The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1876, Page 6

Cs ie it a He “THE CAMBRIDGE PCL, 5A Tie International Rowing Races at Philadelphia A SKETCH OF THE ENGLISH AMATEUR FOUR. | the Hudson was animating in the extréme, clearly Their Rowing and the Peculiarities | of Its Style. THE DAILY PRACTICE. ANSE SEE Patiapgienia, August 2, 1876. Preparations are going ou by the enterprising com- mittee of the Schuylkill Nevy for the great national and international struggles in August and September next. A huge boathouse, ample enough for the ac- | commodation of all the competing crews, is in process of erection; a grand stand spacious enough to comfort ably seat the thousands that will throng to witness tho spectacie is nei ands have beea con- tributed by the ns of Philadelphia, com- petent officers appointed, and, mdeed, all facilities are at hand for making the coming event the grandest in the annals of the boating world. At present the river does not present a very lively appearance, The Vesper crew, tipon which Philadelp as staked the reputa- tion of the Schuylkill Navy, takes a training row every day, but what makes the river just now pecultorly in- teresting to the public is the presence of the English oarsmen, who are hero training for the international amateur and college races, THE ENGLISH CREW NOT REPRESENTATIVE, This crew cannot be said to be a representative crew for the English universities, for there is but one ‘*’Var- sity” oar in the boat, But it isthe best crew of the best clab in Trinity College, whieh for rowing is the most distinguished college im. Cambridge, and Cam- bridge was this year the winner of the University race, Moreoyer, this crew pulls the famed English stroke, 1s the frait of English methods of training, and rows tn ‘an English boat propelled by English cara So, after all, there is a fair chance of settling the long mooted question of the relative superiority of English and American crews, The crews have their lodgings in ly complet Philadelphia, and their headquarters at the boathouse | of the College Barge Cind, Their rowing outfit con- sists of three boats—a gig, racing shell, single scull and several acts of oars, ‘They aro now rowing in what they call their tub,” This isa four-oared cig, yr build and finish, the Blukie gig i to enter “iightstip,” as they apprepriately dub their racing sheli, untii ten days of a fortnight before the race. This plan, at will be observed, is contrary to the American custom of making a practice ont of the rac ing boat, and is adopted by them for the sake of per- fecting their “torm,’? “swing’’ and *‘time,’? in which respects they do not hesitate to say the American crews are detective. THEIR RACING SMELL built by Searle, isa well covstructed boat, in weight heavier than the American boat, ‘The fines, however, indicate great speed, but its finish is not so’ complete, for it retains many things which we have long aban- doned as antiquated and cumbersome. The steering gear, Lor instance, cousists of the old-fashioned yoke, and the wires, running along the gunwale of the boat, require the bow oar to use two leet, instead of one. Thestreteber has not so much “bevel” as thore used in American boats, being in fact an angle of about sixty degrees. use an “Ailing”? oar, 71 ‘ n weight, inches in length, very’ sti mbling in all respects tho celebrated Donohue blade. THE CREW AND THEIR PRACTICE. The crew have not yet gone into strict training. Their diet is liberal, consisting of all seasonable and nutritious artictes of food, They smoke lightly in the evening, and, as to drink, have not yet decided whether in this count ret or beer will prove the ore wholesome bevera, Their practice of one row aday isa “paddle” three miles up the river, where they stop and ramble er rest tor nve minutes, Then, returning to their boat, they again ‘paddle’ down the stream until within an eighth ot a mile of the finish, Here they commence to row, which means, as d'stinguished from “paddle,” rowing strongly and as on the day of the race. TUE ROWING Your correspondent had an exce observe the movements of the crew. Their stroke—that used 3 mbridge University—is the English stroke, about which in this country so much dittere of opinion exists, Undoubtedly the strokes of both Yale and Cornell resemble itn many points, Yale's being almost identical, while Cornell's, fully as vigorous, is dissimilar in form, THE Sitting very érect, th they reueh forward their legs, then, seemin, “well braced’? and ra throw the whole we nt opportunity to thrown well back, wiy, thoir bodies well detweea 10 pause with their shoulders sing their hands a trifle, they ot their bodies on the begin- ning of the stroke, They then pull their oar through with arush, But theirchief merit is the use of the and shows a thorough understanding of its prin- cpl Instead of depending on their legs altogether for the strength of their stroke they depend upon their back, and do not use the slide until the stroke is nearly finished. Th swing ek but a few deg 3 beyond the perpendicular, and pull their oars weil up to the ebest. Here, at the beginaing of a new strok they drop the Landsa few inches, quickly turn the wrists and shoot the lands forward swiftiy, the body following siowly. The noticeable ture of the stroke are tho toss of the head, the sharp beginning, the hrow of the bands from the body and its slow lollow- img movement, ‘A DESCRIPTION OF THE CREW. A caroful observation of the individual members of ‘he crew aiscovers a lot of not very powerful but fin- shed oarsme | starting point, turning from west to east; thence to | Mr. Jomesson, the bow, i8 a beavily built, thick hested young manof ubout five fect ten inches in | teizht. “AL the end of the stroke he swings out of the rout. Hi sid 1 does not tightly grasp the oar, tendency to go forward and be shies ore quickly ythan the rest. Occ ally he falls « back, thus marring the symu of the steering from th: is not n shows re k tho place of Mr. Close, the c hing the crew {rom the Oured ¢ ne his place thi No. a the great nocuracy, pulis very strong!) ane of the best men iu the boat, H at th ng of the recover to iurn his wrists be ands, This ofter gives a a thor and makes the boat drag Penrose, is a slightly built young but bas an sir of “erit,”” He handies bis oar gtoceinily than apy man tn the boat, but vas the it of raising it too high at the begin- This cause bot may easily be obviated up a little higher ana quicker. straight at the end of ptain, evidently desires, eptivle toa casual observer, dut Very pinin to an ostsiwan, are of considerable im: portance; for upon them depends that symmetry and precision of movement which contributes so much to the speed of the boat, plunge of the oar wing the band Moreover, he does not the stroke as Mr. Close. These detects, impet | Sophia 3. | vase) in the same class. ‘The great merits of the crow are the perfect swing, | nu their well finished form. defies defeat and the erectness of the back Whether they have that dash whi which is characteristic of our best crews further de- ¥elopments will show. They are in every sense worthy and formidable antagonists, and, as regards “form” and scientific use of the oar, are conlessediy superior to any American crew he following table will shows the developments of the respective members of the crew :— Weight, ITeight. Ptln 6 Lbs, THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA. Puiapenruta, August 2, 1876, The following additional entries, received to-day, will be added to the list of competitors in the grand Centennial rowing regatta:— INTERNATIONAL Fouxs,—Crescent and Malta boat ciubs—names not yet received; Minerva—Joha Fitzpat- xk, Charies Rementer, John Kobler, Sarouel Halliday ; Betkine Boat Club—Am. Laderty (bow), F. Stull, A. Tyrrell, F. Wakeman (stroke), I. W, Jackson, substi- tute; Pennsylvania Boat Clab, Mhiledeiplia—names not yet received; Friendship, New York—names not yet Tecoived, AMATEC! soum.—Friendship, Now York, Prorxssionat Pain.—Frank Kilisby and mate, PROPRESIONAL SINGLES —W, Spencer, 8° Green, H, Thomas, John Dickens. PIGEON SHOOTING STOPPED. LABORS OF THE WASHINGTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRCELTY TO ANIMALS—A TEST CASE FOR THE SUPREME COURT, Wasmuxatos, August 2, 1876. fome weeks ago, for the parpose of making a test can, Mr, Theodore F, Gatchell, President of the So- cwty Jor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, arrested several members of tho District Game Protective As ticipating ina pigeon Park, The casos were er at n while they were pr toh at Brigh ore Squire W ye Cnuaged of noting was that the wounding of aueed O suffering, Squire Weaver thos view, and decided tu favor of the Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, The case mooi) for ive wil be appealed, and witimately taken to the Sapreme Vourt of the district for a Uval decision, . | | | | | 1 * the starboard band, thence north leaving Roso Islana NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT YACHTING. THIRD ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NEWBURG YACHT CLUB—GREAT CROWDS WITNESS THE INTERESTING EVENT—-THE WILLIAM Re BROWN, LEROY, ARTFUL DODGER, COQUETTE, SOPHIA EMMA AND TOM W. THE WINNERS. Newnera, N. Y., August 2, 1876." The third annual regatta of the Newburg Yacht Club, open to all comers, came off bere to-day and was quite spiritedly contested, The scene slong the shores of demonstrating the immense popularity of yachting among the citizens of this vicinity. Thousands of men and women were perched upon every available spot r the starting point, while scores of craft, from the t steam yacht to the coasting schooner, with crowded decks, accompanied the racers so far as prac- ticable over the course. Always well patronized for the untque prizes given, the entries upon this occasion numbered thirty-one, of which twenty-five started, these being as under:— THE ENTRIFS. FIRST CLASS—UNDER FORTY VEET AND TWENTY-FIVE. ne NOT LESS THAN Lenath, Ft Ins. Name. R, B. Wing.. Owner. {Brook’n, York. T AND . H. Weddle. Rondout Betcher, Garris’ns, Morton . Verplank. THE COURSE, The course was from an imaginary line near the Steamboat landing at Newburg, crossing it from the north; thence to and around stakeboat No. 1, anchored off the Long Dock at Fishkill, turning from north to south; thence to and around stakeboat No. 2, anchored off New Windsor, two and a half mites south, turning from east to west; thence to and around stakeboat No, 3, off Dapskamer’s Point, two and a half miles north of Ripple. Thetis and around stakeboat No, 4, anchored off the foundry at Fishkill, turning from east to west; thence to and around home stakeboat, turning from north to south, The course tv be gone over twice by the first and sec- ond class boats and once and a half by the third class, except that the latter desired to compete for the special prize, When they could continue on. THE RACK With the heavy entry there was, of course, an abundant amount of work for the gentlemen munaging the regatta, and though the business wus quite weil looked after, it Was open to improvement in several features, particularly that of the judges’ bont accom- panying the yachts, This was not done to any satis. factory extent, and there was the unusual spectacte of the official boat lying under the Newburg shore where nothing could be seen fully’half an hour after the start of the smallercraft, The boais should have been sent off with a single gun, and nov in classes, which is a relic of by-gone day: ‘The wind was baffling throughout the day, it being trom the northeast at the start, drawing from the sontheast through the hiils just alter leaving the New Windsor wark, then again from the northeast in the run to the upper stakebout, which gave them plain sail- ing part of tbe way and a beat to windward the balance, It was the first ot the ebb, There was ten minutes allowed between the preparatory guns and then a further fifteen minutes to cross the line, a clause the Newburg Club will do well to reform ere another race, They all went away on the port tack, and after round- ing the mark off the Long Dock laid their course under the Fishkill shore tothe New Windsor stakeboat, the sight being very pretty and entéftaining. They rounded the latter as follows :— Name. H, M.S. Name, Not timed li 60 00 12° 00 20 y had the wind with them for some distance back and then again 1 Was almost a dead nose ender in the run to the upper stakeboat, but the Brown being better inanwavred he Others stepped out to the front and took the rounding the Danskamer Point mark u she main- a, ulso doing pretty work, | takeboat the trst time round the leaders as und i. 3 Name, s Wm. 8. Brown... 1 00 Artiul Dodger. oo Sophia Emma 1 Cynthia, 25 | 1 1 Fie Sun 20 | Fidget. 1 20 00 Coquette. 30 pest work in the se round, and | much undoubtedly occurred worthy of noting; but the judges’ boat ina plucky way played toilow my leader with ihe Newburg crait Brown, and Jeft the seribes to imagine the fight going on among the contestants, The following table, however, gives the race ina nut- shell: FINST CLASS, Elapsed Start, Finish. — Time. UMS. WMS HM. ) 00 8 05 30 3 33 30 3.05 08 3 34 23 24655 3 17 35 Withdrawn, Withdraws $4913 3 87 42 | 343 01 | 40121) 33556 403 41 THIRD CLASS. 11 19 45) Withdrawn, 112010 2 46 3 iL 16 24136 82518 32 3 3 Coq Blo. ..06 Uno... tom W Thetis. Ripple. Gracie .... Harte Osprey 11 le Withdrawn. 15 8 06 00 8 48 45 11 18 00 8 19 33 116 45 3 iL 27 40 11 16 00 11 15 60 11 1S 50 40133 3 345 261 18 42 apsized. 30 8 44 40 v 60 3 41 20 3 33 40 | am R. Brown wins the first prize | (silver punch bow!) m the first class, And the special | prize (svt of colors) lor making the best corrected time, i takes the second prize (stiver fruit The Artiul Dodger wins the first (brouze clock) and the Coquette the second prize silver cup) in the second class, and the Sophia Emma the first (silver flower vase) and Tom W, the second (silver goblet) in the third class, CHALLENGE TO THR SUSIE 8 The owner of the Wiliam R. Brown after the raco challenged the owner of the Brooklyn boat Susie S., which Was entered, but did not start, to sail any kind of arace on any waters and for any sum he wished, Doubtiess this sweeping proposition will receive atten- tion, while Leroy NEWPORT YACHT CLUB. HANDICAP RACE FOR A CHALLENGE PEXNANT—- ‘THE DOLLY THE WINNER—ACCIDENT TO THE PIRATE. Newrort, R. I., Angust 2, 1876, The boats of tho Newport Yacht Club sailed to-day for a handsome challenge pennant, given by the Com- modore, I. 8S. Homans, of New York, The entries wero as tollows Dimensions, Name. Owner. Ft In. Pirate ......Ross BR. Winans ry Schemer. Rathbone . Van Alen, 8. Howland... Beile H euscenmeras Venon New York. Lily. GK. Norman. Newport 19 Lovie. +Samuel F. Pratt ...... Boston. , 15 3 | S. Bustig..... THR COURSE. It wasa handicap race and start from Long Wharf, sailing south, leaving the can buoy off Goat Island on Sunshine.,..H. Cambridge. and Gould Island also on the starboard. They then sailed around South Point, thence to the north point of Gould Island, crossing an imaginary line hetween tho wharf at Gould Island and a stakeboat ‘The dis. tance was about ten miles The boats started in the joliowing order after being handicapped :— ‘ : M.S. HM. Ss. Sansaine. 00 Annie M. U7, 08 | Lottie OS GCurlew.........11 18 OO laly Kvely Venona, Doiiy 00 THE RACK | The contest was really between the Anote M, and the | Doily, thero being no possivle chance for the others, | ave the Pirate, Which boat ever since she was built # been sirangely unfortunate, Off the north end of, Gould lelend, whilo doing splendidly aud with a good | Chew's Odd Socks, 115 Ibs Prospect of winning, her bowsprit snapped off near the jibstays, leuing everything down by the run, An anchor was thrown — overboard, but before she could be brought up she went ashore on the rocks, aud every one feared she would be badly 1 She was subsequently gouen off and towed to this harbor, being damaged about to the amount of $100, d ‘The first boat to pass the wharf at Gould. Island was the Dolly, and she was «declared to be the winuer, although a protest was entered alleging that she did not round the stakeboat as directed, The Lily and Schemer followed the Dolly in the order named, the rest of the fleet giving up the contest, ROCKAWAY YACHT CLUB, FIFTH ANNUAL REGATTA AT THE INLET-—THE MIGNON THE WINNER, The fifth annual regatta of the Rockaway Yacht Club took place yesterday at Rockaway, and was, in every regard, a decided success. The following yachts entered :— Length. Name. Owner. #t in, Fannie D. . y. 23 Mignon Spinaway Gaviota.. They were jib and mainsail boats, and were consid- cred pretty evenly matched, The time allowance was @ minute to the foot, and it was given at the start, so that the first boat in should win tho firat prize. The race was sailed in Rockaway Inlet, the coarse being from the club house dock to and around, on the starboard hand, a stakeboat about a milo and a half to the eastward, and thence to and around astakeboat statroned about a quarter of a mile to the westward of the club house. This course was to be sailed over thece times, the finish to bo at the boat- house dock after rounding for the third time the 1) ITs eee eee westerly stakeboat, This made the entire course ex actly ten miles, The yachts got away from the dock, on the port tack, as follows:— Name HM. 8. Name. HM. S&S. 00 Mignon........4 35 10 30 Fannie D 4°36 25 05 the final arrival at the home stake Name. gnon.. . Lucille... unie D. Gaviota . 29 53 ‘The judges were Messrs. S. B. Strong, Jr. ; William Ladd and P. V, Burtsell, The Regatta Committee was composed of Messrs. C, A. Cheever, William Lummis and Commodore D, Lord, Jr. Mr. Mann was chairman of the Reception Committee, The ladies, who were pumerous, seemed delighted with the day’s sport, and all went home pleased. YACHTING NOTES. Yesterday tho following yachts passed Whitestone :— Tempest, Mr. Elliott, from the eastward for New York, Clio, B.Y.C., Vice Commodore Platt, from Newport for New York. The Vision, Mr, Stevens, from Newport, came to anchor off Whitestone and will remain for the present. BUFFALO PARK. SECOND DAY OF THR AUGUST MEETING—GEN- ERAL GRANT AND SAM PURDY THE WIN- NERS—LULU IN AN EXHIBITION OF SPEED. } Burraro, N. Y., August 2, 1876. The attendance at the second day of the August meeting at the Buffulo Park was somewhat larger than that of the opening day, about 10,000 persons being present. The weather was fine and the track in splen- did condition, In the 2:29 race five heats were necessary to decido the contest, General Grant proving the winner; and four heats were trotted in the 2:22 class, Sam Puray taking the first money, although sold in the fleld last | night. The colt races which were advertised for to- day were postponed until to-morrow. The appearance of Luiu on the track to trot in @ special trial was greeted with applause. SUMMARY. Borrao, N. ¥., Aug. 2, 1876 —Skcoxp Day ov THE Avausr Maxtixc.—Purse of $2,500, for horses that never beat 2:29; mile heats, three in five, in harness. $1,260 to the first, $625 to the second, $375 to the third, and $250 to the fourth. A. P. Stevens & Bro.s’ ch. s, General Grant Charles 5 3b, m. Mattie, A. Gol ith's br, m. Trio J. McAndrews Jr.’s ch. ¢. D. P. Bisseli’s ch. g Marion E. Foster's br. 8. Damon.. A. Howara’s b. m. Hattie R. Jobn Trout's b. g. Banquo sees A. M. Harris & Son’s d. b. g. Colbor ‘Time, 2:23}, —2:25. 22 hy h— 2:26. Samm Day,—Skcosp Rack.—Purse of $3,000, for horses that never beat 2:22; mile heats, in harness; $1,500 to the first, $750 to the second, $450 to the third and $300 to the fourth. Budd Doble’s b. s. Sam Purdy George W. Voorhis’ bik. m. Prospero, er er) @aomeowe Sanco AO Oto Oro emer & mower ore no cee Cree Charles S, Green’s bay mare Lulu appeared after the third heat in the 2:22 class, accompamed by a ruaning mate, and, making two trials, trotted as under :— TIM. Three- Quarter, Half. quarters. Mile, First frial.. 33 1:00% 1:42 2:16 iy 33% 109 14d Second trial.. SARATOGA RACES. FIFTH DAY OF THE MEETING--POOL SELLING ON THE EVFNTS. Sanatoga, N, Y., August 2, 1876, Judged by the pool selling here to-night tho racing to-morrow will be more iuteresting and exciting than on any day of tho meeting. The weather is clear and tho track in splendid order, Tho following prices are the average of many sales Oxe Mat, Burgoo, 116 Ibs: Inspiration, 114 ibs Grey Nun, 108 Ibs. 40 Courier, 98 ibs a Romney, 98 I 34 Ambusa, 9S Ib mat Bister of Mercy 16. SARATOGA STAKES—THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE, Belmont’s Buronoss and Hiberns Mi ath’s Leonard... Ehler’s Frederick the YP, Loritlard’s Bombast. orge Lorillard’s Lucifer and Ole, 5 arragansett, Liza Berry col ing MeDamwel’s Sister to Harry Bassett... Longstaft’s Braemar... SEQUEL STAKES—ONE ANU THR P. Lorillard’s Parole, 115 ibs. Longstafl’s Freebooter, 118 Ibs George Lorillard’s Warlock, 118 ibs. THREE MILES, FOR ALL AGES. Grinstead’s St. Martin, 118 Ibs McGraih’s Aaton Pennington, Mevaniel’s Big Sandy, 118 1b POOL SALES IN THIS CITY, Last night the pools on the result of to-aay’ at Saratoga sold at the various pool rooms averaged as follow: Burgo, 116 Ibs. Romney, 98 lbs. ONE MILE RACK, un, 108 Ib 50 Inspiration, 114 ibs 70 Courter, 98 lbs. 1 66 Sister of Mercy, - 4 BARATOGA STAK RE-QUARTER MILE P, Loriilard.... + $80 Frederick the Great... 75 Bowie. Longstatl, Belmoot. MeGrath. G. 1, Lorillard. + 60 SEQUKL STAKES—ONE AND THRER-QUARTER WLES, Warlock. $40 Odd Socks. Parole. 75 Freevooter, HRRE MILES, St. Martin seeeee $150 Big Sandy......0s0006$96 Aaron Pennington.... 100 ONE OF TONY PASTOR’ DOGs. (Correspondence Chicago Tribune, July 30.) Stories of dogs belonging to members of the dra- matic profession are now inorder, but are not so en- tertaining as some of those related of trained profes- sionals. Tony Pastor had a trained dog—an artist in bis ae—whom he called “Frank,” [ie stago tricks wero innumerable, but his intelligence off tho stage was amazing. Tony used to send him ton newspaper stand on the corner of Canal and Green streets tor the Henan, and alw: gave him the money, whieh he never failed to d r. “Frank’’ would never accept any paper but the Heratp, and the newsman tried in vain to deceive him, Many times the Pimes or Trivmne ‘were substituted in its placo, but Frank’? nosed open the paper regularly and came back for an exchange, Upon one oceasion, after he had thas returned, the TRAINED newsman tried to fool himasecond time, The dog | soon discovered the trick, and this time returned in anger, He went back to the stand, jumped apon tt, und roughly, shook ap the pro- box, Alter that the Hows: honest dog. i weeks, and when by yd Was claimed by a Datehman as his own property. Tony proposed to try him, #0, banding the dog « cane, he made him go through the manual, and ended by directing him to ‘“euarge that Daten: maa,’ whieh command the dog executed so vigorously that the Dutchman was driven of, scattered the papers a priete and upset his ea The | CREEDMOOR. | | PRACTICE AT THE RANGF—HOW THE TEAM 18 TO BE SELECTED. | The members of the American team and reserves had another day's practice at Creedmoor yesterday. ‘Twelve of the marksmen completed their scores, Colo- nel Farwell, the thirteenth shot, retiring afier shooting at 800 yards, The eight top scores averaged 180%{ out | of a possible 225 points, which makes an aggregate of seventeen points Jess than the score on which the English team won the Elebo Shield, and twelve points lower than the score of the Scotch eight in that com- petition, A pretty stuff breeze blew almost directly across the range, maintaining about equal force throughout the day, As on the preceding day, a close record was kept of eaca shot at the different firing points, but im spite of this precaution some of the marksmen ‘ell very low, without being able to account for the trouble they encountered, Below are the scores of those who shot through at all the ranges:— ¥. HYDE Totals. 435425845553 5652842555554 862455655434455 J. lL. ALLEN, 45255445353554 44354455504455 833565845405555 L, WEBER. 34845544554535 45554555545542 22545425553550 | H. 8 JEWELL. | 44555554853545 4-06 | 0548585543425 5 558 | 54345054544454 MW. FULTOR. 45455344453455 0558548455345 32 24545445545332 x. WASHUURN, 4$4435554553554 } BO442255848444 55432344455044 T. 8. DAKIN, 3585454355555 2 5-08 6450224545565 25 0-53 34525345 5% 4453 319-176 LC. BRUCE. 50455544545425 502 443235534445 544-19 345535048424 55 454-175 C. % BLYDENNURGH, | 4553553355455 5 5-87 5453342455954 5 0-57 3533333553032 5 248-172 R. RATHBONE, 355454554555435—07 8544553533543 4 4-60 005525843345042-H-I71 G, W. YALE. 43545555500005 20443833555434 00530440234550 A. ANDERSON. 54844305285543 24456448 2800224 1 .20804500223355 When tho firing terminated at the last range the marksmen met at the hotei near the grounds to dis- cuss the selection of the team proper trom the reserves, In this matter they determined for the present to keep their own counsei, The ruie adopted at a previous meeting will be adhered to. The Captain, Major toi, first selects one man, who then selects another, both choose a third, &@, until the cight are chosen, The three men—Messrs. Allen, Biydenvurgh and Rath- bone—who shot themselves into ihe team to compete for the honors of the return Irish mateh are to be por- mitted to practice alung with the members of the In- ternational toam, and if found superior to the members of the latter they or any of them will be placed on the team instead of others who may prove less competent. The great parposo {n view is the selection of the very best men, 80 that it is not at all likeiy—judg‘ng from the action had at yesterday’s meeting—that even | those most concerned will kuow definitely who is to | shoot until just before the match comes of. | RIFLE SHOOTING IN CANADA, SELECTION OF A CANADIAN TEAM FOR CREED- MOOR COMPETITION— THE AUSTRALIANS EX- PECTED AT TORONTO. Toroxro, August 2, 1876. The competition for the selection of a Canadian rifle team, to compete at Creeamoor, 18 in progress here on the garrison common, and will be continued two more days. The members of the Australian team, which is to take part at Creedmoor, are on their way to Toronto, avd, it 18 understood, wil be present and will take part in the matches of the Ontario Rifle Association, which will commence here on the 29th inst, CRICKET. THE MANHATTANS DEFEAT THE UNION CLUB, OF PATERSON, N. J. The Union Cricket Club, of Paterson, N. J., visited this city yesterday to play the Manhattan Cluo on the Manhattan grounas, at Prospect Park, The following is the score:— MANHATTANS, . First inning. Hastord, b. McKeon...... Jenkins, |, b. w. b. McKeon. Makin, b. Graham.. Giles, Jr., db. Melion.. Hooper, b. Graham, cksoD, run oat ove, b. Graham. McDougal, b. Mo! Oakley, b. Graham. H. tucker, not out. | J. Smith, b. Gravam. Byes, 10; leg byes, 0; wides, 7. ee ~ BononSbow | Bie Total. .+sevreesesereesqsondcocrecees Runs Scored at the Fail of Each Wicket. Innings. 1st. 2d. 3d. Ath, Sth, Oth, Tth. Sth. 9th 10th, First. 3 14 75 79 82 99 112 130 142 146—146 UNION CLUB, Second Inning. ¢. Jackson, b. Hooper. 0 ¢. Jacksen, b. Hooper. 10 ¢. Hostord, b. Hooper. 1 ¢. Love, b, Hooper.... 1 _ & Ss First Inning. Savage, b. Giles, Jr, Laughlin, b, Giles, Jr Ratchile, b. Hooper. sham, b. Giles, Jt... Hostord, ‘b. Moilon, &. McDougall, b, GIR, UF... .soeeeeds McKuen, ¢. McDougal, bv, Hooper Morrison, b. Gi Kusick, not out. MeDonaid, b. Hoop Shay, b. Giles, Jr... Gi Baird, & b, Jackson...... b. Jenkins.... ¢. Jackson, b. MeDou- gail es Byes, 5; wides, bails, Ls... 2 - 5 0 Leg byes, 2; wides, 6.. Total Total s the Fail of be Innings. 1st, 2d. 3d, 4th. Sth. Cth, Tih. 8th. 9th. 10th, First.. 1 6 9 I 19 23 29 3) 39 40-40 Second 8 14 14 25 35 44 50 56 56-56 Umpires—-Messrs. Hudson and Urridge, CRICKET NOTES. The Toronto cricket team arrived in this city yester- day afternoon. They were met at the depot by a num- ber of the St. George's Club, who escorted them to the Astor House, The game between the St. Georgo’s Ciub and the Canadians will commence ay ten o'clock sharp to-day, on the crounds of the former club, foot of Ninth street, Hoboken. pe BASE BALL NOTES, The Hartfords again defeated the Athletics yesterday at Hartford, as will be scen by the appended scor INNINGS, Ist, 21, Sd. 4th, 5th, Oth, Tth, 8th, Oth, o 0 2 3 4 8 F O 215 1 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 OS Umpire—Mr. Daniels, To-day the Louisvilles and the Chicagos play at Louisville, Cincinnatis and st, Louis at Cincinnal Hartford and New Haven at Hartiord and Boston and “Athletic at Boston, The Chelseas will play the Argyles on the Union Grounds to-« At Syracuse yesterday the Stars of that cit; feated the Buckeyes of Columbia, Ohio. Score, BILLIARDS IN SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, August 2, 1876, The 600 points French carrom game between Sexton. and Daly last night was won by Sexton by 77 points, on the thirty-first inning. The greatest runs were Sexton, 119; valy, 184 The averages were:—Sox- ton, 1911-13} Daly, 17 13-14, de- tod, THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS, Ata regular meeting of the Brooklyn Common Coun- cil held yesterday afternoon a report was presented by the: Meruorial Committee with reference to raiging funds for the erection of a monument over the 2,000 | prison ship martyrs of Revolutionary fame interrod on Fort Greene, The report stated that Mayor Schroeder had appointed tho following named gentlemen as trus- tees of the fund, and that they had accepted the trast:—Generals Jordap, Slocum, Woodward, Dakin and Mefeer; Cotonel Schurig and Captain E. C. Parkin- son, Hon, 3 B. Chitten James Stranahan, ex- Livutenant Governor Woodt Kennaday, Join wr, F. F , Job epry, G L. Fort, 3. B. Dateher, A. Slote, DP. Manjer, T. Rod. | tan, J, Van Nostrand, “The report was placed’on tile, FATAL CURIOSEL Jotn Ross, aged two years, of No, 634 Ninth street, was killed last Monday by his brother Henry, agea seven years. The revolver with which the deed was done was tied up among some old papers Mrs. Ross opened them and then leit the weapon in an exposed diace whore it was found by her son. THE CUSTER MONUMENT. ANOTHER HANDSOME CONTRIBUTION FROM OTL 7 CITY, PENNSYLVANIA. The following subscription list, showing a contribu tion of $100 to the fund for the erection of a monu- ment to perpetuate the memory of tho gallant Custer swells tho amount received irom that town to nearly $300;— ANOTHER WELL STRUCK. Co1.xs House, Ou. Crry, Jaly 81, 1876, To THe Eprror or tHe HexaLy:— Enclosed please find check for $100, the amount Taised among some of the members of the Vil City Oil Exe 1 also enclose a list of contributors, Please “amount to the Custer monument fund in your hands and oblige yours, i GEORGE W. THUMM. We agree io pav the amount opposite our respective names toward the “Custer Monument Fund’ in the hands ot the New York Herat.p:—A. | RB. T. Leech, $2; Daniel Goettel, $ George W. Thumm. $2; George H. Moorehead, $2; H. Richardson, $2; Churies J, Fraser, $2; Phil H. Judd, $2; J. C. Buchanan, $2; A. Kline, $2; Samuel Justus, $2; G, Edward Foster, $2; J. M.' Sowers, $2; Jobn B. Jayne, $2; W. H. Longwell, $2; A, T. Comer, $2; George R. Harley, $2; J, M. McElroy, $1; Thomas R. Cowell. $5; F. Wright, $2; © H. Duncan, §1; H. L. Foster, $1; C. FE. Bradley, $2; Louis Roess, $1; A. Creighton, $1; Jobn Patten, $1; J, 5. Bumstead, $1; W. G. Young, $1; John Mawhinney, $1; Thomas King, D. H. Boulton, $2; G. C, Porter, $1; W. H. Porter= field, $1; Wilham ‘Parker, #2; Dr. Bolard, Jr., $1: G. R. Kemp, $1; 0. Foley, $1; John Barr, $1; Hiram Robins, $2; John B, Smithmas, $3; Vandergrift, Pit- cairn & Co., $15; George Cornwall, £2; C. H. Shepard, $1; George P. Hi $1; F. W. Mitebell, $2; James Adims, $2; W. 8, McMullen, $2; W. K, Vandergrilt, $1; Cash, $3." Total amount, $100, FUNERAL OF MRS. STUYVESANT. The funeral of the late Mra, Augusta C., widow of ‘Nicholas William Stuyvesant. occurred yesterday afternoon at St. Mark’s Episcopal church, in this erty, The casket, which was hidden beneath the floral offerings of mourning friends, bore a silver plate with tho namo and date of death of deceased inscribed upon it Rev, Dr, Rylance, pastor, and Key, Dr. Kramer, | bis assistant, conducted the impressive funeral service | of she church, the musical portion of which was ren- i dered by Mr. W. E, Beames, organist, and Miss Jennie | | Su ivan, the soprano of St, Bartholomew's. The in- terment’ was made in the family church, which was itseif founded by Peter Stuyvesant, ancestor of the deceased, in 1795. In the vault are now thirty coflins contaming the remains of members of the family, including those of old Petrus Stuyve- sant, who, as the stone over the yault records, was “Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of Amster- dam, in New Netherlands, row caited New York, and the Dutch West India Isiauds, Died A. D. 16745, aged eighty years.” EUNERAL HONORS TO AN OFFICER. t benoath the The funeral of Brovet Colonel 0. F. Wentworth, Brigade Inspector of the Third brigade, National Guard, will take place to-morrow afternoon, from his late residence, No, 152 South Fifth street, Brooklyn, E. D. The Eighth regiment, Colonel George D. Scott commanding, has been detailoil as the escort, and the following fleld otficers will act ay pall bearers :—Colonel James Cavanagh, Colonel James R. Hnehcock,’ Lieu- tenant Colonel F. A, Schilling, Lieutonant Colonel 8 O. Ryder, Lieutenant Colonel William Seward, Jr, aud Major D. D. Wylie,” Colonel Went- worth was a veteran member of the militia orvice of the State, having served a period of thirty- six years in the National Guard, He joined the State Fencibles in 1540, ana was transferred with that com- pany in 1846 to the Eighth resiment, National Guard, in which command he served until 1866, holding dur- ing this term of service commissivus as line and feld officer, and when appointed to the position which he held at his death was its lieutenant colonel, When the war of tho rebellion broke out his regiment was one of the first to offer its services to the government, and Colonel Wentworth went forth its second in command. For gailant conduct on the disastrous fieid of Bull Run he was brevetted colonel by the State authorities, and acommission in the regular army was offered for tus acceptance, The oilicers of the brigade, iu nonor of his memory, will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. SHOT IN CINCINNATL A DRUNKEN AND REJECTED LOVER SHOOTS TWO INOFFENSIVE MEN—A TIMELY ARREST PRE- VENTS A LYNCHING. The Cincinnati Gasette of August 1 gives an account of a shooting affray on the evening of July 31. Miss Hettie Seaman, of No. 453 West Court street, in that city, bas been receiving the attentions of Isaac N. Richie, a dry goods merchant, The house is occupied by Widow Seaman, her son and tho daughter referred to. The lover had been in tho habit of visit- ing the jady when intoxicated. she flually ze- quested him to come no more On Monday evening ho called again, bat im _ no better condition than beiore, The mother answerea bis knock. After gaining admission Richie went all through the house, pistol in hand, looking for Hettie, but she could not be found. He then went ont the front door and took a seat on the portico, alongside a man named Charles Patrick, who was in the house when Richie entered, but soon came out to avoid an encounter with him. Here Richie commenced using foul language, so indecent that it atiracted the at. tention ol a party of tour or five young men who wero standing on the Opposite side of the street. One of these, John Callahan, tried to quiet the drunken man, Richie commenced firing and Callahan got out of range as rapidly a» possible. He seemed to be firing at tho party on the opposite side and sent tour bullets in that direction. One of them struck a young man named John Whelan, who lives at No. 93 Clark street, in the neck, inilicting @ paintul, but not serious wound, Tno other three bad no offect. Just at this time two or three young mon, who had been attending a meeting of a building association at the foot of Court strect, happened to be passing. One of these was Benj»min Geisler, a lad of seventeen, Jearniug the plumber’s trade with M. McIntyre, cor- ner of Central avenue and Court street. The iiith ball struck this unfortunate young man in the left tempie, perforating the bone, aud traversing the brain to the opposite side, Geisler had received his death wound, and imme- diately fall unconscious. Whelan, who did not know he was wounded, Callahan and others, immediately started across the sircet to assist the wounded boy and arrest Richie; but Richie fled into the house, and the door was locked, When Richie appeared on the street in custody of the officers there was a great rush and cres of “Hang bin!” “Lynch bim!’' &c., and it was only the deter- mined conduct ot the officers, who were obliged to draw their revoivers, that kept the crowd from haaging the homicide to the nearest lamppost. Isaac N. Richie 18 well known in Cincinnati. He says he i# in business with his brother dry goods commission merchant, and is now living with his brother in Newport, Ky. As he lay fa bis cell last night his in- flamed and bloodshot eyes showed plainly that he had been ona prolonged devauch, When aroused he would answer such questions as were put to him, but did not seem to know or care why ie was locked up. ; A CLEVER SWINDLE. HOW SIMPLE-MINDED GERMANS ARE CHEATED BY CUNNING GERMAN-AMERICANS, Superintendent Walting yesterday received from Hugo Fritsch the Austrian Consul in this city, evi- dence of a swindle being perpetrated upon Germans in Europe by sharp-witted fellow-countrymen in this country. The latter address letters to persons in the old country informing them that a relative of theirs had died somewhere im America and left a large quantity of valuable pergonal — prop- erty, which they are advised will be for. warded to them upon sending $25 to pay for freightage, advertising and other expenses, The vic- tims are recommended by a printed slip enclosed in each letter ‘not to send the money by a postal money order, but take a stout envelope und onclose the notes, Florms are just as good as dollars.” Handbiils calling for relatives of the supposed deceased to claim his property, and purporting to be for general distribation in this country, are also enclosed im the letters, together with printed slips, purporting to be ad- vertisements clipped from American papers and asking news o: hoirs of the ‘deceased.’ One letter handed to Superintendent Walling esterday had been received by Mr, Marianely, gasso ‘euban, Vienna, who tuled to bite at the batt. It is written upon paper with the printed head, “San Fran- cisco Hotel, Café Restaurant and Billiards, No. 137 California streot, Brooklyn,’ is dated May 1 ‘and post- marked Jersey City May 6 Mr. Mariabely 1s invited to send $23 and receive the effects of a young man named Ernest Weinhordt,” said to have died nt the mytiieal hotel alluded to in December, 1875. The let- ter is signed Ethelbert T. Myers and Griswold Muller, and the recipient is enjoined to write to the latter gon leman, ‘‘care of Mr. Hurt, No, 199 South Third street eo) Brooklyn, Kings county, Long Island, U. From the handwriting of letter and certain ear- marks the polico suthoritics strongly incline to the be- Itef that the swindlers are the same who have been reaping @ rich barvest for years in England by a simi- Jar game. A letter similar in its purport was received bpd Superintendent of Polico two P age ago from r. J. 0, Woodteld, merchant, of No. 106 Fenchurch street, London, who asked for an investigation. In- quiry showed it to be aswindle, and Saperintendent Walling says tho writer is undoubtedly the author of the one whieh came to heht yesterday. THE FRENCH WORKINGMEN, The ety of Lyons, “France, went a delegation ot thirty three workingmen to this country, Who represent diverent branches of industry, They have visited the Philadelphia Exhibition and several cities of the United States, Yesterday they called apon Mayor Wickham and some of the Aldermen at the City Hull, They were mysteries of the Goverour’s Room and i held a short conversation with H's Honor the Mayor, ig RD THE COAL QUESTION. SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PRODUCTION—PRICE OF “BLACK DIAMONDS”—THR PROSPECT TO CONSUMERS NOT ENCOURAGING. 7 Yesterday a HERALD reporter visited a number of gentlemen prominently connected with the coal trade to learn, if possible, the amount of coal of domestic sizes on band in this port, the probability of the re duction in price and any other fucis interesting to coal consumers. The first gentleman called upon—a large sbipper and miner of anthracite in the Lehigh region— stated that It was avery difficult matter even to esti mate tue amount of coal at the various receiviny points, and especially of the domestic sizes—egg stove and chestnut—in New York yards and at thy wharves; bu! one thing he could say, however, ther was a decided glut in this market, and, owing to the Bourd of Control of the coal combination advancin; the rate fifteen cents per ion om the Ist prox. he (nought there was very little prospect of the stock diminishing until cold weather forced consumers into purchasing their supplies, Of course the stoppage of two weeks during this month of shipments by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, as already announced in the firxa.p, would help the producers somewhat, but one thing consumers should uuderstand now—viz., that the price of coai would certainty be advanced by the combination again, nd those who could do s¢ would be wise to lay in their supplies, The public holding off and only buying as they needed for use was very well in this weather, but it was the experience ot all who knew anything abont tho coal trade that the momenta cold snap comes people rush to buy, and consequently then the price is advanced, often fifty cents or $1 a ton. In reference to the coal combination and the ram-rs in the press and among stock speculators 1n Wall street that there was such a division among those composing it that it was certain to go to pieces, he said that he thought the opinion was erroneous; the combination ‘was again on a safo basis and would certainly hold this year. The Lehigh Valley Railroad, as a transporter, owes no allegiance to the combination, and Judge Packer, its President, it i8 believed, bas always opposed it, yielding, however, to the large operators who ship over the road, and to the Lehigh Valley Coal Com- pany, which holds the same relation to the railroad as the Philadeipt and Reading Coal and Iron Company bok to the Reading Railroad, In agreeing to suspend operations for two weeks thoy mct a necessuy of the trade, The over-production on this line now probably amounts to 150,000 tons, which by the suspension will be cqualiaed, Of the votal production sore the three weeks ending July 22 the collieries on the line produced over twenty-seven per cont, while last week they figured to the extent of forty per cent of the week’s shipments, though it wag nominally one of ‘total suspension.” A comparison of tho production on the lines of the different carrying companies irom January 1, 1875, to July 22, and tor the same time during 1876 may be of interest:—Lehigh Valley Railroad, 82 per cent; Central Railroad of Now Jersey, 125 per cent; Philadelphia and Reading Rail- road, 52 per ceat, The foliowing companies show a decreased production for this year:—Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, 46 per cent; Delaware, Lack- awana and Western Railroad, 59 per cent; and the Pennsylvania Coal Company, 33 per cent. The average weekly production during the Jast halt of 1875 amounted to 550,000 tons, while the average weekly output during the first half of this year was but 265,000 tons, so that after allowing liberally for the usualy increased business of tho autumn months it seems highiy probable that our production ef anthra- cite during the remainder of this year will be at least 150,000 tons a week Jess than it was in 1875; or, in other words, that the production of unthracito will this year be about 3,000,000 tous less than it was last year and 5,000,000 tons less than in 1873, Theso figures are certainly suggestive, if not alarming, when we con- sider that the production o! bituminous coal through- out the country has steadily incre: during the same Period, and its consumption e chief markets for antoracite has been maintained during the past year and increased over the figures of 1873. —1t is true the depressed condition of the iron trade has borne more beavily on the anthracite than on the bituminous trado, but the usual outiets for soft coats have also been cur. tailed to a large extent since the panic, and thoro is good reason to believe the decline in the consumption of anthracite is in no inconsiderable degree owing to the substitution of bituminous coal, The following are the WHOLESALE PRICES OF ANTHRACITE for July, at the tide wal 2,240 1bs., domestic siz Wyoming coals— Tackawanon and Scranton at Ho- boken und Weehawken. «]4 95]5 05]5 65]4 95 Pittston at Newburg..,......-.../4 80/4 90/5 50/4 80 Wilkesbarre at Port Johnston. .../ 4 95]6 05]> 65/4 8§ Plymouth, seeeceeeesss[b 98/5 15[5 75]4 98 Susquehanna Coal Co. at Amboy .|4 95)5 15)5 65}4 98 Kingston at Hoboken . «}4 95/5 15]5 6/4 98 Lehigh coals— Old Company at Port Johnston. .|5 05/5 05/5 6b] 1 98 Old Company’s Room Run at Port Johnston. ., see] O5]5 05]5 65]4 95 Sugar Loaf, Hoboken, and Amboy, at Port Jobaston sess] 05/5 05/5 65]4 95 Lehigh Coal Exchange at Port Johnston. ...... «]> 08]5 05]5 65]4 95 Honey Brook Lenigh 2.45 05/5 05/5 65]4 98 Beaver Meadow at South Amboy.|5 05]5 05]5 65} b 98 Schuytkill coals at North 9hst,) | Brooklyn, E D.— Il wnite ash 5 65}4 85 ve 5 75]4 85. Shamokin white and red ash. . 5 75] 4 88 lorberry... cae 5 85] 4 98 Lykens’ Valley. 3 B0}0 3e]5 3 Contractors’ prices are twenty cents per ton less tn: these rates, and the prices of SchuyJkill coals for ship. ment irom Philadelphia are thirty-fve vents per ton Jess than at Brooklyn. The freight trorza Hoboken and Weehawken to New York is forty cents per ton, from Elizabethport and Port Johnson to this city the same, and irom South Amboy here thirty-tive cents, and. freight by the boats of the Pennsylvania Coai Com- pany irom Newburg to New York sixty-five cents. The wholasale prices of domestic (bituminous) gas coals per ton of 2,240 pounds are:— pare Fae ye Ship- A ic ‘ping Ports, in New York, Westmoreland and Pennsylvania at Greenwich, Philodelphia.. $4 70 $6 00 Westmoreland and Ponngylvania at South Amboy...... 6 00 A manager of one of the iarge coal companies in Trinity building said:—*The retail coal dealers in this city who have%arge stocks of domestic sizes on hand are generally dissatisfied with the small advance ((if- teen cents) made by the combination; they say the 4 has been so largely avticed in the newspapers that their customers are as fully advised as themselves, and they cannot make any advance in price, whereas ul th Board of Control bad placed the figure at flity cents the advance couid have been charged. But they should not complain, as they purchase the ‘long ton’ of 2,24 pounds, and very generally seli tne ‘short ton’ of 2,006 pounds.’’ To the recent advance he was decidedly o posed, believing, if another was made, there would sacha clamor that the combination wouid be obliged by the mere force of public opinion to desist, Affair in the coal region were in a terrible state, as the recent trial of the “Mollie Maguires’ proved. further advance waa insisted upon it was thoaght by some total suspension of mining would be ordered to keep up the price tn the different markets, and President Packer, wri from Mauch Chuck ea sai “The suspension of mining affects all the collieries de pending upon the Lehigh Valley Railroad for cars and transportation, and throws twenty mines in the Wy: oming into idieness. {nis has been brought about KY the coal combination. It Id ier lately as thoug' this giant raonopoly was to be broken, and our roa¢ carried all the treiht brought to it on terms com sidered fair; but the road does not belong to the com bination, and I would not be a party in any way regulate the production or the price of coal. Proving that the Lenigh Valley road had no voice in making aj the quota of tonnage, it was placed fourth on the It when, if it had been represented, it would have sisted on being placed second, since its shipmenis for ‘the past five or six years have been next to that of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company.” ART TREASURES FROM SPAIN. Yesterday the bark Abby Bacon, Captain F. A, Mer rill, arrived at pier No. 14 East River, alter a rapid rap of thirty-three days {rom Malaga, Spain. She brings among her cargo 146 paintings, part of the celebrated collection of the Marquis of Salamanca. These works of art are contained in sixteen cases, which weigh in tho aggregate about sixteen tons, The Abby Bacon commences discharging to-day, and the paintings are to be sent on without loss of time to the Centennial Exhibition, They to be Under the chargo of General Manuel Sanchez Mira, of Spain, while in this country. The Z mark they bear apart from their numbering is M. ‘These paintings are all ory d their Value @ almost inestimable. One was valved ‘at $40,000. They have all futly | ermar bene Captain has no tear that they havo damaged at all. ‘They egg od avout thirty studies by such masters as Murillo, Rubens, Van Dyck, Wouvermans, Forwny, Tintoretto and Sal ly eat anda Longe AN ee eke of them belong exclusively to the Spanish Tho following i# a complete list of the artists represented io an tion :—Escal i yo! ‘Tintoretto, Cay. all rings, Muril J Patenter, Kock, Go- rome’ Bos ts ticoner ‘dees Rivera (a) Eepaguelao”’ Zur, baren, Rubens, Sueyuens, Pablo de Vose, Van Dyck, Salvator Rosa, Criado, Alenza, David Ferriers, Gieco, Wouvermans, Prinaticto, Fortuny, Frank, Peternet, Lantranco, Pablo Verone, WARRANTS SIGNED. Comptroller Green signed warrants yesterday on the following accounts, and transmitted the same to the dock tend, $478 60; coroners’ oon, guvl og