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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE COMING 

 WEEK. 



Tl,umh_iy, June 14.— Trotting : Syracuse, N. Y. ; Chatham Villain.-. X. 



Y. ; Oatslcill, N. Y. ; Masalllon, O. ; Beacon Park, Boston; Kalamazoo. 



{uniting. Meetings : American 



I of the J'Jth Regt. Rifle Asso- 



, Shoot ug [atoll, at Jones' 



lull ; New Sort Yaiihl Club. 



iiiilc 



Mich.; cedar Rapids, la. ; Chic 



Jockey Club; Columbas, O. 

 elation, at Auburn ; Zettlcr 

 Woods. Regattas: Nova 6 

 Cricket Match between th 

 Bull: Clucinnalti vs Louis" 

 Knzalieth, N. J.; Buckeye i 

 at Rochester; itai vs si. Li 

 i, -,....-.. ■ Bn J 

 bf*en vs '. tti rp Is at ■>• n 

 Ft igy,Jwu is.— Trottini 

 Running meetings 

 Regatta ol ihc M 



Annum, at An'Mi 

 Cricket, at Wilkes 



•'. ISVSJI 



Salwday, Jwne 



• Beawm 



Ball: Chicago vs I 



nali; St. I. S is 



US ttlJOVC; Cedar I 



lericas. Bas 

 I Resolute, a 



p. Aimu.il shoot of the < 

 i Yacht club. Base Bal 



id tiiann 



; Mil 



Ball; St. Louii 

 llidi!ltla|i"iis ( 

 l.u.-k, >o vs I i 



at Brooklyn; Chicago PS Boston, ftl Boston; 

 : n . -..,■: ,,. is Alaska, .11 .Jersey City ; 



uelW.— Trot line: Madison. Illd. ; Kit. lira, N. V. ; Albany, 

 el' City, I'a.; Akron, O. ; Grand l.'apids; Jlmi-r, N. II. 

 ting al Cleveland. Base Ball: Chicago vs Hartford, ai 



Running Meeting, al CJcvc- 

 ch Show ol Uogsmid Pigeon 

 I Meeting oi the Richmond 



,: St. Lou 

 Lowell; Rochester 

 at Erie; Star rs L,oi 

 with Bench Show oi 



hind. Stati 

 (Shoot, al - 



.... union, ut 



National Sboktsmks's Convention.— The fourth annual 

 convention of tills association was called for June 10, at the 



Yniiderbilr, HouBe, Syracuse. Only six delegates appeared, 

 , I,,: [I required fifteen delegates to constitute a quorum, 

 il.l he u" regular meeting. Alter listening to the an- 

 nual address of the President, Mr. Gr< as Smith, the gentle- 

 men present adjourned. The next meeting is appointed at 

 ii! barre. Pa., the first Tuesday in June, 1878. 



THE SUMMER RESORTS OF LONG 

 ISLAND. 



TUB remark has been made, regarding New York, tliat one 

 of its advantages, and that not lite least, is that if is so 

 easy to leave it. The observation is perfectly true. Thanks 



lboats are ply- 

 itbin an hour 

 it of rnagnift- 



to the enterprise of our men of busil 

 ing and trains whirling in every direction, and 

 the citizens of New York can he in the cnjoyii 

 cent scenery, and of a complete change of air and tempera- 

 ture. It is unfortunately characteristic of a targe proportion 

 of city residents to undervalue the. resorts nearest al hand. 

 In the most literal meaning of the phrase, "Distance lends 

 enchantment to their view " of a desirable summer resilience. 

 Their usage has accordingly been to make a considerable 

 yearly sacrifice to leave business entirely for a short season, 

 and having enjoyed their brief rest to return to the city for 

 what might remain of the heated term. The rule operated 

 badly in the case of those who left and returned early. They 

 left before the heat had produced its enervating effects, and 

 returned at the dullest and most oppressive season. 



To these and others less prejudiced in favor of distance, Uic 

 advantages of Long Island are well worthy of attention. 

 There arc many places between Fort Hamilton and Montauk 

 Point, along either the northern or southern shore, easy oi 

 access by one or other of the branches of the Long Island 

 railroad, beautifully situated, cool, secluded and salubrious. 

 We leave aside the historical associations attaching to some of 

 these localities, which would carry us back through all the 

 leading events of American history to the landing ol Hudson 

 and the times of the Indian tribes. We also leave out of 

 view the commercial advancement of Long Island. We 

 would concentrate attention entirely upon its advantages as a 

 summer resort, or as a place for spending a brief summer 

 holiday. 



There are first to be considered the requirements of the city 

 man whose business really demands his daily attention and 

 presence, such as he could not give it if retreating to a greal 

 distance. His object ought to be to J'ttnl a quiet,, cool place, 

 from which he can, if necessary, run into Hie city in the 

 morning and return in the- evening. A glance at the map will 

 show how perfectly ho can realize bis wish. It is nol likely 

 that it will lie considered advisable to travel more than the 

 thirty-sever, mites- which lie between Lung Island Oltj and 



Babylon, on the southern shore. This resort has many 

 special advantages and numberless attractions. Near the. 

 seashore it .possesses facilities for bathing and sea fishing, and, 

 in the bracing air from the great, South Lay, all that is offered 

 by a sea-port town, minus its objectionable features: The 

 waters of the bay, sheltered On the south by Oak Island, a 

 group of islets and the great South Beach, are sale and pleas- 

 ant for bathing or boating. The bather will not find, of 

 course, the wilder enjoyment of dashing and tumbling in the 

 surf, but the lover of a still-water " dip " can be abundantly 

 gratified. If time, however, should permit, the luxury of 

 surf bathing can be enjoyed to the full, nine miles from 

 Babylon, at Fire Island, one of the most famous of American 

 bathing places. The island is reached after a pleasant sal! 

 from Babylon. The fishing here is admirable, and the 

 dragging of the finny monsters from amidst the rolling surf is 

 to be classed amongst the most exciting methods of plying 

 the piscatorial art. It savors of the primitive no doubt, but 

 is none the less exhilarating. There is no need to expatiale 

 upon the enjoyment of a sail when waves have just sufficient 

 •oil to relieve the pursuit of this form of pleasure from tamc- 

 ness. We must leave much to the imagination of the reader, 

 and return refreshed by the strong ocean breeze to Babylon. 

 To what has previously been said of its attractions must he 

 added the trout fishing and shooting. The former is to a 

 great extent preserved, but the latter is for many miles east- 

 ward both good and abundant. 



Keeping before us the necessities of a man who must visit 

 the city daily, or, at least, very frequently, we turn west- 

 ward and pass hastily through South Oyster Bay, Bellmore, 

 the beautifully wooded section between Merrick and Bald- 

 win's, and so on until Rockaway and llockaway Leach are 

 reached. 



Looking now to the northern shore, the pleasant- little town 



of Northport, forty miles from Lo _ 

 taken as the furthest point likely to lie- 

 hard to find a retreat so cosily silual., 

 closed In quietude, within an equal l 

 Lying a short distance from the depot, 

 fectly sheltered inlet, if is reached aftt 

 drive along a road winding among v 

 sou in the full richness of I heir vcrdan 

 its undulating ami varied character, 



Island City, may be 



1 Ne 



Uly in. 

 York. 



ilk i 



at the head 

 ■ a churminj 

 oods clad at this sea- 

 beauty. Apart from 

 r of repose seems to 



lie upon the whole region, if a man can enjoy anywhere the 

 luxury of rest, Northport is surely the place. Across the 

 Wooded hill on the right, and almost two miles off, lie the 

 waters of the sound. Turning to the inner shore, a few small 

 ship-building yards give the feeling of restfulness only uu ad- 

 ditional fullness by their freedom from anything akin to 

 bustling activity. A pleasant road leads along the hill 

 shore, from which we look across to Little Neck, the narrow 

 intervening bay doited with a few boats or sailing craft- We 

 pass the ruinous jetty where a steamer formerly landed its 

 passengers 'from the city and intervening ports. Occasion- 

 ally a yacht puts into the bay, and by Ihc beauty of her build 

 and trim rig, breaks the monotony of the life of Hie test 

 dents. Keeping along the shore, the land bends lo the left. 



and a narrow isthmus leads us to Eaton's Neck, on the outer 

 point, of which stands a light-house. The walk is delightful, 

 and still keeping to the left or west, the shore of Huntington 

 Bay is reached. Directly opposite is Lloyd's Neck, and to 



the southwest is seen thi 

 which stands the town of H 

 Returning to Northport w 

 settled almost seventy years 

 known, and, strangest of al 

 lized by a certain numb 



to the inlet, at the head of 

 ington. 



■o informed that the town Was 

 i, that sickness is almost uu- 

 li.at its beauties are monopo- 

 sitors who return 



year after year, and almost claim a prescriptive right to the 

 place and its accommodations. There are ninny other towns 

 and villages nearer homo scarcely less deserving of attention, 

 and which any one in quest of a summer residence can visit 

 in n very short space of time, and there make a selection to 



What, has been said 1 ■ ihe benefit of the man of business, 

 who makes bis home temporarily in the country without 

 severing liis connection altogether wilfffhu cily.ig equally 



applicable t i the Case 01 lln.se who have only a brief annual 

 holiday of a few weeks' duration. The latter can, however, 

 if it should be thought desirable, venture to. a greater dis- 

 tance and explore Shelter Island, or even venture beyond Hie 

 railroad system to Montauk Point. 



Nothing has been hitherto said directly of Long Island as 

 the ground for a pedestrian torn-. It is a pity that uch OJ 

 cursiuns arc not more in fashion. All the places mentioned 

 might he visited on foot with pleasure. Pew fields would 

 belter repay the pedestrian than that, extending from COW 



Hay, or from Hempstead Harbor lo Northport. The distance 

 in a direct line or by rail is trilling, but may be stretched to 

 an almost limit, less extent, by one determined upon peering 



inli. the beauties of the winding coast. The shore is broken 

 by a great number of inlets, and the scenery along fin- prom- 

 ontories or neeks is in a great measure a sealed book to those 

 who are unused to the most ancient friend of locomotion. 



RECENT DISCOVERIES IN PALE- 

 ONTOLOGY. 



TN the "American Journal of Science and Arts" for No- 

 J- vember, Prof. .Marsh pOntiuueB bis series of papers on new 



Tertiary nntmituils, and describes lour new genera from the 

 I'iocene. Considerable attention lias recently beeo attracted to 

 the Stale collection by the remarks of prof. Huxley, and by 

 tin- f.-n-t that that learned gentlemen drew a large part of the 

 material for bis lectures or, Evolution from the fossllf K in, I 

 he examined while at New Haven. The interest, which seems 

 to b ;i< rally felt in these matters, al the present lime, in- 

 duces us to give some brief description of a few of the won- 

 derful forms of auimal life from the Tertiary formation, since 

 most of Hie discoveries that have recently been made are 

 quite unknown, except among scientific people. In future 

 we shall endeavor to keep our readers posted on these mat- 

 ters, which are interesting, not only in themselves, but from 

 their bearing un the great and miw universally discussed 

 question of Evolution, Nor shall we hereafter confine our- 

 selves to the Tertiary epoch. The Cretaceous litis its wonders, 

 00 less striking than those of later time, and, in then ptoper 

 places, we shall discuss at some length the marvellous Variety 

 ;)f reptilian and avian life wl-ieh existed timing Mjsuz-.i?. 

 time. 



I'erhnps the most, striking fossil described in the paper to 

 which we have referred, is what Prof Marsh has called Bohip- 

 pui (the dawn or the horse). This animal, which was about 

 equal in size to the red fox, differed from ils nearest ally, the 

 QtdMppug, and thus from all horsciike animals hitherto 

 Imown, in the character of its teeth, and, what is still more 

 striking to the unscientific mind, in the. number of its toes. 

 While I he 'v, ,,,,., , i he most remote ancestor of the horse 

 known up to the time of this latest discovery, had four toes 

 in front and three behind, Eohlgptis goes back one step fur- 

 ther, and has four toes on the hind loot as well as in front. 

 We are told, besides this, tied there is some evidence to show 

 that it had perhaps the rudiment of a fifth toe, both before 

 and behind. Wo have thus a horselike animal, the met of 

 which probably resembled those of a lapir more nearly than 

 anything else, but whose general aspect was widely different 

 from that, of flu, huge, clean-limbed horse of the present day. 



Another new form, of which Prof. Marsh has given us an 

 account in the paper under discussion, jg m animal of the 

 sutlline, or hog tribe, This Farahi/us, as it has been called, 

 ls interesting as bein« mie of the veryfow artfodactyles, Or 

 even-toed mammals, that havBheen described from the Eo- 

 cene in litis country, and the first as yet noticed from the 

 Qtm)ph<4o»l beds of New Mexico, the lowest and hence the 

 earliest, Tertiary known on Ihise ,,;. , -, , „ , ,, ....,.,, . h |, ,| 



insize the modem wild tioar, hut the jau . ,,. ,,.,,..,,. 



ly shorter and stouter. The gefleral aspect ol Ha- remains hum 

 SfbiCb this genus is deserik'd ks quite similar, except, of 

 course, in respect to sue, that ,-.! - ,.-,..,, e^antic suil- 



line of the Miocene j but the former may readily be distin- 

 guished from Us later ally, as il has one less premolar tooth. 

 The present genus, as remarked by pt,,, 



interesting exam;, 1, i ,, ,,,,, ],„- m outside of Ibe ances- 

 tral line, which terminated in the existing suilliuefl." 



A third newgenus una d U a trl able carnivore, 



about the size of a large WOlf, The remains Horn which 

 ..les< -til ie,i consist of a nearly periect Skeleton in an admirable 



stated preseri ffi _■ i ik( , tlle onc 



just describeil, feserablcs a later form, tl, h ,- !; ir>„. 



