FOREST AND STREAM. © 139 
pretty evenly, Harry Bassett and Stockwood to the front, 
and the others close behind, Preakness evidently holding on 
to the finish. As they came up the homestretch Mildew was 
leading, but Preakness, rushing to the front, won a splen- 
did race in the very fast time of 2:13:— 
SUMMARY. 
Fourtu Racr.—Manhattan Handicap, a sweepstakes of $50 each, half 
forfeit, and only $10 if declared on the 20th of September, with $500 
added; the second horse to receive $200 out of the stakes; one mile and 
a quarter; thirteen declared; value to winner, $1,230. 
M. H. Sanford’s b. h. Preakness, 6 years, by Lexington, out of Bay 
Lear, (120 powndaie, esters ee A RAL GE. Ais. 
Washingtom tidpoahde Wie, . 2a Makers: Ske able 3 
D. McDaniel & Co.’s c. h. Harry Bassett, 8 years, by Lexington, out of 
CARRE IEITA BIO DODDS oil os geben vine eed aoe o.eclactien ase. 4 
D. D. Withers’ imp. b. c. Stonehenge, 3 years, by Blair Athol, out of 
ENEOIDE Se ca SES 20 Ee Aa een a Se a a 7 
D. J. Bannatyde’s c. h. Stockwood, 5 years, by Asteroid, out of Ala- 
bama, 112 pounds...... . Siskelialegun ls aveleysten div Se et eialcntis-s eee ath t acne Nee 
A. B. Lewis & Co.’s b. c. Joe Johnston,, 3 years, by Hunter’s Lexing- 
ODM ATIE DY: OVER, vrst ie. es teen oi a AE | 9 
8 
There were six entries, all of 
them coming tothe post. Artist dashed away, followed 
closely by the others, Wildidle bringing up the rear, The 
race resulted at last in a match between Mate and Artist, 
each showing a head, with wonderful bursts of speed. 
The pace was excessive, and it was simply a question who 
could hold out the longest, when the jockey of Mate seemed 
to lift him on coming to the post just aneck ahead; Wheat- 
ly a dozen lengths behind. Time, 3:123:— 
SUMMARY. 
Firta Race,—Purse $500 ; the winner to be sold at auction for $1,500, 
or to carry 7 pounds extra; if entered to be sold for $1,000, allowed 5 
pounds ; for $500, 12 pounds ; all the surplus, together with the entrance 
money, to go to the second horse ; one mile and three-quarters : 
M.H.Sandford’s br.c. Mate, 4 years, by imp. Australian, out of Mattie 
DORA ALIS (DOU Ree eae acta e SS < selciets s asare «Edad ate oes mace oes neo 1 
H. P. McGrath’s b. c. Artist, 3 years, by Asteroid, out of Fairy, 90 
[XO RENE ao chy dpe GRIP AG GEE Nee BL On Rest eMC ee a ean ae 2 
John F. Chamberlain’s ch. h. Wheatly, 4 years. by War Dance, dam 
Dysunpa Glencoe: 00 NOUNIS at wanceantes ss nic teot ae ee 3 
Joseph Donahue’s b. f. Hattie O’Neil, 4 years, by Brown Dick, dam by 
DOV EMA Ma DOUG pacuay see. Tsuna eee ee 4 
R. W. Walden’s b. c. Utica, 3 years, by Lexington, out of Kitty Clark, 
SOT POUNGGa nee Lente re ee ee 5 
M. A. Littell’s b. c. Wildidle, 3 years, by Australian, out of Idlewild, 
RU SIDOULGR acon eeueericrcmercas oe atte eit ete eet ee 6 
The sixth race was a match between L. Lorillard’s Girl 
of the Period and Peet’s Henrietta, half mile heats, Girl 
of the Period won in two straight heats. The finish of the 
day’s sport was a match between Mr. Sandford’s M. A. B. 
and Mr. Lawrence’s Shylock. The distance was a mile 
andahalf. The first race resulted ina dead heat. Shy- 
lock won the next easily by four lengths. Time, 2:46. 
—At Nashville, Tennessee, the Blood Horse Association 
held their third day of the meeting October 6th. First 
race, purse of $400; mile heats; best three in five; two en- 
tries. Quartermaster won. Time—1:494, 1:50, 1:514. 
Second race, Association purse $125; mile dash; seven en- 
tries. They all came to the post Florina proved the win- 
ner in the excellent time of 1 :454. Third race, purse $150; 
one mile and a quarter dash. Four out of the five entries 
started. Planchette won easily in 2:14}. 
—The Dexter Park meeting closed October 6th, with the 
following races: The first was a free to all race fora 
purse of $5,000, for which the entries were Goldsmith 
Maid, Gloster, and Bashaw, Jr. The Maid won in three 
straight heats; time, 2:22, 2:204, 2:26. Gloster was second. 
The Sweepstakes running race, mile heats, for a purse of 
$375, was won by Lady Fairfleld in 1:483, distancing Buck- 
shot and Prairie Boy. 

Wiip Breasts ry InprA.—The numbers of people de- 
stroyed by wild beasts constitute an ordinary feature of In- 
dia life. Rewards are offered by the government for the 
killing of these animals, but still the loss of life is very 
great in some districts, and in others it is less only because 
goats are abundant, and the wolves prefer kids when they 
ean get them. No less than 14,529 persons lost their lives 
by snake bites in 1860, and in 1871 there were 18,078 deaths 
reported as caused by dangerous animals of all classes; but 
Dr. Fayer isof opinion that systematic returns would show 
that there are more than 20,000 deaths annually from snake 
bites. The inhabitants of the border lands between jungle 
and cultivation are killed and eaten by tigers in such num- 
bers as to require the serious attention of the government. 
A single tigress caused the destruction of thirteen villages 
and 256 square miles of country were thrown out of cultiva- 
tion. Another tigress killed 127 people in 1860, and stopped a 
public road for many weeks. A third killed 108 people in 
the three years 1867-60. In Lower Bengal alone 13,401 
human beings were killed by wild beasts in six years, and 
40 in South Canara in the single month of July, 1867. The 
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces has to reporh 
946 persons killed by tigers in three years ending witt 
1869. There are difficulties in the way of extirpating 
tigers; the natives regard the man-eating tiger as a kind of 
incarnate and spiteful divinity whom it is dangerous to 
offend, and, as readers of correspondence which we pub- 
lished some time ago on the subject will rememb&, it is 
the desire of a few in India actually to preserve tigers for 
sport. Mr. Frank Buckland has suggested an organized. 
destruction of the tiger cubs in the breeding season, and 
the attraction of full-grown tigers to traps by means of 
valerien, of which tigers (which are only gigantic cats) are 
exceedingly fond.—London Times. 
do you feed your pig ?” asked a neighbor. 
aid. 
mua 
—An Essex street man bought a pig Saturday, ‘‘ What 
‘“Corn,” he 
“*Do you feed it in the ear ?” asked the friend. ‘“ Do 
you think I am a fool?” said the Essex street man, sarcasti- 
cally. 


Pachting and Zoating. 
HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK, 




BOSTON, NEW YORK. | CHARL’ST'N. 
bh. m. hem, h. m. 
1 46 10 30 | 9 46 
2 36 11 18 10 36 
3 29 ev. 15 11 29 
4 27 | I 14 ev. 27 
5 29 2 95 1.29 
6 28 | 3 14 | 2 28 
(See fd 4 13 | 3 27 

—The New York Yacht Squadron races for the two cups 
of the value of $500 each, presented by Commodore Ben- 
nett, came off on October 2d, over the Club course, starting 
from Fort Wadsworth to and around the Southwest Spit, 
to the Sandy Hook Light and return over the same course. 
The steamer Seth Low, with the Regatta Committee, 
Messrs. William Krebs, Chas. A. Minton, Fletcher Wes- 
tray, and Edward E. Chase, together with a number of 
members of the club and representatives of the press on 
board, accompanied the yachts over the course. 
The entries were as follows: 

SCHOONERS. 
Allowance 
Cubical of Time, 
Name. Owner. Contents. Tonnage. M.S. 
Alarm... Wm. Astor 7,947 226 —-— 
Rambler........ 13,233 233 — 4 
Atalanta........ 7,947 145 7 59 
Vee ee oe ee 4,467 77 21 26 
Clio..... 3,7 68 26 30 
Peerless... 3,498 59 28 18 
Vindex... Robert Centre......... Not measured, 
Vision....4.. ..d: J. Alexandre...,... ,555 — 58 52 
Ariadne... cc.) Theo. A Strange....... 1,633 28,41 8 — 
Virente. Ae Wm. T. Gamer........ 3,259 54,34 8 23 
West Wind..... Wmz- Teelin'2o.f04. oes Not measured. ’ 
The Madeleine was also entered but did not start, On 
the way down the harbor to the starting point the opinion 
was prevalent on board the committee’s steamer, that the 
delightfully calm morning was not conducive enough to 
expect any brilliant display of hard weather seamanship, 
and that if the race came off at all within the time ‘allow ed 
it would be as much as a bargain. 
However, at 11:21, the warning whistle to get ready for 
a start was given from the judge’s boat, and the start was 
made in the following order: 
136 GIR sh Eee 5. 
Peerlessxn5. oe JUSS SOM ROS= Arindnegen: eee ee 11 33 59 
Mision \-/. a xseyarses 1 ee DL SR SO) pd Sie Vin deren. « aeeae ee be T8504 
WiERONG Morten er tes 11 30 55 West Wind............. 1 87. 39 
Atalanta Seas eee: dee LG Hiv an) Pb AIRE ONE ee I sie ae! 
ClO ee ee eae De S3 ee OO Alarm 1 ee las. 11. 38 14 
The wind, which had been light all the morning, now al- 
most died away, just a handful from the southward coming 
up to keep the sails from hanging listlessly to the masts, 
andthe yachts, after a time, became distributed all the 
way between the Long Island and Jersey shores. Tacking 
was of little avail, except for what might turn up in the 
way of a breeze later in the day, and glasscs were levelled 
all around, making out the respective positions and chances 
of the different craft. The Southwest Spit was passed in 
the following order: 

LEE eM H. M. 8. 
NERC. eee eee easOUs 04S Artadmel 7 a=. ree 2 20 4 
Peerless. 211, 12S Westi wind, 2. Sie... 220.38: 
WISLOD 3 Sie eho ccd Cielo: 24 FAtilantan. Seether ek 2 23 47 
ANCOR ae rs ek wie lore OS! Valicc =. ce eee oe 2 43 48 
ClO eso Fc Brel SGewA TATE ex ets 5c ve 3 02 46 
From here the race assumed a livelier aspect, as the wind 
freshened up some, and the tide was running strong flood. 
The Vision, whose management in the early part of the 
race had been considered risky, now put in some first-class 
sailing, as if in response to the salute and flags of the City 
of Havana, which came steaming up on the homeward trip. 
Mr. Alexandre, owner of the Vision, and whose firm also 
own the steamer, was on board the Seth Low, and was 
highly gratified at the coincideat. The Vision stood in to- 
wards the Hook, gradually beating to the southward. The 
Eva stood further out, and appeared to be actively work- 
ing down towards the Lightship. Now, the only really 
exciting incident of the whole day, took place in the Eva 
and Vision endeavoring to get ahead of each other, in turn- 
ing the Lightship. It was thought the Vision had got too 
close to the Lightship to make a tack around first, but with 
an astonishing celerity, and just as the Eva appeared to 
have it her own way, the Vision came around like an albra- 
tross, turning in the teeth of the wind, and right in the face 
of the Eva, thereby taking the lead with the Eva right after 

her. The Lightship was turned in the following order: 
EM. oS, 97 BO EWS? 
Wisioni cee screamin, aie ole 40 Peerless..6 je ece eee 5 18 51 
TV agers Gin can Meier. dt 52807 Wiest Windy... 2.bee 5 16 16 
VIN Ox ca eee Me dee DOME OOUTALATINN..orarkateatan ose 5 23 16 
Viren 2); Pek a sor Sob! Atalanta. 82. oa -.5 26 OF 
LON a Sac ce RS Bie Oda. 29) varingria cys. ete --5 926 48 
The yachts crowded on all sail after the turn for the 
homeward stretch, balloon-jibs and j ib-topsails coming into 
use to catch the freshening breeze. The large schooners also 
hoping against hope, as unless through accident, it was 
quite apparent that by the great lead the smaller craft had 
obtained, that the Eva would take the Schooner cup and 
the Vision the one for’sloops; that if they came within the 
eight hours allowed to make the race as it was conceded in 
the early part of the day, that the race would have to be 
run another day. But fortunately the time was made, but 
with not much to spare. It became dark by the time the 
committee’s steamer left the Hook, and on returning to the 
starting point but a few minutes elapsed after the steamer 
came to anchor, before two yachts were seen coming down 
in gallant style into the dark shadow cast on the water by 
the looming-up proportions of Stated Island. They were 
the Eva and the Vision, the Eva just far enough ahead to 
say she had the lead, and these two had kept together like 
a pair of equally matched racers all the way up from the 
Sandy Hook Lightship. 
Owing to the darkness, the time of the late arrivals was 
not taken. Thearrivals were in the order below: ‘ 
Actual Corrected. 
Arrival. Time Time. 
Ey Ms & Lt M.S; H; M. 8. 
estas LGA? 7 38 58 eg Lame 
Ae 7 26- 35 Y 58 26 7 26 56 
s emene Y Bt «2h 8 06 53 8 18 45 
EE ere 7 16 49 7 +46 oO 7448 Ot 
sti eee 7 26 45 « 165). -60 (I Dard 
Acfraeiemaet td (6. Pah on ee AS oe BY _— 
Not timed, Atalanta............... Not timed. 
Not timed. West Wind......)/77 "| Not timed. 

as carrying 
thumping seas, the 
admirable arrangements of the day were effectively carried 
out by the committee, and though calm as a lake on a quiet 
summer’s day, there were innumerable devices resorted to 
by the competing vessels. T. J. Havemeyer, Esq., in his 
steam yacht Emily, accompanied the “competitors over the 
course, and a staunch, new, Jersey pilot-boat crowded with 
Jersey pilots; the Thos. §, Negus also went over the 
course, and looked as handsome and saucy as a pirate 
decked out in bright flags, and displaying a lively rate of 
speed. 
—The famous yacht race between the sloops Meta, Mr, 
George A. Beling, and Vision, Mr. J. J. Alexandre, for a 
prize of plate, value $500, came off outside Sandy Hook, 
October 6th. The sea was so high and lumpy, and the 
gale and storm increasing every moment, that the eaptain of 
the judge’s boat, William Fletcher, refused to continue on 
his course, and face the weather. The Vision also with- 
drew from the race owing to the increase of the gale. 
The plucky little Meta, braved the storm, and sailed over 
the course seventeen and a half nautical miles and return. 
There is some dispute as to the dispositon of the prize, as 
respecting the Vision’s owner, the judge states that the 
Meta did not round the stake boat. 
—The Lynn Yacht Club has some of the finest craft that 
sail upon the waters of Massachusetts Bay. We regret. that 
our special and very full report of its closing race on 
September 27th, did not reach usin time for publication 
in our last number, and it is of course now past date. We 
remark that the regatta committee adopted the plan this 
year, of giving distinct prizes for each Trace, instead of 
champion cups to become the property of yachts winning 
a series of races, and the plan has worked very well, caus- 
ing agreater amount of interest to be felt in the regatta, 
First, second and consolation prizes, for each of the three 
classes entered, were offered én Saturday, as heretofore. 
—The New York Yacht Squadron ocean races will take 
place to-day, and from the number of competing yachts al- 
ready entered, there is every likelihood of its being a great 
success, and a lasting honor to the worthy commodore of 
the club. The Regatta Committee have charge of the 
races, and in using the following specific rules and regula- 
tions, request that owners of yachts and sailing masters 
will carry out their instructions to the letter:-— 
The following cup and purses, presented by Commodore 
Bennett, will be sailed for to-day :— 
I. Cup of the value of $1,000, to be sailed for by schooner yachts belong- 
ing to any organized yacht club, from an anchorage off Owl’s Head, New 
York Harbor, to and around the lightship on Five Fathom Bank off Cape 
May, N. J., and return to Sandy Hook Lightship. 
Il. Three purses, of the value of $1,000, $250 and $250, respectively, to 
be sailed for over the same course, upon the same day, and open to 
the following classes of vessels sailing from any port in the United 
States:— 
First.—Pilot boats. 
Second.—W orking schooners of not less than 
measurement. 
Third.—Schooner smacks. 
In this race the first vessel arriving at the winning post to take a purse 
of $1,000, the first vessel arriving of each of the other two classes to take 
a purse of $250. No class, however, to win more than one purse. 
These races will be sailed in accordance with the Sailing reguations of 
the New York Yacht Club, and the following 
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS: 
25 nor over 300 tons, old 
Two flagboats will be stationed off Owl’s Head, about one mile from the 
shore, and competing vessels will anchor on the morning of the race ag 
follows:— 
I.—Yachts—Fifty yards apart on a line drawn due east from the stake- 
boat stationed nearest the Narrows. 
I. Pilot boats working schooners and smacks. Fifty yards apart on 
a line drawn due east from the stakeboat stationed to the northward of 
the first line. 
In taking position in line each vessel may select its own, in the order 
of its arrival at the anchorage. Mainsails, foresails and gafltopsails may be 
set before starting, unless otherwise ordered by the Regatta Committee, 
Yachts will be required to carry their private signals at the main peak, 
and working schooners and smacks will carry designating numbers in 
the middle of their mainsails, just above the reef points. 
THE START, 
The competing vessels will be started at three o'clock P. P. precisely, 
and the signals, which will be given from the judges’ steamer (the steam 
yacht Herald), will be as follows:— 
For a preparatory signal—One whistle, and the New York Yacht Club 
signal on the steamer will be lowered; and, ten minutes later 
For the start—The same signals will be repeated, whereupon all com- 
peting vessels will weigh anchors and get under way. 
THE COURSE. 
The course will be from the anchorage, keeping to the eastwa) d of 
buoys Nos. 9, 11 and 13 on the West Bank, to and around buoy num- 
ber eight and a half on the Southwest Spit, leaving it on the port 
hand in turning, thence to and around the Cape May Lightship on Five 
Fathom Bauk, leaving it on the starboard hand in turning, and back to 
the Sandy Hook Lightship, passing to the westward of the same, and 
within 200 yards, Each vessel shall immediately upon passing the Sandy 
Hook Lightship round to and report to the judge stationed on board, 
APPROACHING LIGHTSHIPS AT NIGHT, 
Any vessel approaching either lightship at night shall, when about half 
a mile distant, fire two rockets, to apprize the judge stationed on board 
that she is a competing vessel, and any vessel other than a yacht rounding 
Cape May Lightship at night shall, when nearest to it, flash a light upon 
the number in her mainsail, so that it may be distinguished. 
Rockets, lights and numberr for mainsails will be furnished upon appli- 
cation to the Secretary. 
The races will be governed by the following extracts from the sailing 
regulations of the Club:i— . 
