The New York Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1873, Page 6

6 PROSPECT PARK PAIR GROUNDS. Fine Weather and Cap- ital Racing. DELIGHTFUL DRIVES TO THE COURSE, —_+—__—— Scenes and Incidents by the Way. segs THE AVANT-COURIERS OF FASHION. FOUR EXCELLENT RACES. Warlike the Winner of the Mile Dash, Visi- goth of the Two-Year-Old Race, Maid of Orange of the Mile and a Half Dash and Revenge of the Hurdle Race. The fall meeting of the Prospect Park Fair . Grounds Association commenced yesterday under the most favorable auspices of the weather clerk. Old Probabilities was in his best humor, and bright skies and a bracing breeze welcomed the visitors to the course. A prettier course it would be bard to find in this republican country of ours. Nestled in the most inviting recesses of the metropolitan tongue, as Long Island has been happily termed, it might be called a bonne bowhe, the focus of a number of beautiful drives which ra- diate {rom the steep railroads of Brooklyn, circled by the sea and its sandy blufs, an epitome of real country life, and, patronized and managed by the best people across the water, the Prospect Park course is surely destined to become to Long Islanders what Jerome Park has been and is to the people of the metropolis. Once clear of the bill, up which so many unhappy car steeds toi! winter and summer, the stranger from Manhattan reaches a stretch of country which presents a variety of scenery and interest that leaves nothing to be desired. The trip to the Fair grounds is full of interesting features, from the time one leaves the yelling Modoc newsboys at the ferry until the car deposits him on the rural thoroughfare leading to the grand entrance. The trip from Fulton ferry—one hour and forty min- utes—might afford abundant materials for a Dickens novel. The passengers range from Sairey Gamp to Montague Tigg. About three miles trom the course yesterday we were edified by an unpleasantness, conducted according to the re- vised rules of the English prize ring, between two young men, q@tat, fourteen and sixteen, one of Scandinavian birth and the other of Milesian, a son of kings and princes, The hardy Norseman was in- dustriously engaged in the laudable occupation of selling ginger snaps, while the bold son of St. Patrick devoted his talents to the dispensation of peanuts. The causa belli was the indecision of a purchaser in the car. The Scandivavian threw up the sponge and also his basket of ginger snaps atter the first round, and the track was littered with the peanuts of the victor. THE COURSE. Yesterday was the first time that the association made a sertous effort to present to the people of Brooklyn the same attractive features that the American Jockey Club furnisn every season to the citizens of the great metropolis. As might be ex- pecved, for the first experiment, the attendance ‘was not large, but everybody seemed to enjoy the Manifold attractions which might be expected from capable management and good racing. A huge elm tree outside of the grounds seemed to be the point @apput tor the partially impecunious, who recklessly ventured their last ten cents on the issue of each race. Neither at the splendidly appointed ciu» house nor at the amphitheatrical grand stand could be found such an enthusiastic assemblage as on this foliaged platform. Programmes were not there, yet the boy who sat on the topmost branch was a very Greek chimes in his recitation of the names of the horses, the colors of the riders, the equine genealogy and the condition of the pools, all of which information was signalled to him by a familiar on the other side of the fence. Beneath him, on one side, was the green sward of the fair grounds, in which a score of carriages were drawn up in line, like a wagon train on the plains when Indians are in sight, and on the other a dusty roaa, detted with carriages, light wagons and platoons of cows, and within a dozen rods of the tree was the ominous sign board, “Look out for the steam ro.ler!” A regiment of Long Islanders peeped through the knot holes in the fence and bet on the fleeting glimpses they caught of the fying steeds within. THE LADIES were in the minority, both at che grand stand and atthe club house, but those who were present seemed to reflect all the glories and varied attrac- tions of the fall fashions, The tair ones were evi- dently the avant-courriers of a legion of votaries of the fickle goddess who will .ake possession ofevery point of vantage on Thursday néxt, It wasa sad day for the knowing ones, as in some cases thé favorites were badly beaten, The excite- ment during the hurdie race was intense, especially when neither Blind Tom, the favorite, nor Village Blacksmith could, with all their exer- tions, shorten the distance between them and Ke- venge. The start for this race was considerably delayed by @ series of circus periormances in which Harry Booth imeisted upon indulging, and which he afterwards suppleniented by knocking down all the nurdies, to ‘he ummment danger of is own and bis rider's neck, HOMEWARD BOUND. At five o'clock there was a rush for the carriages and the Coney Island cars. The radii o! drives ‘were qu y covered with equipages of ali kinds, and men, women, children and market baskets weve huddled into the one open car that came from the seaside. The result of the races pre, sented on this car the opposite features of wild and unexpected gratification and deep despond- ency, immoderately tull and lamentabiy depleted pocketbooks, THE RACING, = fhe track was in capital order and the weather very javorabie for good running. ‘The racing throughout was capital, and, for a rare tuing, the favorites were beaten tiree times out of four, It is always pleasant to have the events ot the day turn in this way, it shows the speciaters that those who call themselves the “knowing ones,” or “the talent” of the turf, sometimes make mis- takes as well as more ignorant people. Four races were on the card, and they came off sharp at the | time appointed. The first was @ dash of a mite for allages; the second for maiden two-year-olds, a dash of three-quarters of amile; the third for maiden three-year-olds, a dash of a mile and a half, and the fourth @ hurdie race of two miles, over eight hurdies. ‘Tue first race was for what was called a Trial Purse for $400, for all ages; $300 to the first and $100 to the second; one mile. For this there were ten entries, comprising M. H. Sanford’s brown horse Bingamin, by Asteroid, dam Bay Leaf, five years, and the same gentleman's bay gelding Mil- dew, by Lexington, dam Mildred, four years old; A W. Weidon’s chestnut colt Warlike, by War Dance, dam by Captain Beard, three years old; J. F, Wilson's chestnut colt Mart Jordan, by Revolver, dam Mattie ©.; John Coffee's gray colt, by Lightning, dam NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Donohne’s entries were the favorites, Warlike the second choice, Wilson and Coffee's entry selling for third money, Warlike won a gallant race, beating tance in front of Lizzy Lucas. The latver was ‘‘o1,”” hence her defeat, The second race, for a purse of was for maiden two-year-olds; $300 to the frat and $100 to the second horse; three-quarters of a mile. For this race there were three entries, consisting of J. F, Chamberlin’s bay colt Visigoth, by Asteroid, |"dam Vandalia; D, Desmon’s bay filly Molly Darling, by Revolver, dam Skipper, and D. McDaniel & Co.'s bay filly by Bay Dick, dam Etts Skippen. The latter did not make her appearance, Before the start Visigoth was made tle lavorite at long odds, He won the race very handily, taking the lead at the start and never Belinguianiag, it. As this was the flist win of this colt, his owner, trainer and = Stable boya were highly elated at the colts ‘The third race was another chance for maidens, this being a Purse of $50¢ for maiden three-year- olds; & dash of a mile and a half, The irst horse was to have $400; the second $100, There were Six entries for this event, consisting of Thomas Jones’ bay filly Maid of Orange, by Beacon, dam Maiden; S. D. Bruce's chesinus colt Galway, by Concord, dam Mandina: U. B. Ransom’s bay colt Ransom, by Asteroid, dam Banner; L. Lorillard’s Day colt Caraboo, by Lexington, dam Alice Jones; L. A. Hitchcock's chestnut flily Quits, by Eclipse, dam Columbia; and R. W. Walden’s chestnut geld- ing Liverpool, by Pianet, dam Novice. Caraboo was the fayoriro over the fleld, the next choice being Gal- way. Very little was thought of the others, the surprise of every ove, however, Thos, Jones’ bay tilly Maid of Orange (who is owned, by the way, by Dr. Hanford and John ere won the race in handsome style, and those who had a five dollar note on her in the Paris Mutuals realized $186. carer was second, and Caraboo third, all close cher. ‘he iourth event—a Hurdle Race for all ages; welter weigats; purse $500; $400 to the first, an $100 to the second horse; two miles, over eight hurdies, There were four entries jor this race, all of which came to the post. These were Thos. Jones’ bay horse Harry Booth, by Lex- ington, dam Bionde, aged, carrying 154 lbs. ; J. G. K. Lawrence’s chestnut horse Village Blacksmith, by Vandal, dam pacer aged, 154 Ibs. ; Joseph Donahue’s brown horse Bund Tom, by Star Davis, dam Margravine, ered 154 Ibs., and John Bough- Tum’s chestnut gelding Revenge, by Revenue, dam unknown. Blind Tom sold highest in most of the poo.s, Village Blacksmith the second choice, the winner, Revenge, fe ihig roe almost nothing com- ared with the others, He had old Pepper ride im, who, taking @ commanding /ead irom the start, the others could never overtake him. What Harry Booth was put in the race for but to knock the hurdles down no one could understand, The following are the details of the running as it came off:— The First Race. TRIAL PURSE $400, for all ages; $300 to the first, and $100 to the second; one mile, ENTRIES, J. W. Weldon’s ch. c. Warlike, by War Dance, dam by Captain rd, 3 years old, 95 Iba. (Hughes 1 John Boug! 4 dam Rosette, aged, 113 ibs. (Hankerson) 3 Joseph Donahue’s gr. f. Lizzie Lucas, by Au: jan, dam Eagless, 3 years old, 92 Ibs. (Feaks). 3 . Walden’s b. c. Utica, by Lexington, dam Kitty Clark, 3 years old, 95 lbs. (Ponton) 4 John Coffee's gr.c., D! Lightning, dam Je: mine Porter, 3 years old, 95 lbs (Donahue)... 5 Joseph Donatiue’s b. f. Hattie O'Neil, by Ba; Dick, dam by Scythian, 4 years old, 92 lbs, (Barbee) old, 114 lbs. Si Mildew, by dam Mildred, 108 Ibs........ J. F. Wilson’s ch. c. Mart Jor , by dam Mattie C,, 8 years old, 95 lbs... John Boughrum’s g. St. Patrick, by dam by Slasher, 4 years Old, 105 Ibs...... Time, 174534. THE BETTING. 300 2 Donahue’s entries Warlike. Utica.. Coffee's entrie Boughrum’s entries... THE RACE. The horses had a capital start, Coffee's colt get- ting away first, Hattie O'Neil second, Lizzie Lucas third, Utica fourth, Gerald fiith, Golng around the turn Lizzie Lucas went to the front,and at the ieee pole she led one length, Goffee second, itica third, Gerald fourth, O'Neil filth, Warlike sixth, all close together. At the half-mile pole Lizzie Lucas led two lengths, Gerald second, two lengths in iront of Utica, Hattie O'Neil fourth, Warlike fifth, As the horses ran into the lower turn they were nose and tail, and at the three-quarter pole Lizzie Lucas was a length in front, Gerald second, one length in advance of Warlike, who was run- ning very rapidly two lengths ahead of Ucica, who was four lengths ahead of Coffee's colt, the latter being two lengths in front of Hattie O'Neil. The Tun up the homestretch was a capital one, War- like winning by a head at the finish, Gerala sec- ond, aneck in advance of Lizzie Lucas, who was two lengths ahead of Utica, Coffee Scott fifth and Hattie O'Neil sixth, Time of the dash, 1:45}4. The Second Race. Purse $400, for maiden two-year-olds; $200 to the first and $100 to the second horse; three-quar- ters ol a mile. ENTRIES. | Galway J. F. Chamberlin’s b. c. Visigoth, by Asteroid, dam Vandalia...... sesssees 1 D. Desmon’s Mollie Dariing, by Revolver, dain Skipper. oe eegess digo ele oi 2 D. McDaniel & Co.'s b. f. by Red Dick, dam ‘Etta ‘Shippen..... Wives. 3s, 0 Visigoth . 270 = 260 Mollie Di 140- 140 THE RACK. Visigoth took the lead at the start, was never headed and won in a canter by four leugths, The Third Race. PcRse $500, (or maiden three-year-olds; $400 to first and $100 to second horse; one and a half miles. ENTRIES. Thomas Jones’ b. f. Maid of Orange, by Beacon, dam Maiden (Hankerson S, D. Bruce’s ch. ¢. G Mandina (Barbee) . L. Lorilard’s b, ¢, Cariboo, by Lexington, dam ‘Alice Jones (Harper) R. W. Walden’s ch. g. Liverpool, by Planet, dam Novice (Ponton) L, A. Hitehcock’s ch, Columbia (Hazard) . C. B. Ransom’s b. c. Ransome, by A! Banner... 1 aoe ew Galway Cariboo. its. Field a2 THE RAC. Liverpool was first away, Galway second, Maid of Orange third, Caravoo iourti, Quits bith. The horses ran close together around tie lower turn, and when they swuug into the homestretch Liver- pool led two lengths, Maid oi Orange second, Gal- way third, Caraboo iourth, Quits fiith. Liverpool showed the way up the homestretch and was lead- ing two lengths at the stand, Matd of Urange and Side by side, Caraboo fourth, Quits fith, Going around the upper turn Caraboo ran to the front and led a length and a half at toe quarter pole, Galway second, half a length in iront of Liverpool, Maid of Orange fourth, Quits several lengths behind. Going down the backstretch Gal- way went to the front and lovked like a winner, keeping in front until twenty yards from home, when Maid of Orange came on him with a rush and beat him to the stand by half a iength, Varaboo, a neck further off, third, six lengths ahead of Liver- pool, Quits fifth. Time, 2:444. The Fourth Race. Hunpie Race, for all ages; welter weights; purse 3600; $400 to the first and $100 to the sec- ond; two miles, over cight hurdles, ENTRIES. J. Boughrum's ch. g. Revenge, by Revenue, dam a unknown 151 ibs. (Pepper) ... coves A J. K. Lawre! ch. h, Village Blacksmith, by Vandal, dam Cholera, aged, 154 ibs. (Midgely) 2 Joseph Donahue’s br. h. Kind Tom, by Star Da- vis, dam Margravine, aged, 154 lbs. (H. Gaffuey) 3 Thomas Jones’ b. h. Harry Booth, by Lexington, dum Blonde, aged, 154 Ibs. (Clark)..........06 4 ‘Time, 3:54. . THE BETTING. Village Blacksmith.$205 610 400 205 125 120 Bina Tom 225 «475 «509 «250 200 200 Field.....- 1% 200 10 7 7 THE RACE Revenge was away first, and he dashed over the first hurdle as it running away. He ee, top ie was rail of the hurdle a tip as a reminder. followed by Blind Tom and Village Blacksmith, who went over the hurdie clean and clear. Then came Harry Booth, who knocked the hurdle over, and this horse knocked the second and third hurdies | down also, 80 that there was no jumping to be done for three-quarters at least of the race. Re- | venge opened a big gap to the quarter pole, Blind | Tom and Village Blacksmith paying no attention to htu, a8 they supposed that the race lay between them only. Revenge was ten lengths ahead of Bind Tom at the second hurdie, the latter one length in front of Village Blacksmith, Who Was ten icngths in advance of Harry Booth. Revenge increased his lead to twenty lengths to the fall-inile pole, a listie beyond which was the third hurdie. Village Blacksmith was three lengths behind Tom, but twenty ahead of Harry Booth, When the horses passed the stand at the end of the first mile Revenge was runuing strong, leading ten lengths, Blind Tom second under the whip, & length ahead of Village Biacksmith. The latter made @ dash around the upper turn and passed Blind Tom, who was thea doing his best. Village Blacksmith ran so Well around the upper turn that every beholder supposed that he would overtake Revenge. The iatter ied over the hurdle at the juarter pole avout four lengths, Village Hlackstnien second, two lengths ahead of Blind Tom, who was _ twenty Sengtha Jessamine Porter, three years old; Jos, Donohue’s gray filly Lizzy Lucas, by Australian, dam Eagiess, three years old, and the same gentieman’s bay flily Hattie O'Neil, by Bay Dick, dam by Scyth- ian, Jour years old; John Boughrum’s black gelding Gerald, by Mickey Free, dam Rosette, and the same gentleman's bay gelding St, Patrick, Mr. Sanford withdrew his two entries, and Boughrum’s St. Patrick having broken down, he could not start. in front of Harry Booth, who seemed to be a per- fect ‘duifer’’ in the race, aithough as wel) bred a horge a6 par is ® Aner ica Wo-day. Village Black- smith ran down the backstretch as if he was sure to overtake Reven, and those who had money bet on him see! lelighted with his Cath. as they were sure at this time that he had Blind Tom The seventh hurdie beyond the hali-mtle rT as topped by Revenge first, who led two fon ths, the Bll ng! jacksmith hammering away after him to the delight of his backers, who still seemed tu ecstasies, ad they could not believe that Revenge Gerald by a neck, the latter about the same dis- | all the time. Blind Tom was beaten at the mile and a balf and Village Miacksmith at the mile and three-quarter pole by Revel The latter came on to the cighth Rurdie, battled tor the finish, and when he went over it two lengths in front of Village Blacksmith the game was p!ayed out. He landed a winner by three lengths, to the great sur- prise of all the backers of Blind Tom and the Black- smith, It is douptful whether some Of the backers of the favorites realize the fact yet, Blind Tom Was six tengths behind Village Blacksmith, yet a quarter of a mile im front of Harry Booth. ‘The time of the two miles was 3:54, ‘Thursday is the second day of the meeting, when three very good races will be run. FLEETWOOD PARK. was winhing The Spirit of the Times Stake of 1873 ‘Won by Messenger Duroc Filly Dame Trot. The Spirit of the Times Staxe of 1873 was trotted yesterday afternoon at Fleetwood Park, It closed on the Ist imstant, and of the two made their stake good by the final payment of $200 each. These were Mr. wavid Nevins, Jr.’s chestnut colt, Fearnaught Boy, by Fearnaught, dam by Sherman’s Black Hawk, and Mark W. Sears’ black “. Dame Trot, by Messen- ger Duroc, dam Green Mountain Maid, ty Henry 7 tull sister to Prospero, @ attendance was very fair, considering the many counter attractions elsewhere on the turt, and the track was in excellent condition. In the poo! the Messenger Duroc filly brought $35 to $10 e Fearnaught colt, and the betting was far from spirited. Carl Burr was behind the filly and Dan ce held the ribbons over Fearnaught. Burr weighed 210 pounds yesterday morn- ing. The race cun be told in ja iew words, as it was ‘‘@ short story.” Aittr tour ineffectual trials to get the word because of Fear- naught’s bad behavior they got away very un- evenly. On the turn the filly was two lengths in advance, at the quarter ten lengths; passing the bali the same advai Was maintained, and, coi- ing along steadily, she distanced Fearnaught de- spite the exertion of nis driver to prevent it. Dur- ing the mile Fearnaught left his feet seven times and the filly but once, on the first turn, and then quickly settled to her work again, Dame ‘rot is a pure black and fifteen hands high. SUMMARY, FLEETWOOD PARK, MORRISANIA, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1873,—The bpirit of the Times Stake—Mile and re- peat, in harness; closed with twenty-our entries; value of stake, $1,600, Jui Messrs, William Deforrest, Arthur Gillender and James Goawin. Mark W. Sears’ bik. f. Dame Trot, &years old, iM Messenger Duroc, dam Green Mountain laid, by Henry Clay (Cari Burr).............. 1 David Nevins, Jr.'s, ch. c, Fearnaught Boy, 3 ears old, by Fearnaught, dam by ‘Sherman's lack Hawk (Dan Muce).............065 PR quarter. Hay. ler. g Mile, First heat.....,e0e +++ 39 1:19}¢ 2340 KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION. Second Day of the Fall Running Meet- ing at Lexington—Dusty the Winner of the Mile Heats and Astral the Coit Stakes for Two-Year-Olds, LExinaTon, Ky,, Sept, 9, 1873. The second day of the fall running meeting gt the Kentucky Association was marked with much suc- cess. The attendance was very large and brilliant, the weather delightful, and the track in good con- dition, but not fast. There were two races on the programme, the first being mile heats, jor all ages, purse of $250. Four horses came to the post for this contest, and it was very interesting throughout, the heats being broken. The starters were William Gillespie’s Dusty, 3 years old, by Asteroid; J. F. Kobinson’s chestnut filly Florence L, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam Weatherwitch; J. W. Hunt Reynolds’ chestnut filly Eisie, 4 years old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam La Grande Duchesse, and James Shy’s gray filly Infallible, 3 years old, by Lightning, dam Laura Bruce, First Heat.—Florence 1. was the favorite over the field. Dusty and Elsie got away on cven terms, with Florence third and Infallible last, The leaders fought each other all the way to the hali- mile, when Dusty went to the front, Eisie second and the otners as before. From this point rlor- ence began to make her running, and all the way up the homestretch she and Dusty had a tervific struggle, ending by Fiorence winning the heat, we was third and Infallivle distanced. Time, abo Heat,—The pools now averaged—Florence, $100; Dusty,$18, and Elsie, $5. Dusty and Elsie were away head and head, with Florence close up. At the half mile the two first named were on even terms with Fiorence, but a length behind. From here to the three-quarters Dusty was called upon and responding went in advance, and Florence was also let out. When that point was past the order was Dusty, Florence and Kisie, An exciting struggle up the homestretch landed Dusty a winner ofthe heat. Elsie was distanced, Time, 1:40%;. Third Heat.—Yhe pools now were—Dusty, $300; Florence, $70. They had a splendid send-ot. The heat was grandly contested throughout, as at the quarter and along the backstretch they were head and head, and so continued to the three-quarters, when Dusty showed his nose in front, and, with a splendid struggle, increased his lead, and went un- der the wire winner of the heat and race by two lengths. Time, 1:48%. SUMMARY. Lextnaton, Ky., Sept. 9, 1873—SkCOND Day or THE FALL MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY AssoctA- TION.—Purse of $250; mile heats, for ali ages, Judges—General J, F. Robinson, Jr., Major J. R. Villey and General A. Buford. Oficial Timers— Major B, G, Thomas and B, G. bruce, ; Witham Gillespie’s Dusty, by Asteroid, 3 years old 2 General K Lexington, dam imp. years old. James Shy’ ning, dani Time, 1:4634 The second race was year-olds, $50 each, play or pay, with $250 added; dash of three-quarters of a mile. Of eight nomina- tions five started, In tae pools Astral sold tor $200; Big Fellow, $46; La Grange, $25, and the fleld $27. The contestants were Closely bunched at the Start, but Big Fellow soon pushed in tront of the group, yet this was but for a second only, ag Astral came out of the crowd, and at te head o: the stretch went to the front and won the race with ease; Judge Pryor was second and Big Fellow third, Buford’s bay colt La Grange | did not start, as he was off the course when the | word was given. ‘This was owing to the General endeavoring to find another rider, the jockey he had verng over weight. The Judges decided that the race should be considered as if he had started from the post. The official timers were out of the stand, and, consequently, not noticing the move- ments of Major Viley, who had gone down to the quarter pole to start the contestants. No time was announced from the stand, but outsiders made it 1:19%. Salyer’s bay colt Pat’ Dolan, in this race, aiter finishing three-quarters, ran ‘ot with bis jockey, and could not be checked until he pad gone two muies. SUMMARY. Same Day.—The Colt Stakes, for two-year-olds, $50 each, p. p., with $250 added; three-quarters of ainile; value of stake, $650, Robinson & Morgan's b, c. Astral, by Asteroid, dam Laura White . sees sessee 1 H.C. Wall's b. ¢. Judge Pryor, by Lightning, dam by imp, Australian.. “4 ol £.T, & J. McCallie’s ch. iow, by Wai Dance, dam Fly. serene 8 S.T. Salyer’s b. c. Pat Dolan, by Planet, dam imp. Yorkshire, ceo § A. Buford’s b. c, La Grange, by Versailles, dam ods Lida....+. ‘ 1934. (Not official.) PIGEON SHOOTING. nee aaa Matches of Ten and Twenty-five Birds Each by Members of the Narragansett Gun Club—W. P. Douglas and C. A. Post the Winners. Newport, R. L., Sept. 9, 1873, Two challenge pigeon matches by members of the Narragansett Gun Club, of this piace, were Shot to-day at their private grounds, A large num- ber of spectators were present upon invitation, The contestants in the first match were Mr. & H. Robbins and Mr. W. P. Douglas, 10 birds each, 27 yards rise, for $200 and the birds, Hach killed seven of the original number, and in shooting off Mr. Douglas was declared the winner. SUMMARY, NARRAGANSETT GUN CLUB, Newrort, R. 1, Sep- tember 9 1673.—Pigeon shooting match of ten birds each, for $200 and the birds; 27 yards rise. W. P. Douglas—0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1,'1, 1, 07. 8. H. Robbins—1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1—7. The tie being shot oif, 1t resnited— Douglas—1. Robbins—o, ‘he second match was between Mr. Pierre Movarty and Mr, ©. A, Post, 25birdseach, $26 a side and the value of the birds, the rise being 27 yards.—The contest Was Watcled with much in- terest, and when the gentlemen each shot fourteen olthe number, making a tie, there was much ap plause. In shooting off Mr. Post was the winner, SUMMARY, Same Day—Pigeon Shooting.Match of twenty- pl birds each for $60 anu the birds; 27 yards rise. PipRRE MCCARTY.—0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1,0, 1, 1. 1,1, 0, 1, 1, 0 0, Forts ade xinled, 14;’ missed, 11, 1,1 ‘Total, '253 A. Post.—1,'1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 14.1, 0 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0. 0, 0 1, 0. ‘Total,’ 25; ‘killed, ‘143 missed, 11," In shooting’ of, it restiited:— Post, 1, Moarty, 0. original twenty-four entries ($50 each) but | YACHTING. Meeting ef the w York Yacht Club Last Night—Appropriation of $1,000 for the October Races. The New York Yacht Club held a meeting last night, Rear Commodore Kingsland in the chair. Mr. COLGATE moved that the Regatta Committee be authorized to carry out the instructions of the Commodore's letter in regard to the October races, Carried, On motion of Mr. Cuasx the Secretary was added to the committee, It was moved to appropriate $1,000 to defray the expenses for the October races. Carried. Aletter from the Treasurer, Mr. Sheppard Ho- mans, was read, calling attention to the fact that interest on bonds of the club will be payable on demand, at his oftice,.260 Broadway. The meeting then adjourned. The following are the prizes to be sailed for at the October race: Cup, presented by the Commodore, one for schooners and one for sloops, to be sailed ior on the first Thursday in October over New York Yacut Ulub course; value $500, Cup, presented by the Commodore, to be sailed for on the second Thursday of October, by schooners of any organized yucht club, from anchorage of Owl’s Head to and round Lightship of Cape May, and return to Sandy Hook Ligntsaip; value $1,000, Purses, presented by the Commodore, to be sailed for on the second Thursday of October (un- der direction of N.Y.Y.0.), by pilot boats, working schooners and smacks (schooners), sailing from any port in the United States. The first vessel ar- Tiving to tuke @ purse of $1,000; the first boat ar- riving of each of the other two classes to take a purse of $250. No class, however, to win more than one prize. Newspapers in the various seaport towns are re- quested to call the attention of owners of vessels to the conditions under which these two last men- ttoned cups are offered. Further instructions in regard to the races wiil be issued by the Regatta Committee from time to time. Any persons desir- ing to enter their boats or wishing any information can address Mr. Charles Minton, Secretary, No. 26 Broad strect, BAYONNE YACHT CLUB. Seventh Annual and Sixth Union Re- gatta—Tho Prizes To Be Offered, the Course and Time Allowance. ‘The seventh annual and sixth union regatta of the Bayonne Yacht Club wiil take place on Tuesday Dext, September 16, off the Idie Hour, Green- ville, N. J. The club, as usual, invites a free entry of all yachts belonging to any duly organized club in the United States. PRIZES. The club offers for competition both union and club prizes. The union prizes will be :— First—a prize for all cabin sloop yachts under 45 feet on the water line, Second—A prize tor all yachts (open boats) over 24 feet and under 32 ieet long, mean length, Third—A prize for all yachts (open boats) over 17 feet long and under 24 feet long, mean length. The club prizes will be two for each class, one to be sailed for on time allowance, and one (the flag officers’ prize) to be awarded to the first yacht home, regardless of time allowance. No yacht shall win more than one club prize, and if the yacht winning the flag onicers’ prize aiso wins the club prize on time allowance, the same shall be awarded to the next yacht on time allowance. COURSE. The course of the several classes will be as follows :— First Class.—From the anchorage off the Idle Hour to and around the monument on Romer Shoals, rounding it trom westward to eastward aud return to stakeboat off the {dle Hour, passing to the eastward of West Bank buoys Nos, 11, 13, 1! and to the westward of Fort Lafayette, going and returning. Second Class.—From the anchorage off the Idle Hour to and around a stakeboat of Fort Lafayette, rounding it irom westward to eastward and re- turn, sailing over the course twice. Third Class,—From the anchor off the Idle Hour to and around the Robin’s Reet buoy (can buoy), rounding 1t from westward and eastward and return, sailing over the course three times. All yachts to turn home stakcboat irom north- ward to westward. TIME ALLOWANCE. The time allowance will be, for the first class yachts, one and a half minutes to the foot on water line, and all open boats will satl under measure- ment of canvas allowance, one and a half seconds to the square toot of canvas, ENTRIES, Yacht owners are requested to send in their en- tries as soon as possible, together with their meus- urements, s0.as to enable a correct classification ; and blank certificates of entry can be procured at the office of the Secretary of the Club, Charles H. Woeltje, No. 72 Beaver street, New York. The en- tries will close on Saturday, September 13, at five P.M. OFFICERS, The officers of the Bayonne Yacht Club are as follows:—Commodore, H. B. Pearson; Vice Com- mouore, William H, Langley; Kear Commouore, Charies A. Bouton; President, C. C, Ho Secre- tary, Charles H. Woeltje; Treasurer, les E. Mensch; Measurer, Jonn H, Elsworta. “4 A LAUNCH OF THE STEAM YACHT IDEAL, ph > AEE! Her Dimensions, Accommodations, Rig, Machinery, and Singular Construc- tion, This new crait, puilt by the well known yacht builder Joseph B. Van Deusen, to the order of Mr. Hugo Fritsch, Acting Austrian Consul General at this port, was launched yesterday, at five minutes past eleven o'clock, trom the shipyard foot of North Seventh street, Williamsburg. Tne Ideal carried the Union Jack forward, the New York Yacht Club signal at the fore and the Austrian colors—red, white and red—as her private signal on the main- mast, and was decorated from truck to rail with signal fags, giving her a festive appearance. Very gracefully she glided down the ways, and, amid cheerg, was christened on touching the water, in the usual manner, by Miss Louise Havemeyer. DIMENSIONS. The Ideal is 110 feet in length on water line, 130 feet on deck, 21 Jeet breadth of beam, 8 feet depth of hold to main deck beams, and 10 feet depth’to top of trunk deck beams, draws 6 feet of water ait, aud measures 200 tons, c. m. The keel, stem, sternpost, garboard wales and shait log are of white oak; the frames of white oak, hackmatack and locust; the keelsons of Georgia pine, of extraordinary size and strength; the ceiling of Georgia pine; the main deck trame ot Georgia pme, with hackmatack knees. The trunk deck is built up solid of white pine and white pine beams. The main and trunk decks are 2% by 8 Inches, laid with the curve of side, and diminishing at ends of vessel, of clear white pine. The planksheers and waterways are of Georgia pine, beautifully moulded outside and inside, and turnished with 112 brass ventila- tors, situated in each frame space. The rail is of white oak, neatly moulded, and of the same height asthe trunk deck, gradually rising to the top of bowsprit forward and continuing outboard to the end. The stern, instead of the usual round steam. boat shape, is of the “George Steers type,’ ter- minating in a round taffrail, and adding greatly to her yachtlike appearance. The trunk deck is 85 feet in length by 13 feet in breadth, leaving an ample passage between trunk and rail on either gide, with spacious flush torward and ait decks, ‘The companion ways entrances and skylights, nine in number, are constructed in the most elaborate manner Of solid mahogany. CABINS AND ENGINE ROOM, The interior is divided of into an aiter saloon, 20 feet long: two staterooms, pantry and toilet room, an engine and boiler room, 85 ieet in length; @ forward saloon, sailing master and engineer's staterooms, galiey, ice house, lockers, closets and batns, very ingeniously arranged by Messrs. Bishop & Grady, so that @ fresh or salt water or hot bath can be induiged in at will, The cabins are fitted with twenty large composition side- lights of an entirely new design. The forecastie forward is roomy, well ventiated and lighted; ac- comodates nine men; is furnished with lockers, closet and washstands to insure comfort to the ae MASTS, SAILS AND RIGGING. ‘The Ideal is @ ull rigged fore and aft schooner, Mainmast, 06 feet; foremast, 64 feet; mainboom, 56 feet; maingaff, 27 eet; fore and maintopmast, 30 feet. The ioresail will be @ cutter style or Brail sail, with 23 fect gai. The bowsprit 1s 26 iect in length, with 17 1eet outboard, beautituily carved and gilded, ‘Ihe jibboom 1s 38'feet in length, with 16 Jeet from cap to hounds, The topmasts are ar- ranged on the Engiish principle, to trip and house from deck, The jibvoom is arranged on a new rinciple, to be rigged home with the same facility. Phe squaresail yard is 40 feet in length, with two booms each 26 ject. She will carry @ main and foresail, jorestaysail, jib, fying jib, jib topeail, main and foregaff topsaiis, maintopstaysall and square- sail, spreading io all 9,600 square feet of canvas, ‘The rigging. is wire of great strength, running rig- ging oF nt everything of the very best ship. Ld ai MACHINERY. The machinery which Mr. Fritsch destined for the has been built at the Yale Iron Works in New iver. under the direction of Mr, Wilson, and con- sts of a ir of vertical, direct acting steam en- gines, 16 by 14 patent surface condenser, indepen- dent air, circulating, feed and bilge pumps. The boiler is a scotch return tubular are OX), of 11 teat front. 12 feet long, 6 (eet aad 7 inches Ligh. 50 square feet grate surface and 1,100 fect nre sur- THR MODEL OF THE IDEAL is pecullarly ome and entirely different in prin- Sthucted, bela in ulreer oppusitn ior the univers: , 1 O] jon e unive: ally adovted wave-line ti id of Scott Russell. in- stead oi the water being separated by the stem and moved up horizontally to make way for the ad- vancing v it ts displaced at right angies toor perpendicular from the exterior surface of the veasel by geometrical lines of least resistance. Coytred transverse section 1s of the smallest The possible area, consequently of the least resistance and of lity ‘beatn ble within the as- immersed pi nd A floor being urface instead of a sub: pay displacement, the resistance to cates creases in a ive ratio to the tatic column due to its submersion, The downward curve of floor and keel permits a better submersion of the wheel and a more perfect ron at the same time insuring steadiness, a better hold in the water, sti(’ness for carrying sailtand more steady and lenger rolling. ‘This model is in direct antago- nism to the modern modeis, whose proportions are ten and eleven beams to one length and fifteen depths to the length, ‘he practical result attained will be of very at interest to shipbuilders and owners, and if us theory should prove @ success it must feaa to marked changes in the modelling and construction of high speed veaseis, To Mr. Fritsch ts certainly due the credit of being the firat to venture out of the beaten path and to boldly put to a practical test this new theory, and he displayed good judgment in confiding the work to the hands of Mr. Van Deusen, who has modelled and built many fine craft, and among others the Fleetwing, ?hantom, Alarm, Gypsie, Fleur de Lis, Rambier, Viking and the Columbia, the victress in the International Queen’s Cup races. Mr. Van NDusen will at once commence work on _ large Sound propellers intended to be very as “YAQHTING HOTE, The following are at anchor off the HERALD tele- graph station at Whiteston Yacnt Fleetwing,’N.Y.Y.C., Mr. George A. Os- id, from New Londen, F is goo Yacht Dreadnaught, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Stockwell and the sloo; Yacht Vision, N.Y.Y.C., Mr, Alexander, AQUATIC SPORTS AT YONKERS. Animated Scene om the Hudson—Mem- bers of the Patisade Boat Club ‘Winning Gold Medals at the Oar. A series of interesting aquatic contests came off at Yonkers, Westchester county, yesterday after- noon, and had the effect of attracting a large num- ber of spectators, hundreds of whom crowded chartered steamers, yachts and every available evaft on the Hudson, while the spacious roofs of the club houses and other adjacent structures were utilized to accommodate that portion of the ladies and their escorts which preferred to remain on terra . The event which had called forth such an unusually large num- ber of sightseers and which gave tne Terraced City a holiday appearance, was to decide the awarding of gold medals jor single shells to the victorious senior and! junior members of the Palisade Boat Club, the prizes being offered by the Captain of the club, ‘The distance to be rowed over was one mile and return. The first race was run by the junior shells, the contestants being A. Moifat and W. H. Stewart, the former gal ning an easy victory over his competitor, For the second contest the senior shells entered, bet propelled respectively by Isaiah Frazier and R. G. Jackson. ‘The latter proved victorious, having accomplished task in 15 minutes and 553; seconds, the first mile being made in 6 minutes and 27 seconds. . The third race was between an eight-oared barge, a six-oared shell’ and a four-oared snell, the latter being allowed one minute start at the commence- ment and the same time at the close. This race was admirably contested, although through some mismanagement each of ie crews lost time unnecessarily in rounding the stakeboat. The sour-oared shell, however, pushed gallantly ahead on the homestretch, an passed the goal several seconds ahead of the other two, the six-oared cralt coming in second. Then followed a highly amusing tub rece between nine Competitors, the lucky man being E. Gibson. The Palisade Boat Club, which is the pioneer or- ganization of its Kind in Yonkers, now numbers over forty act:ve members, which include among their number many of the wide-awake business men of that city. 1ts principal officers are :—Preai- dent, M. F, Rowe; Vice President, J. D. Cole; Ca) tain, H. M. Underaill, and Lieutenant, R. G. Jack- son. THE WISE BALLOON. As the hour announced for the departure of the Wise balloon arrives, the excitement among all Classes of citizen 1s on the increase, and yesterday and last evening it is calculated that up to the hour of closing the Capitoline Pond Park at least 12,000 persons must have visited the huge cotton bag, which looks itke an enormous whale afflicted with the dropsy and ready to spirt water to any height, Of this large number of persons, who paid fitty cents a piece entrance money and who seemed to be of an unusually respectable class, sixty per cent were ladies and young schoo! giris. The balioon yesterday was inflated to the height of ten or twelve feet, and covering the ground space of two or three houses. It rolled uneasily, like @ giant in agony. It is made of cotton and covered with a tassel netting. The dimensions of the balloon are as tollows:—Length ot the nine great sections, each, 176 feet; widen, 36 feet; height when inflated, 116 feet; diameter When inflated, 110 feet; circumference when in- fated, 345 leet; extreme height, trom crown of balloon to keel of boat, 160 feet; height of car, 15 feet; length of lifeboat, 24 feet; cloth required, 4,316 yards; sewing, 10 miles; agg used, over 6,000 leet; gas required to fill the balloon, 600,000 cubic feet; Weight of entire apparatus, 7,000 vunds, 3 It will take eighty hours to put 300,000 cubic feet of gasinto the huge cotton monster, so Professor Wise stated to a HERALD reporter last evening, and as not a foot of gas had entered the balloon late yesterday aiternoon it is more than probable that the balloon may be delayed in its ascension Jor some little time. Yet the old aeronaut is de- termined to ascend whenever the balloon is filled with gas, and Says that as his reputation is con- cerned he will asceud as soon as the machine is ready, Large numbers of ladies paid their respects to the carrier pigeons and to the lifeboat Chicago and the smal! canoe, which weighs only fifty-three pounds, and is made of paper. ‘Tne Chicago weighs 1,100 pounds, and 1s of very elegant construction. r. Donaldson was present yesterday for quite a while during the afternoon when the car was be- ing weighed—its weight was ascertained to be 590 pounds—and Mr. A. M. Goodsell, the manager of the balloon, was also present and had charge of the proceedings and preparations for departure. OREEDMOOR RANGE, The October Exhibition of Rifle Practice and Reunion of Marksmen. The Board of Directors of the National Rifle Asso, ciation met yesterday afternoon in room 7, No. 194 Broadway, Colonel Church, President, in the chair, to make arrangements for the grand display of Trifle practice which is to take place at Creedmoor Range early in October next. A number of communications were read from various places relative to the proposed demonstra- tion, among them being several proffering valuable prizes for certain matches. Messrs. Hatley & Gra- ham, of Maiden lane, presented & Milford rifle, in case, valued at $300, r.W. W. Robinson, of Chambers street, a combination rifle, valued at $75, these being the most valuabie prizes announced, There will be tweive different matches during the several days, as iollows:—The opening match, the Sportsmen’s match, the First ‘Division match, the Second Division match, the Army and Nav: match, the Burton match, the State Prize, the Gat- ling match, the New Jersey match, the Railroad match, the Sharpshooters’ Championship and the Press inatch. A large number of \ athaed are already on hand, and these are to be divided, with the others ye expected, under the diferent matches stated above, The programme will be printed and circu- lated in due time, the Executive Committee having been at work last evening in appropriating the rizes, Whether of money or articles, in the most judicious manner for each match, itis the intention of the Board of Directors to spare no trouble in making the coming meetings at toe range a signal success, and they have already had assurances from the interest manitested gene- nf by military organizations that their efforts shall not be in vain. Among the contestants will be a representative from Canada, and arrange- ments have also been completed ior the presence of representatives from several military organiza- tions in the States, FATAL ACOIDENT ON THE BROOKLYN , BRIDGE WORKS, The deaths by accident tnat have occurred since the commencement of the stupendous undertak- ing of spanning tbe East River with a bridge num- ber about twelve, Yesterday furnished the latest victim, in the person of Lourets Houser, a Swed- ish saflor, Deceased, who had just asa laborer on the bridge anchorage, Brooxiya, was in the act of pushing, in company with two other men, a car loaded with cement, alon, work leading from Dock street to th When the Gia. ae fell e car, and his was and uptights beneath. Death was instantaneous. ‘The other men saved themaelves by jumping aside when they heara the Ogee cracking beneath them. Coroner Jones will hold an inquest in the i and endeavor to agcertala where the blame Ce STARTLING ACCIDENT IN WiLLIAMSBURS, Eighty Persons Precipitated to the Pavement by ‘a Falling Baleony—A Possible Fatality— Two Young Ladies Very Seriously Hurt and Their Lives in the Bal- anceof Uncertainty—Thir- ty Persons Injured by the Shock. On Monday evening the Seventy-first regiment, N. G. 8. N. Y., Colonel Rose, visited the Forty-seventh, Colonel Austen, at Williamsburg. Alter charming the people of the Eastern Brooklyn district by marching through several of their principal streets, beneath waving banners and amid a continuous discharge of pyrotechnics and a display of Chinese lanterns, the warriors were entertained through the evening at the armory of their hosts, About one o’clock yesterday morning line was formed for the return home, the Forty-seventh escorting their guests on tne way along Fourth Street, proposing to go with them to the South Seventh street ferry. As the column marched the drumbeat brought to sidewalks, windows and bal- conies the entire population of the neighborhood, who greeted the military with fireworks and loud huzzas, In the route, at No. 165 Fourth street, ts situated the Eckiord Club House, having a billiard saloon and barroom, kept by E. H. Koy, on the first floor, This house was Illuminated, and the guests of the evening were invited to partake of ita hospitality. The club rooms were filled with @ gay throng of ladies and gentlemen, who were enjoying the occasion in the mazy dance. The house next south 1s occupied by the Apollo Har- monie Club above, and below by the restaurant of Aaron Van Name. This also was decorated, open, and filled with mirthful guests of both sexes, A TREACHEROUS BALCONY, Along the front of both houses, level with the second floor, ran a light iron balcony, three feet wide, the front being tormed by a top and bottom rail of wrought tron jf by figured cast iron perpendicular bars. e floor of the balcony rested on bars of wrought iron inserted in the wall, projecting the width of the balcony. This iron is three-quarters o1 an inch thick by two inches wide and ts much rusted. 1t was 81 irted by slight cast iron open-work brackets, resting against the wall, trom @ foot below the bar. Be- tween the two houses a railing similar to the front one separated the two balconies, it being fastened to the Jront rail and very lightly attached to the wall. Acontnuation of the balcony extended in front of the house next north, and a similar one is attached to tne building next southerly, which is the Kustern District Hospital. A FEARFUL ORASH, When the military pageant bad neari: those two balconies were crowded to their utmost capacity. Ladies formea the front rank, leaning over the low railing, while behind them were the husbands, lovers and brothers, all craning thetr necks for, a last view of the bright procession, wav- ing handkerchiefs and Tocketa. Suddenly a sound is heard as of the harge of a pistol vol- ley in rapid succession. It was the snapping of the slender cast iron bi beneath the frail balco- nies, As soon a8 ome gave way the strain was thrown excessively upon the supports next it right and left, and in a second the whole line of the front rang began to meve outward, while the front edge v! the floor sunk. ‘A SORBAM OF TERROR, Instantly a shriek of frightened women and men Tang through the night air which overmastered the marilal strains in the street beiow. Probably trom seventy to a hundred people stood on that fallin, balcony, while others, none the less excite thronged the windows which led tothem, Nex came the crash of the balcony floor and front ralle ing upon the stove fi , carrying its human tlreight, who were upon one another in a windrow of shocked, bruised and crushed men and women, Fora moment a silence as of the grave ensued. All were APPALLED, MUTE AND MOTIONLRSS. In another moment the command sounded, “Halt!” and directly the two rear companies of the Seventy-tirst iormed a cordon round the scene of the disaster to prevent disorder and confusion. Assistance was at once given to the injured, who Must have numbered thirty, but of whom the great majority were only shocked by the concussion or slightly scratched and bruised by the crashing iron, and were quickly able to convey themselves home without serious hurt. A marvellously smait proportion were in need of surgical attendance, whose names, so far as reported, are given be- low:— LADIES DANGEROUSLY INJURED, Those whose cases were most serious were Miss Saran Van Dyke, Miss Isabella Williams and Mrs. Catharine Grifith, all of North T rd street ana —— three adjoining houses. Miss Williams and Miss Van Dyke were Carried into Van Namee’s saloon at first, but subsequently mto the hospital, where both presented indications of fracture at the base of the skull, with projuse bleeding from the ear. Miss Van Dyke was _ after- wards taken on a@ stretcher to her home, while Miss Williams remains at. the hospital. Dr. Brady, Police Surgeon, who has charge of them, last evening reported no Aspe alarming symptoms, but said that time only coui determine the extent of the injury, which is very serious certainly in both cases, and may perhaps result fatally. Mrs, Grifith sustained Collis’ fracture of the wrist, a very painful and intricate injury, entailing tedious treatment. She was also badly cut over the eye. She was taken home after having the fracture set and wounds dressed at the hospital. The others named as hurt are as follows :— Wiliiam Vose, badly cut in the right temple and bruised about the body. Lieutenant David Brower, of the Forty-seventh regiment, severely bruised. irs. Topher, badly cut about the head. Miss Wilson, of North Third street, hurt by shock. William Dill, severely bruised. Miss Augusta Cornell, Miss Griffith, Miss Mary Ray, Mra. Cox, Mrs. Thetiord, William Williams, Mr. Riggs, Samuel Cutler, Mr. Austin, Davia Brown and James Bergart were more or less cut and bruised, but none of them very seriously as far as could be learned last evening. THE OATHOLIO TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION OF AMERICA. Annual Meeting of the National Board. Yesterday, at Plympton Hall, the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America held the annual ses- sion of its Board of Government, a body composed of the national officers and presidents of State unions. This body is recognized as the governing body of the Catholic temperance movement in this country in the intervals between the general con- ventions. The meeting yesterday was mainly in- tended tor arranging tue measures to be brought before the grand convention of delegates from all the States and Canada, which meets In this city on October 8. The measures agreed on were important. The et was opened with prayer by the Rev. James McDevitt, of Washington, President of the Union. In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. J. W. O’Brien, of New York, was elected Secretary pro tem, The following despatch was then sent to His Grace the Archbishop :— “The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, represented by its Board of Government, in session in this city to-day, offer sincere and ai- fectionste salutations to your Grace as head of the Cntrch in this metropolitan diocese. As sous of the Catholic Church, engaged in the promotion of the virtue of temperance as taught b; our religion under the direction of the reveren clergy, We earnestly beg your episcopal benedic- tion on our proceedings.” Despatches were also sent to Very Rev. Father Preston, Chancellor of the Diocese; to Very Rev. Dean Byrne, of Trenton, N.J., and to Rev. Father Hennessy, spiritua: di- rector of the New Jersey Union. Kncouragi ig re- lies were received. ‘The pledge of abstinence to be taken by members in all the parishes was then discussed. The pledge adopted by the New Jersey Convention and approved by the Right Rev. Bishop Corrigan was recommended. The moditied obligation is framed to bring the Catholte teetotallers under the indulgences granted by the Pope, who prescribes as @ motive oF absti- hence “in honor of the sacred trust and agony of our Saviour.” It also names the sin o1 intem- perance as suggested by Archbishop Bayley, and Hinally it strikes at the “drinking habits of so- clety.”’ This change will be of interest to all the members as differing materially from the old Father Mathew pledge heretoiore in use. 4 UNIFORM BADGE. The national emolem adopted by the late con- vention ts ordered to be displayed by every mem- ber and each member is to salute another in an; art of the country, when this badge is seen, and he Catholic popuiation 1s therelore, henceforth, to have this sign (touching the badge), thus givin: Catholics & method of intercourse as good as that offered by the secret societies, from which Catholica are excluded by their Uburch. ‘The committee appointed to arrange for a union with societies in land submitted & report through their Chairman, Mr. O’Brien. The com- mittee have opened communications with the hp of Ireland, and have reason to know that the clergy and laity are actively favoring the uniting of Ireland and America. Cards of transier ‘Will tnen be issued by Irish societies, introduct emigrants to tempera:ice societios.on landing, an: thus save them from the sharks of our seaports. The Committee on Vonvention reported that the hall selected was Lat Bal delegates to assemble at tweive o'clock on Monday, October 8, and tollowing days, Letters were received from various cities offering heavy delegations to any, demonstration which rags take place in this city on the occasion. All delegates are to assist at mags in the Cathedral in Father McDevitt offered his resignation to the Board on account of iil health. On motion he was requested to serve ‘until the Convention. Alter prayer the Convention adjourned, Mr. McCormick, of Rhode Island; Dr. Richmond and Mr, Wilson, of New York; woe oa Poeun sylvapia, and others made addre: