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Hall, and J. Halles. At the close of the contest Mr. II. E. Davis, of 
Washington, on behalf of the class of ’70, presented Mr, Goldie, the 
well-known gymnastic instructor, with a complete set or Appleton’s En 
cyclopedia. Mr. Davis, in a brief speech, paid a deserved tribute to 
Mr. Goldie’s popularity among the students as a gentleman of culture. 
Mr. Goldie thanked the class in a few hearty words. Hr. McCosh was 
called upon by some of the “boys,” and made one of those laughable 
speeches of his, in which he also paid Mr. Goldie some high compli¬ 
ments. Among other things he remarked that he valued Mr. Goldie’s 
moral Influence as highly as that or any professor in the college. After 
the speech ihe audience, which was large, dispersed. In the afternoon 
a game or oall was played on the college grounds between the Univer¬ 
sity and a picked nine. The University played aa follows: Denny, c.; 
Kaye, p.; J. Mann, 1st b ; Furman, 2d b.; Woods, 3d b.; G. Mann, 
s. e.; Duflield, 1. f.; Larkin, c. f.; 1L Kaufman, r. f. The picked nine 
was vanquished by a score of 20 to 2. Ou Tuesday next the University 
play the Philadelphia^ When Mann will pilch, liny play lirst, Lauglilln 
short, aud Walker centre. 
The University crew took a little spin in the afternoon. They are 
rowing as follows: Green ’77, bow; Campbell ’77, No. 2; Steward ’78, 
No. 3; Stevenson ’78, No. 4; Van Lennep ’76, No. b; Nlcoll ’77, 6trolte 
and Captain, 1 am afraid boating interest is low in college. One does 
not hear the crew much talked about. They are a good crew, however, 
and are pulling well. 
The spring meeting of the Princeton Athletic Club takes place next 
Saturday. The one mile walk promises to be very flue, Lounubu. 
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CRICKET. 
PniLADEtriiiA, May 8tb, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream: — 
The return game between the Philadelphia and Germantown Cricket 
Clubs, on Saturday last, at the Germuiitown grounds resulted iu a draw. 
The fielding all arpuud was fair, the batting very fine, and the bowling, 
bad enougb. The Germantowns made the high score of 1 214. Tom Uar- 
graveB scored 66; H. W. Brown, 64; and John Large, 29 runs. The 
Philadelphias bad two wickets down at 6 P, M., the time fixed for draw¬ 
ing stamps, for 87 runs. 
The attendance at all the matches at thc^e grounds is ample proof 
that the ladies take a deep interest in the play—or I he players. 
The game on next Saturday will be the Young America against, proba¬ 
bly, the First Eleven of the Merion. Suitllb. 
jjjachting nnd Routing. 
All communications from Secretaries anti friends should be mailed m 
later than Monday in each week. 
HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 
Date. 
Boston. 
New York. 
Charleston. 
M. 
B. 
M, 
H. M. 
May 11. 
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10 
14 
9 29* 
Mnv 12. 
1 
29 
10 
58 
10 16 
May 13. 
2 
10 
11 
46 
11 3 
May 14. 
1 
35 
11 49 
May 16. 
3 
I'.i 
1 
26 
morn. 
May 10. 
4 
39 
2 
17 
Q 89 
May 17. 
6 
31 
3 
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SCHUYK1LL NOTES. 
Philadelphia, May 8,. 1870. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The Crescent and Undine Boat Clubs will each hold a 
club regatta, on Saturday next, May 13th. The Crescents 
will have six-oared barges and four-oared, double sculls and 
single sculls. 
The Undines will celebrate their 20lh anniversary by six- 
oared barge and four-oared shell races, after which a 
steamer will take the members and invited guests to their 
new house, “Ringstelten,” for an evenings enjoyment. 
The Yesper Boat Club hold their annual club regatta on 
Saturday, June 3d. 
The partisans of Saratoga do not rest entirely easy under 
the prospect of Philadelphia holding the great regatta of 
the season, and, although, owing to the general respect for 
the hearty hospitality of the Schuylkill Navy’s invitation, 
and the assured numbers that will accept it, the opposition 
is not violent, nor exactly open. 
They seem to entertain great fears that the climate of 
Philadelphia will interfere with training—a new discovery, 
if indeed it is a discovery at all, aud not an invention. 
One advocate of Saratoga dreads the dust that will cer¬ 
tainly fly here in August and September; but how the 
crews will manage to raise a dust on the river, unless the 
river should run dry, passeth understanding. The most 
reasonable objection they urge is to rowing races in- heals. 
This is a point on which we willingly take issue, but we 
have uo time to argue it now. 
Besides the programme has been so fixed, and in all 
human probability will so remain, but if the colleges, or 
any oilier of the rowing associations that will assemble 
here insist upon a trial of llieir merits over a three mile 
course, straight away—wide enough to accommodate all 
the boats that can draw in line within hearing of a starter's 
pistol shot—the course can be had. 
Nothing can be said in favor of Saratoga that can not be 
said of this course. 
It is easy of access, presents excellent opportunities for 
twice ten thousand spectators. Can be kept clear of all 
obstruction, and is like the Saratoga course, as smooth as 
glass when the wind don't blow. 
No course ou which a large number of boats can start 
but is liable to this objection. Sculls. 
—The fleet of the College of New York, numbering 
thirty-eight boats, including Jive four-oared barges, man¬ 
ned by about one bunting} and twenty students, started 
from Raynor’s boat house, Harlem bridge, at 9 A. ill., on 
Saturday, under the command of Commodore E. -Weed, of 
the class of '77, ou the annual regatta. The course was up 
the Harlem River and through Spuyten Duyvil Creek to 
the Hudson, which they crossed and disembarked under 
the Palisades for dinner and athletic games, returning in 
the same manner. The display was very flue, and the 
regatta a success. 
—The three mile race in open gunwale-rigged boats for 
$1,000 over the Charles River course between the Faulkner- 
Reagan and City Point Crews, which was to have taken 
place on the 5 th inst., is postponed until the 19th. 
Gallant Rescue. —An incident has been brought to our 
notice by our Philadelphia correspondent “Sculls,” which 
should not be permitted to pass without a public commen¬ 
dation of the gallant fellows who were conspicuous for the 
part they played in it. 
On the 20th of April, we believe it was, as tbe barge Un¬ 
dine of the Undine Barge Club was opposite Sbawberry, 
the coxswain saw nn accident of a distressing character. A 
carriage containing four persons was backed over the hank 
ou ilie East side of the river at Laurel Hill. At the com¬ 
mand the crew ran their boat to the scene of the accident, 
and Mr. A. L. Wilson, jumping into the water, succeeded 
in bringing two of the unfortunates, a mother and her sou, ' 
to the boat, while the crew picked up a young lad}', the 
(laughter and sister of those already rescued. One young 
lady sank before the boat reached the spot and was drowned. 
The crew, although doing their duty, and what any crew 
would have done, certainly deserves a more than honorable 
mention. It consisted of Woodbury, coxswaiu; Allison, 
Madeira, Slille, Wilson, Hart and Jones. 
The National Association. —The Executive Committee 
of the National Amateur Rowing Association met last 
Saturday at the Knickerbocker Cottage on Sixtli avenue. 
Tile following members were present:—Chairman, A. F. 
Dexter, Narragausett Boat Club; E. R. Craft, Argouauta 
Rowing Association; Marcellus Bailey, Analostan Boat 
Chub; G. W. Parker, Quaker City Boat Club; Alexander 
Krumhhaar, Philadelphia Barge Club; John E. Euslis, 
Atlanta Boat Club, and II. W. Garfield, of Albany, Secre¬ 
tary. The case of Mr. Gannon was gone into, and as not 
sufficient evidence was found to justify its being reopened, 
he remains suspended. After much discussion it was 
finally resolved that the Association should hold but one 
regatta this season, and that at Philadelphia. On motion of 
Mr, Parker the case of Riley, of the Neptunes, was re¬ 
opened, and it was resolved that Riley was disqualified as 
an amateur. Mr. Craft then gave notice he would offer 
the following amendment to section 2 at the next meeting: 
“Any committee of this association having power lo investi¬ 
gate the status Of oarsmen entered for their regattas may 
require any club making an entry, to cause their president 
or "secretary to declare upon his honor in writing that lie 
believes the oarsman so entered is qualified to row under 
the association definition of an amateur; that he has been 
a member of said club for three months prior to the date of 
said regatta, and has not within that period entered or rowed 
in any regatta or race as a member of any other club (com¬ 
petition between members of the same club being excepled). 
In case such declaration benot furnished, then the oaismau 
entered by said club shall not be permitted to row in said 
regatta.” 
Messrs. Craft and Garfield were appointed a committee 
to report on the status of Thomas Fearon as an amateur. 
—The freshmen at Columbia are now training on the 
Harlem. The crew is composed of H. Y. Gartner, bow; S. 
T. Eldridge, 2; C. H. Brown, 3; W. B. Parsons, Jr., 4; H. 
G. Hilton, 5; G. P. Seeley, stroke and captain. The aver¬ 
age weight of the crew is about 146 pounds, and the average 
height is 5 feet 9J inches. 
—Thos. Fearon, the boat builder of Yonkers, will have 
on exhibition, at Philadelphia, a four-oared shell of the fol¬ 
lowing dimensions-.— Length, 40 feet 6 inches; width, 17 
inches; depth, 7| inches; weight, 75 pounds. It is built of 
Spanish cedar which is covered entirely with fine linen and 
a brilliant coating of varnish. There are a number of new 
ideas introduced in its construction which have been in¬ 
vented by Mr. Fearon, especially as regards the make of 
sliding seals, stretchers and out riggers. The steering ap¬ 
paratus in on an entirely new plan, and instead of the rud¬ 
der being placed on brackets, as formerly, it is placed on a 
pivot on the deck and works like a beaver’s tail. 
Foreign Aquatics.— Joseph H. Sadler and Edward 
Trickett, of Sydney, Australia, have signed articles of 
agreement to row a scullers’ race from Putney to Morllake 
on the 26th of June next. It is for £200 a side, and already 
the coming together of these men has created much inlerest 
in English aquatic circles. Sadler is almost as well known 
in America as in his own country, and, therefore, the repu¬ 
tation which he has achieved in the use of the oar needs no 
reference. Trickett has long been the acknowledged cham¬ 
pion of Australia; he is twenty-five years old, six feet three 
and half inches high and weighs 210 pounds. 
William Lumsden and Robert Bagnall rowed an open 
boat race on the Tyne, 11th inst., lor £50 a side. The 
distance was half a mile, Lumsden winning easily by a 
length and a quarter. So'soon as the race was over 
Bagnail's backers offered to again match him to row 
Lumsden. This was accepted, and the men will come 
together on the Tyne, May 9, for £100 a side. 
The Enchantress. —Mr. J. F. Loubat, owner of the 
American Yacht Enchantress, has written the following lo 
the editor of Belle Life: 
Sim —My attention has been called to some remarks which 
appeared in print some time since relating to the Enchant¬ 
ress having "turned up racing-” 
I beg leave to repeat the offer that I mude through your 
columns August 15, 1874, that, if it should be agreeable lo 
any member of an organized European yacht club owning 
a schooner yacht of at least 300 tons, R. T. Y. C. measure¬ 
ment, to sail a match for a one hundred guinea cup with 
the Enchantress over H. R. H. the Prince of Wales’s Chal¬ 
lenge Cup course, according to the rules and regulations 
and time allowance established for said course, 1 shall be 
most happy to sail such a match on any day after the 15tli 
of August "next, the race to take place ou the appointed 
day without regard lo wind or weather, and lo be play or 
pay. 
This offer remains open until the 15th of May next. 
Paris, April 12, 18715. J, F. Loubat. 
Commenting ou the above challenge the editor says: “Mr. 
Loubat’s offer is couched in fair sportsmanlike terms, but 
unfortunately, through restricting the weight to 300 tons, 
there would be but the Boadicea, Elmina and Guinevere 
eligible to compete with the Enchantress. The Guinevere’s 
past performances would, of course, cause her to be re¬ 
garded as the English representative vessel, but now that 
l she has diopped to the cruising class racing in her case is 
out of the question, and neither the Boadicea nor tl 
Elmina is equipped for racing. There is Mr, Adrain Hope 
new schooner, Fortuna, up to the size, but we have not 
ing to justify us in supposing that slio is intended for offl 
than a cruiser, and we are, therefore, afraid that, as inti 
case of Mr. Loubat's challenge of August, 1874, the preset 
will be also allowed to pass by unnoticed by English yacht 
men.” 
The Ladt DufferiN.— The Oobourg Slat says:— “T] 
Lady Dufferin will soon be (as a nautical bnll say 
launched into her native element. On the stocks she is 
beauty, and her figure the perfection of grace. Captit 
Cutiibert is the owner and builder, and he is backed | 
Major Gifford, who is al ways ready to push forward a* 
enterprise. Of the chances of success in the coming cyj 
test it is impossible to calculate. Her model would seep 
to judicate that the requisites of speed and strength ha: 
been combined in the most satisfactory manner, but it wj 
require one or two trials before it will be possible to judji 
how she will work on the ocean, or What conditions i 
wind and weather ave the best suited to bring out her sfi 
ing qualities. We have confidence, however, that she \yj 
bo no discredit to the Dominion.” This is the yacht whit 
has challenged for the American cup. 
—The clipper ships for which America was famot 
twenty-five years ago, are again being put in compclU'tj 
with steam, on the long voyages of the Pacific. TJ 
steamers lose by being obliged lo stop at the coaling si 
tions while the ships keep on by the straightost eourea 
Recently an American barque left San Francisco in con 
pany with a Btilish steamer, for Japan, and leached (pi 
destination 24 hours ahead. 
METAL SAIL BOATS. 
Newark, N'. J., April 36th, 1ST6. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Wo have frequently noticed In Hie columns of your valuable jounv 
communications from (Jacksonville, Fla., over the notti deplume of '.'J 
Fresco." To say that "A1 Fresco” was simply a good corresponflil 
would hardly be giving him the justice he is entitled to, and having leti 
his spirited letters to your paper for months past, I have come to gbj 
very natural conclusion that, like Saul amoug hi? brethren, "he stuhti 
head and shoulders above them all.” In one of the "At Fresco" lettth 
Which we hud the pleasure Of reading tome weeks since, in giving sup 
most excellent counsel to sportsmen and others traveling in the ■ Lai 
of Flowers,” he writes about, a small sailboat, giving description aw 
size, etc., and farther says the boat should ue built of cedar. W hv d 
dar, we are at some loss to know, for there are no waters ou tbe coast < 
these United States iu which that pest to wooden vessels, wooden dock 
piling, etc.,—the Terud a ((Cutty—are more abundant, and wooden Bolin 
of every kind that are used in the salt and brackish waters of Florida It 
riddled with them In a Couple of seasons, so as to become nlmogfe} 
leaky as a sieve—in fact, mined for practical purposes, except they « 
pulled on shore when not in use. As land is not ihe proper element ft 
boats, the handling they receive, With the climatic influences they it 
under while high and dry, are not beneficial to them in any way, ha 
just the reverse. Under such circumstances why not ase boats in thea 
Florida waters made or a material other than wood? Metal or some 1,'tnr 
zinc, galvanized iron, or Some tiling of tbe sort? We feel well assure 
that metal boats could be made as smart, sate and comfortable us -ini 
tar small size boats made from wood, and iu addition, boats proper! 
made of metal would be qalte as light in draft, and possibly draw lei 
water than boats of same size made of wood. 
Small vessels of this Uiud, made by some practical boat-builder lik 
Holmes, Shaw & Brown, of Bordentown, this State, would in our opit) 
ion be a great snccess for the shallow bays and streams of the Florid 
coasts and inland waters. We can safely say from our own experienoi 
that metal boats built on the some plans nnd models of the sailing skill 
of the shallow waters of the Upper Delaware River, and in constant II. 
at Burlington, Bristol, Beverly, Bordentown. etc., woeld be felly eqnij 
to all the wants of the tourist and sportsman in speed, safety, comfof 
and light draft, while voyaging through the Florida waters, and gtvi 
them the complete satisfaction that would be exceedingly diflicult to gt 
in any other class of small vessels. 
We are somewhat surprised that in this "iron sge” some metal boat 
builder has not given the sporting world sometbingin the way of a smal 
light draft, and safe sail boat that would merit their approval, and irilt 
the time is not fat off when the metal sail boats of many nonhef. 
sportsmen will he doing tbe waters, coastwise and inland, of the Scat 
of Florida. _ Bit Bad, 
Virginia Riding Clubs.—A correspondent -who ha. 
contributed many articles to our columns relating to spon 
in Vifgioia, sends the following memoranda; It will b 
seen, if his statements are sweeping, that the long timt 
tournaments have given place to steeple chases and fox 
hunting. These faets are interesting in view or the grow 
ing interest in these sports in the North and West: 
"In Fauquier County, Va., last <year was organized s 
riding club, composed of the wealthy young men, splen 
didly mouuted. They have different kinds of races iu th 
summer that attract visitors from a hundred miles around 
Y'esterday I saw at Galt’s, in Washington city, a “puuel 
bowl” costing $250, as first prize for the best rider iu Ik- 
hurdle race, to be run next summer uuder the auspices oi 
this club. At the time set for the raciug, or the meet 
every man is attired in a fancy dress—brilliant in color 
and serviceable in wear—and every one is splendidly 
monnted, tmd this has entirely superseded the childish 
tournament. -There is a large riding club in Richmond] 
two or three in the Valley, and more are organizing, ant 
doubtless this summer will witness their introduction int,t 
tbe Northern States. These elubs are identical with I host 
in Great Britain, and we Ihe certain consequence oi a lovi 
of blooded horses. Tbe various agricultural fairs in tin 
State have made all perceive the advantages in bloodef 
the stock, and having line horses tends to form these cluGs r ’ 
—Findley's Lake, situated in the western part of Chau: 
tauqua county, N. Y., one hour’s drive from northeas 
Pennsylvania, on Lake Shore & Mich. Southern, Railroad 
and about the same from Sherman, on the Buffalo, Corn 
& Pittsburgh Railroad, is a beautiful lake three miles long 
well stocked with fish, such as black bass, roek bass, sun 
fish, perch, bull heads, etc. Mr. R. A. Corbett, propriety 
of the hotel there, put 30,000 salmon trout iu the lake Iasi 
winter. In the spring and fall there is good duck, snipe 
aud woodcock shooting. The woods are well filled will 
partridges and squirrels. Board can he had from $5 to $1 
per week. Mr. Corbett has a fine sleam yacht in couueo 
lion with the house, also plenty of row-boats for his guestB, 
There are good roads and pleasant drives. 
