New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-14
TIE TURNFEsTE AT JONEs's WOOD
First Appearance in this Country Of nm
English Indy Of Qaaiity-she is PcItcd
with aicka.


The Turner's again held high holiday yester-
day Mt Jones's Wood, and though owing to the some
what unseasonable weather. there were not many
present the previous day still fair crowd assem-
bed to witness the exercises and contests of the
athletes contendng in friendly rivalry for the prizes
offered by the Association. The members assembled
before at the Turner Hail. andwent in procession to the
Eignthstreet ferry and thence by steamer the Wood
and after glee, "Herbei, Herbe du Dentsehe Turn.
cr1f, sung by the members present the proceedings
Of the day commenced. The Judges appointed were.
for shooting Messrs. Luerson, Schnloman and Nioen
-unning aud jumping Muller, Bronn and Liemani
fencing Stoefel Bennesker and Heinhart; double and
single bar, horse waiting &C., Heser. lngiehaTt.
| Geckner Gunsler and Ironn.
some very good prsctice was made at the targets
which weTs u9st " tie day surrounded BY numssg 9!
persons interested in rifle shooting; the pr1es which
display to provoke IL possible srsater epulatiol
among the competitors being handsome ormolu clock,
lamp. Telescope, photograph albums. and meershaum
pipes Considerable interest excited by the fencing
which Is something on. Of tie way Of most New YORK.
efs while the single and double bar performers seemed
determined il possible by their agility and fcats OF
strength, ~ earn regulations as amateur acfoDax
good deal Of excitement was oceasloned ny the races
and Jumping that took place especially the latter the
heph III and length got over IN tas manner seeming a.
ost incredible and the interest becoming intense as
the number OF competitors iesseDed with each success
yo increase in the distance and height to be Jumped,
until at last distance had been reached that dehed al
the agility and muscle fall tie competing ners, and
the ast brought 10 the ground tue Inc his heels
had barely missed before.
IL would be very improper TO omit all notice Of what
was certainly the novel Of all the games In vogue
Yesterday M JUness Wood novel, at least In ths coun'
ny though it has been long known and played in Eng
gland, and IS there known by the euphonous ana Ia
miliar name eli Aunt Sally The game consists sim,
py Of throwing sticks about eighteen inches long and
inch in diameter, from about twenty PAGES distance
at wooden doh dressed in a nighi-cap with tobacco
pipe stuck in its mouth the object being 20 break the
pipes terms. three throws for tive cents prize FOR bleak
! ing the pipe, the handsome sum OF ten cents
Misunderstanding the apparently simple nature OF the
game il II productive Of end OF iuD, and as ladies'
and do play IT, affords an opportunity OF exercising
the muscles Of the hyers-an end IN TINS country most
desirable o. attainment and 10 and by the game there
hangs q tale which we, as veracons chIonclefs, Will
here relate: Aunt sally" though of most respect
able antiquity, rot usually presumed To have any
other refpectaby OF character than that arising IRON
old age aud wOrshippeIs and deyotees were, until
a few years ago in England confined Ia the lowest
classes Of society and It's practice relegated TO such
localities Us EPSON Downs, on "a Derby Day, &C.
Such was the position of Aunt sally until one Derby
Day happened that less parsonage than the Duke
OF Beaufort having perhaps im0ibed VITA LIS champagne
an unusual amount Of charity and condescesoh lor IN
arstocrat or perhaps feeling profound respect for au
unfOr female with an antiquity eGuu 10 one Oh MS
own pedigree paid visit 10 one OF the canvass hhpta
tons Of lady and was there seen by one OF re
Times London) reporters shyng sticks at her adysps
tobaccopre The Times likes 70 have chance OF show
ing it's shan independence and was forth"Ith In an
editorial OF the day heavily down on the DuEe'or
sueh ma il WAS pleased to call IT, breach OF propriety
| by peer Of the realm.
The strain was taken up by all the newspapers great
and small throughout tho country tue Radicals citing
to ali hereditary legislators and the Torres resenlng
his behavior as breach Of the Constitution itself For
a few weeks the unhappy Duke must have mad rough
icionsly insinuated lie couldn't do or he would not
have exhibited taste for such low amusements when.
as II 10 conound the pros pedants who were making so
much ado about nothing" others than coaheayers.
eo and gamesters discovered numberess viz