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After flowering, the tulip, when its leaves are withered, 
may be lifted and dried and carefully marked and packed 
away in drawers for another year’s planting. 
The time of planting tulips is from October Ist to No- 
vember 15th, and of this fine floral appendage to every 
perfect garden we might say much more; but as our inten- 
tions in landscape, lawn and garden, woodland and ,moor 
conversations is not only to make a readable article, but 
one of real practical value to all our readers, we close this 
paper without giving a long list of the rare and beautifully 
named varieties, as a list of one thousand and one may be 
had of our floral friends, Vanderbilt Brothers, Fulton 
street, who will let you into many other of the mysteries of 
Holland. OLLIPOD QUILL. 
Che Horse and the Course. 
—The second day of the Prospect Park extra fall meet- 
ing took place on October 238d. The attendance was fair 
and the trotting very spirited. The first race was a match 
for $250 mile heats, best three in five to wagon. T. H. 
Phillip’s bay team Prince and Mack, and M. Schenck’s bay 
and black geldings Adonis and Listener. Schenck’s won in 
three straight heats. The second race was the Prospect 
Park Colt Stakes for three year olds, $50 each. Value of 
the stakes, $1,500. Distance—one mile and repeat. Shep- 
pard Knapp’s Reform won in 2:253—2:40. The next two 
trots were walk overs, only one horse in each race putting 
in an appearance. The last race of the day was for a purse 
of $600 for horses that had never beaten 2:30 mile heats, 
best three in five in harness. There were four heats trotted 
when darkness put an end tothe day’ssport. The last day, 
October 24, began with the finishing heat of the postponed 
trot of the day before. Lady Emma wonvery easily. The 
second event was the three minute trot. Seven horses 
started. Sterling, the favorite, won very easily in three 
straight heats. The most interesting race of the meeting 
was the free to all race. Purse $3,500. The celebrated 
trotting horses Gazelle, Camors, Judge Fullerton, and 
American Girl, started. American Girl was the favorite 
and won in three straight heats. Time—2:20—2 :22—2:224. 


—The second day of the Kingston (N. Y.) Park races 
came off on October 23d. The first race for a purse of 
$300, for 2:45 horses, was won by Colonel Roberts in three 
straight heats. Time—2:504, 2:524 and 2:514. Thesecond 
race for a purse of $350, for 2:37 horses, was a very excit- 
ing one. Five heats were trotted and was finished on Oc- 
tober 24th, Major King winning easily in 2:364. Mag 
Tammany won the race for 2:50 horses. The second and 
last race fora purse of $300, free for all, was won by Joe 
Brown in three straight heats. 
—The Maryland Jockey Club heid the first day of 
the annual autumn meeting on the Pimlico course, Balti- 
more, on October 28rd. The weather was delightful and 
the attendance of the elite and beauty of Baltimore was im- 
mense. The first race was for a purse of $500 for all ages. 
There were eight horses started. Preakness was the favor- 
ite and won easily by six lengths. Time—1:54. The 
second was a hurdle race. Distance—two miles, over eight 
hurdles, for all ages, with welter weights. Three horses 
started, the jumping of the horses was poor, as none except 
the favorite Lochiel jumped clean, the others knocking 
down the hurdles. Lochiel won very easily. Time—4:31}. 
The third race was for the Dixie stakes, three year olds. 
Distance—two miles. Jour horses only came to the post. 
Tom Bowling came home the winner by twelve lengths in 
3:58. The fourth race was two mile heats for all ages. 
Six horses started. This was a closely contested race be- 
tween Harry Bassett, Sylock and Warlike. Harry “assett 
finally won a spirited struggle by a head time—3:56 The 
second heat was won by Bassett, the same horses as in the 
first heat were second and third, the others distanced. 
Time—3 :573. 
—The second day of the Maryland Jockey Club meeting 
on October 24th was well attended, but the track was slow. 
The first race was for the Central Stakes for two-year old 
horses; one mile; $50 subscription, play or pay; club to 
add $500. Three horses started. Weathercock won the 
race, beating Saxon, second, and Visgoth, third. Time, 
1:56. The second was the selling race for horses of all 
ages; two miles; purse $500, $400 to first and $100 to sec- 
ond. Hight horses started. Cora Linn won the race, beat- 
ing Artist, second; Wheatley, third; and Village Black- 
smith, fourth. Time, 3:52. The third race was for the 
Gentlemen’s Post Stakes; one and a quarter miles; for 
horses of all ages; welter weights; $25 subscription, play 
or pay; club to add $500; $100 to second. Four horses 
started. Stockwood won the race, beating Coronet, sec- 
ond; Tabitha, third;,and Lochiel, fourth. Time, 2:294. 
The fourth race was ‘mile heats, best three in five, for 
horses of all ages; purse $700, $600 to first and $100 to 
second. ‘Two horses started. Mate won the race in three 
straight heats, beating Bessie Lee. Time—1:06, 1:56, 1:58. 
—The third day of the Maryland Jockey Club took place 
October 25th. The number of persons present was unu- 
sually large. The first race was the Handicap Stakes, one 
and a half miles, open to all ages; $20 each if not declared 
out. Lizzie Lucas won easily; Shylock, second; Cariboo 
third. Preakness, the favorite, was the eighth horse. 
Time, 2:48. The second race was mile heats, for three- 
_year-olds; purse $600, $100 to second horse. The first heat 
was won by Katie Pease; time, 1:56; the second by Artist, 
time 1:56, and the third by Katie Pease, time 1:50}. The 
third race, four mile heats, for all ages; purse $1,700, 

$1,200 to the first horse, $400 to the second, and $100 to 
the third. True Blue and Harry Bassett were the only 
starters, True Blue being the favorite at 2to1. Harry 
Bassett was distanced in the first heat by nearly two hun- 
dred yards. ‘Time, 7:49. 
—The Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association of Lexington, 
Kentucky, held the third day of the meeting on October 
23d. The track was very heavy and time made by the 
horses was quite slow. The first race was a purse of $250 
for three year olds, which had never beaten 2:50—one mile 
and repeat in harness. There were eight horses started. 
The first heat was won by Ike Marvel, the second was a 
dead heat between Marvel and Alley, when the third and 
fourth heats were won by Alley. Turpin was distanced in 
the first heat. Time—2 :59—2 :59—2 :562—3 064. The 
second race was a purse of $300 for four year olds and 
under, mile heats, best three in five in harness. The con- 
test was between Lady Turpin and Hylas. The former 
scored the ‘irst, second and fifth heats, winning the race. 
The third event was a purse of $800 for horses that tiad 
never beaten 2:34—mile heats, best three in five in harness. 
Jamison won the race in three straight heats, Lady Alice 
taking second money and Josie the third premium. The 
fourth day of the meeting was well attended, but the track 
was still heavy. The first race was for four year olds. 
Ella Clay walked over. The second race was the Woodford 
County Stakes for three year olds. This race resulted in a 
match between Albrina and J. W. Combs; the former won. 
The last race closed with a purse of $500 for three minutes 
horses. } leven started, and it was won by Bill Spencer. 
—The fifth and last day of the Kentucky Horse Breed- 
er’s Association took place October 25th. The weather 
was fine, but the track was not in good order for fast time. 
The first race was a walk-over, by Tracy, in 2:53. The 
second race was won by Doble. Time—2:47, 2:51, 2:46%, 
2:491. The third race was won by Dick Jamison, beating 
Red Cloud, Ira H, and Billy Haskins in five heats. Best 
time, 2:344. The driver of Ira H was suspended for sixty 
days and the horse distanced, for foul driving. 
—There was some interesting driving and trotting at 
Dexter Park, Chicago, on October 25th. In the free-for- 
all race, $3,500, Bashaw, Jr. Mila C., Lady Mac, Ella 
Wright,H. Collie, Morris, and Bro. Jonathan started; the lat- 
ter took the first heat in 2:274, Bashaw, Jr., the second in 
2:262, and Mila C. the ,third in 2:26%. The race was then 
postponed until Monday on account of the darkness. The 
judges put Budd Doble up to drive Mila C. in the third 
heat, as her former driver was evidently pulling her. Lady 
Mac was distanced in tbe third heat. During the afternoon 
Goldsmith Maid was run round the track, doing her mile in 
2:18 each time. The running race was won by Lady Fair- 
field in two straight heats. Time—1:50, 1:51. James 
Stinson, of Chicago, then drove his four-in-hand around 
the track in 2:50, which is said to be the fastest time on 
record for a four-in-hand. 
—How to Treat Run Down Horses.—When horses 
become worn out and run down by hard work, sometimes 
liberal feeding alone will not bring them up again to their 
proper state of health. A writer in the Agriculturist says 
his animals were in that condition of lassitude and weak- 
ness, and he sawed a barrel in two and placed the ends 
upon the platform of the pump, to be used in watering the 
horses. Into one of them he put a pailful of corn meal and 
mixed it with the water. The horses at first did not like it, 
and would only drink a little when very thirsty. After 
they had drank what they would, they were allowed pure 
water. Ina few days, however, they drank this corn meal 
soup with a relish, and in less than a week there was a 
decided change for the better in the appearance of all the 
horses. He did not let them eat the meal, but merely let 
them drink the milky water. There is no doubt but it is as 
good for them as a plate of good soup is for a tired and 
hungry man before dinner. It seems to stimulate the ap- 
petite and aid digestion. 


A Huntine Incrpent.—Henry IV, when hunting, became 
separated from his company, having lost his way. In the 
forest he met a peasant. 
‘“Did’st see the hunt passing this way?” asked the king. 
“No, but I heard them riding down yonder slope,” said 
the man. 
“A gold piece, if thou wiil take me the way they went,” 
said the king. 
“J will do it for nothing if thou wilt show me the king, 
said the peasant. 
“Willingly,” replied the merry monarch. ‘‘And do thou 
jump up behind me and tell me which way they went. I 
will certainly show thee the king.” 
The peasant nothing loth mounted behind Henry, and 
presently they approached the hunt. 
‘How shall I know, good sir,” asked the peasant, ‘‘ who 
is the king? They are all so smartly dressed.” 
‘Thou canst easily distinguish him,” said Henry, ‘‘Peo- 
ple always take off hats to the king.” Very soon they were 
in the midst of the hunt, and hats were doffed. 
‘See here,” said the peasant, ‘“‘I do not exactly under- 
stand this; for very surely if youare not king, 1 must be 
king of France and Navarre. So, if thou art king, I will 
get down; but shouldst thou owe me allegiance, dismount.” 
The best beloved of French kings hesitated a moment 
what to do, when the peasant, having enjoyed the joke, 
deftly slipped off the horse. 
‘‘Give this mana cup of wine,” cried the king, ‘‘and a 
hundred crowns, for of all contestants to my crown of 
France he has been the most easily deposed.” 
” 


—What is the difference between a manatee and a man 
at sea for the first time? One is a sea cow, and the other 
a sick coward. 
en 
—Worse than a tempest in the tea-pot—a war in Ashan- 
tee; (a)shanty. 
Batural History. 
BT 
MORE ABOUT THE MANATEE. 
MA 
INCE the publication of Mr. Conklin’s most interest- 
ing article on the Manatee, we have been in receipt of a 
number of lettersin regard to this strange creature, and 
some of the questions asked us we can reply to. The man- 
atee australic, of the Amazon, an engraving of which can 
be foundin Wood’s Natural History, if taken as a model 
or outline of the M. Latirostris, of Florida, differs materially 
from Gus, the unique specimen of the Central Park. Our 
Gus, who comes to you in his shallow bath when you call 
lum, has no bottle nose like the one in the picture. His 
snout tapers down gradually; when he opens hismouth to 
get his food, his nose wrinkles up a little, but never in the 
coarse way as shown in Wood’s picture. Whether his po- 
sition on the bank, as in the picture, would incline him to 
be high shouldered, we cannot state, but there is no marked 
prominence in the fore part of the Floridian manatee. The 
fore flippers are not placed so far forward, and the tail is 
much broader than in the Wood picture. Altogether there 
is a puily appearance to the illustration which does not be- 
long to Gus, who is rather flat-backed. One beautiful 
thing about Gus is the construction of the valves in his 
nose, the working of which can be distinctly seen. As 
soon as his cleft snout gets above water, open goes the 
valves, the instant he is submerged he shuts them. They 
are about as big as a waistcoat button, and are neatly hinged. 
They have a perfect mechanical movement, and their mo- 
tion is due to some involuntary action. The tail itself re- 
sembles very much the single flange of a propeller placed 
parallel with the water. It has an undulatory motion, and 
can, we think, be made convex or concave at pleasure. 
The rudimentary nails on the flippers are whitish, and not 
very marked. As to the question the power the manatee 
would have when in its natural element to inflict injury, 
we are somewhat doubtful about. Certainly the muscular 
power of our manatee’s tail would be immense, as it is 
joined closely to the main body, but we think his want of 
activity would render the use of his only means of inflict- 
ing injury useless at times, though Mr. Conklin informed 
us that his manatee would strike a stranger with its tail, 
and inflict quite a powerful blow. 
In feeding on the leaf of the cwnna, the manatee gener- 
ally takes the leaf lengthways across his mouth, and bites it 
off bit by bit, the hold being always retained something like 
a boy without good table manners eating a slice of bread 
and butter, and commencing at one end of the slice and 
munching it from end to end. Mr. Conklin told us, when 
we examined Gus, that he would consume from twelve to 
fourteen pounds of canna leaf and sea weed.together per 
diem, and that although he browsed a little from time to 
time, his feeding hours were late at night and early in the 
morning. 
This most intelligent director of the Central Park col- 
lection of animals deserves great credit for the care he has 
taken of this strange creature. Specimens of the manatee 
from Florida have been sent north before, but have never 
lived any time. Some five years ago, some showman had a 
fair specimen of the Manatee in Savannah, but it lived for 
only a short time. Gus is quite tame, and will come to the 
surface “and approach his keeper when called. To our 
eyes he presented somewhat the appearance of a monstrous 
gorged leech with a tail and flippers, and seemed in dispo- 
sition to be particularly harmless and peaceful. 
<9 
THE PEREGRINE FALCON. 
(Haleo anatwm.) 
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You remember, Mr. Editor, the huge mass of red sand- 
stone, shot up six hundred feet above the Connecticut river 
at South Deerfield, called Mt. “ Sugar Loaf.” 
You probably can recall the lovely view of the little 
valley spread out before you from the summit. 
I doubt not you have sat in ‘‘King Philip’s seat,” scooped 
out of the cliff, where ’tis said he planned the massacre of 
Bloody Brook, when Capt. Lathrop and his Beverly Volun- 
teers were slain so many years ago. : 
One day in April I climbed the steep path on the south- 
ern side, and wearied and heated, threw myself upon the 
grass at the summit to gaze upon the scene below. 
The spires and towers of Amherst glistened in the sun, 
thrown out in bright relief against the dark green of the 
Holyoke Mountains. 
Hadley and Northampton presented pictures worth re- 
membering, and the Connecticut reflected the last rays of 
the sun as it sank behind the Hoosac hills. 
I was awakened from a reverie by a sharp, chattering 
ery, unlike any I had ever heard, and looking in the direc- 
tion whence it came, saw coming towards the eastern cliff 
asharp-winged hawk. It swooped beneath the shelving 
rock and disappeared. Climbing out upon a projecting 
tree-trunk I threw a stone over the cliff and took a quick 
shot as the hawk appeared; owing to the insecurity of my 
seat I missed. Examining the brow of the precipice I 
found that I could descend some twenty feet, and by care- 
fully steadying myself by the small stinted cedars cou'd 
reach a point opposite a projecting stick, where from the 
whitened appearance of the rocks, I conjectured the hawk 
had his evrie. But by this time the sun had set, and so 
descending the mountain and craving a supper and bed, I 
deferred my attempt upon the life of the bird. Before it was 
fairly light next morning, I had ensconced myself behind 
the lowest cedar on the cliff, just where the rock began to. 
shelve in. Though so early, the hawk was seeking his 


