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vidence, Newport, Bristol and Gloucester, whose names I 

 did not learn. The day was good and the Watson, sailed 

 by her young skipper, Rob. Palmer, came in eight minutes 

 ahead and took first prize, the Carrie, beaten several min- 

 utes by the Watson, got No. 2, and the Quickstep No. 8. 

 The Watson came home a short, time since with the Gtotou 

 pennant, which she won from the crack Grolon boats Annie 

 and Bessie, and holds the Noank pennant from week to 

 week, as a sure tiling. So I was not mistaken when I first 

 came, in admiring the Noank boats. 



— The seventh annual regatta of the Boston Yacht club 

 will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, starting from tile Club 

 house at City Po ; nt. 



-The Geneve Yacht Club held their second annual re- 

 gatta at Rochester, N. Y., on September, 5th. There was 

 a fine breeze during the greater part of the rare exce.pl on 

 coming home, when nearly all were becalmed for a few 

 iniuutes. The Set h Green took the first prize, the actual 

 miming lime being lb. 54m. 2s. The Ald'me took the 

 Second prize — Time, lb. 55«n. 2Js. The Rebecca third, in 2h. 

 8ih. 50. Rambler fourth in 2h. 17m. 28s.; Fleetwing fifth, 

 in 2lt. tfint, 17s. 



— Al Geneva Lake, Wis., on the .'list insl.the yacht 

 Nettie, .1. S. Ramsey, won the Sheridan silver cup valued 

 at $150. There were six competitors. Gen. Sheridan was 

 present. This cup is to be competed for annually. The 

 raec was over a double triangular course of sixteen miles. 

 Time. 3:23:45. 



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Buil'OH 1'OUKST ANU STltt.Mi: 



The regatta on Luke Alcndotn, on Thursday, August, 27tb, i»» decid- 

 edly .-i BlUroess. Tim feature .if interest was the yueht Minute, brought to 

 purtlcipatD inthE raiM from Lake St. croix by Commodore Baldwin of 

 111 'Si i n.ixYarhi Club, and "she ennui, saw, and conquered." The 



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rlylnj; start. The Idler passed the liuoy nr-t. f. 

 the Lnku, Magic Oracle, Eclipse, Keckl, — . Manne, and Jess 

 ruining r llc-r second slake the Lady got foal of Hie I-Vli|.-,- -md w 

 hied. The coarse was twice roand a triangle of six miles. 

 On poising the flrst stake, afler Hie first round, there was but e 



II les difference between the tirs'. and hod. boat-,, bur tile liracie hi 

 up the race, her cupliun, f -uppo-e. cuiielartine In- v :- i l ,i, Kjm 

 too 'heavy swells." The personal contests at different parte 

 race afforded some very line sailing. The Keckless (sehooneri 

 hold licr own before the wind, but when she got it abeam d! 

 -piendid sailing, and had good prospects of winning, hut before ri 

 tha third buoy on the second found, broke herrudder and had 

 home .is well as sllfl eould. The Minnie won the lirst pn/.e, 



Idler in i.-'HiJo; Magic. 2: -13:51 ; Jessie, a-AT-.n ; and Reckless nil 



ellvle. 



S:57M!i. This is the ilist visit, we have bad from a neigli 

 some years, bul 1 hope hereafter we shall have at least an animal regatta, 

 at which we shail have a representation from all the clubs in i lie si ,h 

 We have unrivalled facilities, and ottr citizens arc ready to offer prizes 

 Worth competing for. 



In giving you an ..ccouut of pile catching of the monster utttlgeon I 

 said it was Struck through the base of its dorsal tin. I should have said 

 one of its anal (Ins. [ <.,. M. 



— On the 1st. inst. the regatta arranged by ibe Royal Can- 

 adian Yacht Club in honor of His Excellency the Governor 

 General, was sailed. The course was lliirt'v-two miles in 

 length, anil embraced plenty of distance lo windward. The 

 prizes competed for upon this occasion were the Prince of 

 Wales Gup and a gold medal, presented by the Governor 

 General. The following yachts started : Oriole, Brunette, 

 Cora, Lady Staudly, Ripple, Rivet, and Gorilla. The 

 weather was all that could be desired, a steady breeze 

 blowing throughout, and the race a most exciting one, toe 

 Oriole schooner of 1)5 Ions, eventually winning. The Lsidy 

 Staudly was unfortunate, being compelled to retire from the 

 race shortly afler the start, by the parting of her fore- 

 stay. 



—The Friendship Boat Club of New York held then- 

 third annual regatta at Pleasant Valley on the Hudson 

 River on September 2d. The course was' the same as that 

 of I he Hudson River Amalcur Rowing Association, and 

 known as the Pleasant River course. The weather and 

 the water was all that could be desired. There were four 

 events to be decided, three single scull races, and one four 

 oared shell. Pot' the first race which was three miles, the 

 prize, was the championship belt, presented by Mr. Tlios. 

 Connolly. There were live entries, James' McCartney 

 (while), .fames McCahill (blue and . white), Philip S. Bigliu 

 (flesh), Augustus Schneider (blue), Thomas J. Allen (red). 

 .MeCahill's seat in bis boat gave way, thus losing him the 

 race. McCartney came in the winner in 24m. 27s., Schnei- 

 der, two seconds later, with Biglin third ana Allen last. 

 The second race was for junior sculls, for which there 

 were five entries, Charles Harlh (blue), P. McSorley (blue 

 aud white), Augustus Adams (white and blue), John Hat- 

 tun (green and white) James Smith, (green aud red.) 

 Mr. Dennis Lcary, the President of the club, star- 

 led the men. After the first mile Harlh drew out 

 and the race was won by Adams easily in 26m. 46a.. 

 Smith second, llatton third, The third race was for third 

 class sculls, the course being short, of a mile and the entries, 

 William Dittmu, William Murray, Albeit Sauer and Peter 

 P. Moore. The send off was a good one ami the race well 

 contested. Diltmar won in Sin, IBs., with Moore second. 

 The great, race of the day, was four-oared shells, the entries 

 were. Augustus Schneider, Philip S. Biglin, William Hur- 

 ley, William H. Hitches; James Smith, substitute; color red. 

 Thomas J. Allen, M. J. Murray, James McCartney, Philip 

 Christie; Augustus Adams, substitute; color, while". Al five 

 o'clock they started, aud for the first, mile the reds kept 

 the lead. One of the river boats passing at the time rolled 

 such a heavy sea that the boat pulled by the leading crew 

 tilled and sunk, the oarsmen being picked up by a small 

 boat which put out from the shore- The whites then 

 turned the stakeboat aud rowed easily home, passing; the 

 finishing line in 25m. 5s. Mr. James Cosgrove? of the 

 Friendship Club, and Mr. Henry Brown, of the Gramercy, 

 acted as judges, with Mr. Thomas Connolly as referee, 



— Tile National Amateur Rowing Association held the 

 first day Of the regal la on September 3d, near Troy, N. Y. 

 There was a huge concourse of spectators, but the wind 

 anil water materially militated against the success of Ihe 

 crews The four-oared and single shell races were rowed 

 in two trial tests each, Ihe double scull and pair oared in 

 the lirst, [rial uvci tile Laureate course, staffing at Lausing- 

 burg and finishing at. the Laureate boat house. The first 

 contest, was a race between four-oared shells, the Wah- 

 Wah-Surus, of Saginaw; Argouautas, of Bergen Point, N. 



J. ; aud Gramercvs, of New York, for the first heat. At 

 2:30 P. M the boats were got in readiness, when the wind 

 earne up rather strong, which ruffled the water. At 

 2:38 I'. M. the word was given, the crews getting away- 

 well together. The Argouautas at once took the lead, fol- 

 lowed by Ihe Gramercys and the Wah-Wnh-Sums, and re- 

 tained this advantage to the finish, winning the heat by 

 three lengths— Time, 9:364. The two other crows the 

 referee decided a dead heat. In Ihe second heat the con- 

 testants were the Beavet wycks, of Albany (the champion 

 four), and the Atulanta four, of New York. The heat was 

 finely contested, as the wale.r was vastly better for rowing. 

 The Beaverwycks won the heat with ease, by six lengths, 

 iiiH:,"i(U. The lirst lieat of the single sculls Roach of the 

 Gi'nmcrcy Club, and Myers of the' Cedar Bluff Club, of 

 Saratoga, were the contestants, Roach winning the heat 

 easily in 10:11)}, Myers rowing the distance in 10:33. The 

 second beat had to he postponed on account of the storm 

 until the next day, September 4th. 



On September 4th the morning was lovely and cool, the 

 water was fairly smooth, and the gathering of spectators 

 along the shores was immense. The lirst event' was the 

 second heal for single sculls. Frank E. Yates and W. A. 

 Euslis of Ihe New Voik Athletic Club contested. Yates 

 got away first, and was never caught by Curtis, wining the 

 heat in 10m. 23s. The neU event was the first and final 

 heat, for the pair-oared race. The entries were Withers 

 and Bainbridge of the Atalanla Club, and Smith aud Eldred 

 of the Argouautas. The Atahintas were as usual first to 

 get, away,' but did not retain the lead long, as the Argo- 

 uautas dashed ahead, pulling a powerful stroke, and com- 

 ing in the victors by a length in 9m. 4Us. The final heat 

 for the single sculls was rowed al: four o'clock, giving the 

 other crews time to rest. Roach of the Gramercys and 

 Vales of the New York Athletic Club got off evenly. The 

 more powerful weight and strength of Yates gave him a 

 decided advantage on this course,' although Roach rowed 

 evenly and mechanically, aud only lost the race by one 

 boat's length. Yates' lime 10:104. 



For the double scull race there were three entries, Mosely 

 and Hughes, Mutual Club of Albany, Girvin and Lailuop, 

 lleaverwyek's, Yates and Curtis, New York Athletic Club. 

 Ihe referee started the crews beautifully, the Mutuals pull- 

 ing a quick stroke, which Ihey failed in keeping up, as 

 they were soon passed by the Beaverwycks and Athletics. 

 Yaies and Curtis put on a little extra steam and eventually 

 won Ihe race easily by three lengths from the Beaverwycks"; 

 the Mutuals several lengths astern.— Time of the winners, 

 !lm. :1T;K Tin: final ln-at of the four-oared race was the 

 grflftt cxeiliuiie.nt Of the regatta, as both clubs, the Beaver- 

 wyoks of Albany, and Ihe Argouautas of Bergen Point, had 

 shown extraordinary form. Both crews took the water 

 together, the Argouautas having slightly the advantage, 

 winch they maintained for the first mile, aud here their 

 steering was very bad, as they kept too much to the east- 

 ern shore. In the meantime 'the Beaverwycks had kept a 

 clear straight course, and Hie struggle betweeu three rival 

 crews was teriitic— nothing of the kind has ever been wit- 

 nessed on any water. The spurting of the crews was an 

 extraordinary sight, and will long be remembered by the 

 immense a-snublngc of people who lined the shores. 

 Finally il.e Boaverw vcks, owing to their advantage in 

 height and weight, be'ingalwavs employed in heavy marmal 

 labor, verged slowly ahead, winning the great race by only 

 six feci in 8m. H54ei The timekeepers were W. II. Orlup, 

 Ulysses Bout Club; G. W. Tucker, of Philadelphia; L. L. 

 Sp] ing, of New York, and the referee whose arduous duties 

 wen iio sinecure, were ably administered by Frank Bacon 

 of the Nassau Club of New York. 



— The Argonaulas of Bergen Point have challenged the 

 victorious Beavei wycks of Albany to row a four-oared three 

 mile race on the Kill von Kull. 



— A shell race on the Raritan River came oil at New 

 Brunswick, N. J., on September 5th, one mile and return, 

 with two entries, M. B. Neilson and R. B. Colbert. The 

 start, was made at six P. M. , with Culbert leading, but at the 

 half-mile slake he was passed by Neilson, who retained the 

 lead until the finish. Ncilson's "time was 15m. 574s., and 

 Culbcifs 10m. 30s. 



—Our attentive Philadelphia correspondent " Sculls," 

 sends us the following: — There were two races for singles 

 and one for pair-oars, Saturday, 5th. The first was for the 

 chalnplon belt of the Schuylkill Navy, between John Lar- 

 ens, Jr., Urn holder and Mat. Schmidt, who has held it 

 once or twice before. The race was 3 miles, with one turn, 

 from Rockland up to the Falls and back. Larcus made a 

 good start and l«ad all the way up around the stake-boats 

 ami half way back, when he 'weakened and Max, with a 

 splendid spurt, came home the winner in 23:19, six lengths 

 ahead of Larcus. At the call from the judges' boat, the 

 following scullers came into line:— James Mingus, Vesper, 

 Frank Henderson, Pennsylvania, F. M. Hartley, Pennsyl- 

 vania, C. E. H. Brelsford, Alalia. Brelsford and Hartley 

 withdrew, Mingus came home in 22:32, with Henderson 

 close after, The lasl race was between two pair-oared 

 shells of the Undine. This race was one and one-half 

 miles straightaway over the National course, and was won 

 by Madeira, stroke, and Guilingham.bow. Theiroppouents, 

 l*j\\ ing aud Bright, were unequally matched, and in spile 

 of a good lead at the start, Iiwiug pulled the bow off his 

 course, and at the white fences were falling behind, when 

 Bright broke his outrigger and withdrew, the other pulling 

 home alone. No time kept. 



There is an air of activity on ihe river that is very en- 

 couraging. The College club of the University of Penn- 

 sylvania have a new house under way, and will go into it 

 in a mouth. At the Naval Botird meeting Messrs. 

 Parker, Fairman and Krumbhaar were appointed a com- 

 mittee to conduct the fall regatta of the Schuylkill navy, 

 which will lake place on the 20th. The races will be for 

 the champion Hags of each class, and special flags for each 



—The Emerald Boat Club of Portland, Me, will hold a 



grand international regalia on Lake Sebago, Wednesday, 

 September Kith, and is open to the United Stales and 

 British provinces. There will be races for four-oared shells, 

 [professional), prizes $450; double scull, prizes $100; single 

 scull (first class), prizes $200; single scull, prizes $300, 

 (amateurs.) The distance in the four-oared race will be. 24, 

 miles to a stake boat and return, in the double and single 

 races, the distance will be 11 miles to a stake boat and 

 return. Entries must be made on or before September 12th 

 to Peter O'Connor, 14 Public street, Portland, Me. Crews 

 will notify R. H. Parker, 89 Middle street. 



— The Halifax Rowing Club held a meeting on August 

 31st, and decided that George Brown accept, the challenge 

 of Morris, of Pittsburgh, the race to come off on the Kene- 

 bekssis River, St. John, September 23. St. John people 

 are willing to give Morris $500 if he rows there, as he of- 

 fered to go for that sum, and the race, doubtless, will take 

 place. No correspondence has yet been received from 

 Sadler, 



fhe fjorse Htjd j^outijSQ. 



—The Prospect Park Association held the first day of the 

 running meeting on their grounds near Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 The track was in fair order, the attendance limited and the 

 weather cool and pleasant. The first race was a sweep- 

 stakes for two-year-olds, entrance $50: distance five fur- 

 longs, only two horses coming lo the post, Nannie AIcD. 

 aud I Know. The latter colt was beaten by four lengths 

 after a close struggle— Time, 1:19. The second race was 

 for a purse of $500' for all ages, mile heal. There were 

 four entries, Fadladeen, Audubon, Carriboo, and Mate. 

 Mate won the race, making excellent time, the first beat, 

 being run in 1 :45£ and the second in I 143J. The third race 

 was a dash of two miles for a purse of $500 for three-vear- 

 olds. There were four starters, Lava, Botany Bay, Erasius 

 Coming, Lutitia H. Lava. Lava w^as behind Botany Bay 

 for a mile and three quarters and then came away aud won 

 easilyin.3:48i. 



—The Mystic Park Races, Boston, Mass., on September 

 2d were attended by an immense number of spectators. 

 Tim special prize of $2:500 offered for Goldsmith Maid to 

 beat, her previous record of 2:144 was undoubtedly a 

 great inducement to a vast number of persons lo see net 

 perform. 



The first race was for horses of 2:38 class. There were 

 seven starters, Ben Mace's James How-ell, Jr., being the 

 favorite. Bella won the first heat, but the next three were 

 taken by James Howell, Jr. -Time, 2:244, 2:27^, 2:29. Tin- 

 second race was for horses that had never beaten 2:28, for 

 which there were nine starters. Lucille Golddust was the 

 favorite. Lucille Goldust won the race, after losing the 

 third heat, which was won by Smuggler in 3:22, 



The great excitement, however, was when Goldsmith 

 Maid appeared on the tract, she to have three trials. The 

 Maid trotted the first heat in 2:19}, going easily all the 

 way round, accompanied by a running horse attached to a 

 buggy, and driven by James Golden. The second trial was. 

 made under the most favorable auspices. The trackball 

 been scraped close in to the pole. There was absolutely 

 no wind from any direction. Budd Doble nodded for the 

 word the first lime he came down. The Maid trotted the 

 first quarter in 334 seconds and the half mile in 1 :()04;, lift- 

 ing her head once just before she reached there. The lasl 

 half mile was trotted without the least show of a break, 

 and she made her best recorded time, 2:14, amid the cheers 

 of Ihe assembled thousands. 



On September 3d the races were continued in presence 

 of a large crowd of spectators. The first race was for 

 three minute horses, and had seven starters, viz., Essex, 

 Lady Van Cleef, Falmouth Boy, Unknown, Cataract, Wel- 

 lesle'y Boy, and Emperor. The first heat was won by Fid 

 mouth Boy, but the next three were won in the easiest 

 mnuuer possible by the favorite, Wellesley Boy. The 

 second race was for 2:26 horses, and the starters were 

 Mambrino Gift, H. W. Gennet, Commonwealth, Fred. 

 Hooper, Lady Banker, and Jokei . Mambrino Gift, went 

 off and outtrotted Hooper and the others from ihe start. 

 winning in three strarght heats. The double-leam race 

 was the last on the card, and after five teams entered but 

 two started, viz., Tom Carpenter's bay gelding Joe Clark 

 and chestnut mare Mollie Morris, and D. B. Golf's brown 

 mare Lady Woods and bay mare Carrie N. It, was almost 

 a walk over for Carpenter's team. 



—The Mystic Park Fall Meeting closed at Boston, Mass., 

 on September 4th. The weather was very pleasant, barr- 

 ing an east wind, which was rather cool at times. The first 

 race was for 2:31 horses, had six starters, Dan Mace draw- 

 ing Vanity fair after scoring twice. Fleetly Goldust was 

 the favorite and Kansas Chief the. second choice. The 

 first heat was won by the Chief after a very exciting con- 

 test on the home stretch with Fleety Goldust — time", '-:'-'(). 

 The second race was considered the great event of the meet- 

 ing. It was for a purse of $5,000, for horses that have 

 never beaten 2:20. Of the eight entries four appeared, 

 viz. :— Camors, Red Cloud, Gloster and Nettie. The first 

 two heats were won by Red Cloud, beating Camors, who 

 was second in first heat and third in the second. The first 

 heat was in 2:19 and the second in 2:20. The third heal 

 was very exciting, Gloster won by half a length in 2:22, and 

 finally wou the race in 2:20}, 2:24, 2;22. 



—At Mystic Park, Boston, Mass., on September 7th, the 

 well known trotters, Goldsmith Maid, Judge Fullerton and 

 American Girl, contested for a purse of $3,500. The first 

 two heats were won by the Maid with the utmost ease, the 

 battle being between Fullerton aud the Girl for second 

 place. They kept well together, but on the home stretch 

 Fullerton beat her out. In the third heat Goldsmith Maid 

 acted badly immediately after getting the word, Fullerton at. 

 once taking a good lead* but as soon as the Maid leveled her- 

 self she passed the Judge, who was also-crowded somewhat 

 by American Girl, but managed to keep second place. 



— We have read about two hundred and fifty methods, 

 or rather references to the way "scratches" in horses should 

 be treated. But there is no danger of the scratches if 

 horses are treated properly. Dirty stalls, aud long stand- 

 ing in mud, and especially in clay stalls, and a neglect lo 

 wash daily the feet of the animal, are what produce this 

 disease, sometimes leading to "quarter crack" and greatly 

 diminishing his usefulness and value. But When, from 

 any cause, the scratches do come, among the many cura- 

 tives is a thick paste of gunpower, well pulverized, two 

 parts, aud common salt one part, diluted in strong vinegar, 

 and rub two or three times daily, first thoroughly washing 

 wilh castile soap and water. — Qermuitiowu Telegraph. 



—The horse Red Cloud has been sold for $42,000. So 

 they say. 



—There is an all-rail route between New York and Hali- 

 fax, Nova Scotia, over which it was promised the transit 

 WOUld be made in forty-six hours, but we seldom receive 

 our exchanges within four day's time, and generally it takes 

 a week. 



