The New York Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1876, Page 3

( TROTTING AT PHILADELPHIA First Day of the Breeders’ Centennial Trotting Meeting at Suffolk Pprk. TWO INTERESTING CONTESTS. Aldine and Governor the Winners, Sprague Pustaprcrat, Sept. 27, 1876, The ‘Inaugural Breeders’ Centennial Trotting Meet- ing” began at Suffolk Park this afternoon, the track having improved greatly sinco the postponement yes- terday, when it was deluged with rain, and is was as fastas could be desired. The wind blew a half gale from the northwest all the morning, which had dried the track completely, but 1t greatly impeded the horses while trotting, and the time in consequence was notas 00d as tt would have beon under more favorable cir- cumstances, The altendanco was quite large, the trains having brought great crowds down from the city besides thoso who camo to the course tn private conveyances, Tho large and commodious stands wore well filiead with spectators, who seemed highly pleased with the entertainment presented, while the fields had also a large number ‘of carriagos and all kinds of vehicles, making a gathering Of people of at least 3,000 or more. Tho first day, therefore, was a great success, and the belief 1s general that the other days of the meeting will have larger mumbers on the grounds. The colts and fillies race for three-year-olds brought seven of as five trotters to tho post as ceuld possibly be expected, and tho time made by them was truly wonderful, Mr. Treacy’s brown filly Aldine winning in 2:40 and 2: 405g, with only one break in the race. The first trot was the Revolution Race, for three- Year-olda, a purse of $2,500, $1,200 to the first, $650 to the second, $400 to the third and $250 to the fourth horse; mile heats, hest three in five, in harness, There Were thirty-eight nominations for this race, eleven of which qualided py paying $250 entrance, tho others declared out by paying half forfeit. The horses named on the programme to start were Joe Hamilton, Oberon, Caloric, Contractor, Aldine, Honor, Sir Wulter, Odd Follow, Jerome, Woomosa and Maid of Ashwood, Al- dine was the favorite, Sir Walter and Caloric being sec- ond and third for choice, There was not a great ,duaincss. done, however, im pool aclling. Of the above named youngsters seven only came to the post, Jo, Hamilton, Oberon, Contractor and Maid of Ashwood being withdrawn. Those that started were as fine a looking let of three-year-olds as ever ‘Sppeared on a trotting track in this or any other coun. try. The filly Aldine won the raco in two straight heats in the most splendid style. She is @ brown filly, sbout fifteen bands and an inch im height, with a star in ber forehead and no other whiteabout her. She Das @ squaro gait and trots with great energy and + style, She ts destined to have a prominent position on the trottufg track. ‘She was driven by B. J. Treacy, of * Lexington, Ky., who showed that he understood bis : , at no time forcing the filly to do more than 5 wired to win, Woomosa won second money, yw third prize and‘ Sir Walter the fourth. ond event was Tho Independence Race for -olds; purae $2,500; $1,200 to the first, $650 Second, $400 to the third and $250.to the fourth ; mile beats, best three in five, tn harness. There * wore originally twenty-one entries, thirteen of which -pald balf fortelt, Eight were declared candidates for the race. These weré Governor Sprague, Blackwood, dr.; Elste Good, Lady Mills, Piedmont, Fresuman, Neli and Hambletonian Mambrino; but when the bell Sounded for the horses to appear the last four named above did not put inan appearance, leaving four only $0 share the honors und the prizea In the pools sold Blackwood was favorite, Governor Sprague Good third ia favor, email figures. Governor raco in three’ straight heats, Blackwood, dr, being second, Elsie Good third and > Lady Mili’ fourth, ine lattor’s admirers being greatly Gisappoibted with ner pelormunces, as it was weil ki hat she did uot perform anywhere near what ber Governor Sprague wor tho raco in capital style wm three straight heats, without skip or break. Blackwoua, Jr., was quite rauk and was in- Clined to leave his {eet ut times. Ho breaks woll, but be would trot much taster 1f ho was confined to a trot. Good did well, but she somewhat disappointed her backers, as they supposed that if beaten better UUme than was made yesterday would be recordod. Peshtyeer however, will have to be made for the big wind which prevatiea during the race. Mesere. M. P. Bush, fF. D. Norris and L. D. Packe: were judges of the ‘throe-year-old™race, and th latter named and R, Pepper for the second tro. Sa aro the details of the trotting as it sane off:— THE Finst TROT. First Heat—Honor won tho polo, Woomosa second, Odd Fellow third, Sir Walter tourth, Jerome fifth, Cajoric sixth, ie outside, After five tempts the berses wore started on very fair terms, Caloric lead- ing, Sir Walter second, Jerome third and on a break, Woomosa fourth, Odd Fellow with, Houor sixth aod Aldine sevopth. * Going around the ‘upper turn Caloric broke up and Sir Walter took a lead of four lengths, which he carried to the quarter pole in 40% seconds, Woomosa second, bat soon alter- Ward broke ap, Vdd Fellow third, one length abead of Aldine, Caloric fitth, Jerome sixth. Going down the packrtreteh to the balf mile pole, Wvomosa closed on Bie Wuller, and Caloric also closed up nicely, und og they Paseed the pole Sir Walter led two lengths, Woo- one length 19 front of Caloric, Aldine ie Hith, Udd Fello urn @ length to the three-quarter pole, Jerome second, Woomusa third, Sir Walter tourth, Jerome iifth, Calu- ne sixth, Yonor seventh, tho four last named having broken up on tue way. Aldine kept in_iront tothe Staud, winning the beat by eight leugths, Woomosa sec- ond, half alength in front of Odd Fellow, who was tour lengths ahead of Sir Walter, the latter six lengths in ae of Caloric, Joromo and Honor distanced. Time eeail Heat—Aldine was fret away, Woomosa sec- Walter fourth, Odd Fellow anh. ir saa aldine broke up, but did juurter pole a neck in front of Woomosa, the later tour leagit 19 advance ot Sir Walter—time 40 seconds—Odd Fellow tourth, Caloric fifth, all of the latter named having had a break the way thither. Gomg down the back- retch Aldine moved away again trom Woomosa, and was tour lengths in front at the half mile pole in 1:184¢ seconds, Woomosa ten lengths ahead of #ir’ Walter, who was one length in tront of Odd Fellow, be on jengths to advance of Caloric. the Yhree-quarter pole Aldine led two bs, ‘Woomosa second, six lengths abead of Odd F Ww, Sir potas rans fourth, Caloric fifth. The struggle home iu favor of Aldin e came aw: Weo osa and won the hi ye by six ragihes Woomosa second, four lengths ahead of Odd Fellow, She latter four lengths bead of sir Walter; Caloric ith. “Time of the heat, 2:40',. Woomosa won second © money, Odd Follow third and Sir Walter fourth prize, The following sa SURMARY:— Sorvouk Pang, Po.avetraia, Sart, 26—Finst Dar ov IxavcunaL Buxkorra’ Cexrexmiat Trotting Mret- 1no.—The revolution race lor three-year-old purse $2,500; $1,200 to the first, $050 to the second, $400 to the third, $250 tv the fourth horse; mile beats, in har- Bess. Tho following were tho Entries, B. J. Trency's (Lexington, Ay.) brown beg bet 2% Almont, damm by Toronto. (Treacy) 1 E. Hl. Taylor's (Franktort, Ky.) chestnut filly Woomosa, by Woodiord tambrino, dam Her- mosa, by Edwin Forrest; second dam, Black — by Tom Teemer; third aam by Cannon's rth dam by Rubin Gray......(Macey) 2 2 gin’s (Richmond, Ky.) vay cols Odd Feliow, by Vindex, dam by Brinker’ Drennon (Traiwor} 38 Isaiah Rynders’ (Paseaic, N. J.) chestnut colt Sir Walter, by Aberdeen, dam by Edward Everett; * second’ dam by Long Island Black Hawk (Howe) 4 4 Palmer & Morgan's (Stonington, Conn.) bay coit Coloric, by Erivason, dam by Edwin Forrest; second dam vy Woodtord; third cam by -Ber- wand. -OleKeo) 6 & LW. A ry joe Hain- bieton, 1 .) bay Keno, dain Bolle ifasou, by Belmont. Cc nyren'O ‘’ oS ony Ford, Orange county, N. Y.) in, by Messeuger Duroc, dam Ky itarker by Allon; second dam peta by ‘baattan third dam by Conklin’s a we Cor ley’s (New York) bay cuit Contractor, by by Ane (sou of Harobletonian), dain Lady God- ceno’s Hambletonian (‘ull Lrovber to Voruthecr) second dam by Oid Abdallah; third hi by Hamil ee of Rysdyk’ mbletonian), dam Biond, sng wecond aam the Hunn . meat ‘tes jgrant, Jr’... Friok) dis, Puliaderphia, Pa.) bay filly Maid by Blackwood, dam Voianteer Maid, by Vi INLOOT eee cece ee eee Pirst heat... 1:21 Becond heat. sh THX BECOND TROT, Firat Heat.—Blackwood, Jr., had the pole, Governor Bprague second, Lady Mills third, Else Good the vut- one Eisie Good had a trifle tho bext of the send-off, Up foon afterward, Binck wood, Eo covenee Sprugue thitd, Lady Mills tourth, NEW YORK HERALD. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘wood, soon went to the front and led around the the cpper tarn to tne ieee teand two lengths in front of Governor Sores fe ag Fe yo lengths ahead of Lady Mille, in trout ot Elsic Good. Blackwood, backstretch, bus be did not lose his dead by the accident until as the ae pele, when Governor Sprague showed head in front Time to tie, paint 1:10. Blctwont Jr, Was six Jengtns in advance of oe Mills, the latter about the same distance abead of Elsie Governor Sprague shock Blackwood off on the lower tru and had a trifle of daylight visible at the threo-quarter pole, Blackwood eight lengths abead of Lady Mills, who was half a dozen lengths away from Elsie Sprague. Going ipto the homestreteh Budd Doble pulled Governor Sprague oat to the cenire of the . giving Black- ‘ood, Jr., ample room tor the inside position, and these'two stallions had a very excittn; race all the way ip the bo prague passing under the pherd a winner so a bY halt a length in 2:24%. Hight lengi stallions came Lady Mills, and 61x lengths further off was Elsie Second Heat.—Elste,Good bad the best of the send- off, Governor Sprague second, Black: third, Lady Mills fourth. Sprague soon reached the front and led ope length around the upper tar, Blackwood second, one length in tront of Lady Mills, klsie Good fourth. When the horses reached the quarter pole—time, 35}¢ seconds—Governor Sprague was leading one length and a balf, Blackwood second, Gripe 8 im ad of Lady Mills, who wage head ip advance of io Good. y Mills then broke up, and fell off badiy. Elsie Good shat up the daylight betweor herself ond the stallions, and as they sod the balf mile polo im 1:11%, Good broke up #von afterward and lost ber chances for the lead, At the urseqearter Pole ‘Sprague was length in front of Blackwood, th o lengths in advance of Elsie, she eight le: a y from Lady Mills. Governor Sprague trotted ae ~~ the home- stretch and won the beat by threo lengths, Blackwood, Jr., second, six lengtas in front of Elsie Good, who was a length im advance of Lady Mills Time of the beat, 2:26. Third Heat.—Governor Sprague had a trifle the best of the send-off, Elsie Good second, Biackwood, Jr, third, Lady Mills fourth, the latter breaking up soon after leaving the score. Governor Sprague led one Jength around the upper turn, Blackwood second, two lengths in front of Klsie Good, Lady Mills zeveral lengths behind. At the quarter pole, wh was ed in 37 seconds, Governor Sprague led one th, Blackwood, Jr., second, two lengths ahead of te Good, the latier three long’ ihe in advance of Lady Blackwood Jr., broke OpoR tho backatreten and Goou passed biw. At the baif-mile pole, whicb wus passed In 1:2%, Governor Sprag loading alt a length, Elsie Good second, balf a length in advaneo of Blackwood, ar the latter a dozen lengths away from Lady "Mille Gotng around the lower turn Elsie Good worked up to Governor Sprague, and at the three-quarter pole she had her head in front, Black wood, Jr., ono longth behind ‘the other stallion, Governor Sprague, when he swung into the homestretc, at once came away, trotting sseadily and rapidly, camo home a winner ot the heat nd race by six lougths, Blackwood, Jr. gths ahead of Elsie Good, the in advance of Lady Mills, Time of the heat, Governor Sprague woo tires money, Blackwood, Jr., second, Elsie Good third, and Lady Millis the fourth premium, The sollowing | SUMMARY, Sauk Day.—Tnx Ixperaxpence Race tor bs pa olds; purse $2,600; $1,200 to tho first, $650 to tho second, $400 to the third, $250 to the fourth; mile heats, best three in five. ENPRIRS, Jerome I. Case’s (Racine, Wis.) bik. 8. Governor Sprague, by Rhode leiand, dam Bello Bran. don, by Rysdyk’s Hambletonian. .(B, Doble) aii A. J. McKimmin’s (Nashville, Tenn.) bik. + Blackwood, Jr., by Biackwood, dam Bello Sheridan, by Blcod’s Black a ee McKimintn) J. Wilson & Son’s (Rusnville, Ind. | ch. m, Elsto ood, by Blue Bull, dam by Alexander's Ab- dallab, second dam by Bald Stockings, third dam by Gray Engle... -.- (Wilson) 4 8 8 Palmer & Morgan's (Siouingto, Conn.) ch. 8, Piedmont, by Almont, dam by Mambrino Chief; second dam by Gray Eagio........ W. Sargeant’s (Goshen, N. Y.) b, £ Lady Mills, by Chosroes (son of Rysdyk's Hum- dlototiian), dam Le Fevre mare, by Black Jack (son Of American Star); i gecond dam by American Star; third dam by old Abdal Sargent) s44 pA Piusnin: Freshman, by Blackwood, vam oy as win ‘ ty re y"e rk) Thomas Joflerson, dam Rose Terry, ior dyk’s Hambietonian; second dam by he Black Hawk Moutgomor; (Harrisburg, Pay caer Hambictoulan Mambrino, by Cartis’ Ham- bletonian, dam Topsy... oe tor stallions of all ages that have never beaten 2:40, and trials for the National Cup, will come off to-day. ‘FLEETWOOD PARK. Dat ee ‘THY FALL TKOTTING MENTING-— "CaM AKD WAVORITR THR WINNERS. repeated postponements on account of the the announced fixtures for the fourth day of | trotting meeting at Fleetwood Park were de- yesterday. These were the ‘forty-four’? and y-one” classes, oach originally having thirtoen entries, The number that responded to the call of the 4 judges, however, was sensibly reduced from that figure, owing to a variety of reasons, the more tmpor- tant being engagements elsewhere, which the owners ot those horses drawn thought better to keop than risk the chances of defeat at Fieetwood. An atrendance of about 400 was quite encouraging to the management, as the afternoon was cool and occasional rain squalls made It far from pleasant. ‘Tox ‘FORTY-roUR” PURSE This was of $500, and the siarters were Jobn Conk- | Jin’s brown gelding George Henry, P, McCann's black gelding Pat McCann, W. C. Trimble’s bay mare Lady Everett, and William B. Hilton’s vrowa gelding Pick- wick, From the outset \t was evident there was “mystery” in the air, for the entire fraternity of trot ting sharps bad forsaken McCann, known to be pos- sessed of great epeed, and put their money in ‘the box on Lady Everett, Consequently, in the ma Jority of the pools, so soon as the betting was a little Geltlod, she was the favorite, Lady Everett won the fireWheut, jogging under the wire leur lengths 1m front of McCann im 2:38, MeCano, after much bad scoring, went away very steady in the second beat, and, keeping bis feet the mile, landed the winner by threo jengtus in 2:33. Lady Everett was second and eight bs front of Pickwick, while drop) in his face, rather brilliant wi still kept tho favorite over field at the rates of to $20. 8h third beat im 2:355;, walking under the wi three tengths abeaa of McCann, who was see! front of Pickwick. McCann broke twico in the wile, the first time Just before the quarter pole was reached, and then he came to almost | standstill and tell ten lengths to the rear. Ho cut loose on the backstretch, however, and tor a time trotted like » ghost, but the leader was so far to the front she had the heat well in band, though McCaun was gaining upon ber at every stride. The Lady now Drought 8 to 1 over the others, and but tew were willing to lay # dollar against hor. The ‘talent’? were everjoyed, a they deemed their ‘‘judgment” bad becn excellent. The rest ol tno race is easily told. McCann went off aod won the fourth aod b heats with coo. THK “‘THIRTY-ONB”? KRACK, jarters comprised Abraham Strauss’ chestnut mare Lady Lowe, Horace Ballou's sorrei mare Favor- ite, Mazon & Traver's sorrel mare Martha Washivgton end Walter Bassford’s bay mare Carrie Favorite sold even against the field betore the start, and after capturing the first heat it was dollars to cents that she would win, She polished of her competitors in three straight heats Martha Washington took second money, Lady Lowe third and Carrie N, the fourth. UMMaARY, ree in fivo, In harness; § cond, $75'to the third, and 50 to the fourth. MeCunn’s vik. g. Pat McCann, W. C. Trimble’s b. m. Lady Everett William H. Hilwn's br. g. Pickwick John Conklin’s br. g. George Henry G Reed's br. &. Bis rica 8 Pope's Matt Tauner's ch. g Moscow; marek; 0. V. Whitbeck's sg. bik. g. New Brool J, Murphy's 0. gy F wood Bolle; Ja Second heat, Third neat. Fourth bes, cd ih 2 83K Sams Day—Skcoxn Rack.—Purse No. 8, of $800, ior horses that ngyer trotied better than 2:31; mile heats, Usree in tive, in harness; $470 to the frst; $150 to tho Abmn. Straw: Walter ba Jovn m. Mo Crawiord's gr. 8. Doliy Dot; C. B, Ransom’s Chisinona’e b, m, Undin D5, Pan Whipple's bm. Soubreite; ;, Alden Golcamabre ch. r br. m. Lot dH, H. Gilbert & Son’s @ g. Harry Gilbert wore drawa, Half. Mile. First heat. 1g a:32 Second heat ail 2:30 ‘Third heat. Paste’g 2:31 TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME, This consists of tke free-for-ail purse, in which Golasmith Maid, Judge Fullerton and Lucille Gold- dust are entered. ‘Trains icavo the Graifa Contral Depot at 11:40 A. M., aud 14:30 and 1:30 P, A GREAT RACE HORSE Harper’s Coit Ten Broeck, at Louis- ville, Beats Fellowcraft’s Time. FOUR MILES IN 7:15 8-4. Belle of the Meade and Eastern Planet Win Exciting Events. Lovisvnux, Ky., Sept. 27, 1876. ‘This was the extra day of the Louisville Jockey Club's fall racing meeting, and it proved replete with surprises and astonishing events, The weather was cool and bright, just of that bracing nature to entice a large crowd to the race track, particularly as Harper's famous colt, Ten Broeck, was to make his ran against ‘ime, dash of four miles. While there were many strangers present, thousands of home people crowded the stands and piace of vantage, making the brah e seem like ® bustling, busy world of its Crouse’s bay colt Add also made the attempt che Ten Broeck. The trial resulted in a marvellous suc- cess, for Ten Broeck ran the distance im the remark- able time of 7:15%{, beating Fellowcraft’s great Sara- toga heat of 7:1934 just $2{ seconds, while it is four seconds quicker than Lextngton’s timo in Now Orleans im 1855, Besides this there was a sweepstakes for two- year-olds, dash of one mile, d @ purse of $1650, for all agea, heats of three-quarters of a mile. Tho two- year-old event was won by the bay filly Bello of the M in XX, the fastest on record for the aga, Tho heat race was captured by Eastern Planot. BEATING PRLLOWCRAP?’S TIME. The association having offered « special purse of $1,000 to beat Felloweraft’s time of 7:1934, four miles, made at Saratoga August 20, 1874, there wero two on- tries—F. B. Harper's bay colt Ten Broeck, 4 years, by imported Phaeton, dam Fanny Holton, and D, J. Crouse’s bay colt Add, 4 years, by Revolver, dam Sky- light, Each carried 104 pounds, The dotting was about even last night, but to-day, with a clear sky ana good track before them, the people of Kentucky put their money on the horse, letting strangers look after the beg 4 In tho send-off Add led Ten Broeck balfa Jength, Dut soon took second place, and from then on steadily dropped bebind, The milo was made in very slow time, yn Broeck’s owner, The joc! as made in 1:45% ai commencement of the 1ourth mile Add was jengths bebind. The chestnut filly Nevy Hi: ‘was sent in to help Ten Broeck keep the pace on the last mile, and running up slonguide, the two galloped together ‘o the quarter mile, when Tenbroeck shot in fronts and was . ne ‘again behind, but led the dance to the end As ‘he ‘ came down the stretch the thousands who had been as quict as ible, now foeliug Fellowcraft’s timo would soon be wiped out, gave forth loud, long and en- thasiastio cheers. The last mile was made in 1:50; the entire distance in ¥:16%. Mr. Frank Harper was congratulatod by hundreds amid wild sconos of danc- tng, shouting, hat throwing, &e. Willie Walker rode the victor and Bobbie Swim was on Add, who on the finish was at the distance pole, ‘An offer of $120,000 for Tonbrosek has been rejected, SWEEPSTAKKS POR TWO-YRAR-OLDS, This was $100 entrance, play or pay, the association to add pall of gate receipts. Five youngsters faced the startor, these being Belle of the Meado, Baden Bad MoWhirter, Spring Branch and Eva Shirley. Bolle of the Meade was tho favorite at odds inst the field, Baden Baden got away on the lead, Bolle of the Meado second, Spring Branch next, followed by McWhirter with Eva last Baden neld the lead until entering tho homestreteh, when Belle of the Meade came on ands driving Taco was handsomely won by Belle, leading Baden Raden one anda half length: cWhirter was third, 3 wing Branch fourth and E' Shogley fitb, ‘Time, 1:44, tho best on record. Grit ran i Tlie at Gaulaita, ‘Penn., October 13, 1875, but carried 86 ibs, only. ‘THREN-QUARTERS-OF-A-MILE MEATS, A purse of $150 was hung up for this event, and fa responded. Theso were Mctibben’s Eastern Planet, 3 enrs; McIntire & Nichols’ Tilne Brent, 3 poten Henry Miller's George Bowman, 6 years: Lylo & Co.'s Joe Rodes, 8 yeare, tnd Hick Chambers’ br. Statnford, ra, it bad the call in the pool: selling even against the Geld, Eastern Planet sbewed the way af, the start, Tillie second, then Joo Kodea, with Bowman foarth and Dr, Stauiford in the rear, Before they had gone balf & mile Rodos was in the lead, but was being closely pressed by Eastern Planet and Tillic Brent. ‘They ran in this order to the three- quarter poie, when Georgie Bowman Joined them, aad ag desperate, ‘foroing race ended with Eastern Planet winning the heat by ahead, Georgio Bowman way second, head in front of Joe Rodes, Tillie Brent fourth, and Dr. Stanilord distanced. Time, 1:16%. Second Heat —Eastern Planet oven against the field. He got awny io front, Tillie Brent second, Georgi Bowman third and Joe Rodes inst. tween Eastern Planet and Tilhe Bi citing and beautiful, but Planet ali of it and fin ly gon the heat and race by one length anda baif. Tilli@Brent was second, Georgie Bowman @ good third and Joe Rodes a bad fourth. SUMMARY, Lovrsvitix, Ky. Sept. 27, 1876.—Kxrra Day or THE Lovisvitux Jookxsy CLUR’s’ FaLt Racixo Masti xo.— Special purse of $1,000, to beat Fellowcraft’s time of 195, dash of tour miles. Harpe: rs b. c Ten ia ore by —_ ton, dam Fanny Halton, 1 Fellowcraft’s time, 7:1934 D. J. Crouse’s b. @ Add, 4 years, by ‘Skylight, 104 Ibs M0, 1:17 $4. “Sweepstakes for two-year olds, $100, P »D., association to aaa half of gato receipts; dash of one mile, Dixon & Wimmer’s b. !. Belle of the Meade, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Woodbine, 100 Ibe......,... D. Swigert’s cb. ‘c, Baden Bader by Austrahan, dam Lavender, 100 ibs. A, Buford’s ch. ¢. MeWhirt tario, 100 Ibs. Williams & Owings , Bi tralian, dam Springbrook, 100 Ibs.... J. W. Guest's b. ‘fj Eva Shirley, by imp. dam Edena, 100 Ibs... teens Time, i 4g. Saux Dax.—Purse of $150, for all agos; heats of throe. quarters of « mile. Tr J mor agri eh. f, Eastern Planet, 3 years, dam Mollie Hambieton, 87 thee seoee D1 ’ b. f. Tillie Brent, 3 years, by tie Viley, 87 lbs........ J. Dr Miller’s ch. m. Georgie Bowman, é , by Lexington, dam Annie Lyle & Co.'s ch. c. Joe Rod dam Item, 90 i Hick Chambers’ Beacon, dam imp. Sovereign, Timo, 1:16 4—1:174. Twenty-one yachts entered yesterday for the Long Island Yacht Club rogatts, foot of Thirty-seventh street, South Brooklyn, A gale blew from the north- west, which rendered it impossible for such smail achis to start, so the regatta was postponed until ‘hursday, October 6, when, in addition to regular club prizes, there Will be champion pennauts {n each class Re ented by the Commodore, Vice Commodore and reasarer. Mi “A CORRECTION. Naw Yorx, Sept. 27,1876, To tne Epitom ov the Heraty:— Allow me to correct a statement fa the Haratp of to-day. Having entered my auiiboat fora race in @ Yacht Club Regatts and wishing that my own name should appear, | would ask you to correct Elmira to Almira, owned dag Alla and not by Patrick McGeehan, r. Mi own boat entered, but her Tt was ¢ appear, P. 8.—The reason | state thi: foe myself; therefore, 1 do not w: benuilt or praise that should belong to the right party. Ra ~~ ROWING. PROFESSIONAL SOULLERS’ BACR ON GREENWOOD LakE. A three-mile professional scullers’ race will be given ander the auspices of the Greenwood Lake Sports- po gaa on Greenwood Lake, on Wednesday, Oo- tober Prizes of $200 to first, $100 to second and $50 to third will be the eubject of contention. No entrance foe. Entries clone October 6, and should bo addressed to Wiliiam 0. MoDowell, secretary, Greenwood Lake Sportsmans’ Club, box 2,540 Post office, New York. BOATING ON THE PASSAIC, ‘The oldest boat clab on the Passaic River at Newark, the Passaic, had & rowing match yesterday. The sport consisted of four races. The first, for single sculls, half mile and return, was won by George C, Plume; color, white; time, 6m. 408, The second race was for senior sculls, ove mile and returi \d was won by E, M. Roberts;' color, blue; time, 14m, 108, The third, palroared gigs, ball mile Db, Was won by "Red-G, “C. "Plume, 4, F. 8. Ward, coxswi ine, 8m. The fourth race was betwoou four- shells, lt was won by Merry, Wallace, Nor- thrup and Gurscord; ume, lam, 268, AMATEUR REGATTA. A grand amateur regatta will be beld at West Rutner- fard Park on Saturday. The following is the pro- gramme :— Finst Hear, Sixaix Scutta —W. H. Jasper, Bayonne Rowing Club (color, white); @. & Atterbury, Pater- son Kowing Clab (color, red). Suconp Hut, incur Scvita—G. D. Small, Triton Boat Club (color, red); W. B. Johuson, ‘Adelphi Rew- ing Association (color, blue). Tuimy Heat, SixoLe Scutia—E. KE. Shaw, Bayonne Rowing Club (color, white); F. E. Townley, Triton Boat Clab (color, blue); J. ingsiand, Nereid Boat Club (color, red) Pam Oaxep SuRLia—Triton Boat Club, Newark, N. J. (colors, white); H.C. Rommell, M. P, Hayne - Bayonne Rowing di dtu Bayonne, N. J. (colors, bi Noreid Boat Club, Mig ig 3 N. if, ,, wahoem, Diue and tking” id, lias J. (color HB. Wandell, 0, H. K.' Hi aor rth Four Vargo fuxiia a ‘udson Boat Club, Jorsey City (colors, white); F. Sayles, G. Ockershausen, H. Ockershausen, F. Uckershausen. ‘riton Boat Club, Newark, N. J. arg terre @vb. Small, 5. A. Smith, H.C. Rommell, E L. Phillips. Bayonne Rowing Club, Bayonne, X. J, (colors, blue); T. B, Mettam, William HL Jasper, J. HL Chadwick, Van Buskirk. ‘ Final Haat—Sixoie Scunns to be called promptly at balf-past three P.M. BASE BALL GAMBLING. The game on the Union Ground yesterday, between the Now York and Brooklyn picked nines, proved to bea perfect fizzle- Players on both sides were io Jeague witha clase of gambiors who irequent the grounds, The game was brouxht tou close vy anu ber of the men who played a straight game relusing to longor be connected with such # disreputable affair. HOMEWAKD BOUND. ‘Bho Cunard steamship Scythia, Captain W. H P. Harris, which sailod at noon yesterday for Liverpool, had on board a number of foreign gentlemen who par- ticipated in the late tnternational rifle and rowing con- teats. Of tne Dublin University rowing crew there were Messrs. Charies Barrington, Croker Barringion, W. Barrington, G. Ferguson and A. E. Hickson, Since thorogatta at Philadelphia the membors of the crew have travolied considerably about the country, amd overy- where their geutiomaniy bearmg won for them c tinued adinirution and respect. A number of triends from this city and Philadelphia were at the wharf in Jersey City to bid them goodby, to whom the crew ex- essed their pleasure at the manner in which they ad been treated during their visit, and oxpressed the hope that in ei Fepeat it at po very distant day, Colonel J, A. Macdonald and eight members of the Scottish ritle team were also amoug the Scythia’s awn The names of tho eight were Mr. Daniel Mr, William Clark, Mr. Charles Ingram, Mr, Robert McVittie, Captain Hodgart, Dr. Mitchell, Mr, John Moir and Mr. KR. Renton, Quite « number of persons saw them off and wished them a safe return to their homes tu Scotland. General Sualer and & Schormorhorn, Socrotary of the National Rifle Association, met the joint com- mittee of the association at the Filth Avenue Hotel, at balf-past nine A. M., and escorted the riflemen to the steamer. FASHION FEATURES. DISPLAY OF FALL GOODS AT JOHNBON'S. Ladies fond of seeing the novelties in goods for the coming season had ample opportunity yesterday for gratifying their tastes at the opening of Messrs. John- son Bros, & Co.'s fall display of home and forcign goods, at their store, Twenty-second street and Broad- way. In trimmed hats there are about twenty style: with the usual variety of tint and color. Conspicuous in the cases was # perfoctly round shape, with slightly flaring brim, The upturned. front was faced with bottle groen velvet and rached with white tulle, It is (notwithstanding @ts jaunty shape) a decided bonn soft felt of the real sulphur tint, trimmed in front with Digh standing loops of sulpbur-colored silk, fastened tm the centre with a buckle composed of impion feath- ers A long sulpbur-tintea ostrich plume adorned one side, headed with a tip of the samo shade. A fold of silk laid in pleats finished tho other side. Thw was imported, Another foreign bonnet was one resem- bling the Gypsy in shape The felt» was soft and cream white in color, The flaring front wastaced With white corded silk and filled in with faillo, The peculiarity of this enape is that it was witLout a felt crown (it being composed of stiff founda" tion), the trimming 1 placed at tho back, and covers the entire crown; a cluster of white tips, so arranged as to fall over the front of the bonuet, the stems of the tips covered with a full bow of satin ribbon, supported with a double tier of pele, Hush and teale roses, White streamers of doubled faced satin ribbon are attached, ‘ana {all in shining lengths bebind, The heme manufactured hats were exceodingly bandsou.e both in the combination of colors and trim- ming. In this collection was abhat somewhat resem- bling the Corilicr shape, with a flaring brim rolled on one side. This shape only looks well worn low on the forehead. The combination was of curr velvet and pulled loops of tealo tinted silk, finished with a cut steol leat, fhe back was garnisued with loops oi veivet and a long“teale tinted plume of combiued ostrich and coquo feathers. A graceful looking bonnct, similar to ‘the cottage shape, was one with very close sides, narrow back crown. The foundation was of bottle gre with puffed loopings of dark green silk, extending, in aserivs of long folds down one cut stecl bands, The lett side trimmed with o plas ofcoque feathers tipped with white willow, endage being joined by a singlo Jet bead. This ag ivaded by the impion wings. The iront was filled io with fall pufings of Nile xreon velvet studded here and there with cut steel clasps. The back was tinished with long streamers of durk green gros grat reason assigned for the appearance of long streamers 4s that circular cloaks aro coming iu vogue, and uch appendayes show off to govd advantage with these garments, - Iu felt bats there were seventy different shapes. In tints there were some twenty specimens. The names of the leading shapes are the Brunewick, setta, cava- Hier, coaching und the turban, besides geucral as- soriment of children’s bats, In toathers there were cardinal coque feathers iy beaded with black jets; black P Upped with teale tinted coq with. dark green coque centres; with side pieces resembling birds’ heading, drab and other colured Welty in the font! L wus @ white bird breast, speckled with mourle und ® head of mearlo at the top. An the flower department there were squares of pine Howor with different colored arumeshias; eprays of berries and grasses and clusters of moss and aulumn leaves, There were ulso heavy healings of mari- bout, and braids and tho latest styles of passementeries composed of silk corded wheels with dpops of cheneille italling from the centre, ABosner novelty is chebetlle galloun, with cluster tassels all tirough the centre, This style of trinmming ts used for doimans, cossacks and the now manteieiie, It i¢ also being used ¢ ively to trim the girdles, poek: a sleeves of the princess stylo of dress. The net articles in buttons are carved pearl and congue shells, varying in sbi irom deli- cate pink to ligut amber. The opening continues to- day. REPUBLIOAN REFORM CLUB, At @ meeting of the Republican Rotorm Club, at their rooms, in Union square, quite a number of promi- nent republicans appeared, awong whom were Theo- dore Roosevelt, Alexander Hamilton and John A. Weoks. Tho following resolution was offered by G, Gallatin Brown, Jr., and adopted ‘That the Kxeentive Committee be L to be represented at the hearings before he Republican stato Comuittes om tho suoject uf # reorganize, jw clty and to advocate at tual few fail jpresenvation of sil she members ef the pariydn ite roman Ata subsaquent meeting the following committee wore appointed $0 attend to the carrying out of the resolutions :—Dorman B. Katon, chairman; General 1. L. Burnett, Eliwood E. Thorne, Francis A. "Stout, Col- onel James F. Dwigot, Eliot ¥. Shephard. A COLORED DEMOCRAT. At the regular moeting of the Tildon and Hondrick, Club, of the Fifteenth ward, last evening, of which Colonel Merriman w president, Mr. Charles F. Taylor, a colored man of Rochester, N. ¥., spoke strongly in favor of the democratic ticket, He said that there was the greatest contrast betwoen the colored voters in this city and elsewhere, Here the colored men were ail of @ low class, hud no fixed political opinions of their own and were to be bought, and were bought, by the highest bidder. But the vast majority of colored men recognized tho tact that the election of Hayes meant thy re-election of Grant. The democrats were @ colored men of their own tracted to men to put their earnings in the Freedman’s Bunk, had themselves withdrawn their money from that rotten concern, NOMINATIONS. Dr. Thomas Hubbard, of Bridgeport, bas reosived the republican nomination for Congress from the Fourth Connecticut district. A Democratic Convention at Ballston, N. Y., yester- day nominated J. W. Crane, of Saratoga, tor Judge, Isaac Schouten, of Wateriord, tor She: and Georg Noisou, of stillwater, for Assombly. the N i teembackers of the Sixth district Bave no! ‘tiem Baxter, of steam cauaiboat fame, tor Congress, JOHN KELLY EXPLAINS. A BATIFICATION MEETING A? PAREPA HALL— GOOD GOVERNMEXT OF THE BOBS, Parepa Hall, at Eighty-sixth street and Third ave- nuo, was densely crowded last evening, the occasion being the ratification of the nominations of Tilden aud Hendricks, The meeting was called to order by Mr. T. J. Crombie, who nominated Judge Sinnott, of Harlem, a8 permanent chairman, Judge Sinnott eaid that all Jealousies were to be taid aside, local feelings sunk, ia tho one great effort to drive out the party of thieves, Mr. Barber, ot Connecticut, next delivered an ex: eeedingly eloquent and forcible address, aft hich the Chairman introduced Mr, Jobo Kelly, who thanked the audience for the exhibition of favor toward bimself, Vrom what he had seen last evening in Harlem ho was convinced that the people were determined to bave a change. The people had for years ‘watched tho republican party, and wanted » changa The republicans say, Said the speaker, nothing can be suid against tho character of Mr. Hayes. I doy it If the charge is true thas he addressed a convention calling themselves Americon Mecbanics in terms of congratulation be i a bigot He was elected a member, and congratulated himself on that account, I charge that having done so ho is not ft to be President. The New York Times makes the cbarge of not properly returning bis income tax aguinss the candidate of the democracy. Now, said the speaker, turning to the press table on the Jet the New York ‘Times record the suid ‘Me, Kelly, vecoming very ‘ut has gone so far as to criticise my gram- me say to the gentleman representing the oak York Times hore io-night that! do not consider Goorge Jones capable: of "” (Loud and continued applause.) How many of those Present, suid the speakor, have lost money by corrupt Suvings banks? The republican eve responsibio for the corruption of the banks That party ts also re- uponsibie for the rascalities under the tweed Ring. | charge that the republican Legislature was respousibie for the whoie effect of the ring. The bard times now prevailing can only be changed by the election of Gov- ernor Tilden to the Presidency. I have thoughts it due to myself and due to the peo- ple who | partly represent as a political leader, to re- Jute the charges mado again: infamous yw York Tun called me (Ap- Plause.) I have never stvlen any of the people's money. Whatever position I may hold I think I can say I owe lt to merit alone and by hard knocks, (Ap plause.) I was born and raised in New York city, and my"honest purpose’ has always been to advance the Dest interosts of the people of my bpative city, (Ap- jausa.) I have endeavored to give the people a good judiviary, a good Legislature and a good Common Council ‘I can say to the world that I have endeav- ored to discharge my duty as an American citizen should do, (Great choertng). TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY. LATEST MOVEMENTS 10 UNITE THE DEMCCRATIO ¥ORCES—MB&TING LAST NIGHT OF THE ANTI- TAMMANY OONZERRNCH COMMITTKE—A LETTER YaoM MR JOHN KELLY—-COMPTROLLER GRREN'S PROSPECTS YOR THE MAYORALTY, Notification has been sent to Mr. Jobn Kolly by the Committeo op Conference of tho anti-Tammany party of the action takon at their meeting of Monday night, Twonty-fve members compose the conference commit- tee, of which Mr, KE. P, Mitchel! ts chairman, What will be the next act in this melodrama remains to be mapped out by Tammany Hall magnat Yesterday the usual printed notice was sent out for a meeting of the Tammany Committee on Organization, to take place on Saturday next at the Wigwam, in Fourteenth street, It is understood that a conference committve of one from each Assembly district will be then dosig- nated from that side of the bouse, meet with their breth- ren of the Anti-Tammany organization and consult as to future movements, In the meanwhile the leaders on both sides are very active, Mr. Kelly, 1t is given out, favors a union; but it ts fearod that the ‘my candidate” proclivitios of that gentleman must eventually defeat a welding to- gether of local uemoeratic forces in November next. ‘Thero are dangerous elements in both parties ready to break out in chaos at any moment. The candidates for office are almost incalculable. At least 200 states- men want to be coroners, Then come @e Aldermen, Assemblymon and Congressmen. In cach district the scramble tor these places will bo very bitter. On the principal offices—Mayor, Sheriff, County Clerk and Surrogate—of course the main battle centres, ‘The ro- sult of the fate skirmish for the chairminahip of the Antl-Tammany Conference Commitiee yesterday changed somewhat the complexion of pending union movements, Ex-Shuriff O’Brizn developed an unex- pected, strength jim tho orgauization, and it now looks as if he cun exercise a controlling influence tp it councils should the Shrievulty be en to amti-Tammany as part of the basis of union, it tx conceded that the ex-Senatur can easily carry off the nomination. ho friends of Mr. Bernard illy, who is strongly urged hee, are up in aria and | ito must not b ator Morriesev erents, who, it Shrievalty tor ex-Alderman Josepi Shannon, “bosom ir.end” James Hayes can be taken gare of 10 handing over to him hail the patronage of that do- partment. Then there is Colonel William R. Roberts, a candidate for County Clerk, and Tammany Hall will be wiso if \he Convention gives him the nomination, as he will make an excellent and respectable official, But the German element must be looked after, and union of antl-Tammany with Tammany brings to the front certain stroug candidates who do not represent that nationality. This was the condition of local political affairs yes- terday. &x-sherif O'Brien bus taken offices in 4 Staate Zeitung bultaing, and crowds of adherent passed fi d out: during the day. Mr. Kelly’s oilict in Nassau streot was alyo througed. Senator Morr! sey holds out at the Hoffman House, but sauntered down in tho afternoon to the Now Court House, His friends asaert that there will be no unin; but when ponticians make a certain statoment the contrary is expected to.be the result, THY COMPTROLLER'S FRIENDS MOVING. The friends and admirers of Comptroller Green are busily at work in his interest. On Saturday night a meeting of city vontract6rs to press the gontieman’s elaims for the Mayoralty will be held at the Grand Union Hotel. This element, it is understood, can in- 3 the Tammany nomi- ndreds of laborers, who will vote for Mr. jext will com the German demo- crats, numbering 80! twonty thousand, and ‘the republican indorsement, which cao be safely set down at 45,000, This is the programme and their brilliant prospects talked of by those who ep: pose Tammany Hall and the “one-man” pow: proposed deal betwoen the Morrissoy-Bixby- tart cabal and Mr. John Kelly, it is allegod, has aroused public resentment agalust the bartering away of public office by so close a corporation, and thore is likely to be considerable “‘inusic In the air’ before election day. At the n Square Motel, Filth Avenue Hotel, Monument House and other places which the HrxaLo representative visited Inst wight, those topics were bject of animuted debate, Yt was also rumored Tammany Hall threatens Tilden in ease tho dential candidate allows Green to run against ; Dut it Is now alleged that the wily Comptrolier propos trike out for nimself, irrespective of what may be the effect of Lis canvass upon Mr, Tilden's chance of election, THN ANTI-TAMMAXT MEETING. The conference ‘commities of iwenty-fve from Anti, Tammany met last evening at Irving Hall, Mr. Mitchell in the chair, A letter was received trom Me, John Kelly, in respotxe to the communication vent by the commitieo, stating that » meeting of the Tammany Commities on Orgunisation would be heid on Saturday when action would be taken. The letter also statod that 1t was probable a couference commitiee would be appointed on the part of Tammany to meet with Anti- Tammany and consult as to future movements, The meoting thea adjourned, THE TILDEN CAMPAIGN CLUB. The Executive Committee of the Tilden Ventral Cam, paign Club held ® meeting yesterday sfrernoov, to which members of the press were nut admitted. Tho object of tho meeting was for permanent organization of the commitice, Mr. H. Hl, Porter called the moet. ing to order, and Mr. Joha T. Mego acted as temy porary secrofary. On motion of ex-Senator Gross it was decided that the officers of the club shoald consist of a chairman, Mr. Thomas Cooper Campbell was then man and Mr. Joseph Blumenthal vice chairman. three secretaries of the Central Club wero then olectod « prolonged speeches being made Mr. pbell, Mr. Gross und otbers, aud a general interchange of views on the situation being had, It was stated by some of the members, who had recetvad special advices trom {riends in the West, that the indications there all pomiod to tho election of the democratic ticket in Indiana, with a strong probability of Ohio electing Boil, the democratic candidate tor Ngee of State. Tho tollowtng gonticinen were designated as tho Finance Committ Wilam Smith, RB. M tine, J. L Watorbury, BH. M. Porter, Jobo D. Cri i Marr, of Louisiana, raoy, Will speak Fri- te. The meeting was 4 ry wor Stockton, of N at Cooper Inst ean meeting Will De & mass meeting im and around GREEN FOR MAYOR, A meoting of the contractors of New York city will ‘be held on Saturday evening at the Grand Unton Hotel, for the purpose of neers, feasibility of con- curring in the nomination of Comptroller Andrew 1. Green for the Mayoralty, recently made by the Oltizens’ Association, 3 NEWTON’S CHANNEL, DIVING TO THE SHATTERED REEF YESTERDAY— WORK TO RE RESUMED ON FLOOD ROCK IMME+ DIATELY—6OMB LETTERS TO GENERAL NEWe ‘TON. Newton’s Channel has already become @ familiar phrase in the mouths of all who are in apy way con- nected with the navigation of the locality, and ere an- other week shall have passed away it will doubtioss,be universally adopted a4 the name of the pasuage #¢ handsomely and skilfully widened by the General The latter did not’ go to HeiP Gate yesterday, but remained all day in bis office at Army Headquarters, corner of Greene and Houston streets, where he conferred with bis assistants as to the “expediency of at ouco resuming work on Flood Rock, It was decided to bogin next week. Captain Mercur went up to Hallett’s Foint late in the alter- oon and was at once rowed out to a raft made fasq 250 feet trom shore, aud on which Mr, Strieainges stood, note book in hand, marking the condition o¢ the débris of the oid reef at the bottom of tho rivey as is was reported to lim by two divers, who from ume to timo were lowered into the deptha Eurly in the morning, whea the water was low, the divers descended several times, as did also Mr. Striod- inger bimself, A knot of curious visitors, who stood on the Po.nt and watched these operations, anxiously awaited the retura of the oillicials to tne shore in order to learn whether the demoittion of the reof had bees as thorough as hud bowen conjectured. Mr. Striedinger caine toward the whar! when the tide began to rise £0 as to render diving impossible, and WAS ANOUT TO LaxD, when he caught sight of several reporters, Turning ‘bis boat about immediately he was pulled to the New York side, and landed at Twenty-third street, whence he made his way to Astoria by crossing tho ferry and taking the cars up on the Long Island side, The specta- tors interred trom these efforts to escape questions that ali Was nob right at the bottom of the river, Two groups of twenty holes each were, 1t Was said, not in circuit wish the battery before the firing of tho mine, and thege, it was conjéctureu, had not gone off with the rest of the biast, When the tido was ut tlood iw the ovening the raft was again bauled over from the Har- Jem sido und tbe divers resumed their labora Re- porters were not permitted to goon board, Captain Morcur, who ia ulways courteous, -gave to the re porters, after hi 1 in the evening, some figures, showing the depth of water various places. 1t is geuerally beiieved that the rock has been shat tered into even srualler pieces than was anticipated. There are, Captain Morcur say4, several large masses, but none of them too heavy to be jilted by the dredg- ing machine, To-aay Mr, William Preuss, tho sutveyor of the work, will make reful examination of the bottom with pols and make a/precizo map of It WHAT 18 BAID OF THK ULAST, On Sunday night General Newton telegraphed the result of the great blast to General Humphreys, Chiet of Kngineers, at Washington, and yesterday he received the following letter in response :— Wasuixaron, D. C., Sept. 25, 1878, mane Colouel Nuwrox, Englucer,’ Army Building, Lie Ne Your i nar received yesterday evening at cight o’cluek, Tcougratulate you upon tho succossfal uccomplishinent of the greatest achievement of - axe to thas branch of cy kincering, and one of the pro: achievements in Bowring. AA HU FHUREYS, Chief of Engineers, THK GENERAL'S CORRESPONDENCE, Every day’s mail brings 1o General Nowton a large Bumbor of letters referring in terms of praise to bis letter to Mr. W. E, Dodge. When asked yesterday to permit some of thom from promiment people to be Published he said “No; 1 never kick w fallen enonty.”' ‘Among the epistles he received yesterday wus a com: plimoutary ono from Colonel Juan J arin, Roval Spanish Eugiveers, and the following :— To tax Orvickns 1x Cuangy ov tx Govansment Worxt at HatLerr’s Point :— GxntLxwxx—Now that tho explosion at Hell Gato has eo signally accomplished, and with no accident, Astoria cunnot re from compiimenting you ing their most ful thanks for all you them. During the past fortaighs of anxiety. in addition to the respunsiblo und delicate duties ot your pusition, your sctea- tifle enlculations aud general preparations for the ge periment, you have hud the most thoughttul ¢ Oversight of the property and persons oxposed ¥ You have boew patient wud courteous in satistyi he nervous, aud by your timely and explicit ad- ing you hay in your power tu secure ib ex. vd done a o crowued with’ happy termination, ued. tuat. sour hous name will be remeiubered with gratitude by those who shall reap the ntuxes prucurcd tor them by your dis- Singulsued silt and courage, They aguin tender you thelr most grateful thanks und Lest wishos, Astonia, September 25, 1876. THB GRIDIRON AND FLOOD KOCK. Twenty-five pounds of vynamite were placed andet the highest spur vi the Gridiron Rock just Lefore the grout explosion, and it was calculated {hat the concus- sion trom the latter would explode it ‘The shock was bo light, however, that the dynamite was not aifected, and to-day, at low water, Bernard Boyd will proce to place a small quantity of explosive material beside it, and to fire tho new charge by means of an electric nt, and thus imsur irect coucussion. Flood Kock, on which operations aro now to com- monce, is avout seven acres in extent and hes in the middie of the river, avout 1,000 {vet trom Hallets’s Point and 750, feet trom the Astoria shure in a direcs tion southwest of the site of the great blast of Sunday. With plenty of funds {t wiil take two years to destroy this rock, and it will necessitate the use of 100,000 pounda of explosives, Work was begun ou the rock in uly, 1875, und went steadily turward until May iast, when it was suspended, principally tor lack of iunds, A visit to the rock yesterday showed thus much progress:—Two shale have been parually completed, They run parallel to the current of the rivor und are abous sixty five fect apart. The larger 1s ten Lect by twenty fect in plan and filty-one fect deog, the bottom being forty one fect below mean low water. Tho smaller shaft 18 about twelve feet square in pl and is twenty-threo feet deop. ‘The aggregate longth of tupnels driven trom th att 18 229 fees and it is calculated to ivave a roof of rock similar to that at the Hallett's reef excavation from seven wo ten feet thick, re have been 1,462 cubic yards of stoi removed, At the southwestern extromity of the larger tunnel @ smaller shaft has been sunk from the suriace being about eight feet wide and ten feet long. There has ulso been a tunnel cut at right angles with the other two starting from the smaller, which is nearer to the New York side, run- ning through to the larger, and beyond that eleven fect out toward the Astoria shore. The ground plan of the three tunnels described isin the shape of au ladiag tomahawk, the longer tunnel lying parallel with tne river and nearer to the Astoria sido being tho handle explosion of the iarger by the blade to the bandle and project Og fi hammer or pipe part, 11 feet loug. 2. borat u which the maim shaft is sunk being abov yb water mark it aot becessary to build a cofl ke and the stone removed h: great extent been dtapoeed of in building up the lower part of the rock surround. ing the shatt, making vow u little island with a level top 150 feet long and tifty-tive fees wide, Upon it isan engine house, containing the machinery to be used in drilling and in pumping out the tunnele, whiey yeas preseut full of water. A RESTIMOMIAL PROPOSE. Wusixctoy, Dol. Sept, 23, 1876": To tus Kotron oF THe HxRaLD:— Kecognizing the Hxxatp as the most enterprising journal in the worid, 1 take the liberty of offering, through your columns, my most hearty congratulations to General Newton for his glorious achiewment at Hell Gatcon Sunday last, ond respectiully suggest that Americans gonerally, and especially the mercantile community of your great city, show their appreciation Ot General Newtou’s Ssparaiae vervices by prese! ing Lim with a testimonial worthy of his groat work. ly ® poor man, aud w not to the inerchant princes of New ork city; bnt I respectfully enclose $1 as my coutribation proposed memorial, trusting that the successful prosceution of this enterpri ul be secured thro your induence and that of all othor public spirited Journalists, PATRICK HOLLAND, MORE MOLLIES CONVICTED. MUBRDBRERS AND PERJURERS COMING TO JUSTICE. Porrsvinis, Pa., Sept, 27, 1876. Binco Saturday several moro Molites and their cond Jutors havo been convicted in the courts here, Joha J, Slattery, John Stanton, Michaol Doolan and Charles Mulhearn were arraigned for conspiracy to murder William aod Josso Major, of Mahanoy City. Doo- lan pleaded guilty, Of the rest, Mulhearn and Slattery wero anxious to make wod boi = testified, corrobdrating has been licited about the real characur and practices of the Moliies, Slattery was several years ago the democratic caudidate for the Associate Judgestip of this county, and was defeated then by the resolute antagonism of Hon. T. W. Hughes, who ap- peared as his prosecutor jo this case.’ Siattery’s con- Rection with tue Moliies reveals the height of thelr Aspirations in thoir desiga to torm an aristocracy on the basis of intimidation and murder. It was Piaget « have tnfluonce at the fountara head of justice, Slattery said in court that Le was forced to join the Mollies, He lived among them and had no alternative, He and Muthearn were convicted and Stanton acquitted. Mrs, Bridget Hyland, of Gilbervon, was cen Sd of rjury. tried to prove au alibi for Pahang aber fy. now under soatence of di aua Kate Boyle, of Summit Hi vette to and for two of the Yous murderers, and bave been com victea of perjury. They will receive heavy sontercea, FOUL PLAY SUSPECTRD, Coxstockex, Pa., Sept, 27, 1876 John McGans, 4.well known resident of West stocken, was found in tho canal at this place this teravon, afer having boen in the water four days night, Marke of hw gpg 8 were found on the Ing om ie ‘ror oe beer A ho iving om tho og ie wor! oun a on canal bank led to tho discovery of the oe