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Scrub Race. —The first yacht race of the season came 
off, Wednesday, P. M. 20tli, the rendezvous being at City 
Point, South Boston. The competitors were the Mabel of 
South Boston and the Lizzie of Lynn. The Mabel is a new 
boat, just launched, and is owned by Commodore J. N. 
Roberts of the South Boston Yacht Club. The Lizzie is 
owned by by G. A. Taylor of the Lynn Yacht Club, and is 
three years old. Both are cat-riged. The Mabel measures 
19.2 on the water line, and Lizzie 19.6. The judges’ yacht 
for the occasion was Commodore Roberts’s schooner, Mer¬ 
cury. The Judges were Commodore George L. Babb of 
the Lynn Club, and Captains M. J. Kiley and A. Watts of 
the South Boston Club. 
A flying start was given. The Mabel got off first at 2:41 
P. M/and the Lizzie followed, thirty seconds later. The 
Mable having the lead in starting had less close-hauled sail¬ 
ing to do to round the first buoy, and got away from her 
competitor rapidly, having rounded the buoy and started 
her sheet. The Lizzie did not see an opportunity to make 
for this advantage, although when she got the wind abaft 
she gained somewhat on the Mabel. The Mabel returned 
at 4.18,50., and the Lizzie at 4.22.5, which, deducting thirty 
seconds for difference in the start, gave the race to the 
Mabel ^by two minutes and forty-five seconds. The race 
over, L»y invitation of Commodore Roberts, the participants 
in the race and the judges and members of the press took 
dinner at the Atlantic House. 
—The schooner yacht Heron, Capt. C. P, Curtis, sloop 
yachts Maud, Vice Commodore E. C. Fuller; Bessie, Capt. 
W. Whitney; Ida, Capt. W. O. Holmes; RulDy, Capt Pres¬ 
cott; Fire Fly, Capt. G. V. Balcli, and Merlin, Capt. Sami. 
Gray, were among the principal boats launched at City 
Pointj South Boston, during the week ending May 16tli. 
—The promising sloop yacht built by Pierce Brothers, 
City Point, South Boston, the past spring, has been pur¬ 
chased by Capt. A. C. Martin, of the Boston yacht club. 
She is to be named the “Pearl.” If appearances do not 
belie her, she will prove to be a “pearl” among the fast 
ones of the fleet. She is 24 feet on deck, and 21-3 water 
line. 
—Our regular Boston correspondent, “Binnacle,” sends 
us the following items under date of the 18th instant:— 
The Coquette, C. B. sloop, about thirty-four feet in 
length, has been entered in the Dorchester yacht club by 
her owner, Mr. F. P. Moselv. The Coque'tte is from “down 
east,” and is reported as being a “flyer.” She will come in 
the first class C. B. 
The Falcon, schooner, Capt. Guild, is now at her moor¬ 
ings off Squantum. 
The Mabel, of which mention was made in my last, 
has had a trial trip, and was found to be very stiff under 
sail; her hollow wooden mast proved itself capable of re¬ 
sisting any strain likely to be put upon it, having been 
tested in a reef.breeze with whole sail. 
Pierce Bros, are at work on a cat boat for a gentleman 
belonging to the Beverly club; it is being built to outsail 
the Peri, which carried off all the laurels last year. 
It is reported that the Dolphin, a boat in the style of 
the Ripple, has been improved so much in trim that it is 
expected she will carry off the honors in the fourth class 
C. B. Dorchester yacht club. She will have to sail very 
much faster than heretofore to “get away with” the Tulip, 
Rocket, and Bessie, of the same class, which have so far 
outsailed her. • 
The Tulip, probably the fastest boat in her class, has 
been fitted with a somewhat heavier mast than she has been 
carrying. Having “carried away” some half dozen sticks 
in the last two years her owner is going to practice econo¬ 
my in the future, feeling confident that the increased weight 
of mast and ballast will not damage the speed of his yacht. 
A beautiful steam yacht was launched from Messrs. Ben¬ 
jamin Harrington & Son’s manufactory, on Babb’s wharf, 
on Tuesday. She is twenty-five feet eight inches.long on 
deck, twenty feet keel, six and one half feet beam, and 
draws about ten feet of water. The yacht was built for 
Mr. John P. Adams, of Ipswich. 
—Among. the yachts launched at City Point, South 
Boston, during the week, ending May 25th, are the sloops 
Gipsey, Captain Abbott; Bonita, Captain Atwood; Sea 
Bird, Captain Powell, and schooner Carrier Dove, Captain 
Barker. 
—The steamer Starry Banner, Captain Taylor, of the 
South Boston Yacht Club, has gone into commission. 
—Captain Ward’s yacht Kittle, is in the hands of painters 
and riggers, and will soon be under sail. 
—The secretary of the “Georgia Sportsman’s Club” writes 
us from Savannah May 20th:—“The opening cruise of the 
yacht fleet under the auspices of the Georgia Regatta As¬ 
sociation came off to-day at Montgomery. Our races will- 
come off on the 28th and29th insstant. 
—The Saratoga Rowing Association have made arrange¬ 
ments for the different crews of the intercollegiate regatta 
who will occupy during their stay the following residences 
and boat-hoim^:—Williams College will probably be located 
at Henry Moon’s, and will soon arrive with three boats, 
where the Association will have its own boat-house. Yale 
College collegiates will occupy Myer’s on the north-east 
snore and will number eighteen men and bring seven boats. 
Wesleyan College will be quartered at Abell’s on the west 
shore north end of the lake; the crew will use Moon’s ten 
pm alley as a boat-house and will have two boats. Roch¬ 
ester is at James Riley’s on the west shore towards the south 
eucl; they will use the Ballston boat-house. Cornell Uni¬ 
versity crews will lodge at Morgan & Ramsdell’s on the 
west siq e of the lake just above the Schuyler Mansion and 
will bring five boats. Trinity will occupy Riley’s residence. 
Dartmouth’s place has not yet been assigned them. Colum- 
ia College crew will arrive on the 15th of June. Two 
P 1J zes,, one of $150 and another of $100, will be given by 
• S of Saratoga to the under graduate scullers who 
man win the single scull race in the regatta week. 
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„ New Orleans, La., May 21, 1874. 
* IT0R Forest and Stream:— 
The re has been a revival in aquatics here, of which I presume you will 
e glad to know. The season was inaugurated by the St. John Rowing 
■ at their new boat-house on the Bayou St. John, and the occasion 
as such as to merit the interest shown by the friends of the club in the 
P easures of boating. The boat-house was hung with many colored flags 
and gay streamers, and I think the ladies must have lent a hand at the 
estoons of evergreens with which the galleries were decorated. The at- 
eQ( lance of so many ladies was decidedly a compliment of which the 
oya m ay justly be pro*d. Not having a genius for describing toilettes 
trust the fair sex will excuse the lack of mention of many tasteful and 
pre ty ones I saw there. The first item on the programme was a race be¬ 
tween the pair-oared, out-rigged boats. Lulu,"'colors blue; Thos. Toby, 
No. 1; F. E. Yuilie, No. 2, stroke, Ben. Bridges, coxswain, and the Cora, 
L. D. Campbell. No. 1; Garrett Walker, No. 2, stroke; Ad. Hebbler, cox¬ 
swain. This was a very nice race and was won prettily by the Lulu by 
about one length. 
The next was a race against time in the four-oared, out-rigged gig, C. 
H. Slocomb, three miles with a turn. The clnb has no match for this 
boat, hence the race against time. 
The next race was the Lightweight crew, colors red; Nq. 1 . Henry 
Denegre;No. 2, John Glynn, Jr.; No. 3, Paul Robelot; No. 4, J. J, Hay- 
del, stroke, and the British crew; No. 1, E. B. Musgrove; No. 2, G. P. 
Forwood; No. 3, J. C. Cannon; No. 4, Joseph Dixon, stroke. The Light¬ 
weight crew won in 20:58, like “good little men” as they are, 21:19 being 
the best effort of the British crew. Pending this was a race in single 
scull boats between Messrs. Day and Brown. Mr. Brown appears to 
have been overmatched, as Mr. Day had the best of the race from the 
start, and Brown was done to a turn, despite a gallant‘struggle on his 
part. 
After the four-oared gig race was another set-to in single scull boats, 
between Messrs. Perkins and Kock. The former is an oarsman of much 
style, and evidently studies the “poetry of motion” much more than his 
own powers of endurance, for, despite a very had sheer on the part of 
Mr. Kock at one of the turns, he drew away from his opponent, and at 
the finish led the “graceful” by three lengths. Then followed a review 
of the fleet by President Pike, and the exhibit was very creditable. As 
Captain Dixon’s command—2 single scull, 2 pair-oar, 2 four-oared shells, 
1 four-oared gig, 5 four-oared practice boats, and 1 six-oared barge—filed 
by the boat-house, every boat manned, the crew appropriately dressed, 
and altogether.it was a very pretty sight. Then there was a grand 
aquatic promenade for the benefit of the ladies, after which “tripping on 
the light fantastic” was in order until the “wee sma hours.” 
I notice you have fallen into a slight error in regard to the Louisiana 
Rowing Association. There has been no dissolution of the association, 
the St. John being the only club withdrawing, leaving four clubs still 
represented, viz: The Pelican, Riverside, Orleans and Louisiana, all in 
a flourishing condition, and a regatta on the tapis for next September. 
More anon, from “Frick.” 
Cincinnati, May 23, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream 
All quiet on the Ohio! Three races have been arranged but now all are 
off. One consolation is that there is a prospect for a three-mile pull be¬ 
tween two well known amateurs of this city, but the conditions, &c., 
have not been satisfactorily completed. A new boat club has just been 
organized named “The Cincinnati Boating Club.” Its officers are, pres¬ 
ident, Harry Crane; vice-president, W. R. Morehouse; secretary, Frank 
Walton; treasurer, N. G. Kenan; captain, J, P. Newman. A boat-house 
has already been purchased and the opening of the season here is looked 
for with anxiety. There is in this city a boat-house kept by the Schmidt 
Bros., at which boats of all kinds can be hired. Attached to it is a float¬ 
ing bath house. Both do big business in the summer season. It was 
probably at Schmidt’s tha the boating fever originated. The boat-house 
is built on an improved plan, which I may describe in a future letter. 
The only complaint heard now is that Schmidt does’nt bring out his 
boat-house ex-hibernis. W. L. 
JpT W or H H1 1 { 1 ty Hld att1 l 8 f 
—The spring meeting at Beacons Park, Boston, Mass., 
which was postponed from Thursday last, was continued 
on May 23d. The weather was charming and the attend¬ 
ance was very large. The first race was for a purse of $400 
for horses that had never beaten 2:29 mile heats, best three 
in five to harness. There were four starters, Sheppard 
Knapp, Jr., won the three last heats. Time—2:31, 2:30, 
2:30. The second race was for a purse of $250 for horses 
that had never beaten 2:34 mile heats to harness: Four 
horses started, Flora "Belle won the three last heats. Time 
—2:321, 2:30, 2.32. 
lew £}nbIiatfionx. 
ON THE Modern Highway. Being a glance 
mto the railroad from a new point of view. By Joseph Taylor. New 
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The Land of the White Elephant. By Frank Vin¬ 
cent, Jr. New York. Harper & Bros. 8vo, pp. 316. 
We gave an announcement of this highly interesting work some few 
weeks since, and having had a fuller examination of ir, we consider it a 
rare work, every way deserving the attention of the reading public. What 
gives a greater charm to the “White Elephant” over many other books 
of travel, is the comparative lack of knowledge about southwestern Asia. 
It is still to many like a book sealed with seven seals, and this 
heretofore unknown realm until visited by the author, was simply called 
the land of the “unexplored.” Once in a while a gleam of intelligence 
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our desire to know more of its marvels. We find the work exceedingly 
attractive, possessing.a fascination with the opening page which leaves 
us not until we come to the end. The descriptions of social life among 
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The book is full of wonderful revelations by sea and land, and is very 
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Popular Science Monthly. June. 
Contains twelve papers, literary notices, miscellany and much matter 
of great interest to the scientist and student. This number is particu¬ 
larly rich in a forcibly written paner by Andrew D. White, LL.D. upon 
scientific and industrial education in the United States. This paper will 
attract much attention at the present time, as men who love their fellows 
seem to have become fully aware that something must be done in the 
direction of the popular thought so plainly set forth in this paper. The 
solution of the question. What is this new education sought? is, we 
trust, soon to be thoroughly discussed by the leading minds of Europe 
and Americ d a just answer in due time will be riven. 
From same publishers, New York, J. B. Ford & Co., 
we have received “Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flowers and Farming,” 
by Henry Ward Beecher. This is a new edition, with many new facts 
and anecdotes from recent writings upon these subjects not before pub 
lished. Many of these fragmentary sketches were written some twenty 
years ago and published in the agricultural papers of the day 
The character of these sketches is, nevertheless, such as will 
keep, and the information here given is such as will be lound of great 
value to every one who owns only a small piece of ground. Mr. Beech¬ 
er’s “Talk about Flowers” is as fresh and glowing to-day as it was the 
day it was written, and this book should be owned and carefully studied 
by every one who loves either products of the kitchen garden or the 
floral department which embellishes our gardens. 
Seven Daughters. By Armand M. Douglass. Boston. 
Lee & Shepard. 
This is a story of girls for gents to read, and we presume it will find 
many female readers, for who ever saw a true daughter of Eve who did 
not possess some of her mother’s curiosity? It will be amply gratified 
in the perusal of this fanciful delineation of the lives of the seven 
daughters of a country curate, who all m due time fell in love after the 
most approved fashion with seven proper young men of the village. How 
this interesting love tale closes you will find in the book, in which there 
is much to be pleased with, much genuine humor, added to a strong in¬ 
dividuality of character. Miss Douglass, however, we feel sure, can 
write a better book. 
Life Under Glass. By George A. Shove. Boston. Os- 
—The Nashville Blood-horse Association, held the last 
day of the sping meeting at, Nashville, Tenn., on May 23d. 
The attendance was large and the racing excellent. The 
first race was the Maxwell House stakes for three-year olds, 
two mile dash, $50 entrance, half forfeit; there were sixteen 
entries and three starters. Vandalite was the favorite and 
won in 3:45. The second race was mile heats, for a purse 
of $400, best three in five. Arizona won the three best 
heats in 1:46I, 1:49I, 1:5l£, The third race was for a purse 
of $200, mile heats, for all beaten horses. Madeira won 
the two last heats in 1:51.i, 1:58£. Savory was ruled out 
for foul riding. 
—The excitement at Prospect Park trotting grounds on 
Saturday last w T as that the great pacer Copperbottom and 
the wonderful trotter Lucillo Golddust were to contest for 
a purse of $1,000 mile heats, best three in five under saddle. 
The attendance was immense and the track in splendid 
order for making fast time. The pacer was the favorite, 
but the famous mare was too much for him and won in 
three straight heats. Time—2:27i, 2:20, 2.21J. 
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FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. 
Detroit, Michigan, May 21st. 
Chappell Bros, in “Petite La Qote,” Canada, have one 
of the best stables in the west; amongst the horses I noticed 
Jim Connor, by Lightning, entered for the Buffalo races 
this season; also Gen. Custer who won eleven straight races 
in Canada last season, and made the best two mile race in 
Chnada; also War Dance whose pedigree dates hack to a 
mare that belonged to Charles the II., 1689. At Capt. John 
Demas’ stables at Hamtramick, the best stable in Michigan, 
can be found Membrino Gift, Black Stalion, entered at 
Boston for the championship race of $10,000 and gold 
medals; mare Mollie, seven years old, who trotted a 7th 
heat in 30^, Western Boy trotted in 27; Belle, Susy and 
Diamond and others. The Captain says he will bet a thou¬ 
sand dollars he captures one of the medals. He will start 
about the first of June, through this State, Illinois, Indiana, 
Ohio, New York, Springfield, and Boston. A day or two 
since we took a steamer and went to the Club House on St. 
Clair Flats, had “much” sport in spearing pike, both in 
day time and at night. Too early for pickerel, bass, &c., 
but saw a few. The cricket club members are ‘ ‘in practice” 
to play at London, Canada, 25th of this month. 
There is a boat club just started. Mr. Barker, tobacco 
merchant, has just purchased a new yacht, said to he the 
finest in the west. Mr. Long, Mr. Cadman and others 
have given me letters all over the State, and have vied with 
each other in doing me honor for the paper. I am to visit 
yet, Andubon Club rooms, also the cricket rooms. I shall 
be in Chicago on the first of June at the tournament, any 
way. J. G .T. 
good & Co . 
This is a sort of new revelation, promulgated by the author in a very 
sanguine, hopeful mood. He proposes to cure many of the ills of hu¬ 
manity by the substitution of an artificial climate “under glass,” a sort 
of miniature Cuba, Havana, or a small slice of the Floridas. He is mod 
est in his request; why not give him what he asks? Forty acres near 
Boston to experiment upon? It would pay cash if it did not heal human 
maladies. His book is a very readable one. 
The Little Classics. Osgood & Co. have in press and 
in a forward state of preparation a very interesting series of Amusing and 
instructive works under the title of “Little Classics,” which will be in 
form of handy little volumes of pleasant readings for the home, the rail¬ 
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pocket. They will comprise twelve volumes and “The Exile” will be the 
title of the first volume. From what we know of this series we can 
promise our readers a rich treat, a valuable collection of ooks that are 
very interesting, amusing and desirable. 
ANN OUNCEM ENTS. 
Estes & Lauriatt have in press “Elena,” an Italian story 
byL. N. Comyn. “Woman’s Love; or, Like and Unlike,” by J. H. 
Smith. “Waiting and Hoping,” a new novel from the French of Andrew 
Loco, “Men of the Mayflower, and other lectures” by W. M. Puncheon , 
and a new and very elegant edition of Victor Hugo’s “Tour on theRhine. ” 
Boston—Lee &' Shepard. “Life of Hon. Charles Sum¬ 
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nine volumes, the “Life of Hon. Charles Sumner.” The nine volumes 
already published were edited by Mr. Sumner himself, and we are happy 
to announce that the copy for the remaining volume is now in the 
hands of the printer. 
Philadelphia—J. B. Lippincott & Co. “The Border 
Land of Science.” By A. Proctor, B. A. 438 pp., 8vo, price $4. This 
full and valuable synopsis of essays was formerly published in the Cm'n - 
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New York—Scribner, Armstrong & Co. “The Structure 
of Animal Life.” By Louis Agassiz. 128 pp., 8vo, price $1.50. This 
book is full of interesting facts, and will he found fully in accordance 
with the theological opinions of the times. 
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—Our thanks are due to C. C. Francklyn, Esq., of the 
Cunard line, and to Mr. White, Superintendent of the 
American Express Company, for favors in regard to ship¬ 
ment of the eggs of the pinnated grouse to England. 
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—Mr. J. II. Batty, (Taxidermist,) will soon leave New 
York for the Rocky Mountains collecting specimens of 
Natural History, and does not wish to have any of his 
customers send him specimens for mounting during his ab- 
esnee, from June 1st to November. 
—A young lady who witnessed a ball match between the 
Ohio and Zephyr clubs thinks it quite natural that the 
Zephyrs should be “ worsted.”— Critic. 
There are no such clubs. The whole thing is a yarn in 
order to be funny.— The Capitol. 
Yes; and a crewel imposition. — Forest and Stream , 
