

—The New York Athletic Club are to hold their annual 
fall meeting on Saturday, October 4th, on their track, foot 
of 133d street, East River. The prizes, as usual with this 
club, are gold medals, and much interest is being mani- 
fested by its members. The 100 yard race will doubtless 
be very exciting, as two of the entries are closely matched. 
The club’s definition of an amateuris the following: ‘Any 
person who has never competed in an open competition, or 
for public money, or for admission money; or with profes- 
sionals for a prize, public money, or for admission money; 
nor has ever, at any period of his life, taught or assisted in 
the pursuit of athletic exercises as a means of livelihood,” 
Officers of the club—Colonel W. E. Van Wyck, President; 
Frank §. Babcock, Vice President; John H. Stead, Secre- 
tary; Henry KE. Buermeyer, Treasurer. The programme is 
as follows, and the list of entries we shall publish as soon 
as they are out: 100 yard running race; 440 yard running 
race; 880 yard running race, and one mile running race. 
Walking three miles, open to all amateurs. There will also 
be a handicap running race, once round the track (one-sixth 
of a mile) open to members of the club only. 
The Mauhattan’s played the Staten Island club on the 
grounds of the latter at Camp Washington, Staten Island, 
on Friday September 5th, which resulted in an easy victory 
for the Manbattans. The day was all that could be desired. 
Many ladies were present, and the wicket unusually good. 
The bowling of Brewster of the Staten Island club was 
very effective, as he took six wickets. 
Manhattans made an excellent catch at slip, and will make 
a dangerous bowler. Hayward and Kersley made double 
figures for the Manhattans, while Duer, Filmer, and Davis 
the same for the Staten Islanders. 
MANHATTAN C. C. 
First Innings. 
Hayward c. Irving b. Luske 
Tucker b. Brewster 
‘Kersley b. Luske 
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McDougal b, Brewster 
SAE iy Cam USKelbs iGerm Mer eee ahs Ae he ligt eRe ses an on Sthnass 
OLonergan b, Brewster 
Beattie b. Brewster 
Bishop b. Brewster 
PLAT YS MOGUL se ele exes: «par etiecies praia cases 
Byes, 10; leg byes, 3; wides 11 
STATEN ISLAND C. C. 
First Inning. Second Inning. 


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—The St. George’s Cricket Club played the United St. 
Louis eleven on Tuesday. This was a two days’ match. St. 
George’s won the toss and sent in the St. Louis’. The bat- 
ting was very fair considering they only arrived late at 
night, and had little rest. H. Temple and Lycett made 
double figures. The Bowling of the St. George’s was un- 
usnally straight and effective; the fielding was also very 
close and steady. 
We regret that we. were obliged to go to press while the 
match was still on. 
—The Manhattan’s played the Zingari on Saturday, on 
their grounds at Hoboken 
—The Athletic and Philadelphia base ball clubs played at 
Philadelphia on Monday last, with the following score: 
Athletics, 5; Philadelphia, 6. Each had earned two runs. 
On the same day a game in Boston between the Boston 
and Atlantic clubs resulted in a victory for the former by 
a score of 15 to 10. 
Military ews. 
Prey the oldest soldier now in the United States 
is Lieut. M. Moore, (retired) who entered the service on 
the 80th of April, 1812, joining the Thirteenth Regiment of 
Infantry, Colonel Peter B. Schuyler commanding, then or- 
ganizing at Greenbush, opposite Albany, N. Y. Shortly 
‘after joining, this regiment was ordered to the frontier, but 
on arriving at Onondaga, it was divided, five companies 
being ordered to Buffalo, and five to Niagara. The latter 
(to which the subject of this sketch belonged) participated 
in the battle of ‘‘ Queenstown,” where Captain, afterwards 
General, Wool was wounded. He was with his regiment 
at the capture of Fort George, the subsequent pursuit of 
the enemy, and the battle of ‘“‘Stony Creek,” where Gene- 
rals Winder and Chandler were captured. Returning, the 
regiment formed part of General Wilkinson’s army in the 
movement down the river St. Lawrence, the contemplated 
attack on Montreal, and took .part in the battle of ‘‘ Wil- 
liamsburgh,” after which the army went into winter quar- 
ters at French Mills. In 1814 Lieut. Moore’s regiment was 
ordered from Plattsburgh to Sackett’s Harbor, N. Y., with 
the army under General Izzard, at which latter place it re- 
mained until the close of the war with Great Britain. The 
Thirteenth was one of those then consolidated to form the 
new Fifth. In 1821 he accompanied five companies of the 
Second Infantry, to which he then belonged, to Sault de 
St. Marie for the purpose of establishing a military post at 
that place. From here, in 1826, he went with two com 
panies, “A” and “B,” to the head of Lake Superior as 
escort to Governor Cass, who proposed to effect a treaty 



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with the Indians. Their only means of transportation 4); hti t d a ott 
were batteaux of their own construction, which the men Al l wig at Qe oating. 
rowed the entire distance up and back, their being no ves: = tea ioe 
ah eer . HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK. 
sels on the Lake at that time. From here the same com- 
panies proceeded to Mackinac, when the barracks were re- DATE, | BOSTON. | NEW YORK. ((letersonnibasss 
built; then to Fort Gratiot, (a heap of ruins,) which they ea im. | ee 
also rebuilt. In 1832 he was ordered with his regiment to Sept, 1 s oO . if 
the ‘‘ Black Hawk” war, or as the late General Scott termed | sept. 3 2 | eve. 10 | 11 25 
* «4 rate . ” ‘ a Pa ae ae , | Sept. 4 14 i 8 eve. 14 
it, the cholera campaign.” Tn 1887 he. participated in the Sept. B if 1 BF a a 
Indian war in Florida enjoying (?) this delight (?) of asol- | Sept. 6 12 | 2 58 | 9 12 
Sept. 7 19 4 4 3 19 
dier for three years. In 1841 he was ordered to the Recruiting 
Depot at Fort Ward, and continued in this service until his 
retirement, in 1869. In all this time he was never in arrest 
or court-martialed. The old gentleman is still hale and 
hearty, the only regrets he appears to have being that he 
was not a member of Colonel Miller’s regiment at Lundy’s 
Lane, and that he was too old to participate in either the 
Mexican or the late war. 
The reports of General Custer’s in regard to the recent 
skirmishes with the Indians near the Yellowstone river, are 
exceedingly interesting and characteristic of that distin- 
guished officer. The General must believe thoroughly in the 
effects of a military band, as to the crack of his rifles he 
always adds the inspiriting strains of ‘‘ Garry Owen.” Suf- 
fice to say, that after quite an exciting fight, forty Indians 
were killed, and many were wounded. Our loss was com- 
paratively small. 
The New York Fire Department propose establishing a 
corps of sappers and miners to be used on the occasion of 
an extreme conflagration in blowing up buildings, etc., as 
a means to check the fire. One man from each engine 
company will be detailed for this purpose, and the corps 
will be thoroughly instructed by United States engineers 
in the use of explosives as well as go through a course of 
drill. 
-—At the battle of Gravelotte the French numbered 130,- 
000 men, while the Germans numbered 200,000; and at Sedan 
220,000 Germans attacked 130,000 French. The casualities 
in the first battle were 14,000 French and 20,000 Germans; 
at Sedan the French lost 14,000, while the Germans 10,000. 
In these two decisive struggles nearly 60,000 men were 
lost, yet this scarcely holds a candle to some of the little 
slaughters we had in our rebellion, a record of which can- 
not help but send a shudder to the heart of every true lover 
of his cowntry. 
—General Ord, commanding the Department of the Platte, 
is foremost among Department Commanders in rifle prac- 
tice, and the monthly record shows constant improvement. 
The cavalry, strange to say, make the best scores as a rule. 
The system is not the Hythe or that followed at Creedmoor, 
and there is an effort now being made by the National Rifle 
Association of this country to establish a uniform system 
of target practice, both in the army and militia. We trust 
it will be successful. 
—General ‘‘ Phil” Sheridan, the well known advocate of 
celibacy, has been giving the Kanucks a chance to “ re- 
ceive” him. The General really enjoys, like all bachelors, 
these little ‘“‘stag parties.” At one time he had retreated 
slowly from Montreal, and was ‘‘just five miles away” 
from—somewhere in New Hampshire, the White Moun- 
tains, we think, and was fast making cover for headquar- 
ters in that Phoenix like city of Chicago. 
—There has long been a struggle to abolish the practice 
of purchasing commissions in the British army. There is 
an opinion that similar steps will have to be taken in regard 
to our own army. Stillin the British army it is an acknowl- 
edged fact, while in our case the fact is covered. 
—Among the pleasant institutions of New York city is 
the rooms of the Army and Navy Club in 27th street. The 
club numbers 400 members, and is among the most success- 
ful organizations of its character in the country. The 
formation of a special club for army and navy officers is 
something new in “‘these parts,” and very frequently you 
may see in the handsome apartments of the club many of 
our most distinguished officers of the service. 
—Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Canton, of the Eight- 
eenth Infantry, has, we regret to announce, been cashicred 
the army in consequence of drunkenness and conduct unbe- 
coming an officer and a gentleman. It is said that drunk- 
enness is the curse of the army, yet it seems hard to be com- 
pelled to cashier for this charge one who has but reached 
the first step as a commissioned officer of the army. We 
can but sympathize for one so truly unfortunate. 
—Major Thomas T. Barr, Judge Advocate, U. 8. A., has 
been stationed at Boston. 
—First Lieut. James E. Bell, First Artillery, has been de- 
tailed as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the 
University of Vermont, Burlington. 
—Second Lieut. Frank H. Edwards, First Infantry, is on 
duty at the Military Academy. 4 
—The officers at Fort de Russell, under the soubriquet of 
‘“‘ Artful Dodgers,” recently played a national game with 
some citizens calling themselves the ‘‘Ku-Klux.” The 
‘*Ku-Klux” in this instance came out ahead. 
—The Yellowstone expedition, or one portion of it, will 
return about the middle of this month. 

—Lieutenant Colonel Drayson, on the cause and duration 
of the glacial period, and the probable antiquity of man, 
thinks he is so exactly right about it, as to place the last 
English glacier back some 31,840 years exactly. Only Eng- 
lish critics say that he knows nothing about dynamics, and 
either despises or is desirous of revolutionizing modern 
terrestrial science. 


—The number of yacht clubs in Eastern waters is much 
larger than the general public suppose. In Boston and 
vicinity there are the following: Eastern Yacht Club, Bos- 
ton Yacht Club, South Boston, Dorchester, and Beverley. 
The Eastern Yacht Club has been organized several years, 
and was incorporated by the Massachusetts Legislature in 
1871. They have forty-five yachts, comprising thirty-two 
schooners and thirteen sloops. Aggregate measurement, 
2,500 tons, 0. m. At the latter part of this month they will 
hold their closing regatta for the season. The celebrated 
yacht Faustine, E.Y.C., which made such a fine run to 
England lately, is owned by George Peabody Russell, who 
is now a resident at Binstead, Isle of Wicht, England. The 
Boston Yacht Club has forty yachts, about 550 tons, o. m. 
Their closing regatta takes place to-morrow. 
—The fifth regatta of the Dorchester Yacht Club, of Massa- 
chusetts, took place last week over the regular course for 
the championship of the fourth centre-board class. They 
have sixty-two boats belonging to the club. The contend- 
ing yachts were the Bessie, Virginia, and Rockett, each of 
which had won in its class. The wind was fresh from the 
southwest, and the yachts were reefed. They started at 
4:20 P. M. The Rocket was the first to get away, and took 
the lead, which she held until the yachts passed ‘‘Half-tide 
Rock,” when the Bessie became the leading yacht, which 
position she held during the remainder of the race, though 
the Rocket, which came in second, took the prize by time 
allowance. 
Th  everley Yacht Club, of Massachusetts, has forty-one 
boats yd held their special regatta on September 6th. The 
prizes were given by Mr. Soheir, which included a conso- 
lation cup for the last boat. This club is practically a Bos- 
ton club, and the boats are principally small, being under 
thirty feet water line. 
—The annual election of the Oceanic Yacht Club, of Jer- 
sey City, resulted in the election of F. Hughes, commo- 
dore; Charles Taylor, vice commodore, and James Flagg, 
rear commodore. 
—The schooner Elsie, of Boston and Dorchester clubs, 
was lately sold to Mr. Martin, of Boston Highlands, the 
latter giving the sloop Violante in part payment. 
—A new pilot boat, the Thomas 8. Negus, No. 1, to re- 
place the Jane, lost last April, was lauched: from the yard 
of Mr. C. & R. Poillon, foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn, 
on Saturday, the 6th instant. 
—The International Regatta held at Toronto on the 3d, 
4th, and 5th*instant did not fully meet the anticipations of 
the most sanguine, the proceedings of the second day es- 
pecially being denominated a fizzle by the Toronto press 
without qualification. The regatta on the first day, how- 
ever, for the Governor General’s cup, was fair, ten yachts 
entering, and the contest between Lady Stanley and the 
Ina being a keen one. The latter is owned by Colonel 
Shaw, United States consul at Toronto. The distance was 
thirty miles, and the Ina was beaten by forty minutes. 
—The Amateur Regatta on Saratoga Lake is now in prog- 
ress as we go to press. The arrangements for boats, and 
the comfort of the competitors, are of the most perfect 
order. The Sheriff of the county has given his word that 
he will do his utmost to prevent any pool-selling or gamb- 
ling along the lake shore, and has closed the gambling 
houses in the village. There are two races to-day. First 
prize for a beautifully designed cup, valued at $500; pair- 
oared shells; two crews entered. Second prize a large sil- 
ver cup; for single sculls; eleven crews entered. To-mor- 
row, Friday, the first race will take place at three P. M.; 
double scull shells; one mile to stake-boat and return. The 
second race at four P. M.; junior single sculls; one mile 
and return. The third raceat five P. M.; four-oared shells; 
one and a half mile and return; six crews entered. The 
following is the list of crews entered :— 
For the Pair-oared Shell Race To-day—Nassau Boat Club, 
of New York, Oliver T. Johnston, stroke; Frank Brown, 
bow. Argonaut, of Toronto, Canada, R. Lambe, stroke; 
H. Lambe, bow. 
For the Single Scull Shell Race To-day—James Wilson, 
Beaverwyck, of Albany; H. 8. Truax, Potomac, of George- 
town, D. C.; M. J. Fenton [and Charles Pipenbrink, Mu- 
tual, of Albany; Robert Leffman, Atlantic, of New York; 
William Hughes, Friendship, of New York; Charles BE. 
Courtney, Union Springs, of New York; Frank E. Yates, 
Grand Haven, Michigan; T. R. Keator, Harlem Rowing 
Club, of Harlem; H. Lambe, R. Lambe, Argonaut, of To- 
ronto, Canada. 
For the Double Scull Race, on Friday—Beaverwyck 
Rowing Club, of Albany, James Wilson and William R. 
Hills. Mutuals, of Albany, Charles Piepinbrink and Wil- 
liam S. Mosely. Argonaut, of Toronto, R. Lambe and H. 
Lambe. 
For the Junior Single Scull Race, on Friday—Frank FE. 
Yates, of Grand Haven, Michigan; A. A. Graves, Jr., Jos. 
H. Girvin, and A. G. Graves, Jr., of the Beaverwyck; John 
C. Sweeny, of the Friendship Club, of New York. 
For the Four-Oared Shell Race, on Friday—Potomac 
Club, of Georgetown, D. C., D. Coughlin, stroke; A. J. 
McBlair, 3; 8. L. Cropley, 2; H. 8. Truax, bow; Z. T. Car- 
penter, substitute. Duquesne, of Allegheny City, Penn- 
sylvania, Frank Brannon, stroke; Samuel Moody, 8; Geo. 
Scharf, 2; John Straub, bow. Pape Borge Club, of Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, Daniel Brown, stroke; John W, Kirk, 3; 
