The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1870, Page 4

A MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB. —s fnanguration Day at the Pimlico Course. twenty Thousand Spectators in Attendance. Whree Capital Races and a Walk Over. ‘Biddy Malone Winner of the Hurdle Race, Preakness of the Dinner Party Stakes and Conductcr of the Mile Heat Race. Baviimone, Oct, 25, 1870, “Baltimore is the third commercial ctty in the Union, sir, the fourth In population, having close on four hundred thougand inhabitants. She has 200 churches, a Peabody Institute, ulne synagognes; the has a monument 180 feet high, the prettiest girs in the world, a good club (the Marylana), and & see. ond class one (the Union), besides the Concordia, for our German feliow citizens, where the best of Rhine wine is drank every night, There is no such oysters so be had on God's footstool as comes out af the Chesapeake from Tangier Souna to Appoquint- mink; and yet, sir, tv 1s only to-day that we are about to inaugurate a Maryland Jockey Club, which we hope will be a credit to our nobie old State, which always gives a democratic majority, Yon, sir, have nad your splendid Jerome Park, with tts great natu- ral beauties and its fall and spring displays of beauty and fashion; but, sir, we shall beat yon yet. The Old Line’s bugie, file and dram suall yet be heard, and to some purpose.”? Thus spoke a testy old gentleman with a heavy watch chain and seal, @ mellow port wine face, and wearing leather stalls, to your correspondent yes- verday morning, as he stood taking Observations on (ho broad stone steps of Barnum’s Hotei, in Calvert street. Just then a hackman turned the corner at a gal- jop—an unusual thing for a hackman to be gullty of—and was hailed by us. “Do you know the way to the new Pimlico Race Course, where the manguration meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club is to be held? Can you take ua there?” said the testy old Baltimorean. “Can a duck swim?” was the interrogation of the over-familiar hackman. “It's ix miles—and good (ong ones at that—from yer to the grounds; bat ye’ll got feei me taking you over {t,”’ he added, We clambered into the hack In @ not very digni- fled manner, and drove by the Battle Monument, astately plic erected by the city government to commemoraic the Leroes who feil in defence of the town in the aitack made by the British in Septem- ver, 1814. The column is surmounted by a statue whicu is Intended to represent the Genius of Baltt- more, grasping with one hand what looked to me like the rudder of an oyster sloop and with the ower holding @ crown of tobacco leaves, these being the two great products for importation from Baltimore, On we went through the quiet streets, all of which have a very clean look, the houses having in most cases stoops of white marble, with three to six steps. The streets in which private residences are located are all well paved, and the sidewalks are ehiefy of brick ana shiny and spotless with con- stant care irom the labor of the colored servants who abound in Balumore. My companion was one of those fine talkative old gentlemen who are to be found everywhere in Baltimore. He had one idea only, and that was that Baltimore was kept in the background by some designing person or persons, wo her great commercial detriment. Furthermore, he believed that the time was now come for her to “get a show." And be believed also that the tn- auguration meeting of tne Maryland Jockey Ciub at Pimlico was to be the means ander Providence of her obtaining the said “show.” He thought that Jones’ Falis, a small stream which runs through and divides the city into the new and old town, had something to do with it, And I think he said some- thing about “Warfleld’s Dam’ and the “speed of the waier” and the “bridge at Evyer street,” and | believe he miormed me that there was a fall of 300 feet iu the Water, Which has a velocity ot twenty-one ities an Lour, apd alter this very abstruse d): ion he dropped hike a lead plummet into rel ° {ali of anecdote—that nd could uot be slut of, scences, He Ww { port wine mag: lor he had no safety valve. “Ah, sir,” said be with a gulp, “Maryland was a great racing State wonst, All around yer we had lots of horses, But we were imposed ‘upon. Yes, sir, Wien a foal was dropped in Maryland what dye think we had to du aboutit? Why, we had to pay a penalty in Virginia for tt. And there Was so much of it that It was customary to send horses to tue State of Virginia to foal. We nad some good race coursesjthere long time ago when I was a boy, Where the monument now stands was all woods, and when I was a schoolboy we used to make up (ghts during the week and go and have them out on Saturdays in Howard's Woods, and many a Meking I got tn those da; ind many a one I gave my old schoolinates, We had plenty of racing tracks, too, but the trouble was they never held out long. There was always some defect tn them, or the wrong parties got hold of them and they feli away. We used w have running aud trotting on one track, but } hope for the sake of horse-racing stock that we will have nothing but running on the Pimlico. Old Martin Potter—who is dead and gone this many a Year—had a track, in 1820, on the Philadelphia turn- pike, th ee miles from Halumore, down where Judge | Sell'lived; and @ pretty place he had, too. Tarn there was the Kendall course, down by the water at Canton. Some good horses ran there. This course lasted until 1540, When It bursted up with a whig ratification meeting and barbecue. Hence Olay aia some talk here, The neXt track was the one which we used to call tho Central track, made by Colonel Seiden, ‘Trifle, a chestnut mare, ran at the Central, and Was a good runner a3 we ever had. Then Colo- nel John Campbeil started a course at Timonium, and had his Herring Ran about seven miles from the city, big horse Wagner run, Jhencamet track, Which was started by Colonel Vamp! pul McUarra along in 1858, | think 1t was. honey, that | nt it’s coming hing bet kuocked Lt ought to I think, for we have { had six ernors of Maryland interested in racing sport, and the President o! the New Jockey Club is Governor Bowie, and he Is just the kind of a man te e hold of such a m J’m sure," said the old timoresn. Lis time the hack had been driven through the best streets in the city, in the dir wid Hill Park, which is now the pride and b all Ballimoreaus; and justly so, The approach to tls grand plutsance is by @ p) © the grand gate, After passing the gate the e counters a row of immense flower pots, on pede: which serve to ornament the entrance, Now we are driving through a wide avenue of spreading elms, white and red oak, larch, pine and air wrees. The trees are lofty, umbrageous and close ps, cl and overhang the paths and tirives on all sides of us, ‘There are 600 acres of timber of the most splendid kind in the Park, This tract of ground was purchased some time ago from a Mr. Rogers, in whose family the ground had remained for tie past two hundred years, at acosyof $1,000 an acre, by the municipality of Baltimore, for the purpose of a public park, and since its purchase it has been beautified very mach and improved. Many of tha trees ure of immense size, and some of the hickories measure nine feet in circumference at the height of tive feet from the ground, while tm one place [ noticed an oak of fifteen feet in circumference. There are secluded dales and valleys and precipit- ons ravines and declivities, all overskadowed by the splendid timber thickiysown, The aurumnal tints have made the foliage beautiful beyond expression for cotor and effect, and in the drives and bypaths the dead leaves lie in heaps like mingled flakes of fying gold. It is through this path that all the teams and equipages dre seen making their way to the race course at Pimlico. No finer drive cap be found anywhere. In the smali and fairylike lakes all kinds of Sanete fowl are to be found swimming and plashing the waters, and among the trees the iustrous eyes of scores of deer peep out from be- tween the lower branckes, glistening like rubles and diamonds of price. After a drive of twenty-five minntes we emerge from the lower gate of Druid Hiil Park, and enter a country road, woll embowerea by trees growing out of high banks on either side, Along this road i saw some very beautiful fir trees, whose wiry foliage was as green'as the bottom of the ocean or an erected and en painted’ a Ttlao® terre ‘al all. the ot ad and placards telling how re- ines Baers ousy tickets, and darki NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ana to biack, are unyoki1 Dee a ate Tt tw all so different from ow seon at North. ern race course; even the sun 18 Warmer and the sir more » Here ee ers and plant country ge ge Har- George, Tall Kent, Carroll, Queens, Mary's, and cit Itimore-—-all come, like the Limeric! boy, ‘‘for to go and see the races.'’ 1¢ 18 essentially & maziand crowd, and ee there are many present from the Eastern shore of Virginia, and from Biue Grass Kentucky and from Delaware, a few from distant Tenn and the samo ‘old heads” and famous and ever to be remembered faces from New York, whose sole thoughts are of pools and the odds and how they may be got and taken, to earn an honest penny. And the crowd ts far more sociable and homelike, and hospitable and jolly than a Northern crowd at a race course. Many, perhaps @ third, of all the young apd able bodied men present to-day wear crape on their coat sleeves in honor of the great soldier Lee, and scores of them have fought and bied in the gray confederate ranks under Bradley Jotnson and Snowden Andrews and in Griffin's Maryland battery, and they ali know Jim Herbert, Colonel Charley’ Marshal and Colonel Peyton, of Lee's old stat’, who are here to-day in the fesh, having es- scaped unscathed after four years of bisody and in- ternecine warfare, The Fifth Maryland regiment of Baitmore t well represented, and the Maryland Club has its quota, who will tell you of the joke played on the colored servants of the club when the war was ended, and the walters were compelled to Wear the rebel gray as # livery, buttons and all, It’s an old story, an epic out of Homer, this story of the lost cause, and all the word has heard it told ere this better than I can tell tt to-day, After passing the main entrance to the track I can See the Weighing stand, an ornamented Kiosk, such 4s can be viewed everywhere in the Paris streets, from which newspspers are vended by toothless old women. Between the weighing stand and the grand stand there are stalls for a thousand cattle, uilt after the worm fence pattern, with a continual line of zigzag stalls in the shape ofa V, ‘These are only used when an agricuitural fair 1s held here on the grounds by the agricultural and mechanical associations of the State of Maryland, to whom the track formerly belonged. The area covered by the track, stables, buildings, restaurants and other accessories is sev- enty-seven acres. ‘The track 1s modelled after that at Saratoga and is one mile long, with two straight stretches of a quarter of a mile each, and two curves of 420 feet radius, The track is au trregalar oval, Atty feet wide in the body and seventy feet in width on the quarter of @ mile home streico, It is well ditched, the bed being of a light red clay and top dressed with sand. Forty-eight acres of the seventy- seven within the enclosure was used in the con- struction of the track, which cost $10,000. The grand stand {ts 280 feet in length, with a fine hail underneath, in which balis or other festivities can be held, thirteen and a half feet high from floor to ceiling, witha large and accessible stairs from the Noor to the seats above. These seats are lon benches with strong backs, the prevailing color o: the woodwork being a deep ijavender relieved with white. The grand stand was erected at an expense Of $29,000, and will seat 4,000 people. There are taree raised platforms fronting the sland equi-dis- tant from each other, which will accommodate 600 persons; but these are an objectiopable feature of the building, as it 13 believed that the people who occupy them when stauding up will obstruct the view of those behind In the grand stand when sitting down. A splendid view of the Chesapeake can be obtained from the grand stand. There isa kitchen at the further oud of the building, lunoh counters, barrooms, a dining room and stands for refreshments, all under the supervision of Reilly, of Eldon Hall, Baltimore, the caterer of the Maryland Jockey Club. There are also shawl and cloak rooms and a retiring room for ladies tn the building. ‘The Club, by act of Legis- lature, is relieved from paying taxes, and as many policemen as are needed the city details durmg the meeting. Artesian wells have been dug on the grounds, and water of an excellent quality 1s furnished for tde use of visitors and the cattle in the stables. There are 300 members of the Jockey Club, nearly all of whom are Marylanders, paying an initiation fee of twenty-five dollars and yearly dues of twenty-five dollars each. ‘The total cost of the grounds was about $125,000. The stables are very weil constructed of frame work, and consist of the Quadrant, West Range, North Range and Middle Range stabies, erected at a cost of about $8,000, The stalls are each sixteen py twelve and a half feet in dimension, There are now in the different stables about seventy horses, many of which are of the beat blooded and racing stock Bt country. ‘ne Maryland Jockey Cinb was organized in June, 1870, from the nucleus furnished by the Agricultural and Mechanical Society, which was then deeply in debt. The State of Maryland subscribed $25,000, and otmey crim $10,000 in aadition. The city of Baltt- more $25,000, The citizens of Baltimore $45,000, and twenty life snbscribers $500 a piece, or $10,000, Mr. Rogers contributed $1,7500f this sum, ‘the land Was purchased at a cost of $333 anacre. ‘The rates of admission are fifty cents entrance atthe gates, one dollar to the grand stand, fifty cents admission for a‘ arriage or other vehicle, and three dollars for single day’s quarter-stretch ticket, or $10 for the meeting. Two meetings will be held each year—a spring meeting in May and June and a fall meeting in the last week of September. A club house will be erected on the grounds at a cost of $6,000, it will be Seen that, as in every large city where a Jockey club hag been’ estabilshed, the course of the Jashionable riding and driving and racing trafiic is westward. Paris and London and New York have their West End or arristocratic quarters, and as at New York so 1t 1s 1m Baluimore, where tne new, nice ue are rendered by the drives and rides hrongh Druid Lili Park, justas in New York, the aristocratic patrons of the turf bave to drive through Central Park to reach the track of the American Jockey Ciub at Fordham. All former racing tracks around Battimore failed because they were located in the east end of the town, where the poorer classes have habitations, The principal racing stables of the country are ed at Pimlico track at preseat. Among ention— zart, Girl of My Heart, Nut- f Rosa Bonheur aud Nanuwe O'Donnell’s Judge Edenton and Richard B. Connolly, John Franklin’s Lady Petry. W. R. Babcock’s Heimbold, Conductor and ch. c. Doctor, thr pars old. Carroll & Cour’s Ortolan. Mr. Henry 2. Maynoth’s Susan Ann, bay three years old. Mr. Gamble’s Prophet, Jr., by Prophet. Captain Moore’s McCloskey and Foster, Mr. John Merryman’s Major and Ensign. Thomas W. Dosweli’s Miday, Edus, Eeliptic and Abdel Kader, Captain Beicher’s Haywood. Joseph Donohue’s (New York) Biday Malone; Gatt- ney & Tuliy’s Dennis Burns, by Lightning. Dr. Thomas A. Lynch’s bay colt Stanley, by St. George, dam Kate Sovereign, by imp. Sovereign. r. H. Sanford’s Stumps, three Jurtis, by Lexington, dam filly, Leal; Madame Dudle, by Flying Dutchman ington out of Bay Le: A. Keene Richards’ Sue Dougherty, 8. m,, four year old, by Imp. Mickey Free; Lida Grisson, three year oid, by War Dance; Carrie Atherton, five year old, by Lexington; Buckshot, by Knight of St. George, dam Mary Cass. J.J. O’Failon’s Governor Bowie, ch. ¢., by imp. Lemington; Plantagenet, six year old, ch. horse, by Planet; Alta Vela, b.f. by Vaudal, dam imp. Fi ree. Mr. Cowan’s Paday Whack. J. T. Prestou’s Lothair. bay filly, by eakness, bay © ington, dam i, by Lex- Stanley Rogers’ Hanover and bay mare Grace, py Lightfoot, August Retmont’s ch. f. Finesse, by Lexington, out of imp. Fil by Sto Kingfisher, by Lex- Ww ington, dam Elthune Lass; Glenelg, b. c., by Citadel, dam Bapta, by Kingston. . Colonel McPantel’s Oysterman, Jr., by Oyster- man; Henry Bassett, 8. s., wo year old, by Lexing- wor, dam Canary Bird. Governor Bowie's My Maryland, ch. f., by Brown pe Hilarity, St. Patrick and fLegatee, four years old, Peter R. Davis’ six year-old son of Planet, out of Gibbon, by Red Eye. The great race to-day was for the Dinner Party Stake—one of the jargest sums of money ever put up on a course, orfeits of $500 each for horaes that di In August, 1808, a party of eight or (igh sapere met at dinner by invita- tion of Mr. M. H. Sanford, the well known turf patron, at Leland’s, at Saratoga, and it was during dinner that the stake was proposed at first at $5,000 each, which was gradually reduced to $1,000 for each entry. The stake was propesed by Mr. Sanford, to wiiom the credit must be given of this magnificent entrance money. A written agree- ment was made by all present representing stables, of which the Sollowing is a correct copy, of the “Dinner Party Stake,” for wich thirty horses were formally entered:— SARATOGA, Atiguat 10, 1863. At th to run a aweepstakes in the fall of 1870 s then three years; dash of two miler aif forfeit ; to be called the "Dinner Party Stakes” ;to Ue rin over a course te be bulit im or near , e governed by tl Ame! Jockey Cinb, a romana oid age Bowle & Hall's ch.{f. My Maryland, by Bri Fanny Mealliner, by UiMéera, ibe om rs M. Hi. Sanford’s b. c. by Lexington, dam Bay Leaf, ‘ames J. 0’ Fatlon’s ch. c. by Leam! jogion, dam Uadine, by Eclipse out of Heonle Furrow. Tnirigue, by Balrownle out of Jeunie Rose. R. W. Camerons’ brown filly by Leamington, dam Jerusa- lem by Jericho, ison & Crawfords’ brewn colt by Censor out of The Gtoamin’, By consent of the parties the public, entries to be made to Messrs. Bowle & Uali, address to the Subscription rooms, A. J. C., 920 Broadway, New York. THIRD RACE—THE DINNER PARTY STAKES. Dash of two miles, for three-year-old colts and dliles; $1,000 entrance, halt forfeit. NOMINATIONS. 1, Moore & Qoffee's ch. o. by Lexington, dam Laura, by imp. Leviathan. 2, Moore & Coffee's ch. c. by Lexington, adam Verona, by ip. Yorkshire. 8, John Hunter's ch. f. by imp. Balrownle, dam Jennie Kose, by imp, Glencoe. 4 Joseph MoConnell’s br. c. by Lexington, dam Lilla, by imp, Yorkshire, 6 di McConnell’s b. f. Aune Mace, by imp. bove stake is open to Leamin: dam Laxemburg’s dam, by Lexington, 6. M. H. Sanford’s b. c. Preakness, by Lexington, out of Leaf. 1. M. H. Sanford's b. f. Grecian Bend, by Lexing- ton, out of Miriam. 6. Jonn ¥, Ohemberiain’s b. f. Susan Ana, by Lexington *0 Koxaus, vy tmp. Chesterfey* 9, John F. Chamberlain's ch. f. Scrang, by Lexing- ton, dam Greek Levies imp. Giencoe. 10. M. A, Littell’s ch. c, by imp. Balrownte, dam ‘mina Johnston, by Union. * 1. Bowne & Hall's ch, ¢. John, Happy. by Brown Dick, dam Sally Wooaward, by imp. Aibion, 12. Bowie & Hall's ch, t. MY Marian, by Brown Dick, dam Fanny McAllister, by 0° 13. A, Belmont’s ch, f. Finesse, by Lexington, out ofimp Filagree, by tock well. 14, A. Beimont’s ch, c. Beverly, by imp. Balrow- out of Maroon, by imp. Glencoe, 15. D. D, Withers’ ob. f, Keliptic, by tmp. Eclipse, out of Nius, by Boston, Denison & Orawford's b. f. by Censor, out of oh Revenue, 11, J. 8. Watson's ch. c. by Prophet, out of Lady Arlt mn, by Arlington. Lea ch f. by imp. Australian, out of ate Hi by imp. Albion, 1. Ae eawee! "gs ch. ¢. Burnbraes, by imp. Bon- ae 6 Scotland, dum Maggie Mitchell, by imp, York- he 20, J. J, O'Fallon’s ch. c. Governor Bowle, by imp. Leamington, dam Undine, bein Yorkshire, 21, baa O'Fallon’s ch. c. Wm. R. Travers, by Un- cle | Vic, dam imp. Sunny South, by Irish Bird. catcher. 22, Jerome Park Home Stable br. c. by Trovatore, dam Cyclone, a Vanaal. 23. A. K. Richards’ and John Kilgour’s bh. c. War Path, by War @ance, dam Glycera, by imp. Sov- ereign. 24" Keen & Grissom's ch. f, Lida Grissom, by War Dance, dam Mary Cass, by Whalebone. 25. I’. Morris’ ch, c. by imp, Ectipse, ont of Hennie Farrow. 26, F. Morris’ barity. 27, F. Morsis’ ch. f. by imp, Eclipse, out of Mollie Jackson. 28. R, W. Cameron's b. f, by imp, Leamington, out of Jerusalem, 29, Dr. Weldon’s ch. ¢, by Lightning, dam by tmp. Yorkshire, 30, Denison & Orawford’s ch. c. by Censor, out of The Gloamin’, by imp. Glencoe. ‘The followmg pools, sold last evening at Ratme’s Building, in Baltimore street, by Dr, Underwood and Jim McGowan, Will exhibit the opinions of the Baltimoreans on the different horses. Some of the well known Baltimore sports thought that the pool selling Was a sort of keno with a Christian name, as they had never witnessed It before, HURDLE RACK t% by imp. Eclipse, out of Bar- 100 100 100 06 67 60 66 65 7S 60 RIY STAKE. 350 810 520 100 60 8640 1b 10 35 60 20020 6 1 50 40 «40 6 6 30 2 30 10-20 Preakness... 2h 20 is 5 30 Susaa Ann. w 6 6 56& 10 MILE MEATS. Lady Petry 50 65 50 60 Mozart... Bo 83 85 Conductor . Td ot Ww 20 Denis Burns. 5 5 _ _ Ortolan.... 10 10 19 20 Hilarity 10 5) Ensien..... 6 62 2 23 Hanover . 6 8J e The Racing. ‘The meeting to-day at Pimlico has never tad an equal in the Southern States, and its success 1s be- yond all the expectations of those who have so bril- lantly projected the Maryland Jockey Club. In the field there were hundreds of teams, and below the quarter-stretch six or seven hundred carriages, drags and other turnouts; and on the grand stand and quarter-stretch, and in the fleld, with those who clustered on the surrounding banks, there were at least twenty thou- sand people of both sexes, There was a most daz- zling display of toilets, and enough of the Maryland beauties were present from Baltimore and Ita vicl- nity to consolidate all the jockey clubs in America, and the interest and excitement displayed during the racing by the three or*four thousand ladies present were the most intense ever witnessed at a similar scene, The President of the Club is Oden Bowie, Governor of Maryland. The programme announced four races, three of which came off, the other being @ walk over on the part of Mr. Sanford’s bay filly Stamps for the for- feit money of the ‘match between her and Messrs, Denison & Crawford's brown colt Narraganset. ‘The other three races comprised a hurdle race, the Dinner Party Stakes and mile heats for three-year-olds. All thé favorites were beaten, and the “talent” had a reverse—Oysterman, Jr., firat, Foster second and Lady Petry third. Oysterman, Jr., seemed to have no run in him after he had gone a mile, and it appeared as if he was sulking as ho passed the stand the first time, and many attributed his defeat to being overworked on the new track, which was very heavy when the horses came here and has continued so up to to-day. it 1s, however, improv- ing fast and will be agood track before the meeting isover. Thetime made in alithe races will appear slow for such horses, but that will be explained by the heaviness of the course, The Dinner Party Stakes, two miles, for three- Year-olds, $1,000 each, $500 forfeit, had a field of seven out of the thirty entered. Preakness, by Lexington, out of Bayleaf, and own brother the good race horses Bayflower, Bayswater ‘acon, paywoou and Bayonet, had ney before started. He belongs to Mr. Sanford, who was one of the original getters up of the stake, He was expressly reserved for it, and was trained by William Hayward, under the supervision of Mr. Sanford himseif. He was also ridden by Hay- ward, and with much judgment and patience, From the qualities displayed by the other horses of bis great ranning family he had ail along been regarded @3 likely to be very dangerous by good judges. But he fell lame at Saratoga, and, as his work was stopped, it was alinost universally thought that he would be short of work. Hes a very powerful colt, somewhat coarser about the neck than his brother Bayonet, but witn capital quarters and shoulders and strong racing points, He looked big, especiaily about the neck. Mr. San- ford did net back him, and in the betting he sold very low, yet he ran like a race horse when the critical moment came, and won by above a length. Eeliptic, by Eclipse, out of Nina, by Boston, was bred and is owned by Major Thomas Dosweil, of Virginia, She was nominated by Mr. Withers. She is a hand- some chestuut filly, with good potuts, and ran a fine, game race. She had mavy friends, and came near winning tho money. Foster is @ chestnut colt, by Lexingion, out of Verona, by Yorkshire, He was beaten in the Belmont Stakes and the ‘Travers Stakes b Kingfisher, but at the fall meeting at Jerome Park won the Lambard Stakes in tine style and with apparent ease, So much Was this the case that most people regarded this race as almost a certainty for him, and he was freely backed at the extravagant odds of two and three to one against the fiel e looked weil, though lighter than he had been at Jerome Park, where he won; but he showed no speed in the race, and when they had gone a mile and a quarter he began to fail off, and, after being well near the front, became fifth. Yet he struggled honestiy, and stand- ing a long drive finished third at the girths of Leliptic, He was evidently of, and Captain Moore atiributes it to his having been compelled to gtve him strong work in sti! mud after his arvival at the new course jast week. We have no doubt that this conclusion is correct, Susan Ann is a strong, good-looking bay filly, by Lexington, out of Roxana. She rau much better than most people believed she would and fnisned at Foster's shoulder. Finesse, the chestnut fiily, by Lexington, out of Filigree, by Stockwell, was beaten by Foster, and came in last 3; but ‘she then had a cough, and she has no deubt improvea, for while she could thea go about a mile with Foster she was well ac the front In fhis race for nearly a wile anda half. She isavery handsome, bioodlike filly and fast. She was in some pools’ as gvod a favorite as any, with the exception of Foster. Lida Grissom is @ chestnut filly, by War Dauce, out of Mary Cass. She had many backers, but met five better than herself to-day. “My Maryland, by Brown Dick, out of Fanny McAllister, was not sold, except in the field. She made the running in front for about a mile, and her position pust the balf mile in the first mile, where she held good lead, elicited many plaudits from the Jadies and & rousing cheer from the gentlemen of Maryland. The result of the race was a heavy blow to the backers of the favorite, and a great stroke of luck for ihose Who had bought W/reakness for a mere song, The third race was a very interesting event, there being eight starters, ‘The race was won by W. H. Babcock’s chestnut colt Conductor, after three neats, Ortelan taking the first. The following are the details of the racing:— THE FIRST RACE, ‘This was ahurdie race for all ages, over eight hurdles, weiter weight: 5,000 to the winuer, to the second horse. The entries were McDaniel’s bay horse’ Gysterman, J Mr. Donohue’s bay mare Biddy Malone, ~ the former carrying 146 pounds and the later 129 pounds. Oysterman, was @ great favorite at the start. They had en send-off, and the mare 4000 cut Out the work, going over the first hurdle, which was statoned fifty yards from the stand, two lengths ahead of Oysterman, Jr. Going areund the turn the latter closed up, and they ran nose and tail to the second hurdie, which was situ- ated on the back stretch, a ttre the quarter vole. Both of the horses prettily, and, ranning rapidiy down the buckstretch, took the third hurdle atthe hali-sovle pole in gal- lant style. ‘They then hada clean run around the torn and up the homestretch, where the fourth hur- die was stationed, Biddy Malone stil showing the way. When they leaped this hurdle ana ap- proached the stand Oysterman, Jr., began to fall oi as if he was in trouble, although we thought that he was taken with a fit of the suiks, as we had seen him at Jerome Park stop in the steeple chase which dately took place there. He fell off badiy and was six lengths behind Biddy when she passed the Stand, and further stil behind her when she flew over the fifth hurdic. From there to the end Oyster- man, Jr., had no chance. He seemed to labor in bia runting and falter at the hurdies, Biddy Malone came kome @ Winner by 100 yards, making the dis- tance ik 4:001,. The following is a SUMMARY, HUPDLE RACE VOR ALL AGES—$5,000 to the wine Ner and $32,000 to the second horse; weiter weights; over eight hurdies; two miles, J. Donehue entered b. m. Biddy Malone, by Star Davis, dam Olio, 6 years old, 139 Ibs...... D, McDaniel entered b. bh. Oysterman, Oysterman, dam by imp. old, 146 lbs... Tey “by Phit Brown, 6 years weed "ime, 4: ‘This race was followed br the gallop of Stamps around the course for the forfelt from Narra gansect, She ran fast from the stand, and kept up a merry pace for # mile and a halt. THIRD RACH. HH ‘This was the Dinner Party Stakes, a dash of two miles, for three-year-olds, $1,000 entranoe, haif for- teit, Of thirty entries seven only came to the post, ‘These were Moore & Coffee's chestnut colt Foster, Lexington, dam Verona; M. H. Santord's brown colt Preakness, by dam Bay Leaf; A. Bel- mont’s chestnut filly Finesse, by Le: dam Filigree; T. W, Doswell’s chestnut illly Ecliptic, by Ann by Lexington, dat Roxana; Keeue % ‘Gris: mn, by iy yu ; Keene ris- son's ‘chestuu "tly Iida Gri Dance, dam Mary 8 chestnut pt ri Maryland, by Brown Dick, dam Fannie ter—as fine a looking field of three-year olds as ever cane to the post in this country. After one false start the horses got away toa nice start, My Maryland enh, Finesse sec- ond, Lida (irlason third, Keliptic fourth, Foster fifth, Susan Ann sixth and Kness seventh. As vbey ran around the turn My Mary- land showed them the way, Fincsse sec- ona, Foster third, Kcllptic fourth, Lida Grisson ffvh, Susan Ann sixth and Preakness geventh. They passed the quarter pole in this way, and when they got on the backstretch Foster went up and took sides with Ecliptic, My Maryland sul in front, Finesse second, Lida Grisson filth, Susan Ann sixth and Preakness seventh— the latter three strung out several lengths apart. On the lower turn Maryland jed one length, Finesse second, Foster third, Keltptic fourth, ‘Lida fifth, Susan’ Ann sixth and Preakness seventh, Coming up the homestretch to the stand some changes took place, Finesse running to the front, passing under the string at the com- pletion of the first mile a neck in front of Foster, who was half alength ahead of Ecliptic, My Mary- land having fallen to the fourth place, Susan Ann fifth, Preakness sixth and Lida Grisson sev- enth, Going around the upper turn Susan Ann ran into second place, Finesse sul lading, Foster third, the others as before. Passing the quarter pole a general change was maniiest tn the position of the horses. The rear horses began to move up to the front, and Foster, the favorite, was fifth at the haltnille pole, Mr, Sanford’s Preakness was going with a rush through tbe others, and before he was around the lower turn he held the second place; Ecliptic was leading, Susan Ann third, Finesse fourth, Foster filth, Sty Maryland sixth and Lida Grisson seventh. Coming up the home stretch for the finish, Preakness, on the extreme outside, out- ran Ecliptic and landed a winner under the wire by u good length, Ecliptic second, two lengths in front of Foster, who was @ neck in advance of Susan Ann; the latter a length ahead of Finesse, Lida Grisson sixth, My Maryland seventh. Time of the race, 3:47)¢, which was capital time for so heavy @ track, ‘The following is & SUMMARY. DINNER PARTY SfakEsS—For turee-year-olds, of $1,000 entrance, half forfeit, two milies, closed with thirty entries. M. H. Saniord’s br. c. Preakness, by Lexington, aam Bayleaf,.. see tereceesreces - 1 T. W. Doswetl’s ch, f, Eeliptic, by Eclipse, dam IDB sees aces eese +e a3 sa esecescesseses! & Moore & Coffee's ch, c. Foster, by Lexington, dam Verona. Sees seceasnsaurepesnens,. 8, H. P. McGrath’s b. f, Susan Ann, by Lexington, dam Roxana .. sesseescssessccrnesses ff August Belmont’s ch. f. Finesse, by Lexington, dam Filligree.... pA cotee B Keene & Grisson’s f. Lida Grisson, by War Dance, dam Mary Cass 6 Governor Bowie's ch. 1. My Maryland, by Brown Dick, dam Fanny MCAMISU#CL.....00.eeseeree cere ‘Time, 3:47 34. THE CLOSING EVENT of the dav was the mile heat race for three-year olds, This brought to the post E. 8. Rogers’ chest- nut colt Hanover, by Planet, adam Lucy Haxall; 'e Babcock’s bay colt Conduetor, by Australian, dam Nettie Viley sar. M. Hall’s chest- nut colt Ensign, by Eugene, dam La Rose; Gathey & Tulley’s gray colt ennis Burns ronuay Charette), by Li Aentning, dam Lorette; Jovernor Bowie's chestnut filly Hilarity, by Austral- tan, dam Hilario; Bacon & Holland’s chestnut colt Mozart, by ‘Australian, dam by Lexington; John Hinchman’s brown filly Lady Petry, by Lexington, dam Ansel’s Dam, and Carroll & Cours’ brown colt Ortelan, by Doneratie, dam Canary Bird. Lady Petry was the favorite at about even against the eld, First Heat.—After @ fair start Mozart was first away, Ensign second, Lady Petry third, Conductor fourth, Dennis Burns fifth, Ortelan sixth, sllarity seventh and Hanover eighth. At the quarter pole Ensign was on the lead, Mozart second, Conductor third, Ortelan fourth, Lady Petry fifth, Dennis a , Burns sixtn, Hanover seventh and Mdilarity eighth. When they reached the lower twrn Lady Petry was in front, having run through the others down the backstretch, Orte- lan second, Mozart third, Dennis Barns fourth, Ei sign fifth, Conductor sixth, Hilarity seyenth and Hanover eighth. A merry ran home brought Orte- ie in a winner by a length, Lady retry second, art third, Hilarity fourth, Dennis Burns filth, Conductor sixth, Ensign seventh and, Hanover «is- tanced. Time, 1:493;. Second Heat.—Dennis Burns took the lead, Ortelan second, Hilarity third, Lady Petry fourth, Conductor fifth, Mozayt sixth and Ensign seventh. As they Tan round the guarter pole Dennis Burns opened a gap of three Jengths, Conducter second, Ensign third, Ortelan fourth, Mozart fifth, Hilarity sixth and, Lady Petry seventh. The gray showed the ‘way down tho backstretch,. but when he entered the lower turn he gave up the Jead and fell back. Conductor then ran to the front, Mozart taking second place, Ortelan third, Lady Petry being fourth, Hilarity fifta, Dennis Burns sixth and Ensign seventh. A rattling run ensued up the home- stretch, Conductor keeping 1n front and winning by about two lengths, Ortelan second, Mozart third, Lady Petry fourth, Hilarity fifth, Dennis Burns sixth and Ensign seventh. Time, 1351. Third Heat.—All the horses were now out of the race, with the exception of the two that were in the first and second heats, the rules of the Ameri. can Jockey Cinb governing the proceedings of this course. The start was @ good one, but in & moment Conductor jumped to the front and led one length around the turn. Ortelan, en the way to the quarter pole, ran up to Conductor, and they continued together to the half-mile pole, when Conductor shook himseif loose, At the three-quarter pole they were nose and tail. Ortelan was driven up the homestretch, but Conductor was too much for him, and ran home an easy winner by five lengths, making the heat in 1:55, The following isa SUMMARY. MLE Hears—For three-year-olds, that have not ‘won 4 mile race this year, 100 Ibs. Governor Bowie entered ch, f. Hilarity, W. R. Babcock entered_b. c. Conductor. by Australian, dam Nettie Viley...... 6 1 1 Carroll & Coar entered br. c. Ortilan, by Donerutle, dam Canary Bird........... John Hinchman entered br. f. Lady Petry, by Lexington, dam Ansel’s dam 2 Bacon & Holland entered ch. c. Mozart, by Australian, dam by Lexington...... Burns (formerly Charette), by Ligut- by Australian, dam Hulario...........6 Gatfmey & Tully entered g. c. Dennis ning, dam Lorette.......+.+ sssevee 5 6 LO, F, M. Hall entered ch. c. Ensign, by Eugene, dam La Rose.....+.. E. S. Rogers enterd ch. c. Hans Planet, dain Lucy Baxall ‘Time—1:4934, FLEETWOOD PARK. Opening Day of the October Trot- ting Meeting. Accident to a Driver—The Bay Gelding John ‘Wins the Match Race, and the Gray Geld- ing Jack the Taree Minute Purse. The opening day of the October trotting meeting at Fleetwood Park proved to be extremely satisfac- tory both in the matter of attendance and the cha- Tacter of the amusement offered. The day was lovely and the track In excellent condition. ‘The first event was a match of $500, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, between Alexander Patterson's black gelding Summit and John Mur- phy’s bay gelding Join. The second event was a purse of $500 for all horses that had never trotted better than three tainutes, $300 to the first, $150 to the second and $50 to the third.horse, mile heats, best three tn five, in harness. For this there were entered W. Roden’s bay mare Amanda Park (formerly Juliet), HH. 4. Beach’s gray gelding Jack, M. lL. Watt's brown stailon Independent, S. Trues- deil’s gray gelding Lottery, Jobn Rogers’ | brown mare Pownal Mare, John Murphy's | \ brown gelding James H. Coleman, John Lovett’s chestnut stallion Toronto Chief, Jr.; Plerce Hay- den’s brown geiding M. T. Brennan, Dan Mace’s brown gelding Hank, KE. L. Hall’s bay stallion Lin- colin, W. E. Week's biack gelding Eight Bells and nH, L. Fleet’s gray gelding St. Elmo, Of these there were withdrawn Amanda Park, Inde- pendent, ‘Yoronto Chief, Jr, M. T. Brennan, Lincoln and the Pownal Mare, leaving six startem. The brown gelding Coleman, a long favor- ite among the pool buyers, was distanced in the first heat under circumstances peculiarly annoying. He was driven by John Murphy, who, on the lower turn near the half-mile pole, in attempting to pull him to a trot after he had left his feet, broke the shafts of his sulkey and was thrown to the ground. The horse continued around the track but under the rule pearing upon such matters, was distance’. When this announce- ment was made it calied fortn general sympathy from the spectators for Murphy, as he has been ex- tremely unfortunate with this horse, @ valuable one indeed, during the entire trotting season Dow avout atan ead, THE ‘FIRST TROT, FLeetwoop Pang, Mo 1A, Oct, 25,—Match $500, mile heats, best three in to wagons>— John Murphy entered b. g. John...., Alexander Patterson vik. g. Summit. TIME. First heat. THI a. ‘The black gelding Summit was the favorite before the start and, after the first heat, had many adberents, and not unt!l John had taken the second easily did they belleve 1t possible for the black to be beaten, The follo wing are some of the pools sold:—~ Besore the Start. 100 124 200 80 «85170 » 4 60 4 28 OO THE TROT. First Heat.—Summit had the pole. They got away the third attempt, and John, breaking up on the turn, Summit at the quarter pole, which was passed in forty-one and a half seconds, was five lengthts in advance. Down the backstretch he left his feet and danced so long In the air that John caught him nd was at his slioulder at the half-mile pole, in 1:24, Along the lower turn Summit indulged in a doubie break, and was so unsteady that at the three- quarter pole John had opened an advance of three lengths, which, with another skip and hobble on the homestretch by Summit, increased this lead, and he pen under the wire winner of the heat by five lengins. Time of the heat, 2:63. Second Heat.—Lhe word was given at the second trial with Summit leading haifa length, but on the turn he left nis feet and John went vo the front and at the quarter-pole, passed in forty-two seconds, was ten lengths in advance, Down the backstretch Sum- mit became steady but for an instant only, as he again commenced to hobble and at the hall-intle pole was fully a distance behind. ‘The time to tnat point was 1:24, It was now an easy matter for John, and he swung into the homestretch with the race i hits driver's hand, He jogged home an easy winner of the heat by three lengths, Time of the heat 2:57}. Third Heat.—Alter scort twice they got the word, with Summit leading, but indulging in hus old caper of breaking on the turn, John gave him the go-by and at the quarter pole was ten lengths in advance. Summit's peculiar antics were repeated two or three times on the backstretch, and only when they swung into the homestretch had he be- come steady; but his case was hopeless, as John jogged home the winner of the heat and race by eight lengths. ‘he quarter pole was reached in bird seconds, the half mite in 1:24 and the heat ju 2:54, THE SEtOND TROT, FLEETWOOD PARK, MORBISANIA, Oct, 25—Purae of $500, for all horses that have never trotted bet- ter than three minutes; $300 to first, $150 to sec- ond and $50 to third; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, H. I. Beach entered g. g. Jack... 1 8. Truesdell entered g. g. Lottery 2 Hi. L. Fleet entered g. g. St. Elmo. 8 Dap Mace entered br. g. Hank... 4 W. E. Weeks entered bik. g. Bight Beils John Murphy entered br. g. James H. Cole- ie . a, man . M. Roden entered b. Arnanda’Pa! M. L, Mott entered br. s. Independent John Rogers entered br. m. Pownal Mare.... dr. John Lovett entered ch. 8. Toronto Chief, Jr. dr. Pierce Hayden entered br. g. M. T, Brennan, dr. E. L. Hail entered b, 8. Lincoin. TIME. dr. Quarter, Half. First heat...... Ald dy decond heat... 1:14 ‘Third heat... 1:15 THE RETTING. James H. Coleman, from his recent performances at Prospect Park, was long a favorite, but his driver's unfortunate accident put all his friends in au ex- ceedingly unpleasant position early in the race. The gray gelding Jack then became the favorite over the field atv long odds. ‘he following will give an ex- cellent idew of the estimate placed upon the horses:— Before the Start. James H. Coleman. $100 «©2000 «5150 65 76808 2 6 2 2 2 644 TB Heat, 150 150 200-250 6 sh 408 THE TROT. First Heat,—Fight Beils wa3 on the inside. They ‘Were sent away ou the eleventh attempt, James H. Coleman leading, St. Elmo next, Lottery thi d, and the restin a bunch, On the turn Hank left his feet, as did Coleman, and Jack went to the front at the quarter pole, which was passed in and = three-quarter hogs Ba seconds, James |. Coleman second, Lotte: third and the others at various distances behind. Along the backstretch Jack trotted very steadily, and opening the daylight very perceptibly, was two Jengths the advanced guard at the haif-mile pole, James H. Coleman and Lottery in the same position as noted, with Eigat Bells im the rear dancing in the air continually. The time to that point was 1:14}. On the lower turn James H. Colemsn went into the and and in the efforts of John Murphy, his driver, to pull him back to a steady galt, broke the shaft of his sulkey, which, instantly overturning, threw him out, and the horse, with the shattered sulkey behind him, after runping aniong the leaders for an instant struck a trot and came along to the stand with them without injuring oimself, This ac- cident threw the spectators into a fearful state of excitement, aud in their ignorance of the condi- tion of Murphy, who was seen walking up to- wards the sheds under the grand stand, rushed en masse to meet him, and when they ascertained that he had sustained no vai were greatly elated. Jack came home winner of the heat by three lengths, Lottery second two lengths in ad- vance of St. Kimo, who was one length ahead of Hank. Eight Bellis and James H, Coleman were distanced; and, although in the latter case this was peculiarly unfortunate, the rule 13 explicit in treat- ing of such matters. Time ot the héat, 2°34. Second Heat,—Vhey got the word at the second trial, with Lottery leading half a length, St. Elmo next and Jack and Hank, head and heaq, third and fourth. On the turn St. Eimo made a skip, when Jack, trotting steadily, cut him down, and at the quarier pole, passed ‘In thirty-seven and a half sec- onds, Was on even terms with Lottery, from which point he steadily drew away from ‘him, trotting very finely, At the hali-mile pole, in 1:14, Jack’s ost of honor was two open lengths ahead of Lot- ery, Who was six in advance of Hank, and St. Elmo in ‘the rear, Hank, up to this point, had done a great deal of running. Along the lower turn Lot- tery gathered himself for a final brush, but Jack’s pace was too hot for him and he came home winner ofthe heat by twe lengths, Lottery second, eight lengths abead of Hank, who was two lengths m ad- vauce of St Elmo, The heat was made in 2:3: Third Heat.—The send-off was the best of the day. On the turn Hank leit his feet and fell to jourth place. At the quarter-pole Jack was four- lengths the advanced guard, Lottery second, St. Elmo third and Hank last. From this point Jack was never headed, and he came home winner of the heat and race by one length. The qnarter was made in thirty-seven seconds, the half-mile in 1:15 and the heat in 2:3544. Lottery took second money and St. Elmo saved bis entrance. T0-DAY'S AMUSEMENT. Fleetwood Park to-day wiil offer two attractions, the first being acall race match of $1,000, between F. McCreedy’s bay filly Frisky Jane and Dan Mace’s bay filly not yet named, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. The second event 1s a purse of for horses that have never beaten the first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third, mile Heats, best three in five, in harvess, For this race there are entered M. Roden’s black gelding Prince, W. H. Saunders’ bay gelding Western New York, H. 0. Ross’ chestnut mare New Berlin Girl, John Murphy's bay geiding David Bonner, Dan Mace’s white gelding Medoc, Alex. Patterson’s chestnut gelaing Dreadnaught and C, Hill's gray gelding W. H. ‘Taylor, Last night Messrs. Marshall & Johnson, at Twen- ty-elghth strect and Broadway, sold pools on the latter trot, with the foliowing result:— Prince sooo $08 60. 70 60 70 60 40 46 40 46 20 24 (80 50 8028 23 (84 440 300 ‘Tne Police Commisstoners some weeks ago had under advisement the increase of the force by the appointment of 1,000 additional men; but when President Bosworth came to examine the Jaw critl- cally he was convinced they had not the power to take such action. The necessity for an increase has been established beyond a doubt, and with the present force the Commissioners claim they canuot properiy patrol the city. The have power under the law, it is belleved, to appoint specials, but will not exercise it, It 18 very probable that on the con- vening of the Legislature 1t will be asked to authorize the proposed increase. Meanwhile the Central Office is besieged by hundreds making applications for wf Ainge ag under the impression tat their chances for getting on the force when the increase is made will better 1f they put in early applications. There probably more than 200 LOW awaiting Vacancies, THE BLOCKADE STILL RAISED. ‘The excitement attending the departure of Ger- man steamers from this port is fast abating. Yesterday afternoon, ut two o'clock, the Hamburg steamer Silesia, Captain Trautmann, sailed from her pier at Hoboken and glided down the bay as if the slightest danger was not apprehended. In fact the French crusiers have been frightened from their watchposts below sandy Hook by the late pro- clamation, and it 1s probable they will quietly cast the onus of capturing German vessels on their Irlends across the Atlantic. The Germans declare that France has found it useless to have prizes taken at sea, inasmuch as she must pay for them in the long ran. The Silesia takes out a large cargo and several passengers. ALDERMAN CAIN'S PUNISHMENT. Yesterday, in the Newark Police Court, te Aider- man from the Eleverith ward, Charles Caln, ap- peared and pleaded guilty to the charge of having committed a breach of the peace and was fined ten dollars. He had to leave court and even the City Hall in order to find some one that would loan hum the trife. He was at first di to submit to atrial, but finally, through a fear that the pro- ceedings would be gobbled by the reporters, abane doued We reaolation. RUS IN URBE, Great Sale of Washington Heights Property— ‘Twenty-one Acres for $350,000—Signs of the Times in the Real Estate Market. ———— REASONS, ‘The real estate market yesterday enjoyea a few ture, a rare circumstance in ‘these days of stagna- tion, but one indicating a revival of activity in the speculative interest in real estate, as well as an im provement in the investment demand for New Yor property, ‘The occasion, however, was special im many respects. The property offered for sale 1s situated in @ locality that nas fos @ long time past been reserved from the levelling influence of an auction aud 1s of the quality of preferred even in that section. The site im question 4s Washington Heights, about which something has been said before here, which comprises the region on the west side of the island north of 165th street, and enclosed between the Harlem and Hudson rivers and Spuyten Duyvil creek. The particular location of the property sold is at the crest of that grand ridge which, extending trom Carmansville north to Inwood, is adorned along its summit with some ot the most noble mansions of our citizen aristocracy, RESULTS, The sale comprised twenty-one and one-tenth acres, bounded by Broadway on the east and the Hudson River Ratiroad on the west. It hag bees divided and laid out by William Rumble, Surveyor to the Central Park Commissioners, into seven. teen villa plots and fity-four city lots, as represented on @ map of the property, the villa plots bei designated by the letters A to Q, inclusive. KEac! plot commands a magnificent view of the Hudsoa river, and the plots on the easterly side also com- mand a view of the beautiful valley drained by the Harlem river. Each plot is readily accessible by a private road or drive. ‘fhe six westermost plots front on the River Boulevard, which is now nearly completed up ta 166th street, and which, itis expecied, will be very goon worked through and beyond this land, Twenty-one of the city lots front on Broadway, and the remainder front on a new street about to be laid out by the city, The lines of this street have not yet been legally established, but have been care- fully laid down by the surveyor where they will pro- bably run, ‘These fifty-four lots are all of easy grades, requiring little alteration, and are bounded on the west by a steep, wooded deciivity, the foot of which corresponds with the easterly line of the villa lots. ts ‘The terms of the sale permitted seventy per cent of the purchase money to remain on mortgage. ‘The entire property was disposed of at an aggre- gate amount of $356,026, being an average of $16,874 per acre, THE BIDDERS Tho attendance in the Exchange salesroom during the sale was unusually great for this year, and re- called in a degree the aupesranne of the room for a few months anterior to the collapse in the market tn March, 1863, The circumstance of property of this description being offered for sale exelted a very lively interest amon; capitalists of all prociivities, and many Wall street lights withdrew their efful- gence from “the street,” technically so called, and abandoned their observation of the stock, telegraph and gold dial to watch its progress. The real estate men—that is, those who give a more particular attention to real estate move- ments—were present in force. Among others were noticea Grimth Rowe, W. 0. Giles, Bb, Van Auken, George H. Peck, Samuel T. Knapp, J, Thomas Stearn, B. F. Fairchild, J. E. Leviness representing E, H. Ludlow & Co.; Townsend Connolly, City Cham- berlain Bradiey, Cyrus Clarke, 0. L. Cornish, A. B, Bacon, F. H. Cossitt, John D. Phillips, R, A. Witthaus and A. B, Liscomb. Bidding was prompt and spir- ited, and the auctioneer, N. W. Muller, was kept up to a point of activity throughout the sale that tully taxed even his expertness. AN INCIDENT. The interest in the sale was particularly called out upon the offer of the ‘Broadway lots. The most northerly portion of these lots being much more ele- vated than those lying to the south, were the subject of anxious expectation when they would be reached, and a lively competition was expected in respect to their purchase. The lower lots were sold first, “with the privilege’ af two, four or six lots. When the more elevated ground was reached in pro- gress of the sale the auctioneer announced that he would extend such privilege further by allowing urchasers to take as many as they chose. Among he bidders were Potter Brothers, who are in a speciat manner identified with real estate operations in this section of the city and possess the best information concerning values here, to whom was knocked down the first of these lots at $1,075,and who exctted great surprise by availing themselves of the privi- lege afforded them to take the whole of the balance of these lots at the same price. In explanation of this it must be understood that the previous sales were confined to two, or at mest four lots, and tt waa not thought likely that any greater number would be taken by one purchaser, Messrs, Potter, ap- parently appreciating the advantage of purchasin, at the current prices a plot of the extent preseni land being so much more valuabie when bought in a parcel, saw in this an opportunity of profit- able investment, of which they’ were not slow to. avail themselves. To those di: pointed it can only be sald, ‘better Tek ext time.” ‘Tnis plot, comprising sixteen lots, as Jaid out on the sales map, coniains 60,000 sqaare feet, or twenty-four lots of 25x100, having a frontage of 200 feet on Broadway and the same on the new avenue in rear, A strip of land is to be cut of from the Broadway front of an average ‘epth od fifty-six feet in connection with the widening of Broadway—tne present Kingsbridge road. ‘The Whole cost of the plot was only $17,200, INFERENCES. The success of this sale shows one or two th interesting to property owners on the insua, ix the first place it establishes again, as has been insisted upon by the Heap uuder all circum- stances, that real property on Manhattan isiand is steadily appreciative. No matter wnat incidental influences inay affect the market or what depreciating canses are operated In special locali- ties, first Class property in New York, or at least un» Improved property, can always be sold at an ad- vance upon its previous purchase where ordinary judgment has been exercised in the first investment, exceptional instances to the contrary notwithstand- ing, In regard tothe property more immediately a ed by this sale it shows that lots located in the main thoroughfares, present or prospective, enjoy an advantage over those further removed from those direct limes of travel, and rate correspond- ingly higher in’ the market. ‘Thus, in the sale yes- terday, lots situated on the Boulevard sold higher than other lots of greatcr elevation and enjoying the advantage of superior views. PARTICULARS. The following are the particulars of the sale, con- taining the prices and dimensions of each parcel soid, and the names of the p asers. The map spoken of is the map of the property furnished by the auctioneers:— Piot A on map, 23 lots, Plot B on map, 21 lots, Plot C on map, 21 lots, Plot D on map, 18 lot Plot E on map, 17 lot Plot on map, 16 lots, 765 ft, Eugene Beebe. Plot G on map, 13 lots, 1,702 ft, HD ‘Teliknami Plot H on map, 14 lows Plot Lon map, 18 lots, 1,230 ft, HD Rolph. Plot J on map, 15 low, 1,206 ft, HD Tellknainpp. Plot K on map, 13 lots, 213 Hil) Plot L on map, 1% lots, 672 , Plot Mon map, 20 lots, 2,176'tt, JC Hi Plot N on map, 20 lots, 836 ft, JC Havermeyer Piot O on map, 18 lots, 2051 Tt, J OH: Plot P on wap, 14 lots, 1,170 ft, J © Havermeyer. Plot Q on map, 15 lots, 3,138 ft, J C Havermeye: # lots on Broadway and@ lots on a new street, exch 25x 100, Potter Broa, each 1lot on Broadway and B, P. Fairchild, enc! Slots on Broadway ), W. H. Lester, e: % 2 lots on Broadway and 2 jots on a new wireet, each 25x 0, B. P. Fairchild, each... aig 2iots on Broadway ahd ¥ lots on a new street, each 35x 1,000 euch. 815 Di 100, 4. Heinhard, each no 1lot on Broadway'and lot ona new street, 160, W Hennessy. each .... +. 1,000 1 lot on Broadway and 1 lot on ‘a ‘new street, exch 25x 100, Joseph Potter, each: secre 1,025 1lot on Broadway and 1 I new street, each 26x 100, Joseph Potter, each. + 1,07 4 lots ona new atreet, eacl 455 Goldbacher, each. 455 gene Beede, each 625 EPISCOPALIAN BOARD OF MISSIONS. ‘The second session of the annual Board was hela yesterday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, in the Church of the Holy Saviour, Twenty-fifth street, near Madison avenue. The church was well filled, and considerable interest was manifested in tne proceedings of the Board, In addition to the bishops present at the first meeting, the Right Reverends the Bishops ot Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Iowa and Nebraska were in attendance. The Right Rev. Bishop of Illinois resided. Reports from the Misstonary Bisho) he Territories and China were read and referred toa jal committee. ‘These reports demonstrated that the Board has done a vast amount of missionary work, and its sphere of action has only been limited for lack of tunds. A series of resolutions were passed, and gave rise to antmated discussions. At one o'clock the Board took a recess of half an hour. The Right Rev. Dr. metre Bishop of Loi Island, proposed that the following resolution passed at the lust annual meeting should again be adopted:— That the bishops of our several dioceses be respectfully asked to call the attention of their clergy,ta the necessity of arousing the parishes to a more generous Kupport of our domeshc and foreign missions, and to use, a8 their agents Mie 4 lots on a new atreet, each 25x15, M 4 lots on a new atreet, each 25x135, E ‘and instruments for the diffusion ot information an awakening of interest, the members of the Board of sions for their respective dioceses. After ay ra animated debates, in which Bishop Littlejohn, Rev. Dr. Potver, of New York; Rey. Dr. Twing and the Bishops of Penasyivania and New pads took prominent parts, ‘the resolution waa carried, ‘The Board postponed a vast amount of other bunt- ness, and adjourned at top o’olock P. M.