The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1875, Page 3

NEW YORK’ HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. | Mao third, Austral . fourth, fth, Bor sixtn, the others greatly spread out. hurdle, also in the centre of the sg oma Bow tel and gave rider a severe shake, rm led aroun the near the upper turn he went the reverse ‘ashe came to the wall, instead of jumping it, @ again ran the wrong way and passed it, when Minnie Mac took the lead, followed by Osage, bn A Bee and Au The horses then ran across the field and jumped ® ditch into the regular track, near the half- mile pol finnio Mac leading, 0 second, George ‘West third, Busy Bee fourth, Aust fifth. e race from there home was close between Minnie Mac and Osage, the former winning by halfa length, Osage six lengths in front of Busy Bee, George West fourth, Austra) fifth, Storm sixth, Vim seventh. Time, 3:203,, SUMMARY. Baurmors, Mp., Ocr. 20, 1875—Srconp Day op mR Pau. Meeting at Prmvico Courss—Fixst Race,—Dash of one mile, for all ages, that have not won at Sara toga or Jerome Park gince July 24, this year; $350 to the first and $50 to the second horse, Barton & Medinger’s ch. g. First Chance, 4 years, by MARYLAND JOCKEY (LOB, Racing at Pimlico Course, Baltimore. way, h SECOND DAY OF THE AUTUMN MEETING First Chanee, Rhadamanthus, Shylock and Minnie Mac the Winners, Baywood, dam Dot, 105 Ibs, (Barbee) 1 LA Htehcock’s ch. £ Soringlet, 3 years by 4., Oct, 20, 1875, |». ralian, dam Springbrook, 92 Iba, (Cochran)....... 2 Banrmors, Md., Mart Jordan & Co.'s b. g. O'Neil, 4 years, by Light The weather to-day was delightful and a larger | ning dam Zingara, 105 Ibs, (Hughes)........-.... 3 gathering assembled at Pimlico than was there yester- | 7. B. & W. R. Davis’ b. 2 B. ra poe by Bay- liberally reprosented and | . Wood, dam Lagy, 92 ibs. (Spilman) + @ day. <Baltiziore pan pi ght ee — wa pa A. Atcbinson’s oh,’ g. Weatherby, 3 years, by Plane the racing’was much admired by urevents took | “dam imp, Weatherwitch, 92 lbs, (Collins)......... 6 place, the first being a dash of one mile, the second | Joseph Donahue’s br. c. Vassal, 8 years, by Van mile heats, the third a dash of a mile and three quar- dam Sadowa, 96 Ibs, | (Sparling).......... -. 6 He ickfalPs ch. f. Violet, 3 by Vauxhail, tors, and the fourth a steeplechase of about a mile and | "@)T¥ Many Wiewa, ine Giask) a 1 a half over a section of the regular steeplechase course. Oden Bowie's ch. ¢, Ore Knob, 3 years, by Dickens, dam Slipper. 9 Ibs, (Evans). Time—1 Sam Day—Szconp kack.—Mile heats, for threo year olds, that have not won a sweepstake race this year at Jerome Park, Long Branch, Saratoga or Balti- — purse, $400 to the first and $100 to the second orse, DASH OF ONE MILE. ‘The first race was a dash of oné mile, for all ages, for Horses that had not won at Saratoga or Jerome Park since the 24th of July last, $850 for the first and $50 for the second. There were ight _ starters, comprising Oden Bowie’s chestnut colt Ore Knob, by Dickens, dam Slipper, 8 years old, 95 Ibs; Mart Jordan & Co.’s bay golding O'Neil, by Lightning, dam George Longstaff’s blk. c. Rhadamanthus, by Leamington, dam Nemesis (Evans)........++++ Taylor & MeCormack’s b. c. Arcturus, by Planet, dam Elkhorn (Scott)... aisndelbn Mart Jordan & Co.'s b,c. Jack ‘Twig, by Light- Zingara, 4 years old, 105 Ibs; T. B. & W. R. Davis’ bay | | ning, dam Sallie Morgan (Spilman)... 5...0. 2 q . | Jos. Donahue's gr. f. Gra: ywood, dam Mily B. F., by Baywood, dam Lazy, 8 years? old, 92 Ibs, ; | 79 DeRahun's & Elbow te dios men Jo Donahue’s brown colt Vassal, by Vandal, dam Sadowa, 3 years old, 95 Ibs; A. Atchison’s chestnut gelding Weatherby, by Planet, dam imported Weather- Witch, 3 years old, 92 Ibe.; Henry Quickfall’s chestnut filly Violet, by Vauxhall, dam Mary Watson, 3 years old, 92 lbs.; Barton & Medinger’s chestnut gelding First Chance, by Baywood, dam Dot, 4 years old, 105 Ibs., and L. A. Hitehcock’s chestnut filly Springlet, by Australian, dam Springbrook, 3 years old, 92 Ibs. Weatherby was the favorite over the field, selling for $700, while all the rest combined brought only $60, THE RACK, O'Neil was first away, Springlet second, First Chance third, B. V. fourth, Vassal fifth, Violet sixth, Weath- erby seventh, Ore Knob eighth. Going around the Barton & Medingei 3 Lynchburg, dam Elizabeth (Brown). Time, 1:4744—1:47%4. Sawe Day—Tmrp Rack,—Free Handicap Stakes, for all ages, of $26 each, if not declared out; club to add $400 for the first horse and $100 for the’ second; one and three-quarter miles, J. G. K. Lawrence’sfb. h. Shylock, aged, by Lexing- ton, dam Bdith, 115 tbs, (Hayward)..........0.... 1 D. McDaniel? ch. f, Mattie A., 8 years, by Austra- lian, dam Minnie Mansfield, 87 Ibs. (Clark)........ 2 38 W. W. Glen’s ch, bh. Merodac, 5 years, by Australian, dam Sally, 107 Ibs. (Johnson)......-.+-.+++es+opes Charles Reid’s b. c. Rambler, 3 years, py Lexington, dam Cairn Gorm, 84 Ibs. (Barrett) Time, 3:12, Same Day—Fourtu Racs.—Trial steeplechase, for horses of all ages that bave not won a steeplechase race this year at Saratoga, Jerome Park, Long Branch or Baltimore; welier weights; about one mile and a turn, First Chance went to the front, Spring- | half, over @ fraction of the regular steeple course; et second, B. F. third, Vases fourth, Wonth, | three or Bie to slart; purse te Pent - 75 for the: mad an for the third horse. erby fifth, O'Neil sixth, Violet seventh, Ore | $°)"Oseahon’s ch, m. Minnio Me, 5 years, by Knob eighth. The horses passed the quarter Finney Op Edina, 151 Ibs, (Murphy).............. 1 Joseph Bonahne’s b.'f Osage, 4 years, by Pat Mol- Toy, dam Kate Leonard, 148 Iba. (Maney). Rar ri k’s ch. f.’ Busy Bee, 4 years, by War Denon, dae Lanra Spillman, 145 tbs. (P McLaugh. in) oe or Edward Rogers’ cl g 6 v; teroid, dam Kate ovens 155 Ibs. (Noland). eaps 4 A. D. Brown’s ch. h, Austral, 5 years, by Australian, dam Coral, 154 Ibs. (Midgely) REY . & W. R. Davis's eb. g. Storm, 6 years, bs dam Tempest, 151 Ibs. (M. McLaughlin)... 6 id’s b. bh. Vim, 6 years, by Kentucky, dam Verbena, 158 Ibs. (Little)... Lawrence’s ch. c. Bo: pole in this way. Going down the backstretch, First Chance had the best of it by two lengths, Weatherby second, Springlet third, Vassal fourth. B. F. fifth, Vio- let sixth, O'Neil seventh, Ore Knob eighth. They ran past the half-mile pole in this order. Around the lower turn a few changes took place, but First Chance main- tained his lead, Springlet second, B. F. third, O'Neil fourth, Wenthorby fifth, Vassal sixth, Violet seventh, Ore Knob eighth. First Chance led into the home- stretch, There was no doubt after that about his win- “curl 4 yours, by Dickens, ning. He came along under a strong pull and won the mC 148 iba. (Richardson), *0 race by a length, Springlet second, one length in front ‘Timo, 3.40%. ‘uignatay of O'Niel; B. F.’ fourth, Weatherby fifth, Vassal sixth, | Fell and threw rider. Violet seventh, Ore Knob eighth. Time, 1:48, Barbi i rode First Chance, Cochran had the mount on Sprin, let, Hughes on O'Neil, Sparling on Vassal, Evans on Ore Knob, Spilman on B. F., Black on Violet and Col- ins on Weatherby. PIGEON MATCH DECLARED OFF. ‘The pigeon match between Messrs. Livingston and Hocksher op one side, and General Grubb and Mr, ‘Purner on the other, which was to nave been shot near the Pimlico Course this morning, did not take place, hav- ing been deelared off and settled by the parties inter- ested, This has been a great disappointment to those t , MILE RATS. The second race was mile heats, for three-year-olds, that had not won a sweepstake race this year at Jerome Park, Long Branch, Saratoga or Baltimore; purse $400 | to first horse, and $100 to second. Five horses came | to the post. 'These were Mart Jordan & Co. ’s bay colt | fond of trap-shooting in this city, as well as to many Jack Trigg, by Lightning, dam Sallie Morgan; Jo, | who came New York on purpose to witness the Donabue’s gray filly Gray Lag, by Baywood, dam Lag; | contest. George Longstafs black colt’ Rliadamanthus, by Leamington, dam Nemesis; Taylor & McCormack’s bai colt Arcturus, by Planet, dam Elkhorn, and Barton Medinger's Vay colt Charley Cheatham, by Linchburg, dam Elizabeth, Rhadamanthus was the favorite, sell: ing for $670; Arcturus $280, the field $105. THE RACE, POOL SELLING. The speculators on the Baltimore races got to work pretty early last evening, as the entries arrived in good time, The following pools wero sold:— SELLING RACE—ONE MILE AND A HALF. First Heat.— Arcturus was first away, Jack Tri Exch: roknson’ scoond, Gray Lag third, Charley Cheatham fourth. | seDantelrs. entry a Prom au 160 Rhadamanthus filth. Jack Trigg ran quickly to the | jonnybrook. 40 48 100 70 front and was leading four lengtlis at the quarter pole, | ‘¢ % 80 37 85 52 Gray ag aeeonGs Arcturus third, Charley Cheatham | 45 55 1s 85 fourth, Rhadamanthus fifth. Going down the back | 45 Wiretch Rhadamanthus moved up, and was close to | Jack Trigg at the half mile pole, Arcturus third, Gray 40 45 70 55. Lag fourth, Charley Cheatham fifth, the latter prac- | tically out of the race. Around the lower turn the | }rmrose .« horses were a length apart, Jack Trigg leading, BOWIE STAKES—FOUR MILE EATS. 200 150 Rhadamanthus second, Arcturus third, Gray La rt, Charioy Cheatham ith, Getting into | Neve Norv: se co aaa jome stretch, Khadamanthus soon came! Shylock 4. 80. 65 55 130 #° the front, and galloped home undor a | es, phan eworrmat-cans, peone pufi, a jrinner of the heat by a length, Jack | virginius, 210 100 150 Trigg secon’, Lillie L... 20 3 22 ‘aL See econ ent Seugthe Aber of Gray Lag, Charley 8 és pa Gneatham ditancea, “a ff a Sot ane | PROSPERO VS. HONEST DUTCHMAN. tarus, ‘Sparling Gray Lag an SFowa Charley Cheat- am. : | ‘Second Heat,—Rbadamanthus was thn &0 immense favorite, selling tor $600, while the field brouz't only $125. Jack Trigg was first away, Gray Lag second, Arc- turus third, Rhadamanthus bringing up the rear. Going around the upper turn they ran as two wams, Jack Trigg and Gray Lag running head | and head, and the other two a length be- | ya fn the same manner. At the quarter | je, Jack Trigg was a neck in front, Gray Lag second, | hadamanthus third, Arcturus fourth, all lapped on | each other, Running down the backstretch Rhada- manthus showed in front and was a neck in advance of Gray Lag and Arcturus at the half-mile pole, Jack Trigg fourth. Arcturus showed in front on the lower Av the latrer ® ist ip front of Arcturus, | TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR MATCH AT THE PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS — HONEST PUTCHMAN DISTANCED THE FIRST HEAT, ‘tho Maich between the brown gelding Prospero aid | the chestnut stullion Honest Dutchman was trotted at the Prospect Park tack yestétday, and resulted in an easy victory for the first gamed. The conditions of | this important race were $5,000. side, half forfeit, mile | | heats, three in five in harness. As the time drew near for the event to come off speculation waxed lively among the friends of the owners, and frequent inqui- turn, but as goon ag the horses turned into the home- stretch Rhadamanthus came away, and won the race by ; Ties Were made respecting the conditions of the horses, three lengths, Arcturus second, eight lengths in ad- | Honest Dutchman, who is by Hoagland’s Gray Messon- vance of Jack Trigg, Gray Lag distanced. Time, 1473¢. | gor, out of a road mare called Katie Darling, and is Big Sandy was entered in this race, but was with- | 144 <isteen years old, had beon under the care of Dan drawn on account of his having escaped from his stable Jast night mysteriously and was not found until late Pfifer all summer at Providence, R. L, and was expected to beat his record of 2:2633, as it was remarked that hé this morning. ONE AND THREE-QUARTBR MILES. ys The three ee Nandicap stakes, for all | hadbeon doing well. Prospero, by Messenger Duroc, dam ages, of $25 each, a dash of one mile and three-quar- | Groen Mountain Maid, six years old last spring, had not Pai the rs to te we iat find bates end fi | been seen in public since, in his three-year-old form, he ie second, ‘oul ct 7. & ‘a Ne 0s e! rising J. G. K. Lawrence’s bay horse Shylock, by Lex- | won the Prospect Park Colt Stakes, when he obtained ington, dat Edith, aged, carrying 115 Ibs.; W. W. | the record of 2:02}, and but little could be gleaned of len’s chestnut horse Merodac, by ave chestube hig | bis condition, Yet it was known that Carl Burr had ally, 6 yeata old, 107 iba D, Mouastels chests him in charge, and this was a good guarantee that he Mattie A., by Australian, dam Minnie Mansfield, 3 | ‘ears old, §7 ibs., and Charles Reed’s bay colt Rambler, | would come to the score in excellent shape. It turned Lexington, dam Cairn Gorme, 3 years old, 84 Ibs. | ont thatof the two Prospero was in the better condi- Mat tion, as Honest Dutchman had been suffering from a tie A. e fayorite, selling for $825, Shylock Senet i gia : . bad cough, which up to thig time has not wholly left $520 and the field $ him, Still so much money was depending upon the re- sult hat Mr. Weaver, his owner, determined to “soo it | out,” whatever the termination. Over 3,000 persons, including many ladies, assembled to witness the contest. Some difliculty was experienced in the solec- tion of the Judges, one Reid surmounted, ee oo ‘end of three-quarters of a mile Merodac was leading | were called, and while being sent up and down the half.a Tong, Rambler second, three Niagibs mM ade | track in a few Veseneingc a spurs, the betting was very vance of Shylock, the latter two lengths ahead of Mattie | brisk. The following, from a large number of pools, A. Going around the turn Rambler ran away from the | fre givey @s showing the feeling of the sp hela Others and was at one time five lengths in front. Shy- | Pr a 4 Jock, then made hig run for the lead, followed by Mattie | Honest, 4 8: 75 ‘A. These two soon passed Metodac, and at the quarter | The sums first noted were paid before the horses bad le Rambler led only two lengths, Shylock second, | scored. As will be seen, they made Prospero ah imn- tio A. and Merodac side and side. Shylock | menge favorite, but when it was found that Honest passed Rambler goon afterward on thé dut- | Huichman wis acting much better than he, there was Bide, and Mattie A, and Merodac ran in next | a great change, tye Jaster having | the call the fence and passed him, one of them | at slight odds just before the word was gen jumping on Rambler's near hind leg and cutting him | in the first, and,.as it proved, only heat, which is severely. He then fell in the rear. Shylock and | not necessary to give at any Iéngth. Much time was Mattie A. at once went on with tho lead, and a merry | ‘‘cut to waste” in scoring, Prospero breaking four race they had down the backstreteh. Shylock kept in | times and Honest Dutchman twice in coming for the front by a neck to tho balf mile pole, and as he entered | summons, and that with another attempt when they ‘the lower turn he made the distance half a length, and | were nearly a length apart, it required eight trials _be- by the time he was well in the homestretch Shylock | the “Go!” was received. Prospero had the pole, and had Mattie A. whipped, and then he galloped strong up | they went away head and head, and the now delighted the homestretch and won the race by jour lengths, | crowd expected to witness a grand struggle, In this | Mattie A. second, a dozen lengths in front of Merodac; | they were sadly disappointed, as, before the turn was Rambler fourth,’ pulling up quite lame from the ill | reached, the Dutchman cuited his knee, and, going into ‘usage,be had received on the hear hind leg. ‘The time | the air, Prospero was two lengths the best of it before ‘of the mile and three-quartors was 3:12. Hayward rode | the eighth of a mile had been trotted, and at the quar- Shylock, Clark Mattie A., Johnson Merodac, and Bar- | ter pole there were twenty lengths between him and rett Rampler, the stallion. Along the backstretch this was increased at every stride, and the Dutchman again leaving his feet, Prospero had him a distance or more behind at the half-mile pole, From this time there was no hopo for the stallion, and Charley Green, perceiving the con- dition of affairs, sent Prospero for a distance, and coming along at & rattling clip he pasged under the wire the winner of the heat and match fully 200 yards in advance of the Datchman, The quarter was trotied by Prospero in 3434 seconds, half mile in 1:08 4, three-quar- tors in 1:45 and the mile in 2:2234. A score of competent ouiside timers made the heat in 2:21)¢; but the first given must be accepted, as it is official, The abrapt and unexpected termination of what was expected to be a stubborn and prolonged struggle greatly disap- pointed the large crowd, but they departed in quite good humor, TUE RACE. Merodac was first away, Shylock second, Rambler third, Mattio A. fourth. At the half-mile pole Merodac had is head in front, Rambler second, four lengths in | nt of Shylock, the latter two lengths in front of | jattic A. ‘When the horses passed the stand at the | TRIAL STREPLECHASE. ‘The fourth race was @ trial steeplechase for horses of all ages that had not won a steeplechase this year at Baratoga, Jorome Park, Loug Branch or Balumore; welter weights; about a mile and a half; over a fraction Of the regular steeplechase course; $400 to the $75 to the second and $50 to the third horse. Fight caine to the post, comprising T. B. & W. R. Davis? chestnut gelding Storm, by Curles, dam Tempest, 6 years old, 151 ibs., ridden by M. McLaughlin; Ed, Rogers’ chestout ee Ss ney by Asteroid, dam Kate Haye! , 166 Ibs., ridden by Noland; J” J. O'Fallon’s chestuut maro Minnie Mao, by Planet, am Edina, 6 years old, 151 tbs., ridden by Murphy; Joseph Donabue’s bay filly Osago,'by Pat Malloy, dam Kate Leonard, 4 yeare old, 145 Ibs., ridden by A. D. Brown's chestnut horse Austral, by Australian, ‘dam Coral, 6 years old, 164 Ibs., ridden by Midgeley; Charles Reid’s bay horse Vim, by Kentucky, dam Ver: dena, 6 years old, 158 Ibs., ridden by Little; J. G. K. Lawrence's chestnut colt Boz, by Dickens, dam Chickamauga, 4 years, old, 148 Ibs, ridden by Richard- fon, and L. A. Hitchcock's chestnut filly Busy Bee, by War Dance, dam Laura Spillman, 4 years old, 145 ibs., ridden by PB. McLaughlin, SUMMARY. Prosrxct Park Fain Grounns, Gravesexp, L. L, Oct. 20,1875.—Match $10,000 ($5,000 a side, half forfeit) ; mile heats, three in five, in harness. Judges; Whitson Oakley, 8. A. Gilbert and Pascal ©. Burke. Williatn M. Parks’ br. g. Prospero, by Messenger Duroc, dam Green Mountain Maid’ (Dan Ptiter) James Weaver's ch. s. Honest Dutchman, by roe land's Grey Messenger, dam Katie Darling (C. ‘Osage was the favorite over the field, selling for $450, Green) .. aveewe teseceueecseasaccoseces Gide ‘while all the others combined only brought $320, ue time, Pm THR RACK, irter, Half. Three. irters. Storm was first away, Austral second, George West | First heat,.... 34g ih me 22236 third, Minnie Mac fourth, O: fifth, Busy Beo sixth, Boz and Vim seventh and eighth. Afver jumping the ‘wall near the half-mile pole Austral came near falling and fell back, Storm going on with the lead to an earth wail near the lower turn. Storm was first ovor this, George Weat second, Austral third, Minne Mac fourth, Osago fifth, the others trailing. George West was in front at the next impediment, which was a hurdl m second, Minnic Mac third, Osage ¢ourth, Austral Afth, Boz sixth, Bosy Beo soventh, Vim eighth, They then ran at the water jump in the middle of the field, Btorm being Arak oxgr. Genpug West sepond. Miguio, DEERFOOT DRIVING PARK. THE POSTPONED 2:43 AND 2:33 RACES WON BY FRED HICKS AND HARRY GILBERT. The 2:48 and 2:38 races postponed at Deerfoot Driving Park on Tuesday, were decided yesterday morning at an early hour, In the 2:43 class at tho time of ite then ran for a secured two heats, the brown gelding Fred Hicks and the sorrel mare Lavine one heat cach. The fifth and sixth heats were won yesterday by Fred Hicks,whieh gave him the race, Sam Raymond taking second money and La- vine third, In the 2:33 class, at the time of the Postponement, the chestnut gelding Silver Tail, the black gelding Dick Croker and the chestnut gelding Harry Gilbert had each won a heat, while Silver Tail and Dick Croker were credited with a dead heat, When the horses came upon the track Silver Tail was the fa vorite, but Harry Gilbert, without great difficulty, cap- tured the fifth and sixth heats and the race. Dick Cro- ker secured second money and Silver Tail third. SUMMARY. Dxrevoot Driving Park, Parxvii.x, L. L, October 19 and 20, 1875.—Judges, Messrs. Jones, Gildersleeve and McDonnell. Purse, $200, for horses that never beat 2:43; mile heats, three 'in five, in harness; $90 to the first, 80 to the’ second, $30 ‘to the third and $20 to the Sixth heat. AL 2:33; mile heats, three in five, in harness; $140 to first, $80 to the second, $60 to the third and $30 to the fourth horse. Nore,—Four heats trotted on the 19th inst, H. HL. Gilbert's ch. g, Harry Gilbert... $8 8 1 2 ¥ John Murphy's blk. g Dick Croker... 1 0 2 5 4 B, C, Gurinan’s ch. g. Silver Tail... 401 2 5 8 William Lovell’s a. g. Clifton, 6 38 43 2no Lewis Dunham’s d. g. Don... 24 5 4 Bro, John Haslett’sb g. Sherman. . dr, H, Patterson’s b. m. Modesty + dr. Potor Manco’s b, g. Henry Erwin..... dr, % TIME, Mile. First heat. 2:42 Second heat, 2:42 2:40 2:36 2:42 EVENTS. The 2:60 class, eleven entries, and the 2:35 purse, nine entries, will be trotted to-day. Sixth heat. TO-DAY’S, IN’ THE SAN FRANCISCO CUP. THE BACE DECLARED OFF—SPRINGBOK AND GBINSTEAD DECLINING TO RUN. San Franciso, Oct, 20, 1875. ‘The dash of two and a quarter miles for the San Fran- cisco Cup, aniounced to bo runat the Bay district track to-day between the Eastern horses, Springbol Grinstead and Wild Idle, 18 off, The managers Springbok and Grinstead declining to contest, LAWRENCE RIDING PARK RACES, Lawrence, Mass,, Oct. 20, 1875, Quite a large number of people attended the race at the Lawrence Riding Park to-day, Tho 2:44 race, for a purse of $300, had five starters, and was won by the bay gelding Joe 8, Time, 2:44—2:42—2:42 4. ‘The 2:34 race, for a purse of $300, had four starters and was won by the chestnut mare Lady Foxey. Time, :B7—2 :40—2 :39—2 :38 bg. There will be two races to-morrow, with thirty-three entries, RACING AT NARRAGANSETT PARK Provivescr, R. L, Oot, 20, 1875, ‘To-day, the second of the Fall meeting at Narragan- sett Park, in the 2:45 ciass Belle won the race, with Lady Balch second, and Joker third. Best time, 2:41. The second race in the 2:87 class was not finished. John Lambert winning two heats and Tom Pink two. DEATH OF AN OLD TROTTING HORSE. Sr, Lours, Mo., Oct. 20, 1875. Jack Rossiter, a famous trotting horse twenty years ago, died yesterday at the farm of Jobn Duffey, in this county. He was the property of G, Bent Carr, and was thirty-six years old. THE NATIONAL GAME. 2 ’ CHILDISH PLAY BY THE MUTUALS IN THEIR GAME WITH THE CHICAGOS. The sixth game of the series between the Chicagos and Mutuals was played yesterday on the Union Grounds, and resulted in a signal defeat for the home club by the score of 13 to 3. The playing of the Mutu- als was remarkably poor, twenty-two errors being charged to their account. The Chicagos played a good, fielding game and batted Matthew? pitching very hard. They took the lead in the third inuing and maintained | it with ease to the close, Hines’ second base play was | a model of perfection, though he bad a great many | chances to make errors. Quinn canght without an error and Hastings made a pretty running catch at centre field. Gedney and Start were the only players | on the Mutual side who had chances who did not play poorly, The following is the score: “E1B.0.4.2. Pla BAB. 0. A.B. Players, 0. A. EB. yers. y we, TE 24S oon. 8 aM 0 0 | 1290 0 Devin. ....2 0120 2145 Hines..011.2 2 66 0 0 4 8 2 Peters, ed 0 8 010 Zioo 0011 Goldon.....1 28 Q 2 211 3 Warren....1 21231 0 0 0 O Bielaskie...0 0 10 0! 1800 Quinn......2 22 3 0| 927 9 13 42716 4 | RUNS ‘ Ast, 2d. Sd. Ath. Oth, Oth, 7th, 8th, Oth 01 0 2 0 O-8 Chicago © 8.3.6. 8°35. P| toe) +0 Umpire—Mr, Blodget, of the Arlington Club, ‘Time of game—1 hour 55 minutes, First bago by exrorg—Mutual, 4 times; Chicago, 11 | times. Runs carned—Mutual, 2 BASE BALL NOTE, The Matuals play the Philadelphias to-day. THE BOAT RAC. WILBUR BACON WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF | THE HARLEM, ‘The amateur sculling match between Wilbur Bacon and | R. B. Bainbridge, for the championship of the Harlem, was pulled yesterday afternoon and won by Wiibur Bacon by half a length, The start occurred a few 42 2] re Same Day—Purse $300, for horses that never a | Bank the individual bonds of the trustees are put down then circling around overhead in a circuit of about a mile darted off toward the northeast for their homes in Philadelphia and were oot of sight ina minute. The bras carried no despatches to impede their progress The entries and order of flying was as follows :— Robert Loney, dark red chequer cock, marked No. 5, tossed at seven A. M. John Roston, lignt blue cock, stamped No, 1, tossed m@ 7:30 A. M. Hanae Repeen, pied hen, stamped No, 8, tossed at 8 Ieloc pat Holbrook, light bine cock, painted red, stamped No. 11, tossed at 8:30 o’elock. Fred Woods, blue chequer, stamped No. 12, tossed at 9o'clock. Thos. Gish Hats blue cock, stamped No, 18, tossed @ 9:30 o’el The betting was high in Philadelphia, pools having teen opened seve: 4 in advance. The favorite w®emed to be Fred Woods’ bird, on which two to one vas bet in many instances, In Baltimore there was reat interest manifested by pigeon fanciers, and the Wesult was anxiously awaited. As the records of the fourth horse. ‘voyageurs” were not familiar in this city the betting Nork.—Four heats trotted on the 19th inst, vas limited, William Lovell’s br. g. Fred Hicks.... 1 3 2 2 1 2] Telegrams were received at tho Stn offlce during the Steve Jerome's s. g. Sam Raymond... 2 4 1 1 3 2) gternoon announcing the arrival of the winning birds Asa Whitson’s 8. m. Lavine.. +4 1 8 8 2 3) andthe timo tn which the 100 miles were made as fol- C. Ohild’s br. g, Missouri Boy 3.2 4 4 45O} lews:—First, Fred Woods, 2h, 31m.; second, Levi Ros- John Haslett’s b, m. Belle of Al 5.5 ar, hn, 3h. 7m., and third, Thomas Grist, 5h. 4m. The M. Frost's b. g, Charley Young. + dr. awners of these birds, therefore, took the premiums in H. Patterson’s br. g, Gauntlet........ dr. the order named. 4 he birds engaged in the contest were all of the oe Mile | variety known as Antworps, capable of great endur- First heat... al : 2:48) mce, and when fully developed of flying several bun- Second heat. 41 2:44) ¢red'mailes on aastretch. Inferior birds, in pigeon par- Third hess. at a Hi ance, arp called “guifere.” The ‘Antwery exe bfetrong. * muscular development lerce and resolute eyos Fifth heat, 40 2143 rent te bn vad strong attachment for home, to which they fly by @ unerring intelligence. Tho use of “homing” rds for carrying despatches was fully manifested on the Continent of Europe during the late French and German war, when there was frequently no other heans of conveying important messages, which were mfely delivered even in beseiged Paris over the heads of the swarming hosts surrounding that capital, It is | } stated that in Belgiam there are at this time a million snd a quarter of “homing” pigeons, yalued at about $7,000,000. Join Van Opstal, a New York fancier, has Sccepted a challenge from Jobn J, Strine, of Baltimore, w fly some of his birds (Antwerps) a distance of miles for $100 during the month of June, 1876. Mr. Strino says he never raced a bird over 100 miles, and never knew a person in this country who had done fo. There have been matches of 600 milea in Europe, | however. Mr. Strine owns forty birds, and intends to | Bee them in transmitting tho results of the heats during | the Pimlico races, to Baltimore, which he claims will | | take only eight minutes, Other notable pigeon fanciers | in this city are David Mordecai and $, H. Shfer. An association for the trainng and development of “hom- | ing” birds is about to be organized in this city, the | birds to be matched in flying feats with those of Phila- @elphia and other cities, and it is not improbable that these aerial contests will be attended by a share of the enthusiasm now characteristic of the race course and ‘other flelds of excitement THE REVERE TRAGEDY. WHE FRENZIED ACT OF A DISCARDED LOVER— A VERDICT OF SUICIDE, Coroner Croker held an imquest yesterday into the ease of Charles BE, Revere, whose brains were blown out ab No. 165 West Forty-sixth street, on Tuesday morning. The jary rendered a verdict of suicide. Mrs. Annie Starr, of No. 165 West Forty-sixth street, in whose bedchambor the suicide occurred, testified that sho had for some years been soparated from hor husband, who is now in South America, and from whom she now receives. money; she sometimes answers to ‘tho name of Styles; had known Revero for about two years. He frequently called on her, and sometimes gave her money, until within two | months, ‘We never lived together as man and wife— that is, I never took his name.” Witness went to the Faces on Monday with some ladies, and, meeting Revere there, returned in his company; stopped in several saloons on the return and took supper and drank cham- pagne, which did not affect her, but did affect him, though ho was not drunk; during their intimacy he had frequently abused her, and she had refused to continue their intimacy. o'clock im the morning when they her house. It was understood that he should go no | | further than her door, but he pushed in and went up to her chatnber. she persisted in her refusal to renew intimacy with | him; tried to get him out of her room, but he insisted | upon remaining; witness persisted and Revere struck | her; she then ordered him out of the house and he struck her again and knocked her over a chair; then he fell on his knees and asked forgive: | ness and throw his money and jewelry into her lap; witness throw these things to the floor and ro- | fused to pardon him; then he drew a pistol and struck | her twice on the forehead, causing blood to flow freely; | witness exclaimed, “Now you havo killed me!” and he | replied, “Yes, I will kill you and I'll kill myself, and | doth of us wilt die together; then he dropped on his | knees again, shot himself and-fell forward on his fage; | witness had no idea that he would kill himself; HE HAD OPTEN THRRATENRD to do so unless she would renew their intimacy, and | she thought no more of it this time than before; as | soon as she saw that he had shot himsolf she sent for | a police oflicer and a doctor, but Revere was dead when | they arrived. Coroner Croker producod a blood-stained sacque, | which witness said she wore when Revere struck her, and that the blood was from the wound he inilicted on | her head. A bloody handkerchief, shown by the Cor- oner, she supposed was Rovere’s, He had cut his mouth against a door that evening, and used bis hand- | kerchiet to wipe the blood from his lips. Ellen Jackson (colored) testitied that she was em- ployed by Mrs. Starras a chambermaid; she went to the door on Tuesday morning to admit Mrs. Starr and Mr. Revere; they were accompanied by another lady and gentleman; ‘after admitting them witnoss went | back to bed, and was soon after awakened by the report | of a pistol;’ went to Mrs. Starr’s room and saw Revel lying on the floor with a pistol in his hand; went out to call an oflicer and a doctor by Mrs. Starr’s direction; when she returned the lady and gentleman were gone. Mrs, Starr, being recalled, sad that the lady and gen- | tlemin mentioned by the previous witness were a Mr. Clark and Mra, Weatherby; she said on her previous examimation (hat there wore no othtr persons than the servants ig the housé at the time of the shooting be- | cause she did not want to implicate any other persons. | Officer Holmes, of the Twenty second street polio | testified that when he entered the house he found | Revere lying on his face in a rear room, with a pistol- | shot wound in his head and a pistol in his hand. Dr. MeWhinnie decribed the nature of the wound which caused Revere’s death, and the case was given | to the jury, which found a verdict that Reyere came to | to his death’ by suicide. THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK. ‘THE TRUSTEES’ GUARANTEE FUND. In the last statement of the Third Avenue Savings | at $115,000, But few of the depositors know what these bonds are or their value. In 1873 tho trustees | gave bonds varying in amount from $2,500 to $15,000, | torun for ten years, or until the bank had a surplus of | $50,000 as a guarantee fund. They were to pay inter- | est ‘on the bonds semi-annually, at the yearly rate | of seven per cent, and when the conditions were com- minutes after five o'clock. The following is a SUMMARY OF THE RACE. | Match race, single sculls, for the championship of the Harlem; two miles, straightaway : | Wilbur Bacon, New York Rowing Club, 1 R, B. Bambridge, Atalanta Boat Club, 2 Time, 16m. 144 | The friends of Baipbridgo wore very much dissatisfied with the result 0 the racé, and offered. to back Bain- bridge to row the same couree in a week or four days Tor @hy aihdftnl, but nothing was arranged, [tig {ri ff erally thought that Bainbridge could haVe won by \w@ | or three lengths, if his seat had been properly rigged. ANOTHER CHALLENGE, To tux Epitor ov ta8 Herap:— As the Fade this afternoon between Mr. Wilbur Bacon and myself did not satisfactorily test our respective | merits, my seat having slipped twice during the race, | I shall be pleased to row the same race over the same | course, on any day Mr. Bacon may see fit to namo, for asitver cup of whatever value he may choose to desig- nate, Hoping that an early date may be selected, I re- | main, yours obediently, R, B. BAINBRIDGE, Octonxn 20, 1875, YACHTING NOTES, ‘The following passed Whitestone yesterday :—Yacht Vesta, from New York for City Island; and the yacht Atalanta, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Astor, from New York for Polham Bridge to lay up. Steam yacht Julia, from New York for New Orleans, pus into Wilmington, N, C., 20th inst., short of coal, CARRIER PIGEONS. GRAND FLYING CONTEST FROM BALTIMORE TO | PHILADELPHIA, [From the Baltimore Sun, Oct. 19. A carrier pigeon flying match from Baltimore to Philadelphia, 100 miles, took place yesterday for thréo prizes—first, $50; sccond, agold medal, and third, a silver cup. Six pigeons, owned by members of thé Fairmount Fiying Association, No. 1, were tossed from, the United States Hotel, President street, opposita. the Philadelphia depot, The birds had begn broight to Baltimore Sunday night in charge of Jamey Schofield tho selected judge, from Phileatiphis, by whom tho pigeons were tossed separately, fhoginning at seven o'clock, A. M. Mr. 8 if. Siifhr, President of tho Balti- more Poultry As? ciation, and John J. Strine, of the General Wyte jel, arrived on the scone at nine o’%ock, Which ‘hour they claim had been agreed pon for the first bird to be tossed. When they IGkrned that four birds had already been despatched they refused to act, The birds had been numbered on the tail feathers before leaving Philadelphia and were further stamped with private marks on the wing feath- ers in Baltimore, They were tossed at intervals of half plied with the bonds were to be returned, together with the {nterest paid on them. The bonds were sent | to the State Banking Department at Albany, and are | now on file there, The following are the names of the | trustees and the amounts of their bonds:. William A, Darling, appraiser. $15,000 | Spencer K. Green, merchant, 15,000 | Daniel Bates, milk 10,000 W. D. Bruns, grocer. 10,000 } W. B. Harrison, lawye! 10,000 james Stephens... . 16,000 | ire! evens, agent , | he Reslps banker 10,000 | J. H. Lyon, coal... 5,000 | James Owens, coal 5,000 D. D. T. Marshall, 2,500 David Morgan, Secretary. 2, George Hencken, provisions. % | T. W. Decker, B Kyeeoee 2,500 | W. 8. Opdyke, lawyer. 2,500 J. Lacey, deceased. . 2,500 seaeesess $115,000 | Itis d re of any valuo, and the depositors will probably be $115,000 poorer than they supposed, The trustees claim that no proceedings cap be taken to recover on the bonds until after 1883. A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. Few can form an idea of the suffering that is likely to result from the failure of the Third Avenue Savings | Bank. Many sad cases of distress resuiting from the failure of the bank have been reported to the Haran. The last was made yesterday, In this case a poor working Irish woman, a widow, who since the 17th of March, 1869, has been husbanding her she is destitute and sick, and liable to be dispossessed for want of money to pay hor rent. Sho reports that sho has in the rotten institution $1,060 and the accrued interest for one year, This is only one case in thousands, probably equally outrageous, and it is to be regretted that means have not been found to punish officials who thus swindle the poor by false pre- tences. SACRILEGIOUS BURGLARS. Officor James Lech, of the Fifteenth precinct, was | placed on trial before Commissioner Voorhis, at the Central Office yesterday, charged with failure to cap- tare burglars who, on the night of the 8th inst., made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the rear of Bur- ton’s bookstore, No. 92 Fourth avenue, From the testimony it appeared that the burglars first broke ope the pin § vestry room qoor of Grace church. Alte gaining admittunce tq the sacred edifice they set about cutting through tho roar wall, which adjoins the rear of No, 92 Fourth avenue, They had succeeded in | demolishing a portion of the same when an pT aan | for obstruction appeared in the shape of a thick par- tition of granite, Unable to proceed further they took their departure without having stolen anything, | estate estimated at $4,000,000, together with four-six- Tt was five | reached | He was very much excited because | A CONTESTED WILL The Singer Estate Before the Westches- ter County Surrogate. THIRTEEN MILLIONS INVOLVED. Scandalous Revelations Ex- pected. A preliminary hearing in regard to the contested will of the late Isaac M, Singer came off in the Surrogate’s Court at White Plains, Westchester county, yesterday. | ‘The testator was the inventor of a labor-saving machine which bears his name and yielded him such a revenue ag to enable him to leave an estate valued at $13,000,000, ‘The testator was married to his first wife, Catherine dren, who still survive, and for whom he has to some extent provided. In 1840 he procured a divorce from Catherine, on the ground of adultery. He then, it seems, remarried and lived with his second wife and (as sho claims) present widow, Mary Ann Singer, also known as Mary Ann Foster, By her the testator had ten children, eight of whom are still living, and to the however, is made in the will for their mother, who, it is understood, was also divorced from the testator, Deceased went to England in 1864 and, as is stated, commenced relations with the residuary legatoc under the will, Isabella Eugenia Singer, who is never men- tioned in the will except as tho wifo of the testator. Binco the year last named deceased had livea with (his lady, by whom*he had six children, who are still living. The testator in the will recognizes only these latter as | his legitimate children and their mother as his wife, | He leaves her a life interest in his English | tieths of the residue of his estate in America, amount. | ing to about $9,000,000, Mrs. Mary’Ann Singer, who | is represented as the rightful widow of the deceased, claims that the legacies given in the will to Mrs. Isa- | bella Eugenia Singer are nugatory and void, because the latter was not his lawful wife and therefore not en- | titled to dower,, The counsel in the case are ex-Judgo | John K. Porter, with Charles 0’Conor as advisory counsel, representing Mrs. Isabella Eugenia Singer; | Rouben W. Van Pelt, of Yonkers, for Mrs, Mary ‘Ann | Singer; and J. C, Cartor, of New York, for David | Hawley, of Yonkers, sole surviving executor, the other | named in the will having since died. It may here be | stated that Mrs. Mary Ann Singer, who claims to be the rightful widow of the testator, is the only one who at present objects to the will being admitted to probate, the claims of the numerous legatecs having been amicably adjusted. The following is a copy of the ob- jection filed by counsel for the contestant:— Mary Aan Singer, also known as Mary Ann Foster, hereby objects to the the probate of the instrument al’ leged to be the last will and testament of Isaac Merritt Singer, deceased, and specifies the following grounds of objection thereto, namely :— First—That the said instrament was not legally, duly and properly executed, ‘Second—That the said Isae Merritt Singer was not of sound mind at the timo of its execution. ‘Third—That the sad Isaac Merritt Singer was under | restraint and subject to undue miluence at the time of its execution. Fourth—That Isapella Eugenia Singer, who, in said instrument, is named and designated as the wife of the | said Isaac Merritt Singer, is not, and nover was, his lawful wife. Fiftk—That_ Adam Mortimer Singer, Winnaretta Eugenia Singer, Washington Merritt Grant Singer, Paris Eugene Singer, Isubella Blanche Singer and | Franklin Morse Singer, named in said instrument as | the children of the said Isaac Merritt Singer by lus wite Isabella Eugenia Singer, are not the legitimate children of the said Isaac Morritt Singer. ‘Sixth—That this contestant was the lawful wife of the said Isaac Merritt Singer at the time of his deceuse, and is his lawful widow; and as such is setzed of @ dower right in tho real ‘estate and entitled to her | third in the personal estate of tho said Isaac Merritt | Singer. ‘Seventh—That the said instrument was executed in fraud of the rights of this contestant, and by means of fraud, restraint and undue influence and in ignorance | and under misapprehension of tho legal status of the aforesaid legatecs. About eloven o'clock Surrogate Coffin, in order to facilitate the proceedings by ascertaining who the sev- eral counsel present appeared for, inquired of Mr. Van Pelt in whose behalfhe was present. No sooner had that gentleman announced that he was counsel for Mrs. Mary Ann Singer, the rightful widow of the testator, than Mr. Carter arose and objected to any consideration | of her claim by the Surrogate, He objected to the in- | troducing of her namo at all in the case, as, he said, she had no standing in Court, To this counsel for the contestant replied, stating | that it was not worth while at that carly stage of the | proceedings to argue the question; that when the proper timo arrived the status of his client in Court | would be made plain enough. | two of the said parts or portions of my estate for | Florence Adelaide Singer (called Mathews), Singer, about the year 1830. By her he had two chil- | real estate to be held by her during her natura Hife, and at her death to revert to her child or childre by him begotten, to be divided equally between them i more than one, the bequests made to the wife of t testator being given to her instead and in lieu of dower or thirds and right of dower that she mig otherwise have in the estate, To Adam Mortimer fg thor 8 ge 4 aikione oa bella Eugenia Singer, he eaths six of sai portions for his sole and separate use, To his ge mens innaretta Eugenia Singer, of the same five of said’. parts of portions for hel sole use. To Washington Merritt Singery bis son, of the same issue, six of said or =a e same Mssue, Si To Parts Eugene Singer, his son, of tl parts. To Isabella blanche Singer, his daughter, of t! same tssue, five parts. To Franklin Morse Singer, h: son, of the same issue, six parte The next clanse,reads:—'I devise and bequeath each of the following named persons, whom {f this m will Icall by the surname of Singer, they being 1m! children born of Mary McGonigal, of the city o! Francisco, in the State of California, and who commonly called by the surname of ew i ag follows:—To my daughter, Ruth Merri Singer (called Mathews), by the said Mary MeGoni; sole and separate use forever. To my daughter Cla Singer (called Mathews), by the said Mary McGoni, two parts or portions of my estate To my daughte! yy the sai Mary McGonigal, two parts or portions of my estat To my daughter Margaret Alexandria Singer (calls | Mathews), by the said Mary McGonigal, two parts o Ttions of my estate. To my son Charles Alexand inger (called Mathews) by the said Mary McGoniga two parts oF portions of my estate, To my daughtel Alice, whom I hero call Alice Singer, who is m! daughter, born of Mary K Walton, of the city of Ne York, which Mary B. Walton is commonly calied bj the surname of Merritt, and the said Alice havin | been sometimes called Alice Merritt, two of said parti for her sole and separate use forever.” In the next clausé/he says:—‘*fo cach of the followy ing persons whom I call in this my will ing my children, born of her who is now known as Mary Ann Foster, of the city of New York, I give, devise an bequeath as follows:—To my son Isaac Augustus Singer, by tho said Mary Ann Foster, two of said par’ or portions of my estate, for his sole and separate = and who hay latter he bequeaths about $2,000,000. No provision, | “always neen known by the surname of Singer, thoy 3 benefit and behoof forever. I do not five m: daughter, Violeta Theresa Singer, by the guid Mar Ann Foster, and who 1s now the wife of William. F Proctor, any portion of my estate, for the reason th: through my sppointinent hier said husband obtained bi situation and fnterest in the Singer Manufaeburing Co! pany, and bas thus acquired a fortune which m said daughter above the necessity of any dssistanc from me. I give and devise and bequeath to my 80: John Albert Singer, by the said Mary Ann Foster, tw of the said parts or portions of my estate,” To his daughter Fanny Elizabeth Singer, by'the sat mother, and who is now the wife of William 'S. Archer, he gives one part of the estate; to his son Jasper En mett Singer, by the same mother, one part; to Mary Olive Singer, by the same mother, and who is now rr wife of Sturges Whitlock, one ‘part; to Julia Ant | Singer, by the same mother, one part;’ to Caroline Vi gimia Singer, by the same mother, two parts, THE RAPID TRANSIT PROBLEM. et THE EFFORT TO PREVENT THE HORSE CAR COM~ PANIES TAKING A MAJORITY OF THE STOCK 1M THE NEW COMPANY—GENERAL STONE'S ‘'MID< RAIL” PLAN. The rapid transit question still agitates the public and the capitalists who have offered to invest money in th routes and plans adopted by the commission, One P| the Commissioners yesterday, in conversation with the representative of an afternoon journal, represented that the Knotty question they are now discussing ia how to draw up the articles of association for the news (or Manhattan) company to prevent Harry Hart an President Phillips, of the Third avenue line, or the off cers of any other horse car company or companies that may have combined with them to defoat rapid transi] by rushing in when the subscription books are open’ and subscribing for amajority of the stock. General Stone, represeating the “‘mid-rail road,” hava ing asked the Commissioners of Parks to permit hisg road to be erected in one of the parks as an experiment, the Commissioners yesterday decided that for the pres= ent they could not give the necessary consent, esp cially as they are in doybt_as to their power to permit tho use of a public park for such a purpose. Gener Stone, gives this explanation ot his intentions :— * HE “MID-RAIL” PLAN, New York, Oct. 20, 1875, To tre Epiror oy rue Henacp:— . In your report of yesterday on the *Mid-rail Elew vated Road” there are some inaccuracies which I i sure you will be glad to correct, The “mid-rail” is not one of the “defeated plans, but on the contrary will be found one of the very few which will come within the stringent conditions of that Commission’s specifications. Itis true the engineers of the Commission did ee gtve it an indorsement, neither did they give an i dorsement to any other plan, but on learning of the suo cess of the experiment at Phonixville they struck out of their specifications everything to which this plan could not conform—leaving its final adoptio or rejection to the constructing companies—and whi ft is doubtiess true that individual mombers of thes | companies are wedded to other plans more costly, moi obstructive and less safe, it is not certain that thet majority in interest will be’ willing to imperil the capig tal they invest by choosing such plans, for it is n to be supposed that rapid transit will be confined to the routes and plans now chosen, These must take th risk of being rivalled by other routes and cheaper an safer plans; whilo a serious accident will at any ting, destroy the vaiue of the road on which it occurs if a | safor road is within reach of its trafic. | York was to enable the members of the constructiny Here counsel for tho executor intimated the pro- | priety of appointing a guardian, pendente lite, for the | infant legateeg wader the provisions of the will, that | | step being prelimary to further proceedings. Surro- | gate Coffin acquiesce.jn the suggestion, and said that | it was usual for convenicace sake to appoint tho Clerk | such guardian, There being~Qo objection raised by the | counsel present, William M. Skyaner, Clerk of the Sur- rogato’s Court, Was 80 appointed. Counsel for the executor resumed hig argument — against the admission of the contestant’s ¢jaim to any portion of the estate. He denied that she yas the widow of the testator or that she had any right fo 10. tervene. Any outsider, he said, might come in ay resent a similar claim. She must, he said, tirst es fon her right as a claimant before her claim could be considered. Where parties intervene under such cir- cumstances it is customary to first make them establish the position which they assume. ' Mr, Van Pelt expressed surprise that the validity of the claim of his client should be so persistently chal- | longed at that carly stage of tho case, and deprecated \, The proposal to exhibit the Phontxville road in Ao companies, who have expressed great interest in the plan, to examine it thoroughly and to give the publi the ‘same opportunity. We havo no desire to insi upon a public place for its exhibition if, as suggeste it is Likely to bring an objectionable crowd abont it, an¢ will endeavor to find a suitable private enclosure f the purpose, I send you herewith a copy of a communication i relation to the road, which I am permitted to give a | advance of its publication in the minutes of the Rapi Transit Commission, Your obedient servant, ROY STONE. INDORSEMENT OF THE MIDRAIL PLAN. New Yor, Oct 4, 1875 ; Hon. Josero Ssticmay, President Rapid Transit Come gulasion :— Sim—The undersigned, who have had an opportanity to inspect the new elevated railway at Pheenixvillo, Pa, deem it proper and perhaps due to the Commission anal the public that they should give to the Commissiom the idea of making the legality of her claim a {ragmen- | their impressions of the system and of its working un status in court form a part of the case when the proper time arrived for determining it, Because the testator did not in his will recognize her as his | wile was no reason why she, who was entitled to $3,000,000 or more out of tho | estate, should be met at the threshold of the, court and deprived of a hearing. If the Court should‘ decide im the outset that his client has no legal status in the case, $3,000,000 or $4,000,000 would be thrown into the hands of an alien who has no legal right to a dollar ot | the estate, He should consider the case of his client injuriously affected, if, on an appeal, it went up to a higher court in a fragmentary form. ix-Judge Porter followed in a somewhat extended | argument, urging that the contestant had no right to intervene, and that she should not be allowed to plunge them jntO unnecessary litigation. He asked if there | were any reason why the marriage alleged should not bo at once proved, or if she were to be permitted to | exercise the privitege of ascertaining whether such | right existed. The offer of counsel to produce affidavits | in establishing tho claim of the contestant, he said, was nothing; he wanted the evidence and the opportunity | of cross-examining the witnesses, | The Surrogate stated si ho was at noe dis] a to go into the question of the stat a ack enh sapabate i sind Ynat “petit, le ay in pre | pared to give an opinion theb, however, and requested counsel for the contestant to gend him a brief with the authorities on which ho depended to sustain him in tho premises, Mr. Van Pelt replied, stating that although he did | not expect to have to meet the issue which had beon | raised, he was ready to meet it It was then agreed | that counsel for the contestant should send a brief | with his legal adthorities to the opposing counsel, and | they, after adding their answering criticisms to the | game, should forward it to the Surrogate, who will then decide whether ho will first take testimony as to the status of the contestant. The following is a SYNOPSIS OF THR WILL. | After directing the payment of his just debts and funeral expenses, the testator bequeathed to his wife, | Isabella Eugenia Singer, all the household furniture, | useful and ornamental, beds, bedding. silver ware an silver plate, Poigg parlor and mantel Lega | crockery, pictures, books, horses, harness, carriages | and all things pertaining to the same, which might in his possession, or kept for his use and owned by bim at the time of his yea | for hor sole and separate use, benefit and beboof fur He also bequeathe to his wife any house or 4 a th he pasghe | ‘ cupy a @ residence or home for himecit ead fumily—ehe 44 have and hold the same during ter nat- | ural life, and immediately after her death ‘e gtves and | Uevises tho same to her child, or cbildreg, yy bim be- | gotten, then living, to be divided equcary between them. The fourth clause says, ‘'T bear, ‘Yo each of the following-named persons, they 6éing my children, born of bor whose maiden Dat was Maria Haley, and direct my said oxecutors.¢o pay them as followe:—To my son Wiiliam A. Sanger, Ka, 0 said Maria Haley, the sum of $5,000; tq my Gunghter, Lillian ©. Singer, by the sad Maria, ey Ane sum of $10,000, for her sole font } And se arate use, Denetit aud behoof torever, free from the debts, injefterence or control of any husband sho ‘marty, Clauss five provides for a division of all tho testator’s real and personal estate into sixty equal parts or por- fions for convenience of distribution, and to indicate the proportion of the same he ‘gives to each. To his wife, Isabella Kugenia Singer, he bequeaths f of said parts or portions of said estate—tho personal es Among those who gave testimony in the case was Sexton Brown. Decision as to whether the officer was negligent of being Dut over the sorrel ealWipe Sam Raymond had | ay hewg oach gu Delux sgt Kye FsiNg Lo Assoah Lebehte duty jn {ailing to discover the bugwlars was reserved, CO __<£__E tate—for her sole and separate use forever, free from the debts, interference or control (as he also mal@s the | furnitare and other property given ber by the will) of | ayy bugbaud she may marry alter his deceuse: and tho | speed, and ‘entirely without oscillation, atl chnology; Jahn G, Moore, C, r-dpatignta, Pecneteey aie Assocladon, T | in the Colosseum upon & ewinging platform, abou | tary part of the whole proceedings. The usual course | dor their observation, in order that the Commission mayt | was to admit the parties and to let the question of their be better able to judge of the propriety of taking tu plan into careful consideration before their final conclae sion is reached, ‘Tho undersigned are vnanimous in their opinion thay the Phoenixville railway is eminently safe in its operas tion, since it seems impossible, under any circumstance: to throw the car off the track. It is economical in con. struction, since all of its material is disposed to advans tage for strength. It is graceful and delicate in appears ance and but shghtly obstructive to the view along the, street. The car is commodious and comfortabloy easily accessible and moves with the most perfect steadiness, even while torning sharp curves at hig! In overy Tomy spect the plan seems to be entirely successtal, and f certainly worthy your careful attention, and you wi ardon us for saying that it would seem to us most un fortunate ff, by any irrevocable action, you should prow clude yourselves from its consideration. We bavp the honor to be your most obedient s yants, H. G Wright, Brevot Major General, U. S. A, LL. Hayes, Alyan 8. Southworth, Secretary. America: Geographical Society; J. G. Barnard, Brevot Maj: General, U. S. A.; John H. Burtiss, President Brookly: Elevated Railroad Company; R. H. Thurston, Steve ‘Smith,’ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. Atthe regular weekly meeting of the Commissione of the Department of Parks, held yesterday, the applty cation of Roy Stone for permission to put up 500 feet of an elevated railroad in the City Hall Park cate uj for consideration and was speedily disposed of by jmous vote refusing the privilege, “the ‘Architect to the Department submitted plans andy specifications for the toterior arrangement of the Maw geurn of Natural History in Manhattan square, aud they were accepted and the Secretary directed to advertis® for proposals for the work, ‘the department bas been at work for some time anew draw for the Central bridge and it has now rived so near completion that the bridge js order closed on the 24h inst. to enable the work: to pi the draw in potition, JAMES KEENAN'S PERIL. ‘The trial of James Keenan for the alleged murder 2 | Police Ofticer Jacob Reupp was resumed in the Court yestet> 1 Trenton, N. J. Oyer and Terminer, in session al coure day. As on the first day of the proceedings, was crowded to excess. Tohre Rice and Jatnes B. Coleman were the frst with nesses sworn. They testified as to the nature of U fatal wound, the cause ot death and the facts Ul gleaned while assisting at the post-mortem, Louis Hartman, a police officer who was, pe ae iy tr the deceased on the night he recotved the fatal woun then testified and gave the particulars of the Te ‘ dit i. by ‘The witness underwent rigid and longt examination by Mr. Stockton, The chain of his was not broken. | ine Court adjourned until this morning at tem o'clovk. ire: | A NARROW ESCAPE. when several men were work! Yesterday morning, | i from the ground, their support gave wa; bs eoaghnne ail thrown (rom thelr positions, but in ber | Tieycancht upon « lower seaifotding, whieh fortunate! | Unie Wem, All were scared. but none much