The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1877, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD THE =DERBY DAY. Chamant Said to Gone Amiss. Have ROB ROY THE FAVORITE. Review of the Horses and Their Previous Performances. Loxpox, May 17, 1877. Two moro weeks and the great equine compottion pt the year will be # titing of the past aad anothor Dorby winner will be added to the tons list of victors of which Kisver was lavt ycar the pincty-sevonth. When Diomed, afterward exported to Ameriva, won the frat Derby Stakes 1m 1780, thete were but thirty-six subseribers, and it was not anti) 1827 that the number was tncfeaged very matertaliy. In that year cignty- nin@ sabscribed, aa increase of thirty-two upon the previous year, and for four years the Hist was oxsetly the samo; after that, however, the umber increased very rapidly, reaching 215 in 1818, and stnee then the list of subseribers Las averaged about 225, tho largest umber ever received bein ‘sin Lord Lyoa’s year, 1806. For the present year’s face, ran on Wednes- cay, May 80, the goodly number of 248 horses Thousand Guinens, where bia second to Chamant made bis out better than any Engtish three-year. old that has shown this year, Por that race Little- field apd the Alsericau party backed him for a place very strongly, notwithstanding the market indications poluted to the race demg a ch between Chamnont avd Morier, They wust, therolore, nave tolt contident that Lexington’s son was in good health and condition, notwithstanding the fact thas it was the opinion of the inajority of racing judges that be carried too much test, lt is very possibly the ease that Brown Princo ran better wi @ little om the grogs side, and cer- tainly bis came struggle up to the Fite, from the Abingdon dip to the finish of the Rowley Mile, did not give any fudication of a tack of condition, but rather that ofa horse fully wound up. That Mr. Santord’s representative can reverse postions with Chamant in the Derby there ts no reason to believe that can be give: on paper. Ibis known thatthe Frenchman can iy and tut be ts in great form at present, «hereas there bat Brown Prince can accomplish the at Epavin, both iho Newmarket races in the sane basis of in trons of Brown is uo ewident extra mall: being ower the Rowley Mile. Upo: argamest that pinces Obi it Prince in their next race latter eught to beat all he has udeoudy beaten in bis last essay, and anything that may fingb in front of him besdes Chamant may be candidates that dia pot take any part im the race tor the Gm@neas, Of these lellogrinog ts likely to prove avery tough customer, and although Morier, his stable corapanion, who Was selected in preference to u wot the Palmer, igured ignominiously in the ‘Two Lhovsand, yet thut exhivition cannot be taken as an indicagon of bis merits or ul thoge of Pellegrino’s, Moner was notoriously anit and lame on the Two ‘Thousand day, and bat for that ft is pretty cortain that Chataam would bave bad to extend bimgell more thaa ve did It is admitted that of the two Russley oandudates he 1s by Jong ous the best, and as he vise proved Bimeself last yeur to be not (ar bebind tho victeriousJ*renchman, he shouk! finish not far froin him when poxt they moet. The Duke of Westmiuster desires, und his clever trainer, Mc R. Peck, will do alb he can to ‘sure the sucesss of tne yellow and black cay. , ae the above numed noses the field nay be | further augmenmied by suct as Hidalgo, a fair per- former @vis year, Who Nas been backed for a place to win agood stake; Bouurepaire, Kay Athal aod “thers were daly enterod as yearlings, the conditions ‘of the race being 59 sova, encn, half fort for three. year-olds; colts, 122 1bs.; fiilies, 117 1bs,; about one mile and a half, starting at the New High Level start- ing post; the owner of the second horse to recer 0 | sove and the third 150 sovs, out of the stakes. The Dorby course is one admirably adapted to try @ horse ui! eouad, He must have good propelling power or tho Tise at the start and (be bill at the Goish will prove too much for him. If shaky on Oia fore pins tho descent ; roune the aw ‘a Tattenhwtu Corner will Gnd out weak point, aud if troubled with wind affection bo cuumot expect to struggle successiully up wo Jnage | Clarke's chair, for the hill is sure to stop bim, Over the Rowley Mile, at Newmarket, “roarers’’ have moro Uhan once gained the verdict; bat tbe severity of the Epsom course (eils a different tale, and the extra bait- mile takes a lot of racing, i Heading the list of subscribers ts Lord Allesbury’s Collingbourne, by St. Albans, dam Teterripa, who last year won the Stuniey Stakes at Epsom, beauing Bruce, who carried three pounds extra, Alter that be was plaged in tho Levant “takes, Hopeful Stakes aad Cloar- well Stakes, and carrying top weight in the Oid Nursery Stakes, was nowhere, His chance is not » particularly rosy one, and as he has tit week beeu padked at 1,000 to Lu and 1,000 to 6, and coupled with Another outsider, Heiter Skeiter, 1,000 tv 10, 11 cannot be said that there 18 much mousy being Invested on his Chance or be Wouid ve at a shorter price, Pussing by tue eutry of Mr. ‘Alden,’ an American geptieman, both of whose horses are ooo-sturters, Thunderstone is reached. Beture the Two Thousand Guineas was decided this son of ‘Thunderbolt and La Belle Jeanne Was {hought to possess @ lair chance, butin shat race he wequitied bunseif badly, and bis immense size and yainer lose conformation is against his suowing 10 Detter advantage at Epsoi, where a well matured horse is uw sine qua non, Av present Sv to 1 to any umount may be hud about Thondersiouc. Grey Friur has proved iinselt a very usetur tuise 1uis season, having Won several good races since Le made has successiul UGbut im the Newmarket Bieanial at the Craven meeting in April, ond although such Jong sbots as 400 to 10 abd 1,000 Lo 20 are vecusionally put down opposite bis name, the prospect of Lord Augicsey’s wiping tins year's Derby are slight indeed, bilVio, Who Fao third to Cuamant aud Brown Prince in Ine Garpeus, 18 the first name oi pote iu the list He is nomipated by Mr. G, Evke, vut is the property of Lord Fulmouth, Siaco bis iast casay Silvio bas pro- Fressed to the cuure salisiaction of his owner, and is au equal favorite with Sir, Sanford’s cou at 20 to L, According to the runutng at Newwarket woe bow wore ridden oul the Ameiicay ought to again Huish mn front of Silvio, for he was certainly going tue faster of the two whedi they passed the post. Silvio ts Lord Fal- mouth’s svlection tor the Derby, as Lady Goligitiy will be keptior the Quks ou the Friday, t! she starts at all, of which there is doubl at preseat owing bo her duing vat litle Work since Monday, Monk is wnother that did tol show to wuch advantage at Newwarket, aud although the frieuds of the Kuagsclere stable are tuk- tig 20 to 1 Chis week to Win several thousands their opiuion Canuvt be Suscd on What he has doue in pub- lic, Jor Ou that score four or Rve that will start are bound tu Leal Li. A new candidate was introduced futo the betting quotations tuts week in Lantuius, by Lord Lyon, 1 Nivve, owned by Sr, J. H. Houlds- Worth, a populur patron of the turl, Lut ihe soutary wi of this ult last yeur agdyhis subsequent perlori- uuces do fot st h as ouything ubuve the vrdi- nary rua, and although 1,000 to 1d was taken six tines Just Sultrday the odds bave veeu but sligutly re- duced sipee ther. citlerent class of wutual ts Sle. Munger, but bis sturt- ig tor the Derby extremely douvtful, as he went lame & wouth His bame is occasivvally | mettioned in coonecdun With Lhe race, but he ts uo Ways woked Upou us 4 dangerous candidate, which, if liv’ Was Wb aud Well would be Lhe case. ‘Count La- grange’s HOMnativns foliow, those of Vlunger’s nom. inaior, Mr. Jouustou, wud in Chamant the powerful French stable bas a representuuve that 18 justly eu- titled to rauk as favorite, and Whoa, as far as «ppeure wnLeE Yo at pre ie will be Well BIgh Mppossibie to defeat. ‘the ¢ champion 13 a bay cuit by the French sire Mocwmer, dam Araucaria, {his mare was purchased by Count Lagrange several gears ago when She Was in foul. to Macaroui, the procuve being Cai nia, Who last your wou the Oue Toousaod Guineas and aivided the Oaks wiih Kuguerrande, and Camelia being followed, by Chamant proves Arauouria to be a mo valusbie brood tuare, Chamant's easy victory in Ut ‘Two !Lousand Guineas posuts to bite a8 the best of his year, thougu on wany vecasions a Victory just as easily Wow at Newmarket bas beou upset by the raa- Bing at Epsom, stili tere 18 pe getung over the face tout Chummut regved last year with the repu- tation of being tie best of the (wo-year-olds, with the exceplionel gongleur, whe, uniortunaely for Count Juigue, 18 MOL iu Lie classe Faces. Agaiv, 00 the eniy occasion hé Gus bad w suow his quality thie year be Wins With so much in hand that his jovkey could trust him within a length of bis nearest tollower, Brown Vrince, A quarter oi 4 mile trom Lowe every horse Wis under the whip except Chamant, and he was being heid im; sit wail indeed be a marvellous upset 4M any of the Two Thousuud runuers tinish in trout of him ab Epsom. A week ago M. Lupin’s Fontainebleau was highly shought of, wud it was buen asserted that he was tertuin starter ior thw race under consideration. Very aufortuuately the colt took coldaud has been coug Ing ever siace, the consequence buing that he te wu \kely to muuke the trip across the changel, aud th ove of Chament’s most dangerous opponents i put pubvl the way. Dr. J.T. Mackenzte’s Rob Roy isa cundidate, whose merits it is somewhat dillicule Lo es Umate, as he hus done nothing since Lhe Ascot meeting neatly a year ayo, lob Koy's pedigree hus 4 ‘ouch of | the American in it, for he is by Blair Atdoi, dam Cojumba, se by Charleston, dam Vexation, vy Touch stone. Charleston one of the horses England by Yen Lrovek several y and was by iniport i (son of Eunsiius), da Milwood, vy importe coud dam Funuy, by lipse, Upuu the return of Mr. Ten Brovek weston to the Laie Sir Joseph Hawley, who bred Colnmus, Rut Roy ran (wice lost year, aud Was esi! on both oocasions, in the Ninetecath Of Biewuul Stakes Le meta fled of tea oppouents, juding Chevron and Dew, both of whom had shown Uiemseives tw be aud though Chevron wax .¢ a wartn favorite ae 1k to § on wim Rob pita very cleverly by | eth, with D Hird, Atihe same meeting and two day. teres away with the vainable New Stakes, Su | Curistuphe vein second, three lengths behind Bince then Koy’ hus not uppearca in | public, and 1s, therefore, nothing beyond | the above upon which tw base any opinion ns to hts relative merits Botn the races wore won in geod style, mpd, though w Blair Athol, he slowed Jicing tof aD uphili race of over hal! a milo, so that his | cluitus to be cousidered one of the Enylisu champ! | ure equal to any Of those who Will assist lim 10 tr} Lo bverthrow the Frenel aud American representa: Yewierday it was curreutiy ruinered at Newiarket | that Rov Roy had acquitted hiniseli moet satistactorily | in a trial, and he ¢unsequ passed Pellegrino and ranked next to Chamaut in the quotations, everything over 6 to 1 being eagerly snapped up. Afer his Ascot succeases Rub Roy de two im- | portant engagements at the jute meetings of the yeur, and bis owner also paid forfeit iu a 21,000 muten nyainst Thunderstone, all of which tended to prejudice Opinions against bis Derby chance; but it iv well known that Mr. a) ol bim in the carly Winter monthe to win £25,000, and since Then a great deal of stabic moncy has been put up on Kob Roy. lt was this fact that gave the ie to the statement of the colt being touched in his wind, tor Bianton, bis astute trainer, 18 not the Kind of man to let an owner buck ts cult for the Derby if affected in that way. Horses trained at Newmarket often lavor under the svspreton of beine “romrers’’ or “whiatlers’’ | for a long time before the statemeot can be verified by wuy of the horsewatchers no tuatver how clever they | are, Instead of Yoing exereisea on & conreu like an | Atwerican (ruck they are ridden in all directions upon | the open heath aod when pulled up alter a canter or gullop opportunity * taken to stop tho horse where there js HO One avout, All winter long Lady Golightly aud Rob Koy have been under suspicion ahd no one twat has beep ablo to thoroughly verily or contradict tho rumor, Touchet or Rusbach will represent Lord Rosebery, probably both may start, but neither have shown thomeelves mure than fair Secon’ class perforiners, | and (berefore vot up to the Derby standard, Stroethino 4s apotber of the Kavcked-out division, for whou Baron Kotbechild sent him over ‘fom France to run for the {wo Thousand he was backed to Win both that taco | und the Derby up to a short price, whorean ‘flies’ are now offered without a response, Bulliciont evidence that the hore ja not doing well. Mr. M. I. Sanford’s nome ts a jong way down on the | alphavetical Hist, so that Brown Writs i one ot the | lust candidates Whose clalws bave to be presed upon, n it 1 nob necenvary to Fay | ing tu {6 to attract attention, not incinding any horse of mach, for t ;tho ‘defeated low of that chs, pene of whom can upon ib porforin- ances bo conswered as possesemg anything but the veriest ot outside chances, On public form there ia nothing apparentiy capable of preventing Count La- grange adding tho Derby viceory to that of the Two rhousand, while Pellegring und Rob Roy are the most reliab the Ruglish division, and, with Brown Prince, are the likeliess make the Frenciuman do his best io Win, In all probability the odds will be 5 or 6 tos on Chamaot, t! be ta fit and well on the day, but at pravent the market quotations are:— 11 to 8 ayst, Chumant, 40 tol agat, Tantalus, 6 to L agst. Rob Roy. 40 tui ogst Thooder. 6 to 1 aget, Pelicgrina stor at. Grey F 20 to Lagst Brownlrince. 50 tol ) to t agst. Silvio. 60 to 1 agst, Beaucepuire, toi ages, Touchot. 60 to Lagst. Fontaine 5 to 1 agst. Monk. view, ! nto Lagst. Hidaigo. 66 to 1 agst, Bay Athol, 5b 10 Lagst Plunger. 66 to lags. Cotilog- 40 to 1 agst. Lauy Golight- bourne. ly. 66 to 1 agst. Masanieilo, 40 to L aget. Morier, 100 to 1 age. any other. 40 to L agst. Strachino, THE LATES?. Loxvox, May 28, 1877. lt ts reported that Chamant, the Derby favorite, has gone amiss. He bas dectined tp the betting to 6 tw) against bim, Lonvos, May 28--Evening, Rob Roy !s now tho favorite forthe Derby, the latest odds. against bim being 7 to 2 . TRE VEKY Lirest. Loswom, May 29, 1877. The decline of Chamant tn the betting on the Derby is due to a report that some accident happened to him inthe stable on Saturday night. He was confinea to walking exercise in the paddock on Sunday and Mon- day. His hind shoes bavo beep removed, Ho 18 sup- posed to be suffering from lameness of the loins. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. Ata meeting of the Jockcy Club held at Newmarket on Wednesday, 16th imst., alter the races, thore wis = large attendance of tnembers. The chief business transacted was im entertaining the motion uf Lord Hardwicke that 5 st, 7 Ibs. (77 Ibs.) should be the mini- mum weight in handicaps. Sir Jobu Astley seconded, and on a show of hauds being called for it was found that (wenty were in favor of the motion and eleven against 1t, 80 tuat tbe rulo providing fora 4st. 7 Ibs. (63 Ibs.) minioiam passed at the last meeting will tail to be law after the procecdings of last night buve been published in two sucvessive editions of the sheet Cal- endar, A boat raco between 1. Green and R, Happlowhite, for £100 a side, caine off on the Thames on Monday, 14th urst. Green was tbe favorito at two to one at the start. He woo the rice very casily in 23m. 40a ‘The race ‘was from the’Stur and Garter to tho ship at Mortlake, This is the second time that Greene has beaten Happle- white, FLEETWOOD PARK. Tho much talked of private trotting mateh for $1,000 between Dan Mace’s bay gelding Humpty Dumpty and William E. Week's chestnut ware Cora, came off ot Fleetwood Park yesterday morning, and was witnessed by a large assomblaze of Wall street brokers, mer- chauis and geutiomen, supporters of the trotting tart, The track waa in good order, Humpty Dumps, strong jead in tho betting at $100 to $80, Humpty Dumpty appeared in fie condition aba moved well, Cora also looked wi She isu fine made mare, und bas beautitul action whon trotung. ‘There were some bets made that 2:33 and others that 2:5 would be made The juages of the day were Messrs, R. Phyie, Gates H. Barnard aud He N. Smith, owner of Goldsmith Maid. The race was well con: tested and resulted ina victory tor Humpty Dumpty in three straight heats, The following isa SUMMARY. Mowpay, Firetwooo Pank, May 23.—Trorrina | Matew—$1,000; iniio heats, best three in five, im bare | D. ness. | Dan ‘Maco’s b. g. Humpty Dumpty at Wiliam E, Week's ch. m. Cora, 222 First hoa Second b Third heat. THE SPRING MEETING. ‘This is the first day of the spring trotting meeting at Fieetwood Park, and judging from the events on the programme rare sport will be served up to tho spec- tators, ‘The 2:38 class, purse of $1,0U0, will appro- priatcly opeb the meeting. Ib this there are thirteen entries, the majority of which will respond to the call of tbe judges, ‘The 2:24 class, purse of $1,000, will next engage attention, and the’ fed, though not par- Uicniarly Jarge, embraces seven horses of rare epecd, each of which, it 18 surmised, Will tnke a deal of beat- ing. Cameron’s gray gelding Tanner Boy, Murphy's bay gelding White Stocking, Richmond’s ‘ba’ ding | Orient, Gorden’s gray mate Irene, De Hart's sorrel mure Little Mary, Williams’ chestuut gelding Charlo Mac and Green’s bay gelding Broeze are the “‘twonty. tour” entries, Presidout Barnard has engaged Gil- | more’s band of forty pieces to play each dey, ond those who arrive by one o'clock will be in time for the opening of the concert, The trotters will be called fur the race at half-pust two P.M. sharp. THE TALLY HO. Yesterday wi delghttul aay fora drive and the Tally Ho carried a large prety irom the Brunswick to New Rochelle and return, The entire coach way en- | gaged by Mr. H. Baylis, and his party of six jadies and four geatiomen iiad all (he fun to themseives, Colonel Kane got away from the Brunswick sharp on time, and a jow miautew’ drive vrougiit the Tally Ho on to the suivoth driving roads of the Park, where his clever teat ac smplished #kome pretty work, bowling along eleven aud tweive miles per hour, After the at tue Wallack, Mott flaven, the change » presonted Many altractive features to the pas- crs, and the thorn and lilac, fragrant with bios somes, filled the air with their delicious pertume, Mine host of the Huguenot House, New Rochelle, was on the look out for bis guests, abd prompt at noon Colonel Kane landed the Tally Ho in front of hie nos. pitavle doors, The drive hud done wonders tor the poscengers in the way of sharpening their appetites, and tho solid looking cola jointa and delicious salads were discussed with evident satisiaction., Tho return trip Was made Without the oecurrence of anything out of the daily routine, and the passengers arrived at the | Brunswick sharp at four THE PLAYERS. The membera of the Westchester Polo Club will play their first regular mateh of the season this afternoon on the Polo Grounds at Jerome Park, Their rogular day for match gates daring the on will be Satur. day, Dut on accvunt of the coaching parade they post. poned their game until today, Now that 14 about to Commence It would be well Lo have eniorcomunt of the rules, expecially of those reserring to the position of the mallet, in England the mallet | is not allowed to be ruised higher than the pony’s quarter, and after a little praction tt is quite an easy matter to observe such rules while playing. There has always been too (ree handling of the mallet by the | players ju thia country, aud the result has been some | ugly blows on the head, ‘ty upire should be ine structed to watch any infringement of the cule bearing on this point and at once caution the player. Yesterday afternoon the po.o grounds looked very inviting, a the turt was fresh and green and the richly toliaged trees offered a dolightiul shade from the glaring sun, Mr. Biasson wae os usual full of business, eu erything In readiness for today’s match, and the ponies, When brought out to exercive, looked in splendid condition, Iv 18 not yet decided what sides will bo selected for the matob to-day, but the players will probably comprise Messrs, Howland Robbins. Bronson, Herman Ovirivbs, Harry Oviriens, ln brvee, | S. 3 Howland, John Moteand J, Balfour, itisunder- | siood (hat the mateh wil be played between the hours ot four? Mand «x P.M. Tickois can be procured jrom the Secretary or any ol the members ot tho club, ov the samo prineple as was adopted last yoor, A next cssay was in the Two | jprominenca, His OO ee eee Cee nee | which second horse to | are to be fitted in the most} gimo will also be played on Wednesday, RACING IN KENTUCKY. , TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1877 YACHT RACE ON THE HUDSON. A race came off on Saturday between che sloop yachts Cynthia, twenty-eight feet long, of spuyten Duyvil, and the Rambler, twenty-five fect jong, of --TRIPLE SHEET. Sixth Day of the Spring Meeting of the | riverdale, overs course starting trom Thorn’a dock to] The Universalist Pastors Paw and Louisville Jockey Club. THREE EXTRAORDINARY RACES. McWhirter, Courier and Fair Play the Winners, Lovisvinis, May 28, 1877. which has been very auspicious dur- ing this spring meeting, ¢ontinued good matured, and the sun shone two-day on one of the plessantest of May days. The ndance was large, and, as asual, Included a large number of Kentuoky beauties, The track was in splendid condition. as the time made iti- dicates, There were three events on the card, the first a dash of two miles for three-year-olds, the second adash of two miles forall ages, and tho third was milo heats, Ati camo off to the satisiaction of tho nu- merous spectators. THK FIRST RACE was the Clark Stake for three-yeur-olds; $10 cn- trance, play or pay. with $1,000 added, of which the second horse *as to have $200; a desh of two miles, which closed with twenty-tive nominations, Of this number ouly four came to the post These were D. Swigert’s chestant colt Baden Baden, by Austr han, dain Hombold’s dam; Wiliams & Owing's bay colt Vera Cruz, by Virgil, datn Regan, by Lextngton; F. & Warper’s bay fily Hyena, by Longfellow, Jam Jobanuw, by Wagner Joe, and A. Bator chest nut colt McWnirtor, by Inquirer, dam On- turio,* by Bonnie Scotland; Vera Cruz was the favorite, Baden Baden wsscond choice. At the tap of the drum the horses dasued up the track well bunched, McWhirter leading a litte, Vera Crus second, with Baden Baden and Hyena closo up bebind, Bofore the tirst quarter was reached McWhirter fell back to fourth place, Vern Cruz Baden Baden running ueck and neck in the lead, The sume positions were hold to the end of the first mile; but dolore the fitu quarter was reached McWuirter took thira place and began to Work up toward Vera Cruz and Badeo Baden, who were still leading sido aud side, At the turo of tho backstretch McWhirter wos running with them, and at the three-quarter polo cap: tured (he lead, which be held oasily to the end, wi ning the race by fully a dozen lengths, Vera Cruz was second, Hyena third, sudon Baden a very bad fourth, Tune, 3:30, the lastest ime op record by two sec- onds ang u quarter, Just betore the rate Bdaen Baden was sold to Will- jam Astor, of New York, ior $12,500, General Butord gavo bis colt an affectionate kis when it walked up to ve blanketed, ‘TH SHCOND RACK was the Members’ Plate, vurued at $500, a handicap for Jl ayes; adasb of two miles. For thisevent four amo to tie post. These wore D. Swigert’s bay colt Flying Locast, F. Livyd’s chestnut horse Verdigria, Joun Alcock’s cuestuut colt Glasgow and P, di, West's bay colt Courier. Tho latter was the favorite in tho pools, Flying Locust second choice. The horses got off well together, Verdigris leading, Courter second, Gimeye third, Flying Locust fourth, At the hall- mie pole Glasgow had second place, whica he held to the three-quarter pole, when Courer took it from tim, and at the end Oi tho ft the rolative positions of the horses were tho same as ut tho start, aod continued so up to the balf-mile pole, when Lin | Locust began moving | up. A Vicious application of tho whip on all sides re- sulted in bunching the flyera in a vewutiiul group, which was maintaioed until the horses turned tuto the third quarter, when Glasgow aud Courier broko away, un between them for the jead, which ended in a victory tor Vourter, who came in halt’ length in front of Glasgow, Locust third, Verdi. gris fourth, ‘Time, 3:31. This made the second break from tho old record slate in one afternoon, THE THIRD RACK was for the Associution Purse of $250, for beaten horses, nile beats, There were five entries, consisi- ing ot Liste & Co.’ bay gelding Dusty, Peine & Me- Mahon’s vhestout goldivg Kilburn, J. 3. Wiliiam’s bay Lorse Fair T. J. Mogibben’s tnut mare Elemi, and A, Buford’s bay cult Yulton, First Heat,—Elemt led in the betting, Yeltop second ¢hoiwe, The start was not avery good one, Kilburn elting away first, Dusty second, Fair Piay third, flemirourit and Yehon Ofth, At the first quarter Kilburn still led, Yeiton second and Eleni had third place. No change was made until they passed the balf-mile pole, whea the horses Lunched and continued in that way until the beginning of quarter, when Kilburn, Yelton and Elemi spurted and camy down the bomestroich side and side, the others a couple of Jengths iu the rear, and a beau. tiful fight for the lead followed, which was woo by Stemi, who passed under the string first, wish Yelton, Kuburn, Fair Play and Dusty following in the order bamed. Time, ge Second Heat.—Elems was the favorite over the field, At the start Kilburn «nd Fair llay got away together, Elem third, Yelton sourtb, Dusty Hitt, Up the stretch Fair Piay and Kilburn ran close \ogether, with the fort neck yo the lead, They ran in this order beyond the halt-tnile pole, when Elemt came up, passed Kilburng and made un unsuccessiai attempt te caprure Fair Piay, the Jatter winning by a length, Klemt s-cond, eivura whird, Dusty fourth, and Yelton fifth, ‘Time, 142. Third Heat.—Fatr Play led at the start, was never headed, and won easily in 1:4554. The following are th SUMMARIES, Lovisvinie Jockgy CLun—Serisa Meriixc—fixtn Monpay, May 35. jark Stake, tor $50 entrance, play or pay, with $1,000 a ave Starte A. Buiord’s ch. & McWhirter, by Enquirer, dam Ontario, by Bonnie Scotland... 1 Williams & Owtng’s v. ¢. Vera Cruz, by Lexington, 2 F. B. Harper's bv. & Johanna, by Wagner Joe... » 3 . Swigert’s ch. c. Baden Baden, by Australian, dam Helinbotu’s dam... the teeeeeeeee ‘Time, 3:04 —the fastest ou record, Same Day.—Secoxp Race—The Members’ Pilate, valine $600, a handserp tor ail agos; a daxh of two miles, The ve per cent entrance ip thie race to be given to the second horse. Starters, P.M, West’s b. o Courter, by Star Davis, dam by Lexington, 4 years old, 101 ibs Jobn Alcock’s ch. c. Giuxgow, by by Jo, Stoner, 4 vears vid, 90 1bs....... 5 ying Locust, by Melbourne, by Vereatiles, dam elle D. Swigert's br, GF Jr, damn Annie Lauri T. Lioyd’s ch. c. Verdigris, Brandon, 6 years old Time, K bame Day,--THinp Rack—Association Purse, $250, horses; horses beuten once allowed seven twice, tweive pounds; threo times, sixteen mile heata, Starters. Wiilltame & Co's b, b. Fair Play, by Virgil, dam CruciOs, 6 years old, 102 ibt..... i 1 T. J. Megivben’s ch. f Kiem), by Asteroid, dam y old, 102 Ihe “ 2 . Peine’sch. g. Kitburn, by , Ontario, 6 years old, 95 Ibs webisreises Oia A. Buford’s b. & Yeltou, by Inquirer, dam fe McNary, 3 yours dld, 74 Ibs 4 dro. ged, 49 Ibs, & bro. AT MYSTIC PARK, Boston, Mass., May 23, 1877, The third day’s races at Mystic Park which wero postpoued came off to-day. The track was in good condition and she weather fine, Tho firat race was for the 2:20 class; purse $200; Grst horse, $120; second, $60; third, $20, Tho foliowing 18 » sum mar: Ch, & Cassius Prince.. Bm. Miraboile TROTTING Blk, m, Beile Doar a3 B, g. Ben Starr, 456 . g George A. 54 Joho Virgia 6dr Tim 31 Seco! 2:88 eh purse $200; first horse, $120; second, $60; third, $20, SUMMARY, Rg. iron Age. 11343 Ch. m, Belie of Worcester, 2123 i, g. Honest Farmer 623 B. m Amand 36 5 B. 8, Bay Fearnought 444 B. g. Lyman 766 B. g Arthur T.... 6 dr Time, A NEW ROCKAWAY Boat. ‘This morning, at eleven o'clock, the launch of the steambont Columbia will take place from the shipyard of Jolin Engits & Son, Greenpoint, 1. 1. The new craft ls to ran in R, Cornell White's line, botween this city and Rockaway, and is one of the largeat excarsion boats afloat, The following are her principal dimen- sions:—Length, 272 levt; breadth, 60 feet, and depth of hold, 12 1 Her speed per hour is computed at twenty m She is of 1,90 tons burden, and caloniated to carry 3,800 p ers. Sho lus th decks—main, promonade and hurricane, Her cabins rious manner possible. She is to have a large restaurant on bowrd below the main deck. ‘he machinery consists of a vertical beam engine, 66 inches in diameter And 11 feet stroke, The boilers, two in Bumber, are placed entirely under deck, They are of 12 feet tront, 26 feet long und 10 feot diameter of eholl. There will be two smokestacks and six furpaces, independent steam fire eng! Humerous punips to inavro safety from louka fire, Sho 1% to be commanded by Captain ase, and Will have cort when completed 0 Laptisiial ceremonies will be performed by Miss ima Thursby, the prima downa, As soon as the yorse}] ig jannched she will be towed to tho Quintard Jron Works to bave hor machinery put |i nd the steamers Amorious and Nevorsink Will tal of invited gucets on an excursion down tue | Threo cricket matches will be played to-morrow and around stakeboat anchored opposite the steam- boat dock at Yonkers and retarn, the distance being miles, With allowance of time tho Rambler Cyuthia tour minutes and thirty-five seconds. YACHTING NOTES. The Quaker Gity Yacht Ciuv, of Philadelphia, Com- modore C. 8. Auatin, will bold thoir annual spring re- gatta on June 4, The yachts will sail over the roguiar club course—trom Shackamaxon street wharf to Ches- ter Buoy and return. ‘Yhe steam launch Flirt, bart and owned by Mr. Maximus, of South Brooklyn, bas recently made hor trial trip, showing such speed that her owner believes he owns the fastest craft of her length in these waters, The sloop yacht Mermasa, built by Jobn J, Driscoll, of Greenpoint, was launched last week. Her dimen- sions are:—Meagagrement, 30 tons; length on deck, 43 feet; leugth on water line, 423; fect; length of keel, 4044 feet; breadth of beam, 15 feet, and depth of bold, 6 leet. The dimensions of the spa as tollows:— hoof mast, 49 icot; topmasi, 2: ; boom, 43 | feot; gall, 22 feet, una Lowsprit outboard, 17 }¢ feet. J. M. Sawyer is DOW af Work Of ber cantas. ‘The Mosquito Ficet, ot Puiladelptia, woll have, a gattaon June 19, fora prize given by their Commo- Gore, Mr. J. M. Powell, fhe Columbia Yacht Club--oue of the tnost popular yacht clubs ou the North River, wil! bold their agnnal Tegatta ou Jane 28. ‘he schooner yacht Dreadnaught, Mr. horde, of the N.Y Y.C., was out raising on Saturday afternoon, and trom all accounts appears to be gow, well this season, © Tho umaran diffoulty ws still a subject of ston, and if measures aio to Ue taken to property Classified the work should be done at one betore the Fogattag take place. The Petrel, Mr. J. 5S. boconer, of the N. ¥.Y.0, 15 sebvouer rigged this seuson, and will be the staalicst yacht of her class. Tho schooner yacht Voeta, Mr. S. ML Mills, of tne N. VY.C., 8 stil anebored off City Isinad, The finishing work 18 nearly completed, and she will probably be ready tor the New York Yacht Club regatta, The following pussed the iekany toegraph station | at Whitestone, L, L, yesterday :— Steam Yat George W. Chase, Empire Yacht Clav, Mr. Georgo W. Chase, from New York for New lio- cheile, and retarhed, Yacht Josephine, schooner, N.¥.¥.C., Mr. Lioyd Phoenix, itom New York, eruising custward, Yacht (catamaran) Artu, L.1.Y.C., Mr, Hughes, trom Oyster Bay, L. 1, tor New York. CRICKET NOT diseu: @ thetn S. (Decoration Day), in which New York clubs wili par- ticipate. The tirst and principal match will bo the ono at Hoboken between the St, Georges and Merion | Club, of Philadelplia, The gaine wil! commence ut | half past tem o’clock, and itts hoped that all the 8: Georges ineh will be on band at that hour, as the Puiladeipiiaus will arrive by (he ten o’ciock train. ‘The secund mutch will be nied ut Paterson, N. J., between the Paterson and Manhattan clubs, of this city. The members of the latter club wil leave the fovt of Chambers street at eight o’clock, via Erie Railway. The third match will be played at Staten Island, be- twoen A first cleven and a uext twenty-two, This will be the opeuing of the now erickos ground. Alter the match & gate Of lawn tenuis, the new Engliso Seid game, will bo played. the old game of quvita will ulso Le revived. ‘The ladies of New Brightou are now organizing am archery ubd croquet club oa the grounds of tbe crickot club, aud due notice will be given of the first reception and opening day. During the spriug the grounds have beeb“mucn improved dnd great alver- ations bave been made te the club house. Recently the following now and working officers were elected: — President, Wiliam Kreds; Vico President, W. H. Clark; retary, P. Ferd. Kovbe (No, 87 Leunard strect); Treasurer, W, M. Betts. BASEBALL. Tho Cheiseas, of Brooklyn, visited Orange yesterday and played a finé game with tle strowg professional nine of tuat place, Tho following is the scor Ast, 2d, 3d. 4th, Sth, Oth, Tth, Blh. Oth. . 009 8 ¥ 0 L 80 Om 2 16 0 0 2 0 O- 4 At Syracuse, the Bostons defeated the Stars, one of the strongest clubs in the International Association, by tho following score ;— f Ist, 2d, Bit, Ath, BA, 6th, Tth, 8th. 9th. 2000 01 0 oo o010 080 o—1 The second game of the peed petted series be- tween the Athletics and Philadelphias, played yester- 7th. 8th, 9th, day at Pbiladeipnia, resulted ae tollows:— Clubs, Ast, 2d, Sd, Ath, Sth. Oth. 1 ’ 0 0 0-6 oo o 0-0 Athletic. . 108 1 Philadelphia. . o 0 0 0 The Harsfords, of Brooklyn, defeated the Alleghenie: of Pittsburg, at Allegheny City, by a score of 9 to 1. Ina game at Port Jervis yesterday forenoon the Delawares, of Port Jervis, defeated the Uiympics, of Patufson, by a score at 4 to 3. Pr The Alaskus defeuted the Enterprise on the Centen- nial Ground, Jersey City, by the following score :— Clubs. Ast 2d, Bd. 4th. Sth, BL. Tih. Bth, Oth. Alaska.... 56 0 10 2 3 1 0 8—15 Enterprise... ie 8 2 o 2." 8 \e 1 ‘To-day the Resolutes aud Mutuals play on the Uspi- toline Ground; Brookiyns and Hudsons, at Prospect Park; Eugle and Knickerbocker, as Harlem; Keystone and Volunteer, at Ga Ee pat Hartiords and Ath- lotics, at Philadelphia, and Polytechnic and Stevens Institute, at Prospect Park, At Providevce the Brown University nine wero de- feated by tne Rhode isianis, Score, 9 to 0. EAST AGAINST! THE WEST. James Owens, of Fairfield, Vt., and J. L. Martin, of Ypsilanti, Micb., will wrestle, collar and elbow style, , at Terrace Garden, on Fifty-vighth street, to-morrow aside, The match is creating more than ordinary | interest in sporting circles, ‘his is partly due to the | record of the men, but may be more fairly attribute to the betiet that both mean business H who has consented to act as retere the event will be decided on its merits and the best man prove the winner. Mortin and bis trainer are in the city, and yesierday visited the police gymuasiom. He looks vs hard as % gan barrel, and very naturally says that he kas no reagon to compiain of bis oondi- tio, Owens will arrive to-day, and 18 aiso reported as fit for the struggle. nd strength will be combined im the meeting of these athletes, and if all goes well a determined affair must be the result, ENT. gz ATHLETIC Among the many sporting events announced te come off to-morrow (Decoration Day) is an athletic enter- tainment of merit at Hill’s Theatre, Kost Houston street, The programme consists of voxing by promi. nent profestionals of the city and wrosiling by tho | following well known experts:—“Devoushire’’ style Alvert Ellis and W, Hi. Browning; “collar and elvew,” | | Matt Grace aud Murphy, the “New York Blacksuiith;” Greco-Roman, Uauet, Christol, Regnier and Arvola, Tho wind-up Wili be a sparring match between Jimny | Kelly, the clever young boxer, and Peter Lawier, | recenily from California, These mon will spar with blackened gloves for a purse, and only straight hits willcount. The vout is expected to bo of a determined charactor, PEDESIRIANISM, Tae twenty-Ave miles walking match betwoen W. E. Harding and an unknown, announced to take piace at West Side Park yesterday, i off for the present, Hard- jog baying burt one of bis legs recently in jumping | from a street cal JOHN A. MERRITI’S MILLION. ‘The first hearing botore Surrogate CoM™n, of Wost- chester county, in the contest lor the estate of the lito John A. Merritt, of Port Chester, took place yester- y, when Calvin Frost, of Poekekill, and 8. H. Thayer, of New York, appeared as counsel for the adminis. trators, and Benjamin 1. Stillwell, of the firm of Sull- well & Swain, of New York, and ex-Judge Tappen, of | Yonkers, for tho petitioners—Mrs, Eliza and Wiliiain Wilson, alias Merritt Mr. Thayer, as proctor for tho admiulstrators, filed | objections to the petition of Mrs, Eliza Wilson ior the | reasons set lorth—to tho offect that sho was not the | widow of John A. Merritt and that her son Willam is not the son of John A. Merritt, but the son of £hza_ Wilson and other person, Mr, Thayer also filed w petition signed by James T. Adee, George Adee, Charles 1. Adee, 8a Merritt and ovpers, claiming to be first cousins of and nearest of Kin to the deceased testator, and as such ask leave (0 intervene to protect their inierest in the estate, to which no objections were inate, Mra, Eliza Wilson, through her counsel, fled a ree Nuneiation of hor interest in the estate in or of her soa Wilham, both of whom Were present, An application was then made to the Surrogate on the part of a daughter of William Wilson, alias Merritt, for au order to the udilaistrators to snow cause Why a note given to her father, amounting to $4,500, Should Hot be paid, she claiming to be LUO transieree ‘Ol the said note from her father, The amount of the personal estate of the late John A. Merritt is stated to be $1,200,000, Ihe taking ot testimony in the case was postponed until June 14 THREATENED RAILKOAD STRIKE. The reduction of ten per cont on the wages of all officials and omployds of the onnsyivania Railroa | whieh will go into effect on Friday of this week, bi created great excitement among the men along the line of the road, ‘the reduction, it is claimed, will gave $1,500,000 annually to the company, Tue engineers (Wednesday) evening, for the championship and $500 | , ; the latter’s discretion. Claw Each Other. PHOENIX M’CARTHY'S DEFENCE, The Needles Sweetser Sits On to Tum to Marlin Spikes. | THE POLICE CALLED IN. | The trial of tho Rov. C. P, McCarthy appears to bo nearing the end. Tho reverend accused continued his oper speech for the defence yesterday before tho Universalist Committee on Discipline in the base- ment of the Bleecker Street Church, occupying the whole morning and afternoon sessions, In the evening the regular defence began, Mr. MeCarthy’s arrument was close to the point and, thongh long, was listened to with imtorest by a large audience. He character- ized Mr. Sweotser’s action as a suppressio veri— the basest kind of Ising. Mr. Sweetser rose to protest, Mr. Mevarthy silenced him by saying that the pias and needies under him would grow fo marline spikes before ne bad done with him. Notvone of the committee, he said, would sustain Mr. | Swedtsur in his dirty work of going around Albany os asccret deiective, It was vory bad for the cnugo tat ayoung man like his aecuser should be so much in want of ballast as to place himself in the hands of those chatterers in petticouts, who, having developed into that uncortaiu age of womaphoud when ail hope was beginning to be Jost, Wave developed sto n corre. spoading abnormal condition of mind, so that there was a certain oorrespondenve between them and his accuser, O8 certain cogditions they wero en- abled to staud in the outer court and worship their tellow man, whom they uevor could hope to ap- proach in abything Hike ¢onnubial blessedne:s. Ho had stood up for the cause of Universalism to remove what bo considored 10 be caflcorous In the ecclesiasti- cal systom, Was that any reason why be should he brought there by a more beardicss boy, who bad not yet out his ecclesiastical eye teeth? 4 FVRIBND IX NEED. In reference to his “violation of trast,” Mr. Ma- Carthy said that as regards Church doctrine he was perfectly in Larmony with the committee. if be had not been there were plenty of churches he contd have entered, but be refused all offers on account of his faithfulness to Universalism, To prove this he re- viewed the history of his struggles tor the cause. Or- dained an Episcopal clergyman, he bad lels that Church veouuse of his beliet im the doctrinos of Universaliam, He sacrificed by #0 doing £1,200 sterling (36,000) a This was @ matter of record. God had sent him proof in tho person of a minister of the gos- pel who knew bim in London and whom he bad not seven for seventeen years until last Sunday when he walked into the American Free Church. When be saw bis venerable brother the mem- ories of old times arose, woen Mr. MoUarthy was in England loved and revered by all, when ho drove in bis own carriage and had bis owa picture gallery, when he used to lecture to audiences of 6,000 people in Exe- ter Hall, notwithstanding bia ‘‘mannerisms,” The man who could testify to allthis was present, and as he believed, sent by God to red him. Since bo had last known him tbls man bad been a chaplain in the English army in the Crimea, bad come to tiis country, lJoilowed the army of the Botomac and was pow peu- sioned Ly tho United States government at the recom- mendation of General Grant, Mr. Mc hy had given ignation to the Archbishop of Canter- nds and fortune I for the < bury, ba Universalist cause ‘A venerable, silver hatred gentloman, whose name was afterward ascertained to be Rov. John Cowan, here rose im the audience and said, ‘That is ali trae, gentiemen, what be says.” During this relation of hig services for the Church Mr. MeCirtby became greatly affected. Tears rolied down Ins checks, and many of the audience were similarly affected, Even Dr, Saxe placed his hand before bis eyes as if to hide something. Mr. Metartby then went on to relate hia struggles since bis arrival in this country at Phiiadelphia, in Al- bany and in this city, In each place tie peopie had become dissatisfied with him on account of his strong Universalism. At Albany be bad been expelled trom the society ai pastors on this account Now, 17 was that, after all these years he to be brought to tria) for violation of trast, He quoted from a work on “Our New De- parture,” by Dr. Brooks, of Phiiadelpbia, in which ‘ou stronger language than he bad used concerning abuses that bad crept into the Univaliat churches was employed concerning the whole Universalist de- nomination. If he was to be expelled for saying that which Lad been asserted by one of their leading minis- ters he would have to go out of the Church, But he would continue to preach the fatth that he and bis Judges both loved. A recess of one hour was here taken, and the com- mittee retired till three o'clock. THR AYTRRNOON SESSION. The afternoon session, ao bour aad a half jong, was occupied by Mr, McCarthy in continuing his opening speech. le characterized Mr. Swectser’s offers of proof and papers, which are for the most part beld for identitication, a ‘miserable abortion of evidence”? He defended the character of the American Free Church, which formed the grounds of one ol Mr. Sweeiser’s arges, i ' saying that he stood by the creed of that Churen, He did nos consider that there was anytning in it contrary to Universal on the eighth charge Mr. McCarthy desired the production of w letter Mr, Sweetser bad written concerning tt. The committee decided that its production would be in “God help the man that is at his diseretion,’’ replied the accused He proiested that he was defending bis character and did not want to be misunderstood by the public. ‘The New York Tribune,” said he, “bas come out with a spicy piece of partial and fippant jesuitry in a lending article this morni ‘Yho ghost of Horace Grecley stands on the tower weeping a that uffortunaie sheet, while the editor underneath etjoys his lager beer and bis l'resbyterian ecolesiasticism.” (Great laughter.) He then retarned tothe affidavit of the Iresdent of the Board of Trustees of tue Nashua chuteb, The words, ‘some liked him very much, others did not,” were used in this document in reference to Mr. McCarthy's preaching. There was au ellipsis here, he said, Did not, what? He woula sup- ply it id’ not like him so much,” or “very much.’ Ha then explained to the committee that he had had an offer from some of the Nashua people to become their pastor, but not an official cali, Mr, Swectsor | asserted that he said he had had 4 call and thereon based (ne charge of lalsehood, TUM SIGHT PERVORMANCE. At seven o'clock the trial was resumed, The leisure of the hour and the botoriety of the trial had attracted « large crowd of over threo hundred persons, which before the evoniog was over had increased to fuily five hundred, Mr, McCarthy concluded his opening speech after about an hour's talk, mokiug in all) nearly seven hovrs that bis speech bad taken, The case was (hen opened for the defence, the first witness called beng Mr, Simeon B, Van Bu- ren. He bad been & pewhoiuer in the church and held pew No, 65, near the register, where he was much an- noyod by tho members of the Sunday sebool and some of the members and trustees sitting down there and talking aua langhing, the nome of which came up throngb the register, He was going on to relate more about this disorder, Wuen the committeo ruled it out of order, Mr. Shook protosted against this ruling in emphatic language, Colonel Ethan Alien, the legal ndviser for the committee, advised them to retuse Dearing any argument on the subject. A BEAR GARDE Upon this announcement there appeared a scene of the wildest disorder, Mr. Shook endeavored to protest t the Moderator’s pencil accompanied his The crowd now filled the smull room where the examination was being conducted and were standing on the benches in the main part of the basemept, They vig- orovsly applauded Mr. Shook’s protest and hissed at the Moderator. A voice cried, ‘*Adjourn the meeting.’ Mr. Shook continued bis protest, and by advice of Mr. Allen thy committes ordered him to sit down. He reiused to do vatoned to louve the room. Mr, that tn that cree he should leave Another round of applause ed = this remark, ‘The Moderator shouted, ‘“Urder! orderl’? Mr. Ma- Carthy Jamped up and sald, “My friends, please keep quiet.” Dr, Saxo said, shall adjourn the court and close the case,”’ and turning to Mr. Shook, again told hia to sitdown., Mr. Shook sai “T don't recognize anygright in this Conrt to tell me to sit down.” The Moderator threatened to clear the room. A Voico—You can’t do it.’ (Cagers.) Mr, Shook said be thought the right of argument could bo sottied then and there, Dr. Saxe said, “L want you (ost down.’? Mr, Shook—'Weil, I won't do it.” (Great app! iked, “Who are those people here! cried, “*iramps.’” ulao. 2 . u (Hissea.) Mr, Shook. the Jury who aro to judge of the justice of th case,’ ‘Order was at last restored by Mr. Allen advising the committee to allow Mr. Suook to state What he propoved to prove, During this scene of di order tho police, who had been sent lor to clear away the small boysfrom tho windows, appeared. One of ‘hem, attracted by the disturbance, entered the build. ing and remained there to keop o1 - M'CARTHY'S ONLY Lik. Mr. Van Buren, who had sat perfectiy quiet and undisturbed during all the Wis at last verinitied to continue bis testimony cuncérning tue Alicged causes Of disturbance in the Bleecker street Chu Mp. Shook said that bis cient had been Charged with falsehood, He proposed Ww show that Mr. McCarthy bad never told a white lie, or a d firemen have resoived to strike It the reduction jowd take cilect tocioty lie, or any other kind of a lio except tho one where bo said thas Mr, the examination to the Hexatp ac. count and the charges preferred. In consequence of the sixth charge Mr. MeCarthy weat on to defend the character of the American Freo Chureb, which, ho would state in passing, was about to give an entertain. ton Thursday night, How much are the tickets?”’ saked a voice, Yen cents @ ticket, my good mun,” said Mr, Mee Garthy. Mr. Van Buren was unable to say that anything i: the character of the American Free Church wae om bag 4 to Universalism, He bad attended both churcnes, (A BEAR GARDEN. pete, pees ee At ela wor to a question about Mr. MeCarthy’s prez answered: don’t think id po @ sermon that oould offend ‘body, In his judgment, no prin caused dissatisiaction im the church. Mr, MacAdam, in talking of one of the sermons preached, had stated at a conference meetin, that in regard to miracles, what St. Paul sald was ah very good, but he didn’t think that Paul knew what he was talking about, This wis brought ous to show the trath of Mr. McCarthy’s remarks about the tnfidelity lurking in the Bleecker Street Church, GAG AND BIND HIM. On cross-examination no new facts were elicited, . Mr. McCarthy made some remark that Mr. Sweetser did not like, and the latter said :— Send fora gay to put in this man’s mouth,’? “That's just what he would like,” said Mr. McCarthy, “a gag to patin my mouth.’? (Applause.) Dr. Gunnison, the clerk, said that bo could not take down five or six questions at the same time, with Mr, McCarthy's interruptions, 1 there are only two of us—don’t mako it half a dozen,” said the latter. “Well, you are worth five,”’ replied Dr. Gunnison, scoring ove point, “Tho reverend gentleman is singlo-handed hero, though,” said a voice from the crowd, INFIDEL! INFIDEL! Mr, Yuill was next put upon the stand. He bad lef! the Bleecker Street Church when Mr. MoCarthy left, and bad gone to the American Free Church; this he did of lis own freo will, never having been solicited by the pastor and not having known him very inti- mately. He said that there was infidelity in the Bloeckor Street Church, He should pot thick Mr. Sweetser would attempt to deny that. Mr. Smith had denied the divinity of Corist, the mspiration of the Serpturcs and th urrection of Christ. knew nothing In the American Free Church contrary to Universalism. A rigid cross-cxamination by Mr, Sweetscr tailed to change the weizht of his ovidence in any particular, Adjourned till ten A. M. to-day. MeCartby.”” ‘3 on the parcof Mr, McCarthy had FINE ARTS. SALES OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS—OVER . A MILLION DOLLARS SPENT FOR PICTURES IN SIX MONTHS, Within the memory of the Oldest auctioneer thero have never been so many picture sales as during the past winter, Scarcely a wock passod without two and often throe or four sa) Wo do not speak of the rogular picture auctions hold every week by certain downtown firms, bat sales of tho private gallories of well known collectors. Notwithstanding tho hard times, which in most instances bas been tne reason for collectors solliag out their gallories, tho prices ob- tained have, a3 a rulo, boon good. Thoro has been no falling off tn tho price of the very best pictures, for tha people who buy such have not been aflected by the striagerey in the money market, The artiste who offer their pictures for sale at the National Acagemy complain t there has been so much money spent for pictures this year that there ts none teft for that purpose now, There aro individual casos where pic- tures have brought much loss than their value, but the general average has been excellent, as will be proved by the following results of sales, which a HERALD rep- resentative bas Leen furnished by the different auc- tioneers, These sums, it must be borne in mind, are the result of auctions, and have nothing to do with tho sues of the regular picture dealers: — Knoedler & Co., aside {rom ther gallery, have had charge of the sale of a numer of private galleries, Mr. Somerville actiug ag auctioneer, except of the Seabury collection, whicu Mr. Matthews sold, These sales took piace ot the Kurtz gallery and were as foliows:—- For the Henry N. smith collection, seventy piowures, $76,000; the James L, Ciagborn collection, 150 pic. tures, $75,000; the Charlier W. Seabury collection, sixty pictures, $40,000; the Nathan Muttnews collec- tion, seventy picturcs, $20,000; a number of the best of these were withdrawn for waut of bids anything like their value, Mr. Matthews sold besides tho Sea- bury Charles L. Frost’a collection, 200 pictures, $30,000, acd 10] American paintings at anotber timo, $15,000, Miner bas sold the Charles Knapp collection, 17) pictures, $10,408; the Suider Pellegrini collection, 266 Pictarea, $7,200; executors’ sale of tue Boautnont col. lection, 272 pictures, $21,000; the Jon Faulkner col. lection, 252 picta mostly water colors, $20 500; a regular auction sale in March of 159 picture another in May of 179 pictur: 18,000, Robert Somerville sold the Joho Taylor Johaston collection, 300 pictures, lor Mr. Avery, $328,000; tho Evans coliecuion, 150 pictures, $45,000; the Ed. Moran gallery, 150 pictures, $13,000, The Messrs, Leavitt last six months ti avo sold more pictures in the during any previo months ir histor! hey have had twenty-o1 leg nce last November, averaging 200 pictures each’ realizing about $300,000, Of the rogular auction shops Edward Schenck bas bad twelve sales during the winter, uverag- ing 1.5 pictures cach, and realizing an average ot $15,000 each. Buker & Co. have had more pic- tures offered than usual und sold less; their largest of the Heory Pruse Cooper cuilection, ninety $6,000. So is will be sean by adding jounts that over @ million of doll by lor pictures at auction iu this city auring the past six mootns. In Englund thero have been quite as many sales aod an equal proportion of mon realized, The growing taste for pictares both in Kn; land aud America is quite remarkable, In this coun- try it has been more rapid, and was particularly noticeable daring the Centennial Exbibition, whero tue Art Gallery wat the most visited buildiog on the grounds. 1 ifferent loan oxiubitions that have been olfered to the people have yreatly helped growl iotures havo takea the this past ‘Tbe picture sales, beginn: that of the Johnston collection, have bi pl fashionable resort for ladies as well as goutiemen. In truth, we bave become a pation ot connoisseurs, and one hears Gérome, Daubigny, Milles and Corot dis- cussed where once the price of silk and the quality of luce formed tho topic of conversation, The change ig for the better, and wo wali not complain at occasional 4 daring diesensions, sinco the re- and liberalize the taste and encour. SALE AT LEAVITT'S GALLERY. Thore wag a sale of paintings at Leavitt’s Broadway gallery, yesterday, at which the prices fetched were small, but they were atl the pictures were worth, Most of the pictures were copies of well known artists; some avowedly such, others vot. Those which nad the names of threo or four prom 6 American painters attacbed to them, if they were original, must have been done beiore the artist bad cut bis second teeth, for & boy in his teens would do better if he did atall Tbe prices ranged irom $2 upward, COOPER UNION 4RT SCHOOL, The reception of the Woman's Art School of the Cooper Union will take place tis evoning, when the work of the pupils will be exhibited. The reception of the Male Art Department wiil take place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. The commencemest exercises will take great hall on lbursduy evening, at cight GIFT, place in the o'clock. A MUNIFICEN THE HOME FOR AGED GERMAN WOMEN AMPLY PROVIDED FOR. The annual meeting of the patrons, patronesses and friends of the ‘Isabella Hermath’’ Home for Aged German Women, just closed, will be long remembered for a deed of liberality, which secures to the instita- tion a permanency and stability beyond all contingen- cies in the future, At the close of the proceedings it was unnounved that Mrs, Auna Ottendorier, of the New York Staats Zeitung, had deeded to the inatitate the property, consisting of seven ucres of iand, dwelling house, outhouses, Juruiture, utensils, &c., which the bhuine now occupies and is in the enjoyment of in Henry streot and Flushing avenue, Astoria, and which cost $35,000, Also that Mrs Ottendorfer had provided a permanent endowment of $100,000 for ite support, and that a burial plot had been purchased by her and her family at Mount Olivet Cemetery, at a costof $ With an acdditio: ndowment of $8,000 for expenses of burial and rept of plow Lt was also announced at the meestty that a iriend of the Home had endowed it with a gift of $10,000. Speeches were made on the oecasion by Mr. bayer, Judge Utterbourg, Mr. Oswaid Ottendorter, Juage P. J. Joachimsen and others, CLANCY'S TRICK, HOW THE USURY OF HARRIS+ HELPED THE SMARTNESS OF A BOLROWEK. A decision in an interesting usury case was rendered yesterday by Justice Barnard, of the Kings County Supreme Court, It seems that Jon Harrisin the Year 1870 was appointed a trustee for the estate of Mrs. Hanvah Euston, Harris was the possessor of con- siderable property in his own name at the time, the income of both — estates he banked together wnd conducted the two estates as one. Roger Clancy, an Hust New York re estate denier, borrowed $¥,000 from Clancy and gave him a $10,000 mortgage on real estate im exchange. An action was brought by Clancy to havo the mort+ gage declared Void as usufious, The defence set forth that the mortgaye was made for Mrs, Euston, that the,$9,000 was Mra, Euston’s money, and that upon her part there was no usurious intent It was id by Justice Hatnard that as tho mortgage was drawn to Harris instead of Mrs, Knston, and that the check for $9,000 was made in Harris name, the mortgage tor $10,000 was Harrla’ morte gage. Atthe time of the giving of the mortgage it be. came his property, and he Was, therelore, able to take advantage of It for bis benef Clancy was released from payment, as thero was no quostion as to the Mortgage being usurious and it boing vuld, This de~ cision still makes Harris responsible to Mra, Euston Bwoetsor was a | for $9,000, |