The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1875, Page 6

6 _ —_ “ YACHTING. eteliiacioen The Prospects of the Coming * Yachting Season. 5 Vice Commodore Garner New Yacht. The Yaeht Clubs and the Regattas and Matehes to Come. 5 The yeehting season of 1875 will probably nos commence mack bewre the ist of June, although & Gumber of the crack yachts will probably be wtost 4 couple of weeks before. The past few Gaye sun) sppreaching good Weather, ant yacnt owners ¢ hastened to take advantage of the change e0¢ commence ove! img their yachts. The coming season will be unusually active, as, al- though there ore comparatively new yachts 08 the Blocks, there has been 4 change of commo- feores im the toree leading yacht clubs of these waters, ond this tomstion of Hew blood in the men st the Belm Wl probabiy create quite a spirited | feeson, There is some talk also of a visit from the Bugiish cutter Poa, but it is entreiy a matter of fumor, a+ Mr. Bouchier, the owner of the yacht, fas sent bo notification to the New York Yacht > of ¥ such wteaiion, The appearance of 8 Englien cutter im these Wavers would have the effect of makity a lively time for our crack sloops, sod the straoger would doubtiess be ac sommeodated With & race by the Visiun, Addie or Sracie. if Mr. Boucher proposes to sail for | the Queen's Cup it wil be a matter of consider- able discussion as to how the race will be sailed, bet, in all probability he will have to sail against tee Geet and win the cup im the same Way a it as Won by the America, There will be a cumber of private matehes tn Corinthian races. The latter regattas are becom ig Very pe r, abd Were frst introduced by the aka Yaent Cid, of Oyster Bay, L. L Itts ander that an attempt will be made this sea- son Co extend some Of The SUMMIE” EXeToises as IAT fest as Morland, Such on arrangemeut would be seartily indorsed by the Eastern yacatsmen, and the New York Geet would receive a Rearty come. THE NeW TORE TactT cuts Bas a prospect Of a very brillant stason tBis year, that is to say if all the proposed regattas and @atches are sailed. The officers of the club are changed this year, as at a@ recent election the following elected -—Com- @odore, G. &. Kingst Vice Commodore, W. A. Garner; Rear Commodore, Nich- saison Kane; ‘Treasurer, Shepherd Boman: Secretary, Coaries A. Minton; Measarer, A. ey Omith, and Fleet Surgeon, L. De P. Woodrur. The Regatta Committee are Messrs. W, Krova, The ¢) over Hity members were admitied. The attrac- tion that has proved suck a magnet is the pew club house RoW im course Of erection of Stapleton, Staten Isiand. For the past four or five years the ciu> bas bad no summer rouse, and consequently @Wany of the members, who oped the clad simply jor the benedia accruipe during the yecotiag senson, have feit a little disappotated, as uniess Shey were Intimate with yacht owners and went on an Occasional cruise the only favors they ri ceived were their tickets ‘or the clu boat iu the anova! regattas. At the anpusl meeting Vice Commodore Garner proposed to baud and furnish 8 Clad house and lease it to the club a1 6 Bominal rent, Such generous offer was, of course, too Advantageous to ve refused. the Work on the club house is now progressia THE CLUB mOCsE ‘Will be situated on the Gats, in the centre of the best anchorage om the Staten Island shore, It i« being built on @ pile foundation, aad will be con. Bected with the Stapletos dock by & pier and bridge about 425 feet long. The bridge connects She pier with the nouse, and has been constructed © a6 to allow boats to pall alr the house. A stairway and landing stage will ve pieced on tac sastero side of tue, pier for the convenience of yacht boats, The hoase itself wiljbe two stories Bigh, With # flat top, that is to be covered bye Gome-staped roof, open at the sides, but h ith fancy colored awnings. The top of the house will de Used as & Veranda, where, shaded from the san, the guests can emjoy the cool breeze and mag. nificent prospect, stretching out to Sandy Hook on she sou! st and New York city on the Borth- past, The roof willbe ligated at sight by s large a placed at the top of the dome, waich sil sigo serve & night signal to yachts Bome- @ard bound, The “first Goor of the club nouse will be divided up inte @ reception Boom, kitenen, steward’s pantry, wine Cluset torlet room, and oa the second Soor there will be two large dining rooms and two toilet rooms, one tor adi one for gentiem: Taere wil bee jarge veranda on eacs Goor facing Long laiand. Tae club house Will be completed and furoisned About tue 12tn of June, aad will probabiy be lor- mally inaugurated on tue Gay of the annual re- are THR REGATTA @ the New York Yaent Club will be sailed on ‘Thorsday, the itth of Juse, over the regular @ourse and under the direction of the Club Re- gatta Committee. it will, as usual, tring out the largest Geet of schooners that cam be collected at Say regatta given in American waters, and this Seasou the presence of Vice Vommodore Garn @ew schooner will iend additional excitement to the event. The new aspirant for aquatic honor will probably be t by the Columbia, Madeleine, Tidai Wave, Palmer, iiesolate, Phantom, Tarouota, Alarm, Idler, Magic, Comet, Meta and otper weil Kmown schooners, so that her task is one not eas ily accomplished. The sloop contests this seave wil! rest mainly between the Vision, toe Adate, and probably Mr. Hurst's sew sloop. The Gracie bas been sold out of the club toa geutieman whe Probably will only use ner for crolsing purposes, There will probably be several races for tue CHALLENGE CUPS this year as there are two or (bree in the hands of the cid. The challenge cop wou by the Magic ia her race with the Comet last season has beon re- turned to the club and Will prodabiy ve satied for Guring the cruise. The Brentou’s Keel Chaienge Dup that was won twice by the Ramvier beating ime Madeleine oo cach occasion hy. so been re- turned to the club and Will provabiy Le satied for again uring the better part of the season. The Cupe May Chalienge Cup won uy the Enchantress wil probabiy not be sailed for this reason, aF the Suchantress is in Rugiise waters and Will proveoy remain there Liroug' the seas Mr. Loubat a5 seat a communication to the elub offering chem a $1,000 cup which isto be sailed for over the Cape May course in Uctover 18’ schoouers of over one banured tous. and @By OBterprising yacutem: aim @ rac mut up to this tra, 4 COMMeCLION that proved an objection to their meeting. a s THE ANNUAL CRUISE @ SUDJEC! OF MUCH (iscUsslon [his Seago", ae IT ported that Cummodore G. L. Kings i up by Vice Commodore Garner yachts could ve induced to oud be amply Fepayea ior (neir troume, Eastern yachtemen are an xiou- to enrer m, There certainly show's be vo olMeuty @ inducing 4 Gert coumpused of tue Aarm, \ Sommoiore Garner's new fact, Solum di Tem Wa Ramvier, Mad ier, with the V: THE WROOKLYS YACHT CLs Made @ chauge in their officers, as Com y Beek vvisgea CO Fes: or ibtough tivhesitay wiei havine a # given decided indications of | asou, and also severat | NEW YORK HERALD, more to establian the snccess of the club than | | could have en anticipated, No tore popular oteer @ served, As le was always the gener. ous, hospitabie post lo every member OF the clnd | oHlow ing 18 jub:—Commodore, ommoaore, 1. tT. Davison etary, Willa Assistant S urer, Jolin M that ever puta foot on bis deck. ‘The @ Ist of the new oflle rhe » © M } AW ve D.; Judge Adv cate, stees are ex- Commodore Jacob Vi Commodore Robert Diion, Thor Wood, Pres- jgent PB, W. Ostra ary W. T. Lee an eastrer Chau The Committee | Tre Membership Franko, James 1. B iW and Blood, The Regatta Committee—, . Braman, Henry Hentz and B. | B. Madory, The Cab was never In a More pror- |p condilion, as a number of new mem- have ted and about halt a | new have joined the fleet } making in ty wie about sixty-five sail, Ti eletne will ve the fagrship of the club, ts | she was purel: early this kprii y Commodore hn 8. Pickerson, regatta of the club | e sailed on Saturday, June 19, and will prob | ably bring out seme eight or tea schoone and yor fifty sloops. The Brooklyn ay of fhe season for sloops, divided up inio three or fear ruise Will take place about the latter most of the Ume will be passed on the Sounc Martha's Vineya mors of several op matches, bab none have as yet been put in black and white. THE ATLANTIC.YACHT CLUB, like its larger brethren, las advanced in provortion since last season, and, besides adding six or seven Yachts to its feet, has d some twenty or thirty new membe Financially the club is very Prosperous, «8 they have at last got free of debt. Phe otleers of the ciub are ;—Commodore, Gi ; A Thaye ce Commodore, W. L. Fish Commodc W. Coope: Treasurer, Ww | Knowles; Corresponding Secretary, A, H. Hogins, j} and = Recording Secretary, . Be Morgan. Their annual regatta will be sailed on | ‘Tuesday, June 22, and wit! bring out a} handsome feet, 1 e schooners aad Miveen or twenty sioops. They Will sail over their usual course, Starting ‘rom olf fay Ridge. The members will hold their annual oration on May 39, on which oc utes will make # pleasant cruise, carrying as Many members on board as their capaciiy wil alow. The annual crtuse will take piace during | the fist two weeks tm August, during which ume the fleet will probably i Haven, Greenport, Stonington and Newport, THE SEAWANBAKA YACHT CLUB ts the rising young cinp im these waters, as during the past two or three years they have quietly gath- ered strength, and now have # fleet of thirty or forty yachts, includmg some of the handsomest schooners af he officers are:—Commouore, William L. Swan; Vice Commodore, James W. Beek- man, Jr; Rear Commodore, Samuel J. Colgate; | Secretary, rrederick de Peyster Fosver; Treas- urer, Bayard F, Foalke; Measurer, William Foulke, dr.; Chapiatn, B Wuham Irvin, D. )., and Sur. geon, James R. Wood, M.D. The great success of the club, whieh has its headquarters at Oyster Bay, Long Island. 1s mainly attrinatable to the Corinthian races Which they inangarated about two yearsago. These races have become very popular, as their principal rue reads :—*The yachts mast be | Sat and, as far ag possible, steered by their oWners ana manned exclusively by amatears.’”* ‘The tatroduction of & race in which amateur sailors alone are used could not fail becoming popular, @s vesines affording recreation to tne memoers not owning yacats, It Is aso the megns of train. ing a number of amateur seamen thet for pluck | nerve cannot be beat, The Seawanbaka season witha CORINTHIAN RACE for sloops, thatis to be satled over the New York Yach > course, on Tuesday, June 16, club offer they sepplement by @ small siver tankard jor each of the winning sated sirictl rules, and » list of the uames and occupations of | each crew will have to be sept to the Regatta | Committee on or betore the 12th of June. ‘The al- | Jowanee of time Wil be calculated on the basis | of mean length and greatest breadth. Tne com- | Jl probably be the Vision, Addie, Undin A ste: and Clud open th crew. The race wilt ve Wayward, Coming and | tance artying the Regatta | several orners. Committee and members of the press, will accom. | The Regatta | pany toe yachts reund the cours Committee are PF. G. Poster, J. H. Elliott, W. Krew, M, Rooseveit Schuyler and L. D. f, Wooa- rad. THE SMALL OLY such a Coumbta, Miunattan, Jersey, Jersey City, Wiltamsbarg, Long lala Union, Pavonia ond Oceanre are ali busily engaged in preparing As @ namber of small 4 as the ola proposition en revived, there 18 a “ shifters. of two or by these of a combined cruise b. prospect of a good time wonder that a combined crat not been made bet & sail up to Bridge be effected, and after a clam in order to make th subscribe toget t boats at anchor email clubs, Haven could easily bake the feet couid return. up interesting let the c prizes for the THE SHIP YARDS peed & decided activity during the past i down the East and North nts on the stocks, vuilaing and as e leng'vened howeve Wilh, the season promises to be very ii cupper of \be sear promises to ‘be tn sehoonrr Bow being butt by Joe Van Deuse: the toot of No iutn street, W. bury vice of the N bat ob & Model C.osely resembul ie, one Of the fastest yack) ever be- New York Yaent Cmb, and also irom of Mr. Van ommodore Garner is not stint- J arcuitect 1m the Way of expense ine ww being bait of the very best seasoned Tee floor t ta the frame @ ack. The stern aue stern fremes are of oak tne deck stancn- yi locust. The piamkehear is of Georgia pise, wie w { ow bottom piapking of Georgia pine and oak garboatds. Tt re- board (rank 8 bulltef sold oak uptor nee, oud from ‘hence up ip yell pine. The ai Trame is of Geotgia pine, Wit back matack kne eXcept down below, where iron is used asa strtate. The mmeide cetiy all (oe batcn combtogs, Manogeny. The catves and breasthooks are of whe Oak, The yacht i* bunt with e Susn deck r, with the ane of @ sural cock- be THE MAIN #4LOON be 28 feet square, with 7 eet standing room, ugneed by a skylight 14 feet long wide. ihe Walle o! the #&l00u Will be 1 fivea wite murrore aud e tings alternate. Th farmtore of the salooe Wil be Of tne handsomes: Ges Nelion, Compr.siog & pase. sidevoard gnu ail Kinds of cbairs, sols apd lounges. [bere will so bea Grepiace, WILN @ DOOKcase On eace side, $0 arranged as te conces! the maimma*t. The Vice Commodore's tlateroom, Measuring 16 feet by 13 Me eum be oO the S\arbOard side Gf Like centre board trunk, and open i6to & bathroom. On the port side, ond aoug the Passaceway leading trom the saloon Ww the KitcveD, Wil be three e- ach Mens ITig 6 leet oy T feet, Ao) thing & bate Abd Waeh room. Porward of these rooms are thos? set epart jor tee sailing masier, cook and steward. Tae neu we 14 feet square Bod Wil be Acted With all the newest appuamces in tee Way of Steves and cooking Gtemeds. Ihe foots lor the mates aod Soatewain adjow ie kiteuen, ana further forward t* ‘he forecastie, wite berth .or tweivemen. There are teo orcer ench 12 feet bys lee", oneon eacn be companion Way. The sevroom is ve sterh, BOG resoNed Irom the deck Qa scuttie, Lvere stateroom win be supplied #1th Wot ena COM Water and ger. The hot wil Come trom & euler ta the sitchen, the gee Will be Carried in portebie retorts, Her ef tanks, four iD HaMber, and Winn capacity Woo geilone, Will be car carry three bee's and « og wastin New London. Her riggs teel, abd is huw bebe Weneinctur abd Ber Upirast rooms for gursts, Matervotas, nd of a tn Kng- OUTey Ci wad. AS her ‘4 whl Weigh seven (one Mr. Van Deusen pro- poses to pG\ a ema GoOkey ehwIDe OB board ‘hat tab b¢ used (of the 40001 Purpose Of MASing sail rausiag (ve cente-besra, Tae foie@ing are meneoue — mw te i a 1 a0 Length over e. "rom sawbt bea! to otras . eatzes creed Sl. SsEzses ses : areets Seeete SESESES oo Hen eee | oa Fe rt4eees Newport or | ‘Comprising some six or seven | ‘sion ail the | visit Oyster Bay, New | The | prize consisting of a $250 cup, which | according Lo the Scawanhaka Club | port or New | York Yacnt Clab. This yacht w vetog | SUNDAY, on the Length of lity nee c of Nip ee ra ” Will be the centreboaid yacht afoat, and it may give idea of her spars and size fo know thar fh from the top of her Chub Lops@l to the water feet, fron the Water to t ain track 149 | and her lengta from om of mat bout | end of fying Jibboom feet, Ste 1 ractag, aud of arpho or Rachantre back to these Waters either wil! find y their steel Soe will probal ‘ spars next week, Her sails ate being made ¥y John M, sawyer, j MR, BUSK'S SLOOP. Avery handsome sioop yacht Is now bette cot | structed at the yard of Messrs, Atherton Brothers at Phiadelplua, tor Mr, J. E. Busk, of the New York Yacht Club, She i being modelled some what after the liaes of the loop yacht Vixen, the fitst sarling craft owned by Vice Commodore Garner, woo bought her from the late Me. Living Her amensions | Stone, for whom she was built. re Length over all Length on dee Wittta of beam. Depth of hold Lengoh of ninst oo.ses. | Length of top ust... ; Length ot powsvrit otithoard. Length of iamboom ‘ Leneth of gair...... | Length of topsail spr Length of tapsail club | This yacht will probably be completed about the | middie of May, Ul. LORILLARD'S STEAM YACHT, Mr. Lennox 18 as usual at work on a ste: yacut for Mr, Jacob Lorillard, and on this partie- ular occasion he {s determined to turn out some- ting Very /ast, Mr. Loriiard has bunt about twenty steam vachts in bis time, always looking jor great speed; with oatience he will probably achieve that longed-for result, Toe steamer Ideal, bulit last season by Van Deusen, proved a very decided success, and Mr, Lorillard bas matched His new propetier against the Ideal, to sail and steam a race round Long Islapd on the 1st of July, She witli have a very cowertul engine for her size, it being a double compounud, with 20-inch cylinder and 12-inch stroke, Her prop ler will be 43; feet in diameter and 9 feet pitch. Her dimensions are as jollows:— Teazth over all Breadth of bea Deptn of hold. Her machinery is Stanton, of Newburg. Being. made by Ward & and will be !urnished to different varieties of hardvvod, Forward will ve the eagime room and | kitenen, MX. HURST'S CUTTER. Mr. #, W. Hurst, the manager of the National Line of steamers, is having a centreboard cut- built by Mr. Force, of Keyport, N. J. This aft 1s somewhat of a nondescript, as Mr. Hurst | still rexains @ Jancy for the English cutter, not- withstanding bis appreciation of the benefits of acentreboard, and so he has compromised the matter by designing a kind of cross between inetwo, Her stem and stern will be of the Eng- lish curter order and she will be fitted with ade p centreboard. She will nave a combortable saloon with berths at the back and 4 good sized state- room, Her dimensions are as lollows. Lenerh over all Le on deck Breudth ot bea } Depth at hoid......". | Longih of matninast. | Length of topmast.. Length of bowsprit outboard Length of tmaindeo: Lenoth of maingaff. * Leneih of topsnil sp th Lengti: of topsail sprit on the elub The above will belong to the New York Yac Ciub and will probably be launcned next wee! Her sails are being made by Jobn M. Sawyer. MR. WILLOUGHBY’S SLQOP. Mr. Hugh 1. Willoughby 1s havi } goep built at the yard of Mr. A, A. builder simce the advent of the schooner Comet, whicn be built last year for Mr. W. H. Langiey. This new sloop ha, quite a likely Jook, and speed is anticipated. She has aiso been built with a view to sea-wortbiness aud all her fasteoings and troa- | Work are extra strong. Her dimeasions are as follows :— cam & Ft Ti. 55 seuenesa.ce & oSS2ese8ase: FS LIP, In, Length over all 3 Lensth on deck 6 Lewgih on wate : LO Breadth of beam. . 1608 + 508 87 0 Length of topmast 2 26 06 Length of Lowsprito 23-00 Length of maindoom. 43 06 Lengh of maingaff. 26 06 The work on the above craft is Pather back ward, but the builder expects to nave her completed | about the third week in May. | MR. HUNTLEY’S SLOOP. Mr. Richard Hantiey, of the Brooklyn Yacht Ciub, is having a siooo yacht built by vr. William Smith that will probably astonish a good many of the fast ones Whep they get her down to proper trim. she * js rather sharp forward, with @ clean run aft, and will carry id of but nas | been given plenty of beam, so that they will not Mr. Smith has become quite famous as a | aml e iD New London. | creasing in favor among the younser men of the | and a8 a natural cohsequence, it insures and en- cabin will be ait | ample of the | | | clubs are getting their crews together that are to have to deaden her with ballast. Her ensions are as follows :— Pin | Length over all.. . 8 Length on water I HO Breadth of beam 16 0 Depta ot held. 408 Length of m: : ay . oo aren 256 ‘The sails jor ¢ aoove yacut are also being made by Mr. John M. Sawyer, MR. BEEDE’Ss SLOOP. Mr. W. H. Beebe, of th+ Atiantic Yactt Club, is ond class Rovors and she wl ee about the middie of SW | ing the pext few months, and im fact up to the i 80 rewes irom the having « pretiy little centreboard sioop built by — irom otper cities in the United staces. Mr. Richera hes This Dew candidate fur sec- members of the different ciuos are naturally is to be christened the Daisy, ous to be the elect of their vrerhren, and aireaay | ries, Each season tne roll of members entered on | dinary long and rigorous winter, cannot even | | son to conclude that the summer of 1875 will be a ” - MAY Otty Ieiand, to be overhauled and put in trim for the com Bg season. The schooner Poantom, Mr. Willlam Osgood, of | the New York Yacht ciub, ts bemy Otted out at The schooner Columbia, Mr. Lester Wallack, of | the New York Yaeht Cit, ts at New London, une | Oergueng 6 thorenga over “ng. She will prov. = J go 1h commission about the middie of next enh, ' Tee “oop Arion, Mr. Cooper, of the Atlantic | Yoent Clad, t in the bands of the builder. she bas been Mtted with a new overnanging stern, glv- ing hef Shout fowr eet more lengtu on deck, The dee Hrietine (late Dapnne) ts being leog'hewed ait at Nyack. She t+ owned by Mr, Marden. of the New York Yacht Ciuc. _ the Soop Norrm star, ownea by ur. Alexander Tavior, Jr.. « seing put tn thorough trim. It ts re- RTbed tal @ match has deen made between the ri) Star and Mr. Strange’s last sloop yacut tie Ariadne. Mr. Wiltam foree, of Keyport, is building & “team vent ior Mr, 4. R. Ricker, of New Jersey, See Wil be BOUT 105 feet over ail. THE BOATING SEASON. - NEW CLUBS AND BOAT HOUSES SPRINGING UP EVERYWHERE THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST AT TRE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. AS YeGr succeeas year 1owing as a pastime ts in- city. Certain'y no mere ithful olpigreeanic exercise can be (hduleed tn, for tt allke strength- eos the mind and body, white at the same ume forces regular habits, Waich cannot but inure to the present aud future moral benefit of its vota- the books of the different clubs located in the neighborhood of New York w greatiy augmented, while the number of boats of every kind, from the Iragie and cranky tittle paper outrigzer to the heavy eight-oared barge, to be secu oa the rivers every afternoon throughout the summer, clearly denotes the desire that prevails among boating men to attain proficiency and endurance, But @ few years ago, comparatively, rowing was but little Indulged im, and the number of clubs located in the vicinity of the city could be counted upon tne Gngers’ ends, The fleet of bouts be. | longing to these organizations was also very limited. ‘To-day, however, owing to the im- petus given to boating, througn the ex- | inter-coilegiate contests and from the support and encow agement that is | given to it by all the ablest of our poblte teachers, | as wellas from the heads of families and otners | having the welfare of the rising generation at | heart, this feet has attained proportions but litte | dreamed of whea boating was in its infancy, Then it was thought a great thing ifa club po» sessed TWO OR THREE BOATS, such a8 @ seuiling boat, a four-oared gig anda four-oared barge. Now, every man who aspires to become a sculier is not satisfied unless he owns his own craft, while at the same time each club of any pretension whatever has in its house two or three of each kind of crait neces- sary toinsure @ fair amount of practice to its members, ‘The season this year, on account of the extraor- yet be said to have fairly opened, but already here are to be seen oat on the river every fine | afternoon @ goodly number of men indulging ina | spin jast to rab off the rust gathered curing th idle months. For the most part, however, the: are the men who are hoping to carry off some of the honors at the different regattas which will take piace during the summer, and Who are un- willing to lose the smallest chance of getting into the most perfect condition, As the days draw out end the sun gains greater power the fleet will, doubtless, dally increase. THE PROSPECTS. From present indications and from ali the infor- | mation that can be gathered there is every rea- brillant one $0 far as boating is concerned, The various clubs are now putting their houses in order and refitting and fixing up their ‘sntps.” | The boat builders, too, are as busy as they can be on orders received tor mew craft. Some of the carry the club colors at tne regattas to be held on | the Hariem and Schuyikill riversana at Troy. ‘The men forming or who expect to form one o1 these crews are aiready in fair condition, having been Steadily at work In the gymnusiums throughout the winter monchs, thus Keeping down their avor- dupois and bracing their muscles atone and the sume time, With these the only thing required 18 @ little actual boating pracice to put on te finisbing touches. Toe present season, tov, will ve to ail tue clubs a most important one in view of the international contests to take piace | ext year during the Centennial celebration at | Pttladeiphia; for it will be necessary that dur. | cu time, they svould develop ail their streogth in order to determine upon the most promising material from which to SELECE REPRESENTATIVES whom they can sena to compete, with a hope of success, * of the contests with the coosen English waters, as well as those | The active there 18 some discussion to be heard as to the prov next month, dimensions are as lollows:— Auilities Of success 10 this direction. The glorious | Fela, | Victory of the Ward Brothers at Saratoga tn 1#7i, | Lengta on deck.. . 3806 | when they vanquished the picked four of England | pa} Fe 12 06 | gs well a8 the other representative crews who debagh ot mast > gf 4% | were engaged in tne sane struggte, will not be Length of topmast. 1209 8000 Ivrgutien by the jovers ond followers of i= of bow sD! 1406 «aquatic sports. If the amateur cluvs of America | ength vf boom 9000 «would aspire to grasp tue laurels in the races with | Leneth of gat, 600 vheir transatiantic cousins and seek toemulate | Mr. Roosmsor x aq! e sloop | the example civen them by the Wards, they lave | yecot built by Mumm, oi South Brooklyn, She Ro ‘ime to lose, but snould do their u most to ac | Will be @ cabin, Centrevoara sloop with @ good quire proficieucy by constant work and practice, so that when the time :or the final struggle arrives | deal of beam. Her dimensions are as ioilows:— Lengta om deck, 35 feet; breadth of beam, I4 Jeet, ana depts of noid, 4 ieet 6 incnes. The celebrated Pat MeGieuan, N. J., the butider of the Meta and the Kaiser Wiinelm, has oot been idie Luis spring. He | sent 4 small cabiu sloop to Mr. Mills, of the Be eriey Yacht Cino, Boston, Her dimensions are -— Length on deck, 27 feet 3 In ol Dewa, 11 feet. He is at present eugaged on anotner cabin artes on the ioop that ve 1s builds lakes. Her dimensiou® are:— , abd depth of held, of the Loug Island ent vullt by Harry Smed- . Brooklyn. Twey and intend giving seet 2 incurs. apricipate great speed irom ni Ira Smith aod the Brooklyn a tura. sions are:—Length on deck, ft beam, 10 1eet 6 Inches, aud depth, 2 Mr, Bedell, of Rosiyn. Loug handsome cavin sloop yacht. are:—Length on deck, 45 feet; width of beam 14 ieet 6 inches. and Geyth of ho.d 4 ieet 9 incves. Harry Smediey is outiding @ 20-foo; race boat for M. Hopkins, of Brooklyn. Mr. Jorowman, of Communipaw, New Jersey. is peslciag @ 21-1001 race Lost that Will soon be Com pi le x“ feet 8 inches. . of South Brooklyn, has just ved 4 sm 4G #bOW Some Specd. Her aimensions are:— deck, 26 eet; breadth of beaa, 11 feet, ena depth, 2 foet 6 laches. ALTBRATIONS AND REPAIRS. The schooner vacut Waauerer, Mr, Stilwell, of the New York Yacht Vln, is at Mr. Price’s yard at Greeupolnt, being altered from a centreooard to a keel beat, Tee change wil give ner Tr. adiy more = a and, Wauy beileve, Will also Improv Coigate, of the New York oe Lo Mr, Steers yaru, at Green- in order for ‘he season. She aa the old Om pew eeia Commodore 5 Cred, bas seat the scl Upuergo toe same alr wuter DOR’ Cita, She Wilt be iongvuened forward about 12 leet 6 Incnes and Ween completed will measure about 70 feet vver al The schooner Gipsre, a. T. Livingston, the New York Yaen! Ciud, ison toe stocks up te Heeros She i being Jengtnened forward and having & bes vow Ui on. Soe will measure 76 feet wnen complered. Toe scacomer Peerless, cx-Commodore Roger Mexweu, of the Atlantic Yacut Uiud, 18 siongee Mamm's dock, she is saving ner of the Seawannaka Yacht jeogtoened (ore? Jeet and ner boom lengthened | eee (oot. Commodore Rover 1s evidently prepar- tig for OM O10 antagonist, the Tritun. Fre echo wer Nettle, belonging 'o the Rev. Mr. wepworte, Wao has joloed toe At.antic Yachs Club, Wu) sou 0@ OVeFNauled Jor tne seasou. The senoune, Comet, Mr. W. H. Laugiey, of the New Vors Yacht Ciuo, jas been ftied with anew joremast. The Comet wii carry a jug soresai this seasua. The sioop Addie, Seawaohess Yacht Cia, ts at Cari’s yard, at Northport, wocergotug ¢Xtensive aiterations, Bue ie being ‘eogthenea torward some four feet, and bas ais0 been Taised Abuut ten laches. jhe sc o0oner yaeht Madeliac, Commodore Joho |, whe articies, S& oxerevn, OF the Brookiva Yacht Ciab, ts at DSyeck, O08 (he Hasson, unoergome@ necessary re- v4 See Whi prooaoly Le tu comiuissiva sa avout hiee Weesa. Mr. Ford, late owner of tle Suidee, has bought @ tweuly-€wht100t cagin #100p, Iu hastera waters. Tee sop yaekt Undine, Mr, brashier, o1 the Brookiya Yacat Crud, is wiready ad-at aod Dist iou ot Pamrapo, | is certain hes, and breadth work, ‘or some pir on deck, 38 leet; breadth of beam, 12 feet | tiDued practice. That there is Yacht Club, is amou Her dimen- j preadta of | Isiavd, is bauding &@ can Her dimensions & Stripes wit | joop yacht thut looks asi! soe | the er Ariel (o Northport to | ma ous as Were made in the | oared or tou of = lis partoer, will | dout taey may be able to bear the strain with bopor to w seives tothe nation they represent. It the crews that England will send over wil composed of their | very best men, und whoever expects to win a | Trace against ve to pull every mca of | the dissance. be no shirking of | o, it ‘ould be won; so itis | th oat to be hoped that ine clubs bailing trom this Em- ty and neighboravod will once vegin operations aud settie down to serious and cv THE MATER(AL TO BE FOUND the boatumg men of America if prop- ought together and reasouably trained | can doubt. All that is that it id be kaowingly Utilized and advat tage bes to elapse before the | truggie comes of, so that, by co! and practice an even, strong and enectt acqairea, when it may be hoped at the fluisn be carried to the | i Of Victory not be allowed to | be other and alien shores. Solar as regards who be the men selected by the different ciubs to form the crews in tne four-vcared races this seas n no detaite informa- tion has yet been attamanie. The Argouautas ‘Will no doubt scruggie ward to regaia their pres- tige and will put a strongteam oat, It is thou kd Smith, Stephenson anid Joe Eldred will stil be kept Mm the ship, with anew man to take the place of Waiter Nana, who retires. The Araianta jour ts it yet sclected, althonga | ft is almost certain that Mr. Gunster, ime tne stroke o: Wullatss College, ana Ea! . of V lesan College, Will be two ot th probabiy Van Rudy or Hanuy also, Th? Gramercy Boat Ciub talk of having a strong crew, bur, UN a uitie more practice uae been nad veci y Who the four wilt be, { Tne Nass us a nopefni of carrying of the paim in the Hariem ta; but it t+ qu ble whether tuey have samicient strength. Of the other clubs—the Athletic, Dauntless, fautilas, l\orkand Harlem—notuing can ve heard suMfcientiy definite to even reer to, ‘Yney are ali, however, nopeful of making their t ve either in the sculling, pair. red races. ‘Ine double seuil race Wetween Dick Bainbridge, with Ea Sm tn as his pariner, and fF, B. Ya: With either Courtn s W. B. Cart erly ud the wr G the Oirst week in Juue. Toe single seull matcn ve- tween Yates ava Bainbridge takes piace jour | days prior to the Mariem remacti The single Sclli amaccur championship race te lkely to bring oUt a Jarge Oumber Oi conscestants, ug Who u are Kaodatl Yates, W. nardt aad O'Neill, Atnletic Giuv and New York Jib are 6o test their merits in & series of 3 to be rowed in July, Viz, a single scull, wl) aud four-oared race, each to be two miles, the Club Winuing twv out of the three races Kowing tie | 10 be declared the winter or the prize, & set of Mr, Cornelias Roosevelt, of the nautas, of Bergen l’oint. aaa RAEN TT Bk colors. ‘The Sea jakas, of Oy: to have strong fuur- d season, aud are taking of chailengi are expecting to Work this ng the Argo. ‘The race waien tt was antic ranged vetween J. u. Sadler. George Brown, of Haillax, seems likely to inil through. Sudier appearsto be unwiiluy to sign | Jonu Bigiin is getting together a remarkably strong crew at Newtown Creek, with Jouu Dwyer, Dunn and 1om Eillvtt. A race becween tuis team ana the Waras ts loo! 101. From aii parts of the country the advices sho that the seu8un will be a prosperous one. On Li. Schaylaill a is now active. Mauy wood crews ure | to be seen practeing ainvst duly, Lu fact, wher. ever tuere is tu be found water suitable to rows, 308 chads are pee | inte existence, 7 | ‘Wel for the lature of Loating. | | the scot | to 3 in the champion: | ao easy thing of it that bat 1875.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. CREEDMOOR. THIRD COMPETITION FOR PLACES ON THE AMER- ICAN RIFLE TEAM—LETTZER ¥ROM MAJOR LEECH, ‘The third competition for places on the American international rife team took place at Creedmoor yesterday. The participants in the contest were atthe ranges in good time to open fre by eleven | 4 o'clock snarp. The distances shot Irom, nature of the rifles and ammunition and a so the number of rounds discharged by each competitor were the me as those used upon former oecasions, which have been already published. Tue fore part of the day was more favorable 10 good practice than Fridéy, ‘The light was more subdued and mellow, but clear and distiner, The high flying clouds that scudded across the heavens, while preventing er- vors which are lable to arise from the refraction consequent upon aglaring sunshine, threw sich & subdued tone of light over the targets and ranges as showed these exactly in their natural position and colors. The wind, too, was more fa- vorable to good practice than on Friday. Yester- day it blew gently irom the southeast, veering sometimes a few points roward the souti or east, and finally settled down nearly due south. After two o'¢lock, when the contestants bad nearly finished at tne 900 yards iange, it began to rain, and continued wet at intervals during the remainder of we econpetition. This untoward elreamstance spoiled a number of g00d scores, among them being those of General Dakin ond Colonel Boaine, these gentlemen very naturally preferring mot to shoot in the rain, especially when there was no great necd for their doing £0, as they stand om their last year’s record. itis rignt to state that some murmurs of dissat- isfaction have been heard against the method adopted whereby the gentlemen formiuy ithe American team last year were allowed to stund upon their four splendid scores made iu that sea- son's contests, ending with the Bennett match, It ta thought that this gives them a double chance over other competitors. in tae drst place, when upon which these geutiemen now stind were made, the weather was much more favoraple | than at present, and It was at the close of a whole | ason’s practice, of whicn they bad the veneat, | Then, again, if uny fortunate marksmen should beat their Jast year’s record these gentiemen have | gull the privilege of challenging one or more of the interlopivg victors to a new wal of skill, wiich would finally uererming ‘the contest as between such puriies. From the preseut aspect of tne contest 1618 not likely that any of the vid team Will suffer achaileage on account of their jast year’s scores being beaten by some outsider, jor There are hardly uny new men worth while con- side! ossivble upponents of the team of 1874. Yhere 1s no doubt but that the arrangements and rules for the contest this year were made with the best intentions and witha view to the grestest possible jaituess; still itisright that any cause of complain: iner real or saucied, slouid ba hearing. THE SCORES. Srorex. CAPTAIN HENRY, FULTON. Tota, 8, 4,4, 4,4. 4, 4,4, 4, 3,4, cv 3,2, 4 43, 0 a3, ‘ eae e s m a, 2,3, ee ¢. w, 4, 44,4, 5.43, ROSH 1yW=2) 4, 8, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2 4. 0 304, 4, 3, acess, 4, 8. 3. 23, 8 3 i 5,2, BERG, 3 v4 0k Sass 3,9, 4,2, yoo, 2, 88.4.8, A. J. RO s0—4, 3, 8 4, 4,3, 3,4, I—4, 4 Kees 14, 3, 5, 4, 3 0, 3, 2, CAPTAIN 1. 6 Soom Pecass 100, 3, SO} 5, 0 0, a00—4, R, nase 909-8, 2,’ 8,004, 3, 3,8, 1009=0) 2} 3, 8,3, 8,2, 0,3,3,0,4 : i. M. Bal 1D. 80-8, 3, 4,3, 8,3, 4,3, 4.4, 3, 3 52 9002) 4, 2, 4,0, 4. 0, % 36 10)—3, 2, 3, u, 2, 5, 4. 0, 3. 3, 3T. B.S JEWE! £00—4, 4, 3.44.4,3,4,4.2 6 55 9004, 0 RaRS SZ LO. 35 1000-0, 0, 0 0,0; 0, 4, 3.28, 8. $008, 3.8.8.0.84 RESTS 3% Us 3 2.3, 2 4. 3. woes BESET TES 800—4, 2. one yak ee 90-8, 48/8802, 4, 4.3 W0—0, 0, oekacales soskri HOLLAND. BEEELEEEREEEEOET: 1990-0, 0 S048 a Bi—b, 3, 4, 4,3, 4, 4 3,3, 4, Ws, 82) 808, UL OL B84, WH—V, ¥, v, 4, 3, 0, 0, 8 ¥, 0, eee eee. 2, 4,4). 480.3, 44, Gesenat S04, 8, 4,9, 3.4.4.4, 03,446, 5 4 3 900=0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 3, 2. 4) 4 4, 3, 3 Si 84 Colonel Vaieatine and Georg» Crouch can hardly be consiuered amons the coptestaute for places on the team; the former out having entered in time and tue latter being Ineligidie. Among the gentlemen present yesterday at Creedmoor were General Shuler, General Meserole, Eleventh origade, Brovklya; Colonel Gouverneur Morris, Colonel Carr, Captain Casey, aod some others, NEWS PROM IRBLAND. ‘roe following letter has been received from Major Leech :— Dunurx, April 6, 1876. My Dean Gexenat Snacer—It gave me much pleasure tw receive two Gays ago yeur letter of ihe tch ult upon A subject most imteresung to ail rifemen—namely, the orm system of \ergets and rules to govern iuture Cre Pp Jt pleases me that this idea comes from America. Without this uniformity ot practice the men adhering to the old system shoot at nitive Gissivantage When at" Betore bringing the subject to the notice of IT will piace your le ter woes Wnarncll charming man, end is now I’re se Amociation of Bug.end, and cou dou as the piace tor gested in your letter, to mee: and talk matiers 01 me, my dear General, ARINON B LLEO Me: 4i SmaLen, President National itifle Association, THE NATIONAL GAME. gees | THE GAMES PLATED AND THE GAMES TO BE PLAYED. Notwithstanding the fact tuat variable and in- clement weather still prevaiis tne ball players have managed, by taking advantage of the iew hours of sunshine between the various slect, snow and rain storms to play a wumber of really excel- lent games. The Grst coutest of (he season was that between the Boston and New Haven ciubs on the 19¢b of April, tue result being a vicwory jor the Bostonians vy a score of 6 to0. Two days later the Same nines met in, Whew avor, Waile this game was being played at New Ha’ the Philadelphia and Centenniai clabs were haviog their firet trial of strength at the Quaker City, The game was wou by tho Philadelpmia cial by @ total of T to b—a re- markably fine contest, considering the supposed Gisparity between the two mises. On the 22d the Athletics played voeir Gret gi Witu the Palladelphias, winning by three runs, the | score veing 6 to 3. Apru 24 (he Brooklyn Atlanrics | Went up to Hartiord an ineaeured Dara Winn | @ result w ‘ell-conte ad only winuing by « score oF ‘Ine Centennial and Ashietic nines played on tne Qito at Phiiadeiphia, when tae eX-Coampions ce- teated the young cinb oy the totais of 14 to 5, Hartiord mine. maten, tne home cl 6 ty 5 braking nine ruus—seven earned by terride vat- tng in the eigutn inning. ‘The closest yame piuyed thus far was that be. tween the Atiautlc and New Ha chub Haven on the 20tn uit, upou whiea tne Brooklyn boys gained a sou deleating their opponents by tue a bive inil tonings. From New Haveu tiv Went back to iartiord, where « suffered de:eat at the baads of th score of 10to1l, The Philageipius nines haa ung on the 20th, whea the Phiiace:phias again cefeated toeit oppune utes, the score staudins 10 to New Yorkers, ie83 favo. of tne Quaxer Ci: mr wame MoSt peuple thought t to the grounds, thd th te, was very uniortul hy sed rd | mirers Bechtel ts pitchiag with wonderful speed, and 4 see McGinly cateh for him is really 4 tea’. Manycmog may be learned Itom the style of ae Shown by tle Mutnal uiag Nyow the oceasion in question their many frenad and ade have no occasion to fear lor during the present season. Gerhardt i beautiful third tase game, stopping r ‘an. Hicks ts rapidly getting down to lis work, and even now throws 808 with All lis aid accustomed | need and At second base Nelson 38 astonis:1bg even himself by Its brillant performance. while jue Start never pliyed first base better than be 1s doing how, nor did he ever but better, Saould the weather be favorable a number ot gaiues betWeen professional nines will be pliyed ou the Union Grounds ving week, thas affording New Yorkers an opportunity of jud sing for thew selves of the werits of the various clubs, ATHLETIC V8. PHILADELPHIA. The Atuletic and Philadelphia cubs played at Philadelphia yesterday, with the following re sult:— © tet, 24 SL a, Bm, GUA, Tee Bt. Uh sat ath, I. Athletic eS ee Sete, Phila a Sh Ee ae ea Umpire George Hubel. CENTENNIAL VS, NEW HAVEN, These clubs played at New Haven yesterday, making the Jollowing score :— INNINGS. Chee, Lat, 2, 3a, Ath, th, Oth, Teh, Sth, Centennial... ¥ 2 2 yo got pb New Huven...0 0 9 2 @ 0 Umpire—Mr, Dale, BASE BALL NOTES, The following games will be played om the Union Grourds this week :— MonDay. ston vs. Mutual. “UESDAY.—Mutual vs. Atiantie, WEDNESDAY.—Atlantic vs. Philadelphia, THURSDAY.—Mutual ¥s, Patladeipala, Fripay.—Auantic vs. Centennial. NEW YORK CITY. The police made 1.537 arrests during the week, Debtors for Croton water rents have an oppor tunity of settling with the department. There were 550 deaths, 464 births, 208 marriages and 64 stillbirths in this city during the Week. ‘The Free Labor Bureau for Women, situated at No. 8 Clinton place, met its death yesterday, Cause, lack of cash. Yue spring exodus for Europe has just begam, Yesverday steamers carried out 679 cabin and 1,18¢ stecrage passengers. Mr. Elting died suddeniy under suspicivas ¢lr cumstances, yesterday, at No. 21 Clinton Coroner Croker Was notified to nold an iaqgesr, Fresh shad 1s below par. Only 75,000 have beem sent tothe New York market during the last two days, and they averaged at least three pounds apiece. ‘The Excise Board will take under consideration the advisability of a reduction of tne liquor dealers’ lvense fee at their regular meeting to morrow. A reanion commemorating the fortieth 1g versary of the Priucipai’s connection with School No, 14, East Twentr-seventh street, is to take place 1 June. The pupils of classes trom 1938 to 1$60 1nciusive Will participate in the exercises, The examination of the students of the Colum- bia Law School was continued yesterday at the school building in Bond street. The candidates for degrees Were reauired to undergoa rigid scrutiny as to thelr knowledge of real estate law, Weston, the pedal arust, proposes in nis next feat to foot 515 miles in six days, 200 miles in twe days, 120 mites inside of twenty-five hours and 118 miles inside of twenty-lour hours. If Wesioa accomplishes the above feats witn nis feet he wall deserved to be teted. The seventh anniversary of the pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian churen, Rev. G Dy Mathews, will take place at the charch in Twentye secoud street, between Sixtn and Seventh ave euues, this evening. Several emineat pulpit orators are announced to speak, Shortly after four o'clock yesterday morning @ fire broke out in the cellar o1 the tour story brick building No. 20 Jay street, occupi:d by Martin ¥. Bunn as a grocery store andresidence. Tne dame age to tte Siock in the grocery store fs estim: about $2,000, and to the building at $5090, all which is coveced by Insurance, The Comptroller has provided forthe amount re . quired tor the interest payable on the city debt ‘The total debt upon whica the interest has ac crued according to his figures amounts $118,367,257 24, the interest being $2,472,768 64, Whicn amount the Commissioners of the Sink! Fund old $66,824,077 36, and the interest taey receive 18 $671,235 82, According to custom the several Police Justices clanged their places yesterday, and for the next four months Jus:ices Oiterbourg and Sherwood will preside at the Tombs Police Court, Justices Smith and Morgan at tne Essex Mar Pouce | Court, Justices Wandeli and Bixby ar ine Waso- ington place Police Court, Justices Kijbreth sod Kasmuire at the Yorkville Court and Justices Mar- Tay and Fiammer at the Harlein Court. Jus‘lee ‘Whee.er will remain at the Westcnester Court, the inhacitants | BROOKLYN. The receipts for taxes during the week amounted to $155,747 94. ‘The chimes of St. Paul's Roman Catholic church ‘will be rung to-day for the drst time. The total number of arrests during the month of Aprli was 1,064, Last week there were 486 taken into custody by the police. During the past month 1,177 ranted by Huck Inspector Jones, The reven' jerived from this source amounted to $3,528 25. ‘The May term of the Court of Sessions will opem on Monday, when the Grana Jury will be empaa- nelled. The criminal calendar is pretty heavy. ‘Tne residence of ex-Congressman Tunis G@. Ber- gen, at Bay Ridge, was damaged by fire to the amount of $800 on Friday night. The fire originatea througn the curelessness of some tinsmithy who Were at work in the house. =» James McUarthy was remanded to jail by Jas tice Delmar, yesterday, on the charge of buyil 4,000 pounds of tallow waich was stolen from Jo! Uiamond, of No. 65 Pearl street, New York. Cap- No. Fern, of the Tota precinct, has reco! arly Oaif the property. Justice Riely yesterday committed Margaret Marrand Rebecca Tuckerton to await examina- tion on @ charge of swealing @ box containing 1,126 wortu of jewelry from tne residenee of Mr. enry Hodges, their employer, No. 62 South Oxiord scr The roboery was committed og the Oth of jast monto, bat it Was not till yesterday buat the rogues were arrested by Captain Crait Tney co! their guilt and a leree portion o Tecovered by the pouce. NEW JERSEY. The following inscription, written by the Ware den, hangs outside cell No, 60 in the Hudsop County Penventiary : james Cal wate, Tes poauds, bite 6 feet 8 inches, fh Seve ihe Sheridan tragedy is still the subject of earnest discussion in Jersey City, A post-mortem examina ion was made by County Physician Stout yesieriay morning. A piece of the skull, am 1o¢h diameter, had been driven tate brain, aad inflammation which resuited was the cause of The members of the new Board of Chosen Pree- holders of liudson county were sworn in yeater+ day at Jersey City, vetore Judge Knapp. Eaco to furnish bonds in the Hora was sworn io as @ % and cne reguia.iy m, das taken tae case of $10,000, HM. K. membe: irom the Sixth d evected member, Mr, Wie! 10 tue Supreme Vourt. Tae Re Jace churen, Jersey Cnty, left tor Rurope yesterday by tne steameniy Donau, He was escorted to the Woarfin Hoboken by several buadred members ot his congregauon. A purer containing, $1,006 waa — ed to him, He will be absent imontlis, Will ve supplied oy one of tue Capuchiu York city. Mra Bitza J. Wiicog, the religious maniac, who created @ movraiul sensition im St, Mary’ esarch, Hoboken, on moved to the Trenton As (he sudering creatare gave oitta to a child oa bweive day* ag “r aeraogemeut is thought to be the rest er, the ismuca adverse efiticism On her hunse, A one-legged iad, thirteen years of uge, hob Dilng With & crotch, committed a bighway roe bery at the Hoboken jerry yesterday morning. He attacked a litte boy Who Was jast coming irow ver Watch. and en: sum.cary violence arm, Han we depraved cripple ry it (OOK TWO Men 10 search him, une captive resieong Wh Bi Gis mugs’ sDd swear t He kicked and ot %, toe omeert speedy lodge in accel. The ttle so ni wes severe,