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Spit, and homo to a stakeboat off the new club house in 
Gravesend Bay. The second class sloops sailed (he same 
course, substituting the Gedney Channel bar buoy for the 
Lightship, and the third class went direct from the starting 
point to a stakeboat anchored in the Horseshoe, two miles 
south of bouy 8J. The starling yachts were as follows:— 
SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS. 
Ealclle—J. B. Smith, I Comet—W. H. Langley, 
Lonise—N. F. Rogers, | Gypsey—H. T. Livingston. 
FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 
Pirate—T. S. Beecher, I Lizzie L.—J. S. Johnson, 
Amerloa—J. L Treadwell, | Selene— it. S. Wood. 
Til in o CLASS SLOOPS. 
Cyuthia-B. P. Miller, I W. T. Lec-C. A. Cheever, 
Victoria— 1 Tbos. Pry, | Susie S.—K. P. Miller. 
At 11:37 the first gun was fired, and at 11:34 the signal 
was given to cross the line. The Arrow was first over, fol¬ 
lowed by the Comet and the Katie side by side. Next 
came the Gypsey and Louise, and then the Estelle, Gracie, 
and Selene, followed by the Undine and the William T. 
Lee. Close behind the Lee came the America, followed by 
the Susie S., Pirate, Lizzie L., and Victoria. The wind 
was light, but the yachts had a fair tide. The Arrow had 
a long lead, with the Comet after her. The Estelle was 
almost becalmed under the Staten Island bluff, having gone 
too far over to that shore, and the time thus lost was fsNal 
to her ehauces, as the other schooners, when once outside 
the Narrows, went off with a rattling breeze, and were 
down to the Quarantine island before the luckless Estelle 
drifted out and caught the breeze. At 13:30 the Arrow 
tacked, followed by the Comet eight minutes later. The 
breeze had now freshened so much that club topsails were 
taken in and working ones substituted. The leading yachts 
reached the Southwest Spit in the following order:— 
Name. 
Gracie. ..a 
U ndine.. 
H. M. S. 
. 1 45 25 
. 1 47 30 
Name. H. M. S. 
Arrow. 1 28 59 
Comet. 1 30 4i 
The rest were not timed, as it was necessary for the 
judges’ steamer to go on for the Lightship to ti.ie the lead¬ 
ers. There was Rtill more wind outside, but it was not so 
rough as o n Thursday. The Comet gained on the Arrow, 
hut t,lie latter rounded the Lightship first at 2:24,13, the 
Comet's time being 2:37:02, and the Estelle’s 2:42:30. Run¬ 
ning in for the Hook, the Comet finally passed the Arrow, 
and turned the Spit buoy ahead of her. From here it was 
a run before the wind for home, and kites were piled on. 
The following table gives the result of the race:— 
second c 
Start. 
Name. H. M. S. 
Estelle.11 51 47 
Comet.It 47 31 
Gypsic.li 50 45 
Finish. Time, 
n. M. S. H. M. S. 
4 40 55 4 49 48 
4 13 03 4 85 W 
4 59 06 5 08 21 
Bid not go round. 
Corrected 
Time. 
H. M. S. 
4 52 28 
4 25 46 
5 02 49 
Louise .11 60 41 
FIRST CLASS SLOOPS 
Gracie.11 53 30 4 29 50 4 36 20 4 34 07 
Arrow.11 46 13 4 16 27 4 30 14 4 24 33 
Xfndiue.11 56 24 4 42 38 4 46 14 4 32 09 
Kate.11 47 22 4 45 31 4 58 09 4 41 38 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 
riratc.11 59 44 4 61 43 4 61 59 4 51 59 
America.11 58 26 4 22 41 4 21 15 4 21 19 
Lizzie L.12 01 26 4 15 43 4 !4 17 4 10 32 
Selene.11 55 35 Turned back. 
THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 
Cynthia.12 00 13 3 45 38 3 45 25 3 46 25 
Victoria.13 01 47 4 14 47 4 13 00 4 10 00 
Win. T, Lee...11 58 09 3 41 58 3 43 49 3 39 39 
Susie S.11 59 28 3 39 18 3 39 50 8 35 30 
Thus the Comet wins the club prize for second class 
schoouers, beating the Estelle 26m, 42s. The Estelle wins 
the Flag Officers’ prize in this class, beating the Gypsey 
10m. 31s. No first class schooners were started. The 
Arrow wins the club prize for first class sloops, beating the 
Undine 7m. 36s. The Undine wins the Flag Officers’ prize 
in this class, beating the Gracie lm. 58s. The Lizzie L. 
wins the club prize for second class sloops, beating the 
America 10m. 47s. The America wins the Flag Officers’ 
prize in this class, beating the Pirate 30m. 40s. The Susie 
S. wins the club prize for third class sloops, beating the 
William T. Lee 4m. 9s., and the William T. Lee wins the 
Elag Officers’ prize in this class, beating the Cynthia 
9m. 55s. 
Bkawanhaka Yacht Club.—T he Corinthian race for 
sloops belonging to this club was also sailed on Saturday, 
uuder the same favorable conditions which attended the 
Brooklyn club. The course was from a starting point off 
Fort Wadsworth to and around the Lightship and return 
oves the same course. The following table shows the time 
of starting and finishing:— 
Started. 
Yachts, n. M. S. 
Coining.11 43 00 
Adtlie.11 43 SO 
VJtidex.11 45 00 
Madcap.11 43 83 
AcliVe. 11 44 30 
Windward*.11 43 10 
Sadie..11 4« 50 
Scuomur..11 51 40 
Finished. 
II. M. S. 
4 25 35 
4 25 45 
4 30 05 
4 42 1ft 
4 42 22 
4 42 59 
4 45 IS 
4 59 08 
Corrected. 
Time. 
11. M. S. 
4 81 55 
4 32 11 
4 30 49 
4 84 38 
4 39 45 
4 41 50 
4 37 55 
4 39 28 
The Coming was first around the buoy and Lightship, 
but the Addie Voorhis pushed her very close on the home 
run, and finally passed her, coming in ten seconds ahead. 
The Vindex was adjudged the winner of the first prize 
for first class yachts, and no second prize was awarded. 
The first second class prize was awarded to the Madcap, 
ami Ike second to the Sadie. The prizes were elegant 
silverware. The only accident during the race was a mo¬ 
mentary “foul” at the start between the Addie Voorhis and 
the Coming, and the carrying away of a spar from the 
Vindex on the home stretch. The tv hole regatta was ad¬ 
mirably managed, and its conduct elicited many commen¬ 
dations from the spectators. The Brooklyn regatta was so 
nearly on the same course that Ihe vessels were much in¬ 
termingled, and one could most of the time note the prog¬ 
ress of both regattas. 
The Centennial Yacht Race.— Entries for the second 
day’s race must be made to Mr. J. M, Sawyer, No. 85 
South street, before noon June22d. Yachts will be clas¬ 
sified as follows:— 
First Class—All cabin sloops under 15 tons, old New 
York Yacht Club measurement. Seooud class, all open 
yachts over 25 feet mean length. Third class, all open 
yachts of 25 feet mean length and under. Fourth class, 
all open yachts carrying pleasure or working sails. No 
restrictions as to sails for first class. Second and third 
Class to carry jib and mainsail only. Fourth class will tie 
restricted to working jib and mainsail, hut may carry light 
sails. Time allowance will be based on length only for all 
classes, one-half of overhang included in measurement. 
The allowance will be two minutes to the foot in mean 
length. 
Prizes—Medals and diplomas of the Centennial Commis¬ 
sion and silver prize of Centennial Regatta Commission. 
Nassau Boat Clob. —The annual spring regatta of this- 
club was held on the Harlem on Saturday. Four races 
were on the programme, but only two were contested. Of 
them the first was for junior single sculls, one mile straight 
away. There were three contestants—James D. Fort, Win. 
Robinson, and A. L. Ileyn. Fort took the lead at the 
start, with Robinson second, tbe same order was contin¬ 
ued through the rece, Fort winning by three lengths from 
Robiuson in 6m. 25s. The prize was a silver cup present¬ 
ed by Mr. Daniel Appleton. 
The second race was for pair oars, in which there were 
three entries. The crews were: Red—Frank G. Brown, 
bow, and John A. Walker, stroke; Blue—J. B. Robert, 
bow, and Lindsey Watson, stroke; White—A. B. Frost, 
bow, and G. S. Floyd-Jones, stroke. 
Red led at the start, but blue came to the front after the 
first quarter, while White ran aground and was out of it. 
Red steered wild, and subsequently withdrew, leaving 
Messrs. Fort and Floyd-Jones to go over the course alone, 
which they did in 7m. 30s. against wind and tide. 
Columbia Boat Club.— This Brooklyn club held its an¬ 
nual regatta in Gowanus Bay on Saturday, There was 
but one race—that between four-oared gigs—the course be¬ 
ing from Delaplaine Point to a point below Bay Ridge, 
distant two miles anil a quarter straightaway. The names 
of the crews are as follows-— 
Dixie— Red.—J. S. Stokes, bow; C. O. Lewis, No. 2; W. 
J. Bruff, No. 3; R. Bleecker, stroke; P. E. Robinson, cox¬ 
swain. 
Dandy—Blue.—L. Avery, bow; H. H. Leland, No. 2; 
C. W. Lippitt, No. 3; H. T. Dunham, stroke; S. B. Haz¬ 
ard, coxswain. 
The water was rather lumpy for shells, a considerable 
quantity of water at times coming inboard, The Dixie 
had the lead at the Btart, and the Dandy was unable to 
come up with them, the first named winning by twelve 
seconds in 15m. 334s. 
Neptune Rowing Club. —The Neptune club of West 
Brighton, Staten Island, had their regatta on Saturday. 
There were four races on the card, all one mile and return. 
The first race was begun at four o’clock, the entries being 
as follows, the captain of the Nautilus club acting as ref¬ 
erees and Walter Mann as timekeeper:— 
Weight, 
Name. Handicap. Boats. Pounds. 
Robert L. Lefman.70 seconds.Annie .152 
T. R. Keator.,...80 seconds.Isaac Smith.173 
James H. Riley.Scratch.H. p. Belatield.168 
Lefman was sent away first, Keator forty seconds after, 
and Riley thirty seconds after Keator. Keator overtook 
Lefman at the stakeboat, when he unshipped his sliding 
seat and withdrew. Riley caught Xiefman halfway homo, 
and came in winner of the race in 16m. 18s. The entries 
for the second race were:—A. C. Sharp, A. B. Shand, and 
W. L. James. The latter had the lead until the stakeboat 
was turned, when he was passed by the other two, Shand 
coming in ahead in 19m. 16s., Sharp being twelve seconds 
later. The next race was for barges, in which the Judy, 
steered by Mr. Edward Smith, beat the Punch in 16m. 34s. 
The last race was between J. H. Riley, in a Bingle shell, 
and a four oared crew, comprised of A. Bodine. bow; II. 
Martin, No. 2; W. Donald, No. 3; A. Childs, stroke, and 
B. S. Beckwith, stroke. They started two minutes before 
Riley, who waited on them until they were “pumped,” and 
then spurted in ahead; time, 18m. 6s. 
—We are to have something of an Intercollegiate race 
after all. Trinity College, Cambridge, has officially ac¬ 
cepted the invitation and will send a four. 
Still Another Portable Boat .—Portable boats mul¬ 
tiply. We have received from J. H.Rushton, boat builder 
of Canton, St. Lawrence county, New York, whose adver¬ 
tisement we print, photographs of a boat built by him for 
parties in Louisville, Ky. It is built on the same general 
plan as his other styles of boat, but is lighter in weight, 
and cheaper. Its dimensions are as follows.—Length over¬ 
all, thirteen feet; width amidskip on top, twenty-eight 
inches, at bottom of top streak, thirty inches; depth amid- 
ship, eleven inches, at ends, twenty-one inches; weight, 
without seats, thirty-five pounds. Boat to he decked over 
with canvas. Copper fastened, and without seats or any 
fixings, it ought to bring $50 in order to pay. Such a boat 
as this, we think, would be much sought for by all living 
on or near lakes or streams. They are built on a keel—a 
piece of oak lxl j inches, rabbitted to receive the siding, 
which is of cedar, three sixteenths to onefourth inch thick. 
The stems are oak or elm, bent; ribs, oak or elm, three 
sixteenths to one fourth inch thick, and one half to five 
eighths inch wide, made oval, and are put in the boat one 
and a half inches apart. Three heavier ones are put in 
where the row locks come. Being lapstreak, eight to ten 
boards on a side, and ribbed so closely, makes them very 
strong for their weight, which is less than any other boat 
of like capacity, unless it be a birch canoe; and being very 
flat on the bottom are very steady and have great carrying 
capacity, and will run in very shallow water. They are 
well turned at the ends, both being alike, have consider¬ 
able sheer, which gives them a trim, jaunty appeal ance on 
the water, and at the same time enables them to live in 
very rough water for boats so small and light. 
A Model Boat.— Wm. E. Bowditch.the popular florist 
at Grove Hall, DorcheBter, Mass., has had a model boat 
built this season on an entirely new style. Starting from 
an oak keel, strips of pine three-quarters of an inch in 
thickness are nailed on one another until the sides were 
twenty two inches high and twelve and a half feet long. 
The model is sharp at bow and stern. Her rig is of two 
styles—as a sloop and cat rigged. When used as a sloop 
her mast and boom, each thirteen feet long, are joined so 
they cun be taken apart and stowed beneath her floor when 
not needed. A neat Italian awning can be spread when 
required. She has Grane’s patent rowlocks, so that there 
will be no chance of losing an oar. She is fastened with 
composition nails throughout, and all her metal works are 
brass. Her weight is only 160 pounds, and she is intended 
for river navigation principally. Tbe boat was built by 
Mr. George W. Wood, and is a decided credit to him and 
its owner. It is Mr. Wood’s first attempt at boat buildiDg, 
and attracts deserved attention from all for her beauty and 
neat finish. Two men look her to the water one day last 
week, where she floated in a manner perfectly satisfactory 
to all. _ 
gor sq. 
Balkjnu. —As to the matter of “balklDg," uo general 
direction can he given, or rule established. If the educa¬ 
tion of the colt has been conducted iu accordance with 
correct principles, he will not balk, Balking on the part 
of colts is, for the most part, the result bf_ the irainer’B ig¬ 
norance or passion. Yelling and whipping on the part of 
the trainer or driver, overloading, sore shoulders, or ill- 
fitting collars—these are the causes that make horses hoik. 
But if you have a horse or colt that balks, while one can¬ 
not, without a personal knowledge of the subject, toll you 
what to do, we can tell you wliat nut to do—never whip. 
If he won’t go, let him stand still and think it over, He 
will very often think better of it, and al ter a few moments’ 
reflection, and a few tosses of the head, go on. of his own 
accord. Or, if this does not answer, gut out of the wagon 
aDd pat him, and talk to him kindly. A horse is very sus¬ 
ceptible to kindness; and we have known more than one 
quite vicious horse gentled into good behavior by a few 
pats from a lady’s gloved hand on the moist neck and 
veined muzzle. Sometimes it is well to loosen a strap or 
start a buckle. We have known the mere act of uncheck¬ 
ing and roeheckiug the animal answer the purpose. It 
took his attention off in another direction, you see, changed 
the current of his thought, and broke up liis purpose and 
determination to resi st. 
For this same reason an apple, or a hunch of grass from 
tlie roadside, or a handful ot oats, or a few kernels of 
corn, will often accomplish what an hour of beating could 
never effect. The truth is, a mau must govern himself be¬ 
fore he can hope to govern lower animals. A mau flushed 
with passion, Ills brain charged with heated blood, and eyes 
blazing with rage, is not in a condition to think clearly; 
and it is just this thinking clearly that is, above all else, 
needed in directing and controlling horses. Hence it is 
that contact with horses, and an actual experience in 
teaching them, is one of the finest disciplines a man can 
have. He grows to love the colt he is teaehiug; and no 
nature is utterly depraved in wliich is going on the exor¬ 
cise of affection, no matter how humble the object may 
be. His employment makes it necessary for him to think; 
and this keeps inlellect, which might otherwise have no 
development alive. The language of the stable is not, us 
many pious and ignorant people imagine, all slang. Cure 
atid anxiety are felt iu tbe groom’s room, and consultations 
held upon the issue of which Die health and safety of val¬ 
uable property depend. Plans are formed and methods of 
procedure adopted, upon which fume and vast sums of 
money come and go. Faults of nature and errors of edu¬ 
cation and practice are corrected, and the trainer discovers 
that in schooling God’s creatures he is being schooled 
himself. Thus, as iu all other branches of honorable in¬ 
dustry, the horseman discovers that he is the point from 
which one current goes forth and another enters iu. lie 
bestows, and he receives; he educates, and is educated; 
and the life which so many thoughtless people despise 
closes, as in the case of Hiram Woodruff—the upright in 
heart and act—with honor, and a fame which can fall only 
when kindness towards animals and integrity among men 
are regarded as of do account.— Quklen. Halt:. 
Piedmont Club, op Virginia.— Tbe Piedmont Fox- 
Hunting Club, of which Major Len. Anderson, of Blokes 
county, N. C., is President, is an organization which em¬ 
braces among its members gentlemen from Pennsylvania, 
Ohio, Massachusetts, New- Jersey, the District of Colum¬ 
bia, aud nearly all the Southern States. The club meets 
annually, generally in the month of November, and the 
hunt lasts for two weeks. Not a day passes during that 
time that they do not succeed iu getting a race, aud about 
half of the time in “tailing” the fox. They are mounted 
on thoroughbred horses, and the club controls for each 
hunt from forty to fifty trained hounds, selected from 
packs which number in the aggregate about two hundred 
thoroughbred beagles. This organization is iu fact the 
most prominent hunting club iu the country, if not iu Ihe 
world, and its sporting exploits take precedence, us regards 
thrilling excitement, unalloyed and health-giving pleasure, 
and manly exercise, over anything of the kind that has 
ever been attempted since the days when the noblemen of 
ancicDt Germany hunted wild hoars in the forests of the 
Rhine. 
Trotting Centennial.— The Russian Qutette do la 
Bourse says: “This year wfil complete a century since 
Count Alexis Orloy Tchesmeusky brought from Arabia 
the celebrated stallion Smetanka, the ancestor of the Rus¬ 
sian blooded trotting horses. The owners of the stable of 
Khrenovsky purpose celebrating this centennary by erect¬ 
ing to Count Orlov a monument surmounted by his statue 
in bronze. The Count will be represented driving ahorse, 
after M. Svertehov’s well-known picture. On the pedes¬ 
tal will be placed the arms of the Count, with a commem¬ 
orative inscription as follows: *To Count Tchesmeusky, 
by the proprietors of the Russian breeding stables, on the 
occasion of the 100th anniversary of the breed of trotting 
horses, and blood horses called the Orlovs. 1773-1875.’ ’ 
Snupp Boxes.— The snuff box in tbe days when social 
formality was more rigid than it is now, bore an important 
part in the play of Wits. An otherwise awkward pause, 
an occasion for momentarily avoiding the eyes of your in¬ 
terlocutor, or a desire to conceal an uucon troll able expres¬ 
sion of your features, could be improved, remedied or 
guarded by gracefully talcing a pinch of snuff as you looked 
out under the corner ot your eyelid at the effect of ^out- 
sally on the person with whom you were conversing. The 
snuffbox played a great part in diplomacy for a century 
at least, and within our own day it has been regarded as a 
very appropriate gift for a statesman or a great soldier,— 
Sun. 
