The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1872, Page 3

—as — — a YACHTING. ‘The Fifteenth Annual and Fifth Union Regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, THIRTY YACHTS IN THE REGATTA The Schooner Madeleine Wins the Club and the Eva the Union Prize. —— MAGNIFICENT SAILING OF THE META, The Meta and Meteor Win All Prizes in Their Classes and the Qui Vive and Sophia Those in the Second Class. ‘The fifteenth annual and fifth Union Regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club was sailed yesterday, over their regular regatta course, and proved one of the most interesting aquatic events that has taken Place this season. The Brooklyn Club, although not mustering @ numerous fleet of large schooners, has always held the best sloop regattas in New York waters, and yesterday they were very for- tunate in the number and beauty of the yachts of that class that competed in the regatta, The steamers William Fletcher and Magenta, the former carrying the judges and members of the press and the latter laden with the guests of the club, left Martin’s dock, Brooklyn, at eleven o’clock yesterday morning and steamed down to the starting point off Bay Ridge. ‘The weather was charming, and, in fact, every- thing appeared favorable to a successful issue of the event of the day. There was a pleasant northerly breeze, of sufficient strength to raise a gentle rip- ple on the surface and give the yachtsmen visions of club topsails, staysails and balloon gibs to aid in @ fast run to the Southwest Spit. The Regatta Committee—Mesars. W. H. Pegg, H. i. Mott, G. L. Haight, B. E. Mallory, John Oakey, J. M. Sawyer, D. 5S. Hines, James S. Dean, Samuel Hall and H. Baragwanath—had evidently been early to work, as when the Magenta and William Fletcher arrived off Bay Ridge they were anchored as {ol- Jows:—Schooners abreast of each other, 200 feet apart, off Bay Ridge, east to west, jibs down; sloops, first class, in line, 500 yards to the north- ward of the schooners, in like order; sloops, second lass, 500 yards to the northward of the first class sloops, in like order; sloops, third glass, 500 yards to the northward of the second class sloops, in like order. ‘The fleet looked very picturesque as they lay quietly riding at anchor and their decks alive with the mariners, who waited impatiently for the start- ing signal, and whose hopes were each centred in victory. The new sloop yacht lately built by McGehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., attracted much atten- tion as she lay alongside the Gracie, and it looked as if by instinct she had selected a position adjoin- ing the fleetest of her antagonists, THE COURSE for schooners and first class sloops was from an- chorage to stakeboat at Southwest Spit, passing it from westward to southward, thence to Light- ship, rounding it from the northward to eastward, and return to home stakeboat, off Bay Ridge dock. For second class sloops, from anchorage to stake- boat at Southwest Spit, passing it from the Westward to southward, thence around stakeboat at outer bar buoy, in Gedney’s Channel, rounding same from southward to eastward, thence to home stakeboat. For third class sloops (open boats), from anchorage to stakeboat at Southwest Spit, rounding same from westward to southward, thence to home stakeboat. All yachts to pass outside of Fort Lafayette and toeastward of West Bank buoys Nos, 11, 13 and 15, and, on returning to westward of Dumb Beacon. ae ashe on. nae: to pass to eastward of ‘The club, as usual, invited a free entry of all tal ern to any on: nized yacht club in the United States, and all such yachts that may enter the club offered for competition suitable rizes. The allowance of time for schooners and first class sloops was based upon the length and breadth of yacht onthe water line; the allowance of time for second and third class sloops upon length only. Each yacht had to carry the signal of the club to which she belonged atthe peak of mainsail, and also place her number upon each side of the centre of the mainsail. The following yachts competed in the race :— SCHOONERS. Orener. Com. J. Voorhis, Jr... J. Burd Grubb . Heniesho! Name. Madeleine Eva. yoklyn. ‘Brooklyn. “Brooklyn. Aquatae Favorita. Bella... W.E. Mortis... F. Hughes, ¥ 8. Dean: :-Brooklyn Some little time elapsed while Mr. J. M. Sawyer, ‘who appeared to be one of the moving spirits in the arrangements, steamed through the fleet and be the sailing masters their parting instructions. slight gloom was also thrown over the bright | aspect of affairs, occasioned by the absence of Com- | modore Jacob Voorhis, Jr., who was unfortunately | confined to his home with a severe illness, The schooner yachts Alice and Fleur de Lis also ex- pected to participate in the regatta, but were de- tained at City [sland undergoing repaits, which ‘unfortunate! were not completed in time for them | to be present. The judges, Colonel M. M. Van Dyke, | Capt. Samuel Samuels, Mr. Jonn M. Weeks, Mr. John M. Sawyer, Mr. B. E. Mallory and Mr. John F. Ames, were on board the William Fletcher, and as soom as all the yachts were ready the first gun was fired at | 5 nd the crews on board the different yachts began to prepare for the start. There was a plea- gant northerly breeze about this time, quite sull- cient to insure a pleasant start. The second gun ‘Was fired-at 12h. 3m., and tae schooners and first class sloops immediately commenced getting up their anchors, The Madeleine, with a big club top- sailset, ran up her three jibs, and keeping her boom the port side, started ‘about fifteen seconds behind the Ianthe, which being the smallest schooner was the first to fillaway. The Eva came next, followed by the sloops Undine, with her boom on the starboard side; Addie, Meta, Captain, Gracie and Mary. The Gracie and Captain had spreaders rigged on their jib topsails, ‘The third gun gave the signal for tle second class sloops to Start, 12h. 9m. 5s., and the Undine, of the Jersey City Yacht Club, Zot away, qnickly ‘followed by the | Flying Cloud. The Twilight and Sophia came next, leading the Qui Vive, who had set a big club top- sail. The breeze still held to the northward, but with a tendency to shift to the westward. The Emily followed close behind the Qui Vive, and then, at 12h, 11m. 52s., the third gun sent the smail boats of. “They made a very pretty start and were all well’ handied, bui the Bella man: aged, as usual, to get @ little the best of the send-off, hunted pretty close by the W. T. Lee, Oriental and Jeannette. “The fast | little Meteor came next, a trifle in advance of the | Favorita, Maud, Aquatic and B. E. Mallory. The feet made a aye picture as they ran before the wind toward the Narrows, each ciass keeping to- gether in a bunch, Passing by Fort Tompkins, the Madelcine led the schooners, followed pretty closely by the Ianthe, which was a cable length in advance of the Eva. Mr. Beling’s new sloopryacnt Meta soon began to show her superiority over the rest of her class, as she hud ‘iready taken the lead of the fleet. The Gracte came next, a short dis- tance ahead of the Addie, Captain, Mary and Undine. Running up toward QUARANTINE HOSPITAL. the Meta and Gracie were both with their booms on the port side, when the latter hauled H a a of ; couple of points and tried to get to windwar the Meta, but the latter was handled too cleverly to be caught in snch 4 trap, and, answering the all, Came up on the same line and held her van- . The Addie was about three cable lengths to leeward of the Gracie and was Magi oe Els- worth in the Captain. At 12h, 62m. the Meta was leading the fleet, with the Gracie about fifty yards astern The Meta passed buoy 11, on the WEST BANK, at 13h, 67m., followed by the Gracie at 12h. 58m. 1és. The Gracie now took in the spreader of her jib topsail. The main excitement in the regatta ‘was centred npon the race between the first class soos, ond it was so general that two of colored Sentiemen gp board the Fletcher | yach —— NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1872.—TRIPLE “gambling propensities no longer, and each staked twenty-five cents, selecting the Meta and Gracie as their respective champions. The Addie buoy 11 at 1:1:30, with her boom on the port side and her jib rigged with a spreader on the starboard side. The Eva was following alter the Madeleine, and at 1:6:30 hauled up a couple of joints and tried to crowd the Made!eine, but the la! Per, after a slight struggle, slipped ahead and tained her lead. At 1:11 the Gracie rigged a spreader on her balloon jib topsail and she followed aher the Meta, tossing the spray from her bowsin a saucy style, as if indignant at being pressed so hard by an antagonist new to these waters. The Meta jibed her boom over at 1:25, a mancuvre which was followed by the Gracie, which hung to her like @leech. The sloops Addie and Captain also sent their booms over, and the Madeleine jibed at 1:26:30, Coming up to the SOUTHWEST SPIT the Meta appeared to have a good lead, ana although the breeze had been dying away it did not uate ‘Th appear to affect her sailing q ies, as she kept steadily gaining on the Gracie. eta rounded the stakeboat, on the Southwest Spit, and, haul- ing up on the wind, took in her balloonjib topsail. She was followed a couple of minutes later by the Gracie, which went round with all her kites flying. The Addie was next boat, with the Undine a short distance behind, the latter leading the Mary by half aminute. The Undine and Mary came up to the stakeboat so close together that @foul was feared, and the Mary had to jibe in order to avo'd such a dilemma, and thereby lost two or three minutes be- fore she got on her course, The Captain came next, crowded pretty closely by THE MAPELBINE, | which was sailing well for a big boat in such a light breeze. The Ianthe rounded about two minutes in advance of the Eva, and stuck to her balloon top- sail, which she succeeded in getting pretty fat. The Qui Vive and Sophia rounded nearly together, followed a few minutes later by the Jeannette, which yacht was about half a minute in advance of the Undine, of Jersey City. The Meteor came next, leading the Bellay Fiving Cloud and Maude by about twenty seconds. Of these the Jeannette, Bella, Meteor and Maude squared away and started for home with half their journey completed. The Oriental and W, T. Lee were the next round, and they likewise started homeward bound. ‘The next to pass were the Vivid, Emily and Twilight, followed shortly afterwards by the Favorita, B.E. Mallory and Aquatea, The yachts rounded at the following time :— SCHOONERS. MS. HM, &. Madeleine be oT a Mi Tanthe... SLOOPE. Undine 36 05 36 34 38 04 ni Vive. 1 85 17 Sophia 6 3 Undine 1 59 Fiying 1 52 THIRD CLASS SLOOPS, Jeannette. 1 51 30 W.T. Leo 1 53 16 Meteor. 1 52 10 Favorit 2 00 02 Bella... 1 52 34 BLE. Mallory...) 2 0 3 Maud. 1 82 $4 Aquatea,......0....2 02 66 Oriental ..0000000..1 53. 05 'The breeze had now nearly entirely deserted the winged racers, and they didnot appear to be mak- ing much headway. The William Fletcher started for the buoy in Gedney’s Channel, as the judges in- tended, if possible, to take the time of the second class sloops before going on to the Lightship. After waiting a short time at that locality, and perceiv- ing that if they waited much longer the Meta would arrive at the Lightship before them, they steamed to look after her. The Meta did not appear to re- quire wind to make her move, as she was getting through the water Reg Bd and giving the Gracie abad beating. As the Meta came up to the Light- ship she caught a light breeze from the eastward, which necessitated her hauling her sheets pretty flat. The Gracie came next, followed pretty closely by the Madeleine. The former caught the ‘easterly breeze at 3h. 3lm,, and took the spreader out of her jib topsail. The Meta tacked at 3h. 40m. 308., and, after making a short stretch, went about and shortly afterwatds rounded the Lightship and started with full sheets for home, via the Swash Channel, The Gracie came round next, fol- lowed by the Madeleine. The Addie rounded about twenty minutes later, leading the Undine and Cap- tain, After @ lapse of about seven minutes the Mary went round about a minute in advance of the Eva, which was some distance aliead of the Ianthe. ‘The yachts rounded the Lightship as follows :— SCHOONERS. HM. 8. & Madeleine.......... 3 51 11 Eva. 40 Tanthe not taken. FIRST CLASS SLOOPS, HM. 8. HM. §. 415 37 419 52 4% 20 ‘The race home was a Man tame affair, as al- though in all other respects the weather was beau- tiful there was a sad absence of wind. The Qui Vive, however, had managed to secure sufficient air to enable her to get a clear lead of the Sophia. The Meta was attracting general attention, as it was extraordinary how she got so fast through the water with so little motive power. If a stranger had perceived any, smoke from her galley pipe he would certainly have imagined she had @ small serew propelling her gently through the water. The Meta passed the buoy in Gedney’s Channel at 4h. 45m., a good two miles ahead of anything in her class, The Qui Vive led the Sophia by about five minutes, and the Undine, of Jersey City, came next. As the yachts came up to-fhe Narrows they were met by @ lively breeze frow the at rd ‘of just sufficient surength to start white caps. This occasioned a beat home and brought the sail- ing qualities of the yachts into full play. The Qui Vive appeared to like the test on the wind pretty well, and arrived home about six minutes in advance of the Sophia, who was followed some eight minutes later by the Undine. The small boats had all ar- rived some two or three hours before, led by THE METEOR, another of Pat McGiehan’s build. The Meta arrived home first in her class and received a most enthust- astic reception as she passed the stakeboat, She would have beaten the Gracie, the second yacht, considerably worse if the wind had held from the eastward; but as she was first to catch the air from the northward and had to beat through the Nar- rows, the Gracie held the easterly breeze until she came up within half a mile of the Meta. The Fly- ing Cloud came home next, followed by the Emily, Vivid, Addie, Undine, Captain, Madeleine and Eva, inthe order named. The lanthe pronine up the rear. The following is the oficial time of arrival:— SCHOONERS. Corrected Arrived. Actual Time. _ Time. HM. 8. HM SW M.'s. Madeleine..............7 85 08 7 52° 058 2 58 Eva... s 805-40 8 02 40 8 OL AL Tanthe .. Meta % 7 08 18 Grae! 1 7 12 52 Addie o -=— = Captain eo — = = ane... ® ---=- S76 43:17 phia . 5 6 39 38 Undine i ee Flying Cloud 7 2 40 Emily . 7 9 15 7 30 5 PELE de rites ieee conse 3 The prizes for the Union Regatta were as fol- lows:—On time allowance—First, a prize for all schooner yachts; second, a prize for all. sloop over forty-five feet iong on water line; third, a prize for all sloop yachts over thirty and under forty-five feet long on water line; fourth, a prize for all yachts ede boats) twenty-six feet and over on water line. It is understood that the yachts of the Brooklyn Yacht Club had the privilege of con- testing for the above pe. in addition to the regular prizes of the club, for which they alone can compete. In addition to the above the regular prizes of the club were as follows:—Two prizes for each class of yachts: one to be sailed for on time allowance, and one (the flag ofMicer’s prize) to be awarded to the first yacht in, regardless of time allowance, The prizes were awarded as follows:— ficer's Flag, Name. Club Prise, Union Prize. Total, Madeleine 1 a EVA ..ccessccces - 1 1 Meta... 1 1 1 8 ui Vive... wee 1 - 1 Sophia. 1 = 1 2 Meteor 1 1 1 3 The William Fletcher, Captain Emmons, was, as usual, ably handied, and the judges transacted their’ arduous duties with care and_ precision. Messrs. Van Dyke and Ames were especially atten- to the guests of the club, while Captain Sam- uels and Mr. Mallory followed the movements of the yachts, ‘YACHTING AND CAVORTING. (From the New York World, June 22, 1872.) It is a curious thing that while American yachts are steadily increasing in number and improving in speed and stanchness the regattas, which are the main public tests of their quality, should be rather declining in interest. At least it is so with the New York Yacht Club, which until a very few years ago was the only organization in whicha large yacht had’a chance really to try her powers. The regatta on Thursday may have been a very pretty sight to see, but all reports seem to agree that as a test of speed and seaworthiness it amounted to nothing. Not one of the large keel yachts of deep draught, nor even a centreboard yacht, with one exception, built to go toseain, was entered in it. And it was by no means the fastest of these that took the prizes, at least in the prize for schooners. There were only fifteen entries altogether, against a much larger number last year. That the interest in the regatta has fallen off, while the interest in yachting has increased, must be ascribed to some misfortune or some mismanage- poe on the part of the New York Yacht Club The truth is that the New York Yacht Club course, though admirable to sail smali sloops over, such as those that did 80 well in the regatta of cou yi Ja not a fair pourge for Jarge sea-coiug vaghts, It requires careful pllotage for a large yacht to go over it safely, and while there is ao much deep water at our doors it seems a pity to choose a course wherein @ yachtman has to divert to avoiding reefs any por- tion of the skill and attention all of which he needs for the management of his boat without reference tothem. On Thursday one yacht got aground and lost position in the race on this account. Moreover, with such a wind as prevails at this season two- thirds of the course are under the lee of the land. The reports say that the only exciting struggle of the regatta of Thursday which gave the contesting boats a chance to show what was in them took place from Sandy Hook to the lightship and back. This is the onl; part of the course which is really open to the wind. | And one wonders why, when the race over this part of the course was found so interesting, the whole course might not be so laid out as to give the advantages which this tract of it possesses, We have been in the habit of receiving with great dis- favor any suggestions from Mr, Ashbury. Mr, Ash- bury has already brought objections to the club course. But we ought not to assume that those objections are absurd even if Mr. Ashbury did bring them. Because Mr, Ashbury pointed out the undeniable fact that when American sea-going yachts made a match they abandoned the club course and went outside or to Newport to sail it. To have the chief event of the yachting year de- cided over such a course is a bad thing, inasmuch as it tends to discountenance what everybody de- 8 to encourage—the building ofsea-going yachts, ‘achts are built for speed, and as every yacht is said | ‘to sail fast when alonethe only test of speed is a match, or, still better, a regatta. From the regatta of the New York Yacht Club all such yachts are vir- tually debarred, There are very few instances in- deed of the prize in the annual regatta having fallen to a yacht in which the owner or any other prudent person would like to trust himself out at sea in foul weather. For it is not only the course but the time appointed for the regatta, or rather it is the course nd the time taken together, which makes it not worth the while of the best yachts to compete in it. In a landlocked course as this is for over two-thirds of ita extent there 1s of wind sometimes for the largest yachts. But unless there is a stormy breeze outside the wind is not strong sough to exhibit their best points. And on the 20th of June the chances decidedly are that there will be no breeze. Of course, it may be said, in answer to all this, that the regatta is intended not so much to bea test of speed and seaworthiness and seamanship as to be a pretty and picturesque exhibition, and to afford the participants in it and the spectators of it @ pleasant Talay. In this point of view the pres- ent regatta is highly successful, and its success would doubtiess be marred if an invariable or a probable incident of it were a half dozen steamers full of seasick landsmen and ladies. But unluckily it 18 not in this point of view that the participants in it regard it. For they give prizes, presumably } for speed and seamanship and seaworthiness, and bestow them upon the vessels which first complete the land-locked circuit, under the influence of capri- cious and casual catspaws of wind; and the owners of the vessels cherish these things and even exhibit. them with a certain pride as if they were nautical trophies, In fact, they are nothing of the sort. If the yacht club chooses to make an annual proces- sion of the Bucentaur, and to wed a sea warranted not to affect the most delicate sewsibilities, we shall hever say them nay. Only do not let them cal) this. pageant (which may be a very pretty pageant) a “regatta,” and pretend to believe that succ in it | counts for anything as a testimony to the goodness | of the boat which succeeds in it; for the effect of | such a pretension is to sink yachting, which is emi- | nently entitled to be called a “maniy’ spo by the skill and the courage which the proper prac- | ice of it requires, to the level of sach heroic | achievements as playing poker and leading the | German, j SAILING OR DRIFTING. r) [From the New York Times, June 22. ‘The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Club | was drifted rather than sailed, There were but. fifteen entries, all of them being centreboard boats. Outside of the Hook there was a moderate breeze, but on the homestretch the boats drifted with the tide, the breeze being hardly perceptible, Is it not time that the club should make a change | in the day of their annual regatta’ For several years the 20th of June has been the day selected, and as a rule that day has brought a dead calm— at least inside the bay. Had it been proposed to select a day for the regatta which should offer the greatest probability of a total want of wind, a careful student of meteorological statistics would doubtless have selected the last week in June, The yachtsmen have already learned to ope @ calm on that day. On Thursday last not a keel boat was entered, simply because the owners of keel yachts knew that. if there should aera to be any breeze at all it would, in all probability, be so light as to render these vessels useless in a contest with centreboard craft. The experience of Thursday will confirm them in this belief, and hereafter we may expect to see the regatta of the 20th of June confined ex- clusively to the smaller vessels of the fleet. Even then light boats can give no proot of their comparative sailing abilities without more wind than we have any reason to look for on the day of the regatta. The finish of the race of Thursday was an absurdity, considered as a test of relative speed. The vessels drifted slowly homeward in a confused crowd, and the wey yacht, the Ianthe—to whose comman- der credit is certainly due for the way in which she was handied—ts a vessel universally conceded to be infertor in speed to a large proportion of her com- petitors. : if the members of the New York Yacht Club desire to have a pleasant, quiet picnic excursion, let them contnue to muster and spread their sails in company on the 20th of June, but do not let them call their gathering a regatta. For a regat¢a a breeze is gen- erally thought to be a necessity, and by selecting the 20th of June the yachtsmen secure the best pos- sible chance ot a calm, New York is proud of her yacl keenly interested in whatever concerns its weltare. A drifting match is not, hows an interesting spectacle, and in time the public will grow tired of attending it. The yachtmen ought to select almost any day in May or September for their regatta. They would then have at least a fair chance of a good working breeze. The large seagoing keel boats would then enter the race, and the result would be a fair test of the speed of all classes of vessels en- gaged in the contest. The 20th of June has been thoroughly tried andin point of wind has been found wanting. Let us have no more drifting re- gattas on that day, or else let us call them by their right names, and no longer hold out the pretence that yachts can prove their sailing qualities in a dead calm. t fleet, and is YACHTING NOTE. The following yachts passed Whitestone yester- day :— Yacht Viking, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Sands, from New York for Newport. Yacht Wanderer, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. L. P. Lorillard, from New York for Boston. The yacht Fleetwing, N.Y.Y.C., Rear Commodore Osgood, is at anchor off Whitestone. “L'INTERNATIONALE, Banquet and Soiree of International No. 35 Last Evening—The Social Views of the Society and a Lady’s Toast. The International Society No. 35 held what they 4 called a banquet and soirée last evening, at No, 129 Spring street. The dental portion of the enter- tainment was not begun until nearly ten o'clock, although the hour fixed for the beginning of affairs ‘was set down for elght o'clock, - Mr. Van Voorst, the President, presided. In calling the dinner party to frugal order, he declared that the object of the International was not to drag down the rich to the level of the poor, but that the poor, in fact all classes, should be’ made equal sharers in all the enjoyments of life, which the rich | now monopolized. This and nothing more. Mr. Van Voorst's remarks, brief as they were, | seemed to be to the point in the judgment of those present, and were hailed with delight all round the festive board, Mr. Osborne Ward, while the dishes with cherrie were being passed around among the ladies, gi what was termed a slight insight into the strength of the International. His facts and figures were 8 e Going along the backstretch Grace continued to gain on the Boy, and as they passed | the half was lapping him, with Boone not new, and so they need not be recapitu- lated. He closed by stating that the trades unions of this country were an outgrowth | of the International; had, indeed, sprung from | the seeds which the society had sown abroad. The | “strikes” now going on in the city, he declared, | gave evidence of the fruit brought forth by the In | ternational. They were founded on justice, and, if | properly conducted, would be successful, despite | the combined efforts of the various employers to | crush the movement. Even though the members | of the various trades were not all members of the | International, they had tie full sympathies of the soclety, and might one day, if hard more than their sympathies, Mme. Hulet, the wife of the host of the evening, Was called upon for a toast. In responding she re- marked that Internationalists should remember that the revolution of '48 was not merely a political revolution—it was a social revolution. That being | so, she had great pleasure in drinking to “The Mar- | tyrs of 48." The toast was drank with all the hon- ors, a8 was that of Mr. Ward, “La Société Interna- | tionale, et la republique universelle," | Several members then spoke briefly in French and German, after which the dinner came to a close. pressed, obtain | NEW JERSEY, A Delegation Opposed to the Sage of Chappaqua. LAMBERTVILLE, N. J., June 22, 1872, The delegates elected to the Democratic State | Convention from all the wards of this city are strongly opposed to Greeley. EUROPEAN MARKETS, Loxpox Moxy Market.—Loxnow, June 22—1:30 P, M.— Consols closed unchanged. American securities quiet and steady at unchanged prices. Tavrrroot Corton MaRket.—Livenroot, June 22—1 :30 P. M.—The cotton market cloned, quiet and unchanged. The sales of the, day have been 8,000 bales, including 1,500 for speculation knd export, Livenroot Burapstures Marxet.—Liverroot, June 2— 130 P. M—The breadstufls market ig dull, | and areas of rain for the Gulf and South Atlantic SHEET, TROTT™NG AT FLEETWOOD. Castle Boy W: After a Well-Contested Race of Six Heats, As expected, the trot announced to take place at Fleetwood Park yesterday between Pfifer’s chest- nut mare Grace Bertram, Roden’s bay gelding Castle Boy and Week's brown horse Daniel Boone, for a purse and sweepstake of $1,000, drew quite a large attendance. Previous to the start and up to the fifth heat Grace Bertram was the favorite. But | the trot resulted in one of those sure things that will occasionally fall through. First Heat.—At the second attempt the word was given to almost a dead even start, Grace Bertram on the inside, Castle Boy second gna Daniel Boone on the outside, In the turn the latter broke, and lost several lengths, The other two in the mean- while were trotting very steadily, so that Grace led a Jength at the quarter in thirty-seven seconds, Oas- tle Boy second, several lengths in front of Daniel Boone. In the backstretch the latter trotted very fast, and closed up almost even with Castle Boy, when he again left his feet, losing ® couple of lengths beiore he could be got down. Grace, still leading, was a length in front at the half, in 1:16; Castle Boy second and Daniel Boone third, At the foot of the hill Boone began to trot very fast. When they were half way up he had passed Castle Boy and was lapping Grace Ber- tram—so that, at the three-quarters Grace on lea half a length, In the turn Boone took the lead, with Grace still on the inside and Castle Boy in the middle. The finish was very fine, all three lapping as they penne under the string, with Boone a half length in front of Grace Bertram, who was about the same distance in front of Castle Bor Time, 5 Second Heat.—Notwithstanding that Daniel Boone was the winner of the previous heat Grace Ber- tram sold freely as the choice over the other two, At the fifth attempt the word was given, with Castle Boy and Daniel Boone leading and Grace about a length behind them. In the turn Boone hit himself and broke badly, Castle Boy taking the lead, with Grace second. At the quarter, which was done in thirty-six seconds, Castle Boy led two lengths, with Grace about four lengths in front of’ Boone, backstretch Boone fell lengths behind Grace, who was about two lengths behind the Boy when he passed the half, which was made in 1:12. Coming up the hill te horse closed up considerable of the gap, but was unable to close it up entirely, Castle Boy’ still leading at the three-quarters, with Bertram second. As they swung into the homestretch Danicl Boone again broke badly, Grace Bertram closing up rapidly on Castle Hoy, but could not quite get there, Castle Boy winning the heat by a length, in 2:80, Daniel Boone pulling up when within the dis- tance and walking t Third Heat.—Gra ‘as still the favorite over the fleld, selling for $65, the field selling for $35. At | the second attempt the word was given to a very good start, Castle Boy at once showing in front, so that in the turn he led a length, Grace second and Daniel Boone last, and ona break. Going down the quarter stretch Grace closed upon Castle Boy, so that he ony led there a length, in thirty-six seconds, with Boone third, three lengths away. ing along the back to fully six still behind, but coming fast, At the foot of the hill Grace was up even with Castle Boy, and after trotting a short distance took the lead, Boone having also closed the gap. The three were lapping cach other at the top of the hill; Boone, however, again broke and lost a couple of lengths, At the three-quarter pole Grace led a length, where she remained, winning the heat by two lengths in 2:84, Castie’ Boy second, fully six lengths in front of Dahiel Boone, who pulled up when inside the distance, Fourth Heat.—The race was now looked upon as adead sure thing for Grace Bertram, and few, if any, pools were sold on the result. At the first at- tempt the word was given, witn Daniel Boone a half length in front of the other two, In the turn Castle Boy broke and fell back last, Grace Bertram going to the front, so that when half way down the stretch she was leading two lengths. At the quar- ter she led two lengths, in thirty-seven seconds, with Boone second and two lengths in front of Castle Boy. In the turn Castle Boy closed up the gap, and as they showed in the backstretch was a length in front of Boone ; Bertram was still leading, and at the half was two lengths in front of the Boy. At the foot of the hill she came back a trife, so that all three were almost even, Grace, however, again went to the front, and at the three-quarters was leading by two lengtha. A slight break, however, carried her back to Castle Boy, and for a second it looked as if Roden might have taken the lead. On coming into the straight Bertram again got aclear lead and trotted home the winner of the heat by a length, in 2:3114, Castle Boy second, alength in front of Daniel Boone. Much dissatisfaction was expressed by those pres- ent who had backed Castie Boy at Roden’s driving, the jodges being requested to put in another driver behind the Boy. This the judges did not see fit to do, a8 Roden had not, in their judgment, done any act requiring such action on their part. Fifth Heat.—Again at the first attempt the word was given to a good start, with Boone a trife in front; in the turn, however, he broke ne and fell back last, Grace Bertram going to the front and Castle Boy second, At the quarter Grace led two Jengths, in thirty-seven seconds, with Castle Boy about the same distance in front of Daniel Boone. In the backstretch the Boy and Boone closed up on Bertram, who at the gate left her feet, but quickly settled, and at the half led two lengths, Dang 5OpR there in 1:14, At the foot of the hill she again broke badly, and before she could settle down Castle Boy and Daniel Boone were in front, of the mare, Roden taking the pole at the three- quarters, he led two lengths. In the turn Bertram again got to her work and at the drawgate passed Boone, but could not overtake Castle Boy, who jog- ged in an easy winner by two lengths, in 2:32%,, race Bertram second and Daniel Boone third, Sixth Heat.—Between the heats a few pools were sold with the field as the favorite against the mare. All three sweated out well and at the first attempt got off weil together? Castle Boy taking the lead, with Daniel Boone second and Grace Bertram third. In the turn, however, Grace went up to second, making play for the lead. But as it was do or die with Roden, he elected to keep the Boy well to the front. At the quarter he led two lengths in thirty-six and a half seconds, at the half he was three lengths in front of Grace, who was lap- ed by Boone. Coming up the hill both Grace and Daniel closed up a trifle on the Boy, Swinging into the homestretch, the race became exciting between Bertram and Castle Boy; the latter, however, re- tained the lead, winning the heat and the race by a length in 2:333%, Bertram second and Boone third. MATCH $500—MILE AND REPEAT. Between the first, second and third heats of the above race a match for $250 aside was trotted be- tween P. Garry's bay gelding Garryowen and Thomas Barrett's sorrel mare Annie Doyle, mile and repeat. On ringing up the horses Johnny Murphy appeared behind Annie Doyle. Both heats were exactly alike, Doyle taking the lead at the word, while Garryowen would break so badly that it was necessary,to bring him almost to a dead standstill before he could be induced to trot. In the meantime Annie was jogging steadily along, winning both heats by aimost a hundred yards, the first in 3:17 and the sec in 2 Appended is a summary of the two tre LEETWOOD Park, Saturday, June 22, 1872. Purse and stake of $1,000; mile heats; best three in five, in harness, M. Roden’s b. g. Castle Boy.... Sige D, Pfii ). m. Grace Bertram..2 21 1 2 2 W. E, Weeks’ br, 8, Daniel Boone., 1 3 3 3 3 8 TIME, Quarter, Half. Mile, 37 1:16 Fifth heat Sixth heat..... Same Day.—Mat ness. Thomas Barrett's s. m. Annie Doyle P. Garry's b. g. Garryowem....... First heat. Second heat. iteiihiiceinalitiniatinamt WAR _ DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIG WASHINGTON ‘., Jum Probabilities, Falling barometer, light to fresh and probably brisk easterly to southerly winds and partially cloudy weather for Sunday north and west of the Ohio Valley; light to fresh winds, cloudy weather States and possibly for the southern part of t Middle States: clear and partially cloudy weath and ight to fresh winds for New England and the northern portion of the Middle States. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corgesponding day of last year, as indicated by the t4rmometer at Hudnut’s Phar- ey, HERALD Butldi 71. 1 last year Average t last year... Average temperature for past week. NAVAL ORDERS. WASHINGTON, June 22, 1872, Commander M. Sicord is detached from ordnance duty at the New York Navy Yard and ordered as irapotor of ordnance at the Washington Navy ard, Lieutengut Seth M. Acklev is detached from the Frolic. THE JUBILEE. A Day of General Disappointment | in Gilmore’s Babel. THE FINANCIERS TREMBLING. | Reduction in the Chorus and Or- chestra Contemplate THE SLIDING SCALE ADMISSION FEE, Bostonian Generosity Reaching Only to the Free List. THE ONLY SUPPORTS OF THE HUB-BUB Strauss, Abt, Godfrey and the Foreign Bands. oe eo snes The Performances and Attendance Yesterday. CoLisevM, Boston, June There are no evidences of decline either in the attendance or popular enthusiasm over Gilmore's Jubilee. The attendance to-day was about equal to the largest number present during any single day of the week, and the curious crowds lingering out- side the Coliseum and promenading the city were even larger. For Boston and Bostonians the day was a grand one—profitable, pleasant and all that Sort of thing which combines to tickle the vanity of Yankees—but for all this it may be said that the glorious days of the Jubilee are at an end. All the efforts of the irrepressible Gilmore have failed to avert the inevitable catastrophe. It is how well known that from the first the hopes of the projecters were blasted, and, notwithstanding the great struggle made to keep the best side out, in expectation that a furore would be created, no suf- ficient response has been made by the public. The truth is that, with all its pretended admiration for music, Boston 1s actuated by a mer- cantile spirit, and wished to get the article as cheaply as possible, Hence the free list has been drawn upon to an enormous extent; indeed it is calculated that half the visitors were deadheads, With the prospect of a heavy loss be- fore them, under the most favorable circumstances, the responsible directors have made up their minds to lessen the expenses by dismissing a large body of thew best performers, The select chorus known as the “bouquet of artists’ and made up of the New York operatic choruses, appeared to-day for the last time, as the condition of the finances will no longer permit their retention. 1t is rumored on good authority that the orchestra will also lose some two hundred and fifty members, and that reductions will be constantly made until the Jubilee has been brought to an end. The only com- pensation that will be offered for these losses will be the further introduction of amateur singers. But, judging from the results obtained with the present enormous chorus, this expedient will not, even in a polite way, counterbalance the loss of the performance. A DAY OF DISAPPOINTMENT. To-day may be taken as a sample of the Jubilee at its best. It was, to say the least, disappointing. A chorus of 20,000 looks exceedingly grand on paper, and still more formidable as the members sit in the flesh before the eyes. The appearance of that eea of waving fans and bright colored ribbons futtering over the animated faces is certainly one of the most imposing sights that could be presented. Seen from the gallery the immense hall 1s a magnificent spectacle and Well worth a visit from this point of. interest alone; but when we come to examine the worth of all this appearance in connection with the principal aim in view we are obliged to pronounce it a magnificent fuilure. It is to be regretted that it is so, for the spirit of enterprise and dash, al- though associated with much buncombe, ‘de- served @ certain measure of success, In all that relates to the highest musical art it was wanting from the beginning; but that was because a spirit of sensationalism, not untinged with a certain vnigarity, was allowed to influence its plan and workings. — Still, had the proper material been at hand in suMeient quantity | ther no doubt that a somewhat different result would have been produced, Something wanted than 20,000 as a chorus; it is necessary that the volume of sound shall in some measure represent our notion of the effect of this number of voices, and in this most important matter the Jubilee chorus fails, Only in the weightiest passages, when supported by the pealing organ, the booming guns and other sensa- tionalisms, does the volume of sound at all ap- proach the ideal of the effect which 20,000 singers ought according to our notions, to produce. So far the limited popularity of the concerts have been due to these sensational outbursts, and there is reason to fear that the committee are making a great mistake in weakening their force. A FURTHER REDUCTION CONTEMPLATED, This reduction in the number of the assistants will be accompanied, it is said, by a lowering of the rates of admission to $2, and eventually to #1. This | will probably bring a large number of the working | classes, Who up to the present have been very thinly ‘represented. Whatever effect this course may have financially there can be no question but that it will injure considerably the artistic merit of the pexformers, All the responsibility of supporting the Interest in the musical show will then devolve | upon Madame Leutner, Herr Strauss, Herr Abt and | the foreign bands; these now, ofcourse, compose the | great piece de résistance served up. Although none of them are altogether free from a@ little clap- trap and staginess, there is yet sufficient real merit in almost any one of the artists or bands, under proper circumstances, to make a legitimate sensa- ton, but the surroundings vitiate all this merit. THE PROGRAMME TO-DAY presented very few novelties. It opened with the uve from Weber's “Der Freischutz,” which rendered with commendable spirit by the or- chestra, conducted by Mr. Zerrahn. This fairly opened the proceedings, and was followed by the new National Hymn, written by Mr. Eichberg, who conducted. This brought the chorus into action with scarcely satisfactory results; the same defect which marked the whole subsequent per- formance was at once noticeable—poverty in the volume of the voices. ‘The piece was not, however, very exacting, and with the eption. mentioned passed off evenly. Scarcely had the sounds died away when a small, wiry-looking little man, with Jong hair, advanced ‘and assumed the baton in the distance he looked like a_ little black speck, but fall of vigor and action. This was the celebrated Herr Johann Stranss, about whom | most people have heard. His manner of conduct- ing is somewhat angular, and there is the suspicion of a constant striving after effect; but when the man is exam- ined closely it will be discovered to be natural not affected, in him, Using his violin bow as a haton, he wed to keep the immense or- chestra well together, and whether he flddie orously at times—or beat time in thusiastic, energetic manner, the in the man which told that he was thorough! up m the work before him, It was inten teresting to listen to the large and intelligent | orchestra translating for us one of Strauss’own | works; the color and thought of the composer was | naturally better conveyed under his direction th: it could have been under any other conductor. The result was certainly delightful, and the iis- tener was semi-conscions of his spirit being whirled around the room in sympathy with musical rhyme. THE ORCHESTRA WAS FAR FROM FAULTLESS, but was more in accord than could have been ex- pecter Jonsidering the short time the musicians have had for rehearsal it is fairly astonishing that they do so well; but this is, of course, no defen the system. However, the general impression made | by the orchestra was by no means 80 great as might have been expected; the impression was rather of force than of beauty or delicacy, and if people would go to the trouble of analyzing their feelings they would discover that there was more of wonder at the almost perfect control exercised over an immense body of men than ofsimple en- joyment of any fine artistic display. In fact, most refined people would have preferred to hear Strauss | with @ smaller and more perfectly trained band, confident that more shades of thought and feeling would find expression. Stiil it was In every way a striking performance, and merited the rap- turous encore which it received from the auditors, In response the orchestra rendered in & spirited manner, the “Tzchern Kerssen” march. The finale, from the third act of “Ernani” followed, Gilmore co1 ducting, with full chorus, organ and military band ‘AS this selection was given defore it offered an ex- cellent opportunity to judge the real merit of the Jubilee performance. It was perlectly astonishing mis WEAK AND WANTING IN TMPRESSTVENESS the chorus Was, except in a few passages, yet the singing Was Well in time, and the unison far abar | lighter themes depen purposes = in | result of the contest is made known; 3 exceptions, But all the subtle, delicate passages were ruthless sacrifices. This chorus of evidently fatal to flexibility and nice rendering ot delicate’ shades of color, on which the charm of MADAME PESCHKA LEUTNER maintained the reputation she has acquired of pos- sessing the most wonderful voice that has ever been heard in America. It is is no exaggeration to | say that her vocalization is more perfect and bril- Her voice is much it than Carlotta Patti's. sweeter, the notes are purer aud posses & more silvery tone, and are produced with perfect ease. Nature and art have been combined to produce a prodigy. Efforts are being made to engage her for a concert tour, but the greatness of the Jubilee has given the lady such an immense idea of the generosity of the American public that it 1s said she looks for very extravagant terms. The same is the case with Strauss, who is under the impression that his services are worth $2,000 a night; afraid to venture at that e to have Herr Strauss in New York some compromise must be made, A quick march, dedicated to Mr. William Inman, om account of his services rendered in the cause of the Jubilee, and composed by Anna Warren, needs no special comment further than that it closed the first part of the programine, THE SECOND PART opened with a selection from “Tannhauser,’? played by the Prussian band, These excellent m sicilans recetved @ cordial reception trom the gen- eral public, and caused an explosion of enthu- siasm on the part of some patriotic Germans scat- tered through the audience. This band lost some of laurels it gained on its first appearance when the French band appeared on the ground and carried everything before it. They were on their metal; but though they layed with great correctness and ensemble, they failed to reconquer their hold on public opinion. In answer to a warm encore a cornet solo with variations waa played by Herr Hock, of the band. As a piece of execution it was delightful. In response to a rap- turous encore the band played “Hail! Columbia,” which produced the usual amount of enthusiasm, waving of handkerchiefs, &c, The event and triumph of the day was, however, the APPEARANCE OF THE COLORED SINGERS, some hundred and fifty strong, who sang a hymn to the tune of “John Brown.” Certainly the execu- tlon was not good, but the audience is not inclined to be critical. The introduction of this banquet of black tulips was simply a piece of claptrap, but it appealed to certain Bostonian sympathies, and was therefore seized upon without reference to artistic merit. The voices of the colored singers were very weak and thin, and the whole affair was only saved from ridicule by the whole chorus join- ing in and giving a weight and tmpressiveness to the rendering which otherwise would have been wanting. The singing of the “Benediction of the Poignard” was a complete flasco, LIONIZING THE BRITISH AND GERMAN GRENADIERS. Dan Godfrey and his bearskin-hatted band have become veritable lions in Boston. Last night they visited the Boston Theatre and witnessed the per- formance of the Vokes Family. The band struck up “God Save the Queen” at their entrance, and the audience became convulsed with excitement and enthusiasm. The building rang again and again with cheers, The “British Grenadier’s March” and “The Girl L Left Behind Me” followed, and at the departure of the gallant sons of Albion the ovation rivalled that of the Coliseum, To-night the Prussians will be recelved with all the honors, at the same theatre, and a similar scene of enthusiasm may . Some evening during the week th: nd will be dined and wined by the Ancient and Honorable, the crack military organization of the Eastern States, THE JERSEY MUNICIPAL CONVICTS. aia Sentence on the Jersey City Police Commiesion- ers—One Hundred Dollars Fine—The De- fendants Continue in Office—The Paterson Freeholders. & The Police Commissioners and Chief of Police of Jersey City were called up sor sentence yesterday afternoon on the conviction of the late term of court, All were present except the President, Mr. Pritchard, Judge Bedle, accompanied by Judges Randolph, Bohnstedt and Sturges, occu pied the bench, Judge Bedle, after the opening of the court, said :—In the case of the State against McWilliams, Pritchard, Edmonson and others the Court have concluded to decline to refer the case to the Supreme Court, and leave the defendants to their writ of error if they choose to take it. Has counsel anything to say in regard to sent-nce f Mr. Dixon—Nothing, sir. Judge Bedle—The defendants may stand up. It is not the practice of the Court to pass sentence in the absence of a defendant. Mr. Pritchard will be here this afternoon at a later hour, but the Court cannot wait for him. The Court are entirely satis- fied from the voucher which was put into my hands ; the evening before last that the account of the Cap- tains and the Chief of Police for the current year is now square, including the money which the de- fendant advanced, The Court are very glad that the case is in that shape. The ‘Court do not. mean to tuflict a nye punish- ment, for they think that the ends of jus- tice will be answered by not doing so. Had you obtained this money for the be og of private gain nothing would » saved you from the State ecause the Court mean that, so far as they exercise of their duty can prevent it, that hall not be prostituted for private gain, The Conrt are satisfied that the money in this case did not go into your pockets, It was paid for political purposes. It is a gross outrage on the community that money should be paid out for political this = manner The effect of sentence disqualifies from being a witness and ercising the clective franchise. Whether it ex- tends beyond that the Court express no opinion at this time. The effect is the same whether the Court imposes a fine of $1 or $500, The matter of fine not so very important. The Court have concludes to make no discrimination between you. The se tence of the Court is that you (inelnding Pritchart pay a fine of $100 each ‘and costs, and that yol stand committed till the fine and costs are paid, rial of the Chief of Police in connection with the Noyes bond robbery case resulted in a verdict of acquittal. It will be seen from the terms of the sentence that the Commissioners can continue in office till the question be brought before the Chancellor by a! writ of quo warrant, The case of Zebulon Sutton, ex-Chosen Free- holder of Passaic county, N. J., which has been ou trial during the whole of the past week, was con- cinded on Friday night and given to the jury. On account of the hot weather, and the fact that Dr. Nightingale and David Berry, two of the jurors, aggregated some six hundred pounds, the jury was locked in the court room instead of being locked up in the small jury room. After re- maining out all night and yesterday until noon, Jndge Barkalow had to discharge them, as they could come to no agreement. In fact the foreman told the Court that there would be no possibility of an agreement ey kept there for ten years, It ‘stood that ten wi for conviction and two for acquittal. The discharge of the jury accordingly ends the excitement for the time being, and it ended about as everybody expected, it being the evident inten- | tion to make a scapegoat of Sutton, when there were many others of influential standing and of both political parties who were just as guilty as he. A large bateh of prisoners were yesterday sen- tenced In the Paterson Courts for trivial offences, The trial of Van Winkle Bogert for the rmurder of Ransom F. Burroughs (the alleg mplice of Libbie Garrabrant) will be commenced on Monday. FUTURE, The examination of pupils of the public and other schools of the Filth Congressional district, candidates for the vacant cadetahipin the Naval Academy at Annapolis, will take place on next ‘Thursday morning, at ten o'clock, in the hall of the Board of Education, corner of Grand and Eim streets, and will be conducted by Superintenden Kiddle. The boys must bear in mind that the ex- amination will be in regard to both their scholastic attainments and physical condition. The Fifth district, Scoording to the new apportionment, em- braces nine of the lower wards of the city, the First to the Eighth inelusive, and the Fourteenth, Colonel William BR. Roberts, the present Congressional representative | by | whom the appointment will be made after the Judge Ed- ward J. Shandley, Marshal Tooker and other well known citizens concluded the preliminary arrange- ments yesterday, in accordance W amination isto be made in public, partic by pupils of the private as Well as public schools, aaa the result to be determined by a committee formed by the selection of one, cith from each ward comprising the district. The brief announce- ment made in yesterday’s HERALD of this excellent opportunity for s:curing a complete nautical edu- cation, and of becoming either the Farragut or Paul Jones of their country, has created the greatest excitement among the boys of @ section of the city notably the first in point of commercial interest. A OARD FROM THE GREEK CONSUL. New York, June 22, 1872. To THR Eprror oF THE HERALD: Three weeks ago you had the courtesy to publish my card denying the absurd story of the deporta- tion of criminals from Greece to the United States. Having reported at the time all the facts to the government in Athens, I have just received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs the following tele- grara: ° Atiens, Greece, June 21, 1872. Consuk Greece, New York :— No, 168 received. ‘The news of sending criminals nited States ty an odious and absurd falsehood. BULGARIS, Minister of Foreign Affurs. I hope that m justice to the truth, as well as towards their readers, those papers which have published the story of the shipment of criminals to this country wiil reproduce this oficial denial, which I am happy to-day to lay before the Ameri~ can public. Your most obedient servant, D. N. BOTASSL Greex Consul, f 4