The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1877, Page 4

4 AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. Fifth Day of the Fall Race Meeting at Jerome Park. FOUR CAPITAL RACES. Cuba, St. James, Maritana and Deadhead the Winners. A DELIGHTFUL DAY. Is would be difficult to imagine a more charming seenc—so far as natural beautics went—than was pre- sented by yerome Park yesterday, wnen the Jockey Club put forth an attractive programme for the Afth @ay of its tall meeting. The heavy ram which fell during the previous night and until @ late hour in the morning led many to believe the races would be post- poned, und it was, perhaps, on that account thatthe attendance was not quite éo large as the interesting series of events would Icad one to cxpect, Alter mine o'clock it ceased raining, and the bright, warm suushine before noon rendered the air warm and dry and the roads somewhat less heavy, And in consequence before noon the Central Park und the roads leading to the track wore soon being cut up ay the wheols of vehicles of every description, from she business wagon, in which the thrifty tradesman frove his family, to the elegant private coach, the aobby tandem und the big six-in-hand ccach, which carried a tull quota to the scene, If the storm had injured the roads in ono respect, it improved them in another, for it prevented the appearance of a single speck of dust to blind the eyes or voll the dresses of the fair ladies who drove io the track. Besides, it bad ireshened the meadows so that * they snone like emerald, aod intensified the autumn Dues of the woods tbat lino the beautiful drive until they were simply gorgeous in their wealth of vivia gold, brown, red and russet foliage. The tomperature was all thit doald ve desired, and a soft breeze rustling the leaves; Huttéting the voils and ribbons of the ladies, and sweeping lazily along the borizou the few sirag- gling clouds that still saucily defied the sua, lent a touch of vivacity to the face of nature and sent the blood tothe cheeks of the riders, At half-past one o’clock—the hour fixed for the commencement of the Tace—visitors were arriving upon the grouuds very fapidly, and it was resolved to walt o hittle, particularly as every minute im. proved to some trifling extent the condition of the truck, In addition to the regular train which leis the Grand Central Depot at ball-past twelve o*ctock, there was u special train which lett fifteen muputes later, aud each brought as many passengers ax it would hola to the course, The #:x-In-hand coach Atlantic curried a goodly number to the races, but the disagreeable conaition of the roads pro- vented the Four-in-hund Ciub from sporting ‘ts dashing vehicles, ag i had intended. very minute augmented the number of of spectators, aud by two o’clock the attendance was guite fair, Pending the starting of the borses the gentiemen promenaded on the quarter stretch, made books with their friends and talked horse, while the ludies chatted gayly upon the graud stand and dis- cussed the horses and tho gentlemen below indiffer- ently. Some of the fair spectutors walked knowingly down upon the track und pressed ther dainty boots into the soil for a few steps to test its consistency and then retired to their eats, remarking that they would attempt to win their gloves by backing animals which showed strength rather than those renowned solely for speed. Considering the attendance there was a good | deal of betting done, and most of it in the form of “books.’? Unly two of the bvoths formerly devoted to pool selling were tenanted, und irom vue of {fem the monotonous call “Combination and flat book betting’? seemed to attract but few specu- Jators, When the horses tor the sweekstakes race were led out there was a general buzz of admiration. Viewed trom the grand stand shey presented a fine appearance and lent to the pic- yure the finishing touch 1t needed to make it pertect. Tre gay silk and satin bright colored dresses of the jockeys were brought with relief against the dark srown of the wet, clayey track as they cantered up and down, awaiting the signal to start. The field lay so immense greep plain, broken only by the course which circled througu aud srouud it, a nar- fow stripe of brown, At various points in the | meadow little colored flags fluttering in thedreczoe marked the line of the expected steeplechase, and framing in all of this were tho surrounding bills clothed im autuino robes, and flashing bright and dark aliernately as the coquettish clouds firtea with the sun, To tho south the white steeple of a village church gleamed amid the trees, and tar beyond rose dimty the tall spiresof the metropolis, which, viewed from thut quict und lovely spot, seemed a thousand miles away, It was hall-past two o’clock when the horses were started for the first race, Considerable entbusi- asm was shown at the result, aud when MeDaniol’s chestnut colt St. James came in by haifalength the winner of the second contest thero wusa burst of sheers from the spectators, which was renewed when the old gentlemau was seen excitedly making his way, stick in hand, toward the Judges’ stund. On all sides he was congratulated, and the universal com- ment was, “{’m glad Mac has won a race at last.” ‘The greatest interest was manifested In the steeplo- chase, wuich clused the programme, and it proved to Ve one of the most beautiful and exciting events ever ween on a race wourse. it turned out that the beautl- Jui south field, Waich looked so fair and siniling from a. distance, was in reality a morass. Sevoral inches of water covered the greater portion of it, and in the im- medtute” vicinity “of tne middlo fence it was least a toot deep) “That it was not considered a nice field to race over Would appear trom the fact that of the thirteen horses anvounced to start only ex really ran Lhe start was a4 beautiful one—all the horses getting off in a group, and scarcely changing their relative positions wutil they strucic across the lower field. Tben two of them teil slightly behind. Tuere rose a slight cloud of mist at tho of the foremost, Before the exclamation “Water,7 had cit the lips of the spectators ou the stund there rose into thy air w shimmering cloud ot spray flung up by the heels of the flying animals, Like a flasb borses and riders were hidden trom sight, fod their Way could only be tracked by the moving, sheeny muss which moved ulovg the course. This Demmg between the spectators aud the sinking sun, eacn drop sparkled like a diamond aud the eilect was gomething indescribable. ‘Tue spectators rose to their feet acd an ipvolantary cheor of wonder and admira- ton broke the breutlicss stillness which followed the With fixed eyes and parted ps they watched the flying cload w second. Ihen as it neared the feuce it Husted bigher aud in tue midst of it a dark object was seun to rise nd full as tho | first borse cleared tho ditch and landed on the | other side with a splush that sent new | flashes into the air, Like lightning avother and an- otner followed, aud the glittering cloud swept on aguin ucrosa the meadow. As the spray subsided in ‘ts wake & roar rose from the spectators, for proatrate im the water by the fence they hud so biwdly leaped lay wo of the noble veasts—Vredencktuwn aud Dandy--and near by, struggling to their foot, wore the riders, looking Very much uulike the brilliant creatures who had, less than a minute be- fore, shot away from the starting post. The horses and meu were uulnjured and struggled | out upon the mui track. Meanttine cheer upon cheor rent he air us the retmatning horses shot upou the aryer part of the track aud took fence and uedge in fine style, As they passed the staud it was poticed the horses were dripping, as if they baa swam ariver, aud the brilimus jackets of the riders Were dronched with water and iiberully sloshed with was, Keepwg still jose «together = th four twinkled in and outof sightaround the track util puce inore the lower meadow was reached and the Audience, mountea upon the benches, strained their | ayes to cutch a glimpse of the riders as they flashed put of the spray for asecond, 1t was utterly impos- wible to distinguish them, fence, where disaster haa previously lurked, was al- A spuotancous avd imvolunlary contestants were seen pluckily dashi it through t linding shower. Up went the hor: again, and an instant iater three of them were seen sweeping on their way, whila the fourth, Waller, lay on his back in the water some feet distant from the unlucky rider, The excitement of the tors knew 10 bounds and horses and were cheered to the echo as they cleared the last and wound up the race jn dasning style, Neither Bor riders were apparently anything the worse eir deck tn; M soeollowing are tho details of the THE BACING. After the doluce of rain the night before last and yesterday morning, the track Was u quagmire, and the ‘A second later aud the | elds inside tho course in many places were deop in water, Yet, notwithstanding these unpleasant pros- pects, the owners of the race horses entered lor (he several events were ready to run for the prizes offered on time, and the horses ran well and withoat the slightest accident in the fiat races. In the steeplechase it was different; there were falls in tne flooded fields, but no one was burt, foriunatoly, although tho backers of the favorite were somewhat out of pocket, Tne first race yesterday was a mile dash, and nine out of tne ten entries came to the post, and that capital three-year old, Cuba, won it in magnificent style after a bad start, he being eighth in getting away, The second raco was a dash of two miles, aud this had six starters, and was woo by Coiouel McDaniel’s chesjnut colt St, James, the only three-year old im the race, St, James made the runomg with the favorite, Al- gerine, from the start, and lay with bim to the end, winning @ grand race in the mud by a length aud a balt, ‘This colt has been unfortunate. He 08 startod in any race wotil this summer im the ‘fravera’ Stakes at Saratoga, when, not quite up tothe mark in condition, he ran against Baden Baden and Brada- manote, He ran aiterward in the Sequel Stakes, and was unplaced, He atterward ran in a handicap, heats of amile and five furlongs, and was third in the first heat and second in the second heat, and thea had to go to the stable, the race being won by George IV, St James a fow days afterward was again unplaced iu’ mile und three-quarter dash, and his owner, Colonel McDuniel, began to discover a temper iu the colt that would ouly let him ran when he liked it, The Colonel kuew St. Jumes to be a race horse, and he was sure that he could «iu 1p good com- pany When ne hiked, aud so be Tan bim afterward un- der the belief that the colt would some day take it into his head to run a yood race, St. James pext started for the Kenner Stakes, two miles He cutout the work und rao tor amile and a quarter, and then took Lori spell und fell behind, His stable companion, Mujor Barker, being second to Basil, the winner, St, Jaiues, in a race on the 291b of August tor three-year-vlds, to curry ten pounds lesa thon the rales, won a dash of a mile and aa eybth in baud, veating Wash Booth, Bushwhacker, Vermont, Dr. Livingstone, Catacazy and Bombadier; iu fact, it always seomed tbat the colt was capable’ of running fast and any distance just wney be felt in the humor and not otherwise. Colonel McDaniel, however, did not despair about hig pot having # racehorse in Bt. Jamos, but it was rather discouraging to bave him los races that he could havo won eusily. St. James, after the last race at Saratoga was kept quiet until yesterday when he wag entered for the two-mile puree, and those who saw bimgwill be satisfied that he is a first class colt when be choses to be, ‘The third race was three-quarters of a mie, for two-year-olds, and this was won by dir. G. L. Lorillurd’s chestnut tly Mari- tana, by Lexington—Black Slave, She, too, hke Cuba, ‘was nearly left at the post; bus by a grand burst of specd she overtook and passed the others, aud won at the post by 4a neck from Dunichef, who had forty yards the start of her. The fourth race wus a steeplechase, in which six started und three fintsbed, the others having come to gricl on the way ia the waters that deluged the south field of the course, Waller, Freder- icktown and Dandy were the uniortunates that tell, Fortunately nobody was hurt, and the race ufforded much amusement to ull but the backers of the favorite, as be Was one of the fallen. ‘The following are the details:— THR WIKST RACE was a swecpstakeso! $25 each, play or pay, with $400 added; the second horse to roveiva $100 out of the Mawens, i four years old or loss, allow four pout if Ove years or more, ten pounds, On mile, ‘There were ten entries for this event, nine of which came tothe post, These were John H, Har- vack, Jr.'s bay colt Bertram, by Kentuoky—Beruice, 4 years old, 118 ibs. ; Y. Snedeker’s chestnut colt Cuba, by Leamington—Ratan, 3 years old, 105 Ibs. ; A. Smith's brown mare Inspiration, by War- minster—Sopbia, 6 years old, 121 Ibs.; R. Pringle’s gray’ filly D’Arcy, by Thunaer— Castaway, 3 year old, 102 lbs; Carr & Co.'s bay colt roy, by’ Gilroy—Sister of Ruric, 4 years oid, 118 ibs; , Smythe’s chestnut mare Muuge, by’ Australiav—Alabama, 6 years old, 121 lbs. the samme gentieman’s bay filly Explosion, by Ham, ton Court—Naphtha, 4 y ‘old, 115 Ibs; D. M Daniei’s chestnut filly Sister of Mercy, by War Dance—Sister of Charity, 4 years old, 115 Ibs., and J. E. Brewster & Co.’s black colt Virgimus, by Virgil— Late, 4 years old, 118 lbs, Virginius was the favorite, 2 to 2 beimg Inid aguinee bim, 3 to 1 against Bertram, 3 to 1 Inspiration, 4 to 1 Viceroy, 3 to 1 Cuba, 8 to 1 Madge, 8 to 1 D'Arcy, 10 to 1 Explosion; 7 to 1 Sister of Merey, and o to 1 against Lady Sulyers, who did not start. Thero were u number of attempts to get the horses off oa erms, and when the flag tell they were pretty weil scattered, Bertram being beaten before he com- menced runving; Cuba was also left behind, but, good colt us he is, be ran through all the others aud caine home a win: iceroy was uway first, Sister of Slercy second, Inspiration third, Mudge fourth, D’arcy~ Ofth, Virginius sixth, Explosion seventh, Cuba eighth, Bertram ninth. When the horses reached the quarter pole Viceroy was leading halt a length, Madge second, Vir- ginius third, D'Arcy fourth, Jn-piration tith, dister of Mercy sixth, Explosion seventh, Cupa aye. Bertram uinth. As the horses came dowit'td the foot of the blui! some changes were made im inuking the turu, bus Viceroy still held the lead, Madge the sec- oud place, Virgimius third, D'Arcy fourth, inspiration Hitt, Bertram sixth, the others ‘ollowing close up. ‘They went out of sight in this way, and when they cume in view ov the southwest end of the lower turn Viceroy was stil showing the way, Mudge second, Virginius third, Bertram fourth, Cubs fitn, the otuers trailing on close together. Wheu the horses reached stakes, the three-quarter polo aud turned into the homestretch Viceroy was still in front, but the others were forcing him severely, Maage second, Virginius third, Cuba fourth, Bertram ilith, with the others practicully out of the race, Cuba took the nside position close beside the fence, where th mud was the deepest, und came through wt lke a true race horse, At the furlong pole be had the others all beaten, and, coming on strong, won the race by good jength, Virgiuius second, one lengtn uhoad of Viceroy, who was two lengths im trout of Madge. Bertram was fifth, Inspiration sixth, £xplosion seventh, D'Arcy eighth. sister of Mercy ninth, Time of the mile in the mad, 1:49 34. Tits: ND RACK was for a purso of $600, of which $100, with the en- trance money, was to be gigeu to the second horse, Maidens allowed 5 joa = T'Wo smiles, there were six entries, comprising George Lougstaif’s bay horse ohylock, by Lexmgton—Edith, aged, 126 lbs. ; Thomas W, Dosweil’s bay colt Algerine, by Abd- el-Kader—Mina, 4 yeurs oid, 118 iba; L, Hurt’s bay colt Honry Owens, vy Gilroy—Estelle, 4 years old, 118 lvs.; D.” MeDaniel’s chestnut colt St. James, by Lexington—Banuer, 3 years oid, 103 lu: A Belmont’s bay filly Dauntless, by Macaroni—Art- Jess, 4 years vid, 11E lvs., and P. Loriliard’s chestout colt Barricade, by Australan—Lavender, 4 yeurs old, 118 Ibs. A.gerive was the favorite at even Money—3 to 1 uguinst. Barricade, 3 to 1 aguinst Shylock, 8 to 1 aguiust St. James, 6 tol against Henry Owens, 6 to 1 aguiust Dauntiess, Shylock was tirstaway, St. James second, Algerine third, Dauntiess tourth, Henry Owens fifth, Barricade sixth, Going around the upper turn St, Jumes showed his head tn front, Algerine second, and when they passed the quarter polo Algerine had a neck the best of it, St, James second, a tead in front of Dauntless, Heary Owens fourth, Barri- cade fifth, Shyiock sixth, The horses came down to the bluff aud passed round Win that way, aud keeping Close together passed out ot sight around the hil, Wen they came in view on the lower turn Heury Owens was teacing, St James second, Algerfhe tuird, Dauntless forth, Barricade fith, Shylock sixth, without daylight boing visible between avy of them, At the three-quarter pole Henry Owens lead by @ head, st. Jumos second, Al- gerioe t , Dauntless fourth, Shylock fit, Barri- cade sIXtt The horses gulloped up through tho deep wud to the stavd at a racing pace, and us they passed under the wire at the judges’ snd St. James bad bis bead in front of ‘Algerine, the latter a head in advance of Barricade, Dauntless fourth, Shytock fith, Henry Owens sixth, the latter baving shot bis bolt, Going around the upper turn of the second wnile St. James and Algerino ran head aud becd, ball a length in front of Barricade, the latter half a longth in advance of Dauntless, Shy- lock fifth, Hemry Owens sixth, At the quartor pole Algeriue Was showing the way, and as be came down to the foot of the viull he was nalf u length ahead of Dauatlers, the latter ball m@ leogto in front of St. James, Burricade fourth, Shylock fifth, Henry Owens out of the race, Algerine suowed the way around the hill, and was half 4 length in front of St. James when he appeared on the lower turn, Shy- jock third, Duantiess fourth, Barricade tifth, At the three-quarter pole there Was very little difference bo- tween the horses, Aigerine, St. James, Daantivss and Shylock being bronb paraliel, with Barricade lapped onthem, A grand race ap the homestretch ter- minated by 5t. James winning the raco by a length and w half, Algermo second, three leugths im advance of Dauntiess, Surrtcade fourth, Shylock fifth, Henry Owens a turloug behind, Time of two miles, 3:49 5. TUX THIRD RACK was for a purse of $400, for two-yeur-ol maidens allowed five pougds; winners ot $500 to carry three pounds, of $1,000 five pounds, of $2,000 seven pouuds extra, ‘Lhree-quurters of a mile, There were jour candidates for the bonors of this event, consisting of G. L. Loriliara’s chestuat filly Maritana, by Leam- jugton—Biack Slave, 102 lbs.; F. Smytno’s chestnus colt Danichetf, by Gienolg—saitua, McDauiels bay Gilly Fusilade, by War Danco—F1 los; P. Lorvilard’s bay coil Garrick, by Texing- tou—lnveroese, 110 tbs. Maritaua, the favorite, had 1 ngaiwst 2 on her; 38 to 1 agatose Garrick; Fustlade 2 to L against, and 10to 1 against Danicheft. Tho latter Was first away to the Worst start Of the day, Garrick second, several lengths bebind was Fusil and far bouind her was Maritava, the favorite, the fillies passed around the bluff and of sigbt around the bill, Danicheft led one lengtn, Gar- Wh | rick second, wWree lengtus im front of Fustlude, the latter four Jengths or more in front of wes running lke «a wild anim appeared in view on tho they entrance to the iower turn Dunichet! led by ball a length, Gar- rick second, two lengths abead of Maritana, Fusiiade fourth, Muritana was running strong, aud notwith- standing Hughey was forcing ber with the whip sho responued gamvly, On she came, was soon second, and at the crossing to the clay house was on oven terms with Danicheif, A struggle home and she won by aueck, Danticheil six ieugths anead of Garrick, Fustiade fourth, Time, 1:25, THK FOURTH RACE was a handicap stoeplecuase for a purse of $500, of which $100 to the second horse; eptrance tree; three horses, she property of dilferent owners, to start, of no rac; aby Humber of horses allowed to be entered by t same owner; about twound a quarter miles, starting from the point for starting races of threo: quarters of a mile, runuing south, aud Loishing as in Usual steeplochases, There were Uirieen entries, 61x of which camo to the vos, These were Charles NEW YORK HERALD, WE Reed’s bay horse Waller, by 1 of Cl nag 160 Noa ae laa 5 yeara ola, ding Deadhe: by Julius—Leisure, 6 years o! 5 J. G. K. Lawrence’s roan horse Risk, by Syren, 5 years old, 140 lbs. ; Jon McGuire’s chestnut horse New York, by Heater, 5 years old, 133 Vos. ; George Ayres’ bay colt Frederickvown, by Put Malloy Kote Leonard 4 years 128 ibs., aod Dailey Brothers’ chestuut gelding Da by Oysterman, x old, 113 tom We Jr.,—Bet Arlington, 3 years ‘aller was the favorite, thero being 5 to 3 aguinst bim,2 tol agai to 1 against Risk, 7 to inst Deadhead, 3 1 each aguinst Fredericktown and Dunay, 5 to 1 against New York. ‘I'he horses had an even start from the lower end of the frac- tional track, Risk leading, Fredericktown second, Dandy third, deadhead fourth, New York tith, W sixth, The iret ny ey was a double jump—‘‘un in and outer”’—ut the foot of the blu, Risk was over first, Fredericktown second, Dandy third, Deadbead fourth, New York fifth, Waller sixth. The horses thea turned into the south field, which resembled a lake moro than racing ground, a3 about haifot it was cov- ered with water, 1u many pluces quite deep, and it was dangerous trom the fact that where there wore cutters they were bidden by the water, which covered thon, ‘The first jump in this fle'd was over a rail fence, Dandy leading, Deadheud second, Fredericktown third, Kisk fourth, New York fifth, Waller sixth, Leaving bere the horses wheeled to the right aud bad to ran through water © deep in some places to the third jump, which was a hedge and diteb, The hors Rot Over this pretty salcly, bus” when thoy woeel: ugain to the leit und ran toward the lower turn thay another hedge und ditch *to go over, ‘The bedge could be seen, but where they wero to land and what in they could not Deadhead ‘wus tirst ever, ull clear; thegpext was New York, sale, but Fredericktown aud Dandy fell, and Waller camo near tumbling over them, The horses were not hurt, nor were the jockeys, but they wore well drenuhed, On came the horses that yot v safely, Dead- ing to the rail, near the three-quarter poles ee, at the luriong pule, Dead- head was still showing the way. Tho next was the jump over the hedge und water in {rout of the graud stand and ciub house. Risk secona, four lengths in front of New York, who ahead of Wailer, The horses then passed down the lane between the fractional and the Feguiar course, and jumped over a hurdle on tho way, and then out of the course aud over the aitch in the outside field leading to the picuic grounds, Deadbead leaaing alongth, Iisk second, three leayths in front of Waller, whe was four lengths in advance of New York. ho borses then ran up the hill to tho wall on tho top of it, Deaducad still lead. ing, Risk second, Waller third, New York Jourtb, ‘The horses then came down the rocks aud ran into the nortb Geld, where was a stone wall topped with earth. Doadheaa jumped it prowily, Wailer sec- oud, but be bit the ue passed ovor, Risk third, Now York fourth, ‘The horses then ran out of tho fleid to the double jump at the foot of the blutl, Dead. head was first over, Risk second, Waller third, we York close up. Then they dashed into tho south field and the water again and jumped tho rail feace und then labored through the water to the first hodge aud ditch, Deadhead led four lengths over it, Waller sec- ond, four lengths alioad of Itisk, Now York fourth. ‘Turning to the loft and running around the lower end of the fileid, they came to the nodge and dich where Fredericktown and Dandy disappeared before in tho water, Deadhead lod over suiely, four lengths ia trout ot Waller, who foil as soon as he was over, and that was the lastof bim. Risk got over salely, und so did w York, and they made uflor Deadbead as {ust a8 possible, The latter was four lengths in front when he ran out of the ficid on to the rogular truck, and 11 seemed almost a certainty thea for him to win, New York, however, passed Risk on the homestreteh, and he overtook Doadhead ut the last hurdle, which was stationed at the furlong pole, and the horses jumped over the hurdle at the same mo- mamt, Tnen a dasbing race ensued to the judges’ stand, which was won by Deadhead by a length, in 4:274,; New York second, Jengths ahead of Risk. ‘The following are the 3 SUMMARIES, American Jockxy CLus—Fivta Day or THK FALL Mexring ar Juxome Pank—Tuespay, Oct, 9—Finst Rack.—Swoepatakes of $26 each, play or pay, with $400 added, the second horse to receive $100 out of ake: idens, it 4 years old or less, allowed 4 10 Ibs, “ One mile. Starters, KE, V. Snediker’s ch. c. Cuba, by Leamington— Ratan, 3 years old, 106 Ibs. +++e(Donabue) J._£. Brewster & Co,’s blk c. Lute, 4 years old, 118 Ibs. & Carr & Ca,’s vb, c Viceroy, by Gilrey—sister to Rurio—4 years old. 118 1b8....-. 6 (Hughes) F, Smythe’s ch. m. Madge, by Australiun—Ala- vam, 6 years old, 121 Ibs....... + (Sparling) John H. Harveck, ‘Jr.’s, b. c. Bertram, by Keu- tucky—Bernice, 4 years old, 118 lbs, ..(Hay ward) ‘A. Smith’a br. m. Inspiration, by Warminster—So- phia, 6 years old, 121 1b: ¥, Smythe’s b. m. Explosion, Napistua, 4 years old, 115 Ibs, ef mew (Holloway) R. R. Pringle’s gr. &. D'Arcy, by Thunder--C: way, 3 years old, 102 I eveevee(Barrett] 8 D. Mebentel’s ch. f£, Sister of Mercy. by War Dance—Sister of Charity, 4 years old, 115 Jo: +(Clark) 9 Time, 1:49. - SECOND RACK, Save Day—Purse $600, of which $100, with the en- trance money, to the second horse; waidons allowed 6 lbs, Two miles, Starters, D. McDaniel’s ch, c. St. James, by Loxingtoun—Ban- ner, 3 years old, 103 lbs, es eee «(Spariing) 1 Thomas W. . D. aAlgorine, by Abd-el- Kader—Nina, 4 years old, 115 lbs «+ (Hughes) 2 A. Solmont’s Db. f. Dauntless, by Macaroui—Artiess, ‘4 years old, 116 Ibs... eeeee-(Hayward) 3 P, Loriliara’s ch. c. Barricade, by Austraiian— Lavender, 4 years old. «-(Barrett) 4 Goorge Longsiaf’s b. b. Shylock, by Lexington— aged, 126 1b (Birbee) 6 L, Hart’s b, c. Heary tolle, 4 years old, 118 lbs,.... o+e(3pilinaa) 6 Tir 19g. THIKY KACK. Same Day,—Purse $400, tor two-year-olds; beaten maidens allowed 6 Ibs.; winners of $500 to carry 3 iba; of §: 6 Ibs, ; Of $2,000, 7 Ibs. extra, xnreo- quarters of a mile, Starters, G. L Lorillard’s cb. f, SMaritana, by Leamington— 102 ibs (Hughes) ry 8 ness, 110 1b: cesses eee ee(Batrett) D, MeDauiel’s 'b. 1, Fusilade, by War “Duuce—Fly, 107 108... veseee (Sparling) e 2 om vouRTH Same Day.—Handicap Steeplochase, Purso $500, of RACK. which $100 to the second horse, Entrance Irce. ‘Three horses, the property of differcat owners, to start ce, Any Dumber ol horses may be euterod by me owner. About two and uw quarter miles, tthe point fur starting races of three-qaar- tors of a mile, running south and foisbing as usual in stoeplechases. Starters, P, Nolan’s b Deadhead, by Julius—Leisure, 6 years old, 154 Ibs. Csssoseeneseo cs UROD Joba McGuire's ch. h. New York, by Pianei—Hes- i? Id, 138 los, + gel dfetcall) Syren, 5 years old, 14 Ibs Chiurles’ Reed's b. b. Waller, Clubs, 5 years old, 10 Ibs......... George Ayres’ b. ¢. Fredericktown, Kate Leonard, 4 years old, 133 ibs.( Fitzsimmons) Daley Brothers’ ch. g. Dandy, by Oysterman, Jr.— Bot Arlington, 3 yours old, 116 Ibs, (McLaughlin) ‘Time, 422734. Tho sixth day of the mecting will be to-morrow, October 11, when four races will be run. TROTTING AT COLUMBUs, CoLvumacs, Ohio, Oct. 9, 1877, Trotilag at Columbus Driving Park was inaugurated to-day, with a small attendance, Finst Rack.—For 2:45 class; purse $500, divided. Won by Lucille, ‘Time, 2:36 4,—2:33%—2:33. In the third neat Joe Kellogg came im ahead, but Was set buck tor running, and the heat wi to Nancy Hacket. Time, 2:305. Sxcoyp Race.—For 2: ra cooe tH 1 Fy Kip Rap. 4 Belle Brassueld. 6 Prot... 5 Deception . 2 Tine, TURF SCANDAL IN FRANCE, (From the London Daily News, Sopt, 29,] Paris, Friday night. Another turf scandal has occurred, At the Lyons races Baron de Rochetaillée, riding his own horse Compére, was observed palpably to ve pulling him hard ten yards trom the post. He was hooted on the course by the losers of bets. mittoe holding the meoting interuicted him trom run- by horses for ove year. Tois comparatively clomeut sentence is grounded on the fact that be had no bets against his horse, but wished not to win go tuat Com- pere might not have to carry exten weight in a coming race for which he was entered, The act ia none the lesa Feprehensible, SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD, While at exercise on the limekiins at Nowmarket, on optember 26, the maro Ailumeite broke her leit hina leg and had to be shot, She wag the property of Count Lagrange, into whose possession she came with the transfer of the stud of M. Lefevre, who purchased ber dam (Feu de Joie) at the salo of Mr. Naylor’s stud in 1873, A match between R, Howett's Sir Robert Clifton and Mr. A. Johngon’s Wizard had been arranged to take pare over the Cosarewitch course on the 28tb ult, ut the stewards of the Jockey Ulub would not permit it coming off, The conditions of the match were £1,000 a side, while there was a bet of an even thou- sand between the ownors, Who, it was stipulated, houla ride. Six thousand people were at the Pomona Gardens, Cornbrook, Manchester, ov September 24 to witness & trotting mateh between Mr, Gold’s Stecl Kyes and Mr. A. Carswoll’s Topsy, the distance being the best three In five of five mile hoats, Stel Gray boing backed at £200 to £100. Steel Gray won the first and second beats, breaking down just as sho finishod the heat and baa to be retired irom the race, Topsy walked through three beats and was awarded the stakes, The vetting Was 6 to 1 on Stee! Gray previous bo tue start, Deadhead led four lougtus, | ‘railroad pier at Bay Ridg The Lyons Racing Com- ' DNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1877.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. oN RACING IN ENGLAND. THE NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING— MR. SANFORD'S START WINS THE FIRST WEL- TER HANDICAP AND HILABiOUS TAB CESARE- WIICH STAKES. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. 1 Lowvow, Oct. 9 1877. Mr. M. H. Sanford’s brown filly Start, by imported Glouelg, out of Siamps, by Lexington, three years oid, won the first Welter Handicap at tho Newmarket Sec- und October Mecting yesterday from twelve competi- tors, The betting was twelve to one against Start, and three to 1 against Lord Stam{ord’s chestnut colt Bar- onet, by ‘Trumpeter, out of Baroness, three years old, and Mr, Whitaker’s bay colt Mango, by Mandrake, out of Fortress, three years old. SECOND DAY—THK ORSAREWITCR. ‘Tho principal event on the card for the second day, was the Cesarewitch Stakes, it brought out a feld of twenty-five starters, aud was won by Mr. KR. Jar- dine’s brown colt Hilarious, against whom 3 to] was laid in the latest betting, Mr, Gerard’s bay colt Macas roon, at 75 to 1, came ia second, and Lord Harting- ton’s bay filly Belphabe, at 49 to“l, third. SUMMARY, The Cesarewitcb Stakes, « handicap of 26 sovs.’each, 15 torieit in cuse of accoptunce, with 300 added by the Jockey Clnb, tor ren pany old aud upward; the win- ner of the Doncuster St. Leger to carry 8 st. 3 los ; the winoer of u handicap Vulue 400 sovs., ulter tue publication of the weights (September 6, at ten A. M.), to carry 10 Ibs., of any otber handicap 5 Ibs. extr the owner of the second horse to receive 200 sovs. and the third 100 sovs. out of the stakes; cntrance 2 sovs., tw be paid for cach horse at the time of naming. Cesurewitch course—two miles, two furlongs, bwenty- eight yards, Sixty-eight subscribe: Mr. R. Jardine’s br, « Hilarious, by Brown Bread, out of Hygeis, 3 your Mr. Gerurd’s v. c. Macaroun, by Margery Daw, 3 yeurs, 81 Ibs.. ay i Lord Hartington's b, {. Belpbasbe, by Toxopnilite, out of Vuga, 3 years, 106 Ibs. tk THE CRSAREWITCH WINNER. Hilarious, brown colt, turee yoars old, by Brown Bread, out of Hygoia, was brea by Mr. Eyke, Al- though ontered in many of the stukes of this yoar he failed to put in an appeurance until the Ascot meetin; whon he wag beaten in the Ascui Derby Stakes, Ho was also defeated im the Great Yorkshire Handicap, Macaroni, out of Doncaster September meotrug, and was but little thought of for the Cesarewitch until the recent First October Meeting at New- market, Thore, in the greatest Cosarewitch trials of the week, Hilarious performed in 4 couple ot races in such a fashion us to entitie him to the higbost consideration for tho more important autumn bandi- cap, The first of these races wasin the Grand Duke Michael Stuxes, in which he os: i to beat Mr, Alexandor’s great slashing colt Thunderstone, at a aif- t8rence of only three pounds in his iavor, yet he vrought the former along at bis best pace for moro than three-quarters of the distance, and was only beaton by half a longth, This performance of Hilarious had plenty of merit, for’ Thunderstone is a smart horse, Hilarious’ second display atthe same meeting was in the Newmarket St. Leger, when be had as bis opponents Lord Fatmouth’s Lady Golightly and other cracks, It was boheved that Golightly was in hor Doncaster torm, when she ran seoond to her stable companion Silvio for the great St. Loger Stakes, from tho circumstance of 2 to 1 being betted on her, Hilarious beat the famous muro cleverly when he at onco sprang into prominent favoritism for the Cesarewitch. Hilarious 1s a compactly butlt and well made colt, aod how well he hus broken the spell of ill luck which has so long dogged the Northern candidates in the big bandicups, is seen by the reportof the race, His victory compensates greatly for the Cezarewitch defeat of his sire, who finished fourth on threo legs in tho memorable ‘year of 1865, when Sulpinctos proved suc- cousful, Mk, SANFORD’S STABLE, ‘The Post says Mr. Saniord’s brown Prince bas beer stricken out of tho entries tor the Cesarowitch and Cambridgeshire stakes because he bas pneumonia, which has also attacked Mr, Sanford’s two-year olds, THE NEREID BOAT CLUB, The annual regatta of the Nereid Boat Club, which was rowed yesterday, was marred somewhat by the “lumpy” condition of the wat wherefore only two of the four races were contested, Thi wore the four oared gig race and the invitation race for similar bouts. The trst was between four crews, rowing the gigs Panope, Eudora, Dione’ and Punch, ior gold badges to the winners, and there wus besides a test for aset of colors between the Eudora and Panope. Tue race was won by the Punch crew in acomparatively easy manner, and was over # course which began ut Gowanus dock and terminated at tho distance two miles. ‘Tne other race, betweeo the Argonuutas and the Nereids was rowed over the same coursc, This was deemed the most interesting of the four events named, uud was won easily by Argonautay from the star. YYho Neretds ied only in the fifst quarter. They were lapped and beaten by tne Bergen Point men at this There was some difficulty in ascertaing t the first race, because Messrs, Blackie and Goodwin, starter und retereo, having becn put on alittle propeller, were prevented from seeing the finish by the Idlewild, on board of ‘Which the club's guests had been brougnt to look at the regatta. She took tho @nsiae course during tho Taco, and, being a much larger vessel than the pro- peller and always alupgside the contestants, shut them complotely trom view critical moment. The Punch had won cleverly; bat the race between the Panope aud Eudora, which was an excecdiugly close one, was not seen sutisiactorily, The single scull Tacos did not come off because of the “chopping” condition of the water, Alter the regatta the guests were ontertuined by the Nerotus at their club house in Brooklyn, and epjoyed a trip up the Hudson Jater. SOCIETY OF 'THE KED CROSS, ORGANIZATION OF AN AMERICAN BRANCH—IN- FLUENTIAL CITIZENS INTERESTED IN THE MOVEMENT. Anumber of yeara ago a Swiss gentleman, travel- lng through war devastated Italy, was struck by the condition of the wounded soldiers after battle, and published his opinion to the world in a volume cailea “Memoir do Solferino,” which had an enormous sale, and was translated into many languages. The publication of this book led to to tho organization of a society in Geneva called tho Society of the Red Cr8ss, which had its branches throughout Europe. The workiug members of this society were designated by auniform and a badge worn on the arm—u red cross on a white groaud. These devoted people fol- Jowed armies into battle and oursed the sick and wounded at the risk of their own lives, Their con- duct bus been vot only applauded by every nation, but auxiliary societies were organized to send them substantial afd in the shupe of movey or anything they might been Such a tuis need, ofganized in society bas just city and culled Americun Society of thé Red Cross, the Socivty of the Ked Cross Russia, whose p.troness is Her 1 Aloxandrowna, the Empress of all the Kussias. The object of this particular ciety the succor of sick and wounded soldiers within the Russian lines, THR BXECUTIVE COMMITTER, The executive commitios of the suciety are gontles men well known io New York apd are Messrs. W. W. Astor, T. B. Baldwin, Perry Belmont, Isaac Bell, J Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Bronson, J. Wilton Brook W. £. Bridge, H. W. Brevoort, Wiilium Cutting, Vo can Coyder, J. Winturop Chandler, Jobu G, Coster, Charles Daua, C. G. Dinsmore, W. P. Douglas, W. do Renou, Willan Duor, Sydney de Ray, James BI. Dunbar, LeRoy Edgar, F. de P, Foster, H. 3. F mg, AL, Yallaton, VW. R, Garrison, RK, Suydam Graut, Chester Griswold, J. B, M. Grosvenor, U, B. Hoffman, Jonu Hone, Jr.; Joon G, Hecksner, i. Iselin, William Jay, F.C: Lawrence, Lawrence Kip, George L. Kingsland, M, Kernocban, 0, K, King, James Kent, 8. Nicuolson Kao, Greuvilie Kaue, Arthur Leary, H, B, Le Roy, Carrolt Li jton, Murray Living- ston, Louis L. Lorilara, Pierre Lorillard, J. A. Lowery, H. M. Mart, Frederick May, D. C. Moran, William Ward McAlister, Frederick Nielson, Nathaniel Niles, ‘1how woold, Merman Velricks, Wilham Parker, J. A. Varker, C. Harry Phelps, R. O, Preiss, Cornelius Roosevelt, John Watts Russoll, George L. Rives, £. Randolph Kebinson, Gould H. Redmona) Beverly Robinson, Phauix Rem- sen, . Rowlana Robbins, James F, Ruggles, a, Ly Setou, F, A. Schermerhorn, F. W. Stevens, Joseph M. Strong, Lewis A. Sayro, A, Wright Sanford, Winfield Scout, F. 8. Snelling, Joun Travers, Jr.; Heury Tura. bull, W. K, Vandervilt, Martin Van Bureu, H, Duncan Wood, Matthew Wilks and E. A. Wright, Tne American branch of this society wat anized on the llth of September, under the rules of the Geneva Convention, and erday a meteing was held inoue of the ante rooms of Chickering Hull, for the purpose of orgenizing a commities to nominate oflicers of the socioty, dr, Albert Bierstadt was elected Chairman, and Mr. Joseph M, Strong, Secro” ted of Mesars, = Mintaro, Jales Mentan' rt on y next, at Mr. Bierstadl’s studio, West Tenth street, at four o'clock, YONKERS LYCEUM GAMES. ‘The fourth annual games of tho Yonkers Lyceum, announced to take pl yesterday on their grounds, South Broadway, that city, were postponed unt! Fri to rej No, 5 THE CITY'S FINANCIAL BURDENS, SEEKING TO CUT DOWN DEPARTMENTAL ESTI- MATES—CORONERS’ FEES AND SALARY OF COMMISSIONER OF JURORS—A LIVELY TIME 1N THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, The regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was churacterized yesterday by au uttempt on the part of the democratic members to shut off debate aud pre- Vent action upon two important resolutions introduced by Alderman Cowing. One of these resolutions re- Jutes to the exorbitant salaries paid to Coroners and the Commissioner of Jurors, and the otber to (he necessity of taking some action relative to the reduction of departmental estimates tor 1873. Jidermau Cowing read his rosolutions without send- ing them up to the cierk. The preamble ag to the estimates sets forth that a large proportion are ri lated by legisiative acts, so ‘that the Bourd of Alder-. men have no power to interfere with or diminish it was the imperative duty of tho Board to stimates, and if found to be ex- 6 the representatives olgthe people of this city, to appeal to the Logisiature and the Gover- nor of the State to pass such laws as Will enable the wrong and injustice aone to (he tixpayems and toe people of the city to be rectified. The resolution aska “that a committe of five bo appointed, to consist of three members of this Board to be appointed by the President of the Board, und two (uxpayors of known and recognized ability and integ- rity to be appointed by His Honor, the Mayor, to take up tho provisional estimate of the amounts required to pay the oxpenses of conducting the public business of the city und county of Now York, in each depart- ment and branch thercol, for the lizancial year of 1378, and to carefully consider and investigate the said pro- visional estimates and the reasons assigucd therefor, und to report back to this Board of Alaermen within ‘thirty days from the passage of this resolution which of aud to What amount the various provisional esti- mutes can without detriment to the public good be diminished so that this honorable Board of Aluermen cun ob Lie coming in of said report proceed and alter such of said estimates as they nave the powcr to alter, und recommend to the next Legislature the passage of such laws us will cnable the Board of Estimato and Apportionment and the Board of Aldermen in the suture to diminish any and all provisional estimates where justice to the taxpayers and the general public good shall demand it.”” CORONERS! FEKS AND COMMISSIONER OF JURORY. Aldermun Cowing likewise olfered a preamble and resolution denouncing the payment of‘Coroners’ fees and the large saiary received by the Commissioner of Jurors in this city, claiming that such fees aro exorbi- tunt, masmuch us the municipal civ.l service of the city cost the taxpayers upward of $10,000,000 annually, and furthermore adding that it ts geverally believed tuat this sum can be materiully reduced without detri- ment to the public good und also without working any injustice to the recipionts, The resolution reters to the fact that any uunecessary extravagance in the expenditure of the public funda du these duil times, in paying extravagant suluries aud otherwise, 1s not only highly roprehensible but crimi- nal, aud works yross injustice to the tuxpayers as well as to the laboring masses. The resolution next indulges in a fling at the Gov- eruor for baving withheld his approval of the two bills known us the Coroners and the Commissioner of Jurors bills, as it was known that “the sum of $15,000, which is puld tothe Commissivner of Jurors per an- num, is excessive ynd should’ be reduced by at ivast $10,000," Furthermore, that the sum of $90,000 or thereabouts, which is paid by the city per avnum for duing the business pertaiuing to the Coroners’ office, should be reduced by at least $70,000, The resolution attached to this preamble clal that it 18 the opinion of the Board that the amounts paid to the Commissioner of Jurors and tho four Coroners ure extravagant and grossly excessive, and that the next Legisluture of this State should be most Tespectiully aud earnestly requested to pass such bill or bills as sball*reduce the «mounts somewhere within reason and justice to tho taxpayers aod t whole people of this city. 1t was resolved ‘tbat a copy of the preamble ana resolutions be transmitted to the Governor.’? SMOTUKRING THE RESOLUTIONS, The reading of the resolutions was iuterrupted by several frivolous motions, which were followed by a scene of confusion for goverul minutes, Messrs, Tuomey and Sauer iusisted that there was no neces- sity to occupy the time of the Board by having the paper read through. ‘The chairman, Alderman Morris, decided that the gentleman had a periect right to continue his reading. Alderman si appoaled from this decision of the chair, but afterwara withdrew the appeal, when Mr, Cowing concluded, Similar uttempts were made to p debate upon the resolution us to estimates, The chairman insisted upon sending It to the Finance Committee before air, Cowing had an opportunity of speaking on its merits. Tuen ensued another scone of contusion. Tho mover of the resolution wanted to be heard and appealed from the decision of the chair, Alderman Lamb tn- ted upon the rights of every member of the Board ig protected. Alter considerable sparring of this description both resolutions were laidon the table by w strict party vote—the democrats being opposed to their passage and the republicans voting in favor of them. CONVENTION OF POSTAL CLERKS, BEPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED. STATES RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE DISCUSSING THE BENEYITS TO BE DERIVED FROM MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCK. : The third unnwal convention of the United States Railway Mutual Sonefit Association, of which Captain James Belger, chief head clerk of the New York and Wasbington Railway Post Office this city, is president, assembies in Cincinnati, Ohio, this morning, Delegates clected to represent some tour thousand postal clerks, route agents and mail messengers attached to the principal railway lines in United States will be present. Among tho represent, atives of iho associatiun from this city and vicinity and from New England who areon their way to at- tend the Convention are James Belger, chiet head clerk; Jonn Steck, James Johnson and W. B, Smith, of the Now York apd Washington Railway Post Oflico; E. L, Champtin, chef head clerk; F. Harrington and F. H. Nash, of tue Boston and New York Ruilwsy Post Oltice; Ira Dorrance, bead cierk, J. 8, Conklin and Joxevl Richards, of the New York and Dunkirk Rail- way Post Oflice} Charles Lyon, head clerk; J. Hopkins, route agent, Now York apd Binghamton; Charles E, Moore, head clerk, B Railway ‘Post Office; Mr. Snftries, head clerk, Boston ana Bangor Railway Post Office; Chief Head Clerk Horace Merrill, of Boston, and representatives of the New York moraing papers, ‘The subjects to be offered tor discussion in the Con- Vention aro manifold and various, the chief beimg the dangers ultendant upon a * mm the rail,”’ aud w best means of securing benefits to the families of clerks losing their lives while on duty, or who may be rendered unfit fur the service by bodily injuries. Acvording to tue last quarterly weue of the “Postal “Record” there were over thirty thousand post oflices in the United States. Tue number of postmasters and clerks required to conduct these offices is fuily filty thousand. The propriety of admitting this class of men to membersip in the association will, it 18 ex- pected, cail forth earnest avd apimuted devate, The association humbers more than one thousand four hundred members, which & is likely will be in- creased, the inducement being the low assessment ot $2 in case of death ; securing to she family of deceased the benefit of $2,000. The Convention will be ia sossbn two days, adjourn. ing on Thursday. THE SECOND CAVALRY. ITS TRANSFER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE TO MONTANA. Ix Camp a? Font X’Kinxey, W. T., Sept, 19, 1877, ‘The headquarters, nou-commisgoned stail, band and companies A, B, 0, B, 1 and K of the Second cavalry, en route trom Fort Sandors, W. ‘I, to the new post on the Big Horn River, in Montana, arrived hero yester- day. The comimaad lett MedicineBow, on the Union Pacific Railroad, September 6, ani marcued thence to Fort Fetterman, which latter plaw it left September 12. The troops are under comnand of Lieutenant Colonel Brackett; are in excelent gondition und spirits, and, with good luck, will wrrivo'at their destie nation about October 1, With the arrival of thia part of the regimeut aod companics ¢ aad M inom camps Stambaugh and Brown, the whow regiment will be together in the Departinent of Dakow, The regi- ment, in parts, has beon in quito 4 putmber Of actions with Indians this yoar, and will, #e have no doubt, give as good ap account of itsell tn the Hepartment of Dakota ag tt hus iv tho Departnent ot Plate, Where it has served so creditaby lor a numbor of yoara, . UNLIKE IS FATHER Henry Frost, a young man of about twenty-five years of age, the son of Senator Frost, of Staten Island, was charged at the Tombs Pytice Court, yester- duy, with petit larceny in stealing 4 twenty-five cent cigar. The coinplainant was Hugh Waldroa, of the Astor House, who testified that frost went to bis cigar counter und purchased two Qgars and stole a third one, The’ prisoner appearw very pouitent, He was holt tn $300 bail to answer, MEMENTOES OF THY DEAD. ‘Yhe following named relics of theBrooklyn Theatre fire, of December 5, 1376, were fovhd yesterday by some lavorers who were engaged in tlearing away tho accumulation of rubbish in the rtims:—One silver watch; maker’s name not being diseernible thereon, One silver watch, Tobias, rpwl, maker. Ove gold ring, With white stone setting. The trinkets day, 12th inst, om uccount of the heavy condinon of the track, were transterred to Property Clerk William H, Mui- doon. af Poles Headauarters. THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE. CALE LAYING IN THE WINTER MONTHS—PRO TECTION FOR THE WORKMEN—STBAND WORK— THE WIRE QUESTION—*U@rENDERS. With the approach of winter the inquiry 11 ral as to how the work of ¢able Jaying will progress dur- ing that season. On account of the stoppages oc casioned by severe colds and high winds the progress in cable laying on au average will bo about one-third slower than it now ie, The protection for the workmen. in their exposed positions im she cradles and on tht towers and aucborages, when employed in the cablii laying, have been slightly noticed bofore, but are now given in detail, ‘The saddle slots which are housed in will bo provided with little stoves or furnaces for tho workmen tb warm thetr hands, Attne cradies there will be a sort of board shelters, with siinilar warming arrangements. The flagmen, who now stand unprotected on top of the towers, wil! be provided with small sentry boxes, allowing free view on both , and the “drivers,” as they are called who stand by the driving wheels on the Brook lyp anchorage, around which the traveller ropes pass, will be-provided with a similar shel! The men on the New York anchorage will bavo shelter bouses, The whole, drumming up aud paying out machinery on the Brooklyn anchorage is now loused in by large sheds, and in these stoves will bo. pliced for the workmen, Notwithstanding all those precautions the cavie work at that great height in winter will somewhat resemble (that of an Arctic ex- pedition on a small scale, avd the workmen will ro- quire to be well nufMfed wu, The work, it 18 expetted, will go on throughout tue winter, with very slight stoppages, Last winter there was only one stoppage vccusioned by the severe cold, when the workmen were Piaciny across the stec! ropes supporting tue cradles, the looturidge aod the other wire ropes necessary. Whatever snow will be deposited on the footbridge, cradies or towers will be quickly blown off, and ica will be the only dilfculty. bis ast your accumulated on the wire ropes stretched across to the thickness of gome one aod a quarter iuches, and on thawing foll in fragments to the roofs and sidewalk, and kept the wadyengers op the latter dancing out of their way. ‘he ice this winter, irom tho larger size of tho strands now in place, will be thicker, and the ferrybouts, on a day when itis thawing, bad better keep out from under the line of the strands in thoir trips across the river, Soime of the most exposed work-that will bave to be performed by the workmen daring the winter will be that of those who go out ou the slight wrapping * puggles ? to wrap the strands ulter thor compievon, tor they will be exposed to tho,full fury of tho blasts, At the approaches the work, willyproceed as usual, unless stopped fora tow days or hours by the cx: treme cold, Tho work wil be. jully covered ay. proceeds, and the brick heapa will. be kept well pro- tected, The fith pair of-dowo, @yeam strands was tinished lasteveaing, This makes eiehte now laid, in ea fitty-eight more strands. t which will give seventy-six strands iv all, ni h in each cable, and ta cach cable 6,434 wires, giving 21,736 wires in all, At the present rate of rapping i pair of strands can ba laid in a week, so Wat lt it were not for tue coming winter, aud if there was sufficient wire, the cavles could be fuished in about eight months. Allowing tor the delays during winter and contingencies we may look ie seeing the great cables fuished in some ten months. ‘hero ure THK WIRE SUPPLY, A stoppage having occurred daring the laying of the Ofth pair of down stream strands, on account of a shortness of wire, inquiry wus made yosterday into the cause, As a result it can be stated tue work 19 now progressing fayter than tho enginoers seemed to wnticipute when they made the calculations as to the amount of wire they could rua out The wire cous tract was first made for 150 tons per month, und then changed, by mutual agreement between the wire con- tractor and the trustees, to 260 tons, At the present rate of ‘running, some 300 tons of wire, in goou weather, ure iaid, ‘This, during the win- ter, will probably ran down to 200 tons per month, so thata supply of wire nee can be accu. mulated. The contractor has so fur furnished 385 tons, of which 241 tons were deliverod fast month, ‘There are still 2,715 tons to deliver belore the contract is ended, ‘The process of oiling the wire now in ase, though very effective, is dupe im what seems ver much arule of thumb method, it vetng oiled by Dané, ln good weather each coil requires three days to be properly oiled, atluwing cach coat to dry ou, One coat of raw linseod oil is first put on, and thea two of builed ot. Some twelve tons of wire a day can be given one cout of of!, and bver an acro and a half of ary ing grounds by the unchorage are in use, The work of viling the wire ut the wor! be resumed for a first class coat, and it 16 to be hoped that some way of oiling it completely other than by band may be found. One of the great difficuitios of oiling ut the works is that, im beimg carrieu over the cobble stones, the oil on the coils is rubbed off by the Jolting of one against the other, A cart with wheol: which will Ut the horse railroud tracks, ao witb axles partly rubber, has beon ordered by Mr. Haigh, the wire contractor, and when this is ready the oiling of the wire at the works will be resumed, Dur- 1ug & Visit to the wire Works yesterday it was noticed that the last of the old style of wire blocks werd being replaced by automatic ones, allowing one man tu do cho work that was tormorly doue by three; tab @ patent pointing machine hud superseded the old quetbod of pointing ata diacksmith’s forge, and that the work on all hands was going-ulong smoothly. Tho breaking strength required by the spectfications of the size of wire at present furnished is 3,990 pounds, and the three successive tests made in the writer's presence vy the engineer of the Bridge Com- pany in charge of that work were 4,800, 5,300 aad 4,980 pounds respectively, being an ‘ago of over one thousand pounds ubove the required strength, A NEW CONTRACT, ‘The specifications tor the contract for 325,000 pounds of ateo! suspenders for the rcadway, partof which are to be one and five-eightbs and the rest one ang three-quarters inches in diameter, are now being con siaered by the bridge trustees, and wonld have been ued with a call for bids if it had not been for some discussion in the Board, bringing up the old contro. versy, which was had about the cable wire, us ta whether “crucible” or ‘Begsemer’”’ steel should be used, THE STEAMSHIP ENGLAND SEIZED, LIBELLED ON A CHABGE OF SMUGGLING SILKS AND LACES. . About two months ago the steamer Denmark, of the National line, was seized by the customs authorities on account of smuggling being carried on by her offi. cers to a very large extent, As discovered by Special Agent Brackett the smuggling consisted of the intros duction into this port of very large quantities of Pons son silks. Ful! particulars of the contraband operas tions and the Iibelling and bonding of th steamor in the sum of $220,000 havo already been published in full in the Herarp, Captain Brackett has been very actively engaged in working up the case, and upon his representations Collector Arthur corresponded with tho Secretary, o! the Treasury within a few days past, to tho effect that ‘“pasmuch gs the steatner Denmark had deen bonded for such a od sum, Whether ou the evidence submit- ted to the Collector the steamsnip England should aiso b ized apd libelied,’? In viow of the possible mn department before fi @ measure. The answer to tbis communication was received on Monday, signed by Secretary Sharman, which recites that the amount of duties lose tg the governimont by the frauds alleged to have been committed by the em- ployés of the National line are. ip excess of ‘the amount of bond given in tho case of the steamer Don- mark, and as the department proposes to use tne Ultmost rigor in prosecuting these cases it is ordered that the steamer Kngland be also seized on ber arrival at the port of New York, aud Cage relerred at once to the District Attorney for prosecation, On receipt of this manuate Collector Artuur at once instructed Survoyor Sharpe to detail such ot inty for as wero deemed necessary to take possession of the steamer in question as svon as sho arrived, und, ac- cordingly, Inspectors Neafle and Estabrook were as. Sigued to carry out the Collector’s instructions, A PEACKFCL CAPTURE, At aquarter past seven o'clock yesterda: the Engiand was (elegraphod trom Cain soon ay she urrived at Quarantine the ve officers Wout oa board and ivformed Captain Thompsvn tha’ by virtue of orders trom the Collector of the ort hu vessel was under seizure and mast not leave por without permission from the game suthority. These officers will remalo by the England, in connection with tho discharging ollicers, unui releved by tho United -States Marshal, ‘The case on being reported to the United States Dis- trict Attorney will be submitted im turn to Juage Biatchford, aud it the evidence warrants it the Bu, Jand will hnbetled and asum in con- formity with her appraised value, mer is es timated (0 be worth $300,000. Ihoinas wens, the late pursur of the England, who was arrested by Captain Brackett jor smuggilng stiks and lacus, has been oontined in Ludlow street Jail since jast July. From the conivssions of some of the employes of this line, who have been apprehended, it appears that the silks were taken on board of the steamers in the regular way, the marks and numbers of the cases being properly entered on the m: During the voynge the contents of the cases were abstracted and in their place bran or oatmeal substituted, On the arrival of the steain in doe scription with the sir, general order warctouse! disturbed uutil the fraud Was exposed, while the si! were taken from the mers and the dock 1p cement barrels and carted to tho rendezvous of the smugglers, WANTED WINTER QUARTERS, A tramp who calls himself Joho Snaa went inv the ablishment of Sir. Jolly, No, 61 Easy Tweiltth street, yesterday morning and asked for five cents yr oing to eat, Ho was so im thut he was pushed out of the stor door shat 19 his face. In revenge Snaa pi biock of Belgian pavement and seut 1t fying througy a plate glass window valued at $200, After his greut achievement he did not atempt to rum away, but stood outside the door coolly awaiting the arrival of ap officer to arrest him. Jadge Morgan yosterday aftergoon asked bim i! he bad apything to im ex. answered t! prisoner; wanted id for the winter, 1 Wook the surest ug thore that 1 knew of.”” He was com- bail to answer at Special Sessions, morning look. At the enses -conformi mitted ip