The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1875, Page 8

s MONMOUTH PARK. Racing at Long Branch-- Scenes on the Course. A Veteran Jockey and His Record. FOUR CAPITAL CONTESTS. Parole, Rutherfurd, Spindrift and Scratch the Winners. ‘The frst race meeting @f the season at Mon- mouth vark, N. J., came to an end yesterday, and served a8 @ very palatabie introduction to the sec- ond meeting, which begins to-morrow and will last four gays, The ferce downpour of rain on the previous evening robbed the metropolitan at mospb-re of mach of its Sultriness, and when in the forenoon a few hundred white dusters, enclos- Img devotees of the turf, stood on pier 8, North River, awaiting the arrival of the magnificent steamer Piymoutn Rock, the rays of the midsum- mer sun, uncompromising though they were, were apparently disregarded, Then the big boat, with band, chimes, madrigal singers and everything except acalliope as udvance signals, brushed up against the dock and all went on board to the tune of the “Mulligan Guaras.” Over a thousand turfites, Long Branch bound, were already on board, and between the numereus ofm- vers and otherwise uniformed representatives pf the gallant craft, a hoarse-voiced pool-seller, promenaaers in fatigue dress, and waiters and baggagewen, it was some time before one could straggie up to the deck, where bright little cher- ubs, sitting up aloft (madrigals) were singing for @ear life. Tne weather was deligntiul, especially when the torrid rays that beat down upon the deck were partially dissipated by the cool refreshing breeze tnat fanned each brow as the huge vessel turned her prow towards the bay. The cerulean sky was studded with feecy clouas, and the welcome breeze rippled the waters into miniature waves. The chimes rang out their merry peal, the band tooted and the boys sang, but above all wae heard the stentorian voice of the’ auctioneer on the forwara deck, ‘How much for second choice?” An nour or so passed, and the boat grated against the sides of Sandy Hook pier. Thea a dusty ride on tne New Jersey Southern Railroad, and the white fence enclosure of Mon- mouth Park greeted the eye. There wi rush from the dozen cars for the Darrow gateway, and, after many a tight squeeze, the turfdevotee found himself witbin the spa- cions area, 130 acres in extent, of Monmouth Park. The majority rushed up the sandy slope to the grand stand, while a few timid ones took the vehicles which were in attendance, to bring them to the same goal without hurting tneir sun- Stricken feet. The stand gradually filled up, the perspiring betters, leaving their better halves or their sweethearts, “bet their money on the hob- talled nag’ or the next best horse. “One thousand dollars in the pool, gentlemen,” and—— Here all pencils were out and on the back of each programme was recorded the particulars of the financial value of the first race, at least, as far as the big betters could tell. Then those who hada five or ten dollar bill to invest in the racé rushed down to the Paris Mutuels and came away with a small piece of pasteboard with a cabalistic nom- beron it. Fragments of those pasteboaras mignt be found scattered over the quarter stretch dur- ing te afternoon, We presume they did not Tepresent the winning horse, Tne bell rang for the last time and another rush was made for the upper part of the grand stand to see the fyers start. ‘he distant tap of a drum from the three-quarters of & mile starting point, and out shot cherry, black cap ana gold tassel wito his three followers. The race over and again surged.the crowd toward the ool *stand to find out how tne chances jor the four mile race stood. The four metilesome steeds were soon under tne string, auu, in fact, at both sides of it at times, waiting for the reretlle oi the drummer. Away, with a cloud of dust behina them, now aning close 1 the rails, again swerving partiy ross the track ta gain a more Javorabie line of travel, passing the judges’ stand with panving Sides, distended nostrils and swift moving ieet, the jockeys encouraging them to do their best and the crowd at the stand adding cries of their own, went the tour horses, and as the winger came in a hearty cheer went upfrom all present. Bata still accorded to Spin- espectaily irom his backers, who seemed inclined to periorm all Sorts Of acrobatic feats to do honor to nis victory. It lookea like an equine Fourth o/ July celebration. It was considered one of tne prettiest races of the meeting by some of the ladies present, as the com- petitors were so Close at some points of the course that a dlanket of extra size might have been | thrown over them. in the tour-mile race an old jockey, a real vet- eran, Who has passed the first flty years of men’s We and 1s now going toward his centennial _birth- aay, Gilbert Patrick, attracted attention. In 1836 he rode Jonn Bascomb at tne Union Course, Long Isiand, im the race against Postboy, and six years later Boston, when that celebratea horse ran ainst Fashion. Mr. Ten Ero-ck took him to | £ngiand, where he contendet for the Goodwood Cap on Prioress, and in 1854 Gil Patrick was Lex- Ington’s jockey at New Orleans in the four-mite race against time, The record there was 7:19%, andit was beaten last summer by Feilowcrait, brotner to Rutherfurd, the winner of the great Face yes:erday. As the sun looked on the course from the rear of the grand stand the last race was over, ana a jong life of cars stood ontside the course to con- vey every one home, except those who preferred | the dusty carriage ride to the Branch. The race course and its surroundings looked Very attractive yesterday and the ub nouse was more radiant than ever. The stewards—Messrs, Jonn Hoey, J. Schuyler Crosby,’ George C. Potts, JS, Gordon, Generals Beale and Van Vhet, J. G. K. Laurence, F. Morris, L. R. Jerome, C, Livings- ton, W. M. Feiss and CU, K, Garrison—have m the most ampie and satisfactory arrangemen render a race ineeting 2t Monmouth Park deiignt- ful. The Plymouth Rock moved out from Sanay Hook pier, with a thousand or more passengers, @t six O'clock with refreshing breezes all aronad, excired aisputanrs on the forward deck, disap- pomved berters mit and tired out ladies’ in her Spacious saloons, The next meeting begins o Saturday aiternoon. rheme i to THE RActNG. The track was in fine condition and yet not | fast, bat a fair, safe course jor any kina of race. The atmosphere was delizhiinl, and everything te make a pleasant day’s sport was forthcoming at the time required. Four events were on the card, the first the July Stakes, for two-year-olds, distance three-quarters of & mile; next @ purse race, o/ four miles, for all ages; then a purse race of one mue and an eighth, and the racing closed with a purse race for beaten horses, a Gash of a mile and a nait. The July Stakes had twenty-feur nominations, four of which came to the post, These were P. Lorilard’s brown gelding Parole, by Leamington, m Maiden; Mr, Belmont’s brown colt Free- Kentucky, dam Feineca; J. A. Grin- stead’schestout colt Knapsack, by War Dance, mm Sue Dougherty; fH. %, McGrath's chestnut coit Bryan, by Biarneystone, adam Greek Siave. Loriliard’s colt was & great favorite over the eid. We won the race very nandily, Freebooter secead, Bryan tuird, Kvapseck fourth. The latter @UIKed On the homestretch and bolted across the track. The winner is # fine sized gelding, a brother to James A., and will most likely be a bet- ter racenorse. The second ot was @ four mile dash for all ages lor a purse Of $1,000. There were jour entries for this race, comprising A. %. Lewis & Uo.'s bay mare Bessie Lee, by Hunter's Lexington, dam by Chorister, 6 years old, 111 |o8.; Rowvinson, Morgan & Co.'s chestnut colt Big Fellow, by War Dance, dam Fly, 4 years ol0, 105 \bs.; Thomas Puryear & Co.'s chestnut cot Rutherfard, by Australian, dam Aeroilite, 4 years old, 108 ibe., and M. A, Lit- tell’s bay Qorse Wiidiaie, by Australian, dam Idle- | wid. Big Fellow was a big favorite, selling for neariy as much as ali the otiers combined until just before the start, when Rutherfard brougnt as mech a8 be did. Mutderiurd was the second choice, Wudidie third, Bessie Lee selling for the smatiest price. A capital race was won v7 Rutherfurd ta most excelient time and without receiving any | panishment 'n the four miles. tie trailed (or three | Gules and @ half and thea makiog nis run was | so0n in (ront ana tien galloped modcrately home. | { ae Widaidle, | race, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY JULY 9, 1875.—-IrRIPLE SHEET, wid! fourth. ‘The third race was tor 8 purse for all ages, one ile triga Jor mile and an eighth, There were elgat en' this affair, col wines Ww. Verdigris, 3 years old, wita Robinson, Morgan & Co.'s br 3 old, 9 los; L, A. Hitcheock’s chestnut by Concord, 5 years old, 114 ibs. ; horse B. F, Carver, 5 years old, 114 1bs.; J. B, Pryor’s chestnat colt Monmouth, 4 years oid, 108 lbs, andJo Donahue’s cm horse Spindrift, aged. 114lbs, Monmouth was tm favoriie over the fleld, @ great reputation as a very fast horse having preceded his arrival at Long Brapcn; bat whea he was taken in hand by Mr. Pryor to train he was sadly oui of conaition, and he had not had time toget right wi ntered for this race, He showed yesterday tha’ coud run fast, but be fell all to pieces bejore he had fone ‘ee-quarters Of & mile, amd was badly aten. Spindrift won the race with ease, Y. Carver second, sob Woolle: veird. Spindrift astonisned nis Li t mile heats the other day be: performance. B. F. Carver ran a race, aud £0 dia Bob Woolley. Verdigris and Galway did hot come up vo the expectations of their backers. The fourth ana concluding race of the day was for a purse of $200 lor beaten horses o! ail ages, with allowances for defeats, a dash of a mile and Dablin; A. Jonn Coffee's bay mare nut colt Jo Donanue m " Scraten leading, Dudlin second, Vandalite third, ‘The tollowing are the details:— THE FIRST BACB, JULY STAKES, Value $509, added to & Sweepstakes of $59 each, play or pay, lor two-vear-vids; tne winuer of the Hopeiul Stakes to carry five pounds extra; the second to receive $100 and the third ona $50 out of the stakes. Three-quarters of a mile, dam Feiucca (Evans) .... seve * H. P. McGrato’s cb. c, Bryan, by Blarneystone, dam Greek SIAVE.....0. ++. < sa A. 3. Gr.nste: ch. c, Knapsack, by War Dance, dam Sue Dougherty (Donanue) ‘Lime, 1:17. THY BETTING, $360 400 480 Parole bad two lengths the best of the send-off, with @ running start; Freebooter second, Knap- Sack third, Bryan fourth. Going down the pack- stretch Kmapsack ran close up 'o Parole, and at the half-mue pole was at his saddie skirts, two lengths in iront of Freebooter, the latter two jJengths tn advance of Bryan. Gong around the lower turn #reebooter took the second place from Knapsack, and at the three-quarter pole Parole led half a length only, Freebooter three lengths anead of Knapsack, who at that point seemed to have had enough of the race, he began to sulk. Freebooter made a gallant situggie up the nome- streten, but Parole was too fleet of tout for him. The latter came home a winver by three lengths, Freevooter second, eighty yards ahead of Bryan, who was considerately ridden after it was founa that he could not win. Knapsack bolted clear across the track as he came up tae stretch, the oid Boston blood coming again to the surface, and was beaten 100 yaras. ‘Time of the mile and a quarter, 1:17%. Parole is @ fine looking colt, avout 15.2, rown with biack points. He hasa very smail star in the lorehead, but no other white. THE SKOOND RACE, PURSE $1,000, for ali ages, four miles; entrance money (0 second and thira horses, STARTERS. Thomas Puryear & Co.’s cu. c. Rutherfurd, by Australian, dam Aerolite, 4 years old, 108 Ibs, |. A. Litte! Le a Idlewild, 5 years old, 114 lbs, (Barbee) . 2 Robinson, Morgan & Co.’s ch. c. Big Fellow, by War Dance, dam Fly, 4 years old, 108 ibs, (Swim)... ae essen. ee a «- 8 A. B. Lewis & Co.’s b. in. Bet ter’s Lexington, gam by old, 111 ibs, (Giipatrick) .. Time, 734%. THE BETTING. Big Fellow. +$1,000 400 650 550 Rutherturd. $25 400 65035 Wiluidle. 870 300510 12 «150-130 THE RACE. Ratherfurd was the firstaway, but Bessie Lee in amoment dashed to the front, Wildidle second, Ratheriard third, Big Fellow jourih. When tae norses passed the quarter pele—time 31 sec- ouds—Bessie Lee led 6: lengths, W lididie sec- ond, one length tn ce of Ruthersurd, wno was half a length ahead of Big Fellow. Going down the backstretch Big Fellow took second place, and as the horses passed the half-mile pole— tume 5844 seconds—Bessie Lee led one lengin, Big Fellow second, one length in front of Wildidie, who Was @ length in advance of Rutherurd. The borsés kept their respective places to the three- quarters, whicn was passed 1n 1:26. Bat when they passed the stand, at tae completion of tue first mile—time 1:544,—Big Fellow led one length, Bessie Lee second, a length im advauce of Wilit- jdie, the latter a length ahead of Ratnerfurd. Big Fellow then dasued away from the others, and was four lengths ahead at the quarter pole—time 2:24—Bessie Lee two lengths in front of Wild- idle, the latter a jengtn ahead of Rutherfurd. Big Feliow opened the gap down the buckstretch = Was 8x lengtbs in irout at the half-mile pole— ime, Wilaidle, who.was ove length in iront of Ruther- furd. Gving around the Jower turn Wildidle took secoad piace. At the three-quarter poile—time. 3:18—Big Fellow was still six lengths in front, Wididie second, one length ahead vo! Bessie Lee, who had her head im advance oi Rutherturd, the latter loping along at @ strong, untiring pac When tue horses fiushed the two miles—time, 3:465,—Big Fellow was two lengths in advance of Wudidle, the jatter one iength in front of Hessie Lee and Rutherfard, who were ronuing side and side. There was no change at the quarter pole— time, 4:15—but going down the backstretca Big Fellow again ri away irom the others and the baif-mile pole five lengths ahead making the two miles and @ halt im 4:42}. Ratherfurd was now third, Bessie Lee beginning to quit. On the lower turn Wildidie saut up some of the daylignt between himself and Big Fellow, the latter leading two lengths at the three-quarter pole—t 210— Rutheriura closing up. At the stand the finish of three miles—time, 5:37—Big Fellow lea two lengths, Wilaidie second, two lengths ahead of Rutheriurd, the latter ten lengths in advance of Bessie Lee, who was practically out of the Going imto the iast mile the horses were pat on their best mettle, Wildiaie shut up the daylight between himseif and Big Feliow, and Ratheriurd also closed up. _As the horses passed the quarter pole—time, 6:07,—Bix Fellow lea a trife over @ length, Wildidie a length anead of. Kuther.urd, Gog down the backstretch Ruther- yard made his run, and, out pacing the others, rhowed in Jront at the hali-mile pole—ume. 6:30 —Big Fellow secona, Wididie two lengths benind. The race was virtually over at this time, the turn, he was jour lengtns ahead of Big Fel- | ow at (he three-quarter pole—time 7:05—and, coming on *itnont whip or spur, Won the beat {i hand by tour lengths, making the Jour miles 1b There was a very spirited struggle up tne homestretch between Big Fellow ana Wii- didle jor second place, the latter winning it by haif a leugth, Bessie Lee was just a roriong be- bind at the finish, Kutheriurd was closely scru- tunized afier tne race, aud many pronoanced him as good # horse us his brother Fellowerast, who, it will be remembered, ran the best four mile dash on record, Rutherfurd 18, 00 doubt, a good colt; bat we formance as Fellowcratt has made. He, however, may have a chance to try beioré the summer is over. THE THIRD RACE. PURSE $400, forall ages; one mile and an eighth; entrance money to second horse, STARTERS, Jo Donabue’s ch. bh. spindrift, by Bonnie Scot- land, dam by Wagner, aued, 114 lbs. (Barvee) 1 Robinson, Morgan & Co.’s br. ¢, Bob Woolley, by Leamington, dum Item, 3 years old, 90 1b: (Sparling)... 2 GROUNDS. John Coffee's pr. h. + by Lig! Ke One of the most exciting games of the present FE a erga Lr vice 3 | season was wlayed yesterday on the Union | ae Belie Brandon, 3 years old, 90 ibs, (Chal | Grounds between tne proiessivnal Atlantics and rne). fete ee tees * ec " | 4. B Pryoris ch. ¢° Monmouth, by War Dance 4 | the amateur Olympics of Manhattanville. At the dam Saratoga, 4 years old, 103 Ibs. (Evans)... 6 | close of the seventh inning the score was a th | L. a. Hitchcock's ch. n. Galway, by Concord, | The Atiantics made one run in tne eighta an ‘dam Maudina, 5 yeats old, 114 lbs. (Swim) g | ONE I the ninth inmings and it seemed u sure | Time, 1:59. eats thing jor them to win, In the ninth inning, how- } THe BETTING. | ever, the Olympics scorea two runs, tleing the | | Monmouth. oso | SCOre, and thereaiter until the twelltn tho | Veruigris.. neither side scored arun. The full score of th Bob Woolley. + a oop contest of the seasun) Is given below :— | 40 0 ATLANTIC. oLYMPre. ’ Player RAB.P.AE, — Pla .1B.P. A.B, | Op 70 | viet Mb... 211 4 i Welsh t..... Pee Od | The Paris Matuels paid $69 90. jassiiy.c. 1... 2 2 6 0 2 Powergec on 4 o4 THE RACE. Moore, & 8.1.2 1 2 5 0 MeLaughlin.ib t 29) 0 The horses had a most capital start, but after a | Kessler,rt....1 J 0 0 i oDLo2s jumpsGa!way was first, Bob Woolley second, Fabor fF U2b1o0 | Verdigris third, B. F. Carver jourtu, Spindritt | Zichol ee 23164 | filth, Monmoucn sixth. As they passed the stand | Cjinton ie } H H H Bob Woolley was in iront, Verdigris second, Mon- | Beun 0 1136 mouth taird, B. F. Carver fourth, Spiadrut fittn, | —-—aeew em Galway sixth. Hob Woolley showed the way | Totals... . 1 +10 14 86 25 21 around the torn, Verdigria second, Monmouth | _,, P fe: as third, B. F. Carver fourth, Galway tito, spindriit | anntic. SO Oa gn ge yh de HALON AIA, LB sixth. Running down | the backstretcn Boo | Olyin Os 60.8. 6.8 ct ca Woolley was two lengths abead of jour horses— | para os 4~ Atlanth ”, ympre, be LM pe Verdigtia, Gaiway, BF. Carver and Monmout First base on errors—Atiantic, ll, Ulympte, 6. who Were parallel, Spinaritt one lengih belinda | Uinpire—Mr. Ten byen them. Bob Wooley still showed the way around Time ot ¢ Two hours anil forty-Ave minutes, lower turn, 6. 1 2 3] nth, 4 570 190 = 230 220 300 2:50'4—Bessie Lee two lengths ahead of | joubt nis ability to make such a per- | varver second, Spinaritt Fotlow third, Bessie Lee | times 16 1bs, n 4 and thine <eoueia Sheer SoreedtBsc searing" ree STARTERS. '3 b,c. Scrateb, by Kentucky, dam years old, 103 |bs, (By: ob. c. Dabiin, by Kentucky, dam irs Old, 103 ibs, (Reynolds) . 8 & Co.'s b. f. Vandalite, by Vanaal, Pay Vesper Light, 4 years old, 100 Ibs, (Hous- by Warminster, years ola. {oo ibs. (Henry) 5 n. c, Oemturr, by Censor, id, Yeats (Swim).... 6 ’ bd, m. Mary Lon, dam by Tar Rive! A. Hi 300 1,100 410 $30 810 no 300 500 Century... ‘ 40 65 180 Toe Paris Mutuels paid $9 80. THE RACE, Vandaltte was arst aay, Donny! Mary Long third, Dublin ‘fourth, Scratch fifth, Donnybrook sixth. Duolin imu diately cut out the work and ran to the front, Mary Long second, Vandaiie. third, Seratcn fourth, Donnybrook fifto, Century sixth. The horses passed the three- quarter pole in this way and entered the hom 8 A homestretch between ‘nem to the stand lapped, Dubin leading half a length, Mary Long Six levgths in advance of scratch, who was four lengths aheud of Vandalite, the latter six lengths in advance of Donnybrook, who was hall a length in f-ont of Century. Dublin and Mary Long increasea the pace around tne upper turn and were head and head at tne quarter pole, fiteeg leogths in front of Vandalite, who was (wo lengths clear 01 scratch, Dounybrook fiith, Cen- tury sixth, The pace was sull forced down the backstretch, When Dublin showed in Jront of Mary Long, and was half a jength anead at tne half-mile pole, the Others as before given, Mary Long gave up (me race on the lower turn, Dublin ving beaten Ler fairiy, and now the latter began to take things easy and watt vor his stable ce panion, Scratcn, to come along. At the th quarter pole Daolin led two lengths, Mary Long 11 Second, One length ahead of Scratch, ine lat- ter one length in iront of Vandalite, Donnybrook century sixth. Running up the home- stretch Scratch went into second piace, ind then Donahue’s stable being first and second the honor ol winning the race was given to Scratch as a compliment only, Dublin two lengths in front of Vandalite, who was tlree lengths ahead of Don- bybrook, the latier four lengths in advance of brook second, 65 150 125 100 | Mary Long, Century sixin. Time of the mile aud McGrath’s entry, +. 55 80 60 65 | @ hall, 2:44. The Paris Mutuels paiu $11 20. And tnis closed the first meeting at Monmouth THE RACE. Park. ‘The second meeting will commence t morrow, with jour races, the first being a matca between Mr. W. Cotrrill’s cnestnut colt Harry Felter and Mr. P. Loriilard’s bay cuit Risk. ‘the mar‘eh ts Jer $250 a sige, 4 dash of a mile, The second race will be the Jersey Jockey Club purse, mile weats, best turee in five; then the Monmouth , Stakes, for tnrce-year-olds, a dash of two miles, and then the Long Branch Steeplechase. EASTERN DUTCHESS ASSOCIATION RACES. AMENIA, July 8, 1875. There was a good aticndance at the opening of the Eastern Datchess Association to-day. ‘The first race was lor horses of the 2:55 class; purse $400. SUMMARY. Whipple’s Judge Robertson of 2 B32 P. Wheeler’s Pondietta 11333 Horabeck’s Limestone 83222 Time, 2:37 $4—2:38—2 2 14256, SECOND RacE.—For double teams :— SUMMARY. J. 0, Oonklin’s New Berlin Girland Harry * Conklin... Saecdocens igs ee ed S, Mathieson’s Rosa Burch and Nellie. -222 Hornbeck’s Washourn Maid aua Kencucky 33 ‘Time, 2:30—2:29 = 2120-2: RACING AT DETROIT. Detnoit, Mich., July 8, 1875, There was a large attendance at the races yes- teraay, fully 3,000 people being present. ‘The first race was the 2:27 class, with six en- tries, Graiton being the favorite. The following is the summary :. was the winner in sbree straight heats, The jollowing 1s tae sumiuary :— General Mac | Marion. Rarmiess. Gray hat ime, 2 38 In the 2:30 race there were tour hi Mambrino Warner being hot favortte. of Warner, w: | next id Basil Duke won the 5 ed badly undér the new | driver, and hi m was substituted. | _ ‘he fourth h which was aiso0 won by Basil Duke, was trotved alter dusk, and there was con- | siderable ruoning ip it. ‘the race will be com- | cluded to-morrow, Basil Dake aud Richard have | eacn won two heats, yet Mamorino Warner re- | Mains the favorite at two to one. | ‘mere was yee an "sue tee in this race. | 2 338) m +31) ‘BU. | The races close to-day with a irce to ali and a | 2:40 race. In the former Fullerton, American | Girt, Laay Maud and Cozette will trot, THE COMING SWIMMING MATOH. THE CONTESTANTS TRAINING IX THE DELA- | WARE—CONDITIONS OF THE RACE—SKETCH | oF THE AMERICAN swimMEr. | PHILADELPHIA, July 8, 1875, | The swimming matca on the Delaware on the | 22d inst. will be an interesting one. Both men | seem to be in earnest and are ambitious for suc | cess, Jobnson, to maintain the prestige he | has already obtained, and his opponent; Coy! | to snatch the laurels from the Briton’s brow. | Both champions are in daily training on the Deli ware River, im the neignborhooa of Gloucester, near this city. Ine watch was to nave taken piace on the 15th, but the 22d was si sequentiy fixed upon by mutual arrangeme! Coyle, 1t will be remembered, challenged Jonnsvn, | “THE CHAMPION OF GREAT BRITAIN,’? | to swim with him irom Chester to Patiadelphia, & | distance of sixteen miles, tor $2,000 aside und race being that in the event of either contestant giving out belore completing this tong distance his opponent shall be dectarca the winner with. | out swimming over whole course, Both men swim on the river datly.accompanied by a beat Manned by three men and flying the British and American colors respectively. | COYLE, THE AMERICA‘ who ts pitted height, of mu: eleven minut He feels quite confident of veing abie to cope with the great English swimmer, He was formeriy in the United States Navy, and on many occasions has been obliged to swim upward of twenty miies, Which he consicers a matter of trifing moment. Coyle says it is as easy jor bim to swim as to walk, and he rather wishes the | course were at least thirty miles, 80 that tt would test nis own and nis Opponent’s powers of endur- ance in the water. THE NATIONAL GAME, | | | & TWELVE-INNING | GAME ON THE UNION woxt extraordinary game (the first twelve-inning | six stronger men, but there are not more than | third (the latter having put on the steam alter THE FALLON POISONING CASE, leaving iene hali-inile pole), Galwa; pore heen | — moath filth, Verdigris sixth, When tne horses 5 To fot into sitaight work on the homestretch the | 1% ths Court of Oyer and Terminer at Jersey changes of piaces were kaleidoscopic, but very | City yesterday, Juage Knapp granted the writ of soon Spiudriit came to tre iront and galloped | habeas corpus in the case of John Moran, who ts home @ winner by tnree lengths, B, F. Carver sec. ond, hall a length in front of Bob Wooley; Verai- Time gris jourth, Monmoutn fi'tn, Gaiway sixth. of the mile and an eiguta, 1:593¢, THY FOURTH RACK PORSE $300, ior beaten horses, all sf beaten once allowed 4 ibs., twice 10 josg those | aitendance of .. three on suspicion Of puisoning Mary Falion, The ing the Case Warranted @ searching investigation, and the writ was made returnable one w | to-day. k irom In the meantine Moran wiil secure the | Witnesses, Whose testimony he ree | Hes 08 to dissipate the evidence against him | made them popular then. be Oe 3.6 3} 323 434 55 6 6465 me, 2:27—2:24%4—2:26. In the 2:44 race General Mac sold favorite and After two heats were won, Richard, the driver | | 0. | and Ratheriurd ran away trom the others around | aoe ere Caer rgns at steed Come | BEFORE THE RACE. The Practice Work of Cornell, Yale, Princeton and Columbia. THE BEST HOUR FOR THE REGATTA The Strong and Weak Points of the College Oarsmen. HARVARD ROWING ON TIME. An Advantage Which Might Be Turned to Good Account. SanaTooa Lag, N. Y., July 7, 1875. Before directing attention to the practice of tae crews it may be weil enough to consider one question which will, perbaps, pave very much to do with the success of the great race next week. ‘The time, as is well known, has been set at eleven o’clock, the hour being almost identical with thas of Inst year’s contest, although it will be remem- bered that that race was to come off in the after- noon, and was delayed by rough water until the jollowing day, and then postponed until the fol- lowing afternoon; then the prospect of smooth wa- ter in the aiternobn being very indifferent, it was finally decided to row it in the morning. On the third day good water was obtained, and tne winning crew made one of the fastest, if not the fastest, time ever made by a six-oarea boat over a straight away three mile race. For several days Past the ooservation of the crews here has been that the water is much more likely to be still throughout the morning than the afternoon, | and that when the wind comes up, as it | 18 almost sure to do every day, it com- mences late im the morning Of course there are exceptions to this. some days the afternoon has been calm througovut, and others rough throughou!. In se:tling on the hour, there- fore, great pains should be taken to accommodate them tn the best possible way. What we are com- ing at is that as the lake is quieter till th® mid- dle of the morping than later, and as &ll the prac- tice of the crews has been tor eleven o'clock racing, if the hour were changed to ten o’clock it would be far more likely to insure good water and good racing, and that without incommoding the crews in any way. THE OARSMEN AND THEIR PRACTICE. It will be remembered that last year the start- ing point of the race was a little to tne northeast of Snake Hill, a bold headian’ projecting from the easteriy side of the lake, easily visible from the grand stand, The course this year has been changed, as is well Known, 80 as to start, not un- der the hill, but outin the middie of the lake, above and to the south of it. Tnis bill is covered with a pint and spruce grove, and until within a year no one bas thought of living on it. but a tasteful little cottage has been erected this season Dy the Megsrs. Southgate, which is occupied by the erew from the young university im the heart of the State—tne Carnelians, from Cayuga Lake. They have been here jor some tims, and have been as- siduously practicing morning and aiternoon, and it 1s no more than just to say they have excited general p’aise. A year ago, on the Connecticut, at Springfleld, they came out with a crew tnat ‘was almost aiways named among the favorites. It had in it some large, and, as the race proved, bulky men. Sul, the way that they attended to their work and the apparent power in tne boat The day before the | race one of the largest of their number, Mr. Dut- | ten, rowed a single scull race with a genticman | from Yale, whose proportions were so slight as to be almost diminutive, but was beaten by him, to the surprise of mearly every one, with the | greatest apparent ease. This, of course, | dampened the ardor of their constituents consid- | erably.” Bat still they went into tne race with | very strong hopes of being in the first cluster. | But the river that year was unusually low, and their situation was near the east bank, necesst- tating their rowing across seme very shallow water, where, onless great care was taken, they would often strike their oars on the bottom. This disadvantage they bore manfully, Nothing daunted, and believing that they were fairly fourth out of eleven crews, they worked hara throughout the ceming winter, and came up here last summer full of seif-reltance. ‘They bad, how- ever, fallen into an error, not uncommon among rowing men, of picking out the largest men avail- able. Toisis all very well if the large man bas seen work of the Kind and quantity as dimcult for bim and his weight asthe men of average size have known for themselves and their weignt. But general observation will almost certainly show that the large man tends to oc sieges when he 1s called on vo test his strength, Last yi notwithstanding their (Cornell’s) effort: hopes for retatuing the position they nad so cred- itably won 1873 and 1874, they lell back two | places. Something haa to be done. Some of tne | men had, by gradaatuon or other causes, become | | ineligible, and there remained as tne nucieus for | | the new crew only Messrs. Ostrom and King. Perhaps on the whole nis las not injured tne | | prospects of Lorneil University in tne only meet- | Ing whicn has yet been devised which commanas @n interest throughout tue United States, in | | which the principat parts are taken by coilege un- | der-graduates, Mr. Ostrom, afier having rowed | } in 1873, went to und niled, and by all means well | | flited, the position of bow in 1874. He has now be- | | come stroxe, and the man wnom he now retains | from the '74 crew 18 also one of much experience; | | in fact (he early training of both these men would | make them lisely to become, under lavoring cir- | | cumstances, hard men to whip in a rowing race, | Mr. Ostrom took bis wiring on the Ohio as rafts- mao, and, as 18 evident to the most casual oo- | erve ne 1s a very tough, hardy man. life, the Sarupac being | | the river that helped educate him. Instead ol, ' | last year, Dliing up their quota with men notice- le fer their buik and heigat, one of the mo-t | | Striking features of the present crew 1s its uni- | formity, They will average 160 pounds in weight and five feet ten incnes in height, and have the de- | cided advantage of being one of the oldest crews | on this water. Still a crew may have all these | | and even more points in their favor and yet now | | be worthy to be named smong those in the first | halleven of tne race. The more important ques- , Uen is, sudicient strength and endarance being | givep, do they Know Now to use it? 1nis qaestion Was answered last night so the entire satisiaction | of one person at ljeast, The afternoon had been oppressively close, and in the West head ering of large black clouds and the occasional ligntning told the coming storm. it was not long belore the r fell in enormous quaniities, keeping the crews {rom practicing at their reguiar hours, Not until atter six o'clock did any of the crews attempt | their usual aiternoon row. | CORNELL AT WORK. | Cornell's men, instead ou! going out then, as did @ number of other cr-ws, touk their supper, wait- | ing Lo give it a fair chance to digest, and were not | on the water until about a quarter to elght o'clock. | Tuey went away from Snuke Hill at 33 strokes, | which they maintained jor neurly a mile, and then, laying off tor a few minutes, came back. One thing that was noticeable in both spins war | the good steering. And tne more noticeabie and more gratilying feature to the iriends o1 Vornell University Was the spring and reach, the swin; | and dash of the entire crew, There are stronger meno on this lake and there are crews made up of | two or three at best that better know how to use their strength. Reaching weil over their toes | lorward, white they-have the defect that seems to | attach itsell to all siow rowing, of apparently | pulling & littie in the air, they get an excellent | grip on the water, and, swinging their bodies througa @ long arc, pull their oar com- pletely through, A slow crew will nave trouvie from this peculti wf which at best seems sitggish. ‘The fulcrum of the water inst | which che oar presses will be suivered almost by the our, While the same crew striking the water | Sharply will so solidify that fulcrum that tne oar, instead of Moving through the water, will catcn it as if it were @ solid substance, and the | boat itsel! will give way and spring forwaro, One | of t e common dangers of a crew shat abounds in | dash is that the dash is allin toe start and cun- | | Dot last. There was novhing last night which | showed that their work on the last quarter was | not quire asx good as tnaton the first. ‘Ine men | themsely while becomingly mod are yet very confident that they can stay at their pace, ne question 1s wheter their pace isu winning pace. | THE MEN OF YALE, came up from the Jower end of the course, pad. on their vars. By their biue leggings and their | superbly long and clean work, though noticea ily slow, t ey Were at once recognized as the Yale University crew, The Cornell men invited them | fo and bad duite @ friendly call rom them, The | Harty tn the evening, before the shower, @ crew | surerising feature of the Yale six %s, that whtle they are as brown as boas 11 very strong in the back, with good legs, a cid ler arms. Indeed, & look at the be: professionals, both Koglish American, would gone this view to Q extraordioary extent, Ward brothers here, and the best of the ug- Vise fonr, being most of them Yale has over in the race us 33, “and, douotiess, will the same next week. 1! the circumstances under which this crew wili row are compared with tuose of almost any previous one it will be seen (hat the fast time of modern days is no chance matter, but has many aids and ground: meriy exist, THE PRINOBTON BOYS. Yesterday Princeton, avoiding the breeze, hich somewhat rumMed the centre ot ne jake tise: that did nov for- w ma: in formerly and gi that he is being carefully coached. tne largest man in the boat, ro |. although the Mornivg Was bo!, In & heavy flannel sweater— a s‘ep of questionable wisdom, certainty. Most American crews have erred who have done their duty in training by coming up to the race too fine, too (hin, Will their vitality, instead of being at the Maximum, somewhat decreased; ang hardiy a better process could be devised to reach this end than of hard rowing in # hot July morning in @ thick faunel shirt. The Princeton Freshmen, too, were practising starting. THE OTHER CREWS. Columbia was out part of the day, and two of their nen were aiso im a pair-oar, the coxswain coaching, The Harvard substitutes were out in their pair. Tne Harvard University crew went over the course on time. They have previously covered the distance in 17m. 35s. one day, and in 17m, 34s. another day, Last nignt they did better than either. The winning time of the Columoia boat last year, though not taken oMicially, was gener- ally Considered to ve considerabiy nuder 17 min. utes. Whether a8 good wil! be made this year, judging from what has beun seen uf the best work of each crew, 18 doubtiul. The Union was out in the six-oared mig “Uncle dim,’? with the coach acting as coxswain, Hamilton aoes not appear on the course as often, perhaps, u8 would ve best tor them; and while there are of necessity many advantuges to all crews In coming up here two or three weeks be- tore the race, practising on the very course itself, one o1 the greatest of all seems to tv: generally overlooked. why should not each crew when It 18 reasy to row, in the morning or afternoon, go over to wny other crew that 18 on the water and Tace withit, wherever it goes, whatever the dis- tance? No practice could be better. The excite- mento/{the great event itselr will be thus rendered lo # great degree harmless, Men will get accus- tomed to many things which they can never learn otnerwise and will never learn nacil they get into a race, If they ho'd some of their rivals too cheaply they had better ind out their mistake bejore than after the race, because the difference between them may ‘e so slight that with a desperate esfort and good judgment they may cor- rect it. In any event no harm can come from such @ practice. and much good must come to tne crews that indulge in it and in the matter of shortening the time in whicn the race itself will be rowed. CAPE MAY REGATTA. THE RACES, PRIZES AND COURSES OF NEXT WEEK’S YACHTING REUNION—RENDEZYOUS OF THE NEW YORK FLEET IN THE HORSE SHOE THIS AFTERNOON. Tbe Cape May regatta promises to be one of the most interesting yachting events 0! the season. All the indtcations point to the gathering of a | large number of schoofers and sloops at the ap- pointed rendezvous on Sunday and Monday, ana, with the character of weather desired, the races Will bs well contested. The Regatta Committee, consisting of Jonn ©. Builitt, General W. T. Sew- eil, Albert W. Markley, Edward A. Warne, L. P, Ashmead, Dexter S, Stone and General BE. Burd Grubb, have, for weeks, been making the arrangements necessary, 60 there 1s nothing lack- ing to fittingly welcome tbe visitors and make their stay at this pleasant summer resort of the most agreeabdie nature, RACES AND COURSES. Tre events set down in the programme will ex- tend over three @ays, First to enzage the atten- tion of the yachtsmen wili be a time allowance rece, on Monday next, enirance free, the prizes being of the value of $1,000 each, tor schooners apd slooys. The course for this contest will be jrom a stakeboat fronting tne hoteis off the eastern end of Eph Shoal to the ligntship on Five Fathom Bank, leaving it on the port hvnd, thence to and around @ stakebvat, distant about tnree miles northeast, leaving it on the port nana, thence to home stakeboar, passing between it and the shore, about forty miles. On Tuesday, 13th inst., there will be a sweepstake race, witn- out time allowance, the entrance being $25. There are also two prizes im this, each valued at 500, to be given the winners,, while the second boat home fn each ciass wiil take the entrance money ofthat class, The course on the second day will be jrom a stakeboat off Eph Shoal to and around a stakeboat placed to wludward (or lee. ward), leaving 1t on the port hand, and return to home stakeboat, passing between it and the shore. The distance will be fixed by the commit. tee on the day ofthe race, On Wednesday, 14th inst., there will be a steam yacht race, provided three of these vessels will enter, for a silver prize valued at $500. The course and distance, with other essential details, will be announced on ‘Tuesday. DIRECTIONS. The Regatta Commit ee have issued the follow- Ing directions :— ‘A tlagboat will be anchored off the shore fronting the hotels ‘The yachts wi'l make a flying start, passiag be- tween the flagboat and committee's sieamer, aud the time of each yacht wit! be tacen as she passes. the signal for preparing to start will be one gun from the committee’s steamer, and ten minutes atter the first signal a second gun will be fired from the same steamer as the signal for starting. Yachts must cross the line within fitteen minutes atter the second gun. A competent person will be placed by the Regatta Committee on board of each stationary vessel to make observations. Any Violation of the regulations shall be reported to the judges immediately after the regatta, and, it re- quired by the judges, reduced to writin Any alterations in the directions will be announced on the morning ot the regatta. ‘A pier bas been built in front of Congress Hall by Colonel Cake, at which small boats from the yachts can 0 60 out any yachts disobeying the rules for the regatta, THE PRIZES. The four prizes designed for the winning yachts of Monday and Tuesday have been on exhibition im thia city jor several days, and are tnus de- scribed the more massive of the four prizes is an old Roman chariot of solid sliver. The chariot stands on a glass and frame of which, being of silver, n chasing of a deucate wreath pat: tern. The chariot stsel: is thirty tnenes lone and twelve inches high. Its lined inside witn gilt, white she out side isot chased silver. A figure of Minerva, armed with a shicid apd lance, is represented us driving the chariot. A ram’s head ix at the end of the chariot poie, Midway of the pole Bacchus 1s represented as directing its course. The second prize isa centre Acitcular base, seven and a supports the bowl, wh extreme width o faved and chased. lece for frults or-flowers. half inches 1m diameter. * tinely en- re two doiphins twenty-two Inches Around the pase ‘ined, with heads downward. the body of the bow! is of satin finish, delicately engraved, while on each ena are small sliver statuettes o: mute infantile fleures holding lags 4 surroundei with vraious nautical emovlems. | Upon each side of the bowl are jarge,medailtons in bas \ reilet. ‘The border of te plateau ‘upon which the whole stands is ornamented by a desigh of flowers and vines. | . The third prize is a handsome siiver vase of | demgn. The vase, which stands upon | inches higit and 10 inches in diameter. | ished and engraved. ‘the vase 1s surmounted by length figure of Fame, repres-nted with wings and hold- ing in her extended hand a laurel branch, which rhe is in the act of awarding to 4 victor, iach end ot the vase ornamented with a shi mast, around which laurel branches are entwined. © prize. is a silver bowl, the base of witch 1s The bowl itselt is 19 inches inches high, with a depth of of the base 18 a ship's capstan, |. Upon either end of the bow! there isa silver statuette of a sailor boy, hoid- ing the American flag in his hand, while beneath him are sails, cables and anchors. All tour of the prizes are encased in Oiled Walnut cases, lined with satin, THE VISITING YACHTSMEN. From present appearances the yacht clubs of ) this vicinity will be largely represented in these races. There is much interest felt in the result of the competitions, aid many of the owners of crack crafts in the New York Cinb hope to be the ers of the magnificent pieces of silver in read- to be handed over to tne victors. On the Ist inst whe tollowing orders were issued from the flagship Alarm:— \ New York Yact Savaprox } Fuaosuir Atany, Siew Vouk, July 1815, $ Gexrnar Onnens No. 1. | numerons than elsewhere, whether Alexandre. There will also sat! with the above the sloops Undine, Brasher & Fowler; Wpite Wi! A, P. Biiven, and Kaiser Wilne!m, A, W. Greonle: of the Brooslyn Ulne, Bestd: there wilt in @il probability be found upon arrt: t rare May other schooners and sloops of the New York Club, which, together with yachts from Beston and Philadelphia organizations, will Make up a goodly number of fast vessels to compete in the severa) evenis. RECRIVING THE VISITORS, mn Sunday morning, the 11th inst., the naval steamer Tallapoosa willlegve the whart at May, and proceed tothe lightship on Five Fatham Bank, to escort the yacut fleet into the anchor age. On each day’s race the Tallapoosa will have on voard the Regatta Committee ani Judges. In addition to the animated conrest on the water, the gentlemen in charge of the regatta have urranged many snore festivities; so there 1s every reason to believe that the visit yachts men Will regard as extremely satisiactory their sojourn at Cape YACHTING NOTE. Yacht Restless, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Kane, from Oyster Bay, passed Whitestone yesterday, en route for New York. NEVADA TO NEW YORK. A MAGNIFICENT GOLD BADGE PRESENTED FOR COMPETITION TO OUR RIFLEMEN—THE TIMB AND TERMS FIXED. The eaitor of the Army and Navy Journal hag just received a magnificent badge made of solid goid, platisum and silver, which bas been pre sented by tne Virginia City (Nevada) National Guard to the New York National Gaara, to be shot for with military rifles at 200 and 500 yards, The instructions given by General Batterman on beholi of the company were for the manufacture of a prize that should cost $500, but the execution of> the design has cost in time, labor and material double that amount, and $1,000 is a low valuation for it, The main poay of the medal is composed of the two State seals of Nevada and New York, which are beautitully carved out of massive me width, assed as @ rare work ol art, and reflects great credit upon the designer and manufacturer, A corre-pondence has taken place bet: onel Church, of the Journal, and Adjutant eral Townsnend, in whicn the Jatter 1 informed that the badge “is to be presented to the com- pany of the N.GS.N.Y. making the best avera, score, With the Sta‘e arm, at 200 and 500 yards, tne condition prescribed being that each coinpauy competing snail enter for practice not less than the minimum number of ofiicers and men rousy- six) fixed by law for the constitution of a company, ovuer consideranons being left to my determination, General Tewoshend has issuea general orders announcing that the scores must be shot under the personal supervision of the regimental and prigace imspectors of rifle prac tice; that they must be snot witn the State milt- tary weapon, unaltered as to sights, save by blackening, with live shots at each range. Ail scores must be sent in by November 1, and the winning company Will bo entitied to hold the badge for one year. After one year the badge will be heid subject to challenge under the same conditions. Ailthe Nevada company asks 1s an official copy of the winning score to hang up In their armory; and the beauty of the padge riself, with the lact that it was entirely made in Nevada, adds to the interest o! the competition. A CARD FROM THE NEW YORK . ATHLETIC CLUB. To THe Epiror oF THE HERALD:— The public mind having been shocked by a false and most repuisive report of the drowning of Mrs J. H. Hanekamp, of the New York Athletic Club, on the 4th inst.—a report filled with the most serious 1mputations upon the character and man- hood of bis companions and the most flagrant dig» regard of the tacts—we deem the public should be made acquainted witn the circumstances of the Bad afair, as eileited by a most thorough and im- partial investigation, Mr. J. 4H. Hanekamp, in company with several members of our club, on Sunday, the 4th inst., rowed to Hign Bridge io tha club barge as one of the crew, and there partook of a very hearty meal with his companions; almost immediately afterward the crew reiurnea to the boat house, a distance of two ana a half miles, rowimg at a very } brisk pace, it being three o’clock in the afternoon of one of the hotiest days of this season. Very soon alter arriving Mr. Hanekamp, with two companions—Messrs, Delaney and Stras- burger—went in bathing in iront of the beat hou-e, and bad been swWimming to and fro tor some minutes. A number of the club members were un the float of the boat house—some fishing, otners engaged in conversation and not noticing the men in (he water. Unknown to the men upol the foat, it appears that, at Mr, Hanekamp’s ree uest, Mr, Strasburger had placed his hand under r. Hanekamp’s chip, to aid him, as he seemed to be tired, when immedtately he grasped botn Mr. Strasburger and Mr. Delaney and,aragged them beiow the surface with him. No cry whatever was raised for help, ana those who saw them disappear supposed them to be frolicking in the water, as is a most common occurrence among pur members, ‘The deata Siruggle evidently took place under water. Mesars. Delaney and Strasburger, thinking that they were also drowning, at Jast oroke iree from Mr. Hanekamp, and only hai streagth enough left to reach the float, just as Mr. Hanekamp’s body appeared near the suriace for the last and only time, sinking mmeaiately. This was the first intimation of any danger to those upon the float, when the scene of the accident was immedi- ately covered with poats, and men were diving through the water to rescne the drowned man, but with no avail, the body nob being found tor some hours. ‘Luss 18 a trae account of this most sad and terri ble accident, uncolored and unprejudiced. The Public taust judge for themselves, Tneir common senso must answer as to the truth or falsity of the two accounts. They must either decide that all those present were cowards and devoid of ali Manly instincts, as the report in the New York Times would have them believe, or that the cir cumstances and facts were as stated apove, D. HENRY KNOWLTON, President. RIGHARD C, FELLOWES, Vice President, WILLIAM KE. SINCLAIR, Secretary. R. WILLIAM RATHBONE, Captain. wae" YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, NEW YouK, July® MEASURING WORMS. THETR REAPPEARANCE IN THE CITY—WHAT ARQ THE SPARROWS ABOUT?—AN OLD PEST. For the first time in nine years the measuring worms, which once un a time were such # pertoa~ joal nuisance im this city, have made their reap- pearance in somewhat threatening quantities, We can all remember the time when to wale through one of the city parks um a summer day was a walk of diMculty aud annoyance. Iu 186/ the English sparrows began to be imported im large numbers, and it was found that in neigh. bornoods where they were numerous the measure ing worm completely disappeared, and it was seen that the sparrows found the oggs of these pests a peculiarly toothsome morsel. Since that time we have not suffered irom them, and tf, at rare intervals, one of them made his appearance he was quickly devoured in @ thousand deiicioug morsels, with which the piucky iittle birds rev gaied themselves, ‘This summer, however, and particularly withia the past icw days, the measuring worms have made another start for existence and in more threatening numoer than is agreeable. As yee only the Battery Park seems to nave been visited. In certain portions of this pleasure ground one 1 apt to waik up against some of these victo! clammy insects, and they appear to thrive with: out much molestation trom their usual and natdral enemies. Some few dangle from ti branenes, others are on the ground ana are constantly trouden under foot by those Who pass, The wriier did not note the presence of many sparrows around, but as it Was daring the heat of the day this was not at all surprising. still it Appears that tne sparrows are much less ib is that their aristocratic natures Cannot orook the pres- ence of so many emigrants, or whether it 1s that boys and enigrants bot, around here, are in the habit of stoning the birds withvat much molesta tion does not appear as the reason of their migra- tion, but itis propably the latter. There van be no Gouvt that they are jess protected here than elsewhere in the city, and a8 siontog sparrows Is one of the most favorite delights of boynood tn | foreign countries they saffer from the pressure of 1. An invitation to lake partin the Regattas at Cape | | May on the Ith and loth tos, having been accepted by the club, 0 squadron will rendezvous in the Horse Shoe, San Hook, on Friday afternoon, the Ith inst. 2 Captains will report on boara the flagship at seven P. M., when the hour of starting tor ape May wil bo Mg oy ht sh 1 3. buch yacht should be supplied with the new signal | code adopted by the club, copes of which can be pro- eared from the secretary By order of the Com B. BEND, Fleet Captain. | In compliance with these orders there will no | doubs rendezvous la the Horse Shve this afternoon be following yaouts, in readiness to depart ior pe May :—schooners—Mehawk, Vice Commodore Garner; Restiess, Rear Commodore Kane; Ariel, W. L. Swan; Atalanta, Willam Astor; Comet, W | Court decided. that the circamstances surround | ding siowly in toward their boat house, and lay | ©. Langley; Dreadnaagnt, C. J. Osborne; Laler, | 4. Colgate; Madvieine, Juin s. Dickerson; Kam- | bler, W. H. Thomas; Resoiate, Rutus Haten ; Wan- derer, James Stillman; Kstelle, J. VD. Smitn; Clio, Asten & Bradvurst. ' stoops—Unristine, 8. Biagden; Vindex, Robert Centre; Vixen, Joseph | P. | danger of vheir becoming common ana sueh foreign boys nere. But another reason 14 also given for the fact that the sparrows do not eat the worms, which ts that our citizens, and particus larly the wives of our citizens, are much too fond of giving these birds food in the snape of seed and bread cramps, It is held by many that this makes the birds lazy and indisposed to do the work for which our Park Commissioners specially designed them, [tis evidently a mistake to overteed the birds, and so ihe Park Commissioners baye otten siated, The writer called upon them yesterday, and, in conversation with one of the employes, learned toat the notice of the department had been called to this matter and that the reason of tbe uumber of worms at the Battery was, ne doubt, the jact of the sparrows being «driven away. ‘They did not appear to have increased to any remarkable extent clsewhere. The season had no doubt been very favorable to their growth and they increased so fast that, even with the multitude of sparrows we now ‘haa, some tow might be in existenc Jew days before peicg ex. terminated. Yet taere Was not the siigutess annoying again, The sparrows would take care oj that. \