By Taking YER’S Sarsaparilla. It was the Only Sarsaparilla Admitted At World’s Fair. AYER’S PILLS for the Liver. If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and vse that ok] and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, allays all in, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for iarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. se10-ly ‘The well-known strengthening pipropextits of iron, combined with other tonics and a most perfect nervine, are found in Carter's Iron Pills, which strengthen the nerves ang body, and improve the blood’ and complexion. ua suffer from looseness of the bowels Dr. Angostura Bitters will surely cure you. It Siegert’ SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS The Superintendent of Lamps Wants the Moon Schedule Abandoned. He Recommends That All Electric, Naphtha and Gas Lamps Should Burn 3,828 Hours a Year. The annual report of the superintendent of lamps was made public today. Under the head of. naphtha lighting, he says in making contracts for this style of light- ing in the future no reduction should be made in the number of hours. In alleys, where it is always dark, whether the moon is shining or not, naphtha lamps are of great Wenefit, since, under the present cir- cumstances, they can be burned longer than gas, and every night as well. An in- crease in the number of these lamps is most urgently desired. Many of the alleys in the city are without light. All the prin- cipal roads leading into Washington should be lighted, and on these roads where there are few iights the lighting should be ex- tended to the District line. Many of the suburbs have no lamps, notably Benning, Langdon, Ivy City and Twining City. All these places should be lighted. An addition of 650 naphtha lamps would no more than meet the present needs. This system of lighting is now very satisfactory, and can be advantageously extended. Gas Lighting Changes Suggested. “An importaat change should be made in the number of hours of gas lighting, be- ginning with the fiscal year 1897," says the report. “The present schedule of 3,000 hours should be abandoned, and the moon not be relied upon to furnish any portion of the light for the city. The number of hours of total darkness during the year from the beginning of twilight in the even- ing to the beginning of twilight in the morning is alone 3,116. As all the lamps should burn at least one hour each night in addition, and as another hour each night is allowed the gas cempanies for lighting, making a total of 3,846 hours, an uncertain twilight and an unreliable moon are called vpon to furnish approximately 850 hours of lighting, an average of 71 hours per month. It is a matter of the greatest difficulty to so use the moon that the 3,000 hours re- quired by Congress may not be exceeded. Even on the brightest moonlight nights many of the streets are in absolute dark- res3, the dense, heavy foliage of the trees completely overshadowing the streets. In the populous and dangerous alleys, too, where gas lamps are used, and into which the moon only shines when about on the meridian, the darkness is intense. I would recommend that a uniform schedule of 3,828 hours per annum be adopted for all kinds of lighting—naphtha, gas and elec- tric. In many of the suburbs improve- ments are going on rapidly, but there are not sufficient funds for establishing new lights. A few will be put up during the next fiscal year where they are absolutely needed, but in order to do so the lights in other parts of the city will have to be dis- continued. There are locations throughout the city and in the suburbs where fully 380 new gas lamps are absolutely needed.” Operations Intended for Next Year. It is intended to discontinue twenty-four gas lamps on the north side of Pennsyl- vania avenue between 2d and lith streets southeast, and one on lith street near Pennsylvania avenue. There are thirteen electric lights on the south side of the avenue between the streets named, which are sufficient to light up the avenue. To make up the 1,000 naphtha lamps,there be- ing but 868 under the former contract, it will be necessary to change at least 132 gas lamps to naphtha. These lamps will be taken from the Bladensburg road, from the outlying sections of the city and from the alleys. To meet the pressing demand for ifghts in localities, every other naphtha lamp on Benning road will be discontinued and erected elsewhere as needed. Discon- tinuing the above-mentioned gas lamps on Pennsylvania avenue will enable the de- partraent to erect new gas lamps in a few sections where improvements are going on rapidly and Nghts are necessary. ——_——>_—_ BETTER TIME TO BE MADE. A New Schedule for the 11th Street Cars—The Belt Line Conditions, A new schedule will go into effect on the llth street line of the Belt line railroad Monday morning. The time between cars will be reduced to two and one-half minutes between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., and after that hour and until the cars cease running the intervals will be three minutes. A Star reporter inquired of Superintendent Todd this morning when the full operation of the Belt line would begin. “We would have commenced reoperating the Belt under the system formerly in vogue two weeks ago if it had not been for a very disappointing delay in getting the necessary horses,” said Mr. Todd. “We had arranged with a dealer to supply us with 120 first-class animals, and he had agreed to deliver them, but at the last moment he was unable to do so. Conse- quently we had to look elsewhere. We have already secured and have at the stables eighty of the horses needed under the forthcoming new condition of affairs, and the other two carloads containing forty are expected today. you know it takes some little time for a horse to get fit for car pulling after it is shipped from a distant place,” continued Mr. Todd. “The hcerses have what is gen- erally termed ‘shipping’ fever, which is re- ally due to the change in food and climate. They have to become acclimated, as it were, before they can stand the strain of heavy work. The new horses come mainly from Maryland and Virginia, with a few from the west. They are a fine lot of anl- trals, too.” The temporary frame stable for which the Commissioners issued a building permit some time ego is nearly completed, and makes a considerable addition to the com- pany’s conveniences at lith and Boundary streets. It contains forty stalls and will be ready for occupancy early next week. ——— Mixed Drinks. Ed Epps, a colored individual some eighteen or more years old, lay on a glass slab at the Emergency Hospital for an lour yesterday, While the doctors patched up the outside of him, where a horse had walked all over him, and pumped out the inside of him, where Ed had deposited from time to time during the day various drinks of gin, whisky, hydrant water and Catawba wine. Epps, when sober, drives an ash wagon for John May, contractor, and he was found on an ash heap at the west side of the treasury basement, lying in a state cf unconscious inebriation. He is now in a cell at the first precinct station, slowly but surely apprcaching an interval of sobriety. HARMON A PATRON The Attorney ‘ General on the Bleaphers. DECLINED. A GRAND STAND SEAT “Buck” Ewing Discusses the Scarci- ty of Good Young Players. GENERAL BASE BALL GOSSIP Attorney General Harmon is the only member of the Cleveland cabinet who pa- tronizes the local ball ground since the death of Secretary Gresham and the re- tirement of ex-Postmasier General Bissell. General Harmon is a great admirer of Arlie Latham and he enjoys the antics of the little red-legged comedian. During Wed- nesday’s game General Harmon occupied a seat among the left-field bleachers, directly back of third base, Where he ate peanuts, “rooted” for Cincinnati and seemed to be thoroughly at home. When invited to take a seat in the grand stand he politely declined, saying he want- ed to be out among the boys, where he could shout at the players or kick at the umpire without attracting attention. Hard to Pick Up “Comers.” “It is not an easy matter to pick up young players and make wipners out of them,” said Buck Ewing, the veteran cap- tain, manager and first baseman of the Cincinnati team, as he sat in front of the Ebbitt House recently chatting of the na- tional game with old Dug Allizon, Arlie Latham and the writer. “It is all very well for the newspapers and the patrons of the game to cry out for young blood,” continued Buck, “but the records of the present season show that there has not been a dozen new players of the winning brand developed in the league. I have heard considerable growling among some of che Washington people because Wagner and Schmelz have not developed one good player this year. The same might be sajd of almost every club in the league. I believe Baltimore picked up a first-class man in Hoffer, and Brooklyn has a winner in Anderson, and “Dusty” Miller with my team is a fast one. There may be others, but I have not run across them in my trav- els. There is Anson; he has had about forty youngsters and cldsters on his staff this season, but he has not been able to de- velop any phenoms. ; “I kn what the trouble is,” added Buck, as he lighted a fresh cigar. “There are too many clubs in the league. With a twelve-club league you have got to carry a lot of dead wood to fill in with. I have had scouts out all season combing over the Eastern, Western and the Southern leagues for fast youngsters, but I tell you they are mighty hard to tind. There are men play- ing in the league today who would not have been considered good enough to sit on the players’ bench a few years ago, yet they arg necessary in a twelve-club league.” Baltimore the Fastest: Buck then proceeded to review the va- rious teams in the league, with the assur- ance of an expert. Hé'says the Baltimores are the fastest lot of players in the busi- ress, provided they gét a good start on their opponents, but’they are not strong in making an up-hill fight. They have been taught by Ned Hanton the science of hit- ting the ball when ithe man on the base line starts to run, and that is the secret of their run-getting,-eyen when they make fewer hits than théir! antagonists. Every man knows just what he ought to do to win, and he undertwkés to carry out his instructions withoutcany loud talking from Ned Hanlon. ears * Buck says the Clevelands are hanging on to second place better than he expected, for he anticipated‘ Ciat the Philadelphias would be in second place before now. In his opinion the Phillies have the strongest combination of players in the league, but he contends that they do not play ball as hard as they might. He charges them with being record players, and declares that if they wouid stop figuring on their base hit average they might be at the top of the pile today. Bostons Discontented. Ewing says the Boston team is not play- ing the same kind of ball now that it did two years ago. He contends that the play- ers, or at least a majority of them, are scur on the Hub and are anxious to get away. The same condition of affairs, he says, exists in Chicago. In his judgment there is just about enough material in the league at present to’make up eight good teams. Buck claims that he is liable to be in the game for the next ten years. ‘When he made that remark Arlie Latham aimost exploded with laughter, and gave bis captain the “merry ha, ha.” Latham and Ewing were both pleased with the performances of Jack Gilroy, the young amateur, who was picked up in Georgetown by Earl Wagner and put in to pitch for the Senators. He has all the movements of a coming player, and he is as cool in the box as Carsey of Philadel- phia. Local Gossip. Lush, the new outfielder, who came to Washington from Rochester, gives prom- ise of doing good work. He is fast in the field and is a good sticker. He is handi- capped by a broken finger, but he will give a better account of himself after he fs a little more famillar with his new heme and surroundings. When the air of the local club house is filled with flying Tumors about new blood that is to be injected into the senatorial combination, it is not surprising that a new-comer fails to receive the “glad hand” from the old- timers on the team. Earl Wagner says if Selbach develops Into a winning short .stop the infield of the home team will be greatly strengthen- ed. The little “German Senator” has been experimenting in that position during the past week, and he gives promise of filling the bill nicely. He is still unfamiliar with all the infield plays, but, like Charlie Abbey, he is willing to learn, and he loves to play ball. Abbey and Selbach are a@ fast pair, and Lush and Tom Brown will have to hustle to keep up with them. A large*delegation of Washington enthusi- asts went over to Baltimore this afternoon to witness the opening game of the series between Cleveland and Baltimore. The “Spiders” will get you if you don’t watch out. Arlle Latham considers Jim McGuire the best catcher in the league. Has Joe Corbett “‘welched” on the Wash- ingtcns?. Perhaps his big brother Jim did not think the Washington team was fast enough for his little pet. The statement is ‘made on the authority of the Washington snanagement that there will be at least five new faces in the local team next season. Now is a good time to break in the colts. How silly it is for newspaper reporters to attempt to tell thg manager of a hall club what players should ke worked in certain games. The managér is anxious to win, besides he knows the ¢pndition of the play- ers better than the well-meaning critic. There would be some rich winter reading if each manager of a ball team kept a sug- gestion book. = Malarkey was “tipped off” as a coming phenom at the beginning of the season. Perhaps he is not ripe yet. Eddie Burke played“the swifest kind of ball here and made the jocal cranks won- der why New York let him go. Yesterday’s League Games. At Philadelphia— Pitchers. R. H. E. Philadelphia. ‘Taylor. - 9142 St. Louis.Breitenstein-Kissinger 8 13 8 At Boston- Boston. .Nichols. 942 Chicago.....Hutchison-Parker. 5 142 At New York— New York. 7126 Pittsburg. 6 13 6 At Brooklyn— Brooklyn. 240 Cleveland. 122 labs. Baltimore. Cleveland. Today's Games. Washington in Pittsburg—Two games. Louisville in Philadelphia—Two games. Cleveland in Baltimore. Chicago in New York. St. Louis in Boston. Cincinnati in Brooklyn. Base Ball Gossip. New York and Pittsburg figured in a Scrappy game yesterday, which the Goth- amites won after a hard fight in the ninth inning, making three hits after Tiernan went cut. The visitors tried to provoke Umpire O'Day, who took it all good-na- turedly until Manager Mack, who was sit- ting on the players’ bench in uniform, be- gan to use vile language. O'Day promptly fined Mack $100 and ordered him from the field. Mack refused to go, and remained on the bench until escorted from the grounds by two policemen. O'Day was loudly cheered for his action. Frank De Hass Robison of the Cleveland club saw the game at the Polo grounds yesterday, and after he had seen O'Day fine Mack $100, he said: “At the next meet- ing of the League I am going to introduce a resolution to the effect that all fines in- filcted upon players this year shall be re- mitted, and I'll bet $500 that the league will vote with me. The only way to stop Kicking is to remove the player from the game, and I believe that will be the system fn vogue next year.” Manager Mack of the Pittsburgs called Manager Watkins aside yesterday and of- fered to trade Short Stop Monte Cross and Catcher Joe Sugden for Jack Doyle. Collins, Louisville’s third baseman, de- clines to return to Boston. Manager Mc- Clusky says he had been loaned to Louis- ville for the balance of the season in con- sideration of $500. The New York club has given a ten days’ notice of release to Murphy. Here's a good man for Washington. 5 By defeating Roanoke yesterday Rich- mond practically wins the championship in the Virginia League. Both the Pittsburg-Washington games today are played this afternoon. THE NEW YORK ATHLETES Who Will Compete With the London- ers. The N. Y. A. C. team which will compete in the international contest with the Lon- don A. C. at Manhattan Field on September 21 will be about as follows: 100-yard and 220-yard dashes, Lee, Wief- ers, Crum and Goodwin. Quarter mile, Burke, Sands, Brokaw and Sandford. i Half mile, Kilpatrick, Lyons and Reming- on. Mile, Conneff and Orton. Three miles, Conneff and Kilpatrick. Hammer throw, Mitchell, Cross and Hickok. Shot, Gray and Hickok. Hurdles, Chase and Cady. Broad jump, Bloss and Sheldon. High jump, Sweeney and Baltazzi. Sporting Notes. In the case of the prize fighters who were arrested at Dallas last Saturday, Chief Justice J. M. Hurt of the ccurt of appeals has granted a writ of habeas corpus re- Dr. William Gilbert Grace, the Cham- pion Cricketer of. the World. turnable on the 16th instant. These cases will determine the validity of the law li- censing prize-fighting in Texas. At_the regatta of the Royal Southwest- ern Yacht Club yesterday Invoni won, Ni- agara was second and Isolde third. At the Maine state fair yesterday the two-year-old Kentucky bred colt Brinden, by May King, was started in an exhibi- H. N. Pillsbury, International Chess Champion. tion mile to beat his own time of 2.24 1-2 made in a race Monday. He finished in 2.90 1-4, which is believed to be the record time for two-year-olds on a half-mile track. The English cricketers have scored and Canada 137 at Toronto. Sierras Electric locomotive No. 1 of the Balti- more and Ohio railway attained a speed of sixty-one miles an hour in the Baltimore tunnel yesterday, and the engineers said it was equivalent to seventy-five miles an hour on a level track. CHAMPION BEAUFORT’S BLAC! PRINCE, ‘ iui LARGEST MASTIFF. % Cogion. eek, =< \ From the New York Herald. .ZHE SAILS ON A YACHT. RACES FOR THE CUP How It Was Won by the REPEATED ATTEMPIS”'T0 REGAIN I? From a Contest -of .Many Boats ‘Reduced’ to ‘Two. FEATURES OF THE EVENTS It was during the year 1851 that the schooner yacht America went to Europe and won the ciip“Wiitct! ‘has ever since borne the name of that, vessel. The idea of building the boat was conceived by Com- modore John’ C;“Stevéns“of the New York Yacht Club, who ,believed that there were The Famous American. many trophies and side bets to be gather- ed in'‘on’ the: other side.of the ocean, and that George Steers of Williamsburg (now known as the eastern district of Brook- lyn, who had already achieved a fin ‘piitation’“as’ the builder of pilot beats, was the man to design and put to- gether the needed yacht. Commodore Ste- vens' cbiistiltéd’ with other members of the club, and a syndicate was formed to build the boat. In the syndicate with the com- modore were ‘Messrs.~ Hamilton Wilkes, George L. Schuyler, James Hamilton and | J. B. Finlay. While the vessel was in the course of-construction—that was in March, 1852—the Royal Yacht Squadron, whose members had heard of what was being done, sent a communication to Commodore Stevet's “offering ‘the hospitalities of the club to the New Yorkers, and indicating that thé Yankees could’ find all the racing they wanted if tney had the nerve to bring their boats across the water. The nerve was not lacking, and the yacht, which had been named America, left New York in the early part of July, 1851, for Cowes, England, by the way of Havre, France, which latter, port she made in twenty-one days. She was com.aanded by Dick Brown, a famous Sandy Hook pilot, and Designer Steers sailed in her across the ocean.» Netson.Gomstock, another well- known pilot, was first mate of the yacht. Commodore Stevens joined the vessel at Havre. : Englishmen Sarprised. When the American first appeared before the gaze of the Englishmen she created a feeling of great’ surprise.’ Nothing like her had ever been seen before, as she carried neither jibboom nor foretopmast. When under way ‘her-vsatis~set flat and stiff, vhile it was the idea of the English achtsmen that a sail should bag some- what in. order to. obtain the full benefit of the wind. But in a brush or two that the visitor had with yachts in their own waters the Yankee displayed great speed, and it quickly became known that the new arrival was a racer. This was the-year-of the Crystal Palace world’s fair, and an international regatta was arranged as a part of the exhibition. It should be stated, however, that Com- modore Stevens*had;’ before this, tried, without success, to arrange a private match. = The regatta took place on August 22 and the prize was thé Royal Squadron cup, worth 100 guineas. The course was from Cowes around the Isle of Wight, without time allowance for tonnage. The America had fourteen competitors, several of them being of greater tonnage than herself, These were the Duke of Marlborough’s schooner Wyvern, 205 tons; Marquis of Conyngham’s schooner Constance, 218 tons; Mr. J. Weid’s-cutters Alarm, 193 tons, and Mr. G. H. Acker’s three-masted schooner Brilliant, 392 tens. The America meas- ured 170 tons It seems strange"to’ think of, but itis a fact that the Americans entered that re- gatta with reluctance. The only thing to win was the cup, and they wanted to make money enough to’ pay’ at ‘east a part of the cost of building the yacht and taking her across. They hunted high and low for bets, but failed go.discover a single sport who would wager enough to make it worth while. It is said that all they won on the race was a flying jibboom and a set of sails, the cost of -which.they. bet with the makers that the \merica_ could beat any other boat nameJ. Sir W..P. Carew’s 161-ton schooner Beatrice was named. By the way,the-flying jibboom was car- ried away in the race. There Was Mb Second. “Ths Hegatta -withthe American in it created the livellest enthusiasm. Queen Vie torla and the prince consort shared in the excttement-and went to Cowes to witness the event. And right here belongs a touch- ing little story which has been repeated so maay.times that it must be true. ‘The America beat the whole fleet of En- glish racers easy enough, and when she came in no other yacht was in sight from the position that her majesty had taken to see the finish. When the victorious Americanhovein-sight the queen turned to her attendant and inquired. “Who wins?” “The America, your majesty,” replied the lord chamberlain: “And who is second?” continued the queen. 3 “Alas, your majesty,” the chamberlain answered, with tears in his eyes, “there is nq second.” The America beat Mr. T. L. Merchant's ferty-seven-ton cutter Aurora, the second boat in, by twenty-four minutes, while the others, as the harse-racing people say, were all strung out. The America afterward sailed in a match with the 100-ton schooner Titania in a strong breeze and. beat her by more than an hour. Commodore Stevens could not induce any- body else to meet him, and he finally sold the yacht to Lord de Blanquiere for $5,000, under whose management she afterward raced the eighty-four-ton cutter Arrow twice, losing once and then winning. A Blockade Runner. The yacht remained in England until 1861, changing ownership several times, and was then sold to a southerner, who converted her into a blockade runner. While in this business she ran up the St. John’s river, in Florida, to escape the United States frigate Wabash, and was scuttled there. After the war the government raised her and made a school ship of her for the cadets of Annapolis. The old boat finally passed into the hands of Gen. B. F. Butler of Massachusetts, and is still owned by the late general's son. In 1857 Messrs. Stevens, Schuyler and Wilkes, who alone survived of the syndi- cate that built the America, presented the cup won in 1851 to the New York Yacht Club, in whose hands it has since remained as a trophy, for which any count may challenge. es The Cambria’s Attempt. It was not until 1870, however, that a challenge was received. Then it came from Mr. James Ashbury of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the owner of the schooner Cambria. Preliminaries having been ar- ranged, after much correspondence, the race came off in New York harbor, on August 8 Yachting was always a favorite sport in New York, and the international feature of the event, the first of the kind that had been seen on this side of the water, made great excitement, and a grand fleet of vessels@entered for the race. There were also a great number of excursion boats on the battle field, and the spectators were treated to a scene that had never met their vision before, but which was to be many times enhanced in magnitude in years to come. The start was made from anchorage, with all sails down, the Cambria having received the weather position, out of courtesy. Next to her was the America, manned by naval officers and tars, the boat having been fitted up by the Navy Depart- ment. The America was the last of the fleet to get under way. The other starters were the keel schooners Fleetwing, Daunt- less, Restless, Rambler, Alarm and the Tarolinta, and the centerboarders Tidal Wave, Silvie, Madgie Phantom, Madeline, Idler, Magic, Jessie, Halcyon, Widgeon, | Calypso, Josephine, Era, Fleur de Lis, Alice and Palmer. The Magic was first away on the journey and she led over the entire course. The Idler was second, the Silvie third, the America fourth and the Cambria tenth, in corrected time. The Magic beat the Cam- | bria by 39 min. 12 sec., and the America was 13 min. 47 sec. better than the En- glish yacht. Mr. Ashbury was not daunted by his de- feat, however, and challenged the next year with a new boat, the Livonia, which he had built at Cowes for the purpose. The Englishman claimed to represent twelve different clubs, and called for twelve races. If he won any one of them he was ; to get the cup. The New Yorkers could hardly yield this point, but agreed to sail twelve races, the winner of seven to be the victor in the match. Ashbury finally consented to a match of seven races. Only One Defender. One important thing was conceded to him, however. This was that the club should present but one yacht to meet the Livonia, instead of a whole fleet, as there- tofore. Mr. Ashbury also objected to racing against a centerboarder, but his objection was not entertained. The races began on October 16, and were alternately over the regular N. ¥. ¥. C. or “inside” course, and twenty miles to windward or leeward and return, from the Sandy Hook lightship. The triangular course had not been tried in those days. On the first day the wind was light, and the Celumbia was chosen to sall, the co! mittee having reserved the right to nam any one yacht on each day of a race. The Britisher was “never in it,” and the Co- ivmbia won by 25 minutes 28 seconds. On the second day the Columbia was again picked, and she won by 10 minutes 33 seconds. Mr. Ashbury protested this race on the ground that the Columbia rounded the mark on the wrong hand, but the committee decided that the rules per- mitted the boats to round either way. A British Victory. The Dauntless was to have sailed on the third day, but, while preparing for the start, some of her headgear carried away, and the Columbia was hurriedly got ready to take her place. Before the day was over the Columbia lost the use of her flying jib and her steering gear gave way. The Livonia won by 15 minutes 10 sec- onds. Two more races were carried out, the Sappho being the American representative in and winner of both the first (or fourth of the series) by 30 minutes 21 seconds, and the second by 25 minutes 27 seconds. The last, or fifth of the match, made four victories, a majority of seven, for the New York boats, but Mr. Ashbury demanded that the other two should be sailed. His letter to the committee met with no reply. 5 Then the challenger claimed the cup. He argued that he was entitled to four of the seven races, thus: Ore, when the Columbia turned the outer mark on the wrong hend; two, when he did beat the Columbia; three and four, when he was ready to sail the sixth and seventh races, and the N. ¥. Y. Cc. put forward no competitor. But he never got the cup. The Canadians Try. A lapse of four years took piace before the cup was next raced for. In 1876, cen- tennial year, Major Charles Gifford, vice commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, headed a syndicate, which built the schooner Countess ef Dufferin, at Belle- ville, Ont., and sent her here, in charge of Captain Alexander Cuthbert, who designed her and owned a large part of her, after having obtained a promise from the N. Y. Y. C. that they would offer but one de- fender in a match of best two out of three races. Commodore Voorhis’ schooner Madeline was the defender. Only two races were necessary. The Madeline won tt2 first on August 11 over the inside course, by 10 minutes 50 seconds, and the second, over a windward and leeward course of forty miles, from buoy No. 5, off the pcint of Sandy Hook, by 27 minutes 14 seconds. In this second race the America went over the course with the racers and beat « (Continued on Seventh Page.)