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4 ~ ARGONAUT. TS, ATALANTL The Great Four-Oared Shell Race on: the Kill Von Kull. en AN EXCITING STRUGGLE. | the Winners and the Atalaittas | Sadly Disappointed, The “Arsy At Troy last week the crew of the Atalanta Boat Club, of this city, flushed with a second victory over the best fours in the country, challenged the Argonauta oarsmen of Bergen Point to an early match race on | their own waters, the Kili Von Kull. Made, as it was, | after the former had beaten the latter twice within a fortnight, this “defi” of the ex-collego oarsmen was looked upon as a little hurried | and out of the usual course, Nevertheless, the Bergen Pointers accepted as promptly as was wished by the formidable exponents of the art of rowing, and named yesterday as the time to settle the question of supe- riority in the wished-for contest, The Atalantas had everything to lose and but little to win in the experi- ment, while the Argonautas’ case was just the reverse. Beaten twice, fairly and squarely, the latter acknowledged their defeat, and expressed the wish to be ‘let alone” by all ambi- tious clubs, as Saratoga and Troy bad been quite suffl- cient for one season. But the Ataluntas desired another victory, and that on the home waters of their oppo- nents—nothing else would suit them as being cham- pions—the record of their victories would not be com- plete without this additional triumph. The ter- mination of the meeting was little unexpected to the Dold Atalantas, as they were beaten by their oppor after one of the gamest races ever rowed, and months will be necessary for some of the friends and sympathizers of the Har- Jem oarsmen to recuperate from this disastrous blow. Neither club neglected their training. Early returning from the regatta at Troy, the Argonautas took daily ex- ercise on the Kills, while the Atalantas found quarters fn the Neptune House, on the Staten Island shore, and worked with a will to retain that admirable physique for which they are famous, and which was the real basis of their quickly acquired reputation. The settlement of this question keenly agitated the boating circles of the whole country. Not alone were the many clubs in this vicinity intensely interested in the result, but every oarsman that gathered at Saratoga and Troy in the recent regattas and all their friends took up the matter and discussed the question of superi- ority so strongly that in some instances itassumed a per- fonal matter. Seven-tenths, however, said that the Ata- lantas must win, that “blood andstamina must tell” ina race of three miles, and none of the Harlem crew but what would “row his heart out” to retain the title of “champions” and beat one of the best fours that ever satinashell. That was the opinion of seven-tenths, but the three-tenths had but little to say, though tho: Knew that, to become the victors on the Kil von Kw it would take al! the pluck, all the strength and all the science and generalship which the Atalantas possessed. Strertzth and pluck they undoubtedly have, but there is lacking in the boat considerable science and much generalship. THE CREWS. The amateur, and, indeed, the professional boating world know these crews, During the jour years the Argonauta Row! been in existence ciation has its record is one which any band of oars- men an feel proud. Well ‘earned _ victoric had , been their portion until they reached Saratog in 1873, when the Seaverwycks defeated them, That was the first disaster that ever befeil them, but it was supplemented by the serious downfall of their pride in the reunions at Saratoga and Troy of this season. Perhaps these reverses did them good. The crucial test taught them they were not invincible, and 80 they went into yesterday's race, not confident that victory must be their share, but’ brim full of the determination to win or be lifted ex- hausted irom their shell when the race | was over. This ‘level headed” business of theirs and this pluck worked wonders for them and | did much toward securing the end sought and prayed for. Again, at 8 tho Argonautas were slightly handicapped with inferior boats—inferior not in point of construction, but in the great desidera- tum of being suited to them and the waters there, Yesterday’s contest was pulled in a shell that was fitted for the crow and the waivers, and it did much for them tn the great trial. The Atalanta crew are all old college oarsmen. This fs too generally known to need repetition here. John £. Eustis, stroke and captain, gave Wesleyan College | its boating name; GOnster did the same for Williams, and Rogers and Downs kept -up their side in the Wesleyan six in the late college reunion at Saratoga. They are big men, of brawn and muscle, and were , thought could stand any task, however pitiless, that could be given them to perform on the water, and not. only stand ft without wincing. Dut come out first at the end. This, of course, ha been accredited to them since their late unexpected victories over the best oarsmen in the count: Yet yesterday's trial on the Kills demonstrated that their Stamina was not equal to the struggle, and, if appear- ances are not terribly deceptive, they left’ their boat vastly the more used up of the gyo crews, Whether it was due to overtraining, overstraining or over exer- | tion, remains to be ascertained. They looked, however, “done to a turn.” THE ARGONAUTA MEN. Name. Age. “Height. Weight. | Edward Smith, bow. 26 5.09 140 | Walter Man Benjamin 3 Racing shell Henry A. Dingee, bu r Fearon, Yonkers, width, 17%, iache. Names W. HH. Downs (bow), Y., of cedar; let ; depth,’ 78{ inches; weig THE ATALANTA FOUR. th, 40 feet; ht, 90 Ibs, John Ganste interesting race, as the Cornell boys had it all Jobn E, Eustis (strok | their own way, ond literally won in a walk. Gaciag ghelt Gane te Whowtka Vibes | Time, 14m, 46%3 The following is a summary of ee ee Eee’ GE ee wut is ' | the ‘six-our shells three miles, with @ N.Y., of cedar; length, 41 feet; width, 1934 inches; | 1 Cee Be Wasa DG depth, 8 inches; weight, Tea Ibe | Barto, J. 8. ¢ s, 0. C, King, Jobn' Ostrom. TUR CROWD AT Tite COURSE. Neverfor years has a boat race attracted such atten- | Tho bosom of the Kill was crowded with sight- | On the shores, both Jersey and Staten Island, | os of carriages filled with ijadies and f whom knew the stake at as the Neptune house were con- ny aoe ee, Torinereceretare | 18m. '403¢8, Robert Leftman, Neptune ted a scene” that will seldom, if ever, ney -G, Dantoeta. Sivsrsias, | fours an < f venite Ps otha will seldom, if exer’ | land, Highlands, ith; Alonzo MeLafferty, Watkins, various k the water were five hundred boats of | sixth; Robert K. Carr, Columbia, seventh; Nelson B. £1 three thous awaiting ‘the appearance of the crews, me scene, and ever an ve o'clock, »boats made nd 8 th the steam ya ughiin, Echo boats, while sunshine In youd se sport. upd? gigs, barges, si the course the from tne sails of propetlur J. K. Guile, took that gentleman, Mr. Juson H. Miller, of saui Club; and the judges on board and also repai uiglé an cing welcome rays of hundred yachts, - | od the starting point of the scene of action. Much delay was occasioned by the Atalantas brealing an outrigger in paddling from the Neptune's house to get into position for the race, and they were compellcd to touch at the Argonauta house and take their shell out of the water to repair damage, ‘This was soon done, aud the Argonauta crew, bear the toss 1 0 for positio ted the Staten “island shore, and shortly att o'clock all was in Feadi- ness ior t terrible task. The course was from two stakebouls anchored off the lighthouse at the entrance to Nowurk . down the stream to stake Ddoats off Brigiton—thre jies straight away, It was | with a cracking ebb and the with aided the rowers The babbling of the immense crowds | on thi wud of the thousands on shore died | away whisper as the shells were puddied to the stakebouts. THE RACE. The Argonautas were dressed in white shirts and caps, n red shirts, the bow oar with Magenta | pretty picture and Mr, Miller sent them jelay, and the “Argys” autifully that they were before the Atalantas? | the pent up enthusiasm | away without ‘further it the water Lrst so a length in front shell seemed to move. of the thousands found vent, and cries and cheers of en- | spective yachts each appoint a judge, and the two | Boston... couragement were heard on all sides. At once settling down to work, the greatest race of the year commenced | fm earnest, Both crews pulled thirty-six a minute, a | megative at once to the aesertion that Harlem seldom cracked it thirty. | Going by Kim Park the “Argys” had | off the big fellows to ono and a half icogths and | making @ much better course than the others, over were showered upon them for their work, Siow ae oarsmen hit it out that op- 01 they retained their lead and in Ives, They showed tage than the Atalantas, as their not appear to be well applicd, and wretched course tor awifie, When ith the “‘Argys”’ still leading'nearly two comment that the be- ton was peared tere y } three miles straightaway over the surveyed ground, from | | the banks of the lake for a quarter of a mile each way | the lasfer, | miles with a | dred, Auburn, eighth} James McCabe, Riverside, drawn: ee ht. | f. B. Sturges and Alonzo McLafferty, Time, 20m. 20s. wh Ane friends and sya | Senocas—W. C. Booth, James Holmes, Charles Bech and } Ceotm@lation on itedecks; | Richard Murphy. Not timed, Pair-oar race, two miles, | With the Atalanta lade) | Wit@turn,—Cornell—Joha Ostrom and ©. ©, King. | pare ‘J. Birkbeck, G. | Tite, 14m. 4648. Neptune—J. Riley aud Robert Leil- | against Jo ea. Atalanta wos yelled at and Argonauta was halloed | for, # that one could hardly hear a neighbor speak. "It | was still thirty-six to the minute, and soon nearly two | miles had been reached. It was the closest tuasie any oarsmen ever saw. Neither gave in an ineb, but tugged and tugged. The wiry, long-reachin; Atalantas | did noble work to catch the plucky men of Bergen; bat ‘old Fred Eldred’? had almost staked his’ life on this race, and he gave the stroke 80 magnificently to his fellows, and withal was go cool, and they took it up so nobly, and “Smithy” steered such a course, that nothing but a steam engine could have caught them. When two miles and a half had been gone the “‘Argys" let out another link and kick- ing it to the tune of forty drew away little by little from the Atalantas and finally landed the winners by one and a half lengths of clear water. The Argonautas finished in excclient form and shape, while for the last half mile the Hurlom lads were very ragged in their work, the Argovautas, 16m, 8714s, ; Atalantas, Lm, 493, Lory gives great joy to the Argonanta Club, a8 it somewhat atones for their Saratoga aud Troy deteats and again makes them the champions, No Trace was more gamely pulled and none more closely contested. The betting was $100 to $30 on the Atalantas, and con- | siderable business was done at these figures. SUMMARY. N. Sept. 8, 1875.—Four-oared ; course on the Kill Von Kull, Berory Port, shell race, only for glo: the lighthouse at the entrance to Newark Bay down stream to Brighton; weather warm and clear; wind light | from the south; Water smooth; time, evening. Ret- | eree, Jason H, Miller, Nassau Rowing Club; Judges, A. R. Warner for the Argonautas and George Springsteen for the Atalantas, Argonauta crew, Bergen Point, N. J z Atalanta crew, New York... 2 Time, 15:37. THE WATKINS REA ANOTHER WCTORY FOR CORNELL—OSTROM AND KING WIN THE PAIR-OARED RACE—UNION SPRINGS CREW WIN THE FOUR-OARED RACE, Warnins, N. ¥., Sept. 8, 1975.. The second annual regatta ot the Watkins Glen and Seneca Lake Regatta and Rowing Association com- menced to-day under the most favorable auspices, Yesterday the lake was so rough that the races were | postponed until this morning, and at eleven o'clock A- ‘M. the preparatory gun was fired, ordering racing boats to their positions, As there was a double programme to be disposed of the committee made some different arrangements and called the six-oared boats for the first event, The course was laid off along the western shore of the lake, with turning buoys at the mile and mile and a half. The grand stand was erected on the shore, opposite the starting point, so that the spectators had a full view of the start and finish, The judges were stationed ona scow anchored outside the starting buoys, and the referee, Mr. Watson, and the members of the press followed the rowers m the steam yacht Eliza Wilson. Two large steamers, belonging to the Seneca Lake Steam Navigation, Company, carried large crowds of spectators that preferred a view from the water, In | the morning the grand stand was not quite full, but | toward evening there was not a seat to be had, and | were lined with people. Mr. L, M. Gano, the indefati- | gable secretary of the association, waa yunning around | everywhere, hurrying the oarsmen into position THE SIX-OARED RACK. At noon the three six-oared crews—Cornell Univer | sity, Watkins Club and Cornell scratch—backed up | their boats to the buoys, and at 12h. 12m. a pistol shot started them on their journey. Watkins was first away, with the University next and scrateh crew bringing | up the rear. The steady stroke of the boys who | won the college honors for Cornell this year soon be- gan to tell, and they gradually drew ahead of Watkins and left the scratch men in the last position opposite the coal dock. Cornell was about half a length ahead of Watkins and the serateh crew were two lengths be- hind. Thoy turned their buoys in the following time :—Cornell University, 9m. 078. ; Watkins, 9m. 12s. ; Cornell scratch, 9m. 30s. Coming home there was no change in positions and they finished in the same order, Cornell University’s running time being 19m. 053, Tho committee then decided to postpone the other races until afternoon and give everybody an opportunity of getting dinner in comfort. ‘THE JUNIOR SCULL RACK. ‘The preparatory cun was fired at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, and shortly afterward the Junior scullers paddled ‘out to their positions. There were | eight starters, Mills, of the Atalontas, and McCabe, of the Riversides, being the only two drawn, Kern had the inside position, and then came Robison, Clelland, MeLafferty, Eldred, Danforth, Leifman and Francis, In | the order named they were started at six minutes past | three o’clock, Francis, Leffman and Robinson being first off, with Danforth pull lose behind Lefiman. After the first half mile it became apparent that the race lay between Robinson, Leffinan and Francis, They turned the buoys. as follows:—Robinson, 7m. 05s. ; Francis, im. 11s; Leffman, 7m 18s; Danforth, 8m. Com: | ing home Francia pulled a game race, and, a quarter of | @ mile from home he very nearly lapped Robinson, but ulling the long, swinging, Courtney stroke, 8 pace and won easily,” Time, 16m. 873g | { quickened Francis was second, Leffman thirdand Danforth fourth, THR POUR-OARED RACE. The next event on the programme was the four cars, and the following crews took their positions:—Senecas, of Seneca Fulis; Stars, of Rochester; Union Springs, | of Union Springs, and Watkins, of Watkina.- The latter had the outside position. They were started at 4:05 | and pulled the first quarter of a mile pretty evenly. | Tbe Uuion Springs and Stars thon drew ahead, and by the time they passed the mile buoys were two clear lengths ahead of the Senecas and Watkins, The steering now became very wild, the Senecas mak- ing a dart for outside position, while, Union Springs took a turn in number one’s place alongshore. They turned the buoys as follows:—Stars, 9m. 20s; Union Springs, 9m. 3%e.; Senecas, 9m. 628, and Watkins, | 9in. 538. The Union Sprfigs lost considerably in the turn as they came up to the buoy first, but the Stare were first to get away. ‘They did not hold the lead, as the Unions lapped them’ before they were a quarter | ofa mile on the road home, aud soon opened a clear Tength about thre ers of a mile from home. When in the third position the Senecas broke an our and had to retire. The crews came in as follows:—Union | Springs, 19m. 653; Stars, 20m, 078; and Watkins, 20m. 208. THE PAIR-OAR RACE. ‘The last race of the day was the pair-oar, for which Ostrom and King, of Cornell, were pitted against Riley and Leffman, of the Neptunes. It was far from being an Watkins—A. HL Tyrell, F, Wakeman, B, Sturges, A. M. Laferty and Ben Andrews. Time, 19m, 23s, tch)—L. B. Gard- | ner, George Jarvis, David King, P, W. Stith, T. G. Hixon and John Lewis, Time, 19m. 45°. Junior single sculls, two | —Kobert H. Robinson, Union Spring: Timo, 19m. 054. Arthur Davis, T. Time, 1ém. 3748. Charles 8. Francis, Cornell; tims . Mills, Jr.,'Atalantas, drawn, our-oared race, three miles, with’a turn.—Union Springs—C. E. Courtney, J. B. Courtney, James McGraw, Hugh Conor; time 19m, 5s, Stars, of Rochester—Edward Loughlin, Ferdinand Tugeldor, John Tugelder, Frank Tugeides ‘Time, 20m. 7s, Watkins—Fenno Wakeman, A. H. Tyrell, man,’ Time, lem, 57348. THURSDAY'S PROGRAMME. To-morrow will be the great day of the regatta, The first event will be the senior single scull, for which | | Goodwin's Frank, in which the mare “slowed up to SAILORS ASHORE, MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB—PRE- SENTATION OF THE PRIZES FOR THE JUNE REGATTA—THE TIME FIXED FOR THE AUTUMN CONTEST, The Brooklyn Yacht Club had a regular monthly | meeting last ovening in their rooms, corner of | Court and Montague streets, P, W. Ostrander, | the President, in the chair, and William | 1. Lee, Secretary. The announcement that there | would be a distribution of prizes to the winners of the | June regatta caused an unusually large attendance of | members, who evinced great interest in the proceedings. On atable in the centre of the room the trophies of victory were displayed, ‘The silverware was really elo- gant, and the other prizes were marvels of fine work- | manship, The meting was called to order sbortly after eight o’¢lock, ‘THR NEW CLUB HOUSE, Mr. Mellroy, chairman of the committee on the new club house, reported that the structure at Gravesend Bay was so far advanced that it would ‘be com- pleted during the present week, The build- ing was two stories high, with piazzas around both stories, The dock was large and commodious, and extended ten fect outside the building in three direc- tions. The club house was surmounted by a cupola containing eight lights. The wharf was 600 feet long and built in the form of an L, THR GREENPORT REGATTA, Mr. Bramin, chairman of the Regatta Committee, Presented a report upon the regatta at Greenport during the late cruise of the club. The repert stated that the prizes were won by the sloops Schemer and Sadie, There were two protests: against awarding the prize to the .atter yacht— one from Captain A. P. Griffin, of the yacht White Wing, and the other from Captain George F. Randolph, of the yacht Kate, The protests charged that the Sadie bud violated the sailing regulations of the club. A lengthy discussion _ followed the reading of the report, as it was not signed by the judges, Messrs, F. H. Gould, Joshua Low and Frank Miller, On motion of Mr. Chauncey M, Felt the report was reforred back to the committee, With instructions to procure the signatures of the judges. President Ostrander stated that the artist, Gurney, had almost finished the portrait of ex-Commodore Jacob Voorhis, and it would soon adorn the room, A resolution was adopted authorizing the Chairman of the Club House Committee to. receipt for amounts subscribed toward the building, the receipts to serve ag bonds till the serip can be printed. The Secretary stated that of the amount necessary for the completion of the club house there had been subscribed about $1,500, The sum yet to be raised exceeded $3,000, On motion of Mr. Osborne it wus resolved that a majority of the judges in all regattas and races shall consist of members of the club. The trustees were authorized to insure the club house for a suitable amount, THE PALL REGATTA. On motion of Mr. Felt it was resolved that the fall regutta be held on Saturday, October 2, and that the patent log presented to the club to be sailed for during the summer cruise be one of the prizes for schooners at the coming con- tests, The regatta will be . held from the Club| House, at Gravesend Bay, under direction of the Regatta Committee, It was ro- solved that a dinner be given after the regatta at a hotel near the club house, The Building Committeo was empowered to furnish the club house for tho occasion. PRESENTING THR PRIZES. Mr. J. H. Braman, Chairman of the Regatta Com- mittee, read the following report relative to the prizes of the June regatta :— The Yacht Comet, Captain William H. Langley, wins the club prize for schooners—a silver breakfast set. Yacht Madeleine, Commodore John S. Dickinson, wins the flag officers’ prizd for schooners; silver wine cooler, Yacht Undine, Messrs, Brosher and Fowler, wins the club prize for first class sloops; telescope, Yacht White Wing, Captain A. P. Bliven, wins the Flag Otlicers’ Prize for first-class sloops—Barometer. Yacht Schemer, Captain Charles H. Hall, carries off the Club Prize for second-class sloops—sSilver punch bowl. Commodore ©. S. Stratton, of Yacht Maggie B., wins the flag officers prize for second class sloops—Silver ice bowl, ‘The yacht W. T. Lee, Captain ©. H. Cheever, wins the club prize for third class sloops—Marine clock. Yacht Victoria, Captain Thomas Fry, wins the flag officer’s prize for third-class sloops—Marine glass, Mr. B.S. Osborne then presented the prizes, which were received with appropriate remarks by the winners. The trotting at Deerfoot Park drew out quite @ number of Brooklyn sporting men _ yester- day. The first event was a match trot in harness between McQuinn’s Lady Fisher and conquer,” taking the race in three easy straight heats, Next was a sweepstakes, with three entries and two starters, The trotung was close, but not fast The following is + THE SUMMARY, Dernvoor Park, L. L, Sept. 8, 1875.—Match for $500, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, P. McQuinn’s bik. m. Lady Fisher. p eae: J. Goodwin's b. g. Jim 222 Time, 2:53, ol K . Same Day—Sweepstakes, mile heats, best three in five, in harnees. . Pulse’s blk. g. Major Pulse. . 21 . V. Carroll's br. g. Jim... 12 W. S. Thoms’ b. m. Belle Reay Time, 2:475¢ — THE LEXINGTON EACES., KATIE, EGYPT AND COLONEL NELLIGAN THE WINNERS, Lextvetos, Ky., Sept. 8, 1875, The third day’s racing over the Association Course was not very well attended, The weather was fine, but the track fast and dusty. ‘The first race, one mile anda quarter, was well con- tested, and was won by Richard’s Katie, three years old, by imported Phelon. ‘ime, 2:113%. Swigert’s ch, c. Steinbok second, Buford’s ch. g. Kilburn third, and McGibbon’s Leamington filly fourth. The second race, mile dash, for a purse of $250, with seven entries, was won by Swigert’s ch. six years old, by Planot; Robinson & Mor Astral second, and Mclutyre’s b. f. Katie Pearce third, Time, 1:444(.’ Katie Pearce had been largely the fav- orite in the pools, The third race, one and three-quarter miles dash, was won by Robinson’s b. hb, Colonel Nelligan, Williams Owing’s Oxmore second, and Richard’s ch, bh, six years old, by War Dance, third, Time, 3:11. Bobby Swim rode Nelligan and won by good riding, THE NATIONAL GAME. AN EXCITING GAME BETWEEN THE BOSTONS AND MUTUALS, Abont 1,500 persons assembled on the Union Grounds | yesterday to witness the tenth and last championship game between the Boston and Mutual clubs, Play was called by the umpire, Mr. Boyd, of the Atlantic Club, at twenty-fite minutes to five P, M., with the Mutuals at the bat, The Mutuals took tho lead in tho first inns | ing and held {t up to the closing of the third inning, when tho Bostons ‘tied’ the score by George Wright's safe batting, assisted by errors of Hallinan and Nelson. Riley, Francis Robinson, Lefiman, and perhaps Court- . Will compete, The’ professionals will then get to on single sculls and bring out @ field comprising w York; Gil Ward, of Cornwali; Dau- Pitsburg; Kilsby and Smith, of Rochester, The’ pair-oar will be Ellis and Gil War Biglin and Kilsby, Smith and Crouch, and Cavitt an own, ‘The regatta will lose with & four-oared race between Gil Ward, E Ward, Daniel Ward and Cavitt, n Biglin, Kilsby, Dowell and Brown, Village 18 Very full and the hotels are crowded. is a bop tat the Lake View Hotel that appears to abiruct the majority of the visitors. BOATING NOTES | | | ‘The Atalantas will row their second match race of the soagon to-day on the Harlem, ‘Their opponents on this occasion aro their neighbors the Athletics, and the dis- tance two miles straightaway. ‘The Nereid Boat Club, of Brooklyn, will hold their fall regatta on Saturday’ of this week. A steame the accommodation of guests will leave the toot of Mon- tague sureet at four o'clock P. M. YACHTING NOTES. The match race between the yachts Mohawk and | Madeleine has been arranged, and will be sailed on the 15th of this month over the New York Yacht Club | course at ten o'clock A.M, The owners of the ro- | Judges agree upon a referee, | Several other races are in contemplation beteveen the | smaller veesela of the club, There is @ rumor of a | the | mateh between tho Estelle and auother boat of her | timog, class, There will be a special meoting of the New York Yacht Club at the club house, Stapleton, Friday after- noon, at half-past three o'clock, to make arrangements for the races on the wth for’prizes olfered by Rear Com- modore Kane, ‘The following passed Whitestone Yacht Wanderer, N.¥.Y.C., Mr. Suiliman, Desert via Portland for New York. Yacht Chester A, Arthur (sloop), no clab, Mr. South- worth, from New York for New London, Yacht White Wing (stoop), B.Y.C., Mr. Evans, from esterday :— from Mount did work, and | New York for Greenwich. The yucht Dolphin, .¥.C., Mr, Valentine, from a cruise east, Was at anchor yesterday off HeraLp tele- ‘a length between them, Now the mencheer- | graph station, bound w New York, | scored during that time, altnough the batting of both The fielding of the players on both sides, from the clos- ing of tho third up to the sixtu inning, was faultless, os not a ingle run was nines was very strong, In the sixth inning the Bostons scored two earned rans, This the Mutuals offvet in the next inning by some of the heaviest batting witnessed on those grounds this season, they earning three runs out of a total of four scored. The Bostons then made a grand rally at the bat, and being assisted by some bad errors of Hicks and Hallinan, scored four runs, thus tak- ing the with the score standing at eight to five in their favor. tuala was the feature of the game, Start’s batting and base play for the Mu- For the Bostons George Wright at short fleld and Barnes at second base did excellent service. Appended is the seor x BOSTONS. RABP. AB. RABP. AE. Holdsworth. 1 2 3 6 O Wright.....1 427 0 Start. +1113 0 © Barnes,....2 3 461 Hatlix +000 6 4 Leonard....1 2100 Hicks 0 0 1 6 4 O’Rourke...1 2201 | Gorbardt...0 1 2 0 0 McVey. oimM on Booth +0110 1 Beats 90002 elgon..... 1 0 2 3 1 White. 00422 Mathews... 1 1 0 4 1 Schafer. 11001 Gib el 16 0 0 Manning...2 0000 Totals.... & a 8 INGA Clubs, Ll 4th, ith, 6th. 7th. 8th, Oth, Mutu, 9 0 0 0 0 & 0 Oms o 1 6 0 S$ 4&4 0 Ome A, of the Athenties. of gamo—One hour and fifty minutes, First base by errors—Boston, 6 times; Mutual, 4 Umpire T 5; Mutual, 3 Runs carne¢—Boston, To-day a game of cricket will he played on Camp Washington Grounds, Staten Island, between the mem- bers of tho club, Tho match will be Staten Island va Cunard House, and a good game is anticipated, The mateh arranged to be played on Monday next be- tween the twelve chosen to represent all Canada at the Philadelphia tournamen? aad tho St, George's Club, of this city, is “off.” It is expected that the game will’ be plaved on the return from J’hiladolphia ” , eam will take place next Saturday. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9; 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. CREEDMOOR. SECOND COMPETITION FOR PLACES ON THE NEXT AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM. ‘The second competition for places on the American rifle team who are to shoot against the Canadians on | the 25th inst, camo off yesterday at Creedmoor, The weather was splendid and the conditions of light and | atmosphere favorable to good practice, but that most | inconstant of all the elements, the wind, was, however. | if not strong, very variable, and the marksmen were, in | consequence, frequently at fault in the important matter of allowing just the right amount of lateral deflection on the wind gauges, The breeze came from the west in | the forenoon, but toward the close of the match hanled round to nearly due south-southwest, and finally lulled down a good deal. There were ten entries in the com- petition, nearly all men well known at Creedmoor. Mr. | Jewell, who heads the list with a score of 175 points, has lost nothing of the fine practice which last spring | gave him so good a chance for a place on the American national team. Mr, Roux takes the second place, with 174, | and Mr, Canfleld the third with a score of 172 points. ‘The highest score made yesterday shows A falling off of | thirteen points as compared with Mr, Canfield’s record | on Saturday last, when he won the Ball’s Eye Badge and made an aggregate record of 188 puints, | Une or two gentlemen attributed the poornoss of their scores yesterday to the smallness of the charges used by them, They claim that the long range store cart- ridge for the Remington gun does not contain more than eighty-five or ninety grains of powder, while it is supposed to hold ninety-five. They think that the gun can burn at least 105 grains with the best results, On the other hand, it appears from a sories of careful ex- periments now being conducted by a well known rifle- man that with a 115 grain charge he gets no better re- sult than when burning 110. From these facts it would appear that nimety grains are too small a charge for the weight of lead used in the Remington rifle, and 115” grains too much. The medium charge (100 grains) will probably be found the best for careful practice, Another matter is also attracting some attention; it is that of graduating the apertures in open bead, calliper sights and front disks, in proportion to the distances from which they have to be A solid bead is of all other front sights the worst touse. When the marksman covers the bull's eye with it two black surfaces—the mark and the sight—come together, and he who aims is not sure of the spot on the surface of the bull’s eye that he is aim- ing at. ‘The pierced bead is the best, the calliper sight next, and the split disk takes the third place in point of merit as a front sight, The following is the scores:— 8H. JEWELL, Totdts. 5645255255452 4 563 6234443825533 45-55 5525233835445 8 357175 A. J. ROUX, 5585554455445 5 4-08 088532535355222 48 6644445445342 5 08-174 A. V. CANFIELD, JR. . 2544545354555 4 5-65 624243554243 538 5-6 0244505533443 4 551-172 W. 8B. FARWELL. 2545456545355 5 45-66 6355445452503 3 2-55 0202433384435 6 4 447168 ¥. HYDE. 8555543555555 4 569 2030545845353 5 3-50 2520433443835 3 347106 R. RATHBONE, 02444554455445 459 6204438352345 04-47 6353203038028 8 3—38—144 | A. ANDERSON, 55558525544545 5-67 04438003845445383 2-44 4040330503440 0 333-14 | G, W. sar. 2225554535553 4 660 825335202004224-37 4334400484050 38 2-39-1396 ‘BR. OH. MADISON. 05532333542303 546 423542404545332-50 0424450082408 0 031-127 GEORGE CRANCH, 8544343053355 30-50 033408430365 524-42 8304030245500 0 4—83—135 ird and final competition for tl THE INTERSTATE RIFLE MATCH. This great contest, which is open to one team of twelve men from each State and Territory of the United States, is to come off at Creedmoor on the 29th inst, The weapons will be strictly military rifles of the model used by the militia forces in their respective States. The distances are 200, 400 and 600 yards; the positions, standing at 200 yards, kneeling at 400, and any, without artificial rest, at 600 yards, Governor Tilden, as Commander-in-Chief, has de- Gided that the State of New York will enter a team for this match. Such team shall be selected from the fifteen making the highest individual scores in the New York State National Guard Match, to be shot at Creedmoor, on September 28, by the General In- spector of Riile Practice (who will command the team), such selection being based, not only upon the scores made in such match, but upon the general steadiness and reliability of the men, as certified by the cap- tains of the regimental teams to which they respec- tively belong. The entrance fee for the team will be paid by the State. The railroad fare of all “teams” sent from regiments outside of the First and Second,divisions and partici pating in the State match will be paid by the State upon requisition by the Regimental Commander certifying that such teain participated in the match. When two or more teams from any of the divisions of the National Guard (excluding the First and Second divisions) shall participate in*the match the one of such teams making the highest score shall be presented with the prize offered by the State to such division (costing $100), unless a separate competition therefor shall have been provided for by the Inspector of Rifle Practice of such division. THE RIFLE ON LONG ISLAND. The second contest for the $50 gold badge of tho Jamaica Rod and Rifle Association took place.on their range, at Jamaica, yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, There were a large number of persons pres- sent, and their tent and grounds were crowded. ‘The day was fine and the shooting commenced promptly at the hour appointed. Fourteen members were entered. The contest was a close one, and George H. Creed, the President of the association, took the prize, making a scoro of 60 out of 75 points, at 200 yards, off hand. Elmendorf followed closely and’ scored 59 points, while Jaggar scored 57, ‘The shooting of the association yesterday equalled the best practice at Creedmoor, a8 will be seen by the score, and was a marked improvement on their last contest. ‘THR SCORE. Total. George H. Creed. 434445533534454—00 Johu M. Crane.. 444444335338 2342—52 | W. 3, Elmendorf. 434456453356443844—9 G. W. Damon.. 408824445442424—49 | James M. Oakley. 66438238234033434—48 | Theo. ers. 434442443444344—55 William Durland. 800282243323324- 36 A. J, Wilkinson 223023204854234—37 William 8. Cogsw: 2344444825445 44—4 L. R. Jaggar. 4444544443843) 54-57 Thomas Fish. 2433803242233 5 544 John Fleming 4230838038424233-—29 Elijah Nostrand 8320844384444420—-45 Elbert Remsen. 443443432343842—50 ‘The third contest for the gold baage will take place on the first Wednesday in October, The rules of the association require that a member shall win the badge three times before it shall become his individual prop- erty. The badge, one of appropriate and beautiful de- sign, was presented to Mr. Creed in a neat little speech by the referee, Mr, 8 S. Ayia BOGARDUS VS. PAINE. AN OFFER TO SHOOT IN BALTIMORE FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. New Yong, Sept. 7, 1875, To the Epiror or Tue Herarp:— In reply to Mr. Paine’s last manifesto of solf-praiso I will say that I accept his challenge for October, at Bal- timore, though at considerable personal ipconvenience, the stake put up on each side to be $2,000, all gate money going tho winner, Asan assurance that Mr. Paine means to carry out even his own programme, Lalso | insist that he shall put up $1,000 of his money within a week from this publication, in the Spirit of the Times office, This willenable me to make my other business en, ments in anticipation of the match, if any there is to be, Should Mr. Paine not like the stake he may ot a match by a challenge for the Lorillard Badge now feud by me, He may como and tako itif he ean, Mr. Paine is very ready to style himeelfa first class shot, and, by way of we him a chance to show his skill or | want ori, tal @ the following propositio: 1 will select five men from the State of Illinois whom I will match against Paine to shoot at Chicago at 50 or 100 pigeons, Prairie Club rules, and.I will put $500 on each match ; ‘or I will shoot against any five men Mr, Paine may select, under any rules he may name and at an place, and I will give him $100 to show them ‘up, ead ch to be for $500. ADAM H. BOGARDUS, re oF * Champion Wing Shot of the World, AN ENGLISH GUNMAKER'S LETTER, ‘The following letter was received by Captain Dogardus after leaving London on his way home, from a promi+ by the Cuptain’s performances :— + Angst 10, 1875, | | with one “Tam | ference a8 to pattern or penetration. | Halifax at Newport harbor. as sr pay some idea of the Ran omg ye not only on pigeons but on “birds of another feath vy take this oppor tunity of saying that I seen enough of your performance “to convince of the trath of all that my old friend “Fowler” said of you, and that there are no shooters in England that can compete with you. You seem to have attained the same ead without 4 long-range cartridge that we have only been able to do your twelve-bore double-barreled gi is ten pounds weight, and that it is “‘choke-bored.” ith such @ gun you can use five drachins of powder, which must certainly give full velocity to one ounce or one and a quarter ounce of shot, The shot may, there- fore, be of a much smaller size than is generally ‘used in this country for pigeons, However humiliating 1t may be to me as a London gunmaker, I am obliged to confess that I have much to learn from the result of your shooting, never having scen anything like it, Except with the long-range wire cartridges, which cannot be uxed for pigeon shooting, Thave a strong impression that you get a great Fd vantaye in your ammunition, which t have tested, as fur as trying equal measures, against No. 6 of Curtis & Harvey, but L have not yet proved any perceptible dif- The new idea which I feel we must now work out is to give full velocity to small shot; but, do all we can, wo may be long before we see your performances equalled, as you have proved yourself such a perfect “master of the trigger.” And I cannot close this letter without com- plimenting you for your straightforward and manly fairness in your engagements—in contrast, I am sorry to say, to the spirit manifested by one of your competitors on this side of the Atlantic. For my own part I can but express my admiration, and that of many others in our trade, for 4 man who comes to this country so well prepared to do what be professes in the style you have. Imay not see you again before you leave.” Accept my best wishes. Tsball always be glad to hear of your Welfare, and may your rare talent meet its due reward. 1 am, dear sir, yours truly, WILLIAM HARRIS (Firm of William Moore & Greg), To Captain Bocarpus, In reference to the challenge of Mr. William King, made in these columns a few days since, the Captain expresses a willingness to give the gentleman an oppor- tunity for from $250 to $1,000 a side, upon his return from the West in a short time, THE POST OFFICE, THE BAD LIGHT AND VENTILATION NOT YET COMPLETELY REMEDIED—THB FAST POSTAL TRAIN. Tho Heraxn’s loud note of warning regarding tho wretchod ventilation and the bad light in portions of the Post Office seems to have been productive of much good to the suffering employés, Sinco the article in question appeared in these columns the architect has caused four openings to be cut into the ventilating shafts, which, by means of the strong suction from above, will carry away much of the foul air generated in that baking oven called the basement of the Post Oflice, Mr. Pearson, the Assistant Postmasier, says that fresh air 1s to be supplied through openings which are to be made in the rear of the Post Office (where the mail wagons are usually backed up); but the employés think that even that will give very insufficient ventilation, and that more radical remedies are required. Although the atmosphere is somewhat better than it was last week, before the Heratp’s protest, it is still far from being fresh and pure. On Saturday last not less than four men (the foreman of the porters, Mr. Grain, being among the number) were carried out fainting; and un- less the ventilation is groatly improved the enployés say this can happen again any day. ‘There are still many bitter complaints about the light- ing of the men’s working room. ‘They could have given us gas right over the counters by carrying the pipe right under the door,” said one employé yester- day, ‘and it would not have cost them over $100, and here they have spent thousands in Qnishing all the closets inthe most highly polished marblo and in a style which reminds one of the extravagance of Monte Cristo.” This employé said he was almost half blind from the bad light, and the condition of his eyes cer- tainly seemed to bear out his statement, And thus, it will be seen, thia “palace” of letters, like many others, contains much suffering behind its magnificent walls, THE FAST POSTAL TRAINS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. George S. Bangs, Superin- tendent of the Railway Postal Service, held a consulta- tion with Postmaster James on the subject of the light- ning mail trains to be run by the Postal Department in imitation of the New Yorx Heratp trains, and which service is to be inaugurated on Thursday, the 16th inst, In conversation with a Henaxp reporter, Mr. Bangs stated:—‘I am disappointed in not having yet received from the railroad companies their schedules of time, without which we cannot take positive action as to the mails, I will, however, give you tho following times from recollection. The first of our new trains is the New York Central train, and it will run as follows:— Grand Central depot, Forty-second street, 4:15 A. M.; leave Albany, 8 A. M.} Buffalo, 3 P. M.; Cloveland, 7:30 » M.; Toledo, 11 P. M.; arrive Chicago, 6:30 A. M. ‘This train will carry no passengers. It will deliver and receive mails at all Post Oillce stations, and will make no stoppages of more than five tminites, The other | route is by the Pennsylvania road. Its fast mail train | will leave Jorsey City at 4:30 A. M. ; arrive at Philadel- phia, 7:10 A M.; Pittsburg, OP. M. This train will | carry passe ngers. ” Mr. Bangs is of the belief that these two fast trains | will be the only ones run for the present, as the mail | matter is not sufficiently largo from other citics to war- rant the extra expense. Postmaster James, who is somewhat of an invalid, suffering from “hay fever, tele- graphed to Washington! yesterday, through, Mr. TL. 0. ‘ourson, Assistant Postmaster, to Mr. T. W. Hart, Su- rintendent of the Railroad Mail Service, requesting im to send on to New York as soon as possible the new | regulations respecting the distribution of mail matter | and other pertinent matter respecting this new branch of the postal service, which matter is now being embraced in a circular under preparation by Mr, Vail. Invitations are to be extended to the leading metropolitan journals by Mr. Bangs to send a representative to witness the initial trip lightning trains. Great credit is due to the railway mauagement, especially the New York Central Com- pany, for the hearty manner in which the public de- mand for swifter mails is boing responded to, The cars are constructed and fitted up especially for the con- venience of the large force of Post Office clerks, The | first car, fifty feet in length, will contain 1,000 letter | boxes, for’ Various stations, into which the mail matter taken’ in bulk from this ‘and the other cities on tho line will be distributed as the train flies over the track. In this way the distribution for two States will proceed at the same time, One set of clerks will go from New York to Syracuse, and a second from Syracuse to Chicago. In the second car, sixty feet long, the assort. ing, receiving and delivery of the newspaper mail will oceupy the labors of a sot of clerks. A third car will be used for storage. It Is the design of Superintendent Bangs and the department to make this fast mail rvice @ real public convenience, and no detail neces- sary for its complete success is to be overlooked, RECEPTION TO ADMIRAL WELLES- LEY. On Saturday next Admiral Wollesley, commanding the flagship Belloraphon, ono of the largest and finest mor-plated ships in tho British navy, will arrive from If ivis possible for the flagship to cross tho bar at Sandy Hook the Belleraphon, after leaving Newport, will visit this harbor; otherwise, she will come through Long Island Sound and receive her guests at Fort Schuyler, or in Flushing Bay. BOARD OF POLICE JUSTICES. CHARGES AGAINST A SUBPGINA SERVER—LOCAT- ING THE JUSTICES FOR THE NEXT six MONTHS. The Board of Police Justices held a special meeting yesterday. The charges preferred against William A. Shields, a subpoona server attached to the Court of Special Sessions, by Mr. Johnson, the Clerk of the Court of Special Sessions, were called up. The allega- tion is that Shields, first, did not use proper diligence in serving the subpanas. This charge was dismissed, The next was that he had made a return under oath that persons were served personally by him with sub- ponas, whereas they denied the service completely. Shields, In his defence, admitted that the return was erroneous, and that the mistake occurred through a de- fect in his memory. The subpcenas were served on per- sons in the next house, as those to whom they wore ad- dreased could not be found, Judge Morgan said that while presiding in Spectal Sessions Court he had known many cases 1n which the prisoners had to be discharged, simply because the com- plainants did not appear, He had received many letters from complainants and witnesses stating that they never had received any notice to attend the trials in which they were interested, their first intimation in the | Matter being the discharge of the accused, on the ground that the witnesses or complainants were absent, A vote was taken on the question, when it was de- cided that the explanation offered by Shields was unvat- bare gh The further disposition of his caso was post- ones Porne committee to locate the judges at the various Police courts for the ensuing six months did not re- port, but it is believed they will be assigned as fol- jows :— Judges Bixby and Wandell will preside at tho Tombs Court; Judges Otterbourg and Kilbreth at Essex Market 8 Morgan and Kasmiro at Jefferson Market 8 Murray and Flamer at Yorkville Court, and Judges Smith and Duffy at Hariem Court, Judge Wheeler remains at Weatehoster, A MURDERER TRACKED, OMicer Smith of District Attorney Downing’s office, fools sanguine of shortly capturing the murderer of Captain Lawrence, His name, it has been ascertained, 1s William Delaney, and he is well known to tho ye of the city of Boston. He has been seen in orcester since Friday last, At a special meeting of the Queens County Board of Supervisors, held at Ja- nent gunmaker thera, It conveys somo idea of the impression produced on the sporting men in England Gus Manvractory, No. 43. 0Lp Bonn Street, Loxvow, W., Dear Sin—I shall not have an rtunity, of seeing you again befare vou leave inaiad. and aa I have maica, yesterday, a reward of was ed for De- lanav's canture, ’ , \ CHARLEY ROSS. An. Important Revelation in the Westervelt Trial. A LADY WITNESS FROM BROOKLYN She Swears to Maving Seen Him with Charley Ross in a Street Car, PutLapenpata, Sept. 8, 1875, The prediction made in these columns that before the trial of William Westervelt should be over the District Attorney would introduce important and hitherto an- known evidence to connect the prisoner with the abduc- tion and retention of Charley Ross was to-day verified, The surprise has come at last, and Mr. Hagert has played his tramp card just béfore his hand is out, in ac- cordance with his plan from the first. This evidence is of tho greatest importance, if the statements of the witness are true, and the person who gives itis a lady living in Brooklyn and who was quietly smuggled on to this city to give damning evidence against the prisoner, Her story will probably have to be supported by other testimony in order to make it sufficient to convict, on the theory of the law that the benefit of a doubt must always weigh in favor of a prisoner, In brief, the story of the lady, whose name is MRS. LUCRETIA 8, PEER, is that on the 6th of July, 1874, five days after the kid- napping, she saw Westervelt in a street car in Brook- lyn with Charley Ross beside him crying, it is true that the most unsafe evidence in the world is that touching resemblances, The cases of mistaken identity are too many on the record to allow the fair- minded to attach too much importance to the unsup- ported testimony of one person on a matter upon which any one is so liable to be mistaken. The effect. of RS, PEER'S TESTIMONY, however, was startling. There was a profound stiliness in the court room as the lady-gave her evidence, and it was listened to with breathless interest, Her manner and appearance were prepossessing, Of course it is nob known whether her statements can be supported. Un- tilthey are they probably will not carry convincing weight with the jury, whatever individual opinion may be. WHAT THE DEPENCE SAY. Inan Interview with Mrs. Westervelt, after the evi- dence of Mrs. Peer, so damaging to her husband in its allegations, the prisoner’s wife denounced the witness asacrazy woman. Sho had been told so by Superin- tendent Walling, she assured the Hneanp correspond- ent. The Superintendent had told her of Mrs, Poor's frequent vistts to him unsolicited and said she was crazy on this subject of Charley Ross, As to her charge against Westervelt, Mrs, Westervelt said that the day she swore to having seen the prisoner in a street car with Charley Ross—the 6th of July—was her birthday, and her husband was home with her during the whole of it, at their residence, No, 298 Henry etrect, Now York, THE IMPORTANT WITNESS, Mrs. Peer, is a woman of about forty years. Should she be younger she cannot at least deny that she is both fair and fat, She has a pleasant face, intel- ligent gray eyes, slightly gray hair, brashed back from ahigh forehead, and is graced with regular features, She bas a firm mouth, which closed decisively after every one of her accusing sentences. Her evidence was given with clearness, deliberation and care, and her. manner was that of a woman who was perfectly sure of her statements. She was tastefully dressed in black, with a pink bow at her throat anda blush rose in her hat, She was evidently a lady of intelligence. It was observable that when sho was given the pictures of Charley Ross (five in number) to examine she did not examine them closely. She barely glanced at them, and altogether she seemed to handle them as though they wore familiar, and as if she had seen them often before, which is quite probable. She satinachairin front of the witness stand, and was perfectly self possessed. Even under the search- ing cross examination of Mr. Ford, the only sign of discomfort she showed under tho ordeal wasa slight flushing, and she uséd ber fan occasionally. THE MORNING SESSION, The morning session of the court was spent in exam- ining William V, McKean, managing editor of the Pub- lic Ledger, who has takeua prominent part in the search for Charley Ross, is one of the commuttee of citizens for that object, and has spent much time in questioning Westervelt when he was professing to aid the police, His evidence was not of much interest, MES. PERR'S THSTIMON®. At about three 6’clock in the afternoon Mrs. Lucre- tia 8. Peer was called and sworn, She testitied that sho lived in Meserole street, Brooklyn, in July, 1874 Sho continucd:—I took acar at the City Hall, in Brooklyn, to go up town, on the 6th of July, 1874; seated oppo- site mo in the ‘car was a man with a child; I recognize tho prisoner, William -Westervelt, as that man; the child was about four years ofgge, with light, soft, carl- ing hair and dark eyes; thé child had a brown linen suit on, shoes and stockings; over the linen suit was drawn a blue cotton sack; le’ had no hat on. The wit- ness was asked the manner of the man to the child. She begun to answer:—“‘He never spoke to it’’—when Mr. Brown objected that the question was improper, The question was withdrawn and witness was asked instead what oceurred between the man aud the child. Sho answered:—The child was crying; the man never spoke to the child but once; he turned to it and said, ‘Hush! hush!’ the child seemed frightened at nim and screamed; the man said, ‘Go see mamma, go seo mamma;’ the child stopped screaming then, and Westervelt took crackers out of his pocket and gave them to the child; the child ate the crackers and was quiet; when we came to North Fourth street he left the car, carrying the child on his arm; North Fourth strees is ih a part of Brooklyn known ‘as Williamsburg; on this te, 4 when I saw the man and the child in the car L think had heard of the abduction of Charley. Witne but did not remember it at the time.” ness was given some photographs of Charley Ross by Mr, Hagert and asked, “Do or do thoy not resemble, or, if not, in what respect do they differ from the child you saw in the car on the 6th of July?” Mr. Brown objected. He argued at great length that such evidence was valueless; that it was tmpossibje even for the wite ness to decide upon the resemblancé of the pictures to the child he saw, let alone to assert as to their being the same, Counsel said he himself was asserted to look like a prominent politician, but he thanked God he was not, because the other fellow was bow-legged and he was not, (Laughter.) ‘ ‘The ebjection was overruled. The witness answered :— “Those pictures bear a very strong resembiance to him; I consider them a very good likeness,” MRS, PEER CROSS-EXAMINED, Cross-examined by Mr. For ‘My husband is living, Lam forty years old, and I bave been married twenty= four years; 1 have three children, aged twenty-two, eighteen and nine years; I took the car about hait-past one P, M.; I sat near the back end of the car; the child sat exactly opposite me, with the man next him nearer the front door; my attention was called by the manner of the man toward the child and the child’s toward the man; I told my family what [had seen upon arriving at home; I told my family of this matter particularly because I noticed in thé child’s face an expression of painful anxiety and that it could scarcely restrain its tears; I did not see a picture of Charley Ross unul Christmas; it was shown to me by Superintendent Walling’s clerk, at Police Headquarters, where I had called to tell them the circumstances of my having seon the child; he handed me one of those pictures (point ing to the one jously shown) and asked mo if it looked like Charley Ross; Twas in the car three-quar- ters of an hour; it is about four miles from the Brook- lyn city Hail to the place where the man got out, Mr. Ford questioned the witness closely as to the dress ofthe child she saw, how she knew it was a boy, and asked her to describe the ‘difference between the dress of @ boy and that of a@ girlof that age. Mr. Hagert objected to the witness answering this question, and the Court very strangely sustained it, So that the witness was not obliged to answer tho question, and when the counsel repeated sho replied, “{ do not wish to answer,” and positively deciined. ‘The counsel sat down with’an angry flush. " Taking up another branch of the subject the following additional was brought out:—"I next saw the prisoner in June last in Moyamensing Prison in this city; I went thera at my own suggestion; I was shown to his ceil and I gave him some tracts; I did not try to lead him to suppose that L was a philanthropist; I do not know what he thought; I said L would visit his family if he desired, and he said he wished me to do so; he gave mo their address in New York; I went to seo them and gave his wife pertodicals and tracts," WHAT THE LAWYERS THINK, This closed her cross-examination, and the lady quietly left the room. The effect of her evidence was plainly apparent upon ail in court, A prominent critai- nal lawyer, James H. Boverin, said that the case for the prosecution had Weén admirably managed. Be thought that Mr. Hagert had been weaving o strang chain of evidence about the prisoner, and that the tes- timony of Mrs, Peer had been the last link in the com pleted chain, He ght that it had been fully proved that tervelt’ entered the con- apiracy after the abduction, and that ho kept josher and Doug! supplied with information. The evidence of the Germantown grocer showed tat West- ervelt had found out trom him that Mr, Koss had failéd in business, and that his brother-indaw was rich, It was significant that one of the ani letters written and dated just after this said, * earned that you are poor, but that your relatives are rich.” Altogether, the opinion of Mr, Heverin and oper members of the Bar who havo followed the trial whs that acase had been made ont against tho pris- oner, and that he is proved to bave Deon an accessory after the act aud a joint conspirator in the secretion of the child,