The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1871, Page 6

6 THE ANURICAN JOCKEY CLUB First Day of the Spring Meet- ing at Jerome Park. A FETE D°ETE. Brilliant and Fashionable Attendance and Glorieus Sport. Who Were There and They Wore. FOUR CA What PITAL RACES, Chillicoth> the Winner of the Fordham Stakes, Harry Bassett the Belmont Stakes, Ham- burg the Two Mile Dash, and Oyster- man, Jr., the Steeple Chase. A cloudless sky, without a speck to dim its azure depths; clear, keen, bracing air, with a spice of the | North to ruMe it; an endless, turbulent stream of equipages, to which all “horsefeshdom” seemed to be yoked; all the belles of a great city, arrayed in the modistes’ best style; a blu overhanging a ace course and crowded with the wealth and fashion of the metropolis; another bluff outside the precincts of the course, and still more densely peopled with the hard-handed men of Manhattan; every part of the intervening ground dotted with carriages and excited groups of sport devo- tees; now and then the clang of a bell, the waving of a flag and a@ rash of contesting horses— Buch was tbe scene at Jerome Park yesterday, or, rather, a few of its myriad features, Seldom, if ever before, did a meeting of the American Jockey Club commence under such favorable auspices, The clerk of the weather, for once, forgot his spite, aud @ lovelicr day could not be wishea for, The Jerome Park races have pow taken such a fast hold of the metropolitan public that they are looked forward to auxiously every summer and fall as the great fas year. The arrangements are of the most extensive and complete character, and satisfactory withal. In the vast crowd that was present yesterday— and its name was legion—we di not see or hear of a soliiavy case of disturbance, Every year shows progress and keen tact in the management of these ra so that now everything is as smooth and pleasant as if there was but a family party present. The American Jockey Club can now claim the first position among the sporting organizations cI the world for order, regularity, en- joyment and promoting a widespread desire for the Sports of the turf. Even the world-renowned Derby, the Oaks, the St. Leger or the Goodwood in England, or the celebrated meetiags that took place when France w above tue brilliant and interesting scene that took place yesterday at Jerome Park. The location is unsurpassed, and the drive from the city through the Park, aloug the Bloomingdale road, across Macomb’s Dam and on Central avenue is the fnest | probably in the world, The Park looked its prettiest yesterday, as ifit ‘Was conscious of being placed on special luspection and was resoived todo ns best. The trees nodded @ welcome as the swift equipages passed along, and the fowers scemed to have put on extra charms, | like a young maid in her teens on the | evening that the young man 1s expected, The jake shone brighter — than ever in the rays of the noonday san, and hundreds of cuildren sporied ou the velvety lawns, The large:t fuveral procession ever known would not equal the line of velucies of all kinds that crossed Macomb's Dam in decorous order, with a — torced solemnity. Beneath them, fa Harlem river, were dozens of small boats, darting hither and thither, as if 1m pure enjoyment of the scene, and even onthe usua satnrnine faces of the blue coated guardians of the bridge an occasional sme ditted at intervals, And though the entre drive was an unbroken stream of carriages, tribu- tries flowed into it from every bosteiry on the way. Long before the races commenced the grand stand was thickly dotted with early arrivais and the field Dehind it was a seemingiy inextricable tangle of cardages, In fac, the world and his wife and ali the other members of the family were oo band to do honor to the occasion. ‘The sight was a glorious one, particularly to those who take a pride an the great metropolis, as it was @ proosthat New York, with being the commercial city par exrcevience of America, 18 also the centre of fashion, intelligence and refinement, It was a glorious one, in the Droader sense of the word, as It showed to the visit- ors from kingly realms that @ repuplican city can put on gorgeous aitire as well asif there was a crowned master aud his court to order it. The centre of this revolving circie of fashion, beauty and brilliancy ts THE CLUB HOUSE. A walk around the veranda yesterday would have made Dane, Fashion herself envious and caused Cytherea to abdicate her throne. ‘There they fat—the belles of Manhattan--promenaded, chatted, laughed, staked gloves, neckties, fans, every teminime fancy, on the race, chilied their pretty lips with ice cream and champagne, and warmed them again by the exercise implied ia the words “Oh, I've 80 much to tell you; listened to the strains of the Fort Hamilton band, or the niore welcome music of the warning bell for the race; smiled sweetly on their attendant cavaliers and many others besides: imdul.ed in quiet and ely giances at cach other's toilets, and inguived at times anxiously whether heir favorite hovee's ridey had a maroon jacket or Was in blue, This question of the colors of the riders seems flways tobe @ puzzier to tne fatr sex. They can tell you every possibie shade of a changeable silk, but it beats them to discover on a racecourse the diference between drab aud drab with green sash aud sliver gray and white stripes. WHAT THEY WORE. edin a corner of the piazza was a stately of truly regal appearance. Her dress was ol two shades of brown, the underskirt being the darker of the two, trimmed with five narrow Dounces, edged with white lace. The overskirt was of striped material, trimmed with a broad Vand of brown silk, edged with lace, and an elegant tringe of alight shade of brown. The out- side garment was a loose jacket, somewhat of the | Watteau shape, A round hat, trunmed with two shades of brown to correspond with the dress, sat on her golden hair. Near her stood a tall, slight girlin a dress of « peculiar bright shade of green. Jt was trimmed with pink, and on the anderskirt was a deep flounce, faced at ihe top with pink, triple box piaits showing the tacing of the pink silk, The outside garment formed a tight corsage and a very long overskirt, looped up on both sides and trimmed with plaiting of silk-edged black lace, A split swaw round hat completed this remarkable toilet, Two young girls are promenading on the piazza, engaged In animated conversation, the subject of Which appears to be the merits and demerits of a young Man with an incipient mustache, who has Just quitted them for the graud stand. One is dressed iu a mauve sik and black cashmere dress, @ Very pretly combination, the underskirt bein formed of light shade of mauve, trimme With Darrow founces, edged with white lace, aud Tue outside garment being of elegant black cash- there, trimmed with black and White lace, and eracefaly looped up at the back witha broad sash Ol tnauve slik. The o'her Jady has a black and white suit, the underskirt being of black velvet, trimmed with Nounces of ihe same, and the outside rment Of whie silk serge, rimmed with white | acc. itere comes Mile, Christine Nilsson, leaning on Judge stougition’s arm. She is very platniy but | neatly atured. ‘The suit was ashes of roses silk, the | Coderskirt being ornamented with very small | x #, and the large, iull overakirt grac oped up. A short jacket and a black lace with beautiful wild dowers, completed lonable and enjoyabie events of the | under imperial rale, cannot be placed | | chip, ornamented with a searf of gray crépe de | | collars and the trouble of | | basque, and the requisite 1 | Short | Juoge Stoughton, ha NEW YOKK HERALD, lovely toflet of the most delicate green fase | de Chamvery, dainty embroidered writ while } are erites ‘with great, golden hearts, These rdered and formed the headings to the flounces, which reachei midway to the waist, finished the overskirt and seemed to sastain the high loopings and ornamented the stylish basque with 118 floating sleeves, The gxguisite chapeau rong we it ghet eis, beaulid as a drealn, inade in diapharious gauze of the color of the dress, arranged in one rge pull, which seemed to be crushed by the gar- lands of Marguerites which passed across the top and twined about the long Moating vell of gauze. Near by the eye rested, literally rested, on one of those subdued, cool-looking costumes of grisailic silk, garnished with fuil feathered ruchings, looking like rampled plumage, and black and winte lace most artistically disposed 50 as not to show too much of the white, ‘ne skirt, a demi-train, was bor- dered with @ deep founce of a most anigue design, attached in clusters of three broad box plaits, the intervening plain spaces cut down ina polated shape nearly to the edge, and ornamented with fringed tulip bows of the matertal, The head- ing to the flounce was ieathered ruching. ‘The tu- nique, trimmed with lace and ruching, had a draped apron, the back disposed in those graceful loupings which require an artist’s eye and fingers to arrange. But the decided novelty of the costume was the basque, This had a sort of waistcoat front, was cut high on the hips, the centre of the back jorming a uny, plaited postill on—almost an apology for one— while the side forms were continued tn a sort of sash shape, and tied just below the postiliion, The gar- niture corresponded with the reat on the dress, and barbes of white and black lace, ted In careless bows, ornamented the shoulders and the front of the watst. Gypsy of white chip, (umimed with black lace and tea roses, A toilev in blue and gray lent an additional charm toa tall, graceful blonde. Its very simplicity ren- dered it distingué. The skirt was in blue poult de sole, that lovely shade which is neither light nov dark; arather long demi-tralu, without any garoi- ture, excepting a very heavy gray cording on the edge. The casaque Of gray crepe “e chine, cut in the polonaisé si; i¢ in front, the back continued for a short distance below ig Walst like a rouad ulineas for thé tong, Tull skirt, imparted by deep plaits laid underneath at each seam, was simply hemmed on the bottom aud draped Mgh on the hips by long, graceful joops and ends of narrow biue gros grain ribbon fastening it allthe way down the front, placed on the piaits In the back, and ornamentiag the shouidersa, ‘The jauaty gypsy, witnont strings, Was a meiange of gray crepe de chine, blue ribbon and blah roses A stately dame was attired in a robe of rich green poult de soie, the demu-train skirt ornamented on the bottom with half medallions of pufied silk piaced at intervals, surrounded by black thread ace placed on white, These medallions, oval in shape, Were continued up each side of the apron, which ‘was ornamented with rows of black lace placed over white disposed in a circular form, headed with full rnchings of green silk. The corsage, which was partially hidden by an exquisitely tine Chantilly shawl draped from the shou:ders, had a postillion back and was garnished with lace to match the skirt, the chapean of white chip, trimmed with a profusion of black lace and trating sprays of ivy. A lovely toilet, in consonance with the bewitching veté of the youthful wearer, was in plain French gray organdie, the skirt bordered wiih a narrow Eilt-plaited flounce, over which was a deep flounce, edged with narrow Valenciennes lace, and at- tached s0 as to form its own heading of @ narrow frill, also edged with Valencienn: ‘This founce was ‘gracefully festooned with care: less loops and bows of pale rose-colored gros g' ribbon, The overskirt, which must bave been very long and exceedingly (ull, was finished with a double frilling, edged with | the back very bouf- fant and the sides coqnettishly relieved by broad rose-colored sashes depending from tne waist, confiniug the apron in the gracetul drapery so becoming to slender figures. The sieeves were formed of a succession of pus to the cibow, finished with @ broad frill trimmed with Valen- anes lace and looped on the inside with a rose- colored bow, disclosing the dainty arm half hidven by a delicate drapery of lace. The cor. sige was completed “by a fichu trimmed to match the overskirt, the back laid in plaits, confined by loops of ribbon, descending to the waist, and the long, sash-shaped fronts crossed and carelessly tied behiad, not at the waist, but be- Jow, on the tanigue. A broad-brimmed hat of white chine and blush roses and buds, crowned this most exquisite toilet. A dsiingué costume in black gros grain, notice. able the artistic disposition of the garniture -= lack lace over white silk, fringed on the edge and featheret ruchings of the two silks combined, fhe ruching headed the unique flounce on the unéer skirt, surmounted tue lace on bouifant overskirt, and On the stylish basque, which was an innovation on the prevailing style, being minch longer to iront than behind. A gay carriage wrap in Alge- rienne stripes carelessly thrown over one shoulder gave the requisite point of color, and the biack and whiie lace bounet was ornamented with great, laugulshing erimson roses, A costume in Gera imperial serge had the skirt ornamented with a series of folds of the material edged with tiny fods of brown, the golden brown which’ biends 60 charmingly with écra. Tie same style of gar- nitare was disposed en fab'e, the graceful Ppolonatse open in front, trimmed to match and worn without any looping a at the sides, where the plaits were sustained by latge brown buttons Authough aim Quaker-like in its de- sign, this costume was just suited to the wearer. a petite braneve, who would undoubtedly impart dis- Uxction to the plainest toilet. Many were the javuty jackets of cashmere—black, brown, purple aud scariet—embroidered in various desizns and brilliant colors, worn over costiines bewildering i their beauty and variety. Round hats seemed to be in the majority yesterday, and we noticed many black grenadines, trimmed in black and white, and also light sik underskirts. WHO WERE THERE. Amid such a brilliant and ever moving throng It is no eazy task to note Individuals. We give the names of a few that we noticed in particular:— Nilsson, Mr. 8. Platt, Mr. Mrs. Skid Coddington, Commodore Vanderbiit, Senator Field and lady; Colonel Hall, of ‘ort Hamilton: | Leonard Jerome and party, W. tl. Vanderbilt, Mrs, Clase, Mr. Lloyd Pheme, Mr. Duncan, Theodore Moss and tamiiy, Judge Manson ani tady, Mr. Emmett, Mr. Travers and laay, Mr. Darling, Mr. Griswold, of the Filth Avenue Hotel; Mr. August Belmont and lady, Mr. ‘irs. Lewis G. Morris, Mr. J. G. Heckscher, Mr. GC “‘anshaw, George, Pierre and Louis Lorillard; Hosea B, Perkins, Mr. R. W. Cameron, Mr. William Constable, Dr. Jackson, of Washington Heights; Mr. John Hunter, Governor Bowle, of Maryland; General Butord, of Kentucky: Mr., Mrs. and Miss Barlow; Senator Bayard, of Delaware; General Dick Taylor, Mr. J. Fe Stone, Mi? Curplin, ex-Mayor Guuther, Colonel Frank E. Howe, Mr. Gray, Mr. Wilham Simmonds and lady, Mr. Mrs. aud the Misses Hlodgett; Mr. Soutter, Mr. P. Van Courtiandt, Mr. Santord, Mr, Wither Mr. John Periey, Colonel Custer, Mr. Frank F THE KNI favored much of the gay throng at the club house, and nearly every sporung gentleman oj note from the South was present. A significant proof of the igh standing of the American Jockey Club was the presence of the representatives of the oldest and most exclusive kaickerbocker families ou the island. and “MY FIRST DAY AT THE RACES." T am a@ buchclor with smalt means, | had never been at te ry but the girl with whon Tam keeping company—she's the dearest girl on earth— insisted that IT shonid take fer to the davs ago, My father was an nd made a large fortune in the some fall of 49 and the spring of '59 selling veer, He had along 1 died untversally respected; but, un+ fortanately for mi, before he died he was busted of all its cash, anorphan. Al present [ara engaged in the humble capacity of a dry goods ars in a broadway store at twenty dollars ek, This 1s not too heavy a load to beur forasalary. My Wash bill 1s two eighty-five a week; 4 good deal goes for dollars. i Julia—shb!s the dearest girl on earth—sald to ma on Wednesday evening (it Was my night onl:— “Billy, my dear, | never have been to the races but once, and that was with Fitz. I'd like to go again, and Saturday ts the opening day, and I have a new dress aud bonnet. Do take nie. Fitz tovK me,” , Now, if there is one man on earth that 1 hate tt is that F He doesn’t wan. to marry Julia no more taan th moon, but he just stays around to aggravate me, because he has some money and doesn’t need to work for his oe He wears better hes than me, too, and I don’t like him for tnat, se agirl likes good clothes; 80 | was pound that Julia should go with me, to make Fitz sick. | dave areputation for horseback riding among the clerks Iu the store, which, to tell the trath, [do not deserve; for | never was on horseback but once in my lite, aud that was when I turned outas Live Indian in @ fantastical company tast Christm: Fitz always rides on horseback, he says, when going to the races—he's heen at the Derby alongside of ihe equipage of his ladylove. 1 had saved up (wo weeks’ salary, and I deter- mined to spend it all, if necessary, 10 outshine ui. Owing to the bother made by my tight-fitting pwing the studs in my shirt bosom it was twelve o'clock yesterday before | was ready, J hang out in a garret in a third-class hotel in City Hall square, and my girl fives in Brooklyn, with pretiy stylish peuple on Brooklyn Helghts, 1 went to a livery stabie dowa town, and putting on all the cheek I could assume I asked for a * dle horse,’ The wan whom I asked for the steed was leaning over @ horse box, with a straw in his mouth, and I ‘hought he looked at mem an offensive manner, He said:— “What do you mean by a ‘aaddie horse?’ Do you mean & good roadster, sound to wind, limb and bys te 8 Not Knowing exactly what to say said “Yes,” faintly. Sa Si He answered :—“Just stick yourself againat that post aud we'll put you through mn a few minutes. J did not like this kind of talk, but in a few minutes the offensive man ied out a great big brute who kicked his hind heels all over the stavle in @ vicious manner. 1 dia not like tt horge very much and I said to the offensive ma: waut a quiet’ horse; one (hat don't kick This left ime on the world, a3 1t were, “Why, blese your heart, he tan't a kicker at atl.” Heve ihe horse reared trightiuily, “He's only #in008in hisself because he kuows he’s goin’ to have r, that’s wll Ble beautiful rider, I give ye me word of honor,” said the stable ima) J felt better, ashe said | was a good rier, and after some diMeulty and with the ati of a chai L & on the brute’s back. As soon as 1 was ou his pack he made a frightful plunge and darted for the door wildly, Istrove to hold him in as well as could, but it was no use and my brand-new silk hat Was banged to pieces. A little boy picked up my hat and demanded fifty cents before he gave it tome. I did not want io dismount again end so I gave tt to him, holding the | horse with one hand and groping successfully 1m my | vest pocket for the fifty cents. ‘two or three other bad boys had collected and they gave me three c’eers a8 Trode out of the stable. One boy cried out, *Lookee here, Jim, at the Prince of Wales on hossback. Aint he nice?” other at the had en od eet ran ALAS Pat at: iké them to the races, and I knew I was late. “Qere wasn’t | any barouches 10 the stables, they had al? been nired | for to-day, 80 at last I thought { would try the coach stand the City Hall Park,where I knew there were always some turnouts standing. ‘There were only two, however, and one had a dirty white lining that I kaew would never do ior Ina. So I tried the next one, said J, “How much wil you charge to take me to the races at Jerome Park and back # “How much willl taker why, DM take twenty dollars; but ye don't want me to carry that wicked looking horse In the barouche, do ye?" I expiaincd to him that 1 wanted to take two ladies in the barouche and that I would ride by the side of it as an escort on horseback. 1 also told him that | thought twenty dollars was too much. He Gnally a-reed to take filteen dollars if I would keep | awav as far as T could from the barouche as ile | “didn’t want the panels kicked In, nohow.’? The other driver was mad because I dtd not take his turnout, and he ballooed out as we drove down to the ferry ann look out for that Lexmaton stal- now him when he wos ina Third ‘Tie bis “S-a-ay, lion, Lused to avenue car, and he wos a werry 'ard case. two fore legs up and he's safe.’ At the ferry I met Julia aud her mother, It was ater one o'clock, and Mes. ¥. looked cross. She had been waiting tn the ferry house an hour by her watch, and she didn’t ke it, and she didn't like my horse; neither did I. te z haces en Fite who Was to nore us, T now | S. Outs Nok hav ENS Waiting in the ferry Toute Balt thd wid tady, Spilefully, Sie never | liked me, Julja’s mother and I did not expect any better, although twenty-three of my forty dollars were already gone, eight fur the roadster and filteen for the barouche. Juila Was in better humor than her mother, and smiled pleasantly at me, but the tnfernal horse began to kick and prance and [nearly fell over lis heck into the barouche, Mrs. V—— sald:—“I think {tt extremely silly, William, that you sh wid attempt to mde such a balky horse as that; he is very, very dangerous, Lum | sure. The driver of the baronche now assumed confi- dental relations with me, and advised that I should not hola the horse’s mouth loovhard, or he might bite his heaa off, Accordingly L let the bit loose, and no sooner liad 1 done that than he went of mo a desperate breakueck canter, until he was stopped by a friendly policeman, “Go into Mercer strect,” said the barouche driver, “and get on the Nicolson pavement. It's a hot day, and it will stick to his feet and tire him out, uw ye can't do nothin’ else. “Yes, Billy, do, Do anything the man says. He knows all about horses, | aim tfraid you may break yout neck,” chimed in Julia—the dearest girl on earih, We got through Mercer street pretty well, as it was not crowded much, and nothing of a violent nature happeaed until we got up in Fifth avenue well, Julia was looking charming and Mrs. V.'s countenance positively simiicd, when all at once my braie, seeing “a watering cart belore | him, vd fail tlt upon” the concern with his head down and carried away the tin spont. A lot of mea who were dawaiing In the window @ chop house were much anused at this outores My brute, and some of them screamed with laughter, whiie my Jutia turned red as @ rose in Jane with shame, and 1 cursed inwardly the horse and the stable keeper of whom he had been hived by ma ‘The driver of tie barouche now charitably c: to the rescue and sald to me:— « There 13 oply Oue thing to do and that Is to get of that horse and get tuto tae barouche, and Pu ve him behind tt like a yaw! boat. He won't give you any more trouvle—you bet.” got of my nired brute as well as 1 could, ana I felt a pang of flerce Joy shoot through meas I saw him most ignominiously haltered to the axle like a dangerous bulidog. All went smoothly enough now as we pa: through tne lanes of green troeain the Central PF: and at Stetson's the brate seemed quite calm anc contented, When we turned out of the Park rem Jane whom should we meet but that fel z riding on @ beautiNi roan which he 1 aged with the skill of an Arab, He turned iu to the side of the barouche, lifted lis hat, aud with hardly more than an insolent nod to inyself, commenced talking small nothings to the ladies, Anil, positively, the treacherous Julia seemed to take a delight in torturing me all tie While by the atten- tion she paid to his stupid remarks, Very soon we came In sight of the race grounds and the graud stand, with the white fag of tae dockey Ciub doating over it, aud all the seats filled with well dre sed people. Every one was enjoyimg — hitnsel: even the people who were selling poisonons lemouade atten cents A giass, and bad sandwiches with greasy ham at the ate price. Loag lines of teams, carriages, sulkies, broken down hacks and boys ja blue uniforms with white findings clustered around = the gate. — Ins' the enclosure 20.000 people of both sexes were crauing their necks as the Horses, with their parti. 1 riders faced the hurdles and went over them like dying arrows, now and then a rider being unseated and falling in a heap like a dead weight. Five horses were entered, and they all looked beautiful enough 1 suppose to those wilo liked horse racing; bul, alter the experience of yesterday, I must say 1 do not fancy 1t much, “And I was fool enough to bet on a thing which I knew nothing about’? “That scoundrel rang for saddle: “F'1l bet flity to twenty-five that the hurdle, Who means business / “1 knew he was looking at me under hts scoun- drelly insolent lashes, Ju‘ia looked at me s0 by oe le | ingly for a moment, and I took him, fool that I was, Three minutes after I saw Oysterman go in with a dash, and J feit a weakness ail over me,"? oor Billy, I feel so sorry for you—indeed I do; but L suppose some one mast win, and it ts better that our Imend Fitz should win than a stranger,” said Julia. Now I thought different. I’ I could have but the privilege of choosing who inall that vast crowd should win my money I should have selected Fiz last of all, confound him! Tfeit maddened at the sight of his whiskers and hts 1solently tri- umphal glances, and without thinking that all my money was gone, asked the ladics to iunch. We entered the restaurant under tie club stand, where they have alot of singing birds In cages, [ suppose to charm people who are unwary, into spend their money. We had some boned turkey and two bottles of Muinm’s champagne. I think the bill was abont fifteen dollars. Thad just paid Fitz his bet, and when I took out my pocketboox I found myself with- ontacent, Despair penetratea my vitals, and the faces of the two ladies wore a very strange, not to say annoyed, look. What Should 19? jf I did not pay I would be arrested and carried off a8 an impostor, Fitz sur- veyed me with an amused expression, a8 much as to sa t into uz cried out to me as the bell ,Oysterman gets on ave acad, 1 Kaow, and you are in trouble now.” T had but one hope, Leaving the ladies with an excuse, 1 beckoned Pitz over Lo a corner aud sald Lo hir:— am broxe for God's sake Fila whistled for a moment, aud then answered me Lend me twenty dollars, will you, man does not lend another man whom he does not like twenty dollars; but I'll lend you the money if you'll promise to give Julia up and go home with- outthem. iitake them howe ail right. Say the word and here's the money.’ I bad no choi I toyk jie money, bade the ladles g¥ » stating thacT had some bad news, dusia looked “Sufprised but resigned, and 1 stunk away a5 well 13 f could to the horse cars, by which I came to New York, minus my two weeks’ salary and my girl, 1 will nov go to Jerome Park auy more, It would have been all right but for that ine fernal baulky brute, I think, THE RACING. * The track was in very falr order, but not fast; it was safe, however, and the various flat races on the programme came off very satisfactorily, Four events were on the card, the first being the Fordham Stakes, ajbandicap; the second the Belmont Stakes, the third @ dash oF two miles, and the fourth a steeple chase, For the Fordham Stakes there were thirty entries, twenty-seven acceptances and thirteen starters, The following horses came to the post:—D. J. Crouse’s brown colt Chiilicothe, carrying 105 Ibs.; August Belmont’s chestnut filly Finesse, 106 Ibs, Mr. Belmont’s chestnut filly Nellie James, 101 Ibs. R. Shea's brown horse Climax, 110 Ibs; R. W. Walden’s chestnut filly Echo, 100 Ibs.; J. W. Wel- don’s chestnut colt Leland, 102 1vs.; Messrs, String- field & Stanhope’s bay colt Frogtown, $8 Iba,; R. W. Cameron’s chestnut filly Garitta, 84 Ibs; Join PF. Purdy’s chesinut mare Tasmania, 105 ibs. ; Messrs. Hunter & Travers’ chestnut colt, Kalogram, 85 Ibs.; M. Hl. Sanford’s bay mare Niagara, 109 1bs.; Oden Bowie's chestnut filly My Maryland, 103 Ibs., and George A, Rice's chesvnut colt General Von Moltke, 104 ibs, Chillicothe won the race, Climax second and Fiuease third, The latter had avery unfortunate start, being left at the post, and did not get away until the others were fifty yards ahead of her, But for this accident, judging from the strong running sie made throughout the race, and the way she closed up and secured a Place at the finish, we are under ine impression that but for the mishap at the beginning she would have Won the Fordham Stakes, Chillicothe ran a very good race, and 80 did oid Climax. Niagara was not up to the mark tn condition, and Mr, Sanford hesitated about starting her wott! the last moment, She seemed greatly tucked up, although fall of life; but she was evigentiy not herself, or sue would have mele a better race, The distaucg, slash as it waa SUNDAY, JUNE U, 1871.-QUADKUPLE SHEET, was too far for any of the others, and they were beaten of long be‘ore the finish, The second race, the great feature of the day, bad eleven starters of the original seventy-six entries, and a finer field of three-vear-olds has been seldom seen, The horses that started were Colonel D, MeDaniel's chestnut colt Harry Bassett, by Lexington, dam Canary Bird; Mr. Swigert’s chestnut colt Stock- wood, by Asteroid, dam Alavama; Mr, Belmont’s chesinat colt By the Sea, by Thormanby, dam Bernice; General Buford’s gray filly Nellie Gray, by Commodore, dam by Sovereign; F. M. Hall's bay colt John Merryman; Mr, A. Littell’s gray fliy Mary Clark; Richards & Kilgour's bay colt 1 nan, by War Dance, dam Lass of Sidaey; Mr. Swigert s chestaut colt Wanderer, by Lexington, dam Coral; Odin Bowre’s chestaut colt kdwin, by Bugene, dam Cordetia Reed; M. HM. Sanford'’s bay colt Monarchist, by Lexington, dam Mildred, and G. P. Wetmore’s bay colt by Breckenridge, This was a fine race, aad Was won by Harry Bassett with te most consuuimate ease. He took tne lead after goin quarter of @ mule, and kept it to the eo He a under a hard pul all the way. proved himsell one of the finest \hree year olds that this country has turaed out; for at the finish of the race he appeared to have plenty of rua in him, and seemed auxious to go On. AS the horses turned Into the straight ran bome they were ail driving, aud every onc of them getting te whip and spur éxcept Harry Bassett, who was loping along uuder a hard pull, apparently at his ease, Stockwood, who, t has been reported mage & faster tal ron Pian dine suet did before he was brought rou. Kentueky, and on wiom the majority of the Western men pinned their iaith, came in second, and by the Sea was third, Near the Mnish Nellie Gray, When head and separ Becoksroos, very Gemly seit of and came in fourth, TMs 4B yory fast Wily, bat the distabee abd Weheht Was too witch for her, Mgnarehist wag with, fbman, wao was (hought well of ty the Southerners, and who was backed strougty, did not come up to the standard formed ot him, and he came in sixth, The others were beaten much Worse than tose mentioned, and do not require spe ial notice. Tae third race, a two mile dash, had eight start- ers, These were Taylor Page’s bay horse Hamburg, Tuomas Butord’s bay mare by Lexing.on, Jobn Cof- tJee’s chestnat norse Judge Durell, T, W. Doswell’s bay mare Midday, D, J. Crouse’s bay mare Regards, G. HL Rice’s Cuestnut colt sir Kulus, A. Keene itich ard’s chestnut horse Victory, and Join Morrissey’s chestnut horse Defenter, Hamburg won the race very cieverly, Deieuder second, Judge DVareli thira, Tie race was a very tine one, but not extracrdina- rily fast. Victory was left at the post and not started until the other horses were one hundred and iifty yards away. He ran the two miles and was spoubes far off at the finish as Le was when Le started, Tue fourth race was a steeple ehase, witn five entries. These were Oysterman, Jr; Tammany, Athlone, General Tweed and Mitchell, 1 was not much of a race, as Miicheil retused to jump early in and the others making mistakes, Oyster- . had an easy thing of 1, He “won it ina akes: ‘only $L04f declared; $500 added; tue Second horse 10 receive $200 oUt oO: the stakes. One mile and a quarier., This coset With thirty entries. Of this number thirteen came to the past, comprising: — D, J. Crouse’s b. h, Cunitcothe, by Lexington, Tuk ForpHAM ol $50 each, p. p. dam Lilla, by Yorkshire, 4 years old, ivo lbs... 1 Shea’s bry kh. Cu by Balrowme, dam ‘Jewel, aged, 110 Ibs 2 August Bel vont's ch, dain Filigree, 4 year 3 M. H. Saniord’s b. im. dam Bay Leal, 5 years old, 109 1bs, msec R. W. Walden's ch. f, Heno, by Ausiralian, dam Kate Hayes, 4 years old, 100 I 5 O.uin Bo! ‘yland, by Brown Dick, dam 4vears old, 10s lbs. 6 August ‘sch. 1. Nelile James, by Doilar, dam Fleur des Champs, 4 years old, 101 lbs... 7 J. W. Weldou’s ch. ¢. and, by Ligntning, dam by Yorkshire, 4 ye: old, 102 los 8 Stringileld & Stanhope’s b.'c. Frogtown, by Bon= nije scotland, dam Catina’s dain, 3 yi Hanter & ‘Iravers’ ch. ¢, dam Maud, 3 years old, 85 Ibs... St John F. Purdy’s cn, m. Tasmania, by Austraiian, dam Maite Gross, 5 years old, 105 1b; R. W. Cameron’ T. Garitta, dain Aricl, 8 years old, 84 tbs. Time, 2:13 !g, THR BETTING, Belmont’s stable. $200 775 740 hiliicothe. .. 240 610 TiD Echo €0 130 Jt Biel... oe 210 300 560 The horses had a captal start at the fourth attempt, with the exception of Finesse, who stayed behind and came rattling up the stretch, a terrivle dust, entirely obscuring the train, from view, AS they caine to the stand Echo was lealing, Chillicothe second, Nellie James third, Climax fourth, Leland fifth, Gariita sixth, Kalo- rain seventh, Von Moltke eighth, the others tina with the exception of Fines: As they around te turn the horses closed up into close order, and they passed around the bluffs with Echo — still leading, Chillicothe second, Climax third, Leland fourth, Neilie James fiith, Garitia sixth, Lelaud seventh, Frogtown eighth, Kalogram ninth, My Maryland tenth, Edwin eleventh, Niagara tweifta add Finesse thirteenth. They rounded the ill and passed out of sight for severai seconds, but whea they came in view again on the lower turn Chillicothe had taken the lead, Echo second, Climax third, Nee James jourth, Garitta sixth, Leland seventh, Frogtown eighta, Kaiogram binth—the others out of sight in the dust. As they came into the homestretch real work began, and ax and Chillicothe seemed to have the race to settle between themselves, but Finesse dashed ont of the ruck, she having overtaken the others on the lower turn, and, com- ing after them with a rush, looked dangerous all the way up the stretch. Cuniliicothe, however, had the most run ia him at the end, and caine home a win- ner by halfa length, Climax second, half a lergth in front of Finesse; Niagara fourth, Nellie James sixth, My Maryland seventh, Lel eighth, Frogtown pith, Von Moltke tenth, Kalo- gram eleventh, Tasmania twelfth ana Garitta Thirteenth, Tue time was 2:15%%, which was very fast. passed THE SECOND RACE. THE BELMONT STAKES, for three-year-olds, one mile and five furlongs; $100 entrance, hall forfeit; $1,500 adaecd. The second horse to receive $500 out of the stakes. D. McDaniel entered ch. ¢. Harry Bassett, by Lex- ington, dam Canary Bird... wes sesee D. Swigert entered ci. c. Stock wood, by Asteroia, dam Alabama. . te teeeeeeees see A. Beimont entered ch. ¢. By tne Sea, by Thor- manby, dam Bernice....... ssseee Miles Keliy entcred gr. f. Neilic Gray, by Commo- dore, dam by Sovereign anford eutered b. ington, dam Mildred . Richards & Kilgour entered b. Dance, dam Lassie of Sidney D, Swigert entered ch. c, Wander ton, dam Coral.... F, M. Hall entered Engene, dam La Rose M. A, Littell entered gr. less. ’ Oden Bowie entered ch. dam Cordelia Keed... “ se eeees George ?. Wetmore entered b. c by wrecken- ridge, dam Sophia 1 &. Edwin, by Bug ene, at 2 4 5 6 7 & 9 10 1 Marry Bassett. ) £00 Suigert 45 150 180 26) 400 Richard: + 105 135 90 160 190 200 Littell. 60 60 3 Fieid. « 180 200 269 250 160 250 By tue 8 - — — — 160 120 169 THE RACE. The horses had a most capital start, and went around the lower turn at a great rattling rate of speed, Stockwood leading, Harry Bassett second, By the Sea third, the otners in aruck, As they came up the honiestretch toward the stand Harry Bassett was hes’! A nigh Stoo one erage “~ ieee third, Tabiuan fourth, Nellie Gr th, Mary Clark wixth, Wauderde Seventh Kawia eight the others on even terms tra ing on, yg the ghost of a chaace of winning even At this early siate of the game. Bassett kept the lead argand the turn, under a pull, Stockwood doing his best 6 keep his place, By the Sea third, Tubman fourth, Nelile Gray flith, the others struggling on behind. in this way the horses passed under the blufl with two lengths between them, and passed out of sight beliind the hill. When they came in view Harry Basset was still ploughing along under @ hard pull, Stockwood tying bis best to shut Be the dayight, Neilie Gray having ran into thir place, Tubinan fourti, By the Sea fifth, Monarchist sixth, the others nowhere, Coming into the home- stretch Bassett etill kept up his steady stride, and moving slong well within himself, while all the others were in trouble figuting, their besufor a place. Whip and spur were used on all of them, and Nellie Gray seemed as If she would get second place for a short time, butshe cut it at the lower end of the grand stand, and Stockwood and By tie Sea both beat her home. Notuing could’ be finer than to witness the easy and majestic manner in which Uarry Bassett came up the stretch under a pull, while all the others were being punished severely, the whole of them being beaten before they had run half a mile. Hurry Bassett won by three lengths, Stockwood second, two iengths in froutof by tne Sea, Nellic Gray a good fourth, Monarchist a good filth, Tubman sixth, Wanderer seventh, John Merryman etghth, Mar; Clark ninth, Edwin tenth and Wetmore eleventh, Time of the dash, 2:60, Which was very excellent time, but would Wave been made much faster had Harry Bassett been pressed throughout the race, There never was a race more eatly Won, and Harry Bassett may be acknowledged as one of the best Tace horses that America has produced. THE THIRD RACE. A dash of two miles, for all ages; premium $900; entrance money to second horse, Taylor Page entered b, h. Hamburg, by Lexing- ton, dam by Churchill, four years old. John Morrissey entered cn. b. Defender, by Jonn Morgan, dam Cincona, 4 years old. se eeee W, I. Moran Gonn Coffee) entered ch. h, Judge Dureli, by Lexington, dam Laura, four years D. J. Crouse entered b. m. Regards, by Austra. Han, dam Ann Hamley......+0+++ fo Sir Rutus, by Lexing- dam lag, Mardy, 3 years old. © G, TL. Rice entered ch. ¢ we 3 4 6 | When ‘Thomas Buford entered b, m. by Lexington, dam by Glencoe, four years old. nee neeeee ‘T. W. Dowel entered b, m, Midday, by Lelipse, Ay Ninette, Sour years old. 7 . Keene Richards entered Victory, by Uncie Vic, dam Magnolia, oe ley ee 8 ‘Time, Regards, .. 610 510 809 Hemburg 659 800 1,100 Duret, 470 310 ‘420 Midaa, + 100 230 200 300 300 420 Field, 140 215 200 360 350 510 TUB RACE. The horses had a@ capital start, with the excep- tion of Victory, who stood at the post until the others had 159 yards the start of him. Buford’s mare took the lead around the turn, Judge Durell second, Midday third, Regards ‘fourth, the others with “their "heads together, they — came the bluff uddap was in tront, Buford’s mare second, Re- gards third, Hambarg fonrin, Judge ‘Durell ith, Sir Ruius sixth, Defender seventh, Victory 80 far behind that he had others, Going around the lower turn the horses groaned themselves together so closely that it was mpossibie to distinguish which was which, and When they came up the stretch there was so slight a ditference between the seven horses that it was im- pos-tble to see daylight between any of them. AS they passed the stand Hamburg was first, Midday s-cond, Regards third, Judge Durell fourth, Lexing- | ton mare filth, Defender sixth, Sir Rufus seventh, Victory away in the dim distance, There were some changes around the turp, Judge Durell going into second place; but as he came to the binf he ap- peared to be in dimculties, his gross condition be- ginning to tellon him, Defender had now reached the — third portion, Regards bemg — fuurti, Midday fifth, Sir Rufus sixth and Bu- ford’s mare seventh. Going around the lower turn hae bury sequen to ah Defenger Secon}, Judge Durst Wuird, Regards fourih Siday fiih, Slr Rufus Sixth, Buiord’s mare seventh. Come ing into the homestretch Hamburg came along steadily and wou an easy race by about four lengths, Detender second, abouv two lengths ahead of Judge Durell, Regards fourth, Sir Rufus fifth, Buford’s mare Sixth, Midday seventh, with Victory bringing up the rear at a long disiance ehind. ‘time of the two miles, 3:40, THE FOURTH RACE. STEEPLE CHASE, for all ayes welter weights, about two and a quarter miles; premium $500; entrance money to go to the second horse, D. McDaniel entered b. bh. Oysterman, Jr; dam Phil Brown, aged.....+. tase oe Joseph Donahue entered ch. g. Tammany, by Lexington, dam Liz Mardis, 4 years old.... James Thompson entereil ch. h, Atnione, by ington, dam Alabama, 6 years old. ‘W. H. Moran entered b, g. Mitchell, Free, dam by Sovereign, 5 years old. Rigney & Green entered ch. g. General Tw Censor, dam Mary Bitdle, 4 years old... A ‘Time, 5:12, THE BETTING. coe tH Oysterman. $450 325 300 300 Mucheli.... . 69 80 110 115 60 400 «800 40 50 6) 60 (65 35 40 (85 (85 FB CHASE. The horses were started from tie front of the bal House and ran northerly down the fra sional cK, Mitebell leading, General Tweed second, ‘uinmany third, Oysterman fourth and Athione About mud they met the first -obsicie ou the journey, which wasa hurdle, Tammany was first over, ‘tweed second, Mitcheli third, Oysterman fourth and Athlone filth. ‘They then ran’ on to the end of ‘he track and jumped the fence into the feld, which they circled around, until, when opposite the stavies, they meta brash ‘ence. The first horse over it was Tammany, followed by Mitchell, who, instead of jumping, Walked arouud it, and there he stopped for sume time, Tweed, Oysterman and Atulone went over fiuely. ‘They then wheeled to the south, and near the angte leading out of the track whey jumped aacther brush fence. They then ran out on to the track, where they met a hardie, which they all went over as before, When Mitcheil came to it he threw his nider over his head and was now entirely out of the race. ‘They thea ran into the south fleld, and there they had to take a brush fence. Tammany still had the lead, closely followed by Oysterman, the others fol- lowing at their best pace. The horses then coursed to the left, whea another brush fence had to be overtopped, which had @ ranning brook at the far side ofit, This was done handsomely by ‘Tammany, who led Oysverman several lengths, the others trauing. Thence the horses wheeled to the south again, Keeping close to the fence of the lower turn, and were soon brought to face and fly over a brush fence and dite; and then, tarning abruptly, they brought their faces in full view of the grand stand, where, near the beginning of the quarter stretch, another — brush fence i.ad to be surmounted, This was taken finely, first by Tammany, with Oysterman close up, Athlone third aud General Tweed fourth; and, coming on, they were soon in front of the grand stand and club house, Where was the finest jumped in the race. ‘Teis was the brisi fence and water pond, Tammany aud Oysterman went over it close together very prettily, Athlone and General ‘tweed following suit ten or a dozen lengths behind, Going on 10 a straight line they ‘ome the plank walk and went on down the grass lane between the two tracks, where a hurdle had to be taken, ‘This ‘ramimany and Oystermun fairly few over, as they were noW running for the lead, and keeping on to the end of the lane they jumped the fence and crossed Uh ‘guiar track, then up the lane and 80 nied the nil, which 18 known as tie picnic ground, on the very top of which stood a formidavle stonewall, Betore they got there, Low: ever, Tammany made @ mistake, missed the way, ‘nd lost consicerable ground, The stonewall was taken by Oysterman before any of the others reacned the top of the lull and he had now a winning leal. He came dowa tne rocks slowly, jump- ing the fence, crossed the track, and’ then jumped again into the north feild, in the middle of which was a stonewall. Getting over this impediment he ran out of the field and on to the track at the foot of the bluff, where was a hurdie, By this time the other three horses had just reached the foot of the hill, and General Tweed jac thrown his rider, There was no chance for them now but to secure second and third places. Oyster- man went on steadily, taking the three hurdies on the regular track, and came home ona canter a winner by more thau a furlong. Tammany and Athione made a very pretty inish, Tammany coming in second by two lengths. General Tweed was a quarter of a mile behind. Time of the race, 6:12. TEE iURF IN ENGLAND. The Fillics?’ Race—The Onks—Second Great Victory of Baron Rothschild—His Reported Liberality—The Frince of Wales Again at Kpsom. LonDon, May 27, 1871. The Epsom summer meeting concluded yestere day, when the great event was the Oaks—the race for three-year-old fillies—which bears the game re lation to the Derby as the One Thousand Gutneas at Newmarket does to the Two Thousand, The Friday of the meeting 1s popularly known as the “.adies’ day,’’ because the fair sex are supposed 10 take a peculiar interest in the result of the Qiks, for Teasons which will be evident, [t is by far the most charming day of the whole gathering; for it 1s free from the constant excitement, siraggle and confnsion which attend the Derby and leave their effect in sunred tempers and bad headaches. Thére is generally a large attendances buat it is of a higher order than {hat which turns out on Wednes- da, dad “the “roaa” ts then particularly pretty sight, with its handsome carriages filled with the youth and beauty of the West End. As on the afternoon the vehicles are drawn up in lines opposite the Grand Stand and on the brow of “the bill”? and during the progress of the great race, When, the | June! on baskets have been put away and all the Odétipadts aré perched ou tho seats watching the mares tearing up toward ‘thé furzes,”” dashing down from Tottenham Corner, the spectacle is peculiarly attractive. For the informa- tion of your female readers I may state that the PREVAILING COLORS OP THE DRESSES, both on Wednesday and on Friday, were blue and white, particularly the former, which very largely prevailed over every other tint. The weather yester- Gay was very charming, for the heat of the sun was tempered by Fat masses of fleecy clouds; there Was no rain, @ cool breeze swept over the Downs, ana there was no dust on the road, which had been visited by heavy showers during the night. The Letts of Wales came down on this occasion by ratlway. THE OAKS STAKES of 60 sovereigns each, half forfeit, for three-year-vid fillies, 122 ibs. each; the second to receive 300 sovereigns and the third 150 sovereigns out of the stakes; one mile and a halt, on the New Course; 176 subscribers. Baron Rothschiid’s b. Hannah, by King Tom— Mentmore Lass. . +e Mr. R. G, Naylor's b. Noblesse, Brown Duchess, Mr. Lee's ch. Hop! Sir, Chaplin’s b. Mr. |. Steppe, by Saunt! rc 0 a Be? Crook’s ch, ficwalngiey, by Stockwell— Mr. W. Graham's 'b. Belie “of Holy weil, peter—Fre: seeseeee eee 1 by Stockwell— 2 ‘The Pearl, Rose of Kent. 3 by Newminster—Caller ¢ by ‘trum: Mr. W. Graham's ch. Lady Atnolstone, by Blair Athol—Stikstone. dee seeeeeseerosseseessces Baron Rothschild’s bp, Comsande, by King Tom— May Bioom.. setssseseasserereseseeceres ee O Baron Rothschid declared to win with Hannah, and Mr. Chaplin with fhe Pearl. BETTING AT THE START—5 to 4 against Hannah, taken; 7 to 2 against Belle of Holywell, taken; 10 to 1 against Pearl, taken; 1010 1 against Headingley, taken; 1¢ to 1 agains. Corisande, taken; 26 I against Step) taken; 25 to 1 against Noblesse, taken; 50 to 1 against Lady Atholstone, taken; 60 to inst Hopbine, taken. ‘The lot were sent off at the first attempt, Lady Atholstone going to the front, followed by Corisande and Headingiey, who were clear of Belle of Holywell aud Hannah, while Pearl, Noblesse, Steppe aud Hopbine brought up the’ rear. Lady Atholstone, making running for her stable companions, Was soon half a dozen lengths ahead, and remained with that advantage for haifa mile, when she gave way and Corisande took the lead, with Headingley, Belle ot Holywell and Hanvah closing up, Noblesse and Hovbine at the gain tye improving their positions, no chance of overtaking the | { After they had got round Tottennam Corner Head. 6 | ingley was beaten, and Hannah, passing her stable companion, whose mission was now fullliled, look upthe reuniting a quarter of a mile from home. Here Belle of Holywell was beaten, and Noolesse aud Hopbine wentin pursuit of Haanah, whom, how: ever, they could never overhaul, and who won with the greatest ease by three lengths from Noblesse, Hehind her at a length came Hopbine, Corisande fourth, Belle of Holywell nith, Steppe s'xth, Headingley seventh, Pearl last, Time, 2:1. Net value of the stakes, £4,100, or $20,500. THE POPULARITY OF THE VICroRY Was as great as that of Baron Rothschilu’s sneceas with Favonins in the Derby. Every one was pleased to see Unis straightforward and fiveral sportsman attain the highest object of his racing ambition by wiuning the greatest honor that the tur! has to be- stow, and also take the Oaks with & mare named atter lis favorite daughter. He nets in stakes over $41,000, and about the same in bets, Thisis the first Derby that ever fell to him, but he had once before secured the Oaks, and he has also been twice suc- cessful tn the One Thousand Guineas, on the last oc- casion with this same Hannah, He hay never won the Two Thousand Guineas or the St. Leger, but the latter race seems almost at his mercy with Hannan, Fayvontus is not eagaged in tt. THE BARON'S LIBERALITY to French, the jockey of Favonius, 1s now the topte of conversation, especially In Jewish circles, and it is said he gave him the stake and £100 a year for lt’e, but I venture to donbt the rumor, That he had @ handsome tee J do not doubt, bus such a reward as that mentioned 1s rather too much, Besides, why should not Maidment, the rider of Hannah, Rave something equally good? THE PASEIG GOAeT. wed, Valuable Coat Discoveries in Alaska=Tho Penth Warrant of Mrs. Fair Signed—lowa Products for California, SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 1871, Immense deposits of cannel coal, of the most valu- able description, have been found ta the mainland of Alaska and on the Aleutian Islands, within a few hundred yards of an excelient harbor. A large com- pany has been formed here to work them, Mrs, Fair's death warrant has been signed, and ts 1n the hands of the sheriff, General William H. Seward, Jr., J. M. Knapp and party have returned trom Oregon and will start for New York next week. Activity in the wool market continues, Low grades are almost exhausted. A train load of hogs received overland from Towa sold for seven and abalf to eight cents per pout, live weight, and another lot has been or- ered. The crew of the Russian war steamer Boyarin saved the brig Curlew from destruction by fire in the harbor this morning. Kats in the matc!: locker caused the fre. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The, pay of boys in the Royal Artillery of England has been raised from ten pence to a shilling a day. Smallpox 1s said to be sprealing alarmingty in Bolton, Itis asserted that the epidemic was tm- ported from Liverpool. The Parie says that the fortifications of Odessa are already compieted and armed, Sebastopol will soon resume its former lmportance, Nine human skulls and a quanudty of bones were discovered recen‘ly im excavating the foundations of soine houses tn Belfast, Ireland. ‘The season of pilgrimage to Mecca 1s now over, and has been marked by no epidemic. As many as 100,000 pilgrims were assembled at Mont Ararat, A meinber of the Delht royal famtiy, residing at Benares, has been senteaced to four years’ imprison- ment and a heavy tine for engaging in the purchase of slave giris, The London Glove says that if the population con- tues to Increase at tis present rate Loudon will, in the year 1900, possess someting Like 5,000,000 m- habitants, _ The contract for the destruction of the Column Vendome was o00r., but as a penalty of Soul, was stipulated for ry aay’s delay after vae 4iu of May the total will be reduced by 6,v00f, Reports from Westmeath, Ireland, state that a number of persons suspected to be leaders of the Ribbon conspiracy, and who, from want of evi- deuce, had to be liberated recently, have, since the new Protection bill was introduced into Parliament, disappeared from Westineath, German interests have greatly increased in Tur- key of late, and it is proposed to publish the Phare du Bosphore in French and German. Hitherto the Germans have used the English newspapers in Tur- key. The English, Freach and Itatiwus have tong been provided with journais 1a that empire. Colonel Henderson is stated to have issued an “order” inviting the superiniendents of the various divisions of the metropolitan police to send in the names of pensioners whom they consider suitable for employment by the London School Board “to en the gutter children of the British metropo- 3. Reports of an entente cordiale petween Russia and Turkey are still circulating, and a new impulse has been given to them by the news of the expulsion of the Polish refugees from the Jatter country. The Turkish authorities 1 the blame of this measure on Russia, Which, the: , has demanded tue dis- missal of every Pole th the Tarkish service, Professor Abel, chemist of the English War De. partment, has periected the new explosive agent recently produced vy him and called picric powder. It is said to be pecuitarly adapted for employment iu shells. Its merits are that it may be readily pre- pared, that its explosive force 1s much greater than that of gunpowdei, and that it may be bandled more safely than any other explostve agents. A rather extensive bed of oysters has been dis- covered between Qld Castie Head and Stacpole Head, on the south Pembrokeshire coast; England, about eight mes distant Jrom Tenby. ‘rhe dis- covery was made by some Jersey vessels, and the bed extends for about six miles in length, the oysters being large, resembling the celebrated Ualdy bed oyster, A large number of vessels and boats ave been dredging the ground since the discovery, aud the take of them has been unusually large. Dr. Nulty, Catholic Bishop of Meath, adaresscd a letter recently to the Marquis of Harungton, in which he says:—*Dismiss fiom the magisiracy any Man, no matter what his position, whose conduct 1s @ reproach upon the admmistration of justice; re- form the poor laws, relieve the taborer from his rege wretched condition, and | Warrant you inat efore twelve months shall have passed away the [sed aef on Meath, Westmeath noe ings county wiil @ as loyal a community as can be found in au. re tion of Nor Majesty's dominions, __ Improved machinery has recently been erected tn Woolwich Arsenal, of England, by which the manu- facturer of the Minie rifle bullet for the Snider car- tidge has beea greatly facilitated, while at the same time the cost of production has beea greatly re- duced. These builets are being made at tbe rate ot 8,000,009 or 4,000,000 weekly, and the manufacture of cartridges proceeds at the same rate, Several Paris journals stated that Leclero, a player in the streets on the vieile (a sort of hurdy-gurdy) Was a member of the Commune. That body is mada up of such a diversity of elements that the assertion is not appear improbable and was generally be- ered, whe man’s wile, however, now writes to deny the imputation. She says 1 protest against the accusation, and affirm that my husband ts an itinerant artist, who docs not trouble himself with politics. Without despising the Commune, an honest man may be anxtous to inform the public that he does not belong to that institutioa, and the more so that the statement does him an Injury tn nis pro- fession.”’ S daecapesti Siok ora read The diplomatists at Florence have announced that it will be quite impossivie tor thoin to establisif Teme pocununen a before patho ia The rent f rol 9 malace large enough or the Asiantaeth a hs ie ii Embassy was £1,500 r) yeat, Toe Brazilian Embassy 13 in negotiation for half a flat or floor, for the bare Walls of which they are to pay £160 @ year. The Ministers wanted the Roman municipality to oulid temporary wooden houses for the reception of the dierent employés who must prelude the arrival of the Ministry and of the Chambers; but the Roman munioipailty excused themselves on account of thelr poverty, and pointed out that the number of ali but empty monasteries in Rome was so great that, with a ver; Ce outlay, there would be room found in them for all who had to be housed at first. ‘This last arrangement has been decided on. Smoking is so evidently on the increase that the Food Journal thinks it highly desirable to dispel all Cpe! ee the subject, and so far popularise all essential facts peculiar to tobacco as to reduce such of its effects as are injurious to the human or- ganism to & minimum. “Long known as a pro- Phylatc,’’ says that journal, “the dreadful war on the Continent has revealed in tobacco a which readers it @ very fair apology anwsthetic. The soothing cigar has come to be the natural sequence to the cruel knife In army surgery, and it 18 now notorious that the ex-Emperor of the French derived no small part of his political safety previous to the War from the simple ciroumstance that he carefully supplied the army with large allows ances of good tobacco—a privilege that wus highly appreciated.” A BIGAMIST FELEASED ON BAIL. Yesterday morning Deputy Sherif Bennett, ot Queens county, produced the person of John Connors before Judge Armatrong on a writ of habeaa corpus. Connors is charged with bigamy, havin three wives, He was released on bail iu bonus THe NEW BRUNSWICK FISHERMEN IN FAVOR OF ANNBXATION.—The New Brunswick folks threaten to annex themselves to Uncle Sam’s domains in re- venge for the shabby manner in which the mother government treats them, particularly in the matter of the Treaty of Washington. This feeling is thus jiven expression to in the Fredericton Reporier:— england has withdrawn almost every man and every gun from our shores. And why then shouid we seck to conunue @ connection which is alike pertious to both parties? To continue this connec- Uon we unhesitatingly alirm 1s to encourage annex+ ation, since, i! England, to save us from becoming the theatre of an interuational war, is obliged to Make such treaties as this, whereby our most valued national source of wealth is to be given up to the Ainericans, then our people with one voice will Bay, let us follow the codash