The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1876, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, WeHDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. $£00 added, of which $200 to tho second horse; | abd a quarier. minations for this event, but ouly three BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB. RACING First Day Summer Meeting. TRE REGATTA AT GREENPORT—ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EVENT—THE SCHOONERS ESTELLE AND COMET. AT SARATOGL t Tom Ochiliree, by Lexington, ¢ P, Lorrijlard’s brown gelding dam Maiden, 3 years old, hesinut tilly Mattie A., by Austral eid, + yeurs old, 113 Ibs. # the javorite over the field just before t Hie, however, was beaten by Parole in the Guexsrbrt, L, 1, July 24, 1876. After much discussion it has been deciaed by the | Brooklyn Yacht Club to have a regatta here to-morrow. | ‘The details of the event were arranged at a meeting of | the owners on the flagship Madeleine held th s morning Both schooners and sloops are to take art, the big borse giving it up bad after thr arters of @ mile was run, at ten o'clock, part, and the cours: A GRAND ATTENDANCE. but she quit there worse than Tom, and was a Paroie’s time was not rmarkable; { gallop for him: almost a triangular one, will be | from astakoboat off the Manhansett House, Shelter | | Island, to and around a stakeboat Shoal, thence tos etakeboat off the point of Gardiner’s | Island aud back to the point of departure, leaving the morks on the porthand, The distance ts estimated to 0 | be twenty-six miles. ENTRIES AND CONDITIONS, The schooners entered for the race are the Madeleine, | These will sail under an | agreement that the Madeleine wiil give the Estelle ten minutes allowance of tine, while the others will re- | ceive allowances in proportion based upon the club st furlong was merel: 4 fine gelding amounted to $1,660. of Crow Island | d can ran very Fair Weather, a Fine Trac&& and Good Sport. Yom Ochiltree. *arek Mattie A. leading about ‘om Ochiltree lapped on ch the lad on Mattie Parole running in front of | im Ochi ttree at her at the end of the first You Ochiitre fell to acapiiul sta FOUR CAPITAL’ RACES. |! the quarter st pulling her he a length, with ‘aytal and Estelle. Rhadamanthus, | quarter Parole | duit a tength in | turn the horses went flying, | th face of fom Ochiltree, with the Gliy's latter's sadd@e skirts Parole showin Tho stoops announced to compete are the evenly ticand the White Wing, while the Kate will also try her luck in the contest. ‘The conditions of the ruce other than already statod are that (he start shall bea flying one, ten minutes to be allowed to cress the by | ing within that time, though not ruled out, to bave their time counted at the expiration of the limit given. Schoovers are to carry all fore and aft gail except club topsells, and to race in ernising trim. restricted as to canvas other than balloon jibs are not ; boats can be carried or not as pleased by own- Otherwise the race is to be governed by club het (rag down the backstretch Saratoca, N. Y., Ja! The Saratoga Racing Association begun th teenth annual meeting to-day under the most favorable | auspices, The weather was d very fair condition after the del and Sunday last, and tne attendan ever seen on the 0) enjoyable pleasure gro | At anearly hour this morning Saratoga was astir making prepirations for the ra owned !n aud around the brought ou Broadway, drawn by ste * make up to con a lively business was done by who could go went was a large attendance on majority being elegantly and dies, who were highly delighted with ihe sports of the The lawn, too, in front of a lively appearance sales and Mutuels, and as a meeting made a favorable impress! seekers at Sarato; Four races were run, the first being a dash of five furlongs, the second one mile and three-quarters, the third one mile and a quarter and the fourth a mile and They all came off prompuy nounced on the card, which is the rule and not the ex- ception at this popular race course, field began to shout that Paroie had the track in | g rains of Saturday yce as brilljant as was , and ail boats not eross- diately aiier- and feli in the uCot Tom Ochiltree a i witer that Le u $ over gay and most Sloops are not | jong pole hom ween wengths abead of Tom Ocuiitree, like distance in 1 der the siring a Time of the mile 26 seconds, the alt 4 und che first track, and quite WINNERS OF "TIE ULE AND A QUARTER 8 Te a eA a y Babs The Regatta Commuttee 1s composed of Messrs. Henry awyer and John Oukey. ie, Vail, Sr,, John M, ig set for eleven o’ cio ive by the guests of the Man- whom are intensely interested, | and already sjeculating upon the result of the coutest. THK SCHOONEK € ‘The owner of the The prizes are cups hansett House, all 0 MKT. met, William A. Lang nis boat Unless Captain Jue | pune, N. J., ulways bis sailing mas. | alias, arrived in time to take aphed tor Ellsworto, bui at | wheiber he bas res Captain Joe is very busy giv. -—Parole (4). ulators in the hole the first day of Kilsworth, of Bay ter in match ra the winner to be s uteuded ty be sold for $2,000 $1,000, allowed 7 ibs, : for $500, 18 Lu rry 7 ibs, extra, (Dis event four horses came tu *s bay horse 2 ars Old, tO be sold jor | los. ; George Longst uain Kate Leonard, n on the pleasure this writing itis ne | to the summons or not he sailing master of the Countess o Leved Lo be solit to ¢ Daflerin the | of the course over | These were B.A. Clabu by Coneora, ¥ can’t get outof a bout isn’t developed, and then he has at bis com. a racing erew that it 18 pot possible to beat the | All this will be thrown | favor ot the Countess when she and the Sadeleme | Ler, so some of the Brooklyn yachismen, | with the cireun y would like to buck th a douur hus beea booked or posted clon itis weil to advise that Mr J, w York, owner of n' wosirous of ary, 4 yours old, $ Was called the Introductory turlongs, for all ages, for a purse of seven starters for this eveut, comp: R. Davis’ chestuut colt Romney, three years ol vay gelding Cyril, old, 104 Ibs. ; George Lor y Scramble, a dash of five noes of the case, Canadian yaebt, | being acqnain y sulked and could not she buck jum| y Curles, dam Poll ed 10 TUN a Step. piriied contest with aud the subjee enamed an apint tviy Drouched there , Interesting discussion Mr, Smith deemed th Py ty Nun's asco was @ gr Sbe always was un won @ race, althe At dtsappointm r and bas seldom | present cruise tue time, | ide the relat y vid, 118 Ibs, ; Morris’ chestaut colt Osseo, by to saiighe Estelle a for a dinner or dam Sophia, tive chestant filly Josie G. (sis ton, dam by Lexington, ture MeDaniel’s chestnut mare Alabama, live years old, 1 rorite, Josio C. being second in di third choice, the others seiting ing fk ears old, 115 lbs. ; John O'Donneii’s KIVIDg as his rea- Ellsworth was without him reported the matter ‘a8 dropped, with the following second, Piccolo third, rt, und stayed at the post. tower turn bait a ter one lepgil ahead ot d the quacter stretcn in | Paladin was first awa Madgo was a great fa. hh V6 a great fa. —bo you pot consider that the Comet {sa Ketelle, wiih Kilsworth to sail Rhadamanthus fasier boat than ‘the ur Jength in frovt of Osage, Why, of course, 1 do. hot con-nler that the Comet is a faster boat than tlie Estelle, without Lilsworth to han. , Paladin second, four lengths in Mr. Sarra—Do iration being dently being far trom who has been out of something like his ruun apthe homestretch asa race horse shot run more races during this sesson if he ¢ as gor d con/lition as he is now; wi quite up to the top notch. turn of speed, and sbe will when next she starts os She was on this occasion, time was the best on record. Madge third—the latter evi. Yee, certainly, I the name of all fairness, ( last year, and he came gley made to this last shot ge with Piccolo after him, nnd outer the As Valaain and aiadin was leading lused until ar the fur- Ung this morning that tho | on Wednesday worning at six | ort, butif the wind be not tavorabie | t barbor by nightlall the boats would | There hardly | Inspiration showed a fine h, but Piccolo gre he was on ev tor Uwo allerwards and th Hair was settled im . He came away and won by a length, tis behind Paladin, p ¢ rignatied to stop at} seetus a possibility of there being o the cruise alte Suil, ere may be and something yet caused to be “turned up’ to make tt a “Lt at were done when tt were done, then it dove auickly."? SUMMARIES, THY FIRST RACE. Ixtnoprerory Sckanwix, for wll ages, purse $400. Five turiongs, were well thabit v This morning tho Ej ieme took the Indi y enjoyed the ti Star | George Longstatl’s bik Leamington, b Mantansett house | lo excursion huge si0u Lor such a tre The Comet was also ekipping about the harbor with a party ef gentlemen on board, Rhadamanthus, 4 yours old, After a fow trials the horses were qual terms, but ina moment some of Tous ones drew out of the furlong, there was considerable distance oi ibe horses were ck and when the: to the regular course at the half mile ophia, 6 years olt, 115 108 the more ner. The schooners Mysui@ aud Comet eame off the ways pars old, 115 ibs The schooner Clio was hauled out this afternoon to clean aud print. Captain Holmes’ yacht Playful ia tention in the fiiteen feet added amidships and ber rig cl the “What Is 10? of last y between the Started midway up the ran ontot the ttracting some at y hab. g Cyril, by Piane Osseo seventh. lower turn, and as they passed the Josie C. was showing the way. Rbadamanthus third, Romney iour: ned fittle on the ot! Jeet im length, but Ler eabin r likes roamy rooms ev ve a boat with cramp ‘ywhere, and would | aud fitted with aa | Tum Travers Stak She is yacht weil worth visiting hall fertent, w: te by Waham i rs, Cyril and Osseo ‘ear-olds; $100 en- homestretch Rhadamanthus | Siuk’s One an three-quarter miles; forty-cigut nom. | MANHATTAN YACHL CLUB REGATTA, in the iniddie of the track, oe siruggle overtook Inspiration atter a gallant y yards from the atta of the Manhatian Yacht Club took place yesterday on the East River. course was from the club bowse at the toot of Eighty- | ninth street, passing to the southward aud eastward of | Ward's Isiand, to northward and westward of South Brother and Kiker’s islands, to southward and east- word of Throgs’s Point buoy, to and around the buoy at Sand’s Voint, ‘rounding the same trom leeward to windward, returning over same course, boats which had en-ered oid not put inan appearance at (he appoiuted hour, and only the Jollowing sloops Tho seventh annual re Lexington, dam Mil- place was the Romacy was ' ,, the best on recore by Aristides at Jerome Lark (1:04) being was tho Travers S trance, half tortei ution and $500, in piaie, by W akes for three-year olds; for ail ages, $00 exch, play or pay, Severnl eeeke to the second horse. Closed with twenty ono } with $800 adde There were fe Ws br g Parole, by Leamington, dam movt’s bay filly Suita Lorillard’s chestnut pe sedoln Hysiop, + lara’s b, & Tom ( SECOND CLASS. Commodore... 4 Henry Andras, Thomas P, Morreli, Austratian, dam Dolly Moruan; % F Minnie Manetteld, Sopiua Emma. J.D. Brassington, Purse $500, for ail ages; ihe winner to be sold at Goi te ancy bie tells the whole Tue following tal the others pot ricktown third, tos. ; for $500, 18 tered to be sold, to carry 7 ibs, extra One mile and a tnade no greater use of her than was 1 She is a good her engag: men lly requisite. Commodore. Sophia Kinma, 12° 15 ‘Toe judges were Me Chase and J. D. Smith. Not timed. | Barricade disapp FE. A. Clabangh’s bb. Piceoio, by Concord, as the race was 0 Rive seconds slower t N. Duckworth, George YACHTING P. Loriara’s . oo ww ‘The Atlantic Yacht Club will start on its annual sum. mer cruise on Saturday next (rom Gien Cove. wuich the club contempiaes visiting are , New London, Greenport, It is expected that tle entire fleet of thirty yachts will participate, jowing passod Whitestone, L. L, yesterday:— | | Yacht Magic, N.Y. ¥.G. (lato Mr, Garne:), from New | York to Newport. Yacht Netue, N. ¥. Y. C., formerly owned by Kev. ewport ior New York, &, L. Lorillara’s.. Time, 243%. Tho Paris Mutuels paid the following on the several The start was a capital o the best of « Stomington and the fractional # aud Went to the hue ou to the regular course t four jengths in froutot Suiana, who was vance of Ambush BASE BALL wnt of Fredericktown, Sultana ana Ambash, | The Alaska Base Ball Club will play pteunial Grounds, Jersey City, for the benefit of the er Monument , Suly 1 the occasion to bo either the arly the latter three lengths game on the | who were side and side, homestreich in this order aud eu those behind quickening passed the stand Mr, Hepworth, from ) SING SING CAMP MEETING, re vance of Frederic latter a neck in tront o! Parsuant to announcement, (he Methodist camp | g Sing Heights commenced yesterday, Aithough the wearher was tine ihe number in attend ance was unusually afternoon the serv. yew taverbacle Ww ibe dedicatory sern r, of Ute Jane str very close tog MeQuade’s cou rene of rome five 404 Madison street, war tho contested gamos yesterd ot Whiek was a four-handed y, with Martin Mahan as a o'clock tn the | Ss Were CoN mMenced by dedicating | cutly been erected on Was preached by Methodist Epis. rening a discourse in, of Sing Sing. ickiown, the ater 4 neck in three in five | torious, us will | Rev. W. W. Sev ehureh, New York. was delivered uy 1 deing beaten baif mile pole. Mables Sultana arther were Vict Casey and Mab) Hel, and the filly were parallc MeQuade ana! doubt around the lower turn, ally by a srt bead and th have a trifle the best of 1%, pole, it was notic pretty freely to Harricaie, Afier that it Was evident that the sister of Moparepist bad without popishment an ev THE LATE ALDURMAN LYSAGHT, Sultana leadin i b the colt would appea the three-qaarter thas Swim was using the pe A special meeting of tue Hourd of Aldermen was beld | at tweive o'clock yesterday, (0 take action upom the Mr, Patrick Lysaght, A waa received from Mayor Wiekham, ‘| the Ailerman. Keuly made a few appropriate remarks compimensary paced colleague, alter which | July 25, 1876, deat of their late ment: com municatid the death of pote Asrasy— nge avy man in Roman, best three To Tue Eorron L hereby cbal afair in band America to wrosile, in five, for $200 a side. 1 will also spara mateh with any m this country, for Walt y i advavee of Fre sown, the latter a iow le Time of the mile and thre Fas worth $5,000 WINNERS OF THE TRAVERS sTAnns. Year. 864—Kentacky. 866—Merriil. Ki to the eharacter of lis ue he ofered a preamble aud resulutions on tue sume sub- widg Committee ot Arrangements was | crmen Joba Reilly, seery, quarters, 3:15 he. foe Coburn pres hanied by thi ot, Billings and Pinekne: marks were also made by Aldermen Morris, Bil- Sheils, Purroy and ¢ Atieringly of the merits 0: The Board then adjourned, \ PYPCHER PONSI BLE. NOT RE oss, in which they deceased, To tre Eorr ew York Mh} sterday 's paper an MISAPPLIED, aweak looking woman, Hving at No. Sue managed, however, to break Patrick Flyno's head with a pitener, for aned yesterday betore . ju $800 to anewer. rek's head was picturesque and sympathy: if T0—Kinghahe’ isil—Harry Basset. fly-secoud street 4 crobat ia 3:00 THE THIRD RACE | Was a 6weepstakes for ail ges, $00 each, ply or pay, | NEWPORT. | How the Summer Is Passed by the Sea. THE POPULARITY OF An Afternoon at the Grounds. Newrort, July 24, 1876. The season at Newport has always been different from that seems to give it more individuality. of hoteis ories. | bas more magnificent drives or as many splendid villas, lls rocky coast gives the outline of the isiand pictur- esqucness and force and relieves what would be other- wise the monotony of a shore— Upon wh se endless reaches Of Dieak and barren beaches ‘The billows comb and pour, Newport harbor is one of the finest and most beauti- ful in America, and the town ttsetf, rising between the ocean and the bay toa hundred feet above the level of the sea, is charmingly situated, From the extreme southern pomt of the Island you look out upon 3,000 miles of ocean, and to the west are “The Dumplings,” | | Canonical Island, about wine miles long, which has | becn recently much improved and is easily reaebed by sieamboat, All these characteristics are, of course, well known to the workt of travellers, but wey explain the individuality which Nevport tas always possessed and which grows upon it with time, This is shown by the tut that imstead of following the natural tendency of tashionabie watering places, und advaucing to the noise aud bustle and eacitewent of an itpmense caravansary, it has turned itself into a city of homes, Only a few years ago Newport several large hotels; now the Occan House and” Aquineck are the only ones leit, was torn down last year. and boarding honses and but the cottages and villas lodging wh houses, line season, The town has an independent existence all | the your round, but when the summer begins another city 18 ated by the sea. ‘The people who own this | euperd city do not dupend upon the fano'es of fasion, bat come here as the swallow comes, weather, and stay Ullthe cool mutumu, ‘Thus the cot- tage season begins weeks belore the hotel season, and The Handreds of neither obe has much influence upon the other, hotel senson 18 just im its beginning. porsons, tlying trom: the extreme heat of New York, Boston and hiladelphia, have arrived ip the last Jew nd the desolate and empty porches begin to be lively, and the gloomy Jooks of the proprietors are replaced by smiles of delight, colored waiters anticipate siray dollars, and the mel- ancho.y porter rouses bimseif trom his daylong sleep. By the way, | wonder it these waiters ure uot some- | times really ricuer than the people they attend upon, Major Pendenns buy the house in which bis master lived, turned tho Indiguant and astunisbbed Mejor out of doors. hote THE QUIET OF NEWroRT, Bat this revival of the hotel season makes little dif- ference in the tone of Newport, its quietude, its dignity and unconscious ease. Nobody appears to be ina barry. ‘Vow carriages, and dracs aud phaetons drive along Bellevue avenue ait the day, and are out by hundreas on the suore road toward evening, but the horses alone | There is a slumbrous air even In he gay | scene, as it it were ‘wu lant in which it seemed aiways | | are iast. aiternoon,”? this atmosphere of repose gives a cbarin to Newport and ts one of the principal distinctions be- tween it and other sensido places. Pleasure im this | town is not public and docs not flaunt herself in the | Ste swings in cool hammocks under grean | trees; sho plays croquet on stooth lawns, she bathes | streets, | in tne breaking billows, and on Tuesdays and Fridays drives her spicndid teams to Fort Adams and listens to the music of the band, - THR GAME @¥ TOLD. Polo will undoubtedly give the residents of Newport * a great deal of eutertainment Gis season, Tae grounds 61 the Polo Club are at the toot of Thames street, and are tively laid out, beng as smooth as a cricket wield. There are wuts and trees and a plea the bay. ite resort, aud four-im-hand coaches, dregs and pony carriages filed with ladies make a gay and beautiial scene, Play begins at haif-pasi tive in the afternovn, and generaly conunues Hil sunset, The noverty of the game ts not its primeipal attraction, for the more it is seen and the better understood the more it is like Po. is very picturesque, The uniterms ot the riders anu the varied colors of the pouies make fine contrasts with the greenield and the background of rocks and woods, The incessant activity which is required keeps this briliiunt picture moving on the eye till sometimes it is Gifficult to trace the imtricate manwa- vies. it ig an. inspiring ight when the headlong charge is fnade for the bai, with one rider ip the trout with malietin the air, while the rest of the players stream oul behind tike the tail of a comet, {In another instant they ore ail gathered around the Dall in ap inextricable knot of ponies and riders, but suddeuly the bail flies from a well dealt blow and off they go again with what seems almost reckless speed. | Polo riding 18 different from any other, and requires | immouse skill and presence of wind.’ The player | has tbree things to do ot once—to control and ogude the hard-mouthed and restive little pony with the left hand; to carr, his mallet in the right baud, and’ to follow tne ball with his eye, while at the same ume he must watch the movemeuts of ail the other players, A yacht is complimented when we say that she obeys the helm so well that she can turn in her own length, but these musiangs revolve on ther hind legs and spin hke tops. The little @reatures sect to undersiand the gumo and to know they must follow the ball, but it mast not be Inferred that good riding, a quick eye and a steady nerve are ali that is needed 10 play the game successtuily. It 18 not enougn to merely the ball down wherever it bounds tion and forethought are required in polo, as they afe in ‘ail gurnes w ly. The xood player wil soaietiues win the game by leaving the ball and acting ag a reserve of OCcUPYIN A position to Which it is Likely | to be uriven. ‘There is strategy in these mimte cam- paigns, snd the experienced captain guards is forces Just a8 “a4 prudent gencral sends out his cavairy to protect tne flauks of his army. Polo, “indeed, resemvies war moro than those tournaznents whieh were so popular in the South, when the kuights ined .o carry rings away on their lances. Polo is a real battle, where man meets man in earnestaud bas agreat eal more to do than to slow a merely superiicial Wextertty, I. is not surpris- | ing that polo is becoming one of the fashionable Amusements ut Newport and that the attendance at the civb grounds is steadily tucreasing. Chairs have been rovided lor spectators and a new tent erected for jadies, THE AFTERNOON DRIVE, Inno place in the world, provavly, Ban as many magnificent horses be seen a3 on Believue avenue on a tine aiternoon, between five and seven o'clock. All Kinds of teaais pass in a double procession, trom the imposing jour-in-hand, at ouce so strong aad light, with itetop briliwat with beauty and fashion, 10 the Jiitlo bagket with a couple of pretty girls trotiing the tiniest of all tiny pomes up the avenue. The ladies take tuch pleasure in (he aiternoon drives, and some of hem handie the reins with a skill that many an acccm- plished coachman might envy. Uceau avenue, the Naty road and the drive to the second beach are crowded, but Bellevue avenue is the bright mirror in whicu Newport jooks when she would see her lovel ness and spleudor reflecied. Tho only interference with the pleasure of the drives 1 the dust, whico has been crushed iio powder by the wheels, Newport has not bad rain for two mouths until Sun- day, and sullered greatly irom (be arought. ‘The grass looked yellow and (ho trecs drooped their branches, The cooi Urecge and the humidity of the air at might Were some reve) to man and Vegetation, but the mag nificent storm on Sunday morning has revived nature and restored the deliciods temperature. According to old reeulents this 18 the hotiest summer Newport has known for many years, but visitors trom New York, Boston an@Phiiadelyhia took upon it as a paradise compared with the purgatory they nave lelt, PRRSONAL. Mr. W. H. Webb, the well known shipbuilder, of New York, tins arrived, wih bis family, at Bavemas’s, tor the season . Mr. John A. Walsh, of Now Orieans, recent.y ar- rived at one of the Chil cottages, While there be acted Very sirangely and expressed a strong desire to give the cottage up, as he bad been suddenly called to Kurope, and be desired betore going to | in a more quiet and seciuded spot, Upon certain sum he Was released from wis bargain, his wife to Nahant. Since that time a New Orleans ir, called the Democrat, arrived hete with we im- telligence that ‘Joun A. Walsh,” indicted as being im- pheated in the whiskey frauds, had made his escape to | Europe, It is supposed ‘\ he is the gentieman who _ i wanted at the Crescent City, | {One of the cottages at the Torpedo station was re- ently fitied op tor the ase of Captain W, N. Jeffers, | ehief of the Bureau of Ordnance at Washington, and he | was expected just week. occupy it, owing to urgent b The yacht Resolute, ot the | and owned by Mr. a Fisk & Wh hauled out trom ber winter qawrters atthis place. Mr, Htateb, who expectwo io rent hie Villa o4 Kay street, lana taken possession of it himself. ness elsewhere, ‘ew York Yacht Club, Mr. John N. A. Griswold, who owns a five catate on | Bellevue avenue, opposite Touro Park, bas POLD. Club | W Higginson, other watering places, and every year ‘oh Newport is not like Long Branch, Atlantic City and Cape May, a town vattered aloug a stretch of barren sands, but an ancient city, with a history rich in eventsund mem- — There ts an appearance o! stability and dignity in Newport which 18 rarely found in the seaside resorts of the Adautc, No other fashionable watering pluce | tect of the Treasury Department, is urchased | the pa estaie on Madison avenue, New York, for of Messrs. Thomas Winsns, Alexander Agassiz and Quiney A. Shaw, on Castle Hill, for Mr. A A. Low, the well known tea merchant, of Brooklyt down to the water—for the past cight or ten yours, and it bas always bern lus intention to build. ‘The lncation is exceilent, and if there were only more houses in Section of the city it would bea most desirable locality. The plans tor the house have been drawn un ‘the Town and Country Ciub, organized here two | yeurs ago, 18 quite an institution, and includes | among its membership Projessor W. B. Rogers | | and Professor J. P, Cunke, of Harvard College; Dr. W. KE. Channing, Colonel 7. Mrs, Julia Ward Howe, Miss Woolsey (Susan Coohdge), Rev. C. f, Brooks, George W. Wales, Professor Alexunder Agassiz, Mrs. John W. Bigelow, Colonet Kaepht v4 E. Waring, Jr., Hon. Thomas C. Amory and many others well kuown in literary circles. They jd their first meeting Tuesday evening at the resi- dence of Mr. Wiison G. Evyre, of Phitadelpbia, and there was a very full attendance. They meet once 4 week at different houses, * Some very interesting meetings of the clud will be held at the summer residence of Mra, Julia Ward Howe, near Lawton’s Valley, Portsmouth. It 1s hoped that Hon. George Bancroft will meet with them some time duritg the season, Among the visitors at the Ocean House are C. B, Ellsworth, C, E. Whitehead and wife, Edwin A. Post, Frederic May, H. 8. Jenne and wife, James Southwick, Miss Auna rat E. 5, Jenffosse, W. H. Lewis, M. L. Krotel, . Brown, William ‘Westerfield, Jr., and family; Francis Baker, O. H. Keep, J. H. Carpenter, JH William Jay, BE. B, Lecomb and wii ey, Frauk Kriskeon, Miss Kate Kriskeor Germantown, N. ;A ‘tholdi, Paris; M.D. Barnett and wite, Rome, N. Y.; E. A. Tallman, Udea; Mrs M. Cerns and daughter, Brookiyn; samuel Betton, Phila- deipbia, and Jobn P. Tilyard, of Balumore, J. EB Harding, Thomas Le Clear and family, EB. A. Woodbridge, G H. Warren, & Undernili and tami! New York; Thomas H. Fearney and wite, Albu Robert Baveo-k, Cedar Hl, N. Y,; Colovel , H. Hal- sey, United Stues Army, aud W. R. Chase, of Troy, are at the Aquidneek House, Generai i, &. Potter, of New York, brother of Rev. H. C. Potter and W. A. Potter, the Supervising Arcu’ t expected to occupy his villi near the Spouung Rock this season, ‘The evening concerts in Touro Park bave commenced. be ‘The Atlantic Hotel Phere are quiet litte hotels | a the cli! and occupy every fine point which commands | 8 view of the ooean, are really Newport im the summer | gonin qnude up his nuind to spend the sumer here, with the warm | The | alet, who saved chough mony to and tnaliy | | | The bathing beach is now being very liveraliy pat- ronized by,Loth sexes, and the proprietor of the bath- | ing horses bas not dove as wel! for reveral years as he Those who d0 not own car- | las so iar this summer, riages or who are not able io hire them find the walk to the beach a very tedious one, One or two omnt+ bases run to the bevg@h batas they run without any regularly they cannot be depensed upon, This year the Ocean House guesis are transported to and irom the beach without charge, the proprietors having sev- eral ompibuses which they press into this basiness when they are not busy doing other work, 1 ‘ard ‘nal McCloskey, who !s a guest at the Catuwell vila ow Kay street, 1s reported as bemg ood deal better, which will be gratilymg news to his. nimerous frievds, He will remain here for a few weeks ionger. Mr, George H. Pendieton, of Cinemnati, Ohio, has but as yet he has not decided what cottage he willoceupy. Last season he occupied the Rathbone villa, on Hailidon Hill, and it was generally understood tha: he had the refusal of it this seaso Mr. Atlan Thorndyke Rice, of New York, has arrived at the Simmons cottage, on Broadway Mr. William P. Douglass, of New York, has arrived with his Jour-in-hand, and taken possession of the , on Bellevue avenue, Minister from J'araguay, and his sec. Deond, have arrived at the Ocean retary, José House. Captam Smyth, of Her Majesty's Army, is at the Ocean House tor afew days. He is attached to the Twentieth regiment, stationed at Bermuda, eucral Rutus Tugails, United States Army, and plone! RN, Bachelder, United States Army, have cach taken rooms at the Occan House. Mr. Frederick Dougiass arrived here again on Satar- day andis tho guest of Mr. George T. Downing. Dr, 3, H, Gautier and wife, of New York, will arrive about the Ist of August at Carry’s cottage, on the Bath road. A, Bierstadt, the artist, and wife, from Irvington, on the Hudson, have tken apartwwents at the Ocean House. Jan A. Rumrill, attorney of the Boston and Albagy Rat!road, is in town us the guest of Mr. Frank W. Andrews, of Boston. [tis at once the amost briiiant | and the most serene of ail jashiovavle watering places, | sant breeze irom | On the practice days the grounds are a lavor- | Casenlas | wader which Recorder hockett, of New York, and Congressman Hubbard, of Connecticut, are at the Ocean House, Judge T, J. Fithian, of New York, and General W. P. Cariin, United States Army, are also at the same house, C. A. Brown, the owner of the Euglish yacht Helen, which {s ‘at anchor in the harbor, and several of his” guests are also at the Ocean Houte, Ogden Haight and family have arrived for the season at Mrs. -Cozzens’, on Briniey street. Alfred Becar, ot New York, has arrived, and has rented the Allen cottage in the adjoining town of | Middletown, Thomas N. Dale, who will be called to mind as the weil kpown silk manufacturer of Paterson, N. J., has arrived at bis cottage on Buena Vista street. Mr. Edward Luckemeyer, of New York, has also re- cently arrived ior the season. Hon. John Winthrop Chanler, son-in-law of the late William B, Astor, of New York, has decided not to spend the summer hero, and his fine residence near the bathing beach wiil not be oveupied, and it is doubifui if it ever is again by its present owner. The mammoth organ which has made so many para- graphs in the newspapers has arrived, and Mr. Thomas | Winans; of Baltimore, its owner, expects to have it in order ina few days, It 18 clain.ed that it can be heard for several miles, Tho wind ts to be furnished by steam power, and a buildmg has been erecied on purpose for it av Castle Hill, wuere Mr. Winaus is so pleasuntly lu | cated. Dr. Jobn W. Haym a celebrated physician, of Liverpool, England, has arrived at the Occan House, CREEDMOOR. FIRST TEAM PRACTICE BY THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM—POOR SHOOTING ARRANGEMENTS AND POOR SCORES, What shonid have been the opening practice of the American International Rifle team took place at Creed- moor yesterday. In place of being auch, the men gathered to find that no scorers had beon provided, no scoring tickets, or, in short, any of the paraphernalia of a properly conducted shooting match. Colonel Gildersleeve, baving concluded not to officidte as team captain, had sent a note to this effect addressed to the team = members, while they in turn had rolted upon their executive head and hands to provide for the opening of team practice. It was evident as soon as the men were on the ground that some one had biundered. However, the men set to work, each preparing h's own score and doing other work from which be should properly bo relieved, if he | 7, is to give bis entire and undivided attention to Ure roll. ing up of aig score or the study of the condition jo is shooting. The weather was not fa. able for rifle practic The result was a poor score all round, ail snifered alike, anu m place of the experts crowding about and above the 200 pornts out of the possible 225 the men were down to the [80's Nine of the imternatioasl town shot, Dakin using a new gun and returning aiter a jew shots, Shatter and Overbaugh arc in the Western country. The extra meu ou the America team, Mossra, Rathbone, Blydenburga and Allen, were out with Ube others firing for practice. tis a fortunate thing that it is the first practice day, sinve an exhibition stich as the team made yesterday, shooting in the dis- organized way in whieh they did, Were it nearer the day of final trial, might well serve to demoralize them and ruju viterly ineir chances of success, The trini shows the necessity of a working captain to hold the men together, Clear ‘10m their Way all obstacles aud generally see to 1 that no opportunity tor work amd protit is overiooked. Fulton's score at 1,000. yards was lost by the iy 4 {rom the miniature tarvet, on which he was spotting his shots, o! the marking plus, ‘The score by totais stoou ——~-Distances, -—-—— 8 Names. 1. Weber.. W. B. Farrell F. Hyve.. H. 8. Jewell, R. Rathbone,... A. Anderson. W. Woshourn.... H. Fulton. AN UsBANE POLICEMAN. New York, July 25, 1876, To tur Eprtor or tae Hexann:— To-day, as I entered the “Mall” of the Park, between three and four o'clock, I heard the remark, ‘God dama — you, I'l show you the way out.” [turned and saw a Haich, of the banktog dem of b, of New York, wtil probably got be | Row. A. H. Partrig ‘ Pork policeman kick an old man, | should say sixty five, Who Was in his sbirt siceves, with a basket on his arm, This sane policeman led bim toward Fifth ave. ue, I merely wish co know if the force of the Park has been instructed to maitreat ciuzens. Traly yours, JOHN V, ROWE. MAGES AND DEATIB, ENGAGED. Kans—Maxtoitray.—On Wednesday, July, 26, Mr. toed Kaus to Miss Evoxsim Maxiimaay, both of MAR MARRIED. Faxsixc—H irvox.—On Thursday, July 20, 1876, by the Kev. W. H. Rainford, at tne residence of t! Lith arents, THOMAS M. FaNNina to M. ADELA Haxxon, of Datry.-1n Woodbridge, N. J., on July 19, at the residence of the bride's Rov. J. I. Daily, assisted by the Rev. J. Morris, Wituiat RE FRANKLIN, of New York, to Ho bas now decided not to | New York eity FRAskuy Wednesda: Parents, by t Mary fvots, duugbter of Samuel Daily. No cards, H—=TEVENS. —On Tuesday, daly 27, 1876, by the Ayana Kerra to Eva G Stgvexs, both oi Brooklyn, L. No earda has owned the lot—about ten acres and whichextends | | to attend the fune Raspatt—Dicurncaam.—At Reg oy Haven, July 24, by Rev E. Terrill. assisted by D, W. Stevens, Capita Wiittam M. Raxpatt, of Port Jefferson. L. L, to Miss Lourse H., daughter of Captain Edward Dilling- hom, of Vineyard Haven. DIED. Batowrs —On Sunday, July 23, Witam N. Bata wis, in the 34th year of bis age, St. Jouy’s Lopes, No 1, A, Y. M.—Bustarrs—You hereby summoued to attend an emergent comma cation at the Masonic Temple, on Wednesday, July atuine A, M. snarp, to attend the funeral of oar lute worthy brother W. N. Baldwin, By order. Ife, iy Te A Marra a ay =a Baysixe, ~At Catskil uly ot typhoid fever, mond P. and | Groucia M. BaxninG, daughter of Dr, Edt Lydia H. Banning, of this city. Funeral will place Wednesday, July 26, from No, 9St. Murk’s place, Kast 8th st., at three o'clock, Brewstex.—In Harlem, July 24, infant barseoy td Charles and Ella A. Brewster, aged 2 months and a 8. Funeral at the residence of its grandmother, Mre Harriet N. Audrus, East 123d st, on Wednesday, July 26, ut three P.M. Corsanxp.—On the 17th of June, at Douglas, Isle o Man, British Isles, aged 61, Joun Hans Cani.—At Milbarn, N, J., on the 24th tust, Fraser infant gon of A. J. and Frances M. Carl. CopincTox, 4 Fy July 24, 1876, Vioutta G., wife of Andrew ington, Services will take peer from her late residence, T# 8th av., July 26, at tbree P.M, Nyack.and Sing Sing papers please copy. 4 Duecken.—On July 23, Rose ANNa f., the beloved wife of Alonzo Decker, in the 23d year of her Funeral from the residenco of her parents, John an¢ Mary Smith, 217 Monroe at., this day, at twoP, M Relatives and friends are invited to attend, Frrovsox.—Un Tuesday, July 25, Margaret Feroo sox, daughter of Henry and Mary Ferguson, aged 4 eare, 3 ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from 149 West 27th st., on Wednesday, July 26, 1876, at two o'clock, Gkause—At Flushing, L. L, on the 22d inst, after & protracted illness, at the residence of one of his sons, Jony Lonnimwr GrauaM, formerly Postmaster of this city, in the Such Your ot his age, Relatives and friends and members of the Bar are 1n- vited to attend the obsequies, on Wednesday, 26th iust., at four o clock P. M., at 86 Mark’s church, com ner ay. and 10th st., where the remains will be im verrs $ Gxecory. —In Jersey City, on Monday, July 24, 1876, Tnomas GRkGORY, aged 70 years. Relatives acd friends of the family are most re Spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- dence of his son-in-law, W. J. Francis, 534 Jersey av., this Wednesday, the 26th, at three P. M., without fur ther notice, Grice. —The funeral of CuaRixs Case Grice takes place from St, Clement's church, No. 108 Went 3d st., on Thursday, 27th inst, at eleven A. M. @kelutives and friends are respectiuliy invited to at tend without further notice. Hackes.—On Tuesday, July 25, Irvine, infant gon of Simon and Getie Hacker, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday, the 27th, at mine o'clock A. M., (rom the residence of the parents, No. 328 East 47th'st. Hexmanx.—On Thursday, July 20, at bak gots iy“ Oscar, boloved son of Abrabam 8. and Fannie Her- man, aged 22 years, The remains of Oscar A. Herman having been detained by a railroad accident, the funeral will be postponed ‘until Wednesday, July at half pastien A. M. Kelatives and friends of the family ar invited to attend, from the residence ot his reats, Auraham 3S. and Faunie Herman, 306 West Ly st. | _Jacksox.—On Saturday, July 22, 1876, Mrs. Grace JACKSON, 11 the 40th year of her age. Relatives and irieuds of the family are invited to at- tend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 90 Mouat Pleasant av., Newark, N. J., on the 26th inst, at halt, past ten A. M. Interment in Greenwood. Carriages will be 1m waiting ov arrival of the train leaving 1oot o Barclay street at 9:50 A. M. <INGDOM.— At New York, July 24, 1876, of menin gitis, Joux M. Kixcpom, playwright and aathor, of 3) Brouaway, New York, formerly of London, England, duterment at Lutheran Cemetery. London (England) papers please copy. Kiex.—At 410 Lexington ay., Gustavus Kirg, aged 11 yours. Funeral will take place from the idonce of his pareuts, Edward ©. and Anoa Kirk, #8 above, at two o’clock P.M. Wednesday, 26th inst. Friends uf the family are invited to attend. Memphis (Teon.) papers please copy. Tysacut.—On Monday, July 24, Alderman Patrick Lysacut, ip tbe 38th year of bis age. Tbe friends of the jamily and bis late associates in the Board ot Aldermen, also the members of the Vet- erau Corps Sixty-ninth regiment, and all ather associa+ tions with which the deceased was connected, are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, oa Thursday, the 27th mst, Hts remains will be taken from his late resi- dence, No. 27 City Hall place, at ten A. M., to St Anorew’s Roman Catholic church, where a solemn requiem Mass will be offered up {or the repose of his ui, from thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment. MILLEMANN. —On Sunday, tLe d inst., after a short and severe illness, ELIZaRstH FRIRDERICKK, beloved wite of Charies F. Millemann, daughter of the late Dietrich Buschmana, aged 25 years, 10 months and 23 days The relatives aud friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, the 26th inst, at two o'clock P. M., irom the Church of the Holy Trinity, in 21st st, between 5th and 6th avs. Mitcusis..—On Tuesday, July 25, Exves, relict of John Mucheil, of Dysart, county of Roscommon, Ireland. The iriends and acquaintances of the family aro par- ticularly imvited to attend ber funeral, from her late residence, corner of 69th st. and 5th av., on Wednesday, at halt past one o'clock. —On Monday, July 24, Epwarp MULLAx, aged 71 years, Reiatives and frieads are respectfully Inviied to at tend his eral, from his late residence, No. 88 6th ay., this (Wedacsday) morning, at ball-past ten o'clock, MeCay.—On the 25th inst., Mra. Exizaseta McCay, long a resident of the First ward. Funeral this day, at one o'clock, from St Joseph's Home. MeGivex.—On Monday, 24th inst., Sergeant Jamxs MoGivsy, in the 42d year of bis ago. The relatives and trieuds,and the Police Department are respectfully invited to attend the fneral, trom th Church of the Nativity, 2d av., between 2d and 8d sts., where a solewn requiem mass will be celebrated at nine A. M., on Wedoesday, July 26. Neetaxp.—On Tuesday, July 25, Winuiam Negiaxp, aged 14 years and 8 months. The relatives and friends of deceased arc respectfa'ly inviled to attend the tuveral, on Wednesday, July “ei atiwo P. M., from his late’ residence, No.’ 344 East wath st. Nicuo.s.—Ou Monday, July 24, 1876, after a tedious illness, CATHERINE MaKiA, wile of Edward Nicbuls, Relatives and friends, as well as New Jersey and Sandy Hook picts, aro myited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, July 26, at two P. M,, from 135 9th st, Brovklya. Neustapter.—On Tuesday, July 25, N. Nevstaprse, aged 67. Friends of the famity, dhol also inembers of the Congre- re invited 1 attend the funeral, idence, $5 Gorden st, Hobokon, on Thursday, July 27, at 9 o'clock sharp. S.n Francisco (Ca:.) papers please copy. Noxris —Ia_ Glauvelisvilie, Rockland county, o9 duy, July 26, Joun 3. Noxris, aged 72 years. Friends of the tamily and those of his sons-tn-law, B W. Simonds and F, ©. Barlow, are respectfully invited on Thursday, the 27th inst, a M. Train leaves foot of Chambers at, M. one o'clock P. W o'clock A. M. Nerce.—On July 24, Curtstias Norow, Sr., aged 6 Years aud 6 montis, alter along and severe tines. Relatives and friends are respectially invited to at tend the tuneral, on Wednesday, July 26, at two o'clock ¥. M., (rom the res.dence of lis son, Christian Nurg: Jr., Borgen line av., near Herman av., Guttenberg, N, J, Vrictarp,—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday morning, July 25, MAKGARET PRICHARD: ‘The 1uneral wil wake place from the neo of her mother, on Thursday, July 27, at two o" [2 Sance..—July 24h, of consumption, ANNi belo ed wie of George Samuel. Funeral will take piace at late Larcteappion hurd West 46tn st, on Wednesday, July 26th, two o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are most respectiully invited, Meinbers of Chebra Bikur Cholim aud Kadasha; Naval , No. F. and A. M.; Worth Lodge, No. 146, 1.0.0, 8; Sarou Lodge, Na 8 LO. B, B.} Tosyth Lodge, No. 72, K. 3 B. Sratren.—July 25, Catmarineg, wile of Charles Stalter, aged 45 years, Relatives and friends of the family are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, trom her late residence, 66 sftiorpey st, [burcday, 27th inst, at two o'clock PM Stvins.—Tuesday morning, Bsuie, infant daughter ofJonn K. and Sarah A. Styles, aged 6 months and 4 * ‘al services Wednesday, July 26, at ha ed Pus weven I’, M., at the residence of her parents, 29 Kast ‘Sawomt, | Gich st. TANSENDACM —On Tuesday, July 25, Caroutne, the beloved wife o1 Nathan Tanenbaum, aged 36 years, 6 months and 23 days, The relatives ond {riends of the family, as well as the members of Jewelry Lodge, K. 3. 18.5 the Isuscher Lodge, F. 3., of Israei; Hope Chapter, No. 246, and the Globe Loage, ¥, and A. M., are respectivily mvited to atsend the juveral, th (Wednesday) alternvon, at two o'clock, trom ler late residence, 222 Bowery. Novick.—fhe members of Globe Lodge, No, F, and A. M., are respeetttily apesee, to attend the funeral of tue wite ot Brother Nathan Tannenbaum, from her jate residence, No. 222 Bowery, at t o'clock P. M., Wednesday, the 26th inst, THOMAS STANLEIGH, Secretary. Wavoxen.—-Very suidenly, at Somerviiie, N. J, July 25, Racttaen L. Danix, beloved wife of Dr. Monry G. Wagoner, aged 09 yeara, Funeral trom ber iate residence in Somerville, N. J. on Friday, the 25th inst., at one o'clock P.M. Trai leave foot of Liberty st. at l0:16 A.M. Wartsox.—In Brookiyu, Tuesday morning, July 25, Saymour Warso! ant son of George Watson, Jr., ‘une m tis father’s residence, 298 Clint e ee. July rap hd a a M. ents, ManToy,—Ou Monday, July 24, Rowers Waa TON, aged 4 months and 7 days, ™ my 9 Ente Wednesda, ‘copRaipG®.—Suddenly, Jul, qT ‘00m BRIDGE, Oke 54 yoars, : nS. tery Faneral trom the Chareh ot the Diseiplea, Dr. wortn's, Wednesday, July 26, at two o’cloek. a Iriends, also ittends Of his sou, R. G, Woodbridge, are invited to attend. Woowvoes,—On Monday, July 24, Men Batra Woon. cock, Wile of Rovert Woodcock, In ‘the 624 yeat of but age. Relatives and friends of the family, also bers Copestoue Lodge, No. 641, F. 4 tie metas . and A. M. of Corinthian Lodge, No, 488, F. and 4. M., are respect. {dees invited to attend the funeral, from por late resk boys ie! mg West ota st, on Wednesday, July 26,