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on account of the lateness of the hour, the Irishmen could not stay, and therefore the intended hospitality of the Americans was limited to the uncorking of a few votiles of Clicquot, Major Leech, captain of the Irish team, toasted their late opponents, and paid them the compliment of saying that they were a body of gallant gentlemen and estimable friends. He felt that the twelve men of the American team were the detter marksmen, and deserved all the honors which y ¥ won. Colonel Mitchell replied ina neat little speech ap- propriate to the occasion, and expressed a hope that the present would not be the fast occasion on which the Irish and the American rifle teams would meet. Judge Gildersieeve proposed a rousing ¢ for the Irish team, which was given with a will, and a “tiger.”” The Judge joined with Colonel Mitchel! in warm ex- pressions of good will and friendli for the Irish riflemen, and hoped the Americans would meet them again y the sentiments of cordiality expressed by Judgo Gildersioeve Major Leech folt culled upon to respond im the name of the Irish team, a pleasing duty, which bi Performed with that easy good humor and affability which distinguish him, concluding by saying that the American and Irish teams would no doubt meet at rome future day not far off to fight the good fight again in the same spirit of manly emulation and friena- iness that had hitherto marked the contests between the two countr: The spacious aud tastefully fitted up headquarters tent of Major General Dakin, who recorded the leading Score (208 points) on the American team, was crowded bya host of friends, among whom were Mrs. Dakin and several other ladies. Quite a pleasant time was epént for a while, till the shrill voice of the steam horse warned the merrytmakers that the hour had ar- rived for returning to their respective homes And the great rifle match was thus terminated, ON THE WAY HOME, Thanks to the general complaint made concerning the bad management of the traius on the occasion of She international natch just week, the railroad com- pany woke up yesterday to the necessity of giving the public better accommodations for the homeward journey. Instead of trying to make train out of four trains and forcing everybody who wanted to get home beiore midnight—and who was unable to get into the cars at all, owing to the crowds who took pos- Session of the seats and aisies the moment the gates were opened—to ride on the platform at the risk of his life, there were three different trains waiting at the depot when the match came to an end. When the an- noancement of the grand result was made and tho crowd bad given vent to their enthusiasm by hearty clicers for the victors as well as the vanquished, thore was the usual rash for the depot, but, as usual, the gates were closed, and for a time the crush at" the doorway i the grounds to fk) station platform was However, a few of the more knowing who had evidently profited by their experience At the last match, instead of attempting to reach the depot by the regular way, made a flank movement by following (he road to the right of the main entrance of the Range proper and thence emerging through’ the Woods by another road to the railway track, By this means they succeeded im getting into the forward cars without having to run the gauntict of the police and railroad employés. ‘This ruse Was soon discovered by the great mass of the people, who were crowding aud crushing against the door of the platiorm shed to reach the trains, and in a few minutes a break was made across the ticlds by nine-tenths of thei, lt then became a helter-skelter race to seo who would be the first to get to the track, to tho great amusement of those who preterred to wait until the gates were opened, and who remained beind. The larger part of the crowd had scarcely reached the track before the doors were opened to the platiorm, and so, when the siy fellows who thougut to profit so well by the flank movement imangurated by dihers did reach the cars, they tound to their disgust that all the best seats in the train nearest the depot hud been secured by those who had been less ambi- Hous, However, the break in the crowd turned out to be very advantageous to all, as the rush that fol- lowad was distributed, go to speak, among tho forward aud rear cars o! each’of the threo trains at the samo Ume. Although on each train there were crowds on the platiorm when it left the depot there were but few Standing in the aisles, and nine-tenths of the people had seats, Tho ‘first of the three traina left at twenty minutes after five, the sec. ond five minutes later, and ‘the — third followed ten minutes after the second. By cight o’clock the last New Yorker who had not made up his mind to remain at Creedmoor over night—and those who remained wero few and far between—had taken his departure. The journey homeward was marked by no Incident of noto und the passengers were in the best of humor, Although the yreat majority seemed to bo delighted over the result of the day’s match much sympathy was expressed for the Irish team. Such ex- pressions as “Well, I'd hke to hive seen ’em win any- ow, they ure such good fellows,” were heard upon all sides, and, judging from the general talk, even to those with whom the American team were the ‘avor- ites, the victory of the Irish would havo brought no serious regrets. SCORES OF THE AMERICAN TEAM, Yards. GENERAL T. 8. Totals. 6555 5455-71 4 54 545 5-67 5 53 5 5 4 6—70—208 R. Rar 55 45 445 4-68 4555654 5534-69 & 444355 55 5 587-204 ui 85554 35 5—68 4R545 5b 4-59 65454 5 45 5—72—199 _ WEBI j 43345 355 55034 554 53554 445 MAJOR I 4 445 455 5—70 3 423 3-54 + 55 5 5—67—191 ARWELL. 554 566 55 5 469 03 4 0O—30—165 1,000, Team total . TOTALS AT EACH RANGE. Americans. THE NEWS IN THE CITY. The scenes in the hotels on Broadway wore not nearly so lively and demonstrative of the feeling of exultation as after the American victory last week. The Fifth Avenue Hotel was about the liveliest As, however, the success of the American team had been more or less oxpected it did not create such loud exul- tation as last week. Great sympathy prevailed for the {rish team. “They had como so far to fight lor glory,” it was said, ‘and to establish the fame which they had gained in Europe, and all their efforts ended ina failure” Their manner of bearing doteat, howovor, was greatly admired, as doingfionor to them- selves as gontiemon, and honor to their nationality. Some gentiemon, however, did not yet lose their con- Odenee in tho prowess of the Irish team. “At the thousand yards range,” eaid they, ‘they showed what they could do, and, as they surprised the Americans then, it follows that they are superior to them ax marksmen, und it was only through circum- @tances—in other words, through bad luck—that they did not shoot ko weil at the shorter ranges.” **Bot luck next time," was the motto of these men. Othe: however, sioutly maintained the superiority of tuo Americans in every respect, and would not make avy ullowance for “bad luck,"? but said the victory de- pended entirely upou the steadiness, nerve and experi ence of the marksmen. Thus the discussions went on, but they nevor became in any way loud or boisterous. The unprecedented success o! “our team,” us it wag termed, seemed #0 great as to cause of necessity quiet manner of exprossing tho joy that was folt, AT THR WeKALD OFM! All the afternoon the Hi ‘was placed on the bulletin, a by the assemblage, When news of crowd hung around tno tront of erly watehing each figure as it manifested were fifteen points Ceitic element of the crowd, though somewhat disheartened, still looked hopefully pocting that the next despatch would materially 9 the figures in favor of the Irish because the ontiment was in their favor then. But when for the 900 yards range were displayed, the Americans 33 points ahead, their hopes give way. ‘The crowa commenced to gather in large numbors about five o’clogk and the sidewalk and even out to the midate of the street was packed with people, the Henatp valletin targets seeming to be the great points of attraction, Tho last urns = wi looked for, and, while everybody ‘American team ‘to triumph, still people felt that, jortng the pluck, resolution and good t their irish friends, their success was merited in measure. At six o’clock the news was sent forth that tho American team had wou tho match by eleven points, and everybody was satisfied. MATCHES AT NEWPORT, Newport, R. 1, Sept. 21, 1876. At a rifle mateh bore to-day, at 500 yards, a Peabody Martini rifle was won by C. A. Longfellow, of Boston, son of the poot, ho making 16 out of & possible 20, "There wero fifteen entries, As a general thi tho scores were not up to the average. A similar match took place here yesterday afternoon, at 500 yards, Creedmoor rules and tai nd, consid ering the unfavorableness of the weather, the shoot- ing 18 considered fair for amateurs. The following is THE SCOKB. Name. W. W. Farrow. Samuel Powel, J TOR. Powdl..cs eae There is to be an a volver, respectively. BIFLE NOTES. Tne formal presentation of prizes won at this fall meeting of the National Rifle Association will take place in the State Armory, Sevensh avenue and Thirty- Ath street, to-night, at eight o'clock. The foretga riflo teams will be present on <his interesting occasion. There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Rifle Association to-night, at cight o'clock, ip the State Armory, Seventh avenue and ‘Thirty-Gith street, for’ the purpose of considering the protest entered by the captain of the Seventh regiment rifle team, against tho use of filed sliding bars on their gun sights by the Forty-eighth (Oswego) regiment at the lute military matches in the present fall meeting. The American and foreign riflemen (including the visiting teams), who are to participate in the rifle tournament which will be held next week in Washing- ton, are to start for the capital by rail to-morrow, alt a quarter to nine o'clock, leaving the foot of Cortlandt street. YACHTING, YOURTH ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE QUEENS COUNTY YACHT CLUB—A PLEASANT CONTEST ON LONG ISLAXD SOUND—THB GRACIE, GREENPOINT AND QUITS THE WINNERS. The scene around the elub house of the Queens County Yacht Clab at Little Bay Side yesterday clearly demonstrated tho immense popularity of yachting in shat section of Long Island. ‘The course was from a stakeboat off the club houso at Little Bay Side to and around the Stepping Stones buoy, thence to and around a stakeboat off McClel- land’s dock, City Island, thence to aud around tho buoy off Throgy’s Neck and back to starting point, all marks to be left on the port hand. This course to be gone over twice, making @ distance of about sixteen miles. The entrance was $5, and the prizes wore theamount received in each class for the first boat on timo allow- neo, while a handsome silver cup was provided for tho acht making the best time, lgrespective of class; also a stik pennant for the craft owned in Queen’s county making the best time, ‘ The ight entries consisted of the following, there being tour classes provided for, though there were no responses for the third. FIRST CLAS. Length. Allowance, Ft. Name. Owner. t. Ins. M.S. Gracie,........Jos, Wetmore,... 30 6 Allows Jacob Lang....Chas, Smith. 28 0 6 00 SECOND Greenpoint. ... Peter 0’Bri ny Allows Ros: W. W. MeMannus, o 7 55 FOURTH CLABS. Frank Pigeon..A. M. Stebbins... 20 11 Allows Quit Jobn Larkin...:. 20 6 0 50 Lizzie,, Captain Bishop... 20 3 1 20 Ella,. W. H. Jobnson.. 18 4 6 10 THE RACK. It was a flying start, and the Frank Pigeon was first away, the Jacob Lung, with a big crew, leading the Gracie, then the Lizzie, Quits, Rosa, Greenpoimt and Fila, the time bein — Frank Pigoon .. 1 24 Jacob Lang.... 1 2 Grusio to the Stepping Stones buoy, and thence to the mark of City Island, a beat to Windward. They went away ‘on the starboard tack, fetching in on tho stretch under Fort Scbuyler, an when they Went avout and stood under the opposite shore, it was evident that the Greenpoint would show her beels to all her competitors. The Gracie also stood up well to hor canvas, aud slipped through tho water very rapidly, but, do what she might, the toad of the Greenpoint ‘increased every minute, and when tho City Island mark was rounded—and it was a ran to the home stake before the wind—the affair already seemed a foregone conclusion for the Greenpoint In this working to windward the cat-rigged Quits showed to much advantage, and as the Queens county pennant seemed from the start to le between her and tho Gracie there was no mistake made by them. Tho Jacob Lang did very poorly, and before the firat round was two thirds sailed ber chance of securing anything but a bad defeat was gone. The racers spun merrily over the stretch from City Island to the starting point, the times of their arrival being a8 under:— FIRST ROUXR, HM. S. @recnpoint...., 2 37 00 Frank Pigeon, Gracie. 2 47 30 Lizzie. Quits. 2 51 45 Elia, Rosa.. +2 63 00 Jacob Lang. Thus on the one round the Greenpoint bad gained 16m. 10s. on ber class competitor Rosa, while the Gracio bad 10m. 038s. the best of the Lang, and the Quits had beat the Lizzie, her most formidable antagouist, 5m. 54s. When the Green- point turned the mark and sped away for the second Tound none of the other boats were in sight, This de- cided advantage called forth the most positive expres- sions of surprise from many of the spectators, and more than one seemed to think that it was impossible. But the leader continued her surprising work, and, the tide being a little more favorable at this time, she kept hanging up to windward in tine style and never for a moment lost a particle of her well managed lead. The wind fell lighter for a time on the second round, but coming home before it for the finish st freshened a trife, and, the yachts catching it in good season, it sent them humming home in handsome shape. The Green- point finished the race an easy winner. The Lang did not finish. The amnexed tablo gives the complete record of tho race, ¥. PIRST CLASS, Elapsed. Corrected. Start. Finish Time. Time. Name. H. M.S. HM. S. HH. M.S. HM. Gracie... 12508 40000 24357 243 57 Jacob Lang... 125 00 withdrawn, BECOND CLASS Groenpoint.... 12700 34420 21720 217 20 Rosa....4.... 2:26 60 $1750 26100 243 05 FOURTH CLASS, Quits... 12640 41030 245350 2 43 00 30 42145 26715 2:67:15 OL 43020 BOL19 3 02 59 20 43745 30925 3 04:15 icie wins the money in her class, while the Greenport carries off not only the prize In money in the gecond class, but the handsome cup for the best UUme, as sne beat tho Quits (next on the hist), 27m. 40s, ‘The Quits wins the silk pennant for the best timo of the Queens county yachts, beating the Gracio 20m. 78. Tho Rosa and Frank Pigeon save their entranca. YACHTING NOTE, Yacht Alice, of Providence, R. I, no club, Mr. Henry L. Aldrich, arrived at Whitestone, L. L, yesterday at- ternoon, and anchored off the Hegatp station, Sho will remain until Monday next BASE BALL ANOTHER DODGE TO MAKE MONEY, After the disgracefui scene which took place on the Union Ground on Wednesday between two picked nines, which were supposed to be representing this city and Brooklyn, but In reality only tools in the hands of gamblers, it was at least supposed that tho match question would remain quiet for a short time, and if the amateur talent In the two cities was ever to be tested again it would be done in the manner sug- gested by the Hanaup, which is to let all the amateur clubs in New York meet and appoint a committee to select a nine to represent them, and let Brooklyn do likewise. All the clubs im both cities indorse the views taken by the Heratp. It seems, howover, that the outsiders are atill to keep the upper hold. A nine was presented to the HrnaLp reporter yesterday tor publication by a Mr. Van Delf, who 1s well known by the base bali fraternity. bi not probable that mixed up in ectod by erday between the Mutuals olf-constituted committee, id Buok- eyes was inter mirably behind t Had he thrown half as weil league gamon played in Brooklyn last week there would not have been so much base running on the part of the We era visitors, Mutuals, 4: Buckeyes, of Columbus, Uhio, To-day the Buckeyes and Olympies play at Paterson, Louisviiles and Standards at Wheeling, A Boys and Greenvilies at Greenviile, and Witoka and New York ni itoline Ground, Brooklyn. ORIOKET. A CLOSE MATCH AT PATERSON--THH MANHAT+ TANS DEFEATED ON THE FIRST INNING. The Manhattan Cricket Club, of this city, visitea Pat erson, J., yesterday to play a return match against the Union Club, of that city. The game commenced at eleven o'clock, tho Manhattans going to the bat, Their first two at the bat, Greig and Makin, were sooo dis- posed of for two runs each, and the whole eleven aeemed to have a taste of bad luck, for only two of them—Mossrs, Hooper and H. Tucker—made double figures, Th The Paterson boys, rememboring at Prospect Park, went in with 68, of which G tributed second inning of the Manhattans was mueb bet first, aud they scored 78 runs, The Unions then went in and scored 47 for eight wickets. Of the game itself it may be said that both sides felded in a very pratsoworthy manner, but only a few of them did any service at the bat, As to the bowling Messra. Greig, Hooper, Love and McDougall took the honors for the Manbattans and Messrs, Grabam and Hunchelifle forthe Unions Toe game was very much ‘enjoyed by all, TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD, Third Day of the September Meeting. Charming Weather, Good Track and Large Attendance. TWO CAPITAL CONTESTS. Annie Collins the Winner of the 9:28 Trot--- The Second One Unfinished, ° Yesterday was a charming day for driving through the Park and along the avenues to Fleetwood Park, aud large numbers availed thomselves of the pleasure, notwithstanding the probabilities of rain, as was an- nounced in the weather reports of the morning Jour- nala, The track was im good order, and eapital time was anticipated by the spectators, Two trots were on the card—the first by horses that had never beatcn 2:40, and tho other by horses that had nevor trotica faster than 2:22. , In the first trot there were ten entries, comprising Jon K Turner's bay stallion Nil Desperandum, J. P. Gilbert's bay stallion King Philip, Mat Tanner's chest- nut gelding Moscow, W. Gailigan’s bay gelding Tommy Moore, P, McCann’s black gelding Pat McCann, M. H. Whipple’s brown stallion Acmulus, Dauicl Delay’s bay gelding General Hayes, L. J. Martin’s biack gelding Sussex, James Connolly's bay mare Minerva, and Daniel G. Cameron’s sorrel gelding W. H. Derby, Of the above number nine came to the post, Minerva boing withdrawn, Pat McCann was a great favorite over the others. Ho won the first and gecond beats, but then he began to quit and the third heat was won by Moscow and the fourth and fifth by Nil Despéran- dum; after which, on account of darkness, the race was p ned until this afternoon at two o’clock. In the second trot there were seven entries, These were J. M. Pettit’s roan gelding Slow Go, C. Reed's black ‘mare Blanche, Isaac Banker’s bay’ mare Lady Banker, W. H. Crawford’s bay mare Aunie Collins, D. Muckle’s bay mare Bella, Northrap & Martin's bay gelding Mystic and R. Penistan’s chestnut gelding Richard. Of tho above two were withdrawn, These were Belia and Richard, Slow Go was the favorite over the floid, He was beaten in three straight heats by Annie Collins in very ordinary time tor horses of their class, The following are tho details of the trotting as it came of :— TE FIRST ThOT. First Heat, —Pat McCann was the favorite over the ficld at 2 tol, Pat was away tirst, Doro cow third, Aemulus fourth, General Desperandum sixth, King Philip Moore eighth, Sussex ninth. At im front of Mos cow, the latter ten lengths ahead of Aemulus, Nil Des- perandum fourth, King Philip fh, Tommy Moore sixth, General Hayes goventh, Sussex eighth, Derby ninth, Going up the hill near the three-quarter polo Moscow broke up, and Pat McCann coming on steadily won the heat by two lengths, Moscow gecond, tive lengths in front of Aemulus, the latter @ neck ih ad- vance of Nil Desperaudum, ‘Derby filth, King Philip sixth, General Hayes seventh, Tommy Moore eighth, Sussex ninth, ‘Time, 2:283. econd. Heat—McCann the favorite at $30 to $8 against the field. McCann was the first away, Moscow second, Derby third, Aemulus fourth, Nil Desperandum flit, x sixth, General Hayes seventh, Tommy Moore oighth, King Phillip ninth, At the quarter pole, which was passed %h 36 seconds, Moscow led by one length on a ran, McCann second, Aemuius third, Derby fourth, Nil Desperandum fifth, General Hayes sixth, Sussex seventh, King Philip eighth, Tommy Moore ninth, MeCann led three lengths at the half-mile pole in 11234, Moscow second, six lengths in front of Aemulus, Nu Desperandum fourth, General Hayos fittn, the others trailing o a few lengths apart, McCann came on steadily and won the heat by three lengths, Moscow second, one length aheaa of Acmulus, Nil Desperan- dum fourth, King Philip fifth, Derby sixth, Sussex seventh, Tommy Moore eighth, Goneral Hayes ninth. Time, 2:30; Third Heat—Moscow was first away, Aemulus soo- ond, King Philip third, Pat McCaun fourth, Genersi Hay. , Derby sixth, Nil Desperandum’ seventh, Tommy Moore eighth, Suasex ninth. Moscow lod two lengths to the quarter pole in 36 goconds,"Pat MeCana second, Gent Hayes third, Nil Desperandum tourth, the others in @ bapch, somo'of them on a run, Pat MeCaun broke up on ihe lower turn, and Moscow led live lengths to the balf-mile pole in 1:1234, Pat MoCann second, General Hayos Third, Tommy Moore fourth, Nil Desperandum filth, Derby sixth, Aemulus seventh, Sussex eighth, King Philip ninth, ‘Pat McCann trot: ted fast up the hill of tne backstreteh, but tired, whilo Moscow, going on steadily, won the’ heat by’ three lengths, Nil Desperandum second, neck in advance of Pat McCann, Derby fourth, General Hayes filth, Actnulus sixth, Tommy Moore seventh, King Philip eighth, Sussex ninth, “Time, 2:81. Fourth Heat.—Pat McCann was the favorite against the field at even monoy, Moscow was first avy: Derby second, Nil Desperandum third, General Hay: fourth, Pat MeCann Gfth, Aemulus sixth, Sussex wov- cnth, King Philip eignih, Tommy Moore pinth. At the quarter polo Moscow’ led a length, Pat McCann second and on a break, Sussex third, also on a break, Derby fourth, Aemulus fifth, the others in « bunch. When the half-mile polo was’ reached, in 1:13, Moscow was three lengths in front of Pat McCann, Derby third, Nil Desperandum fourth, Aemulus fifth, the othors trailing on several lengths apart. Moscow was ahead at the three-quarter pole, Nil Desperandum second, and alter a very close contest between these two Nil Desperandum won by a bead, Moscow second, two lengths in front of Aemulus, Derby fourth, Susnex filth, Tommy Moore sixth, General Hayes seventh, King Puitip eighth, Pat McUann ninth. Time of w Fifth Heat,—The field sold for $24, Pat McCann, $20, Moscow was lirst away, aiter a dozen attempts, the ob- Ject of the delay evidently being to bring the allair to a postponement, so that Pat McCann would recover and be able to win in the morning, he being unadle to do £0 in bis present condition. Moscow had the best of the start, Aemulus second, W. H. Derby third, Sussex fourth, ‘Put McCann fitth, King Philp sixth, Nil Desperanduin seventh, General Hayes and Tommy Moore having been withdrawn, When the horses reached the quarter pole Nil Desperandum was 1a front, in 384% seconds, Derby second, Moscow third, Acmulus fourth, Sussex fifth, Pat McCann sixth, King Philip seventh, at ‘the hali-mile polo Nil Desperandum by aneck, Dorby second, Pat McCacn third, Aemulus fourth. Sussex fith, King Philip sixtb, Moscow seventh. Time, 1:1145. Going up the hill of the buekstrotch Nil Desporanduzs opencd gap of two lengths, Aemulus second, this horse for the first time in the race showing any great degree of speed; Pat McCann third, Derby fourth, Sussex fifth, King Philip sixth, Moscow uth. Nil Desperandum came home a winner of the heat by balf a length, Whipple naving as much a8 he could do to keep Aemu- lus from winning. The Jatter was four lengths In front of Derby, Sussex fourth, Pat McCann filth, Moscow sixth, King Philp seventh. Time of the heat 2:36. It being tben pearly dark, the judges postponed therace until to day at two o'clock. The following isa SUMMARY. Fixetwoop Park, Sopt. 21.—Tnorrixe—Purse $600, for horses that have never beaten 2:40; $300 to the first, $150 to the second, $90 to the third and $60 to fourth horse; mile beats, best threo in fivo, in harnoss, ENTRIES. J. E, Turner’s b. g. Nil Desperandum. P. McCann’s bik. g. Pat McCann. Matt Tanner's Moscow. M. H. Whipple’s br. s Aemulus. D. G, Cameron’s 8 g. W. 1, J, Marun’s bik. J.P, GiiberVs b. 8, King Philip, D, Delay’s b. g. General Hayes, W. Galligan’s b. g. Tommy Moore. 4 Coniey’s b. m. Minerva..... TIME, Quarter. 353% 4 Sent cocie mowoeanens eaeebenom SKCOND TROT, First Heat.—Slow Go was tho tavorite over the fleld ateven money. Ho had tho best of the lead, Annie Colling second, Mystic third, Lady Banker fourth, Blanche Ofth. ‘Slow Go led a length to the quarter polo in 36 seconds, Mystic second, two lengths in front of Annie Collins, who was ono length in advance of Lady Banker, the latter three lengths ahend of Blanche, At the “halt-milg pole, which was passed in 1:12, Siow Go ied a length and a halt, Mystic second, Anuie Collins third, Lady Banker fourth, Blanche ‘sev behind, Siow Go two ‘lengths abead of Mystic at the three-quarter pole, who had his head front of annie Collins, the latter threo lengths « of Lady Banker, Blanche fith. Aunie Collins (rotted steadily up the d, carrying Siow Go to a break, won the by aneck in 2:28, Slow Go sec- ond, four lengths ahead of Mystic; Lady Banker fourth, Blanche fifth. Second Heat.—Slow Go even against the fleld. He had the best of tho send off, Annie Collins second, Mystic third, Blanche tourth, Lady Baoxer O1vn, Ab the quarter pole—wme, 37 seconds—Annie Collins led one length, Mystic second, two iengths in front Lad, Slow Go tourti# on abreuk ; Blanche filth, was two lengths and a lalf in front at ole in 1:14, Mystic second, threo Jen, of Slow Go, who Way threo lengths in Lady Banker, Blanche ifth, Annie Coll rely all the way home, winning the | he; Slow Go second, three lengths ystic, the jatter five lengths in advance of Lady Banker, Blanche fifth. T 30, Third Heat—Aunie © tho favorite at 8 to 1 over the field, Lady Bankor was firet away, Slow Go seoond, Annio Collins third, Blanche fourth, Mystic fifth. Siow Go, Mystic and Lady Banker broke up on the turn, apd Annie Collins led to the quarter pole in 88 seconds, Slow Go second, Mystic third, Blanche fourth, low Go broke up Lady Banker Alth At tho half-mile pole—time 4 in front of Mystic, anche, Lady Banker Collins trotted very again and fell in the rear. 1:14—Annie Collings was two len; the latter ten lengths ahead of. fourth, plow Go filth. Auni leisurely up tne hill and along homestretch to the atand, winning the heat and raco by four lengths, Mystic second, Lady Banker third, Slow Go fourth, Bianche fifth,’ ‘Tine 2:30. Siow’ Go won second money, Mystte the third and Lady Banker the fourth. The following is a . SUMMARY. Saux Day.—Parse of $1,400, for horses that have never trotted better than 2:22; $750 to the first, $375 to the second, $225 to the third and $150 to the fourta horse; mule heats, best three in five, in harness, ENTEIKS. W. H. Crawford's b. m. Annie Collins 111 J. M, Pettit’s r. g. Slow Go... 223 Northrup & Martin’sb. ¢ M. 332 1. Banker’ 444 566 dr, dr. RACING IN KENTUCKY. SECOND DAY OF THE WALL MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB—SPRINGBRANCH, WHISPER, REDDING AND EVA SHIRLEY THE WINNERS. -f Luxixctox, Sept, 21, 1876, This morning was cloudy and rainy, the track heavy and the attendance light Im consequence; but the racing good, notwithstanding the drawbacks, ‘Thero wero four races during the alternoon—the first a dash of three-quarters of a mile, by two-year-olds; the second a dash of a mile and three-quarters, for all ages; the third a milo and a half, and the fourth five furlongs, by two- year-olds, ‘TRE FIRST RACE was the Blue Grass Stakes for two-year-old Allies, which had eight starters, comprising Willlams & Owing’s ehestnut filly Springbrauch, by Aus- treiian, dam Springbrook; Dixon & Wimmor’s bay filly Bello of the Meade, by Bonnie Scotiand, dam Woodbine; P. Bonnett’s chestnut filly Glentine, vy Glenelg, dam Catina; J. W. Guest’s bay filly Madge Duke, by Bayonet, dam Tick; J. D, Crouse’s bay filly, by Revolver, dam Nuisance; J. W, Hunt Reynolds’ bay filly Felicia, by Phacton, dam Farfarletta, and the samo gentloman’s chestnut filly Miss Ella, by Enquire dam Malotta; ana J. W. Guost’s bay Ally Daisy Good- loo, by Bayonot, dam by Douerail, Belle Meade was the t the fiold. Tho start was a miserable one, Spyingbranch having thirty yards tho best of it, which gave the raco, as sho was never ta danger g the score. Spripgbranch won the race by a length, Belle of the Meaae second, Glentina third, Madge Duke fourth, D. J. Crouse’s Revolver filly fifth, Felicia sixth, Miss Ella seventh and Daisy Goodloe eighth. Time, 1:18. THR SECOND RACK was a handicap sweepstakes for all agos, which closed with eleven nominations, lour of which came to the Way These were Williams & Owing's bay hi Whisper, by Planet, dam Mattie Gruss, carrying 104 Ibs,; J. Henry Miller’s chi Georgio Bowman,’ by Lexington, dam , years old, 100 Ibe; E. J. Crouso’s bay colt Add, by Re- volver, dam Skylight, 4 years old, 100 1bs., and Williams & Owing’s bay horse Play, § years old, 108 Ibs, The betting was botween Millor’s and Williams & Owing’s ontries, Whisper wasaway first, and, keeping the lead to the end, won tho race by threo lengths, Add second, three lengths in front of Georgie owraco, Fair Play a bad fourth. Whisper ran the first milo in 1:473¢ and the mile and three-quarters tn 3:02 TUS THIRD RACE wasa solling race forall ages, a dash of a mile and a half, Four came tothe post. These were A. Keene Richards’ chestnut colt Redding, by Harry of the West, dam by Jo. Stoner, 4 years old; I. J. Megibben's chest- nut filly Eaglet, by Pianet, dam Engless, 8 yeurs old; Mr. Kelly’s chestnut horse Thunderbolt, by Newry, dam unknown, aged, and W. Murphy’s chestnut colt Russ Butler, by War Danee, dam Princess Royal, 3 yeurs old. Redding was the favorite. He went away in the leud, was never headed, and won by two lengths, Eaglet second, Thunderbolt a bad third, Russ Butler was left at the post, Time of first mjles, 1:50, and the mile and a hall 2:433¢. THR FOURTH RACK was for the Association Purse of $200, ot which $50 went to the second horse, the race being for two-year- olds, a dash of five furlongs. Three came to the post, These were J. W. Guest's bay filly Eva Shirley, by Glenelg, dam Edena; Lyle & Scullg’s chestnut filly Actress, by tmported’ Hartington, dam Laura Bruce, and A. Butord’s brown filly Lizzie Whips, by Enquirer, dam Grand Duchess. Lizzie Whips took the iead, which she held to the furlong pole on the homestretch. Actress was second, Eva Shirley close up, Attor leay- ing the furlong polo Actress and Eva Shirley passed Lizzie Whips, and then with a grand rally and atte desperate struggle Eva Shirley won by alength, Ac second, @ length in front ot Lizzie Whips, Tiine, 105, ‘The following are the , SUMMARIES. Lovursvittx, Serr. 2L—Fiutn Mxrring.—Srcoxn Day.—Tbe Blue Grasse Stake tor two-year-old tilles; a dash of three-quarters of a mile; $25 entrance, play or pay; the club to add $300, of which $100 to the second. Closed with twenty-two nominations, Starters. Williams & Owing’s ch. f, Springbranch, by Aus- trahan, dam Springbrook. . Dixon & Wimmer’s b. f. Bi Bonnie Scotland, dam Woodbine. be oes ch. f& Gi Ke g, ko, by Bayonot, dai ry m2 4 sb. f., by Revolver, dam Nuisance J. .W. Hunt Reynolds’ b, £ Felicia, by Pharton, dam Farfaletta ..... . J. W. Hunt Reynol dum Maletta... J. W. Guest's b. £ Daisy Good by Donerail...... oa @ om om Hw Time—1:18. Samz Day—Handicap sweepstakes for all ages; $50 entrance, half forteit, and $20 if declared; $500 added ; the second to savo his stakes; a dash of’ three-quarters, Closed with clevon nomi: ‘Starters, Williams & Owing’s b. h. Whisper, by Planet, aam Mattie Gross, 6 years old, 104 Ibs... ~1 J. Henry Miller’s ‘ch. m, Georgio Bowmal ington, dam Annie C., 5 years o1¢, 100 Ibs. om) 3 D. J. Crouso’s b. ¢. Add, by Revolver, dam Skylight, '4 yours old, 100 Ibs ss decwe bse Williams & Owing’s b. h. Fair Play, by Virgil, dam Crucifix, 5 years old, 108 Ibs aesecscceces & ‘Time, 3:09. i Saux Dar.—A selling raco, for all aged; purse $300; a dash of a mile and a halt. Horses entered to be sold for $1,000, fuli weights; $750, allowed 6 Ibs ; $600, 10 bs, ; $400, 14 Ibs. ; the winner to be sold after the raco and the surplus over the price entered to be given to tne Club tor an oxtra race. Starters, A. Keene Richards’ ch. c. Redding, by Harry of the West, dam by Jo Stoner, 4 years old.. . 7. J. Mogibben’s ch. f.’ Eaglet, by Planet, dam Eagless, 3 years old... sence ee eeeee Mr. Kelly's ch, h, Thunderboit, by Newry; dam un- known, sees + . W. Murpby’s ch. ¢. Ross Butler, by War Dance, dam Princess Royal, 3 years old...... Time, 2:43. Bame Day.—Association purse of $200, of which $50 to the second; for two-year-olds; a dash of five fur- 1 2 8 0 longs. Starters. J. W. Guest’sb f Eva Shirley, by Glenelg, dam Eden 1 Lyle & Scaliy’s Laura Bruce 2 by “Enquirer, dam A. Buford’s br. . Grand Duchess. THE BREEDERS’ TROTTING MEETING. Purnaperrura, Sept. 21, 1876, Tho Breeders’ Trotting Meeting at Suffolk Park, which takes place next week, promises to bo the beat of the year. Tho stallion race gives indication of being closely contested, and there is officiai assurance that Governor Sprague will start, und is trotting vory fast. Nearly all tho entries have arrived and are doing well, NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR. LARGE ATTENDANCE OF PEOPLE—IROTTING AND A TOURNAMENT. The crowd im attendance at the Now Jersoy State Fair at Waverley yesterday was variously esti- mated at from 20,000 to 25,000 people. Cer- tainly it was the largest ever seom on tho grounds, Prosiaent Grant was not there, as announced, being detained, as was explained, by a crand banquot in Philadelphia, As usual the: ‘was e very iarge gathering of public mon, politicians \d others. Among the notables were Gaveral Joseph & Hawley, of the Centennial Commission; Ha-Kwang- ‘un ; ‘The first trot was enterod, but only seve: ate jm a victory for the chestnut mare Belle of O1 gray golding Thomas taking the first h Ue wha and fourth, Time, 2:34%%—2:404— 14042 Tho second event was the 3:10 race, purse $100. There wore fourteen entries and seven starters, Tho ery, gelding Dunderdom captured the first and second eats, when the race was postponed until this alter- noon. The important event of the day was the 2:23 con- $500, Th id 01 oflerson won the tr: heats, and Kolly the third and f =e wil to-day. Sa —2 2 Fleetwood won the ranning race, purse $100, mile and repvat; Don Victor second, and Julia A. third. Time, 1:6044—1:60%, ‘The tournament was quite a success. Right knights, dressed in parti-modiwval style, entered. ‘sir’? C. D. Chapman, the Knight of Wada Beng blue and white, won iret prize, a silver pit 7, havimg car red off mx fines, the whele number, ‘Time, 2: NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1876.—IRIPLE SHEET. BROADWAY BREEZES. Hundred Thousand Visitors. Thronged Hotels, Crowded Steamers, Rail- roads and Ferryboats. Two There is inspiration in the crowds that surge through Broadway these bright September days and exbilarating nights No one of the present genera- tion remembers when our great street was dull—dull 1m the meaning that Pennsylvania avenue, in Wash- ington, for instance ts dull, when Congressmen and lobbyists and the administration have deserted what on the official note paper of the State Department and tm the proclamations of the Executive 1s curiously called the Capitol Broadway at all times and under pearly all circumstances is beautiful and bright. Chest- nut street, in Philadelphia, is never bright or beauti- ful, except for » few blocks, and what is true of that principal avenue of our grow- ing suburb fs true of all the principal streets of tho other cities of the continent Broadway 1s cos- mopolitan, There is nothing like 1t on this continent, and in the nature of things there cannot be, To find anything like it we must go t avother hemisphere, and even there it cannot be rivalled, Chicago and Cin- cinnati, St Louis and Philadelphia, Boston and Balti- moro can severally point to one or two leading thoroughfares, but compared with Broadway the best of them is a tame and Iffeless thing. It 1s essentially provincial tn tho first place. On the principal street of the great Southern metropolis, as it 1s called, one meets the average Maryiander, a rather poor specimen of humanity; the nervous, long-haired, long-legged, big-footed Virginian; the nondescript Delawarean; an occasional North and South Carolinian; the West Vir- ginian; stray travollers from the more oxtreme South, and now and then a brawny, brainy Ohioan, who seems amazed at the dull, leaden lethargy of the slowest of American cities, Chicago when it is bright and cheery is made so mostiy by New Yorkers and tho men of other Eastern towns who visit {t upon business or ploasure. Vor the most part, however, it is a purely typical city. It is the capital of tho great Northwest, us itis called, and the North- west 1s nothing if it 1s not great. Exactly in what the greatness consists no one has been able very clearly to find out, The same criticism is true of the principal streets of all our other leading towns. They are each and alf representative of their section, Broadway alone 1s national, not only national, but international. BROADWAY 48 AN ExPOSITION, Daring theso centennial times Chestnut street, in Philadelphia, bas in some measure almost become for a short time what Broadway is and in all probability will be forever. Hundrods of thousands of people visit our suburb every week to see the great Exposition, with all its wonders of scionce and triumphs of art, and the strangors who have thus been drawn there give to Chestnut street something of tho air of Broadway. But when the great buildings are sold to railroad companies, as at least one of them will be, broken up into lumber or sent to the junk sbops, all this new found glory of Philadoiphia will pass away and until the commemo- ration of the second century of our birth it will nevor ‘be as thronged with the men and women of all nations and peoples as itis at present, Not so with New York and Broadway, as the hundreds of thousands of people who pass through our imperial street at the present time plainly indicate. Like the greatest street of the City of Brothorly Love, Broadway has not been for some years 80 crowded as it isat present. Y has been said tho-one is crowded because of the Centennial The other is crowded because from one end of the year to the other itis @ great exposition in itself, A root ot glass thrown over it from tpo Battery where its palaces of trade and merchandise begin to where it melts away into tho beauties and glories of the park, and it would the most magni- ficent oxposition the world over ‘All that is to Machinery and Agricultural balls, or in the main butld- ing in tho park at Philadelphia," has its duplicate in Broadway or in the streets that run down from it to meet the circumambient Hudson. This is not written to dissuade apy one trom going to Philadeiphia All who can go ought to do so, but the New Yorker who can- not will not in the end have missed a great deal if he examines the treasures at his own doors, All that is rich and rare and beautiful in China and Spain, in France and Italy, in the Old World and in the New may be sven in the shop fronts of Broadway. It is because of this fact that our great street is crowded as it is to-day; thronged with men from the North and the South and the East ana the West. One hundred hotels, many of them as large as small towns, with retinues of servants as great as of the smali German Principalities that used to be with Jurniture and equipments no imporial palace over had; with architectural pretensions to which fow royal houses can aspiro, all of them turn away, day atter day and night after might, thousands of visitors from their doors, or pack them away in ‘eots” along corri- dors and in parlors, the unfortunate ones content to wait thoir chances of the usual accommodations on the morrow or the morrow’s morrow. They have all come to soe our great Centennial Exposition along the queen avenue of the continent. Broadway is THE TYPICAL STRERT OF AMERICA, the typical street of the whole world. The current of the world’s life surges through it to-day. Only a short halt generation ago it was entirely American, or, more roperly speaking, it was, to coin a word, New Yorkian. ‘n these early jee upon fi the men who is what it who controt it who lead its Bar, who preside over its literature and art, who write ite ledgers end keep the record of its creat accounts in trade and com- merce with ull the countries of the world, are in out- ward appearance an entirely different ‘people trom those of ufteen years ago. Then they ull, or nearly all, wore hats ot Panama and doots of patent leather. Now and then, coming down to us from an earlier age, might have been sean the Revolntionary garb and the Continental buckles and breeches; vut no one rs & ma hat now—not even the oflicers of our police. early faith and the early purity, say that the change which has come over us is all from the country of tho Georges or from the land which the last of tne Napo- Jeons ruled to its ruin, But it our changed conaition ig examined closely it will be found tnat all this is pure nonsense. New York and Broadway eat and dress, think and act differently from the New York and Broad- way of fifteen years ago; but thoir thmking and acting and dressing are not English or Freneb. They are some- thing peculiariy and distinctively their own, The line that divides the New World from the Old 1s as elearly and distinctly drawn to-day as evar it was. Our forms of government are not more clearly defined than our habits and weas, ‘The tact York ana Broad- way—New York’s representatr its 8 into every Look aud corner of the world and propriated whatever it found worthy of appropria- a. From all lands und peuples it bas taken what er was worth the taking, and, blending them to- jer, has wrought out the wondrous civilization to be seon on overy hand—something that ts not a copy hor yet an original; something that was aud is neh apd Uhatin our march onward and upward is and wiil not be. It js simply Huxley's survival of the fittest, In this centennial hour it Is the best that can be seen anywhere. But by and by there will be a newer and a fresher developmeat, and the first evidences of it will beseon on and in this great highway of two con- tinents. BROADWAY—A GREAT PICTURK GALLERY. During the late war upward of sixty or seventy thou- sand men went out trom Naw York to win glory or meet death ou Southern battleficids. No one missed them at the time, so far as she throngs im the street went, A lurge sized city, or, to speak more properly, a popu- Jation sufficient to make y, hud beon taken out of our population was as tiogs in Union Square ‘therings of yw York's populace and parks and ferryboats and as crowded us they ever were. During street cars we: the iast twenty or thirty days there comos in and gues out of Now York overy forty-eight hours a number of men and women suilicient to muke a eity of the second class. To be satistied of this fact one need only watch the raiiroad depots and the landings. At the — Grand Union small village is set down und taken away ‘y couple of hours. Every avenue to New York aud from it ts blocked, Long hin in quick succession; beings, ply to and fro night, too, vast streams of bi nity by side, the one trom and the ower to Manhattal Island. In all the principal hotels mountains of trunks are piled up, trunks of all sizes, shapes nnd fashions Many of them have 4 musty centennial look, as if they had been stowed away these hundred years, and were brought out to honor the time and the occa- forry 4 sion that all of us arc im one way of ano- ther endeavoring the celebrate, Others have @ pain- others dents of ds avout ful spank newns them; and stili railroad and botel porter jompanics, From morning to night to moroing the hotel elevators are rul 4 down and down and up with the com rious mass, that for name i called the world, There ai and politicians, merchants and manufacturers, men of and of ease, farm poets, actors, journal- Ista, mon of many Interests aud men o/ no interests at all.” Some have come to buy and some to sel}; some to see and some pacig ~ ag nothing at all. It has deem said there {9 no solitude like the solitude of a great at Everybody is in New York at th or has been here within twenty days, ai 4 there is no piace on the continent where it is’ more difficult ta meet the man you wish to see, Said ex-Governor McCormick a few evenings ago—the McCormick who if managing Mr. Hayes’ campaign and striving to deteat ‘whe party in which bis father-in-law, Senator Thurman, js so distinguished a leader, three days to find So and’So, phing bim te all points of the coumtry, and I have just found out that was all the while im ‘the sume hotel with me, and bas just left. New York ia the best and the worst place in the world in which ta finda man.” Stand at any leading point on Broad. way for twenty minutes, and the chances are that you will see twenty of the leading men of the couniry, either of the present or of the past; twenty men whe have done or failed to do something which has mad¢ them public property forever. They are all here, the office-giver and the office-seeker, President and tide waiter, Cabinet oificer and department cierk. What @ kaleidoscope! There is Florence with his bright fresh faco as shining as his “Mighty. Dollar;” the tranquil, intellectual Evarts, in whose bands the democratic banner would have been the sure signal of victory in forty or fifty days; Q by Aa Arkansas: Jones, of the silver mines, from far Nevada; Colonel William R. Roberts and Tom Murphy (Grant's confle dential {nend), rival candidates for the ship; Zach Chandler, campaign literatur the rag baby in Casey, the magnificent looking brother-in- revered President; Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia, do- voted to reform in State prisons, and a score of ovberg more or less known. There is Burnside, of Rhode Island, remembered tor the victories he did not win, chiefly distinguished now for the splendor of bie whiskors and the skill of his tailor. ‘There ls a bevy of bright, beautiful women. Is there anything in Statuary’ Hall in Philadelphia equal to them? What a study for an artist thas fnnocent, unsophisticated country cousin with bis ripe, rosy taco and look of surprise and ase tonishment among the splendors of Broadway! Broadway is itselt ono vi ture—a pleture no are tist can over paint. It 1 llery of picturos—pic. tures tender and pathotic, harsh and cold tures of sorrow and of joy, of sunsbipe and storm; pictured no brash can ever paint and no pen can even describe n Our TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITORS seem to enjoy themselves immensely, {f one map judge trom the expressions of their faces. A large proportion of the strangers who are with us have, of Course, scen Now York a hundred times, seen portions of it, too, which no New Yorker bi er seen. They are here now on their semi-annual purchasing tour, It is easy to tell this class at a glance. They move along in a matter-of-fact way, with umbrella and carpetbes, keep the proper side of the side: are seldom jostied, know tho stage routes and the streot car hes thoroughly and scarcely ever question. This class of our visitors is ma sively of men. The pleasure seoker always bia wife or his nowly made bride with him. In some caseg there are groups of fives and sixes, the elder daughterg and the elder sons forming a portion of the sot and re« spoctfully bringing up the rear in the town or city, This is by far the most interesting portion of our visite ors, They have evidently never been to ‘York’ be. fore, and for the first time they find themaclyed 4. e in a new world, full of wonders and sure /f prise, The groat attractions for them by are the mammoth stores, wholesale and rotail, and ‘at bight the theatres and the other places of amuse- fai ment. From morning to evening the great centres of 5 trade and industry—the palaces of marble and of trons fu filled with everything that is beautiful and precious in all the world and the names and numbers of which may be found in other columns of the HkzaLp—are throngod with this class Bever saw anything like it bo- fore,” said ti ead of one of our great dry goods houses yesterday. ‘+From the time of opening in ihe moruing until we close at night they troop in bere in groups of fours and fives and generally remain with wv balf the day.” “Do they buy?” “Buy? Ot course they do. Our sales have hardly ever been so heavy and are increasing al! the time.’” “Business, then, has revived 1” I be! we are on the fair, straight road again and that the dull season js at anend. Ono thing is certain—there is plenty of money in the country” THE DAWN OF BRIGHTER DAYS. Hotels, railroad companies, street cars, steamboats, stages and sellers of all descriptions are doing better than they have for many months past. Broadway ig the great barometer of business and of trade. When it suffers the whole city feeis the prostration. When New York, which has been so well described as the banking ‘and clearing house of the continont, 18 prostrate the effect is felt in every village and = hamlet ocean to ocean and from from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. In the surging thousands along our regal stregt to-day; im its thronged marts of commerce and of trade; in its great rush and roar by day and by night, it is easy to soo the omen of better days, tho beginning of the end of the hard times which have brought so much sorrow and suffering to millions and millions of people STUYVESANT SQUARE FOUNTAIN. In consequence of the low water at the reservoirs im Central Park and alno at Croton Lake the city fountaing in Union, Madison and Stuyvesant squares have not boom playing for tho past two weeks, In Stuyvesant squara the fountains have been in full blast, summer and) winter, day and night, until recently, but now they ar@ silent, and the only thing to be seen is the immens@ muddy basins, Probably it is not well known that the twosmall parks, called Stuyvesant square, located om Second avenue, between Fifteenth and Seventeenth stroets, are under certain restrictions, The poor people residing on the east side throughout the summer and winter occupy every seat, and at all hours this park iq full of children, the majority being in carriages or im nurses’ arms, They often complain that they have te leave the park at least half an hour before darkness sets in, and do not know tho reason. It seoma that, the donors in giving the park to the city supulated that it should be opened at sunrise and closed at sunsot. The Park Commise sioners have faithfully carried out this rule, to the great detriment of those residing in the neighborhood, In summer the park is open as carly as about half-past four A. M. and closed at abouta quarter to eight P, M. Atpresent itis opened about six o’clock in the morning and closed at six o’clock in the Rabat} then the park policeman blows his whistle and all aro out locks the gates, But, regarding the water. When there was a groat scarcity of water, in July and August, both fountains were in full play, day and. night’ In the day tim when the park is’ open, the fountains area source o great pleasure. When the park gates are closed, and silence is maintained around the neighborhood, the fountains are a nuisance, the continual fall of water after tpn o'clock at night not making vory. rgpieasant music for those who wish to slee| ‘et they have been playing at all hours throughout the dry season, and now that we have had a larga rainiall and the lakes and reservoirs aro full of water the fountains are silent. The mud gives an offensive smell; the little fishes, who enjoyed so much liverty, were lott straggling on the banks and seized by the “small boys,” to suffer torture in smail mud holes in joining streets, A Visit to several prominent citizens who reside in the square not only authenticated the above, but thoy were loud in their denunciation of those in power for cutting off the fountains iu the day time. On appiying to the park policeman tho only information to be ob- tained was that the fountams were stopped owing lo the scarcity of water. It seems rather quecr that tho foustains for the past year should be kept running all night as well as all day, thereby Wasting miliions of gallons of water without any ben- efit to any one, and now there is no water at all. The citizens are how about to take some action, and, if possible, get the Park Commissioners to start the Was ter during the hours that the park is open. THE CROTON FAMINE. New Yors, Sept, 21, 1876 - To rug Epiror or tne Herap;— Permit me toadd my complaint to that of your com respondent, ‘‘A Citizen of New York,” in your papow ofthis morning, as to the dearth of Croton water, He complains of not having it in his third story. My neighbors, ana myself more particularly, cannot get it iu our second story; have to carry up all the water top my batbroom and closots. Haye we any redress? ‘ORTY-FIRST! STREET, BETWEEN SIXTH AVE- NUE AND pway. INTERESTING ANNIVERSARY. The nineteenth anniversary of the Fulton street daily noon prayer meeting will be held this year in the Middle Dutch church, Fourth street, corner of La fayette place, on Saturday, the 234 inst., at twelve M. No ‘downtown’? institution is better known og more fully appreciated than this noon prayer m Years ago tt coasod to be it hi the mother of similar g other countries, The anniversary exercises always assemble a very large congregation, and are probably as spirited and pleasant as any religious gathering of the day, Addresser may be expected from well known pastors and laymen of all the religious denomiuationa, BUSINESS TROUBLES, Ata first meeting of the creditors of Frederick, Wright, held yesterday bofore Rogistor Ketchum, of tho Bennett Build: a number of debts were proven, the following being the Jargest:—Julia Wright, $8,050 09; Woolner Brothers & Co., of Pooria, Ill, $5,785 74; Thomas Thacher, $3,724 83, The meeting adjourned until the 29th inst, before an assignee rap clocte In the mattor of H 'y Clews and Ernest Zeidler, bankrupts, the latter yosterday obtainea the requisite mber of oreditors to consont to bis discharge: {rom the vapkrupimy proceedings. The continuation of the examination of Mr. BE, Ny Robinson, Daniel Drew's principal broker, wi Journea from yesterday until October 6, without pro. THE OUSTER MONUMENT. To raw Eprrom ov ritz Huranp:: Enclosed please find $11 80, the procecds of « faip held by the undersignod children, in South Portland avonue, Brooklyn, for the benefit of the Cus o ment. ' Annie Pender Emma F. rota Tore 8 Arthur, Mi lo Ong, Pend anuls, Erskin’Hoxey, Lewin Fi ane eer} a