The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1876, Page 5

YALE---HARVARD. Preparing for the Eight-ared Race on the Connecticut, THE CREWS IN TRAINING University and Fresh- Harvard’s , man Crews. Measurements, Figures and Facts of Interest. OSES PENS BLP Bostox, June 17, 1876. In thirteen days from this date, the eight-oared race Detwoes Yale and Harvard will be rowed on the Con- necticut, at Springfield, Whether the blue of the former or the crimson colors.of the latter will flash first ecross the finish line, all is speculation and conjec- jure. But the old-time excitement and enthusiaem which In years gone by lingered around the aquatic dattles of these rival universitizs, are being rekindled tnd promise to culminate in an immense crowd at the wone of the contest, It will be the introductory boat- ing sensation of the season, and was purposely set for atime when the students of both colleges could be Present without inconvenience or neglect of duties, [It comes the day following Yale's commencement, and, as Harvard's is two days before, the Cambridge boys are released from all vexatious rules, CHALLENGE AND ACCEPTANCE, Upon Yale's retiring from the Association of Col- leges last suinmer her boating men challenged those of Harvard to row them an eight-oared shell race on the Connecticut, after the manner of the annual Oxford- Cambridge struggle on the Thames, 1s was accepted ia the same spirit which has ever characterized the action of Harvard in taking part in all athletic pastime: but, while she preferred a three-mile race, Yale refused to concede the péint, and so the distance will be four miles straight away, It wiil be the first race ever pulled in American waters in eight-oared shells, carry, ing coxswaina, in the regular English style, and addi- Vonal interest attaches to the contest from this reason tlone. Viuckily fof twenty-four years the students of? Yale and Harvard havo fought their battles on the water; and, though the latter stands ahead in the Bumber of her victories, the former have, year after year, returned to the struggle, still hopeful and intent upon winning. Even i the recent contests of the Col- lege Association the yells of the friends of Harvard and tbo vauntings of the men of Yale seemed as much tn opposition as did the respective crews—young, vigor- tus, well equipped—oach striving to vanquish the other, And now, as Harvard bas declared it to be her intention of following the lead of Yalo, and retiring from the Association of American Colleges im- mediately after the regatta of next month on Lake Saratoga, there is the best reason lor believing that similar eight-oared struggles will follow annual'y and become fixed events, even asthe face between Oxford and Cambridge. There on tho Tharnes this yearly struggle of aquatic athletes basa fascination to which the Derby alone is a parallel. The furor thus caused by acontest of strengin and skill between sixtecn young men from two particular sem- {naries it 1s not atlogether easy to explain, but 1 Eng- land, as in America, it is no doubt because of ‘the Prospect of a tair contest, fonght on a fair feld, witboat favor, in which it 13 certain, barring accidents, the best men must win. And then rivalry is healthy. {tis just these struggics in the past which tave done much for Yale and Harvard, and where there is not ‘uch mvalry there 13 not that strong esprit de corps and shat honorabie ambition to. excel—not for mere eelilsh motives, but for the credit of Alma Mater—which is ge of the best incentives to high effort and one of the healthiest elements of university life, ARRANGEMENTS AT SPRINGFIELD, The citizens of Springfeld seem to appreciate the im- portance of the contest, and have arranged to make everything comfortable and pieasant for the day when Yale and Harvard will bring the results of training, practice, skill and endurance to bear in the struggle for rowing supremacy. The fund desired by the Re- gatta Committee has been made up by the railroads, hotel keepers and merchonts generally, so that there is expected to be smooth work in this respect and no hiten from the tack of ready cash. The coirse on the river, a8 Inid out, Ras been approved by the crews of doth colleges, and tho steam yacht Vision, 4 tect wide and 40 feet long, built in’ Providence for government purposes, has been secured for the judges, As she is said to be able to run over twenty miles an hour, which Ws decidedly questionsbic, and has a doable engine, the thances of the officials seeing the race are said tobe very fair. Springfield hopes for atair day on the 30th inst Only give the crows and the citizens a morning and af- ternoon, clear and pleasant, and they will accept gra- eiously what follows, The town expects a big crowd, and, yadging from tho honest enthusiasm already evoked, She Inierest in the raco must be widespread and the partisanship of the keenest nature. Asin years gono by, so at the present meeting of the universities, Springfleld will be a strange sight the day of the race, ‘ In whatever part of it the veriest stranger may be placed that morning he will not fail to notice that the prevailing colors on e¥ery- thing, anrmate and inanimate, wiil be blue or crimson. YALR’S SELECTED RIGRT, As the challenging party Yale is anxions to win this face. From the time the preliminaries were settled ber men bave been hard at work with this end in Though having several hundred students which to pick the oarsmen to uphold her Mandard, the difficulties of obtaining just what was wanted Captain Cook found very formidable, Six mer with equal recommendations are Dot always to be got together; but when eight were re_ quired the usual obstacles fn the way were multiplied again and again, Well built and healthy men, thone bandy and elastic in their motions and with soundness of wind, the pluck necessary (o stand the flery ordeals of daily rows of cight or ten miles and long training, wero imperatively demanded, Such eight men tho present crew of Yale may, presumably, be said to be composed, That ench and every member is passion- ately attached to the equatic calling there is no doubt. Considerable and important work bas been done by the men, and pbysically they are in good trim, asthe jear bright skin and eye and healthy, ruddy color upon the cheek of each seem to attest. At times during the winter gymnasium exercise put their muscies in tnat state necessary for the commencement of the more ardu- sus labor on the water, This began very early with the Yale men, as thg past winter being an open one they were enabled to'push out from their boathouse weeks before the usual time, Under these circumstances most of the training the crew has received 1s due to the practice in the boats, and not in walking and ran- wing as heretofore in the carly portions of the usual barae! sscipline, Of this crew thero are many opinions. Captain Cook, with his usual energy, is not losing a moment be crew's boating time to put them in shape. Tic has done all the coaching thus tar without assistance, Bnd it isnot much to the credit of some of tho capi- tal oars that bave gone out of Yale aga now want their Old college crew to pull through ruccesstuily this year, that they have not been at New Haven and given Bob elt. The crew wantsa good coach, aud it 1s due to the young geutiemen who have thus sunk their indi- viduality and consented to form part of a machine to afford sport toa roaring multitude that they should bave such essential ais, Harvard, tor weoks, has been admirably coached, and Yale should have been. There ws time, bowever, for such assistance, and it will be «a shame “if i is not forthcoming. Cook knows that individual powers will not get speed ont of on echt when the work is not done mechanically and in unison, and yet with all the drawbacks the crew are doing well. Much, however, is yet to be done, ax tho representatives of the blue mast polish down ‘much roughness and rem- tdy inexactitude in the time of the oars and swing bf the bodies that must havo a corresponding effect bn the pace of their boat, Thero cannot be many giar- ing detects 1 to pull four-mile race and win, Men wiil tire over such a course, whatever thei condition, ond when they do tire th remain with crew that ins its evenness and uniformity, that holas legs. Just now the Yah the of phys- teal condition aod their names and ages, together with theig measurement, without clothes, made by Mr, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘William T. Betaows: of Boston, and correct in every cular, are as follow: aiid Age. Height Weight, aa vhehe Sees, Frestoate Wy, New i sitet rei 68210 145% No, 2—F ok 8. 8. S., Norwalk, Conn 692-10 161 No. |3—Elbridge ps Cooke, '77, Ac., Mass .......... U6 «(68% 164 No, 4—David Hyde ogg, ‘76, Ac, Spuyten Duyvil, Fe pele 27 «(611K 186 No. 5—Wilham W ML lin, °77, Ac, Peon Yan, N, Yenconcases +24 69210 16834 No, 6—Oliver David Thomp- son, '79, Ac., Butler, Pa.. 207 696-10 166 No. t—Julian Kennedy, P. G., Struthers, Ohio. . 6106-10 166 Strcke and Captain—Robert Johnston Cook, '76, Ac., Fayette City, Pa. ~% BT 184 Coxswaiu—Charies Francis ‘Aldrich, °79, Worcester, of oarsmon—aAge, 23% years; height, 5ft Averages ‘854 im. ; weight, 158% Ibs. Inflated Chest, Biceps, Forearm. x In. dn. > in w, Westcott, 38.7 8 12 “2, Wood, 30.5 12.8 12 No. 3, Cooke, 40 142 11.8 No. 4, Kellogg, 89.5 13 wt No. 6, Colin, 41 128 14 Ne, 6, Thompson, 404 122 11.9 No. 7, Kennedy, 422 134 1.7 Stroke, Cook, 40.5 122 ine SUBSTITUTE, William Knowles James, '78, Ac., Hamburg, lowa— Age, 23 years; height, 6 ft. 1 in. ; weight, 170 Ibs. ; chest, 1b, ; biceps, 12.6 in. ; forearm, 11.1 in. THY MEN. Some of th en are old and tried hands, and can be depended in_an emergency, Captain Cook has been stroke of the U: ee 1973, and the fact that he still holds ‘espousible position requires: no other assurance that believe in him fully, Mr. Kennedy, who. in his old position be- ), wil bind the stroke oar, needs but little notice at the writer. Ail oarsmen, both amateurs and professionals, in the country know of him. He is in many respects the best oar been in the college regattas for rs. Ho ts « machine in his seat, and ulwa acquits himself admirably, The race with him is pov over until the flag Cee ol and the cheers of been heard. Those who have remember bis d<eat 1 last fal! canes accord stroke, which the Yale crew still hold to, 16 the stroke to win in such a race as the coming contest. Kennedy is now an instructor in physics at Yale. Continuing up the list, or from stroke to bow, the next man that comes under observation ts Thompsor freshman, from Butler, Pa, He ig a green hand at the oar, but {gan all round’atblete. A good ball itn a good record ge! such matters, he was accepted as one of the crew after the usual trials, He has the rowing build, and not a yor man by any méans for Yale to intrust part of Boating traditions with, Although he has had only a ‘brief experience, Thomp%on has taken hold of rowing naturally and gets along commendably with tho stroke, which at the best difficult to acquire. The writer saw this man at fall games of the Yale Athletic Association clear the stick at 5 feet 2 inches in the ru! ning jump, and then he hn fe 180 pounds. Now ig nearly twenty pounds lighter und tough asa pil knot. His oar is yet slow in the bes geri of the stroke, and it might de pulled through with greater length and advantage. Ho will improve. William Welsh Collin, the heaviest oar in the boat, comes next, This is another of the rough diamonds among the eight, Collin rowed in the freshman crew of 1874, and now promises well. He has faults, of course, but then the days of practice before the race may obliterate the majority of them, Collin bas excellent breathing yr, and it is said will stay through tho race. More ite is required in nis oar, and it 1s to be hoped he will acquire 'tt. David Hyde Kellogg, who is in the next seat, is an old hand, and was in last year’s University six. He is doing creditably, and is one that shows but hitle traces of any bard spin. Always in ced form, Ke logg can be trusted at any time, and will be among the last to go to pieces. R C. Cooke, of Worcester, is a muscular fellow, and has a tirst class physique throughout. He has had ex- perience in class races, and sinco taking bis seat m the resert shell has improved generaily tn his rowing. The only fault with this man is, perbaps, his big arm, as be does not seem to be able to uge it so ireely ae his edmpanions do theirs, He has been well tested, how- ever, and has proven himself a stayer, Frederick Wood, of Norwalk, Conn., sits next the vow oar, Last year the University crew lost him, bo- cause of a broken ley, but in the six of '74, he showed himself to be an oarsman of skill. Wood has a good head, and will be in condition for the race. In every respect he wiil be found to bea first class man, and Captain Cook is fortunate in securing him this year tor his sholl. ‘o bow oar, John Wesley Westcott, is another inno- aud 18 @ tough man. He is now in the law school, and for two years past has rowed in the class crews ot that department of the coliege. Westcott 1s thonght to be an excellent inan, and will stay the race out with credit to himself and his comrades. Such in brief is t ght on which Yale pins her faith. 1 conid be better as a whole, but as it is cannot be considered poor, The Faculty of the college has given the crew but little encouragement, and many ave been put in its way. The boys do not bowcver, and, win or lose will put their best ‘din the race, and if Harvard beats them over the finish line they will be able to say that they did the best they could, YALR’S STROKE. Captain Cook still adheres to the English stroke, or rather tbe moditication thereot used by him since his return from a tour across the Atlantic. “In his practice he has not as yet gone fond 31 per minute, but it 18 more than probable that this will be increased defore the day of the race, when the men have falien together better than now. Covk. however, will not adopt any hazardous pian at the last moment to split uy his crew so that they will iall to picces under pressure, On the contrary, he cs toto this struggle ‘witn open eyes. The Yale boat has errors of form, but the crew is gradually gotting rid of some of its jauite under the painstaking care of its captain, and there is but little probability of the men de- veloping new ones. Physically the men are in ine fix. For several days the crew bas taken (8 practice pulls on Lake Whi a small body of water on tbe northern limits of New Haven, but here only one mile straight away can be secured, The harbor was abandoned because of the generally rough water, and oyster stakes have been inted to such an exteut down around the boat- Bowes thatthe water could not be made available. The crew’s diet has been of the most fiberal nature, YALR's Boa! A short time since (he English shell, ordered by the Yale navy, salely arrived, and in. good time the men atrial, It was built by J. H. Ciasper, of Oxiord, fine specimen of the boatbuilder’s handicraft. It 8 of Spanish cedar, 58 feet lovg, 24 inches wide, and ighs 240 pounds. 1t 1s considered He too hi and Keast & Colt! another alter the E) trifle lighter. The vars by the famous Ay! dare 12 feet 6 inches long. A light shell in use he earlier part of the season, bawt by the New Haven firm, and weighing but i80 pounds, was pulled all out of shape by 1s now in picces. of New Hav use aro also Englis! MINOR ITEMS. ‘The crew cacnot leave New Havon until the 23d inst, because of college duties, which will give them but a short time to practiso on the racing stream, Yale has engaged her old quarters at tho Barthclo- mew’s Hotel, in West Spfingtield not far above the starting point, There is pienty of secluded mm 1D the victaity tor any quantity of quict rowing alll coach. ‘lng. The crew will strip to the waist in the race, the desig- “nating color being blue handkerchiefs, THY MEN OF HARVARD. This time-honored institution went ¥arly to work to uphold the prestige of its boating traditions, Early io the winter a jarge nember of candidates wero sent to the gympasium, and here, early and jate, they touk thatexercise necessary lor tho groat struggle before them. This year's boating will be an eventiui one with Harvard, ag, boside the eight-oared contest with Yale, she will be represented in the college regatta by a uul- versity six and also by a Freshman crew. The regular gymoasium of the colloge was so crowded in the win- ter the captain of the candidates in training for the cight-oured contest caused rowing seats to be fitted up iv one vortion of the boat house down on the Charies River, where their principal preliminary work has been gone through with without interraption. From the trying ordeal exacted from the candidates, eight were at last selected, but of this number two have since retired because of iliness. These ure Cap- tain Ous. stroke of last year’s University six, and A. P. Loring, stroke and captain of ‘75's Freshman crew, Mr. Utia, captain of the crew, was in good health until three weeks ago. At that time, while standing in front of his residence m Cambridge, ne was knocked down by a stroke of lightning which bitatree near him, He ruised and the great shock to bis nervous system tollowed by a severe attack of inflammatory rheu- im, he bas been confined to his bed until three or dayssince Then Saysor and Bacon, of last year’s oarsmen, declined (o row this season, so at present tho crow, which is fivally made up, contains but one old ban This is Mr. Montgomery James, an able and conse: tious oarsman. Harvard's old system of training has been faithiully carried out by the crew, and though as a body they are not quite up to the physical they look in excelient jount of exercise taken men have done a been’ of taming. PRACTICE WORK, Early in the season they went into their heavy barge, and daily for woeks pulled up and down the prosaic Charles, “getting the hang’? of the stroke, whieh they now pullin “et form. Captain Otis and ke of the '69 University crew that xiord a tour mile race, in which the latter were the winpers, made many changes. From one seat to another several of the meu wero transferred, until at last it was settied how the crew shouid sit in the shell, Of course the unfortunate ill. ely late period, bat ev in good form’ and up to the expectations of its coach. The latter (Mr. Loring) ts a good oursinan, as well as an observant and reflecting man, With his advice Harvard has gone back to it college stroke and abandoned the modified E: which it adopted Inst year. It was toi Loring siroke that was invincible 1m his college ana brought the Alarvard crew out only « tew seconds behind tho famous Ward Brothers in 68, The sliding seats has made necessary some innovations, As the crew now row the recovery is by a quick droppi of the wrists to clear ta oars from the water, and aq shooting forward of the hands, followed by the bod; soon AS the oars are straight, Formeriy tho ‘and body { were moved together in the recovery, but the innove- tion is deemed important, as it gives the oarsman time to take breath. The crew left the heavy barge for their new shell about a month ago, and fora long time—too long a time some think—the mon were out both morning and evening. Jt has been thouznt that coach Loring, vie an * @ was reduc- lowed days of vaca- 8 at present ont but pital stretch of two Union boatbouse, After passing « bri or two, the Charles River oxpands into a bay, where the coliege racea are usually rowed, and here svery sveping between five and six o’clock the crew can be seen. As they sat tn the shell last night their names, ages, ights and measur ‘ts, four of which were taken by Mr. Brigham, the measurer of the a '¢ as follows:— 4 Height. Weight. Bow—aAlbert Waterinan Mor- gan, '78, Ac., New York... 21 61 160 No. 2—George Wasbingion Irving, L. 3.8. Taunton, M * 6.77.10 158 L. 8. 3., Worees' Mass. 20 69210 159 No. 4—Martin Reilloy Ja- cobs, "79, Pa, 5.10 167% 5.08 16255 , Cambridge, Mass. 6 169 No, 7—Joel Carlton ‘Bolan, 276, Ac, Charlestow Mass... asin 225 6102.10 156% Stroke—William Amos Ban- croft, 78, Ac, Cambridge, . MAM xe; cscss>ssccarccs SHR. GR 188 in—George Locke eeney, "78, Aa, Kase ae - 106 rages of oarsmen—Age, 21%; height, 6.10; weight asa, 6°, is5 height, H Inflated Chest. Biceps, Forearm. jow—Morgan.... 3 No, 2—Irviny 13 1L2 No. 3—Tbayer. “4 14 No, 4—Jacobs. 13 1nd No. 5—Le Moyne. 13 11 No, 6—James.. 185 11.6 No. 7-—Bolan .., 13 1.5 Stroke—Bancroft. 14.3 poy 4 Rei, we Henry Prince Warden, 78, v0 alc Fan &o., Kingston, Mass 2 20 5.07 156 THe KX. All the men have had more or less previous expert- ence with the.oar except Jacobs, who is a raw recruit mevery sense of the word. Bancroft rowed in lust your's Freshman crew at Saratoga, and is con- Bidered a reliable and conscientious —_oars- man. His stroke is regular and exhibits but little raggednoss, Bolan bas done sharp work in class crews, and now keeps up hig end in the shell in a style and form that the coach cannot find much fault , with. James sat at port bow in the '75 University si and is now the heavy weight in the boat’ He wiil ni prove a passenger any of the way down the Connecti- cut on the 80th inst. His oar is regular und very clean. Le Moyne also did service in ‘last year’s Fresti- man six, as did the bow Morgan. The lattor occupi the same seat in that shell that he now has, and ac- quitied himselfcreditably. His strength and endur- auce are beyond all question, as both have been thor- oughly tested. Irving has appeared in cl races und done well. All in all, Harvard, though not seusing an eight so physically perfect as has a crew that is very uniform, which is doling excellent work and getting great speed out of its boat, They now row thirty-six strokes in practice, and continue this the entire iour mi rowed every evening. The shell responds to the exertion, and mo" through the water quite fast. When I saw them in the “back bay” last night they wore rowing in creditable shape, but not. upto that periection of form necessary to win. Occasionally one or two of the starboard oars splashed water, but yot that side of the boat was equal to the other.’ It must not be forgotten by oarsmon that any one of a crew has bis companions very much at his mercy; if ho gets careless he may spoil the rowing of all the rest; and again, if his vad rowing bas previously been the cause ot tho whole crew going badly, the entire team may suddenly amend the moment that the original offender cures hig faults, which per the rest. Harvard Tows very nicely together, and she shows a capacity for pace, but whether it is the speed that will win, or whether the crew can stay, ain Open questions, MARVARD'S SHELL. Tho new shell of tho Harvard crew was built by Jobn Blake, of Cambridge, Mass, and is of the fol- lowing dimensions:—Length, 58 ieet; extreme width, 24 inches; dopth in centre, 8% inches; forward, 73% inches; aft, ban inches; weight about 240 pounds. Tne oars, which are about 12 fect 6 inches, were made by Tozer, of London, formerly Ayling’s fore- man. ard has secured quarters at the Goldthwait jon, the Longmeadow road, two mi and a further down stream than the Yale's abiding of the be at col- have much, if jn the Connec- lege class day, the 23d, they will auy, advantage of Yale in being fr tigut. ‘THE COURSE ON THE CONNRCTICUT. The boats will be started about twenty feet below the mouth of the town brook. This poiut being just above Hampden Park (race track), the view of the con- test from tl immediately atter the start will be ex- cellent, The shelis will thon pass underneath the rail- Toad and highway bridges, whose piers would present an objectionable Jeature to the course, but tor the ‘that the coxswains will look that they are salely passed, By the timo tho boats pass the thickly settled tion of the city below the bridgea the oarsmen will ve gone ove mile, and at this junciure the struggle is anticipated to be real spitited, And here will be one of the more interesting poiuts of the great battle, as from the time the shells come in view until they dis- appear in the bend of the river will be nearly or quite two wiles. When the Agawam steam terry route is reached two miles anda hall will have been rowed. On the west sido of tho stream, just below the ferry runs the river road, so familiar to all who partici in or witnessed the regattas of 1872 aud "73. This road skiris the bank for a long distance, aflording the spec- tators a fine view of the third mile of the course, and, to toe sharper eyed, the beginning of the fourth. The place, however, to see the finish will be the large lot which the Regatta Committee has secured on the river bank opposite the Long Meadow station. Here a stand, or rather seats, will be erected, capable of accommo- dating about 3,000 people, and trains will run to the spot, COLUMBIA COLLEGE CREWS. Tho Colambia College crews left town yesterday morning on the cleven o’clock train for Saraioga, where they intend to havea month’s practice before tho inter-collegiate regatta comes off. Captain Good- ‘win, who came in second in 1875, has been able to ro- tain the services of all the crew who rowed on that oc- casion, and (he composition of his boas is consequently the same now as it wastben. It w composed as fol- Jows:— Weight, © Weight, J. Sprague. ++-155 G. M. Hammon 166 EE Suge 08 C. 8, Boyd, 180 J. G. Murpny... 160 J.T. Gooawi All these men, without exception, are hovest work- era, It was by bard work and sheer determivation that they brought themscives so near to victory last | month, A year before the regatta they exhibited little promise of the excelience to which they subsequently attained, There was scarcely # man in the boat who caught the water well at the beginning of his stroke; several of them screwed in or out of the boat, and there was no uniformity of swing among them.’ All these defects were overcome long Sorore the day of the race. ‘They acquired time, life, swing and catch, and proved themseives to be one of the most formidabio crews on the lake. If, indeed, their practice had not been interrupted by the uafertanat nce of a boil on the right hand of their No, 3, Morphy, itis more than tikely that they would have turned the tables upon tho Cornell crew, ‘The ireahmen’s crew is composed as follows:— Weight. Weight, ©, Eldridge HL. G. Hilton, The annual regatta of the Nereid Boat Club takes place this aiternoon over the usual course off Say Ridge. The first race will be for four-onred gigs. The entries are:—-The l’anope (colors, red); bow, James A, Bergen; No. 2, KE. T, Nichols; No. 3, Benjamin A. Jessup; stroke, Joseph P. Earle; coxswain, R. 8. Mor- rison; and the Endora (colors, blue); bow, H. C. Brown; No. 2, ©. T. Jefferies; No. 3, William Febr; stroke, R. S. Bussing, Jr.; coxswain, Edward Hal- acy. ‘The pair-oared shells Thows (colors, red), pulled by Charles M. Buell, bow, and Frank B. Tracy, stroke, avd Erato (colors blue), pulied by F. Haw- tou, bow, and W. A. Brown, stroke. The third rave ‘will be for single sculls, for a challenge cup, vaiued at $150, presented by Mr. William H. Gladwin, the win- net to be open to Shaeoery for the cup lor twe years, The entrjes are:—Joseph P. Karle (cvlors red), Ben- jamin A. Jessup (colors blue and white) and F, B. * (colors winte). Mr. W. H. Giaiwio will be judgo retereo and Mr, C. C. Brown starter for all the races. At the conclusion of the re; ta the boat will make a temporary landing, and will then take the guests for a sail up the Hudson. cy Pabst will furnish the music and supper will be served on board. Tho Re- juita Cominittee conswis of Messrs, W. 1). Johnson, ‘rancis Lawton, Jr., R. 8. Morrison,J P. Earle, J. A. Giadwin and Charies R Fitnt, ana the Reception Com- mittee of Messrs. Henry Karle, Chairman; W. J. Cowing, C. L. Middleton, Ellis W. Gladwin, F. B. Tracy, William Wise, Jr, William M. Ivins, W. rie and BL Willard, LACROSSE IN LONDON. Tonosto, June 19, 1876. The Globe's London despatch says the Lacrosse teams play to-day at Lord's cricket ground their last pubiic game. They retarn by the Moravian on the 20th inst. The Prince of Wales will witness a private Match before the teams return. TROTTING IN: KENTUCKY. FIRST DAY. Kestocky Trorrmg Hurse Brespers’ AssoctaTion, Lyxincrox, Ky., Turspay, Juxm 13, 1876.—First trot, sweepstakes for three-year-olds, $50 entrance, half forieit ; $100 by the Association to second horse; third horse to save his eutrance. H. C. McDoweil’s ch, c, Honor, by Bel- mont, dam Glory, by Jackson's West- ery Sta Saal dines, 2 DS B. J. Treacy’s br. f Aldine, by Almont, dam by Toronto... seorereee ld 123 3 R. P. Pepper's ch. t. Cygnet, by Harold, dam Juliet, by Pilot, Jr. 32322 Traynor & French's (Green Clay's) b. f. jattie Price, by Woodiord Mambrivo, dain by Idi seeseeeeeee @ Bi Ford & Jef tucky : by Joe Dow dam by Longstreet.. 5 5 dis. * George Keene's Fr. een Jim, by Keene's Lookout, dam Laura Fair, by Morgan Raley * ar Time, ¥ Hp diaiigna Same Day—Secoxp Tror.—Purse $700, tor horses thas have m utes; $450 to first, 150 to second and $100 to third horse, Jesse and W. H. Dunn enters H. C. Mock’s br. m. Jennie H., by Black Diamond, dai second Norman. R. P. Pepper's b. h. Pasa’ Glory, by Jackson’s Wes: H.C. McDoweil’s b. g. George, b; Whitoball, M. M. Clay's 'b; mv. Circe, by by McDonaid’s Mamorino * E. F. Geer’s (A. J. MoWhirter’s) ch by Bransford, by Golddust, dam Bell Morgan, by Vermont Morgan... .. 6 R. S. Strader’s ch. g. Longwood, Time, 2:404; —2:37%{—2:4045. Sanz Day—Ssvonv Trot. —Purse for horses that have never trotted better than 2:30; to first, -$150 Lo second and $50 to third horse. A. J. McKimmin’s bik. bh. Blackwood, Jr., 5 ld, by Blackwood, dam Belle Sheri- m. Gumball, by Black Prince, dam Mollie Mott. “. 2 John T. Jones’ ch. m, Ashland Kate, by Ash- land Chie, dam by C 38 28 Wronuspay, June 14, 1876—Finst Trot. —Swoep- stakes tor tour-year-olds, $100 entraneo, half forfeit; $100 by the association to the second horse and $50 to the third horse: John Anderson's ch. f, Lady Patcben, by Mambrino Patchen, dam Idaho, by Gill's Vermont ......-. Naas dans, Mi sT T. 4. Snyder's ch. c Post Boy, by Magic, * dam by Berkley's Ned Forrest...........1 2 2 2 H.C, McDowoll’s cb. f Bello Hewitt, by Belmont, dam Grace Hewitt, by Wilson's Snow Storm..... .. oe : 3 33 T. J. Megidven’s b f. Belle Curtis, by Curtis Hambietonian, dam by Boston.. see 4 BOSE Popper & Macy's b. c, Woodford Chief, by Clark Chict, dam by Billy Townes a Dr. L, Herr's br, t. Girl E. Queen, by Mam: brinv Patchon, dam by Dixie. Time, 2:32 42:98 55286 4—2:38 4, THIRD DAY. Tnonspay, Juxx 15, 1575—Purse $700, for horses that bavo never trotted betier than 2:50; $450 to first, $160 to socond, and $100 to third norse. Macey Bro’s ch. g. Elmwood, by Mam- ‘ brino Patehen, dam by Sir Wallace....1 2 2 2 1 A.J. McKimmin's br. g Warrior, by Ju- dian Chief, dam Rockaway ........0... a a Jos, H. Kwa't's b. h, Mambrino Billy, by Mainbrino Patchen, dam by Miller’sJoe Downing. ..... 3 B. J. Treacy’s b. g. Albrino, ‘dum by dambrino Chiel.. R. G. Stoner's b. m. Alla, dam by Brinol ee Ree a3 8 by Almont, Rares te or er ar by Almont, Timo, 2 Same Day—Srcoxo Tror.—Purse $300, for horses that have never trotted better than 2: 175 to frst, $75 to second, and $50 to third. H.C. McDowel & George, by Hero, dam y Whiteball........... Hp Se Te ' R. P. Pepper's 0. ‘ Chief, dam by Billy 1 74.22 Dr. J. Hirsch’s b. g. Little Tot by Benton's Diomed. 244 unn’s b. g. Ike Mary m by Mambrino Choriater 538 N. T. Cheek’s b. m. Richmon ~ 8 dis. vry’s Lexington, dain unknown Ti TROTTING Al POUGHKEEPSIE. The Hudson River Driving Park, at Poughkeepme, begin their frst summer meeting to-day, to bé con- tinued Wednesday and Thursday. The first trot has twenty entries and the second one seventeen, two fields that are unexceptiouable in quality, The trotting must be good. WEST SIDE PARK. There was @ largo attendance at West Side Park yesterday. There was only one event, a purse of $150 for horses that never boat 2:35, mile heats, best three in five in harness, The strugglo between Harry Gil- bert and St, George was most exciting. Tho result was as follow: jUMMARY, H. H. Gilbert's s, g. Harry Gilbert. aii ‘T. Crane’s r. g. St. George. 233 D, M. Sandford’s b. m, Fis 422 P. Manee’s 5. m. Nellie V. e4a4 Thomas Bower's dr. SALE OF THE MIDDLE PARK YEAR- LINGS, [From the London Standard, June 5.) ‘The first of the annual yearling sales took place at Middle Park on Saturday, Mr. Blenkiron deciding to dispose of nis yearlings threo weeks earlier than usual instead of following Hampton Court and Cobham. A fine summor-like day indaced a large attendance in the beautiful Eltham paddocks, aud buyers were well rep. resented, among those round the rostrum and on the carriages which surrounded the ring being Prince Bat- thyany, Duke of Hamilton, Lord Falmouth, Sir J. D. Astley, Sir G. Chetwynd, General Pearson, Major Bar- low, Captain Bastard, Captain Cooper, and Messrs. Jar- dine, Alexander and Aris:ides, Baltazzi, Gerard, Houldsworth, C. Samuda, Beddington, Gretion, W. S Mitchell Innes, Santord, R. C. Naylor and 8. V. Morgan. Among the trainers we observed Jobn and Joseph Daw- son, John Porter, John Day, Robert Pick, John and James Nightingall, T. Brown, C, Blanton, Caswell, W. Arnull, H. Wooleote, T. Ansley, J. Lowe, Clay, W. G. Stevens and J, Potter, and when Mr. Tattersall took bis just after two o'clock the muster rouud the ring The first half dozen lots, us PF the Sister to Pasquin and Sai unsold the bidding became brisker, and until lot forty-two was reached only ono animal went under three figures. SirG. Chetwynd purchased a handsome though small sister to his two- | year-old Victerie (who ran third for t) psom Manor Stakes on Derby day) for 400 guineas, und a dilly b; Rosicrucian, out of Zenobia (the dam of Black Watch), went tor the same price to Mr. R. Peck, after ort tion with Mr. Gretton. The next lot was a oult to Agricola), by Victorious out of Roma, and r, Gerard obtained him for 420 guineas, a filly by the game site, out of Queen of the North, going to the Dake of Hamilton tor 160 guineas, The first of the Vespasiaus was a nice colt out of Wild Beauty, and Mr. Taylor got him for 310 guineas, and a filly out of Seclusion (Hermit’s dam), a8 handsome #4 paint, though rather on the small side, wos knocked down to Ansley for 400 guineus. A useful looking colt, by Victorious, out of Lord Berner's dam, tetched 25u guineas, and alter Mr. 1. Brown had given 40 yuin- cas less for & filly vy the same horse, out of Imogene. three of the cracks were Jed into the ring ip succession, g000 looking filly by Parmesan, out of Audet ida (her Uirst joni), excited some spirited bidding be- tween Joseph Dawson and Major Barlow, but the latter stayed the longest’ and obtained her for 750 guineas. Another first loa), a cult by Rosicracian, out of Lite Heroine, was put in at 200 guineas; but Joseph Dawson at once said 400 guineas, which was capped by the Duke of Hamilton oflerivg a moukey. Mossrs. Naylor and Gretton then took up the bidding, and the colt was evontually secured to the Kingscieré patron at 1,000 guineas. Mr. Naylor appeared determined to have ihe colt by Sir J. Hawley’s old horse, out of Lady of the Forest, and the contest between the Horton squire and H. Wooleott was a shurp one; but the 1,300 guineas ot the Berkbampton ¢rainer obtained the colt, ana he will make lis appearance i the jacket of Sir G. Chetwynd next seaxon, as will the next lot, perhaps, a cole by Sauaterer, out of Florimel’s dam, ‘A buzz of excitement went round the ring as the gen- craiy accepted pick of the sale was led in, this being a fine upstanding colt by Rosicrucian, ont ‘of Finesse, and theretore hail vrother to Kevoke, Jesuit and Castle Wellan, Put in at 500 guineas he rapidly went to | 1,000, when the bidding becawe slow and in fifties, tir, Gretton and Joseph Dawson went to 1,300 guineas, ‘on which price the Bedford Lodge trainer would not advance, to the ehagrin of those wno bad het that the colt would reach 1,500 guineas, A:brother to Kerry- fleld and Lucy Sutton was soon knocked down to Mr. Gerard at 620 guineas, and 1t did not take long for the hall sister to Ursula, by Rosicrucian, to run up to 530 guiness, at which sam she was taken by @ pairon of Ansiey’s stable, The colt by Rosicructan Gamos, who was expected to fetch some money, Was not ap, baving met with an ac- cident, and the colt by the ¥ame sire out of Fenella failed to tind a | her 9 Only five of the next nine were sold, the Duke of Hamilton buying four of them; aud he got a colt by his old horse Cupitaliste out ot Brown Agnes, ope of the valuable Agnes blood, very cheaply at 800 guineas, Those not sold and a few that wore not included in tho cataloguo will be offered lator in the season, most prubabiy at onc of the Newmarket aujumn meotings, Altowethor the sale must be con- sidered a most successful one, the furty lots disposed of realizing # total of 11,875 guineas, the average being the excellent one of nearly 207 guineas. The young- sters of Rosicrucian materially assisted to this on and the seven of this valuable sire’s produce fetched the largo sum of 5,085 guineas, er an average of over 719 guineas, + O'LEARY’S LONG WALK. San Francrsoo, June 19, 1876. OL ary began his 500’ milos waik against four ama- tears last night at tweive o'clock. PIGEON SHOOTING. TRA A. PAINE WINS TWO MATCHES IN LONDON. Lonpow, June 8, 1876. The tie between Captain Aubrey Patton and Ira A. Paine, on the £100 pigeon match was shot off yesterday afternoon at the Gun Club's grounds, near Shepherd's Bush, A high wind was blowing at the time and the birds were unusually strong. Quite a crowd of sport- ing men had assembied to see the shooting. To trying bis gun upon the two birds which are allowed before the match begins, Paine bad missed both his birda, This possibly had something to do with the slight odds which wero offered and readily taken in favor ot the Englishman. Before’ five shots had been fired however, the betting was reversed, and odds were freely offered—without an abundance of takers—upon the American. Paine killed the great majority of his birds at the first shot, although on two occasions be brought down bis game after it had got fairly off upon the wing. Captain Patton’s shooting is deserving of great eom- mondation, He shoots with a grace and effectiveness which entitles him tobe classed among the most eflec- tive pigeon shots im England, Small of stature and Light of build, he was, both in figure and the airy man- mer of his shooting, in decided contrast with the methodically calm work of Paine. THR sHooTING, ‘The sport began at turce o'clock, Paine losing the toss and missing the tirst bird, while Patton's was gathered. Vaive’s seventh bird fell just inside the lence ufter everybody present had agreed that 1t would goover. Hoth wereeven at tho seventeenth round, Dutat the nineteenth Paine began a run which gave him the game. He killed eleven birds without missing. The score was :— Marcu for £100, between Captain Aubrey Patton and Tra A. Paine, shot June 7, 1876. 1 1,0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 1,1, 0, 1,3, 1, 1 23, Patton—-1, 1, 0, 1, . 1,3, 1, 0 0, 1, 1, % 9 1,0, 1,0, 1, 6,1, 1,60, 1,4, 4, 1, 6 Paine was declared winner by three birds. SROOND MATCH, After a few minutes’ reat a match between Paine and Captain Shelley was arranged, £10 aside, twenty biras each, The andicnce seemed to be certain of Paine’s victory, and odds were lurgely in his favor. The score was: Falne—t 0 4, 0,2, 2,1, 2 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0,2, 1, l—1 jey—0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 1, 3,1, 2, 3. ” shell Paine won by ope bird. AT THR HURLINGHAM CLUB, FULHAM. [From the London Morning Post, June 7.] ‘There was again a large company present in the shoot, tng enclosure in Hurlingham Park yesterday afer. noon, when Thirty Yard Sweepstakes, of £10 each, Bfteen birds each, «or s £30 cup, those miss ing four to retire, was decided. Thirty-three members contended, and on the conclusion of the fifteenth round Captain Maxwell Lyte and Captain Aubrey Patton had each killed 12 out of 15 and bad, therefore, to suoot off for the first prize, £210 and cup, which wax evontually won by Captain Lyte, who brought down 15 out of 18, with a central- fire brecchloader, by Bons, Captain Aubrey Patton winning the second prize, £80, by. grassing 14 oat of 18, with « central firo brécchloader by Grant. Asall'the other competitors had missed four cach, and as 1b was too late to shoot off for the third prize, £40, it was arranged to decide the ties to-morrow at half. past _twolve rovious to shooting for Twenty- five Yar Sitoeepsiakes. Tho following is the scoro:— ‘A Tainty Yanvs Sweerstakxa of 10 sova. each, 15 birds each, for a £30 cup presonted by the club; those missing four to retire, 33 subscribers, Mr, Howard 8. Jaftray, Mr. Frederick Norris.. Captain Shelle; Captain G. Rayner... Mr. EH, Conant......101 Captain Maxwell T.yto and Captain Aubrey Zatton having each killed twelve out of fliteen, wore called up to shoot off the TIES FOR THE FIRST PRIZE—BIRD FOR BIRD, Captain Maxwell Lyte (first prize, £210 and ag Pdr3 prize, £80). ° CUP), carererseceressssernsees captnta Aubrey Patton (second 11 The third prize, £40, will be shot off to-morrow, aos mentioned avove. CREEDMOOR. ritchard- Killed, sph Maxwoll Lyte... L12110111111010 12 tL Aubrey Pation,.110011111011111 12 11100110111110 Ww 111110001110 8 101011110110 8 try.. 11011011010 7 Capt H. B. Pattoa.....1111111000 7 Mr. Bruin. 10110111100 7 Mr. Otho, 11110110100 7 Mr. F, B, Darvuil 11001011110 7 Mr, Kdgar Larking.-.. 1110011100 6 ir. Rock...... 10111100190 4 Mr. E. R. G. Hopwood. 101111010 e Capt. W. F, Leyghton,, 010011110 5 Mr. North....... 011111000 5 Mr. Berkeley Lucy 001011110 5 Capt, W. 0. Duncombe, 101110100 5 10011010 r 00101110 4 11101000 4 .11100100 4 1110000 3 001010 2 001010 010100 000 soases BY MEMBERS OF THE FIFTH BRIGADE, Detachments from the regiments composing the Fith brigade paraded yesterday at Creedmoor for rifle prac- tice in the third class for the first time during the presont season. Two hundred and fifty-one men par- ticipated in the shooting, and with very poor results, considering their winter’s practice im the armoriecs. The Fifteenth battalion was represented by seventy. seven men, the Thirteenth regiment sent seventy-six, the Twenty-eighth fifty-four and the Fourteentn forty. four men, Of the entire number only nine men qualified to shoot for marksmen’s badges, Major Jowell was rifle inspector and Captain Baldwin, of the Thirteenth, off RIFLE PRACTICE cer of thoday., The following are the scores of Mose who qualified to shoot for-marksmon’s badges :— THIRTEENTH REGIMENT, | 300 400 Ga Names. Yards, |7l) Yards |T'/Tt Lieutenant villovt... Private Hammond..... Ordnance Serge Browe|5 4 4 2 5} 208 440 3] 14 PRT ERNTH BATTALION, Me. | e 300 | 400 | Names. | Yards, |r| Yards. jf 45 8 4) 20/5 4 4 4 0) 17) 37 4220 4] 12/4405 2) YP Lieutenant Pape, Private Blank NTH REG: ine Names Yards, |1| Yards. vena rot re J Captain Wandelt 4223 3) 142304 2) 11) Private Erdman 244643! 17/8302 0) 8 26 RIFLE NOTES. The first competition for places ou the team to shoot the return match with Ircland in the United States at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards takes place at Creedmoor to- day, under the auspices of the Amateur Rifle Club. FOX HUNTING, As tho satisfied citizens of Port Richmond were on- Joying their after dinner cigars at dusk on Saturday evening they were roused trom their contentment by a pack of fox hounds coming through the stroots in full cry. A Wtile way behind them came about thirty gentlemen, most of them members of the Staten Isiand Shooting Association of Port Richmond. It afterward ‘ranspired that they were ont on a “drag” nant, and were trying some dogs that they had recently obtained from cebrated ketnels in Virginia and Pernsytvinia, Joe Donohue, having visited tho ‘sland last fall and winter several times, stimu a desiro among the Shooting Association to possess a pack, and, throagh the efforts of J. F. Rathan, C. M. Jonnson and ©. Tran- tor, they lave bern able to s2cure seven urst class animals. MILITARY POLO MATCHES AT BRIGH- TON. {From the Sportsman, June 6) ‘Tho first day's polo took place yesterday, under the auspices of the International Gun and Polo Club, when fiftéen cavairy officers took part in tne proceedings. Some splendid hits were made, and the player’ were loudly cheered by the spectators, who numbered about 1,500. ‘The polo pony race was won by Capt. Ross’ gray pony M jeated eight others cleverly by three pital o bat tho resume day (tuesday), wh twenty trained ponies from Mr. Dupot on the grouna tor accommodation of play may come from « A YACHT STOLEN, Hatarax, N. 8., June 19, 1876. The yacht Petrel, of sixteen tous, was stoien from ths Dominion wharf yesterday and taken to sca by un- | known parties, 5 RACQUET COURT CLUB HOUSE DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW EDIFICE—ITS I® TERNAL ARLANGEMENT—1TO BE OPENED TO DAY. Peculiar among the buildings of New York is the one recently completed at Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth street. It was designed and built under the auspices of the Racquet Court Clab of this city. The house bas a frontage of 100 eet on West Twenty. sixth street and seventy-tive feet on Sixth avenue Tho building aud its probable uses have puzzled ail who were not aware of the organization of the new Racquet Coart Club. Early in 1875 a number of the prominent genttemen in this city organized the elub and mado liveral sabserip. tions toward the building of « club nouse, In May, 1875, work was commenced on the foundation, nut much delay was caused by meeting a mass of granite a few feet below the street surface and covering the entire site. Steam rock-drills were employed and the energy of the architect put to its test, Ono month ago the Racquet Court Ciub commenced play ‘own alleys, and to-day they will tormally recei invited guests One thousand invitations sentout. After the usual reception the Wwithes several” match games of ra quet and other athletic sports, The club is composed of 250 mem- bers, and is limited (9 509. ‘The entrance fee ia | andthe annual dues the same amount, The ofc for the ensuing year are:—William R. Travers, Presi- dent; Rutheriord Stuyvesant, Vice President; W. Watts Sherman, Treasure: Morgan, Secretary. joverning Committee—William BR. Travers, Ruther: Stuyvesant, Edward La Montagne, A, Wright San- Heury L. Burnett, Jobn A, ford, Charles 4G. Franekly owery, William man, Matthew Morgan, orge 8. Bowdoin, Roiand Redmond, Bell, Jr, ward G. Field, Frederic Bronson, flenry C. Babcock, James V. Parker, Charles E. Strong, William P. Douglass, George P, Wetmore, Louis 1, ‘Lorillard, | James Curphey, Cornelius Fellowes, David Lyaig and Thomas R. Fisher. Racquet Court Committee--E, La Montagne, RB. Stuyvesant, David Lydig, H. ©. Babeock and B. @ F : § moasinw mittee—Frederick Bronson, Isaae Bell, Jr., Rolans mnond and a. W. Sanford. . House Comm: Henry L. Burnett, W. W. Shere man, J. Curphey, C. £. Strong and M. Morgan, CLUB HOUSE. All of the singular thoughts awakened by the peca- liar architecture of the club bouse ere met and fully answered in a close ecrutivy of the building. The | house rises four stories above the strect and on the | Twenty-sixth street front, just above the first floor | are four windows, shaped ‘like V's, jutting from the house and rising ‘almost to the flying balcony, just unper a strangely built roof that overhangs the walls, Vhe wigdows were planned first with a view to the convenience of members within the bouse, giving them full views east and west through Twenty-sixth street, The external appearance was made to conform to the general syle The lower sashes of tne windows are of plate glass and the upper ones of stained glass in kaleidoscopic colors, The balcony runs the whole length of the Twenty-sixth street front, on a level with the racket gallery. The peculiar overhanging root bas attracted much atten- tion, It was designed to prevont the rays of the sun from peuetrating the racket courts and to enable the members to leave the upper windows of the racket court open for ventilation without using blinds. This arrangement has proved to be very satisfactory. For greater strength and economy the walls on thetwo fronts are buttressed, the buttresses being connected by arches turned between them at a height of cighty feet above the street, at that height receiving the feet of the roof trusses There are no windows on the Sixth avenue front above the second story, that portion of tho front forming one of the sides of | the day racquet court, The ground floor is devoted ta atores, and the basement to stores and the engine and heating apparatus. Entering tho poreh of the Clun House on tho Twenty-sixth street iront, the visitor ts ushered into a short hall, brillinty lighted, and pass- ing upa short flight of stairs reaches the first tloor. In its contre is a spacious hall foored with yellow pine, the sides trimmed with ash Opdning on all sides are suits of private bachelor apartmepts, comprising parlor, sitting room, bathroom, closets, &c. Tho poxt floor ts occupied by the social rooms of the club, the bathing and dressing rooms, and the bar. On the Twenty-sixth street front of thie floor, occupying one-balt of the length of the building, is the parlor, It is modestly but richly furnishe: Adjoining, on theeast, is a pleasant amoking reom, and next the billiard room contaming two tables fla- ished in ash to correspond with the other trimmings of the house, The presideut’s rooms are on the Sixth | avenue front of this floor. On the third floor, or, as it 1s termed, ‘the racquet court floor.’’ 11 thirty-two fect wide, seventy-two feet I ry feet in heighth In a ry about twelve feet above the floor are two bowling _ alley: with seats so arranged that members and their invited gui can witness the athletic sporta Opening from the gymnasium is a corridor givin, access to the two racquet courts, The courts are o the same size, being sixty-ihree fect long, thirty-one feet six inches wide, and the extreme height to wl skylight forty feet. The sides are built of bric! covered with a thin coating of Portland cement, day cuurt is colored red, and the night court white, Tae floors im cach court are of Portland cement, c lored the same us the walls, Fronting the racquet courts are two galleries for the accommodation of spectators, capable of seating about five hundred people, About thirty feet above the floor of the court isa running track, making the circuitof the two courts, distance about the twentioth of amile. The entire building 18 prow vided with the most approved heating and’ ventilating apparatus, Tho owner is Mr. A. 8. Thorp, and the architect Mr, Alfred H. Thorp. THE COACHING CLUB [From the London Sportsman, June 8] Yesterday witnessed tho second meet of the season of the above club, at the Magazine, Hyde Park. The after. noon was warm and dry, but bigh clouds tempered the heat of the sun. There was a great gathering of specta- tors, both horse and foot, and the drive was crowded with vehiclos of all sorts, extending from Hyde Park corner to the emtrance to Kensington Gardens. The Imost equally well Giled with hentia oe he away to the Alexandra Gato, The © place at live o’clock and sous put in an appearance, As usual, they wero mi lied im front of the Magazine, the Du ufort jeading the van, The teams represented belonged to the following noblemen and gentlemen, and were, in most instances respective owners :—The Duke of Beau Lord Charles Beresford, Lord Ce Lord Caring. ton, Lord Poulett, Sir Talbot Constable, Sir Henry Tufton, Sir John Lister Kaye, Sir Henry Thompson, Colonel Egmout, Colonel Murray, Coiouel Albert Somer: ket, Colonel Thursby, Major Jary, Major Carlyoo, Major Stapylton, Major Rolls, Major ‘Asheton, and Messrs, Henry Brassey, M. P., Foster, Gassiot, Bill, | greaves, Kinnuird, Murtetta, Oakley, Powlet, Rei Sandeman, Challoner Smith, Starkey, Trotter, Carte? Wood and Alfred de Rothscnild, The pick of the 136 horses harnessed to the long siring of coaches yesterday were, undoubtedly, the four magnificent browns ot Mr. Alfred de Rothschild, which, to use a familiar expres sion, were just as splendid as money could buy. ‘The course en by the coaches was down the drive to Hyde Wark corner, then around to Alexandra gate and so on to’ Richmond, where a section of the members of the club subsequently dined atthe Star and Garter Hotel, Many of those at tho meet did not, howe proceed to Richmond, but after having accompanied the main body a short ais- | tance on their way returned by the Alexandra g ite into the park and drove round and round to the no small delight of those present. ‘The Jackies and gentlemen who drove to Richmond were in time to stroll surough tho bazaar held at t tur and Garter yesterday for 1 | benefit of the National Orphan Home at Ham, The Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Tesk, the Duchess of Northumberland, &c., were presont. We take thie opportunity of recording that, the Coaching Club har forwarded a donation of £50 in aid of the Cabdrivers! Benevolent Association, Soho sq) The next moet of tho club will take place at the Mugazine, Hydo Park, on the 2ist inst. at noon. aiter that time tuirty- 3 YACHTING NOTES. The following passed Whi ne yesterday :—Yachi Meta, N.Y.Y.C,, Mr, Willam Islin, from New Rochelle for New York. Yacht Dreadnaught, N.¥.¥.C., Mr ©. J. Osborn, from the eastward for New York. Yacht Mystic, B.Y.C., Mr. C. H. Hall, from Groem- wich for New York. Yacht Tewpest, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. R. 8 Elliott, from New York for Matonicock Island. ‘The regatta of the New Jersey Yacht Club comes 09 to-day, at ten A. M. The race may bo witnessed from the shore on the Elysian Fields. ‘The course will be s triangular ono, and will bo snlled over twice. Couren from stakeboat off Club House to stakeboat off Hudsog Club House, thence to stakebdoat off Guttenburg, back te Club House and around Sga! BASE BALL NOTES. ‘Tho State championship was played at Syracuse yes- terday betwoen the Stars and Crickets, of Binghamton, and resulted in the dofeat of the latter by a score of 4 | to 2. At Columbus, Obio, yesterday, the Buckeyes de feated the Bostons by @ score of 7 to 5, " At Providence the Amhersts defeated the Brown Upiversity Club, the score being 6 to 5. To THs Emtor ov tim Hato: In your to-day's issue an account w given of the ro cent presentation of a testimonial to captala ole steamsDip which has just mado the fastest time on reoord across the Atlantic, and mentioning that, thoagh the ship was some four days ina dense tog, full spoed waa majatained. I would ask is this practice of dushiag at high speed across the Fishing apke and over the much frequented route betwoen New York and Liverposi commendable’ Is there no danger in it? Tf not from jee to the monster making qu ‘time, from Codli- sion to the numerous small traders, Coasvers aud fah- ing vessels along her road’ This tay be satisiactoriy explained, bot until it i# records of accidents trom thie cause will an be looked out for by ad re fully, ONE WHO HAs ONLY ChOSSEb TW