The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1879, Page 8

e A Visit to Mr. Racers im England. The Duke of Magenta and His Companions. AN ENGLISH OPINION OF THEM. Loxpos, Jan. 2, 1879,” Thave just como from having a look at Mr. Pierre Lorillard’s Lorses, seut over ere, I believe, to aston- ish the natives and carry away some of the henors, a8 a whole they are only'lacking in one thing to English eyes—quulity. ‘They have nizo and substance and the weak points of the Efiglish Anechorse, light logs und pinched heels, are conspicu- ous ‘by their absonce; but there is not that blood- Like appearance to be noticed which is classified with the highest type of the thoroughbred racehorse. How much of this lack of quality is due to the rough-ind-ready cut about the American horses, owing to their being kept without clothing in their stalls, is & matter of doubt. With horses, as with men and wor good dressing enhances beauty and goes along way toward ameliorating faults, and the liorses under Mr. Brown's charge are at present placed at a disadvantage for comparison, and it will not be until they are in summer condition that they can expect to be on a par with the pampered denizens of our aristocratic English training establishments. Mr. Jones offered to show ine thé Duke of Magenta, who was still in the old stable at Tom Aldcroft’s, but hie added, “You wont see him as I should like him to be seen, for he has been very low since he came here. We have hopes of his pulling through all right, however, and he is taking his feed now.” Re- tracing our steps to tN Tigh street ond crossing to the gateway where Mr. Jones had previously been doing sentry duty we were Boon at the Duke’s box. On opening the door we found him standing perfectly still, with his head toward us. x offering to litt or move his head while his muzzle was stroked, there he stood, a sick horse and no mistake. He was heavily clothed from head to foot, aud only his throat was exposed to view. There the marks of the blisters were apparent, but it had evi- dently beeu some days since the last had been ap- plied, Expressing a hope that he would speedily re- cover, and thauking our courteous and attentive con- ductor for his kindness, we bade him good day. A SEARCH FOR OPINIONS. With a view to obtaining the opinions of trainers and racing men upon the merits and prospects of Mr, Loriliard’s horses, visits were made to the principal establishments at Newmarket. Captain Machell, Matthew Dawson, Joseph Dawson, John Dawson, James Ryan ani several others were called upon, but all to no purpose, for Mr. Lorillard’s team might as well have becn kept at home, for all the Newmurket folks seem to care. The only person who had noticed them was a stud groom of Mr, Houldsworth, who was told that a Btring of clothed horses walking along the road were the “Yankees,” He thought they were of fair size, but could say nothing except that they had wonderfully good legs and feet. If in the spring @ rumor gets avout Newmarket that one of the “Yankees” is dangerous, then tere will be plenty to watch the gallops and see how the strangers act. Even the “touts,” as the horse watchers are called, ‘were drawn blank for information, and they are sup, posed to know everything that goes on in aud about the Newmarket stables. “You see, sir, there ain’t no occasion for us to look arter ‘em at this time o’ year. When the spring opens some on us will go and have a look at ’em, when they are doing their work, so as to let our masters know if there is anything dangerous. If there is, then we'll take some notice on ’em, and not without. You sce, sir, there’s plenty of work for us, with so many ‘osses at Newmarket, without our ‘wasting our time looking arter safe ‘uns,” was the reply of one of the cleverest of his class, and his mates agreed with him on the subject. ‘These touts are kept by bookmakers in various parts of the coun- try and receive good pay for telegraphing the earliest information obtainable respecting -breakdowns, acci- dents or the result of trials. The duties are arduous when faithfully performed, and they get well paid for their work. A GLANCE AT ENGLISH HORSES. Mr. John Dawson, although he was unable to say anything abouf the horses which had lately arrived from America, offered, for the purpose of compari- son, to show the h es under his charge, which were just ebout to be locked up after having had their mo: walking exercise on the straw bed. This has been the only work the Newmarket horses have had for two weeks, owitlg to the frost; but the thaw which bas just set in will soon make a change from tnis way of doimg business. Mr. John Daw- son's establishment is situate. ai the lower end of the town, and his horses wali right out of the stable yard on the training yrounds—the Bury Gallop of a mile straight, the bury Hills, Lime ovher iavorite exercise gallops. The resi- n by the name of ‘Warren House,” and is a thorough gentleman's house, both in outside ap- pearance aud the elegance ot its interior appoint qents. Tie stables are cl: by the side of the house, aud the garden aud ‘stable yard are separated by a liigh fence. A gate leads into the yard, and, passing through it, Mr. Dawson directed attention to a pony harnessed to w small “curt,” as the two-wheeled pony i d, It Wasa miniature polo pony, 288 shape, aud the pony, “cart” and two 8, Who were ready to start for their drive, y pretty picture, indeed. NOTED MORES. ‘The first door which was opened was opposite the y a yearlingauly by Rosicrucian, out 7 Was one of the grandest i 4 that could well be imagined, ith great length and immense young led. formed a ve bone tance, and the property ot Mr. Alexander, A colt by Doncaster, out of Vhanvinesse, that cost 2,400 guineas as a’ yearling, Was another magnificent horse, as was an own brother aron, by Hermit, out of Barchettina. A ut of Lightuing, was wouderfully h in color aud shape, aud for Muccolo,a roan by Cavnival, out was fully on ® par with us. Every one of the horses, with the exception of the Kosicrucian filly had ona light bianket, and s » of them Lad an additional tlicet, aud their sleek coats gave then a decided ad- vantage in appearance compared with Mr, Lorillard’s horses. So tar as the development of inuscle was concerned thé advantage, if auy, lay with the Ameri- cans, several of whom were much better furnished and of harder appearauce than the highly fed and forced English yearlings, WORK ENOUGH FOR ONE. To show the amount of work Mr. Dawson has to ettend to tne following list of Lorses under his charge will give the best idea, The ayes ure caicu- tated ws On January 1, 1679: PRINCE BATTHYANY'S, , b. h., by King Hal—-Cariboo, 6 yrs. 's, b. h., by Lyplhaus or Loiteror—Sunny- ora. h., by. King Tom—May Bloom, 5 yrs. Hin Lorber by Lyphous—Money Spinner, 4 yrs. by Junine-—st. Angela, 4 yrs. b¢., by Typhaus—Lady Margaret, 4 yrs. King Charlie, br. ¢., by Kiug o'Seots—Peni- yrs. ‘Mouey Spin- by Rosierncian— ya. Vdstulunt, ch. ¢., by 'Typheus Bouuinel, br, Dauciug Master, ch. garet, 2 yra, DER'S. Chunderbolt—La Belle 6 yrs, volt—Concordia, 3 yrs, y Carnival-—White Kose, 2 + by Ousiow rucian-—Laey Hy yrs, Budrage, e., by Lecturer-—Mise Becker, 2 ME. B.C. NAXLOI'S, Jester, eh. k., by Merrymaker, 6 yrs, Chaldean, br. ¢., by sosicrc au0s, 4 yrs, Princes Ma bet, by Brinee Charlie+-Matilda, s yrs, ©. Vy Young ‘Trampoter—-Village Maid, 3 yra. ©. by Hermit—Varchettina, 2 oratt—Florenc Mit, MACK HNAE oh, @., by Blair Athol —Columba, by Mlair Athol Maid of The Wave, bt. f., By Alvarer- Wild Dove, 2 yrs. PINMESISG FOI AN OVINIOS. Voading Uae departure of the tra for London YANKEE HORSES ABROAD. | | could be propounded he broke out about as fol- Lorillard’s | ic Seville, by birdeatchor, 2 « NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, visit was paid to Mr. Barrow, the Newmarket veterin- ary surgeon, for the purpose of asking his opinion, in general way, upon American horses and their acclimatization. That gentleman had either got out bed on the wrong side or else he is a particularly seible old fellow, for before a simpie question i know @hat you are, You are one of these news- paper fellows who go smelling about, and you want to pamp me about my employers’ horses and tien you'll publish what Isay. It isa piece of gross im- pertinence. What do you take me for?” “Ltake you #o bea gentleman who will at least answer a civil question, and if for professional reasons he cannot do so, will at least say so without abusing the questioner.” This somewhat toued down the autocrat, and he replied, “Well, what do you want to know? *Willyou please say, Mr. Barrow, whether American horses ‘adapt themselves readily to our climate; whether they are more liable to colds and chest com- plaints, und, if 80, the general resuits “That, sir, is a guinea; but 1 have no time to give to you, My lunch is waiting and getting cold, and I think you are taking a gross liberty in coining to see me at all. Why, xo inan in England would have dared to ask me such questions, and you, # perfect stranger from Aimerica, do if.” A lungry Englishman is truly an angry one; but still, uot to be browbeuten, another trial was inade, “Please understand, Mr, Barrow, reference is made to no particular horse or horses under your charge, and all that would be said in the New York HERALD would be according to your reply, something to this eifect:—'Mr. Barrow, the eminent Newmarket veter- is of the opinion that the American horses AEA weil with native bred ones.’"” hat they are not more liable to pulmonary complaints,’ ’” “Weill?” «But that they, like other horses when affected by cold, must run the chance of recovering, and that, it seriously affected, they seldom or never recover their full powers of speed and stamina,’ ”” ‘ “Tuere you would have been entirely wrong.” “Thank you, Mr. Barrow. Good morning," and so astonished was the old gentleman by his own reply that he coald only look in astonishment at lis ques- tioner taking his departure. ENTRIES FOR THE SPRING HANDICAPS. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING,— WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, Tue Newmaxker Hanvicar of 25 sovs. each, 10 forfeit and 3 entrance vnly it declared, with 400 sovs, added, for three-year-olds and upward; winners of & handicap after the weights are published to carry 7 Ibs.; it of the value of 500 sovs., 10 Ibs.; of two or more, 14 Ibs, extra; the secona horse to save his stake. ‘The last mile and a half of B.0. (39 subs.) Parole, 6 yrs. Princess Mathiida, 3 yrs. Bergere, 3 yrs. Sunshade, 4 yrs. Camembert, 6 yrs. Isonomy, 4 yrs. Clementine, 4 yrs. Salamanca filly, 3 yrs. Prologue, 3 yrs. paz, 4 yrs. Lina, 6 yrs. Thorntield, 3 yrs. Duke of Parma, aged, Conductor, 4 yrs. Cerberus, 6 yrs. Caxtonian, 3 yrs. Sousie Queen, 4 yrs. Blue Ridge, 4 yrs. Broad Corrie, 4 yrs. Fontainebleau, 5 yrs. Flaster, 3 yrs. Bound to Win, 4 yrs. Rylstone, 5 yrs, i Gladixtore, 5 yrs. Quicksilver, 4 yrs. Bancks, 4 yrs. Touchet, 5 yrs. Ban, 8 yrs. Ridotto, 4 yrs. Berzeneze, 8 yrs. Drumhead, 6 yrs, Alice colt,’3 yrs. Attalus, 4 yrs, Paul’s Cray, 4 yrs. Sutler, 4 yrs. Queen of Cyprus, 6 yrs. Muitin Boy, 4 y: ‘The Dean, 5.yrs. Flotsam, 4 yrs. EPSOM SPRING MEETING—TUESDAY, APRIL 22. ‘THE Crr¥ AND SUBURBAN Hanpicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 forfeit and only 5 if declared, with 200 sovs. added; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes; the winner of a handicap atter the weights are published to carry 51bs. extra; of any two handicaps or one of the value of 1,000 sovs. 10 Ibs, extra. Abont one mile and a quarter. (104 subs.) Parole, 6 yrs. Saratoga gelding, 3 yrs, Wild Prince, 4 yrs. St. Augustine, J yrs. Matador, 4 yrs. Attalus, 4 yrs. Ee arbinger, 5 yrs. ho Il., 4 yrs, ed Comya, 4 yrs. Court Beauty, 3 yrs. Sovereign, 4 yrs. Knight of Burghley, 3 yrs. Censer, 4 yrs, Sonsp Queen, 4 yrs. etarian, 3 yrs. Cyprus, 4 yrs. Broa Corrie, 4 years, Ked Archer, 4 yrs. Avontes, 5 yrs. Bay Archer, 3 yrs, Fluster, 3 yrs. Grace, 4 yrs, Greenback, 4 yrs. Sutler, 4 yrs. Midlothian, 5 yrs. Polly Perkins, 4 yas. Hetty illly, 3 yrs. Mutin Boy, 4 yrs. Elt King, 3 yrs. Alpha, 3 yrs. Highland Lassie colt, 8yr8 Cradle, 6 yrs. Wild Lyon, 3 yrs. Clocker, 4 yrs. Pesrilina, 4 yrs. Speculation, 5 yrs. Al-hewist, 3 yrs. Blantyre, aged. Flashinan, 4 yrs. Alcuzar, 4 yrs, Mickey Free, 3 yrs. Belphwbe, 5 yrs. itylutone, 5 yrs. Maximilian, 4 yrs, King Boris, 4 yrs. Erivan, 3 yrs. Queen Regent, 3 yrs. Quickstep, 4 yrs. Fragrance colt, 3 yrs, Barleysugar, 3 yrs. Sun of York, 3 yrs. Thunderstone, 5 yrs. Callant, 4 yrs. Turtle Dove, 3 yrs. Salamanca filly, 3 yrs. Blue Sleeves filly, 3 yra, Foutainebleau, 5 yrs. Woodlark, 6 yrs. Blue Ridge, 4 yrs. Launceston, 3 5 rs, Colorado, 3 yrs. * Sheldraxe, o yrs. La Merveille, 4 yrs. Pero, 4 Drumnhead, 6 yrs. Misenus, 4y4 Cromwell, & yrs, Atlas, 4 yrs. Linden, 3 yrs, Isonomy, 4 yrs. Rosy Cross, 5 yrs. Kaleidoscope, 6 yrs. ‘Louchet, 5 yrs. Bounie Scotland, 4 yrs. Ridotto, 4 yrs. Chevronel, 4 yrs. Flavius, 3 yrs. Senator, 4 yrs. Spendthrift, 4 yxs. Advance . ‘Mandarin, aged. Master Kildare, 4 yrs, Breadtinder, 3 yra, Eminence, ‘ yrs. Harbinger, 5 yrs. Torpedo, 3 yrs. Hydromel, 4 yrs. Borzeneze, 3 yrs. Abbaye, 3 yrs. Paul's Cray, 4 yra Douglas, 3 yre. Carnethy, 3 yrs, San Francisco, 3 yrs. Julius Celsus, 4 yrs. Ambuseade, 3 yrs. Whackum, 3 yrs. Serings, 3 yrs. Hadrian, 5 yrs. Seapegrace, 3 yrs. Groundbait, 3 yrs. Sweil, 3 yrs. Gadabout, 4 yrs, Nottingham, 3 yrs. Grapeshot, 5 yrs. WEDNESDAY, APAIL 23. ‘Tue Great Mernorourras SraKes (handicapped) of 25 sovs. each, 15 forteit and only 5 if declared, with 200 sovs. added; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stukes; the winuer of a handicap after the pers of the weights to carry 5 Ibs. extra; of any two handicaps, or of the City and Suburban Handicap, 10 lbs. extra. About two miles and » quarter, to start at the Winning Chair, (44 subs.) Parole, 6 yrs. Gondola colt, 3 yrs. Duke of Magents, 4 yrs, Jester, 6 yrs. Bay Archer, 3 yrs. Velieda, 3 yrs. Glencairn, 3 yrs. Greenback, 4 yrs. Finster, 3 yrs. Sutler, 4 yrs. Hetty filly, 3 yrs. Midlothian, 5 yrs. Sonsie Queen, 4 yrs. Clocher, 3 yrs. Ethelred, 3 yrs. Duke of Parma, aged, Colorado, 3 yrs. Jageilon, rr Belphabe, 5 yrs. Rylstone, 5 yra. King Boris, 4 yrs. Polly Perkins, 4 yrs, Mutita Boy, 4 yrs. Fragrance colt, 3 yra. Sunshade, 4 yrs. Zucchero, 5 yrs. King of Launde, 4 yrs, Salamanca filly, 8 yrs, Conductor, 4 yrs. Blue Ridge, 4 yrs. Cerberus, 6 Topaz, 4 yrs. Drumhead, 6 yrs, Baucks, 4 yrs, Chancellor, aged, Ban, 3 yrs. Viscomti, 3 yrs. Chocolate, 3 yrs. Ridotto, s yrs. Touchet, 5 yrs. Alice colt, 3 yrs. United Service, 3 yrs. Bon Bon, 5 yrs. Hoya, 6 yrs. SAVANNAH JOCKEY CLUB. FIRST DAY OF TIE SPRING MEETING-—THREE RBACES—BEN HILL, LITTLE REB AND PT THE WINNERS. SAVANNAH, Jap. 21, 1879, The annual spring meeting of the Savannah Jockey Club commenced to-day under the most favorable auspices. The clib having given considerable attention to the preliminary arrangements for the running, everything was in readiness and in thorough order for the commencement. ‘The attendance was large and the racing good. ‘Threo events were on the card, the first being the Ten Broeck Stake for three-year-olds, mile heats. This closed with eleven entries, five of which came to the post. Among them were A, Atchison’s chestnut gelding Ben Hill, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Melrose; Messrs, Sieferd & Cree’s bay filly Mary Waitou, by John Morgan, dam Efie Cheatham; James Davis’ chestnut filly Alpha, by Pat Malloy, dam Molley James, and two others. Ben Hill won the race in two straight hoats, Mary Walton being second in the first heat and Alpha second in the other, Time, 1:48 41:48 34. The second race was the Savannah Cup, for all ages, two miles, which had eight entries. Of these seven faced the starter, W. T, Linek’s bay mare Ber- gamot, by Bonnie Scotland, dam by Brown Di tour years old, was the rite before the start, b vi y Willigta Lakeland’s © tie Reb, by Rebel, dam Ki. A. Bray's chestaut horse letin, dam by Brown Dic! ‘The cloain rs old, and ck, by Bul- old. “Time, event of the day was a dash of a mile H ut for ago, for a purse of $150; . Enter “4 for this were W. cuypt, by Planet, dau wed, Who won the raco; R. A. Bray's 46 Virgilian, by Virgti, dam Ta Henderson, who was second, and James J, Bovine? ‘o Hattio B, who was third, ‘Time, ¥ will be Thursday, when the Bona- venture Stake for four-year-olds, mile beats, will be run, logether with a mile dash and mile eats for ail agen. SLEIGHING AND SKATING. Coutral Park was again yesterday the gathering piace of thousands who wifhed tg enjoy the bracing sports on the lake or roadways. ‘Cho tally keeper 1,00 sleighs passed through the Fifth avenue © on Sunday, onday and 9,000 yester- at as superb in work- pant drawa by splendid horses, but occa said, an animal passed which needed the mally ] attention of De. Bergh, THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT, SECOND DAY'S PLAY--RUDOLPHE DEFEATS GAL- nacuer, 600 ro 439, AND DALY DEFEATS uuIser, 600 vo 100—SEXTON TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT. The second game of the billiard tournament was played at Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon in presence of 300 persons, 4 score or more being ladies. ‘Lhe contestants were A, P. Rudolphe, of New York, and Thomas J. Gallagher, of St. Louis, In stringing for the lead Gallagher won, For twenty innings nothing remarkable occurred, and but little brilliant execution was displayed, The score then stood:— Gallagher, 104; Rudolphe, 67. In his twenty-first inning Gallagher counted 183 points, giving him a total of 287, This run in many par- ticulars was brilliant, though had it not been for a “scratch” early in the effort his subsequent suc- cessful “nursing” would not have occurred, Still, the delicate sease of touch which the St. Louis player showed was duly appreciated and gen- crously applauded. Rydolphe followed with 71, and at the end of his twenty-tirst inning he was 216 points down. It looked seriously for him and he took off his coat. Several fine plays around the table and a good deal of “nursing” resulted in the total of 110 before he broke his nest. The next eight or nine in- nings were commonplace, und when Gallagher sat down after his twenty-ninth inning he was just 100 points the best of “Ru.” ‘Then the Frenchman worked vigorously. With excellent judgment aud skil- ful “nursing’’ alo: the rail he ed 159 to his seore, which placed him the leader te points. At hth inning lagher was 79 the end of the bipohs points the worst of it. The latter then missed, so did “Ru,” and again another opportunity was tren the St. Louis player, but again his shot was a blank, when the Frenchman, making # run of 82, his score showed 600 and victory: by 161 points. ‘Time of game, 3u. 19m, Eugene Carter was umpire for Gallagher and E, A, Smith for Rudolphe. The score was as fol- lows:— Rudolpho—ty 5, 7, 6, 8, 3, 1, 1, 2,0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 5, 3, 12, 3, 0, 7, 4, 110, 0, 0, 28, 19, 2, 4, 8, 11, 18, 159, 0, 0, 47, 19, 4, 15, 0, 82—800, . Gallagher—1, 6, 5, 21, 7, 3, 18, 0, 0, 0, 2, 9, 3, 2, 27, 2, 2, 0, 0, 1, 183, 7,1, 0, 1, 2, 1, 3, 32, 0, 26, 4,0, 2, 48, 1, 6, 18, 0, 0-43) Winner's average, 15; loser’s average, 10 39-40, THE EVENING GAME, The third game of the tournament was played in the evening before a fine audicnce. Maurice Daly, of New York, and John Randolph Heiser, of Boston, came together, A. G. Saucr acted as igo ae) for Daly and D, ‘t. Pulsifer for Heiser. Mr. M. Geary was the referee, and G. H. Ellis official marker. Heiser won the lead, and 6 points was the result of the play. Daly scored half that number in his initial ator . Safety shots were tuen made by each, three blanks standing against the Bostonian and two site the New Yorker. Daly in his fourth inning ed the balis along the lower rail to the tune of the score then being—Daly, 85; Heiser, 6. At the eud of the eighth inning Daly was credited with 138 points, while Heiser had 10 marked up for him. In the tenth inning Heiser got the bails to suit his notion somewhat, and by careful nursing counted (2, Several misses occurred at this juncture, Daly exclaiming to his umpire after one of his failures, “I don’t know how it is.” Daly's fifteenth inning was ot great eervice tohim. The balls acted finely, and by pretty and cautious ‘‘nurs- ing” he did not leave the table until 233 had been netted for the effort. ‘his made him just 371 ahead of the Bostonian, the announcement of which was received with tumultuous cheers. Heiser then missed, when Daly again got the balls together, and “nursing” them up and down the rail just as he liked, he supplemented his big run with another, though not so large, yet still of three figures, it being 175. This made the total—Daly, 553; Heiser, 77. The game now looked a foregone conclu- sion for the New York lad, and, with two or three runs of unimportance, Daly in his nincteenth inning stood 563—only 37 to win. Heiser scored 7 in his twenticth attempt and failed to do beiter by sheer carelessness. He left the balls “all in @ heap" for Daly, who ran the 37 required right off the reel, which credited him with the game and a brilliant victory. Time of game, gb. 33m. The full score is appended :— Me ey 0, 0, 6, 11, 36, 1, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 233, 175, 2, 600. He 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 62, 2, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 15, 0, 5 .Winner’s average, 30; loser’s average, 5. SEXTON TO COMPETE, Sexton has consented to play in the tournament, and to-night he will meet Slosson. ‘he game is ex- pected to be brilliant and exciting. In the afternoon Gallagher and Garnier will play. ———— PEDESTRIANISM. HOLSKE WALES ONE HUNDEED AND SIXTY MILES IN LESS THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AT MO- ZART. GARDEN—HOWARD COMPLETED ONE HUN- DRED AND FIFTY-ONE MILES IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS. The pedestrians at Mozart Garden have been get- ting along quite industriously during the past twen- ty-four hours. Holske completed his 160 miles about ten minutes to twelve last night, fifteen minutes inside of the forty-eight hours in which he had agreed to make the distance. With the exception of badly blistered feet he was feeling tolerably fresh at the finish of his task. He took several short rests dur- ing the morning of from ten to fifteen minutes each, and ut 3h. 7m, 18s. in the afternoon he left the track for 57m. 428, “He took twelve minutes’ rest at Sh. 9m. P, M. and 16m. 40s. rest at 6h. 42m. 50s. P. M. During ening, when the crowd began to collect, Holske improved his pace, and the last ten miles of his task were walked in 2h. 33m. 1s. & in tolerably go condition. He taking @ goo rest, as durin; the night What Linen cawO ¥ three hours and another At midnignt hejwas on his 152d mile, about an aver- bored seventy-five miles to the twenty-four hours. Ss ait would complete the 450 miles he proposes to walk in the six days—that is, if he keeps it up until the Anish. MISS MAY MARSHALL STARTS ON HER LONG WALK. [From the Washington Post, Jan. 21.) ‘Miss May Marshall stcpped on the track at the E street gymnasium precisely at halt-past @ight o'clock last night, on her attempt to beat Mme. Anderson’s recent great feat in Brooklyn of walking 2,700 quarter miles in 2,700 quarter hours, Dr. McWilliams, who, with Drs. Carroll Morgan and D. H. Hazen, has taken charge of the medical aspect of the affair, made a careful examination of Miss Marshall's condition before entering on the prolonged test of endurance. Her puise beat seventy-six to the minute and her temperature showed ninety-cight degrees, both nor- mat, but the former a little low. Her weight was 160, Her last sleep, of about seven hours, finished ut seven o'clock yesterday morning, and during the day she ate and exercised freely. During the waik her diet is to be limited to the most nouri: ig, but plain arti- cles—egys, beetsteuk, beet tea, &c. She will abstain trom coffee or any other stimulants until the very last. Six Line or scorers have e and will be sworn before # justice this morning to keep an accurate account of the number of quarters walked and the time when and in which they are done. They will divide the twenty-four hours into three reliets, two on atatime. Two colored women havo charge of Miss Marshall and will care for her—one in the day and the other during the night. A littie room, contuining a and stove, has been at the southeast corner of the track, at the door of | which her colored duenna waits, cloak in hand, for the sixth lap, which compictes the quarter iile. The track was measured by Mr. 3. J. Fague, a sworn meas- urer, and a certificate given that it took twenty-four laps, including the walk to the retiring room, to make uimile, Before starting Miss Marshall made a stiort address, in which she said that the walk would de- monstrate what a determined woman couid do, \Her intention was to excved the achievement of Mme. Auderson. She had walked oue hundred 50-mile walks, twenty-three 100-mile walks, six 225-1 walks, besides four six-day walks, in al) over 9,000 miles; had defeated twenty-two male and a number of female walkers, If successful the walk will con- chade on the night of February 17, and the bali remain open day and myht until then, "!. first querter was made in 2m. 268., or at the rate of Ym, 40s. per mile; utterward threo’ minutes was the average, leaving twelve minutes for rest. THE GREAT COCK FIGHT. PREPARING FOR THE COMING MAIN--COLLECT- ING UP THE FOWLS AND GETTING THEM IN FIGHTING CONDITION ‘HE DISPUTE TO COME OFF AY THE LOUISIANA COCK Pri, {From the Atianta Consiitution, Jan, 19.] We had a short conversation yesterday with Col, onel W. A. Brown, of this city, relative to the great cocking main next mouth at New Orleans between the States of Georgia and Kentacky, Colonel Brown, itis generally known, will be the leading representa tive of the State of Georgia in the main, He haw re- coutly returned from Columbus, Ga, where he has been on @ visit to his brother, Mr. Charley Brown, who is resident of that city, Colonel Brown says that aiveady luo birds of fine plumage and in the very best of con+ dition have been picked out, From this number eighty of the most superior birds in every respect will be selected. These will be carried to New Or+ leans, where the fighting is to take place. ‘The fowls been npon waiks in Macon, Augusta and Colum Mr. Charley brown is now in Macon collecting stich birds a8 he will need. As fast aa the rhene are picked up from their walks inthe varie aras cities Mmeutioued above they will bu suivwod to JANUARY 22, ohn harley Brown will Columbus. In a day or two Mr. C! comunence his fowls and putting them in good fighting condition. The handli will all be done in Columbus and each bird will be sparred so as to find out witich are the fastest and best fighters. ‘To prevent them from hurting t¥mselves their spurs be sawed off, so as to leave a sort butt upon which will be fastened buckskin mutts, similar to boxing gloves. TRANSPORTING THE FOWLS. The chickens, eighty in number, will leave Colum- bus, February 12, special car for New Orleans. ‘The birds wilt all be in coops, and each one will have a —— apartment of its own, Mr. Charley Brown, wilt number of assistants, will also be in the csr for the purpose of giving every attention wo their ro Upon the arrival of the car at New Orleans tho ids will be carried to the Loufsiaua cock pit, due of the most noted in the South, and especially in New Orleans, where there is always a large amount of cock fighting going on. Hore the coniitioning of the fowls will be continued until the day of the opening battle between the States that are contesting for the honors of the occasion. From the eizhty birds She Georgie party will show and fight thirty-one cocks, ayd Kentucky will come up tothe seratch with a corresponding number, The remaining birds, atter making the selection of thirty- one to be used in the main, will be fought in various ways and for yurions suis of money. it is the intention of the gentlemen who represent Georgia in the main to fight or offer to fight every chicken that they carry to New Orleans. They have no desire to bring any of them back home, as they have hundreds still lett in our State upon which they can draw at any time. It is thought that the fighting will continue for several days, probably an catize week, atter the main is decided, THE INITIAL BATTLE, The first battle of the muin will be fought Thurs- day, February 20, and the fighting will be continued Friday and Saturdsy. Sunday no battles to be in- cluded in the main will be tought. “Monday tie re- maining fights will take place and the main will end upon that day, tach battle will be forasum of $250 aside, and upon the deciding fight each side will wager $2,500, In this main 2% inch drop socket steel guffs will be used. The birds will be med of all uscless plumage, so as to make them fight as light as pos- sible, and at the same time to keep them from getti overheated while fighting. he birds fought wi range in weight trom 4 lbs. 10 oz. to 6 Ibs. 202. These weigitts are considered by cock fighters to make the Dest fighting fowls. ‘ PITTING THE FIGHTERS. Mr. Charley Brown, of Columbus, Ga., will handle and pit the Georgia fowls, He has had much experi- ence in this line of business, and ig said to have no superior. ° ir. ‘Lom O'Neil, of Louisville, Ky., assisted by Mr, ‘Tom Moore, of Crab Orchard, Ky., will haydie and fight the Kentucky fowls. ach of these gentlemen, it is said, possesses a large amount of experience in the practice of fighting chickens. ‘Phe main will close the day before Mardi Gras, and it is thought that the sport will be witnessed by the largest audience that ever attended a similar enter- tainment in New Orleans. ‘Those who arranged the main to come off just before Mardi Gras have se- lected an admirable date, as at that time the city of New Onteans will be crowded with visitors, and in consequencg of this the attendance upon the main cannot but be very large. TRAP BALL SHOOTING. [py TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Asbury Panx, N. J., Jan. 21, 1879. The second match for the possession of the gold badge of the Shrewsbury Gun Club attracted a large number of the prominent citizens of Monmouth county to the grounds of the club at Red Bank yes- terday. The snow back of the firing post was cov- ered with sleighs bearing the fair friends of the con- testants. The prize is held under the rules for tho best score in ten consecutive matches, At the last match it was won by 8S. W. Morford with a Parker trap masked, which throws the balls to all points of the compas, : The following official score was made with fifteen qlass bulls each, eighteen yards’ rise, Bogardus rules, Ten entries, as follow: 8. W. Morford. GROOM AGAINST COOPER. THE SO¥T MONEY CANDIDATE FOR THE PkESI- DENCY_ON THE WITNESS STAND—HIS SPEECH IN FAVOR OF A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. The attention of the Supreme Court, Kings county, Judge Pratt presiding, was again occupied yesterday in the trial of the action brought by Wallace P, Groom against the venerable philanthropist, Peter Cooper, to recover $50,000 damages for an alleged libel con- tained in a letter circulated by the defendent reflect- ing on the integrity of the plaintiff. Mr. Cooper, on being recalled to the witness stand, took his seat on his air cushion, the picture of & wonderfully pre- served octogenarian. Ye was examined by Mr. W. ‘W. Goodrich, counsel for the plaintiff, and testified in a clear and rapid manner, frequently exciting the mirth of the jury and spectators. Witness said he frequently met Mr. Groom previous to the elec- tion; Mr. Groom told him that he wanted $2,900, and if he did not get it within ten days he would be inthe hands of areceiver; the mauifold letter was true to the best of the witness’ knowledge and belief, and he would make the same statement again if he had the opportunity; Mr. Cooper said it was ‘well on to fifty years ago when he began to send ont documents for the education of the people:” he had employed Mr. Groom to do a great deal of his printing: witness said he had his suspicions now that e had acted unfairly in some of their transactions; he had printed millions of documents and had sent them over the Phage 1 had had the printin; done without contract. ‘itness said he knew thai Mr. Groom was a candidate for Congress on the re- ublican ticket; knew it from the fact that Mr. Broom told him so; be thought it was a good nom- ination. Witness said he had assented to Groom's nomination because he had adv: the greenback cause. Q. You have no charge to make against him in this’ t? A. No, sir; I was willing to aid him in the election, and did so to the extent of $1,800; I thought him @ good man, and I went over on his invitation and addressed a Sunday school at Greenpoint parentet); I never received so much flattery in my le. ‘ Counsellor Goodrich (smilingly)—-Mr. Groom says he never heard you make a better specch. Mr. Cooper langhed, the Judge smiled and the jury reflected the suniles of the audience, . Mr. Cooper, continuing his testimony, said:—Yes, Ihave held a political office; I was elected to the New York Common Council fifty years ago; was elected for three terms; never held any other office except that of president of the North American Tele- graph Company. Q. Didn’t you ever preside at the Tammany Hall meetings? A. Yes; but that was twenty-six years ago. That was a hard money mecting, was it not? ‘ox, sir. ). You aro stills hard money man? A. Well, I be- lieve a dollar issued by the government should be a dollar all over. Q. When did you first make a complaint against Mr. Groom? A. When I found I po cause. Q. Weil, I want to know about the ? A. it was election day. Q. Did you see Mr. Groom on election day? A. No, but I complained to others; I didn’t see him till six or seven days atter; he kept out of the way; I board that Mr. Groom went to Washington and to the Cen- tennial I knew about Mr. Grooin keeping out of the way was from hearsay. After some further evi- dence hai been submitted the counsel summed up and the case will be given to the jury to-day, THE BOLIVIAN BONDS. Commirre® oF BonrvraNn Borpiw: Set 17 MoonGare SrxKex, Lonpos, E, C., dan, 10, 1679, To tax Epiror or tHe Henany:— We have seen persistent representations in the American papers that the proceedings of the Bolivian bondholders in the English law courts are prompted by jealousy of American onterprixe in devel- oping the navigation and commerce of the Amazon, and displacing English trade. So tar from any sentiment of the kind ering into the matter it was originally stated in the prospectus of the loan that cue funds for the National Bolivian Navigation Compuny and for the Madeira and Ma- more Railway Company were to be raised in the United States, As that was not done, and the eng tered into with the holders of the Bolivian bonds here were not carried out, the parties who ad borg om ir tunds require the return ot ements en- their sited in the Kank of England, for the security ue stipulations made with tiem, For the entoree: ot their rights in the English law courts nearly fifths of the holders of the Boliv- 1 wt thin date, have deposited their bonds with the committee, ard they trust in the just uecision of the courts here for the return of their money, They have not the sinallest objection to Mesars. Gollins, ov any other American firm or capitalist, finding 94 much money as they like for railways or #teain navigation in Brazil or Bolivia, and Laim sure I speak the sentiments of many other holders as woll a8 myself when Ll say that we greatly appreciate and admire what our American brethren have doue in so many regions for the advantage of the whole world, As the matter now stands, such an assump tion of American enterprise would scarcely be cor: rect, aud would be sailing under false colors, as the American firms would find the enterprise, and Eny- lishmen would find the money against their will, We say, let us have onr money, aud let those who wish to dixplay enterprise ploy their own money fad not ours, Lau, six, your obedient servant, A.W. RAY, Chairman of the Comimittee of Bolivian Boniboidess sickly 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. FINE ARTS. . THE ARTISiS’ FUND EXHIBITION—THE PRIVATE VIEW LASf EVENING—SECOND NOTICE OF THE * PICTURES, One of the pleasantest events of the art season is the “private view” of the anual exhibition of the Artists’ Fund Socicty. That informal gathering of artists, amateurs, dealers and art critics took place at the Leavitt Art Galleries lust evening. The attend- auce was a large one, und there were present nearly all the prominent persons in the city who are interested im art matters, The discussion of the pictures, was followed by a much more savage attack on an excellent supper, furnished by that caterer the first three letters of whose name show that, foran artistic gathering, the choice was afitone. The name in copnection with a supper has drawing propgpties peculiarly its own, On a second tour sround the galleries, taking as before the pictures as they are catalogucd and will be sold, we find first John D. Barrow’s “Sunset Lake,” no- tiveable chiefly for the sky and for the ftucility which the artist displays in treating a certain, class of foliage. “Rural Felicity” is one of F. C. Darley’s felicitous water color drawings. Color has gone mad and glares fixedly at us in J. F. Cropsey’s ‘“War- wick Woodlands” and in his “The Mellow Au- tumn Time.” Herbert McUord’s “The Hunter's Moon” is @ poor example of his skill, being sweet in color, We are giad to say that he is much _ better represented in his large canvas, “Lhe Homestead,” (No. 39)— a painting which does him credit, Homer Martin's peculiar color anda luck of drawing in the fo! are seen in “A Frontier Landscape.”” An exceedingly picturesque motive, cy full of movement and a harmonious arrangement of color, ure to be found in Arthur Parton’s “At Milford on the Dela- ware,” When George H, Story can do as well as he has done in his “Waiting Maid of Trinidad’’—whose eyes are, however, rather large—we have no patience with tum for paint such pictures as “A Coney Island Fiirtation,” “The Rieter Alp" by John L, Fitch is photographic, but his “White, Birch” is maryellously well drawn tree. J. W. Casilear is as tender as usuel,in color and light effects, in his “ Lake George.” $ Tho pictures of William L. Sonntag are genorall; very z leasing aud well drawn, though chalky in color and kaleidoscopic in effect. These q ities are prominent in his ‘Under the Trees,” in which the almost square outline, formed by the mass of trees in foreground, is a grave tault in composition, In this conuection it may be well to inform Mr. Guy wiat we meant by saying yesterday that his picture, “He Sailed Away at Break of Day,” was poor in composi- tion. In the first place his canvas is oblong where it should be upright; for a triangle drawn through the head and elbows of the girl, who looks toward us, as. she leans on the parapet, would be an equilateral one, and, therefore, demands in this case an upright field, it the painting is to be artistically symmetrical. In the second, the amount of can’ devoted to the landscape setting is not large enough for the lite- size quarter length tigure. form of the little girl who is Rainer | in the ‘Early Hours’ of Will- iam Morning is well modelled, and the action is good. 'The ‘flesh tones are, however, too pink. If a pic- turesque motive and techuical skill can make a good picture John F. Weir's is one. The rainbow is much too tangible, however, Ernest Partou’s “A Summer Day in England,” which was at the Acad- bd last year, is recognized with pleasure. A care- fully modelled and pretty face is owned by A. Law- rie’s “Girl in Costume of Louis XIV.” In a “Souve- nir of Block Island” we tind one of A. C. Howland's diminutive aud charming little canvases. R. M. Shurtleff is again croditubly reprosented on “Sep- tember Morning.” A second, J. G. Brown, with good sunlight and a well posed figure, is called “I See Dad.” ‘The picture of a sunrise over the mountains bor- dering @ lake, which is the principal contribution of Sandtord BR. Gifford, is in happiest vein. There is nothing painty there, no indecision of effect and coarse brush work: simply a beautiful and fleeting phase of uature in the solitudes fixed on canvus. ‘The little boys tugging away so valiantly at the load of hay in William Morgan's ‘A Stubborn Fyct’” are finely painted, aud the sunlight and shade are well managed. The female figure in the house door has no relief and is not naturally posed. J. B. Bristol's second picture—a good lake scene, with rather flat ciouds—has been written of before. An advance is noted on his previous pictures. in J. ©. Wig- gin’s “Gathering Seuweed.” In speaking of Hum- phrey Moore's ‘An Arab Soldier” we have said that its chief fault is crudity in color. This defect is also to be found in his “A Moorish Mountain Chiet.” ‘The facile handling displayed in “both pictures is re- markable, George C. Lambdin’s ‘A Bery of Roses,” are fresh enough to gather. ‘The Chimuey Corner” is a careful example of D. M. Armstrong und a fine little subject. ward Gay’s canvas ‘Groen Fields’ ‘is not as good as his sure written aBout yesterday. A clump of trees in the middle distance 6 @ black spot in the composition. In addition to the artists already mentioned, who heave sent in some cases two and even three exampics, thexe ure rypresentod Louis Lang, . A, Kicbards, D- M. Carter, Vincent Colyer, Joha Pope, J. M. Falconer, John Williamson, John Carlin, H. Fuechsel and Kari Muller. The collection is open to the public free from this morning until the sale. BROKER SEWELL'S EXPULSION, TRIAL OF HIS INJUNCTION SUIT AGAINST THE STOCK EXCHANGE—THE KNOTTY QUESTION IN- ‘VOLVED. ‘The suit brought by Arthur L. Sewell, one of the former partners of John Bonner & Co., against Brayton Ives, president of the Stock Exchange, and the Stock Exchange, was tried yesterday before Judge Sedgwick, in the Superior Court, Special Term. The action, as will be remembered, was recently insti- tuted by Mr. Sewell to secure his reinstatement as a member of the Exchange, he having becn, as he al- leges, illegally expelled by the Governing Committee on @ charge df obvious frauds. Mr. Sewell also asked for an injunction restraining Mr. Ives and his agents from interfering with his free ingress to and egress from the Exchange for business purposes, and also for the protection of his property interests therein, which are valuable to him. On the trial yesterday Mr. Sewell was represented by Gencral Roger A, Pryor, the Stock Exchange by Mr. Robert Sewell and Mr. Parmley. The evidence taken was mostly docu- mentary. The plaintiff, however, was p! on the stand and told # plain story of his connection with the firm of Bonner & Co., reiterating his innocence of the charge made against him stating that it was only a Week before the “crash” that he became aware of the actual condition of his partners’ busi- ness, and was so stunned by the knowledge that he did not know what to do. He cmphatically denied = complicity in his partners’ peculiar transaction, and, like every one clse on the street at the time, thought the stock of the Bankers aud Brokers’ Asso- eas Pa worth 110 at bye ye On iat med = — e documentary proof of the expulsion of Mr. Sewell and the charges against him were offered and put in evidence. SUMMING UP. Counsel on each side then began s lengthy and elaborate argument on the many intricate law ques- tions involved, Mr. Robert Sewell, counsel for the Stock Exchange, contended that under the bylaws of ich were signed by every member, ders that the decision on all points was left ontirely to the Governing there was no ap- peal. Mr. Parmley, in 8; of the merits of tho con- vietion, said that although Mr. Sewell had not been pe actual er eaek the trauds of pada & Co. he was guilty of such apparent gross negligence a6 would render him amenable to charge of “‘obvi- ous fraud,” as contemplated by the bylaws, General Roger A. Pryor, on behalf of Mr. Sewell, con- tended that membership was property and a member in regular standing wasa tenant in common of all the property of the association, which was enormous, and entitled, on its dissolution, to his distributive share. He was also a participant inthe insurance fund. If, therofore,@ member in regular standing had these additional property interosts, a suspended member retained all theso rights except the right to go into the mart to do business. If, said he, Mr. Sewell has not been lawfully expelled, ho is still & member in good standing, and as such entitled to all the rights of full membership. The Exchange could make no bylaws which would render it above the control of the common law provided to protect every man's dispui Comunittee, front which decision rights, ands bylaw which expelled a member merely | because he appealed to w court of equity for protec: tion was in direct violation of natural justice. General Pryor quoted numerous English and American decisions on the numerous law points fu- volved, and in conclusion asked the Court to define his client's rights in the premises and to give him those rights whatever they were. At the conclusion of the arguments counsel handed y ps their briets, and Judge Sedgwick reserved his de- cision, SUPPRESSION OF VICE. ‘The annual meeting of the Soctety for the Suppres- sion of Vice was held last evening at Association Hall, Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, Mr, Samuel Colgate presiding, Tho meeting was a Be cret one, the pres® being excluded, but it was stated that the annual report would be presented to the public at an open meeting to be held next ‘Thursday evening. Ofleers for: the ensuing year were cleeted last evening as follows:-—President— Samuel Colgate. Vice Prosidents—Alfred 8. Barnes, William £. Dodge, Jr, and John Patton, ‘Lreasurer— A. W. Parsons, Secretary—Anthony Comstock. Exeeu- tive Committeo—J, W. Cornell, Thomas Denny, Jt., William Van Kensseluer, D, H, McAlpine, William s°, Lee, George Brown and Sidney BE. Morse, At the close of the theeting Mr. Comstock stated to the re- porters that the business had been transacted very fiyrecably aud that the reports of the secretary and the “treasurer had been adopted unanimously, ‘Lhe desire to hold over the society's annual record until Thursday evening next hud emangted, he said, from: the officials cunning Je° Bourd of Officers for the past year, who had held a meeting yesterday afternoon, When they coneluded that such a course Was duvet ady. uit SECOND AVENUE “I.” The Largest Iron Coniract Ever Awarded in This Country. - WORK TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. Derailment on the Sixth Avenue Declared Impossible. Tho Metropolitan “L”” Railway took a step yester- day which has been eagerly looked forward to by thousands of people—they formally awarded the con: tract for the entire Second aveuue ling from Bowling Green to the Harlem River. Vice President Jose F. Navarro and General Manager Johh Baird were busy yexterduy afternoon iu revising aud finally complet ing the specifications with Mr, Bonzano, of Clark, Reeves & Co., iron contractors, of Phwnixville, Pa, ‘The latter firm, which, according to the officers ‘ot the company, completed its share of tho Sixth avenue “L" last year more rapidly then any of the other con- tractors, is alreedy building the west side extension trom Eighty-third to 159th street—about thrte and a hal? miles—and yesterday received, in addition to this already stupendous work, the contract for the entire Second avenue line, nearly eight miles in length. his is said to be the largest iron contract ever awarded in this country, the Third avenue “L’? having been built by several contractors. © EIGHTY MU.LION POUNDS OF IRON. Mr. Baird said that the contract for the Second Avenue “L” alone comprised 50,000,000 pounds of iron. There will be 2,000 iron columns and 6,000 girders used on this line. The contract for the west side extension, in addition, comprised 27,009,000 pounds of iron, The Second Avenue “LL” is to be completed by September 1 and the west side exten- sion by July 1, so that- Messrs. Clark, Reeves & Co. have undertaken to furnish nearly eighty mill- ion pounds of iron and construct nearly twelve miles ofa double-track .road in a little over six months from now. These figures, moreover, are only upon a basis of a two-track road for Second avenue, while the structure is actually designed for the ulti- mate use of three tracks, and that number fs to be put in already now along a considerable portion of the road. The contractors are to build the entire Second avenue road, with the exception of founda. tions, ties, rails, switches and stations, which the construction company itself will provide. The erec tion of the stations will probably be also contracted for as soon as the engiueers have definitely laid them out. A MAXIMUM OF SAFETY'AND STRENGTH. As the Second avenue line is particularly designed forthe running of express trains, the company have incressed the strength of the structure thirty per cent above even that of the Sixth avenue “L,” thus making tlre factor of safety cight—that is to say, the structure will be eight times strouger than the heaviest weight which it is intended ever to carry would necessitate. * “This will make the road a very expensive one,’ Vice President Navarro suid, ‘but we have agreed tu build aroad which shall last forever, and which, in- point of strength and safety, shall set us no reason- able limitations as to speed or accommodation. . In looking at the rapid northward growth of New York which these ‘L' roads are sure to bring about, wo muy well ask, ‘Who can now foretell what vast numbers ot people muy not travel on this line in future years aud how heavy traius our structure might not be compelled to carry? In making our road so strong we do not look at the present, but at the future, for we know that, ae these roads enable people who have been hitherto banished from New York to return here and to secure cheap homes in the upper part of the city, 80 the travel must necessarily increase very largely every year.” Jastaite hgures could be sotaingd Seaieeaay. owing no detinite figures cou ol y, owin| to the fact that the specifications are still apt to aie o material changes, but it was stated that the cost, including equipment and stations, would roximate nearly five and a half million dollars, Boa been frequehtly asked whether the company will build and siete the Second avenue line as a somely and lavishly as it did the Sixth Avenue “1.” A COMFORTABLE AND ATTRACTIVE ROAD. On this important point President Garrison re marked the other day that the Second avenue trafic would probably not require the purely ornamental features of the road and stations to such a high degree as the Sixth avenue travel, but as far as come fort, convenience aud that appearance of beauty which pleased the eye and practically enhanced the pleasure of rapid transit were concerned, nothing wonid be left undone to satisfy the east side public as much as the west side travellers had been, The time from Bowling Green to Harlem River has riot yet been definitely decided upon, but it will probably ba thirty-five minutes fcr way trains and twenty minutes for express trains. Mr. Bonzano. said yesterday thut the iron would be turned out of their workshops at Phenixville as fast as human hand§ could furnish it, and that within probably a month from uow some of it would be delivered along the line. The erection of the iron columns and will probably bo started in Division and Allen streets, and will then go forward simultancou#ly at several points. For the benofit of those af the HrnALp readers who may have forgotten the precise route it is here repeated :— Starting trom Bowling Green the roud passes through ‘Bea’ street (past Delmonico’s restaurant) to Pearl; there trains will have to run over the track now used by the Third avenue “L”’ (which isa joint struc- ture) as far as Chatham square; thence the line strikes into Division street, continues trom Division to Allen, and along Allen into First avenue, straight up to Pronty-thied street, where it passes down to Second avenue and thence up to Hurlem River. 1 ee or ; A statement appeared yes! y in @ morning jour nal calling attention to the danger of the sharp curvo from South Fifth avenue into West Third street on the Sixth avenue “L,” and to an incident in rounding that curve on Monday afternoon, when, it was said, air brakes refused to work, and 9 train made the curve at such it speed that there was general © passengers lest it be thrown of the statement was one likely to frighten. the travelling public generally 9 reporter of the HxraLp was sent to the oflicors of the company to investigate the official report, which myst Perper have been made upon the incident it actually took place. Vice President Navarro said, in. reply to the reporter's queries, that in constructing the road the possible dangers of dorail- ment had been most carefully taken into considera tion and. that by applying every safeguard and im- ovement known to modern science the road had Poon so built that it was absolutely impossible tor a train to be thrown off the track. Mr. Navarro said no official report of any such incident hud been made, and for further cxplauations referred the reporter to Chiet Engineer John Baird. Mr. Baird that by the manner in which the flanges and wheels were cone fined between double rails, and these In between high wooden guard rails, derailment been made absolutely impossible, and the trains might safely round the curves at their best speed. Nevertheless, the engineers always slackened up before reaching them and the air brakes were Sey, wee Ax an additional precaution provision had been made, in case the air brakes might possibly get out of or- der, for the cugineers to siguat to the brakemen to opi ply their hand brakes. Before leaving Rector or ifty-cighth street the air brakes eT were Tigorouniy tested to see that they wore all right, and in this cold weather special caution was observed to see that the vacuum pipes should not be frozen. Mr, Baird said if any fear had entered the minds of tho passe! on the train referred to wore alto gether illusory. Another engineer said that as the roid had been running over seven months, and as over one thousand trains been run daily over tt, this West Third street curve must haye already been passed over 209,000 times, and the public might now well rest satisiied as to ite safety. WHAT RAPID TRANSIT HAR DONE, It has been widely remarked thi8 winter that for many years there has not been such a scarcity of apartments or houses to let as there is now, Where formerly a dozen of bills were up ip @ block there is now probably only one. This striking change is alroady attributed to ‘the effects of the “L"’ roads, which have evideny induced grest numbers of people to move back to New Kork, trom New Jersey, tr Island and other ‘Oe, without there being acorresponting increase of accommodation, le who have been looking for flats, rooms or houses agree that they have never known of #o few to let as now. Rapid trausit has thus proved a bless. ing to property owners generally, though it may have ueed rents in a fow smail, isolated ities, It ia believed that there will be ample relief for this eearel of accommodations a8 soon as the vast building operations, to be carried on in the w part of the city uext spring and sumer, are carried out. 3% CAUSE AND EFFECT, Mesto Pank, N. J., dan, 20, 1879, To tun Bprron or rie Henao: Tnotice, on the third page of your issue for this date, au item taken from the Oswego (N.Y Jae ladium, Janndry 14, in reterence to the teasures which have been taken to deaden the noise on the ‘Metropolitan Elevated Railroad, Among other things it is stated that “Edison experimented for some time to devise a way to stop this kind of noise, and gave up the attempt.” I wish to say that my engagement with the above mentioned ee ae had no sock endin view. My duty was to simply asvortain, if possible, what caused the noise, leaving {t to the offivers of the road to devise @ rene ly therelor, ry oruly. . * A. LDLSON,