The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1876, Page 8

, Its Beginning Marked Remarkable Brilliancy. YACHTING, ROWING AND THE FIELD. New York Beats Louisville at Base Ball’ and Philadelphia at Cricket As Thanksgiving Day marks the close of the season for outdoor sports in this vicinity, 80 Decoration Day appears now to indicate its beginuing. Yesterday was one remarkable for the number and variety of the Sports indulged in by the numerous gamesome youths and sportive elder fellows who were for the nonce happily relieved of business cares. On every field that presented a level suriace, with- out the addition of a churlisn Snarleyyow of a proprietor armed with a shotgun, there was agame of ball or cricket in progress. The buy was whitened by the big sails of yachts; and the waters of every creck, or kill, or river untrequented by com- | merce's courier’s were flurried into petulant litle waves by the oars of the boating men, The diy was glorious, and every one not a complete invalid must have felt his blood bound within his veins, as it has not leaped on its life-giving way for months, YACHTING. THE OPENING ORUISE OF THE ATLANTIC YACHT cLUB. The Atlartic Yacht Club inaugurated the season yes- terday with a sail down tho bay, in which thirteen Yachts took part. “Opening day” is the most enjoy- able one of the season to the members of the Atlantic Yacht Club, especially to those not owning yaghts, as on that particular occasion every member péeeives @ special invitation to tako a sail with one ofthe yacht | owners, a privilege not afford@d to its members by any other yaeht club, Yester- day morning the members met at the club houso ut the fvot of Court street, Brooklyn, at An early hour, aud, by balf-pust mine A, M., were all comfortably Jocated on bowfd the fleet of yachts that Were riding at anchor the bay, with mainsails up, | waiting for the starihg signal. Although nominally called the opening cruise, itis, in reality, a scrateh race, The programme issued by Commodore @. A. Thayor wag J start trom their anchorage on the fring of kur and sail to and around the Southwest Spit, GMoy, returuing to Gravesend Bay, where they woge to anchor for dinner, The following yachts _pbarted on the cruiso:— e scnoonens. Length Over All. Feet. Inches 0. Ouener. nmodore W. Cooper. . Brasher & Fowler. pleasant northeasterly breeze. fired at twenty minutes past ten A. M., anda minute The second gun was later the entire fleet were under weigh. started with their booms swung off to port and their WW topsails going up as fast as willing hands could send them. The Agnes was the first schooner of, closely followed by the Peerless and Triton. The Peerless is painted black this season, and her new bow has rather improved her appearance, but she appeared to be a trile too much by the hea’, Before going half a mue all light canvas had been shaken out, and the Peerless and Triton both closed upon the Aznes. The Undine s doing weil with the sloops, but had a rather ugly tustomer to deal with in the Orion, The Saidee was doing protty well, hanging close to the Undine, md ‘tho Kaiser "was leading the email sioops, The Peerless and Triton both passed the Agnes off Bay Ridge, and the sloops were coming up close be hind, and,’ail lutfing up together, presented a beautitul icture. The Orion and Undine were having it uot aud eavy, each stretching every rag that she could set, Alter passing Bay Ridge the Agnes gota slant of wind and passed the Peerless, and, jibing her mam boom, followed, wing and wing, aller the Triton. On Fort Latayeite the Triton led the fivet, with tue Peerless aud Agnes next, and the Orion and Undine a short distance in advance of the Saidee and Dolpuin. The Kaiser came next, closely followed by the Ethel, Nimbus, Curlew a rion was now itading the sloops, with the Undine close in her wake und the Saidee and Dolphin a short distance astern, Oi Sandy Hook the breeze shifted more to thé southward, and finally settled at about east southeast. The fleet now had ail their booms to starboard, and wero skipping along in handsome style. The Agnes got a trifle the best of the siiift in wind, as she tame out well to windward of the Triton and Peerless, The Orion stil had a slight adv: and the Peerless was a short dist Truon. Off the Horpital bulk the fleet were all trimmed down oc the wind and the Triton crawled up and passed to windward of the Peerless in handsome style. The Agnes was still up to windward of the schooners, but they head reached on her, their extra length beginning to tell. ‘The flect now joinea the Barbara Fritchie which had started aoowt haif an hour ahead. The tellowing is the time of the yachts atthe SOUTHWEST SPIT BUOY, Name. Mi. \. s 30 oo oo vo Coming home they were all jammed on the wind i the Agnes sagged off to leeward, as her board wag stuck and nearly ten minutes elapsed betore she could get itdown, Tho Triton Jed the schooners on the way home and the Agnes held her own wita the Peerless, The Orion was still leading the Undine and the litte sloops Nimbus, Curlew and Myra turned round and Joined their big friends on the trip home, OM Coney Island the wind hauled more to the eastward. The Triton tacked and passed under the stern of the Peer- Jess. She then stayed again in ber wake aod the Agues kept on up the bay and fiually - passed under the stern of tho Peerless and across the ows of the Triton. In the meantime tho Undine had mancuvred ahead of the Orion and ied the sloops It was a pretty close contest up tho bay, and the Peerless finaliy anchored down to leeward of the Brooklyn Club House, followed closely by the Agnes and Triton in the order named, The Undine ied the sloops, with the Orion, Nimbus, Curlew, Myra, Dolpbin, Kaiser and Ethel folowing’ in quiek sticcession. ‘Tbe fleet lay at abchor furan hour while the guests took dinner, and then, as a rattling easterly breeze bad sprung bp, it was proposed to beat upto thecan buoy 16, off the point of the Hook, and then return home. The fleet got under weigh at three P. M., and all payed off on the pore lack witn just as much wind as they could earry. e Agnes was under three lower sails and a flying jib, and the Triton had a feretopsail set. The teeriess did not take part in the contest, keeping her foresail down. Just before starting the Barbara Pritchie got under way, and through mismanagement ran bow on into Agnes, tearing away the door of her eompanion- way and about tive tet of her rail. In the beat to the duoy the Undine sailed like a witch and showed the feet a clean pair of heels The yachts rounded the buoy in the following order:—Undiny, Triton, Orion, Agues, Peerless and Dolphin, The schooners Started wing and wing tor home, and the sloops boomed out their balloon jibs to starboard. Before they arrived at the Narrows tho Triton passed the Undive aud led the ficet. The Agnes ulso closed up on the Orion. Going past Bay Ridge the schooners gibed their booms and lufled up on the star- bourd tack, and the Undine took in the spreoder from her bailoou jb and followed their example, Orion, however, determined to maxe use of be sail, boomed out as lo old’ course for abo Man@urre proved successful, us when she Julled up on the wind to head for the auchorage she shot along with evorything drawing. and come out under the lee bows of the Undine a clean fifty yards auead. The Yachts arrived at their anchorage in the following : order:—tTriton, Orion, Undine, Agues, Peerless and _ Doipiin. Tho day was one of the most enjoyable ever experienced by the members of the Atlantic Club, as, + t they had ordered weather to suit, they could uot nave been better served. PERTH,AMBOY REGATTA. “This is the first time since our organtzation that we ave had a breeze to sail a race with,’ said Mr. Pbilip & Thomas, of the Perth Amboy Yacht Club, yesterday Morning, as he stood ow the jeity, with the ends of his wava; fluttering in the stif northeast breeze, waiting forthe hour {ov starting. Mr. Thomas, with Messrs, Henry Farmer and {ven H. Hall, formed ‘the Commis jee Of Arrapxoments, and so Well did they periorm » their duties that at the appornted hour every tuing was ip readiness for the start. ihe club owns welve voats, © but for some reason ouly eight were entered, and one ‘pl those failed to sail. The io jowing boats appeared :— xa “ Fins chass, Length. Pont. 734 Cynthia. Cheem SECOND CLASS. * THIRD CLASS. Length. ont, Ovener. Length. eased. @ Hal 16.19 Lule ani 1 small number of bonts entored was attributed to it about two weeks ago an entirely new board wag elected, amd (bo members Lave nut yet They atl, | recovered from the excitement attending the canvass, Another fact which leuded to make the number smail was that ouly boats owned mm the club were allowed to epter. Promptty at holf-past eleven the gun wae fired, and the craft named above got under way, and a spank- e Sent them flying over the water, The course poat anchored of the club house to int buoy, passing west of it; to and around ast Point buoy, rounding it (rom south to east; thence | to Red Bank buoy, rounding it from north to west; } the o the west of Ward’s Point buoy to and around Lhe stakeboat, Jeaving ton the starboard | band; thenee to and around Ward's Point buoy, round- ing it from east to west; thence to starting point, a distance of filteen miles, All the boats were obliged to sail with their working rig, either jib or cat. A ume allowance of a minute and @ half per foot of length was made, and craft carrying Jibs allowed cat boats ove-balf minute per foot, The boats were handled in One style, the only acel- dent, winch was of a trifling nature, occurred af the Kast Point buoy, when the Ripple ran into the Lula, and bad ber bowsprit carried away, disabling her 50 that she was obliged to return to the stakebout The Grst four bouts arrived in the following order and time: Boat. Cyneina Addie Chee Ocenn Spray. 7 ving the Cheemann winner of the race by 4m. 455, Vhe next regatta of the club will be sailed ever the same course on July 4, when boats not owned by mem- | bers will be admitted, on BAYONNE REGATTA, Yesterday the Bayonne Boating Alsociation were to have pulled a barge race, a four-oared shell race and single shell race. Cons derable féca! interest has been | drawn to the barge race, a the contending partics of the bachelors and Benedicts and the nomber of Iadies and | gemtiomen who early in the afternoon ap- | peared upon large. | Untortunately Or the rowers a high: southerly wind D | durimy the whole aiternoon nnd toward four ck, whieh had been set down ag the hour lor start- 3 would have postponed, The only race rowed was the barge an which the following crews contended BARGE RACH—DISTANCE TWO MILYS. Married Crew—J. I. B. Collins, bo rank HH. Ro- spat, 2; Jasper Cadmus. 5 Avdrew Smith, stroke; John He Kisworth, coxswain. Colors, bit Racheior Crow- Metiam, bow; ©. R Luther Var Bus- yon Beach, coxswain, Colors, white, Ver past four the barges were tanned WF respective crews, aud at the word of Edward of the Argonauts, they gave way, rounding the is Which were located ata mile’s distance, and | Were made up | of the place, frederick 1. 4 W. Mettam, 3; | returning respectively in im, 408 und Tin, 53s, "The | bachelors were the winners and were hailed on their | srrival by a hearty cheer. The crowd lingered around | tor a time, but on being assured of the discontinuance | of the races hurried home to prepare for the evening reception tendered by the club. ‘The regatta was al- tended by several profeasional oarsmen, among whom | the veteran Josh Ward was cofspicuous, and by repro- | sentative crews trom the Argonauts, Hudsous, Pioneers, Rergens, Vikings and Orients, BOATING AT THE ELYSIAN FIELDS. Yesterday afternoon the Atlantic Boat Club, of Hoboken, had their opening day at the Elysian elds, ‘Two races were cuntested, a pair-cared gig and a four- | oared barge race, The coutests in each case were one milo with the tide and a milo agaipst it, The patr-oared gig race was between the Lottic and the Centennial. In the former McQueen rowed stroke and Bryson bow, and in the iatter Allaire was stroke and Murray bow. This | race was made in sixteen minutes, the Centennial beat- | ing the Lotue by two lengths. ‘The four-oared barge race was between the Hanna | and the Lorely, The crews were as follows:—Hanpa, ‘on, stroke; Moore, Dab and Browne, with John veviin'as coxswain, ‘The Lorely—Rickic, stroke; Burkalew, Taylor and Aliure, with Waldheim as cox- swain. The race was won by the Hanua, which beat | the Lorely ve lengths, ‘Tim, 18 minutes. Represen- tatives of the Gramercy, Waverley and Staten Island boat clubs were present, likewise [rom severa! of tho Hoboken boat clubs, The Atlantica intend sending a crew to Philadelphia, ] AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. | RACING PROSPECTS AT JEROME PARK. | Never since racing was introduced into this country | wero there so many thoroughbred horses in training | as there are at present, and certainly there never nas | been at any single racing point in the Jana as mazy | | the present time to take part in the namerous events that begin the meeting on Saturday next, A visit to the various stables already at the Park shows an aggro- gate of about 160, with six stables numbering at least thirty horses to come. The following is a list of the horses, with their ages, pedigrees, owners and train- ers:— DOSWELL & CAMMACK’S STABLE—WALKER THOMPHON, TRAINER. King Bolt, b. c, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam El- tham Lass. Rappahannock, ch. ¢., 8 years old, by King Lear, dam Fanny Washington. ‘Aigerine, b. ¢, 3 years old, by Abd-el-Kader, dam Nina, by Boston. Outcast, b. c., 3 years old, by Leamington, dam Ori- ana, | | Invoice, br. £, 4 years old, by Lexington, dam Volga, Sunbeam, ch. 1., 3 years old, by Leamingtor, dam Ectiptic. M’GRATH’S STABLE—S, H. HOUSTON, TRAINER. Aaron Pennington, b, h., 6 years old,’ by Tipperary, dam Lucy Fowler. Aristides, ch. c., 4 years old, by Leamington, dam Sarony. Chesapeake, b. ¢., 4 years old, by Lexington, dam Roxava. Daigaisian, br. ¢., 3 years old, by Blarneystone, dam Lucy Fowier. Frank Jones, b. ¢., 2 years old, by Blarneystone, dam Lucy Fowler. Leonard, br. ¢., 2 years old, by Longfellow, dam Col- Jeen Bawn. GREEN CLAY'S STARLE—MENRY BROWN, TRAINER, Red Coat, ch: c., 8 years old, by Australian, dam Sallie, by Lexington, a DR. WELDON'S STABLE. , aged, by Asteroid, dam Bay Leaf. ;5 years old, by Jerome Edgar, Bingaman, b. b Wesichester, b. dam Minnie Minor, Lovechase, ch. £,, 3 yearsold, by Leamington, dam Henrietta D. Coupon, ch. come. Waupentag, ch. c, 2 years old, by War Dance, dam by Revenue. Hail Columbia, ch, f, 2 years old, by Kentucky, dam Columbia, by Glencoe. D. M'DANIKL'S STABLE—MHARVEY WELSH, ASSISTANT TRAINER. Springbok, ch. h., 6 years old, by Australian, dam diester. Oystorman, br. h., 12 yea by imp. Puil Brown, Madge, ch. m., 5 years old, by Australian, dam Ala- bama. Maitio A., ch. f, 4 years old, by Australian, dam Minnie Mansfeld, ‘Australind, ch. £,4years old, by Australian, dam Doily Carter. Big Sandy, eh. c, 4 yoars. old, by Australian, dam Genuera. Brothe! dam Canary Bird, Virginiua, bik. @, 3 ye Brageione, b. c, 3 y Scythian. Sister of Mercy, ch. f, 8 years old, by War Dance, } dam Sister of Charity. Jenuy L., bik. £, 3 years old, by Brown Dick, dam Nubia. |. Major Barker, bc, 2 years old, by Asteroid, dam Li Horton, estnut colt, 2 years old, by Bay Wood, dam Ka- tinka. Chestnut colt, 2 years old, by Oysterman, dam Spotted Fa | Bay Billy, 2 years old, by Longfellow, out of Big Sandy’s dam. bi sb. ¢, 8 years old, by Lightning, dam In- old, by Oysterman, dam tt, bo c., Syears old, by Lexingion, old, by Virgil, dam Lute. are old, by Bay Wood, dam ab. Brown fily, 2 years old, by Leamington, dam Phebe, by Lexington. Miss Bassett, ch. £, 2 years old, by Lexingion, dam Canary Bird. COLONEL M'DANTEL’S STANLE, NO, 2—ANSEL WILLIAMS, THAINER, Willie Barke, ch, &, 4 years old, by Baywood, dam Ratinku. Jo Cerns, ch. @, 4 years old, by Australian, dam Bertie Ward. Chestant colt, 4 years old, by Exchequer, dam by Joi Davis. ., 8 years old, by Virgil, aam Regan, colt, 3 years old, by Australiwn, dam sue Wastington. dam Miss Muste, Lalu B., g. £.. by Planet, dam Ettic Shipping. A. HELMONT'S STAMLR—JACOB PINCUS, TRAINER. | Bertram, br. G, 3 years old, by Kentucky, dam Bir- nice, | Ciematia, ch, ¢, 3 years old, by Kentucky, dam Fleur des Champs. dred. V nee, br. 1, 3 years old, imp, by Parmesan, dam Ce a. rina, ch. £, 8 years old, by Kentucky, dam imp, aniilia. aide, ch. f., Syears old, by Australian, dam Dolly jatless, b. f., 3 years old, imp, by Macaroni, dam uebannab, ch f., 2yenrs old, by Leamington, n Bean. oe 1, 2yoars old, by Leamington, dam sh, | | eta W A-onis, bi Adosinda, &, 2 years old, by Kingisber, dam _ “GRORGR SUTLIFPR'S STABLE. Shylock, b. b., aged, by Lexington, dam Edith, by | Sovereign. Husk, b. &, 4 years old, by Kevolver, dam Siren, Kesolute, ch. 1, 6 yours old, by Revolver, dam Mat. tie C. Hoz, ch. g., 6 years old, by Dickens, dam Chicka mauge Morphine, ch. c, 2 years old, by Eclipse, dam Relic ee ae ae NEW, YORK: HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31. 1 Chestnut hy, 2 years old, by Leamington, dam priceuse, ¥, 4. CLABAUGR’S BTADLE—JETA Wi Viator, b. c, 4 years old, by Vausuail dau dell. yvausballe Piceolo, b. h., 5 yoars old, years old, by 1 baited Cloverbrook, ch. ¢, 2 years old, by (Vauxhall, dam Mand na, u MICHARL DONARUR'S STANLE—J. MA I, TRAINER. ee ch. b., aged, by dam by ‘ugner, oy Stuntord, b. B., 6 years Red Dick, dam by een” , apis JoVAceS, ch. @, 9 yous old, My Mevfagensett, dam passion, Bey 3 yeara old, by Nartagansctt, dam rasta, Weasel, ch, g, 3 years old, by Narragansett, dam Maidstone, y W. ASTOR'R STADLU—PRYQR BROTHERS, TRAINERS. Y rant, b. g., 3 years old, by Virgil, dam Lazy. r the Great, b. &, 2 years old, by Lexington, dam red. CARR & CO,"S STABLE—PRYOR BROTHERS, TRAINERS. | norses congregated together as aro at Jerome Park at | | Princeton, b. ¢, 2 years old, by Oakjand, dam Wom- | J. Oluwpa, ch. f£, 4 years old, by Leamiugton, dam | Oleata, by Glencoe, Fiddlestick, b. @, 3 years old, by Lexington, dam | Filigree. Sultana, bf, 3 years old, by Lexington, dam Mil- / First heat. 2: Second heat. 4 2 ‘Third heat 44 2 {| Fourth be: 43 2: Fyith heat, 43 2 . | did not result very satisfactorily. Star of Elkhorn, ch. ¢, 3 years old, by Baywood, | Viceroy, b. a, 3 years old, by Gilroy, dam sister to ‘ei i, ob. £,3 yi id, by War Dance, 4: ‘ears ol yy War nce, dam Georgin Wood, . 4 byes | and Blue, b. £, 3 years old, by War Dance, dam Britaka, eh. c., 3 years old, by Pbacton, dam Brenna. Tiiflo, ch. a, 3 years old, by Asteroid, dam imp. Targew Mignon, b. {., 2 yoars old, by Asteroid, dam Fairy. Plunder, b. ¢., 2 years old, by Planet, dam Verona. Stormawuy, b, c., 2 years old, by Star Davis, dam Skedaddle, 3. DB. PRYOR’'S STAPLE. Paper Maker, b. c, 4 years old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Maria. D'Artagnan, gr.c., 4 years old, by Lightning, dam Zingara, St Martin, cho, 4 years old, by Phaeton, dam Tokay. Janet Norton. Metilc, b,c, 3 years old, by Molbourne, Jr., dam Leona’s dam. BT ad Ully, 2 yoars old, by Eclipse, dam Slasher jarbarity. . f LOXGSTAFP'N STADLE—E. Y. SNEDECOR TRAINER Countess, b, m., 6 years old, by Kentucky, dam Lady Blessington. Rhadamanthns, bIK. ¢, 4 years old, by Leamington, dam Nemesis, F Osage, b, m., 5 years old, by Pat Malloy, dam Kate ard. reebuoter, br, &, 3 years old, by Kentucky, dam Felucca, Theodosia, ch. f,,4 years old, by Leamington, dam Enchantress, Yorkshire Lass, Odd Socks, ch, ¢, 8 years old, by King Lear, dam Solitaire. } Manired. Bramer. Chestnut colt, 2 years old, by Leamington, dam Rattan. 4. M. BURTON'S STABLE, Survivor, b, b., 6 years old, by. Vandal, dam by Lex- ington, Gray Steel, gr. c., 4years old, by Vandal, dam Bettic Marup. Chestnut colt, 3 years old, by Star Davis, dam Sur- vivor’s dam, GREEN BR. MORRIS’ STARLE, Enlister, gr.'c, 4 years old, by Enquirer, dam by Crowlet. Alton, b. g., 4years old, by Pat Malloy, dam Alta Vela, ‘W. MULKRY’S BTABLE. Chiquita, cb. m., 6 years old, by imp. Hurrah, dam Sunrise, Lady Veto, b. f., 3 yearsold, by Veto, dam Julia Howard. JACK GRIVFITH’S STABLE. Meteor, ch. bh. aged, by Asteroid, dam Marta Innis, Milton, b.h., 6 years old, by Lexington, dam Mildred. CAPTAIN W. COTTHILL'S STABLE—LAFAYRTTE BRADNOX, TRAINER, Colonel Nelligan, b. h., 5 yeais old, by Harry of the West, dam Ernestine. Stampede, ch. b., S years old, by, War Dance, dam Dolly Morgan. Ascension, ch, f 4 years old, by Australian, cam Lilly Ward. General Harney, ch. c. 4 years old, by Pat Malloy, dam Yellow bi d. Meutator, b. &, 3 years old, by Daniel Boone, dam Mcanness. Osseo, ch. ., 8 years old, by Eclipee, dam Oleata. Adventure, ch. £, 2 years old, by Daniel Boone, dam Maggie G. Phobe H., b. f., 8 years old, by Rodgers, dam Sun- shine, by Engincer, D. J. CROUSE'S STARLE—H. WALLER, TRAINE? Probability, ch. c., 4 years old, by Hurrah, dum by Revolver, Huckleberry, b. a, 5 years old, by imp, Hurrah, dam } by Wagner. “ Add, b. ¢., 4 years old, by Kievolver, dam Skylight. Fraud, b. &, 3 years old. oy Revolver, dam Silpper. Serge, b. ¢.,'3 years okt, by Revolver, dam Siren. Compliment, b.¢, 3 gears old, by Revolver, dam Regards. P. LORILLARD’S STABLE—W. BROWN, TRAINER, James A., b,c, 4 years old, by Leamington, dam Maiden. Bertram, br. c., 8 years old, by Leamington, dam Ulrica, by Lexington. Barricade, ch. c., 3 years old, by Australian, dam |. Lavender. Ne Merciless, b. £, 3 years old, by Ec'ipse, dam Bar- arity. shinee bik. f., 3. years old, by Leamington, ai elicity. ners b, £, 3 years old, by Leamington, dam Maggio ‘Suurley, b. g., 3 years old, by Lexington, dam Edith, Cyril, b. g., 9 Fears old, by Planet, dam Fairy. Orion, ch. g., 2 years old, by Glenelg, dam Lark, by Lexington, ses Zoo, b f.,2 yearsold, by Australian, dam Ma- zurka, Tdalla, b. £,2 years old, by Glenelg, dam Item, by Lexington. Durango, ch. g., 3 years old, by Jack Malone, aam Fanny Barrow. ObsN HOWIE'S STABLE—FRANK MIDGELEY TRAINER. Ore Knol, cb, &, 4 years old, by Dickens, dam Slip- per. : Mary, ch. f.,3 years old, by Dickens, dam My Mary- and Chestnut filly, 2 years old, by Kingfisher, dam My Maryland. onesie filly, 2 years old, by Vauxhall, dam Mary ‘aison. ra Bay filly, 2 years old, by Eclipse, dam Katie, by Two its. Besides the above, the stables of Lewis & Co., num- Lloya’s, six; D. D. Withers’, threo; nN 's, tWo, and A. Taylor, with seven, will be at Jerome Hark to-day, G. LORILLARD'S 8TABLE—WYNDHAM WALDRON, TRAINER, ‘Tom Ochiltree, b. ¢ , 4 years old, by Lexington, dai Katonah. Wet ch. c., 3 years old, by Planct, dar Bettie ard. Ambush, br, ¢., 3 years old, by Australian, dam Dolly Morgan, Bullet, ch. aged, by Bulletin, dam by Wagner. And four or five which will arrive to-day. DEERFOOT PARK. Two bundred or more persons assembled at Deerfoot Park yesterday aftcrnoon to witness a sweepstakes of $200, mile heats, best three in five It was won by William 8. Thom’s brown gelding Phil. O'Neil, Jr., to wagon, in three straight heats. SUMMARY, Deerroot Park, Paxkvitts, L. 1., Mar 90, 1876 — Sweepstakes $200, mile heats, three in five. William 3 Thom’s br. g. Phil. O'Neil, Jr, to wagon...... ictal 1 ad J. Hasiett’s er. g. Ed. Sills, in harness 322 William MeMahon’s gr. g. Wiltam R. Ro 233 SEA VIEW PARK. Sea View Park, Statex Istann, May 30. 187 — Purse of $100, for horses that never beat three min.” ules; mile heats, threo in five, in harness; $60 to the first, $26 to the second and $15 tothethird. Judges— J. H, Van Cleef, Sr., George Wright and H. G. Clawson. George Crooke’s b. f Mambrino H, |. E, Jarvis’ b, m. Jennie .., B. F. Sharp's b. m. Annio R, Charles Koot's b. g. Unknown, Fred. Smith's d. g. Edward M,, Owner's gr. g Dick Smith, THM. WEST SIDE PARK. The “Manee benefit” at West Side Park yesterday There were two exhibitions of speed. The first, mile heats, in harness, was won by Mance’s chestnut gelding, Lookout, in two beats, Starin’s “bay gelding, Jobn H., and Langerin’s Sweetbrier being his competitors, The second exhibition was mile heats, thrce in five, im harness, Basstord’s Carrie H. winting the first, third and fourth, Bennett's brown mare, Lady Johnson, captured the second, and Smith's sorrel gelding, Hrenk ot Day, finished last in each heat. Time, 24144, 2:40, | 241, 2:41. THE MUSTANG RACE. | Amother mustang race will take place to-morrow, when George Parker, who failed in tho first race, HM ride again, Yesterday a Herat reporter asked him if he felt in good condition for the race. Mr. Parker an- ewered in a very confident manner that he thought ne was going to win this time. Reronrer—low do you feel in regard to your strongih, &e. ? GORGE PARKER—I feel a great deal better than when L attempted i belore, RevowteR—Have you been under training? Guonoe PaRkuk—-Not exactly. Dr. Stanley came to see me on Saturday last and laid down cereain direc tions which I mean to follow. Lam to drink no coffee or tea, noram | to use tovaceo. mutton, bat it must be alwa: can take @ giaes of ale or port Tam to eat beef or rare, If | feei like it T . but the less I take the better. Dr, Stanley also recommends me to drink | muk freely, When I rode before | had not been taking care of myselt for kome time, and the day L rode I drank at least three gaiions of water and two lagor beer; ate clicken, birds, about a quart He > v, aan vid ‘ chowder and several pieces of mince pic. Be aes Ton nc ae antae meine calees allowed a Ri RTER—You lost your sight the last day you rode, Tunderstand. GeonGk Paxxen—Yes, about eleven o'clock in the day | Jost the sight of my right eye, and I think it was caused by the rain water absorbing the dye im my cap and ay gy | themce into my eye. (You know it rained for hours that day.) About balf-past wee o'clock I lost the sight of both eyes, and I could not even see the horse | was ridin; Rerorten—That is the time you fell exhausted? I got of my mustang and id, Bot through weakness or ex- nm, but on account of the loss of my sight. When | found the door of the judges’ stand I went in, John Fraueis and Frank Peralto got me a chair and] aaid, “Let me tay down a little while.” shortly afterward came in and gave me a little brandy, and after that insisted upon mo getting up on the horse again, but told me to ride im av opposite direction, 1 toli him I rode as long as I could see, and it Was ase- less for me to try any more. ‘ RevoxtKR—You were carried in the hotel by your friends, then? Gronos PakKkER—No, I was not. I got up hag art oho tod assistance and walked to my hotel, guided by Francis and James Beard, on whose shoulders my hands, I walked up stairs alone to my room and threw myself down on my bed. RerouteR—How long did you lie in bed? GrorGx PankeR—I| was up the next morning at day- light and could gee as weil as ever out of my leit eye, but 1t was two days before I could distinguish anything clearly with my right eye. The Doctor came to see me und told them to put ice on my head and also to put a poultice of tea leaves over my eyes, ‘The tea leaves 1 did not use, Rerokren—Your oyes a Gronué Parken: y splendid condition- fact] never felt better, and I am perteetly satisfied that { will bo able to ride the 205 miles next Thursday in Mfteen hours, though 1 nee say 1 was just us confident when I undertook it fore, RevorteR—Are you going to wear glasses to protect your eyes? GeORGR Parxer—Not if I can possibly do without them. Dr. Stanley will be on hand and examine me every twenty minutes and 1 will be completely under bis direction, George Parker is twenty-six years of age, welghs about 176 pounds, has a lithe, wiry frame and a certain look of resolution about h's' eyes and chin as if be meant business, and i! he does no against time on Fain A next, from general appearances it will not be i6 fault, THE ENGLISH DERBY. The London sporting journals to the 20th inst, which arrived yesterday by the steamer Russia, contain but litte that is pew apd not before given in the Heraup regarding the Derby horses. ‘‘Vigilant,’’ of the Sports- man, under date of Friday, 19th inst, says of Po- trarch :— Thero is no doubt in my mind that Petrarch is a great horse, and a tiner specimen of a Derby candidate could not be desired, the most critical of the judges of horsoflesh beiug unable to find any objection of moment to the sou of Lord Clifden and Laura, This morning he did nothing but healthy walking exercise in company w.th Cerberus and Geryon, but there can be nothing objectionable in such a cow of working a Derby favorite, more especially as his performances show that like most of his relations he performs best when he is rather “above himself” in the matter of condi- tion, That be will bo able to stay the Derby distance is not doubted for a moment, and that be will win the Epsom contest is very generally believed by those who are identified with him as wel! as those who were pre- viously associated with him. All Heart, Skylark, the Mineral Colt, Forerunner and the other more prominent candidates had all been doing weil, however, in their gallops, and were daily making many friends, POOL SELLING IN NEW YORK, The pool marts in this city were well patronized last evening, and the betting on the Derby quite spirited, though the prices obtained were not large. ‘I'he tol- lowing gives an idea of the business transacted ; Turf Johnson's. Exchange. Petrarch 15 30 50) «15 30 50 Mineral Colt. 3 6W 6 9 All Heart, » & 7 IO 5.9 15 Skylark... 3 6 Ww 4712 Forerunner. Bi, oar FE 24 6 24 6 2465 s 3 6 10 In the Freach Mat the Turf Exchange, the fol- lowing tickets bad n sold up to ball-past nino ‘o'clock :—Petrarch, 66; All Heart, 23; Skylark, 13; Min- eral Coit, 10; Forerunner, 8; Julius Casar, 5; Bracon- nier, 5; Bay Wyndham, 2; Coitness, 2; Father Claret, 2, Great Tom, 1; Wild Tommy, 1; Rosihante, 1; Field, & Witn Petrareh leit out—All Heart, 19; S| K, 115. Mineral Colt, 8; Forerunner, 4;' Julius Uwsar, 3: Braconnier, 3; Bay Wyndnam, 1;'Great Tom, 1; Wild Tommy, 1; Field, Fetrarch against all the rest—Petrarch, 38; Ficld, 89. Vool selling will continue this morning ‘at all’ the marts, closing at hall-past eleven o'clock, THE AMERICAN HORSES AT NEW- MARKET. Tho Newmarket representative of the London Sportsman, 18th inst., says of the American horses at that place:— The American horses’ work was, in my opinion, tho most remarkable part of the morning's performance. I their work all the ‘ing Preakness led Mate and Bay Final a real ding dung spin straight down the Limekilna, and, though it appeared at one time as if Mate might coliar the “old ‘un,’? I could see by tho way bis head was held that he was quite master of the situation. I should really like t> see these good look- ing horses get fit and try their luck with us, Want of condition is their only defect at present, NEW YORK ATHLETIO CLUB, CAPITAL RACING YESTERDAY AND SOME FAST TIME MADE BY CONTESTANTS. Regularly since 1872, and frequently before that, the New York Athletic Club has held spring meotings on its track at Mott Haven, From the first they have stead- aly grown tn favor, until yesterday afternoon saw in many respects one of the finest series of athletic con- tests ever held in America, With the easterly air, fresh and bracing after the storm, a’ track mado especially for foot work and most of the conveniences which should be found at ‘a woll ordered club course, came an assembly pumber- ing within and outside of the fence upward of 3,000 to witness over 100 young men, many of them good ones, at the various feats of short and Jong distance walking and running, at hurdle racing, putting the shot and bammer and high jumping. * Two o'clock found the referee and starter, time- keepers and scorer ail on hand, and, after unnecessa- rily wasting nearly twenty minutes and ringing the call bell three times instead of once, the walkers for the mile race were in line. There werea baker's dozen and they filled the narrow track till it looked as if there would be crowding, Mr. McEwen, of the Cal- edonian Club, and Mr, Taylor, of Harvard University, a sialwart country farmer boy, cach about six feet ign, were in the middle, and the rest tapered from them cach way. At about nineteen minutes past two came the pistol shot, and away they went in a bunch, the Scotchman getting at once to the fore, dropping Taylor (who at Saratoga last summer was equaliy sharp im snatching the lead) to fifth or sixth, and the rest scrambling along at a great pace, At the half-way = post’ «= McEwen had opened a gap of nearly fitty feet, and Taylor had worked his way up to third, while Sneckner was third from last, which latter was Cuilds, of the Nautilus Club, Hardly were they into the second lap—of which there are five to the mile—when Taylor’s old hank- ering for first placo ‘began to develop itself, ‘and he goon had it beyond any doubt; but hot to keep, for ina moment, as they doubled the eastern end of ‘he oval, Scotland came saiipg up ina burst which quickly put him in frout. But the placo was not his yet, and at the half-way post Tayior had it and held it well, Meatwhile several gentleman concluted that it would be a good plan to stop about here, and now there was plenty of room for all, Mntering the third lap the Scot had passed Taylor, but he was soon caught, and they were jevel at the ‘post, not, however, without another brilliant burst as they went up the far side of the course, which served to iptensily the interest and to keep the result always in douvt Coming round to the stand, the Scotchman at the pole and Taylor at his side, the latter calied §=out that his shoe was untied, which was true enough, for when he got over to the spurting place again ne ‘was seen rushing along. one shoe of and the other shoe on. ing the fourtn lap the two, still together, were teet away from Minzesheimer, who was working bard at third. The Scotchman vow seemed to be getting the best of it, while Taylor looked very warm. Suddenly the reivree stepped up to him, and saying, “can’t allow that style,” ordered hit to stop. Though this took the edge off the race and gavo McEwen an easy victory, it was unquestionably just, ‘This retirement gave the second place to Gates, a very game little walker, fromdhe Young Men's Chris- tian Association Gymnasium, and who had only re- cently, Veen much pulled back by filness Minzes, heimer was third, and Sayre fourth The time, 7:4534, Wag reasonably good, though filty-six seconds longer than Griffith needed over the same distance at Leeds, England, on the 6th.of August, 1870, ‘THROWING THE HAMMER came vext, and consisted in wking an instrament strougly resembling a six-inch cannon ball with a hoe- handle inserted, and, after swinging it several times around the body, making it gather impetus as it went, suddenly ven, tg go with all one’s force and sending 1b flying down the elt. Of tho four competitors, Mr. Witham B. Cartis, the oaraman, was a 180-pound man and uncommonly weil developed and proportioned; Mr. MeOosh, a wiry looking, weli knit fellow, hailing, a8 bis name implica, from Princeton Untversity, aud Mr. McMillan, of the Scottish-American Club, were aboutot ‘each nearly six ieot, whtle Mr, Stotrose, ot the Caledonian Club, a really magnificent ng mun, thoroughly well bnilt throughcut, was nearly two imohes taller, White MeMilien seemed jeast ewsy at the work, it looked really too beavy for McC who looks made for 4 rather than power, though had the sleight of the work capitally. After several attom; | in which the average throw was about sixty-eight HF ri : i = é 2. 3 i THE NUNDRED YARDS. the four trial heats for tbis event each oc- and MeCosb, of Princetyn, and Wakeman, a occupying 33 seconds, ot Yale bad clone race ot Yale, ver Between these tial beats and the final came the princi- | aha Many ways most intoresting, event of the TEE TORER MILE WALK. For this there were even more entries tan for the one mile—stxteen im all—and nearly all started. Here again were both McEwen and Taylor, besides many pew men, among them the famous Stern, probably fastest amateur walker in the country. Ho 18 aly five feet cight, bas only fair legs, seems rather loose at tho knees, has broad shoulders, capacious chest and thick neck, Thefe were so many com- peting that the starter put Taylor just behind the rest, and, differently from the mile race, he was slow in getting off. MeEwen, to the general surprise, at onc dropped out, probably not fancying: three miles mor of it, and before the jap was over two others followed suit Meanwhile Stern had shot anead and was going at a great pace, opening a gap ol nearly 100 yards be- fore the second BP was finished, This, however, was ny sbortei both by Conner and Holske, while ‘aylor was edging through the crowd and trying to find bis place, There was much sport over the stylo of Gibiett, who, though a tough man and a stayer, would, now an¢ then, so far overstep as to partially squat down, bending ‘his knees and walking very flut-tooted. Int third lap Hoiske had reduces Stern’s lead to 100 feet ana was ahead of Conner by 30. Taylor was in the neighborhood and 400 tcot benud. Tooker and Voorhees were pegging along together and would not be separated, while ‘other genticmen were filling up the remaining intervals of the course, Miller, for instance, being 800 feet away. At the end of the mile Conner looked tired, Taylor had crept up to heNy cond kept his 100 foot leat and was breathing hard, Holske was doing excellent work at 200, Taylor, 100 yards belind bit, was grinding along, hotand red, and 400 feet behind were Gibbett and Voorhees, tho latter plainly tired. At the mile and a nalf Stern was a whole lap ahead of t last man, and, pasting him, looking wet, bot held his head saucily and kept hws white teeth in tuil view. onner, Whom be bad also lapped here, spurted often with him, getting rather the best of it, together with much applause irom the stand, which was now packed to overflowing. Hoiske, a little shudow of a fellow, irom the Lafayette Buse Bail Ciub, was all this time not only ey TP game two, but he was walking ercctly and putting his heels down sharply, m ® way that brought him much praise for bis honest walking. In the middie of the third mile Conner stopped suying that he felt very weak in the knecs, ‘Loosen your hands a little,” said « man—perhaps his trainer — lo Holske, ‘and get the air into them,” for, like many of the wulkers, he carried in each hand a bit of wood or stone. He loosened them’ and picked up noticeably at tke friendly word. Indeed his was the most remark- able work of the day, for, thin and white, and ont eighteen years old, he was tearing along splendidly all the time, and, when the last lap was reached d the spurting for the finish came, Stern was never far away, and crossed the line in the very excellent time ot 23m. 58s., leading Holske bat six secouds and Taylor by thirty. Stern’s time was within less than a minute and @ balfof Morgan’s lastest recorded English amateur Ume of 22m. 84., which he made at London, England, in April, 1873, NOT PAIR WALKING. While Mr. Stern was on the grounds of his own club, and aman was allowed to cross to a foroidden purt of the track and coach bim, ani while there was a decided demonstration by bis iriends as he drew in to the finish, it is Important, avd ought not to be omitted, that the referee did rightly in-excluding Mr, Taylor trom the mie walk, because he frequently ran; he clearly erred im not also excluding Mr. Stern. Throughout the three miles there was bardly a lap in which he did not break from a walk into a skip or ran. “This was especially the case when he was re- mote trom the spectators and in the neighborhood of the hall-way post atthe northeast corner. [t was in every mouth, and many of tho protests did pot minco words, His weakness seems to be that, instead of putting his heel down with a sharp click, as does Mr. Holske, he often barely touches it tothe ground, and more than once it was pliin that ao string could have been passed under fect at once without touching them or the Hau tho reterce resolutely set his iace against t given the prize to Mr. Hoiske, he would have met tho view sof every disinterested person preseut and would have brought desefyed credit to the club. It is often not an casy thing to distinguish between a walk and a run, but it needed no ett yesterday. Nobody would have thought of Mr. Holske’s walk or Mr. Sayre’s as anything else than a portectly fair walk, and the same should bo insisted on from every contestant, ‘The quarter, halt and mile runs, and the other events of the day, passed off well, and if the cars could be stopped whore they pass 80 wear the grounds at the northeast end, iustead of several biocks away, at the end of a very dusty road, it w be well, Altogether, ye-terday’s racing and the la and fashionable as- sembly which attended it sufficiently evidence that the future meetings of the club will be even yes more suecesstul and brilliant, THE NATIONAL GAME. ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE MUTUALS—THEY DEFEAT THE LOUISVILLE NINE. Tho Louisville and Mutual nines played on the Union Grounds yesterday afternoon, the Mutuals winning by ascore of 7to2 In the first inning the Mutuals were blanked; but for the Louisville nine Hague made ran through an error of Craver who failed to vouch the second base while endeavoring to make a double play. From thia time until the eighth inning, however, the visitors were unable to score, Matthews priching with marked effect, while the fielding by the Mutual nine ‘was very sharp. The score follows ‘ motual.. LOUISVILLE, Players. RABPOAE. — Players. RAB. PO. AE. Holds'th,ct i 4 1 0 0 Hastingsefl 1 0 0 0 Start, Istb. 1 317 0 O Hague, dab,1 22 1 1 Treacy, Lf. 1 0 0 2 8 Devinp...0 1010 Hallinan,as0 0 0 4 1 Gero'dt,isthO 114 0 38 Craver,2db. 0 1 3 3 2 S'mv'lle2db0 0 4 7 2 Hicks,c....0 0 3 1 1 Fulmer,s.n0 0 0 4 0 Booth, rf. 1 2 0 0 O Bechtel, r£LO 0 20 2 Matthows,p2 3 0 5 3 Ryan, t..0 1 20 0 Nichols, db 1 0 3 1 0 Snyder,e...0 0 4 3 0 713271610 =Total... 2 6 27 16 INNINGS. Ist, 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th, Oth, Tth. BA. Oth, © 0 0 0 2°06 0 OT 1 60 0 0 0 0,0 2 OB Umpire—Mr. Daniels. Runs earned—Mutual, 2; Louisville, 0, First base by errors—Mutual, 4; Louisville, & Timo of game—One hour and forty minutes, THE NEW YORK AMATEUR CHAMPIONS DEFEAT THOSE OF NEW JERSEY. The largest crowd that ever was present at # game of ‘base ball in Elizabeth, N. J., was that which gathered to witness the Orst game of the series between the Ar- lingtons, of New York, and the Resolutes, ot Elizabeth, yesterday. The Arlingtons played a steady up-hill game and won a most signiticant victory. They were compelled to bat against two palpable overband throw. ers, notwithstanding their protest, They outtielded and outvatted their opponents. The following is the score:— Players. “RAB PO.AE, Playgre, “RAB: PO. yert, .. . PO. AE. 111 6 Mevidider2 2000 0 11500 1100 12622 0332 11000 2621 Is’ wowllstb2 3 6 1 0 110 26 P. Traey,r, f 1010 oso1 F.Pursselo 2 1 4 2 6 131i JTreacey.s81 1 2 2 2 2023 J.Purseli,gd1 23 3 1 Ie ae Be Totals... 10 13 27 12 1027 11 4 Clubs, Ist, 24. th, BER. 9th, Arlington . o 0 1 Oo 0-10 Resolute... 8. 6.6.60: 6:8 60) 6 Ou. Runs carned— Arlington, 2; Resolute, 2, First base by errors of ‘opponents—arlington, 4 times ; Resolute, 4 times. ‘Time of game—Two hours and twerty minutes, aa J.C. Shea, of the New Jersey Associa- tion, & VICTORY FOR THE CHICAGOs, Boston, Mass., May 80, 1876, The first championship game at dase ball between the Chicagos and Bostons came off to-day, and was wit nesued by 20,000 people, two-thirds of whom were within the grounds. The game was hotly contested, and was won by the Chicagos—5 to 1. The Bostons led in the batting, but lost the game by careless base run- bing and wild pitebing. RESOLUTES BEATEN BY THE ARLINGTONS, Evtzanern, N. J., May 20, 1876, The Arlingtons of New York and the Resolutes played @ game of base ball here this afternoon, in which the latter wore defeated by a score of 10to7, A thousand people witnessed the game. BASE BALL NOTES, The Mutual and Louisville nines play again to-mor- row on the Union Grounds. At Philadelphia yesterday the St, Louis Club defeated the Athletes by a score of 7 to 3. ‘Tho Hartiords defeated the Cincinnatis at Hartford yesterday 6 to 0, Tue Bostons were beaten by the Chicago nine at Boston yesterday ; score 5 to In a game of base bali which was played at Roches- ter yestcrday the Ithaeas beat tho Rochosters by & wAL Irvington, XN, J., yesterday the Brooklyn ington, E e beat the stars, of Newitke Score 18 to 4 At Hoboken the Alaskas defeated the Chathamg by a score of 27 to 4, The Staten Island Ciub & match gato with the St, Clout ih aes ., on the groands of the former at game The ot Pa,, were de- tones paoentan or + ise oy score of 21 to 8, . ~ THE 8ST. GEORGE'S, OF THIS CITY, DEFEAT THE MERION CLUB, OF PHILADELPHIA— SCORE, 171 to 117. ‘The match between the Merion Club, of Pailadelphia, and the St. George’s Club, of this city, attracted a targe mber of spectators yesterday. The Philadelphia team were onthe ground shortly after ten o’clock. Captain Souter and Captain Arhbridgo threw the coin, and the St, George's won the “toss.” Captain Soutter sent his own side tothe bat Mr, C. W. Bance and Mr, A. H. Gibbes were the first to handle the willow, but the first five wickets fell im rapid succession, the score being 16 runs for five men. Captain Soutter and Marsh then took the bat, and seemed determined to run up the score. By cautious play they scored 62, when Marsh was caught out, He was followed by Richardson, who made 15 ransin a short time, The total score was 88. The fielding of the Phila delphians was excellent throughout, the long stopping of Haines being worthy of special notice. Of the Philadelphians, only ove man, C. Williams, ade double figures. Tho last three wickets fell one after the other to the bowling of Richardson, After, half an hour for dinner the St. George's went in. for their second . inning and scored 83, ora total of 172 in the two innings. The playing of Giles in this last inning was splendid, he alone making 27 “not out”? ‘This score was rapidly run up, and cousisted of a 6, a 3s and 2s. Moeran also made a good stand for 1 singles, while tue veteran orickcter, Gibbes, played excellently for 16 runs, % yi The Paiadeiphians 10 thei Bond inning were more fortunate and scored 69 raus, of which Haines scored 17 in uremarkavly sbort time. The vowling on both sides wab very bog likewise the flelding, The visttors left for their home last night atter spending a pleasant ‘The following is the score:— ST. GEORGE'S First Tenby. ©. W. Bauce, b, Braith- day. ‘waite F E. H, Moerau, b. Fox. G. Giles, b. Braithwaite... 4 J, T, Soutter, run out. 2 A. Marsh, ¢. Fox, b. Hunt 17 8. W, Kicbardson, L. b. w.. bd. Fo: bs 6 6 o 3 1 ¢. Banco, b. Moeran, . be donor... b. Soutter... ¢. and b, Marsh.. potont Moris b. Ri KR. Ashbridge. Byes, 1; leg b ‘Total, coved The St. George’s Club will play a game with the Staten Island Club on Tuesday next é THK MANHATTAN CRICKET CLUB'S OPENING MATCH. * The opening match of the Manhattan Cricket Club was played yesterday at Prospect Pars. The sides were chosen by Messrs. Hosford and Makin. After avery pleasant time the game resulted in a victory for the former's side, as per the following score :-— HOSFORD’S SIDR. MARIN’S SIDR, 5. Hostord, b. Makin. Makin, run out... Greig, b. Jenkins,. + McDougal b. Hoste Higginson, & afd 0. Jenkins, b. Greig... J, Tucker, b. Hosford... ; Hayward, b. Tuck Neoves not out. H. Tucker, & Greig, b. Jonkiny’....... b @conce o &S PIGEON SHOOTING, Two teams of three each from thp Staten Islnd Shooting Association of Port Richmond, 8, L.,.whot « match for $25 « side yesterday, on the commons beek of Port Richmond. Tho birds had twenty-five yards rise, The following isthe score-~ # 5 877026 64 211201 11 William Reardon 120230 11—s3 C. M. Johnson. 21050248 Samuet Sneaden, 100330 02 Charies Trantor. 080174 OO UNRAVELLING A MYSTERY, MUBDERS OF NINETY YEARS AGO BROUGHT TC 2 LIGHT, . [From the Philadelphia Herald, May 29, 1876.] Ksow1anp, Pa., May 29, 1876, In 1790 Sir William Putney having placed in the man ket his vast possessions in what is now Steuben countyy Now York, hundreds of emigraats from the East looked to the soction to take up land. Onc route to the Putney patent passed through Pennsyivania, and the old ruined road near this place was a part of the route. About that time a Frenchman, named Pierre Latou- rette, built a log tavern on the above road, two miles west of this place. In his employ was anothor French. man, named Pepow, and his wile, The location of the tavern was such that it became a favorite stopping place of emigrants. Latourctte was an old French sol. dier, and his disposition was such that he was very a popular with hia guesta) He had pot been long in this tavern before stories of aa ugly nature became current among the emigranis, Many of thom were robbed at the Freuchman’s of money and valuables, Cattle left in his enclosures at night wouid be missing in the morn- ing, and could not be found until the owner paid La- tourette for looking them up, he claiming that they.had escaped and were roaming in the woods, It was also aileged that men stopping at the tavern bad mysto- riously disappeared, and were never heard of alter ward. Some months after the Frenchman put up his may named Vail, with bis wife aud we catidsaas . amoung a perty of emigrants on their way to the Put ney property, Noticing that the Freuchman was grinding land!ord, and only patronized from necessity, he conceived the idea of building a house near by, on ‘he road, for the accommodation of emigrants, cured some land about three-quarters of a mile further west, and erected atavern, This took nearly. all the Frenchman's business away. Three months there was a temporary lull inthe travel The tide soon started up again, and one night a hag 4 Vail’s, bat found the cone sient. ‘ocagaing La Nothing was ever seen or heard of Vail of biw family alterward, however, and it was Latourette had murdered Vail and bis Yaya pil. Juged the house. Latourette remained in tavern until emigration had. aimost ceased, and grew rich. Pepow died ou the place, and his wife continued to live with Latourette, Atthé break! out of the war of 1812 Latourette sold his company with his late assistant’s tavern was demolished years ago, ange Bite occupied by a farmhouse. * The above reminiscences of a century ss, recalled by a startling discovery made a A boop pole cutter named Hot was woods ubout two wiles from the sil tourette tavern. In clearing away @ foot of a ledge of rocks be came upon a upon its edge against ho pried it over, £ brought Was astounded to find that it Hoff dropped the skuli and bur. woods, where two other oh it work. They returned to the cave with him, One of them lighted a pine knot and orawied into the opening, foliowed by. the others, ‘They found a cavern where they could stand upright and about twenty feet in circumference. By the glare ot the toreh they discovered jour human skeletons lying onthe floor of the cave. Th hastily re- treated, and came to this place, and told of Several men repaired to the attempt was made to bring tho skeletons but they fell to pieces on being disturbed. Seay exam Ube boves and said they were the remains of three les (One full grown} and no female, They were brought to this place, and, after wared by > pete of people, were buried, » o old stories connected with the Latourette tavern, which have been handed several erations, were at once set “eee is the minds of any that the skelot Vail family, who were murdered yy Lat years ago, itout tnto the was a human sku! ried to soginer bog out ent out ent Dr. Ken? A SERIOUS FALL, Joseph Cronin, aged thirty-five years, of No. 140 Washiagton street, while working on the bark Aurora, a at 17 Bast Ry ima aad oro. Be an by ambulance to the New York ui