The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1876, Page 5

} THE GREAT REGATTA * Third Day of the International Rowing Matches, THE VICTORIOUS BEAVERWYCKS. They Win the Four-Oared Seull Race by a Quarter of a Second, GREAT ENTHUSIASM OF THE CROWD. The London Crew Beaten on a Course Like Their Own. They Claim but Are Disallowed a Foul, aca eee Pui.apvetrata, August 30, 1876, The magnificent race Yale gave London yesterday is In every month, and opinions are expressed with the | greatest frankness on all sides that if that is the best London ean do, then Yale can whip her, The advan- | bage so surely hers from having tae pole, combined with that which she acquired by making the two famous elbows, gave her many times more than the five feet she won in. And it was inadvertently omitted yester- day that Mr, Madeirs, the judge, who swung the flag on the finish line as the crews crossed, was interrogated | very closely as to the distance between the two boats, and gave it as his unqualified conclusion that the Yale bow was level with a point at about half way between the forward part of the combing of the London boat and her bow, and that the distance was as near as pos- Bible to Dye feet, This at once proves that the time of Yale cannot have been correctly given, for London’s Was announced as 8m. 61,8, and Yale’s as 8m. 52\s. But if it took Yale a second to go five feet it would, at Mat pace, to cover 7,920 feet, or a mile anda half, vecupy 1,684 seconds, or 26m, and 25s,, which, while of course not accurate, is sufficiently so to show the pbsurdity of the record. The fact that the distance was Ave feet proves beyond peradventure that if London’s time was 8m. 51448. that of Yale could not have been over 8m. 51338. The record, to be of any value, should be correct, and now is just the time to havo it made so, WHAT GULSTON SAID. We asked Gulston this morning if he would allow Yale to row with his crow in the final heat this after- hoon. He said, “No; why should we?” Of course she has no right, but asa favor it couid have easily been Branted, and its refusal points strongly to tho conciu- Bion that London in tho terribie battle of yesterday Gred every shot sho had, Still Yale ought not to let matters remain as they are and happily aves not prob- bly mean to. From tho tone of Gulston’s remark this morning it is evident that his crew will hardly meet Yale again in any contest which she would eutor sim- ply from inclination, and that if another race is wanted vigorous steps must be taken to bring it about None of the London men, we understand, think of | leaving the country before the middle of September, While Kennedy keonly regretted yesterday that he Lad | Bot commenced spurting a little sooner, which was ow, * {ng to his not being sufficiently familiar with the course, and whether if he had, 1s would or would uot have won his men the race, it did look very much as if had the race been even a quarter of a mile more, it would have been well for the dark Blue. Now the way for her to got what sbe wants is this. Let her as once thailenge the London four to a straightaway three-miue face on such water in this country and at such ime during the present stay as suits their convemence, This will do what ‘his week’s work has pot done, test | their staying power over along course. It will be the | regular American distance and not a novelty necessi tated by centennial interests, and it will leave a | record, which will prove valuable in the future, In conferring with Mr. Kennedey since writing the above we found him and his mea quite willing for such a meeting, and they inferred that to-day’s unlooked for and very wolcome result will Iikely render the London men eager for another soot at us, But Mr. Labatt, their bow oar, suid to-night that they felt no inclination for any more rowing i this countfy. In that case it would hardly be well to press them to an issue, al- though, as they purpose remaining here through- out the professional races, they will naturally, a day or two later take a more philosophical view of tho matter, and knowing points in the longer distance race on which our men are not up to, may consent to have another turn with tuem, Gvod progress was made to- day in getting aiong with the racing, five more of the first heats of amateur single sculls being disposed of, and the final beat of the amateur fours having also been rowed off. The same promptness which has characterized the management throughout the week continues, and one can tell within a very few minutes of just the time each event will be rowed. But two steps should bo taken without avother hour's delay, Halt an Hour only should be allowed to each teat instead of three-quarters, and so the day’s sport condensed Into three hours instead of four anda half Buta far more important matter is the announcing of the pro- | gramme of tho rest of the sport at ouce, instead of | hover telling what is to come off any day unui the aiternoon before. Suppose a man in New York or | New England wants to get on for a day and see the | four-oared professional final heat for the championship | of the world, no man in Philadelphia knows to-day | when that’ will be, at ieasi if he does the wbiic has yet noiwkling of it, Matters like ft which “can be remedied and are not, | serious harm, and there is no little chaffing | we | here at this omisssion, simply unbeard of in any | other regatta of consequem Before the first singie | Beull trial heat, McGuire, of the Waverleys, had wit drawn, and so had Julian Kenneay, the latter with e: cellent reason, ag, to try to face Courtney alter tho | | | | terrible struggle the former had yesterday afternoon, would be folly indeed; so little young Ackerman, of the Atalantas, was left to fight it out with the great man from Union Springs, and right pluckily be went at it, Even thougn Courtney did pave the inside, rolling = wlong = ina most eis urely| way at only twenty-eight to the minute, Ackerman making far more efort, though with Stroke almost equally slow, the big man just drew away from him about a foot a stroke, and any one tould see that it was cat and mouse bustuess from the Start. The wind, fram the southwest, blew up the course, making the water lumpy and tar worse than | any day yet. As they spun aloug, Courtney so close to the western bank that the smail boys with which it | was embroidered might aimost have touched their feet | ‘on his long spruce starboard scull, he showed a defect in his rowing which THE LONDON MEN novor show, for ofien as he suot bis hands outon the recover ‘the lower edge of bis biada would scrape the water, which pt necessity must retard the speed. Bull there was cnough left when he reached the ba mile post to keep his Wing out against all of tur lengths behind, and to score over that distance in the eet of the wind and all in 3m, 208, But hardly 200 | leet past the post, Ackerman, having had enough of that kind of fucing to quite satisiy . him, wmes to a ‘dead stop. Courtney rows urely on and goes over the line ina litte over eleven Six feet aud ball av inch high, weighing last Saratoga, the other day, wheu he ind y and Keator at the doable scuiis, 180, he 1 now said to be down to 160, his racing weight, and, saving that his eyes look red und bloodshot, he certainly seems to be in superb form. A very hand- somely propogtioned man, with large, well shuped and developed arms aud legs, his cheat 18 deep, as a weil built man of his inches should be, aud he simply abounds with power, which, rather than any especial skill, is what makes him formidable—a man to caper wit now that Curtis and the Northwestern sculiers ha: withdrawn, likewise Kennedy, Close, Guision and ati been disqualified ho bas practically While Riley n I regard his winning the ama- nothing lett to do, and all regi ee Schuylkill championship a8 simply a uslenen: Nacarally “he Will like to (ry coneltsio with Prickett, the world’s champion, even though is a professional, aud wo may sce the race yet this sea- phic 1D SINGLE SCULL eg Low te ne 1 the Quaker Citys, was inside; Yat pice springs, next; Morareie, of the College Club, third, and Young, of the Maltas, outside, Ln geting off smoothly Little Y: hot right out from the reat, find 200 fect up the course had niready been drawn clear, the Quaker and the College man coming on Ist and buckling down to it with intense zeal, Se the Maltese brought up the rear. Near the darter the College man works into Yale's aie. taking the wash from his port *scull, While the Quaker invests in foue irom bis starboard one. In the next moment the Quaker teaves bis mate and squarely captures second wage, while the Son of Malta trails alovg 200 feet ve- Mind, Meanwhile Yates, whose stroke bas never peon fast, is actually rowing only twonty-four to {be minute, but doing his work very carefully, Alengit anda halt ahead of bis Quaker escort, who in turn has the College man’s bow off his stern | Now they draw out from the west bank and all make for midstream, getung by £0 doing all the force of the wind, You bayo te row carelully if you caro to slay | gone away NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. im tho boat, so all worked along cautiously until abreast of the Island, Yates never increas- mg bis lead much "and wondering whether he was not pretty tired, while the Quaker at his beels had three lengths on the College man. The theory avout Yates now suddenty develops into what looks very like demonstration, for near the mile and a quarter a ttle earlier than at Saratoga he comes to a dead standsull, That time, as he put it, he had doubled up like a jackknife.”” Was this another case of double and quit? d like it, for there he jay on seconds or £0; enough, ho’ aker apparently run well upon bis quarter, indeed almost collar him; but now he "Is stroking away again, but again in the same old slow, sleepy fashion, aud the tired seullers looked pretty thick along there. Upcomes the shout from the grand stand, but he does not wake up, and the two.work on together, every oue but those who knew him looking every moment for the Quaker to pass him out, Somehow he did not aud could not, for though the litte dark skinned man twice steamed up prettily to four or five more to the minute, it was only for halfadozen or 80 of strokes and then he would drop again, ing the great assembly into spasm yells and showing his own pretty teeth in his most Surdonte fashion, Foxing along in this highly inter- esting way, suddenly, apparently without Knowing it, he stumbied across the line a length or 80 ahead, a winner in 12m, 54g8. If any person thinks he can tell about how fast an oarsman Mr. Yates is trom this en- tertaming performance be may congratulate himself, but Labatt, the Lendon bow, he found it out in another way, for, out sculling the other day, and looking aft, he saw this lively brunette a hundred fect astern, anu, turning on the steam, began to draw away from ‘him. Yaies next turoing his head, finding this out, thougns he would see Low far his distinguished rival sculied; 80 after a few moments’ strict atiention to business he found himself almost in the gentleman’s embrace, The latter did pot seull this afternoon, and mentions as a reason that in bis jand seullers always pull tn crews, too, and that they do not regard it.as fair to have to face men who scull only, as _many of our best souliers, and are stiffened and not fitted tor this sort of rowing by work with the heavier sweep, a theory Kennedy heartily indorses, It is also just to Mr. Labatt to add that after the severe jour oared race this alternoon, in which he pulled an oar, be could hardly be expected ® scuil in this heat, though it was some two hours ater, THE FOUR OARRD FINAL HEAT, Now came the great event of the day, of the week, In some eyes even of the whole meeting—the final strug gie of the amateur four. If occasionally in the trial heats there appeared teams which had far better not been in the way, there was nosuch annoyance now, tor the mettie Of all these crews had been tested, and mighty thoroughly tested, within the last sixty hours, Un- jusily as. this ting system works, and always must work, throwing for instance such magnificent crews asthe Noribwestern and Yale entirely out of the fight simply because they bad already mrt the best stull there was earlier in the week and been vanquished, It bad still managed to save us two good ones to pul forward against the great foreign enemy, little as anybody thought so, This time the Lon- don crew had at least to step out of the toside track aud let some one else have atugatit, Boaverwyck being now the favored ship, the London men having the middie station and the Watkins tbe outside. Crews like this never take long to start, and as they sprang away in a fashion we had all learned to respect, for we knew what it Erenaged, the sight | was most interesting to bebol What is London’s plan hintime? Will she, as she ought, baal away hard to tarboard and make for the wosiern water, just leaving he Albany men room enough to row in, or will she put in an unhoord of number of strokes and actually draw clear of her favored rival and force Ler to row in her wake? She does neither one, nor yet does sho make a track like a rifie shot straightaway down tho river, but tactics come which show that Lever we in America may think of the professioual oarsman whon they once get hold of a man they shake off very unwillingly, boring — actually out to the eastward into what, if notning was on thatside of her would be as it was with the | Northwesiern four the other day—bad steering. She holds her way down nearly all the first minuie while the wateh marks not forty-four or forty-tive strokes bat simply forty-two, and now her purpose is plain. From the work of the past two days she shrewdly concluded thet Waikins, No. 1 Beaverwick, was the ono to look out for, and now what she Was at was pushing her out to eastward and cutting all hope of connection with the forces on iho west, and vetter yet with the short or poe track on which the latter rowed. Bvt this did not last long, or exasperated Watkins might have resented it, for early in the second minute, when she had drawn her out Jar enough, London'suddenly chops around to the southwest and skips away ior the shorter side in her own delicious way of rowing, lor, find her where you will, there you will get rowing par excellence. But the gentry over therefhave not been napping, tor they have been bugging that welcome bonk all the way along with a devotion touching, or at times almost touching, to behold. It was one of tho prettiest sights to-day, wen London broke to west so suddenly, to See the Glen boys foliow, and for a minute the two rowed on paraitel hues right for the halt mile post on that bank; but when at ‘ast. they are in their normal places, just where they could ‘have gotten to earlier had they at once aimed tor it, they find that the burly Beaverwycks are making them @ very fine race. Indeed, 1 suimehow looks as it they were alittle abead, or certainly abreast, They had at forty, but now ‘were down to thirty- eight, and seemod well contented with it; but betore they get much further, to tue sobering of the many American faces, they seemed to be going to pieces, No, 2 especially, as he did only yesterday, leading off in the operation. ‘The effect, looking at them stern on, was as if cach man were trying as be swuag back hard on his stroke to give his head such a furious jerk to one side as to encourage the belief that he wanted to get ridoii, Stil there was something tremendous about THK WAY THEY SWUNG, impressing the spectator with an idea of greater power than their smoother working and far moro skilful rivuls, As they shot past the half mile in the fast imo of 2m. 448, Guiston looks outzof the boat to keep her head ail right, and at the sau e Watkins, who tll now has stcered reasonably weil, suddenly shunts off to the eastward, to the disgust of the people on the pursuing sieame:s, who yell at her to come back, wich they now do, and ‘actually itis the Lip of a penny yet wuose race it is. Now, as they be- gin to work out from the Western shore and cross to midstream, the sight js really beautiful, each boat skimunng along swiftiy and smoothly, each a hundred feet from its neighbor, aud each bailing any man not profiling thet to say which ieads, Now Beaverwycks? grows very ragged, and much to the general regret all now Unvk she is gone, May be so, but we shall see, for as they draw up level to the mile she takes a siep the like of which we have seen before on this water, but never ill yesterday—one thas shows she learns uncommonly fast, for while her course had for a distance back been straight and natural, now, without sign of what was coming, she jerks her bow sharply over to the east and heads for Loudon, who meanwhile bas been gradually work- ing over close beside her. Now what will Gulston do when he finas that sauce for the female goose serves equally weil for the male? Wali he, as he might, keep straight op in what be believes bis own water, and if apy one brustes him claim aioul? Not this time, for scarcely was the Erie canal boat headed as above when, off ne steers too, so avoiding as it looked what came mighty near being a foul. In another minute they are straight again, and Beaverwyck takes a fine course close along the bank of Peter's island, London staying in the middie. Wat kins is not annoying ter now, a8 it was almost forgotten she had once had by this same boring in on her hal! a mile be Hor fire seems to have aeparied, and she ta rowing dead aft of London, getting the whole benefit of her wash. But whatot Albany’ There she is, beside the Island, and though a larger course than eituer of the others it has a virtue none had thought ot, A thousand throats along chat strand well ugh split in mentioning (he name of Beaverwyck. BUI TY Y G as that dinning right ‘into one’s ears hardly an oar length off might weil make a man row, It it should ever heave atu raise the deat it would scarcely seem a wonder, at least not more so when old Jericho's wails fell down under like treatment, The tire was all gone now, What the view-halloo of Drysdale was to John Hardy in Tom Brown when he, too, was mighty near the fitfish of bis race and nearly done to death, so was that yell to these sturdy sons of the Fourtn ward of the capital of the old Empire State, They sprang backward and forward til they hardly touched their seats, apd, iting their great beavy looking | boat, buried her on. There 1s certainly something wrong with London, for while nearly neck and neck with Beaverwyck Watking is again creeping up, and Loudon, how working over to tho eastward, almost 200 feet away trom her tormentor, suddenly switches off to the right, and the latter working also toward her, they stood across the line so apparently side by side no maa behind them, no man in front of them, scarce any man beside them, could say which had won. finisti line here dors not run at right angles with tf stream, but is considerably lower on tho where the Beavers were than on tho ¢ they goue in abreast this wouid make {t London’s race. For a while you could baraly teli what to make of tue race, but soon the Cumultuous shouts which rose froma the vast Leman 4 told the story. Shouts like these could not be for London, nor could shouts like these come except from bearts free from ail manner of doubt, for the judge at the fiuish line, Mr. Maqeira, had told them that notwithstanding the diagonal line the race the Beaverwycks by about five feew Again to us in America simply wonder- 20 close iw * five " feet are most significant and most welcome, for they measure the dists were five miles by which four modest Americans to-day became the champion amateur oarsmen of tne world. Now Lon- don has found what the meide track mean: four men it ths country are more thoroughiy taken aback than these renowned gentlemen who, with hot flusbed faces—all excepting the large man at namber three, and his was white—and panting hearts, lay Of there under the bridge groaning in init and wishing they were three thousand miles away, Suddenly they puil up to the judges’ boat and claim # foul against each rival boat on the grouna that their oars at the elbows mentioned ac- tually touched those of Watkins, apparently causing her to slacken up for a moment; but the reterce dis- allowed the claim, and the Beaverwycks are again do- clarea the winners. Unpalatable as it ta, it is only fair to say here that if Yale had to row more than the course yesterday, when London had the inside, “so today London bad to when tho Beaverwycks had the inside, Actually then to-day the strangers, plainly as U tolt the terrible drivin, Yale had given them yesterd but this is not the point. To-day’s race has beon one almost new to th niry, the regulation one in Eug- land being on a cnr: ‘The question with us is who can row exact) ‘a8 bis rival on an absolutely straight course and win; but not so in England, There, who can row on a track where from the start all see at a giauce one has @ shorier course than the otver and then win, As between the two which is the fairer is self-evident on merely describing each, and it seems unfort that we couid not have had the greatest races auy of us will ever live to see on our own plainly fair plan.. Stil, to take one with which we ure not familiar and the enemy is, and then whip that enemy, is all the more glorious, nd no | and the cheers after cheers which are going up to-night here at the Parkview Hotel for the Beaverwycks tes- how well all appreciate the fact. he great prize won to-day by the Beaverwycks bandsome silver cup, pars at $1,000. Each of the crew will have a gold medal, and each member of the second boat, London, a silver medal, These prizes are contributed and paid for out of the funds collected by the Regatta Commitiee. Tue Beaverwyck crew packed up their boats this evening, and will return home to- morrow morning. THR WARD BROTHERS BARRED OUT. ‘The Ward brothers desire us to call attention to the fact that they are not to be allowed to row in the for the proiesslonal chatnpiouship of the world, wi that the only ground offered by the committee is that they had not entered in time They say that they never saw the official notice till after the entrics wero closea; but that matters littie. The real ques- tion is not whether they were entered in ume, but whether it will work any injustice to bar them. Four crews are to row—the Thames, St. Jobn, Halitax and Plaisted. Which one of these will it harm in the slightest degree? Which one, had he been told before ing home that the Wards were to row, would have hela back on that account? Which one did not expect all along that they were to row, and that they of all men, being the present champions of the world, were sure to row, The committee say that they resolved to close the en- trices many days ago, and s0 they must be closed, but George Adams is said to have resolved on the night of the 20th inst, to throw the mght express off the track but when he saw more of the conse- reconsidered. Is it utterly be y he power of this committee who made this really unimportant enactment to reconsider ne Are their determinations so unelastic and Unalterabie that all lope of giving four Americans, and four most deserving Americans, whose names aro household words all over this land a chance to stand up in America for a proud honor they won in America and nobody in five long years has seen fit to try and come and take it away from them. I! the Regatta Com- mittee of the Sehuylkill Navy and United States Centenmal Commission wish to do an act that will make their name most unwelcome in the ears of almost every true Amefican ail over the world, and will pat a blot on this meeting and its manage- meat that will loug be held up against them, let them now carry out this glaring injustice, | But if they Wish to’ stand before the public as realiy fair men who mean to make a race for tho championship of the world, one for that of the whole world and nota part of it, then let them tell the tour horny-banded, modest men who are now here to-night knocking tor admission, that their past services are, ind ed, appreciated and that no men will be more wol- come than the same worthy sons of one old man in quiet, homelike Cornwall, THE PROGRAMME FOR THURSDAY, ; ‘The programme for to-morrow (Thursday) is as fol- lows :— At two P. M. the frst trinl beat of single sculls be- tween F, E. Yates and C. E. Courtney, of the Union Springs, and H. Gourley and F. Pleasanton, ot tho Quaker City Club, At a quarter to three the second heat, between W. G. Thomas, of the Pennsylvania; J. 1. Mingus, of the Vesper; J, McCartney, of the Friendship, and Ed, Mills, Jr., of the Atalanta, At half-past three, first trial heat for parr-oared shells—(red) Nautilus, W, Walsh and E. D. Roache; (white) London, J. 0! Howell and A. Trower; (blue) Atalanta, W. H, Downs and J. Kustis; (green) Argo- nautas, k. Smith and F, C. Eldred, At fifteen minutes past four second trial heat for Pair-oared sholls—(red) Northwestern, Corning and Curtis; (white) London, Lebatt and Gulston; (blue) Northwestern, Killorn and Smith. At fifteen minutes to six the final heat ot single sculls, The winner of the first heat will occupy the second place, and the winner of the second heat the first place, or the west sido of the river, RECEPTION OF THE EUREKAS. Despite their defeat in the international contest on Tuesday the Eurekas aro promised a very hearty wel- come on their return home to Newark in consequence of their victory on Monday. Their {riends are arrang- ing for a most generous reception upon the arrival of the crew on Saturday. Tho great thread factory in which the members are employed will turn out en masse with @ band at their head and meot the ‘boys’? at the depo POLO AT NEWPORT. EIGHT GAMES YESTERDAY—EXCITING SPORT, AND MANY NOTABLY FINE SPECIMENS OF PLAYING. Newrorr, R. L, August 30, 1876, Elght games of polo were played this afternoon, and the time consumed in their playing including the usual rests was about one houranda half. Only one alter- noon so far this season has over this numbor been played. The sides were as fo!lows:— Blues—Mr. J. G. Bennett, captain; Messrs. ©. N. Scott, Hollis Hunnewoll and 8, Howland Robbin Reds—H. Ridgeway, captain; Messrs. Augustus Jay, Harry Oelrichs and Fairman Rogers, H. Boatillier was chosen umpire, It was evident from tho start that the blues wero overmatched, and in tén minutes the reds were vie- torious in the first game. SECOND GAME, Immediately after the commencement of the second game, and after the blues had the ball near their <oal, the reds knocked it out and goon had it going in the opposite direction. with some noticeable back strokes by Messra. Ridgeway and Jay, and after another knock out the.reds were again victorious, Time, 2 minutes. THIRD GAME. ‘This was one of the best games of the afternoon, Mr. Robbins, for the blues, soon after its commencement, got the ball near his goal; but Mr. Ridgeway sent it in the opposite direction, and in asecond more it was near the reds’ goal, whore a knock out followed. After the ball had remained near the reds’ goal for some time the blues got it away, and after another knock out it was sent by the biues into the centre of the lot, where it was kept for some time, after which they gos it near their goal, At this point one of the blues was noticed to mako a handsome and effective stroke, followed by Mr. Jay, of the reds, who sent the ball a long distance tn the direction of his goal, Its headway could not be checked by the biues, and in less than ten minutes victory was again with the reds for the third time. Time, 13 minutes. FOURTH GAME. The fourth game followed immediately, and after charging the captain of the reds got the ball and dealt it several blows in succession, sending it near his goal, when bis able assistant, Mr. Jay, gave it a powertul biow, sending it outside of the boundary on the side of the goal, and in its course it struck a carr with great force. Une of the blues then gave iwa go crack and sent ita long distance toward his goal, but Messrs. Ridgeway and Jay were on hand, and in less than a second they captured the goal in good style. Time, 5 minutes, FivTh GAME In this game the sides were changed there boing bat six players, the reds embracing Mr. Jay, Captain; Messrs. Rogers and Oclrichs; and the biues,” Mr. Ben- nett, Captain; Messrs Richard Peters and Scott. The reds were determined again to win, under the captaincy of ew leader, and as in the other game soon had their ball near tho goal, and the blues subsequenuly had it near theirs, Captain Jay immediately got it before him, and missing a good bull Mr. Ovirichs struck it instead; but the blues soon got it near their gonl again. A knock-out followed, and aiter the bal was thrown in, Messrs. Jay and Peters, for their re- | spective sides, played unusually well. The former, however, succeeded in getting it near his goal, and as aresult of bis good play the goal was won. ‘Time, 8 minutes, SIXTH GAsUE, ‘This was a brilliant game, and by a series of excellent playing on the part of ihe bines they made the goal and thus won their first victory. Time, 4 minutes. SKVENTH GAME. Mr. Ridveway in this game tovk charge of the reds, in Mr, Jay’s place. As beiore the reds were the first to get the ball near their gowl, and Captain Kideway broke his mullet after getting it there. The blues sooa got it away and several of thom played well, sending the ball along distance ip the opposite direoiion. Messrs, Ridgeway and Peter® now piayed well, and tho latter proved conclusively that be understood bis business. The blues got ‘it opposite their goal and Mr, levers knocked it withia a foot of the boundary line, when it was knocked back, but be (Mr. Peters) agvin got a crack at itand jt it home, and thus the second gam of the biues was won. Time, 6 minu' KIGUTH GAME. The eighth and last game was the best of all, and, contrary to the usual course, the blues were tho first to get the bali near their goal, where Messrs. Scott and Peters were noticed to be playing unusually well for the bines, as was Mr. Rogers for the reds The later was soon going in the opposite direction witn the ball before him, and Mr. Oeirichs belind was also playin well for the reds. Alter Mr. Rogers missed Mr. Rid way was at his beels, and he knocked the ball out near his goal, where some exciting sport followed, the players crowing one abotuer aud booking their | d so | mallet& ‘The blues were determined to win, were theit opponents, The former finally got the ball go- ing in their direction, but the reds, through Mr, Rogers, bad it flying rapidly in the tne of their goal tli Mr. Peters sent is back, followed by Mr. Scott, who fol- lowed up the former’s good Inck. Mr. Ridgeway then ob it again, and at this point Messrs, William P. ouglass and Hoilis Runvewell entered the game, the former on the side of the blues and the latter on the opposite side, Some good playing followed tmme- diately 1m the centre of the lot, and every inch of the ground was hotly contested. The blues ilnally got the ball pear their goal, and it was evident that the reds would not be able to get control of itagain. Soon afiorward Mr. Douglass, by a remarkable good stroke, which was applauded, sent the pall between the pen- nants, and the blues were again victorious, Time, 12 minutes, ‘A GAME FOR SATURDAY. ‘A mateh game will take place on Saturday, ench ot tho winning ‘o receive as @ prize a get of silver spars from their opponents. ALE SPECTATORS, alors on tho ground to-day were Rees, Spanish Mrnister, and x Among the sp Senor Manulla de Los wife; Lord and Lady Churchitl, of England; Messrs. | Leonard Jerome, William RB. Travers, Hugo 0, Fritzeno, ‘A. G, Lawrence, SH. Whitwell, Mrs. Edward Cooper, an Stevens, the Misses Whiting, Admiral Por- 4 family, Count Litta, Secretary the liahan Logation; Mr.'8. Rudolphe Blum, of the Austrian and Hungarian Legation; Colonel L. P, Kip and Governor Carroll, of Maryland, TROTTING” AT HARTFORD, Second Day of the Third Annual Summer Meeting. FINE WEATHER AND FAST TRACK, iepinmina Planter the Winner of the First Trot—The Second Unfinished, ——_-—__—. Haxrrorp, August 30, 1876, Tho attendance at the Charter Oak Park this after- noon Was very large, the numbers being much greater tban on yesterday. The weather was pleasant and the drive totho park over the well sprinkled roads was much appreciated by those, who availed themselves of this way of going to the track. It was not so plea- sant in the cars, the dust being almost suffocating from Jong continued drought, Two trotting contests were on the card for to-day’s sport, the first being for a purse of $2,500 for horses | that had uever beaten 2:29; $1,250 to the first, $625 to the second, $375 to the third and $250 to the fourth horse; mile beats, best three in five, in harness. For this event there were fourteen entries, comprizing gelding Trio, i. J. McAndrews, Jr.'s chestnut Alden Goldsmith’s brown mare dine’s bay mare Lady Mills, black stallion Rowe’s Tommy, A. P Bros’ chestnut stallion General Grant, ©, § bay mare Mattie, Mason & Travis’ sorrel mare Washington, A. M. Harris? bay gelding Calborn, Foster's gray gelding Gray Bull, W. Sergeant's bay gel. ing Rutledge wnd 5, C, Holdridge's brown stallion Damon, Of the above entries but two came to the | post, these bemg Planter and Trio, the former being | & great favorite, selling as follows 1 THE BETTING. Planter, 25 PAC aden eee Trio.. 13 23 1s 3o Only two horses coming to the post proves con clusively that the circuit lias been too long, and that the majority of the horses have had too much trotting and waat rest, It is probable that ext year there will be a change made in the manner of making en- tries, so that the early meetings will not have all the best of it, Planter won after four clesely contested heats. The second trot was the event of the day and will be long remembered by those who witnessed it The purse was $3,000 for horses that had never beaten 2:22; $1,500 to the first, $750 to the second, $450 to the third and $300 to the fourth horse; milo heats, best three in five, inharness, There were twelve entries, eompris- ing D, Muckles’ bay mare Belia, Dan Mace’s bay maro Amy, C. Reed's black mare Blanch, J. M. Petit’s roan gelding Siow Go, J. H. Phillip’s vay mare Adelatae, Ben Mace's bay gelding Sensation, Budd Doble’s bay ) stailion Sam Purdy, W, W. Smith’s bay gelding Joker, S. A. Brown's black mare Lady Turpm, W. M. Park's black gelding Prospero, D. A. Snell's bay mare Lady Sneli and bay gelding John H. Of the above named horses seven caine to the post and made a capital race, ‘The betting on the event was very large, all the horses having hosts of backers Tho following are a few of the pools scld betore the start:— THE BETTING, Planter W. Bo: Rowe's | tevens & ireen's artha A, Sam Purdy 40 40 40 50 50 Sensation, aT 26 BL 38 36 Field 65 50 50 36 40 A gre time was wasted in scoring in each heat which should not bave been permitted, Bella wen the first heat, Adelaide the second, Siow Go the third, Sam rurdy the fourth and fifth and Adelaide the sixth, ‘The conclusion of the raco was postponed till to-mor- row, Thursday. THE vinsT TROT. First Heat.—Trio bad the pole. Planter took tho lead as soon as the word was given, and he opened a gap ot four lengths around the upper turn, which xd- Vantage he carried to the quarter pole in 364 seconds, He made the gap wider down the backstreich, and was live lengths ahead at the half mile pole im 1:13. Both horses trosted steadily around the lower turn, | Planter being tour lengths in front at the three-quarter pole, and he brought that much in bis favor into the Coming toward home Trio began closing radually gained to the score, Vlanter going under the string two short lengths ahead of her, ‘Time of the eat, 6. Second Heat,—Ybe betting was even at the start for this beat, Pianter had a trifle the best of the send-oll, and he dashed rapidly away and led two lengths around the upper turn, and thence to the quarter pole in 36 seconds. Going down the backstretch Trio closed up the daylight, and at the half-mile polo, in 1:114, she had ber head at Plantor’s sulky wheel, She lay there unul they were well up the homestretch, when Pianter broke up, and Trio beat him the heat by a length, in ae 2:24. ‘4 Third Heat,—The betting was then even. The start was good, but Planter drew away in a moment and opened a gap of four lengths on the upper ture, Ho Was five lengths in front at the quarter pole in 36% seconds and three lengths m advance at the half-miie pole in 1:13%. ‘The mare closed on him alter this, and at the three-quarter pole he was only two lengths in fron, From tiere be trotied sieadily aud won the heat by two lengts in 2:26. Fourth Heat,—Vianter was tho favorite at three to one, He took the lead atthe start, and kept it to the end, passing the quarter pole tour lengths im trent of | Trio inS6% seconds, He was three lengths in front at the baif mile pole in 1:13 4, two lengths at the three- quarter pole, and won the heat by a trifle over two | lengths in 2:27. The following isa SUMMAR Cuarter Oak Park, Haxtrorp, Conn.—second day, Wednesday, August 80.-—Purse, $2,500, for horses that have never beaten 2:29; $1,250 to the first; $625 to the second ; $375 to the third, apd #250 to the fourth horse; wile heats, best three in tive, in harness, | ENTRIES, J. McAndrews, Jr.’s oh. g. /tanter. A, Goidsmith’s br. m. Trio. . W. Bodine'’s b. m. Lady Mill A. H. Rowe's bik. &. Rowe’ | A. P. Stevens & Bro.’s ch. Cc. 8. G o's b. m. Mattie, dr. Mason & 18°. m Martha Washington. .dr. A.M. Harris’ b. g. Calborn Foster's g. g. Gray Bill ergeant’s b. g. Kuiledge Holiridge’s br. 8 Dato Guman’s bg Bay & Banquo. Quarter, + 864g 1:13 r RUOND TROT, First Heat.—Bella won ihe pole, Sam Purdy second place, Siow Go third, Sensation fourth, Auy fifth, Adelaide sixth, Lady Turpin ouside, Bella had the best of (he send-off, Sam Purdy second, Amy third, Adelaide fourth, Sensavion tith, Laay Turpin sixth, Slow Go sevenin, This was aller twelve scorings. Goiog around the turn Bella showed the way, and at the quarter pole, which was passed in Gd seconds, | Bella ied a length, Amy secoud, Adelaide third, sem | Pardy fourth, Sensation fifth, Lady Turpin sixth, Slow Go seventh. “Going down the backstreteh Bella broke up and Amy took the lead, which se held to the hail. mile pole, passing that point two lengths in front of Bella in 1:09, Adelaide third, Sensation fourth, Lady | Turpin fifth, Siow Go sixth, Sam Purdy seventh. Going | | around the lower turn Amy still showed im trout and was a length im front at the three-quarter poie, Leila second, Sensation third, Adelaide fourth, Lady Turp n nfth, Siow Go sixth, Sam Purdy seventh. A merry Taco up the homesireteh biongnt Bella hone a winner | by a length, Sensation second, a length and a half | wboad of Amy, Laay Turpin fourth, Slow Go fitth, Sam | Purdy gixti, Adelaide seventh for runuing. Time of the heat, 2:22.44. Seoomd L Sd {,—Sensatiod Was the favorite against th field A movey, At the fliteeath attempt t Word Was given, with Sensation on a break, Adelaide jeasing, Sam Purdy second, Beila thirg, Slow Go fourth, Lady Turpin Fifth,’ Sensation sixth, Amy seventh. Going around the upper turn Belly broke up and Adelaide led two jengihs, Bella second, four | lengths in advance of Sam Purdy, who was four lengths In frout Ot Sensation, who was BLL pacing, Slow Go | sixth, Amy far away. Tune, d4 seconds, Going down | the "“backstreteli Adetaida broke = up, But | sue led one Jength «at the nhalf-mie pole 1:10, Bella second, two lengths ahead Purdy, who was (our len, in jront of Sensa- tion, With Slow Go ab his shoulders, Amy far away. | Av the three-quarter pole Adelaide led three lengths, | Bella second, halt a jength ahead of 8 m Purdy, tho | Jaster a length im front of Lady Turpin, Sensation ‘aud Slow Go close together, A fine race ‘up the hoi stretch, aud Adelaide won the heat by two leugths, Sain Purdy second, three lengths in front of fea? Turpin, the latter @ longit abead of Beiia, she being six lengths 19 frout + il Go, Sensation sixth, Amy distanced, Tim ide brought $40 and the field $63, best of the start after four seor- ings, Slow Go second, Belia third, Adelaide fourth, Lacy Turpin fifth, Sensation sixth ona break, ben Mace not being abie to hold him down to square work art. Siow Go went to the fronton she turn, and led alength to the quarter pole in 35 seconds, Bella secoud, a length in trontot Adelaide, who was tea lengths in advance of Lady Turpin, Sensation fiftn, Sam Purdy sixth, the latter having bad a very bad break, Siow Go showed the way down (he backsiretou and was a length im tront at the balf-mile pote im 111s, second, two lengilis in advance of Bella, who | lengths abew DIO, the latter two Je frons of & m Pardy sixth, There was no change on th uro nor upto the homestrect, | homestretch yoked, two lengths ahead of Bella, Laay Jade fourth, Lady Turpin fifth, Sensation sixth. When the horses reached the quarier poie Slow Go w: Jeading two lengths, Bella second, half a length of Purdy, the latter oue length in'advance of Ad Lady Turpin fifth, Sensation sixth, Time, 38 seconds. Going down the backstretch Beila broke up and Purdy took second place, and as Slow Go passed the half mile pole he was leading one length, Sam Purdy second, length in advance of Hella, who’ was three lengths in front of Lady Turpin, the latter a leogih abead of Seasation, who was four lengths in front of Adelaide, Time, 1:12. Siow Ge and Sam Purdy had a close sirug- gle around the lower turn and they swung into the ide Sixth. A most ‘Turpin fourth, Sensation fifth, Ade exciting race ensued up the homestretch whieh ter- minated at the wire by Siow Go being first by a neck, bus ona break. The judges took a long time to deci it, but finally gave the heat to Purdy. Bela was third, Sensation fourth, Lady Turpin fifth, Adetaide sixth. Time of the heat, 2:2% Fifth Heat,—Sam Purdy sold for $40, the field $70, Bella had the lead, Siow Go second, Sam Pardy third, Sensation fourth, Agelaide ith, Lady Turpin sixth. Slow Go led a neck to the quarter pole in 37 seconds, Hella second, two lengths in front of Purdy two lengths in advance of Adelaide, Lady Turpin sixth, Siow Go showed the backstretch, and was half a length in front at the haif-mile pole in 1:15, Hella second, but on a break, two lengths in frout of Sam Purdy, Adeiaide fourth, Sensation fith, Lady Turpin sixth. Slow Go still led around the lower turn and into the homestretch, but he soon afterward made a break, whoa Sam Pardy went to the front and came home a winner of the heat by two lengths, Slow Go second, a length in frout of Beila, the latter oue length in ad- vance of Adelaide, who was two lengths atiead of Sen- ation, he two lengths in front of Lady Turpin. Tine of heat, 2:26 44. Sixth’ Heat—Sensation and Lady Turpin bad then to goto the stable for not winning & heat in five, Sam Purdy was a great fevorite over the # At the word Siow Go took the Jead and keptit until well down the backatreteb, when Adeixide weut to the front and staying there won the heat easily, with Slow Govecond, Sam Purdy third, he having broken badly in the home- stretch, with Bella last, Time, 2:27. Samz Day. —Purso $3.000, for horses that have not | trotied better than 2:22; $1,500 to the frst, $750 ‘to the second, $450 to the third and $300 to the fourth horse; milo heats, best three in five, in harness. BNTKIBA, J. H Phillips’ bm. Adeinide: 6 B 1 2 . Doble’s b, & Sam Purdy J. M, Petil’s r. g, Slow Go D. Muckle’s b, tm. Beila % Mace’s b. gy. Sensation. 8. A. Brown's bik m. Lady Turpin., 4 . Mace’s b. m. Amy, i ome epee e eto First hoat.. cond heat.. hird heat, Fourth heat, Fifth heat Sixth heat The trot ing to-morrow promises to be very good. For the 2:32 purse ine following are the probable aturt- ers and rates of selling:— ‘ THR POOL, Proctor, $20; Dan Bryant, $18; Captain Smith, $16; Decatur, $6; Young Wilkes, $4; Big Fellow, $3; Carrio N., 82 r the free-for-all ages Goldsmith Maid sells for to the fleld, which will, probubly, include Smuggler, Bodine and Judge Fullerton, for $5 There ts some doubt as to Smuggler’s starting. For the unfinished race, to be trotied at half-past ten rv M., Adelaide is the favorite at $20 to tne field tor 5, CREEDMOOR, THE AMERICAN TEAM PRractick—1,608 Pornts MADB—TH& GREATKST MAXIMUM EVER REACHED—THE SCOTTISH AND AUSTRALIAN TEAMS OUT. Creedmoor presented yesterday a lively and interest- ing aspect. For the first time since it became a rifle rarge the representatives of three national teams— the Scottish, Australian and American—met to preparo for the great international match which is soon to be | weat 5 Major Fulton, tho Captain, was in the chair, Mi Hole land acting as secretary. The business be: the meeting was the final choice of tne eight men who are to form the team prepe ‘The foilowing ia the order of merit, with the ave men in the 4 heid:— ‘age made by each of the mar! Terept practices that have thus far been Biydenbargh. 186 3-10 Washburn 184 Avderson.....,.. 181 8-9 Jewell... . 180 5-10 Hyde. 179 2:10 191 2-10 Overbau, vases 186 1-8 given the order in elected :— i Yale, Farwell, Rathbo Weber, Bru” Fulion, Allen, RESERVES, Hyde, Blydonburgh, Jewell, Anderson, Shatter, Overbaugh, Washburn, It must be remembered that the average of Colovel Shaffer is mado from only two days’ practice, while that of the others is from six to nine days’ shooting, ‘A good deal of comment was made upon the choice of Major Yale as a member of the team proper. Colonel Johu Bodine shot yesterday and made 200 points, while the day before ho accomplished 206, THE SCO JH TEAM. THEIR ARRIVAL UPON THE BOTUNIA AND RE- CEPTION IN THIS CITY—A FINE APPEARING BODY OF MARKSMEN—MODEST YET CON~ FIDENT. The steamship Bothnia, of the Cunard line, brought to this port yesterday the riflemen who are to repre- sent otland in the toternational contests at Creed- moor, They left Glasgow on tho 16th and Liverpool on the 19th inst., arriving here none too soon for tho necessary preliminaries to the great match. Tho Bothnia, after remaining several hours in quarantine, reached the company’s dock in Jersey City a eight o'clock yesterday morning. Soon after. ward, @ committee from the American ciub on board to welcome the — strangers, Tne names of the committeo were:—Colonel Marshall, President of the American Rifle Club, Captain C.8. Burns, Lieutenant D, EF, Vapnett and Mr. Jobo Booth, The entire party then took carriages tor tho Cooper House, No. 80 Kast Ninth street, where apart ments have been engaged for the visitors, They at tracted considerable attention in their becoming unt, forms, which consist of very light gray, Norioik shoot ing jackets, knee breeches, of the same material; drab woollen stockings, low shoes and pith hats, with long, white puggeries, striped with plaid, THE CONTINGENT. Following are the names, oceupation: of tue contingent, from whom tho fir will be selected Dr, Mitchoil, physician; resides in Carlisle, R. MeVittie, jomer aud cabinetmaker; resides ii Dumtries, " Murtiu Boyd, shipping merchant; resides in Irvin. Petor Rae, builder and joiner; resides in Glasgow. ‘T. Whitelaw, coal master and mining engineer; re sides in Glasgow. W. Patton, artist; resides in Glasgow. R. Loke, hotel keeper; resides in Edinburgh. Captain William Thorburn, tweed manutacturer; re sides in Peebles W. Clark, a Baltic nerchant, resides in Edinburgh, D, Frazer, guamaker; resides in Edinburgh. A. Menzies, solicttor’s clerk; resides in Edinburgh. The twelfth man who had been selected was, at the Jast hour, prevented trom coming by proesure of busi- ness. He was John Clews, ot Kenirew, a well known, experienced and rehabie shot. Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, of stirling, wito hue been adjutant of the Scotch Team for three years, was also unable to come at this tine, though thore is'a possibility of his arrival nex, week. Meanwiuile Captain Hodgert is acti. g as adj tant LIKUTENANT COLONKL MACDONALD, in command of the team, is a courteous gentleman, whose name has long been prominent in the scotch and English rifle touranments, Himself a good suot, he bas excellent abuity tor managing aside in amaten, He has been captain for thi Years of the Scotcn In- ternational Teain—in | and 1876—winning tho cup each time in the Sayder mated. In addition to the regular members above mentioned, several other gen- nd residences team of eight contested there, The personnel of the threo teams were | all present, The Americans and the Australians shot | their regular scores of fifteen rounds at cach of the | 800, 900 and 1,000 yards distances, The Scotchmen | appeared on the grounds without their rifles, having | come out only for the purpose of viewing the ranges, | The average shooting at 800 yards was very good, and | but for a few unlucky and waaccountable misses which | were made by three or four of the best shots, would have been excellent, At this distance Mr, Biydon- burgh made tho unusually fine run of 74 out of 75 points, The 900 yards range has been sometimes called the strong point of the American team, and many efforts have been put forth to make there tho best | work, but until yestereay no marksman has been ablo to record aclean score at it, © Mojor Fulton has tbe honor of having made a clean score of fifteen bulls’ eyes at this difficult distance, and no one else has been | known to accomplish a similar feat; so that his score | of 171 out of a possible 180 points, which he made in | the international rifle maten of 1874, and his | string of bulls’ eyes, in yesterday’s practice, stand unequalled =in + the annals of — long- range shooting, To Bir. I L, Allen belongs the glory of having made the highest aggregate score— 112 out of 225 points—ever known to have been accom | plished. The aggregate of the eight best scores among | the fifteen represoutative American riflemen at the butts yesterday was 1,603 points out of a possible 1,800—a showing that is entirely without parailol, Sir Randail Roberts, who was for two years captain | of the Irish Eight at Wimbledon, paid it visit to the ranges yesterday. Lady Roberts, Mrs, General Dakin and some other ladies also graced the occasion. ‘The following practice table shows the result of the shooting:— Yards, fz Totals, 55 545553 5—70 45 555544 5—70 | o4 5558 5 5 572-210 | te 55 455455471 45 55545 5 563 | 55 5456633 5—s9—208 | MAJOR fl, FULTON. 4 | 4555555 555556 | 55555555655555 B005645535645538 | LG oR. | 5544554545554 57 | 254555 4555566 5-70 1654555504485 44 361-201 X. WASIIUEN. | 855555555545 53 5—7 480455456555555 58065555355455 Le 15 655664465555555 44554355534545 1034545555345 5 5 400-199 | C. BK. BLYD) ORG! le 555555 55565 45-7 900. 624443 655453 4638 000. 0544555545648 2 561-193 | COLONEL J. 2. SUAPFER. 1 800, 4555565555456 44 6-71 | 900. 585445 54548 565 | 1,009. 6458556555404284 CAPTAIN A, ANDEESON, 800, 54545455555555 5 65554556455554 23455454532304 5 R. RATHBONE, 456655.556544556 443648 53855545 5340525545642 54 Le WHE 45455555545554 465454 5444545 6550085638545 56 GENERAL T. & DAKIN. 5455550555545 554O545S5444FS 5220604064435 2 651189 . B. OVERBAUGT. 4555554 567 55345555 442 654555038 NANT COLONEL’ W. b4O5O544 B45456543 38355864 MAJOR G. W. ¥. 644555638 45554504 000333453 ustralian team was on the ranges yester- | and, a# the totals of their scores which are given | Ww will testify, they did some excellent shooting. | y shed an oggregate total of 1,526 points ia | eIght Of their best scores: ACORES OF THR AUSTRALIANS. | 800 900. 1,000 Yus. Yds. Totat | Color Sergeant D. G 67 65 Captain J. H. Kin) 63 6820 Captain J. MeG, Smith, . Oth 104 Mr. J, J, Silage, 6 oO Wwe J. H. Lyacl 6 866 Ih Mayor J. T. Sleo; 59 68ND Captain B. J. Wi 6388S Mr. T. F. Draper + 6 82 ls Lieutenant J. H. Maddock: 68 65 YS Captain A. M. Greentieid. 65 6068108 THE SCOTTICN TRAM. The Scottish team were shown over the ranges by Major General Alexander Svaer, Prosideat of the Nae tional Kile Association, who represented the joint Committee of thy National Rifle Association and the Amateur Rifle Ciub, Tho Seotchmen expres Well pleased with the © MeDonald ovserved that the light was spiea: Atmosphere so clear that the 1,000 yards targets did Hot seem to be wore than 600 yards off, They all re wurned to New York on the quarter-past tive P.M, d themselves as being aed | Siow Go Winning tae heat by a ath and «hall, Adelaide second, & beck in advance of Bella, the latter six lengths in front of Sam Purdy, who was @ neck in front of Lady Turpin, Sensation sixth, Time of the heat, 2:23 bs Vourth Heat.—Velia was firet away by a neck Dine scorings, Siow Go second, Sam Purdy third, train, Colonel Join Marstall, President of te Scot | Usn-Ameriean ite Club, Captain Vannett and a num ber of other prominent Scvttish-Americans, accom- Panied the team yesterday, CHOICE OF THE AMERICAN TRAM, the practice was ov: ys aterday tho Armerican Ride Team had a meeting ir tent on the ranges, J | oid at | was on bis part, and not mine, | was there can corroborate what l say. Thege are faci | make tt tiemen who are interested in the competition accom. pany the team, and will assist them on the occasion of the match, These are Mr. Robert Benton, Secretary of the National Riflie Club of Scotland; Mr. Charles Ingram, the famous manufacturer of the Ingram rifle; sptain’ Hodgert, of Kilbarchan, the Adjutant, aud Serjeant Denuaim, Commissionaire Ail of the eleven murksinen are volunteers In the Scoteh serviee, and were selected tn trial competitions islo.and Capeliie. They are more tamiliar with the Snyder rifle than with stati bores, although | expert with either, With two exceptions they are ex- perienced shots, and have all participated at various Umes in the Wiinbledon contests. Some of them shot in the Eleho Shield matches, and tive of them | were of the last Klcho eight. In tho recent eontesta | at Wimbledon the Scotch team won less honor thag y have done in previous years, 1m two consecutive meetings, lately heid at Kdiaburgh aud Glasyow, bow. | ever, W. Patton, who 1s the least experienced shot of | tie team, carried ofl nineteen prizes, Just before | leaving Liverpool they pracpixed together twice over the prescribed distances of the Altcar Range. Tho weather was most untavorable, and on the second day they were obliged to desist from shooting on account of the rain, ON BOARD THK HOTINIA the party of marksmen were general favorites, and dia much to amuse the pussengors and relieve the monot- ony of the voyage, Upon ing the ship oli their tollow voyazers Were eager to shake bends with them and wish them success in the coming contest. Toe teem have but litte to say about themselves or their capabilities, but they are plamly determined to have thoir achievements speak in their praise. They vis- ited Creedmoor yesterday, and to-day will begin their practice. Sore interesting Urial competitions will soon be had, by which the final team of eight will be deter. mined. Two of them have Honry rifles, two have Met- ford’s and the others use the ingram guns, The team badge, to be worn upon the left arm during the match, is of a simple and very pretty design. It ts made of biue enamel, oval in shape, with a silver Scottish lion in the centre, RECEPTION TO FOREIGN RIFLEMEN. The Committee of Arrangements of the American Rifle toam, having in charge the reception to the Irish | team, bas accepted the invitation of Messrs, Jarrett & Palmer, extended to themselves and their guests, to visit Booth'’s Theatre on Monday might next. Four proscenium boxes have been placed at the disposal of tue party, ‘The boxes will be festooned with American, Insh and English fags, and cach one will bear a me: daliion with an appropriate inscription to designate the nationality of Ils oceupanty, The manager's, or right hand jower box, will be occupied by the Irish team, ite visa-vis by the Scottish, The box over the Irish will be in possession of the Australian team, and its ris-d-nir by the American. ‘The exterior of the theatre will b¢ handsomely decorated and tiluminated. DWYER'S VICTORY. Brook’ To tax Ep:ror oy THe HeraLp lam more surprised than ever to sve in your vala- able journal of this morning, wherem you say that I wou my last match with Coburn by afoul. Now, sir, L do pot Want any more of your time than 18 possible, but when Isee such a card in your paper and know at the ame time bow untrathfal it is Lcaunot let it go unan- ewered, I want to say that | have throwo Mr. Coburn Augast 30, 1876, | twice, instead of once, and it there was any fouling it Every gentloman that that cannot be disputed. By inserting the above you will confer a favor on yours, moat Tespectiully, JOUN J. DWYER, A CHALLENGE, The owners of the Piuck and Luck, having caused « notice to be put in tue New York World stating that | they wished to race the winuing boat im the recent race between tue yacuts Susie 8, and Greenpoint, the | owner of the Suse 5. hereby notifies them that the Susie 3, holds hersell in readiness to raco the Pluck wuck ten wiles to the windward avd back for t) of $200, or as much more as they choose to sun Tho Witokas defeated the Alphas yesterday, on the lower ground at Capitoline, by the score of 36 to 8, and the Witoka, Jz, defeated the Dauntless, on the middie ground, by a seore ot 17 to 7, The Lone stars defeated the Astors yesterday, on thy Champion Grounds, Jersey City, by the score of 10 to 0 -day the Alaskas and Hobokens play at Centennial Ground, Jers ty; Oar Hoys wnd Crystal at Capito- line Ground; Orange and Nassau at Orabge, and Keso- jate aad New York at Slizavetn. The Alloghenys deicated tho Cincinnatis yesterday, at Allegheny, Pa., by the score of 2 to 1. The Tecumsehs deleated the St. Louts, at London, Ont., on Monday, 25th, by the score of 10109 Today the St Lows and Stars play at Syracuse, Aartiords and Rhode Isiands at Providence aud Bos- tons aud Iihacas at [thaca, CRICKET NOLE, On Saturday next an cleven of the St George's Crieket Clab will play a mateh against the St. Paui’s school, of Concord, N. H. Mr. Archie Gracie, of Eivza- beth, N. J., will captnin the school eleven. At the last chovl easily defeaed the second eleven of vory interesting game may be expec: NATIONAL KE iNwitt, CLUB, Cuicagg, TL, Aagust 30, 1874, The National Kenne! Club this morning elected the following vificers:—Dr. Re Rowe, of Chicago, Presb. dent; T. H. Whitman, of Chicago, and EK. A. Lat of Springield, Mass, Vice Presidents; C. H. Turner, St. Louis, Secretary; Luther Adams, of Boston, 7 large roprosentation, babes, urer. There was from Now York and Easjern 3