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DONALDSON AND THE MEDIUMs.-The
Chicago Times has received what purports
to be a communication from Donaldson, the
missing balloOnist, through Dubuque '.me-
dunn" the full text of which is this:-'sTne
balloon will be picked up and you will hear
from IL tO-morr W. All hands are lost
Write to the Chicago Times and Journal
that the balloon is lost and we are lost. Also
that we threw out ballast, surprising we
We're near the land, when We suddenly
dropped into the lake and could not rise the
second time" Upon which the Times re-
marks:-''Air navigation becomes very dis
couraging business when the throwing out
of ballast causes a balloon to fall, and 1t is
no wonder that Donaldson was lost when so
extraordinaryian event took place 1t is toibe
hoped that this sort of mediumstic charla-
tanry in connection with the balloon disaster
will cease. 1t is very serious business for
quite number of people, who find nothing
TO make them laugh in all this clairvoyant
nonsense: SPiritualism had an excellent
opportunity here to demonstrate its truth
by giving trustworthy Intelligence of the
whereabouts of the balloon; but, instead, we
have had half dozen different stories from
as many prominent and reliable mediums.
Some OF them have saved Donaldson in the
pine forests; others have impaled him upon
the branches of q tree, and others have pre-
cipitated him into the lake."
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ADJUSTMENTS.

AMUSEM
10TH GRAND ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Washington Schuetzen Verein,
AT THEIR PARK.
August 2d, 3d. 9Th and 5th, 1873.
Prize Shooting! Prize BowIiugl
Ladies Prize sfooiing!
The AHrJ 2ejean Wonder
JOHN LECLAIR.
MONS. LEROUX AND MILE. ENOCLEW, in
tLeir untqstied performances Ga the Trapeze.
PROF. II. NJ. PARKER,
with his vorid-renowDed Troupe of Celebrities.
Two PERFORMANCES DAILY.
stereOscCEiC Views and Tatleaux ChInSeants,
BY PEOF. MURRAY.
TIE MAXINE BAND.
under the direCtCr-hip Cf Prof Schneider will fur
nish rhe VI sic for
CONCERT AND DANCING.
TIE WASHINGTON PANTOMIME CLUB.
Vocal Music BY tie
ASHISGToN S.EN3ERBCNO
AXIOM QUART EFTE CLUB.
GBASD ILLUMINATION AND PYRO-
TtJdNfCS.
Admission . the grounds, = ceats: adm ssiOu TO
The Dancing Pavilion, IS cents extra. No re-uru
tickets. y2s -
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STEAMER SUE EXCURSIONS.

The elegant iron steamer SUE. Gan
tslB James Harper, Is now making EeEsezrs0
EXCURSIONS TO POINT LOOKOUT
On EVERY SATURDAY.,
Stopping AZ PIHEY POINT ami MARSHALL'S.
going aha TetIr ming The steamer leaves stephen
SD harf, foot OF 9Th street at r. arriving
IT Point Lookout early Sunday morning, and re
turninS @ Washington by a. m. "A 1ntay. All
TIE scConrn odAtlOIs are first class, and unsur-
pe--~d By any steamer the river.
FOR Passage, slate rooms, &c, apply TO
STEPHENS & BRO, Agents,
wharf, foot Of TIN street. OlIce, l31.
PennSy lTauia avenue Iell n
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SIEAMBOAT ACUTE
& A p Il vi A Y,

COMMENCING THURSDAY, July p, 1875
From PHILADELPHIA. making connection with
10 clock trains from WASHINGTON 49,
et New Castle Splendid Steamer szss41ss<EN
CITY POINT, Capt GeOT ge umner ,Ekx4E1aAA
leaves New Castle,
TUESDAYS, TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Leave Cape May alternate days.
Passenger Railway from Steamboat landing TO
Cape MAJ ctr. ,v2p-5v
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JOHN MORIssEY INyIrEs John KrIIy
TO A PUBLIC DEBATE.-John Morris,ey
writes to the New York Sun as follows:
Please ask Mr.. John Kelly through your
columns TO convene the general committee
of Tammany Hall, so that he and myself
may discuss the question as to which OF us
Is right before the whole body. He NAV
have all the ofice-holders on his side.
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FESTIVALS

TEE TRUSTEES OF ODD BELLOWS BUILD
ING ASSOCIATION
OF the Grand United Order ~ ga, v.uo,
VII give an Odd Fellows Encampmert in ,hs vy;l
orIps-s Al Mon Bethel Hall, on W street hst Is,h
and Lth, commenc ng on WEDNESDAY, jnix 18th
arc eonunnlns Tor ten days. Choice mus,c Re-
iresEnshts served az reasonable prizes
oH-I WI A. FREEMAN Secratarv
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EXCURSIONS, PICNICS. &c.

- N-~'s~f 4 O-' w. -SNs
EXCURSION To The CAPES.
ON SATURDAY. the SIst instant, the new and
magnificent steamer.
LADY OF THE LAEH,
Will make grand excursion u PINEY POINT
POINf LOOhOIT. FORTKESS n~@-
ne ID 6gk " = pE EAU, l@ay- -E-s
Ing her v bari a = 2. m b ppink nrS-1S<1sss
q; Evrtre-~ Monroe o afford passengers al Oppnr-
tunity 20 the numerous points Of interest, aud
then IrOceetirE O. Nur lie 1 Eau for dinne-. At 3
clock the steamer Will leave Nus De Kan and pas
out ~ Ire hip Raps tuward- Cap Henry ard Cspe
Charles, arnrding the eXCusiOri 5tJ magnificent
view Of the OCe Returning, the boat will reach
Na-htr Tton ab0uSf &C OK Monday morning.
Tickets .Cr the R'upd Tt p....--...- ......S co
Neal ard stEterOomz extra.
For ticket, ~rateToUrGs, information. apply az
ths Company Office, Ns,.O1al Metr0. , IL an
Bank I,s--td
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t. FLEA>IkE sktAEks.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT
STEAMER PILOT BOY. Cant w n PILE.

AFTER this date ard during the summer months the
iFsx6 W..tfc-v 1,,-1I e. e., Will -
ehsrf- every TUESDA and SATU R-stxz<xzzn<z1
DAY morning a. O'Clock, for principal landings
on III Potomac, iuclrtlng the favorite Summer Re
sorts 81 Cotton sBd BiakstOn's Island Returnin.
viii arrive In Washington early on "Wednesday sud
Sunday evening On Saturday, in addition 20 the
ABOVE landings the Pilot Boy Will take passeug srs
I0r LgOnsictOw q. arriving there early sane eve
ming leaving on SUNDAY morning for Washington
The scenery on the Potomac being unsurpassed d.,
mo the Pilot b.'V the only steamer afOrdng view
IL entire route BY daylight, mikes these most
PIE isant and healthfuI trips for families and social
parnes. Fare, single trip, 81, round trip tickets
good until used, IS. Apply 20
n. Z FIrZHCGH, Agent,
lclo 3m Sixth Who
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What n Rank President Saws.

The President OF the Bank OF the State OF
New York, where the suspended firm kept
the firm had caused him much surprise. a
no intImat'On in any shape had been given
10 officers OF the bank when they opened that
suspension was contemplated. He thought
he could say that his bank held some 500, 900
or 100000 securities OF Duncan, Sherman &
Co. all of which was available Stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-28

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LANDIS-MEADE
Row.-The facts of the case in reference to
the difficulty between Mr.. Lands and Rich
ard W. NJ eade, at Trenton, on THURSDAY, are
as follows: AS Mr.. Lands and his counsel
VIM. Z. Potter. of Bridgeton, were passing
through side door in the state house at
Trenton, Captain Meade came up behind
them and made some inaudible remark. Mr.
Potter thinking that the Captain wished to
bold some conversation with Mr.. Lands,
stepped aside and left them together. Mr..
Lands, turning about, asked Captain Meade
what he had said. "SOu son of a b-h," was
the reply. Mr.. Lands then said, ''You are a
low, mercenary dog" At this Captain Meade
moved up to Mr.. Lands and exclaimed. al
will strike you" Mr.. Lands replied "Strilxe
you are too cOwardly to strike me. Your low
language is that of BLACKBOARD. not of
gentleman" Upon this the people in the
corridors came rushing up, Mrs. Lands
among the number. Seeing Mr.. Lands she
cried out, "It is my husband-let me go to
him!' And she threw herselfupOn him and
flung her arms about his neck. Her friends
pulled her away, and as they did so Mr.. Lam
dis, turning TO Captain Meade, said, ssYou
have the power over this poor woman. and
FOR the sake of carrying out your malicious
and mercenary objects, you destroy her hap
piness." AT this Colonel Potter, taking Mr.
Lands up bodily in his arms, carried him
into the library. After q few moments had
passed, Mr.. Lands. seeing that his child was
not with him, rushed out TO find HIM, Just as
his boy, Charley lands, was coming to meet
him. Ttnetof,d Weekly.
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bun can. Sherman q Co.'S FOrthcOsn.
ing Statement.

NEW YORK, July 2s.-The entire clerical
force of Duncan, Sherman & Co. are prepar-
ing a statement. but il is not known wheA IL
will be ready The clerks are under an iu-
junction of secresy regarding affairs. No
where does there seem TO be any impression
That the failure will produce anything more
than the monetary excitement which existed
TO- ar-
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THE National Bank currency received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
gated SooO 40
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THE BEST YET

he The
WHITE FOUNTAINS AND MOUNT DEsrRT.
- VIA " ORWiCH LINE.
q - Only for the round trip from ~
New FORK and return Choice OF Escsx.9E
seven Routes, Passengers allowed % sf1y lveT af
shJ punt Circulars, with full information, may
e nae ~ the principal stations thu Erie. tine
Pennsy lrsnia. and the PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON
AM baltimore railroads, here tickets are aI- for
vich Line" ~ IL " =. 80
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THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY yesterday de.
cided to proceed 70 third reading of the bin
organizing the senate, the final debate on the
bill being fixed for Monday next The per-
manent committee to sit during the recess
will be appointed tomorrow. The consider
alton Of the budget will be resumed to-day.
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NO1lCE-Parrtes who desire 70 Dispose Of Al
~ KINDS OF WEARING APPiR 81, can ,ei
,nsn ,Sr n,shsr s..h price than sny Place IN be
strset, befvsen eth and l9th, northwest Promrt a
D1k5oo w - Gi4sD. 1svxSs'
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A SERIES OF RAILROAD ACCIDEETS.-F,rI
Of Tram Through Bridge Fire People
hWed-News mas been received at st. Paul
MIMI, THAI a mixed train of TWENTY-FIVE
cars on the Northern Pacific railroad went
through a bridge across the Mississippi, at
Brainerd, yesterday morning, causing the
instant death of five persons. The bridge is
about eighty feet high.
Il Cor Ran OCeT and q Man kaJeI-Tne ey-
press train on the Indianapolis, Blooming
ton and Western railroad, which left Indian
apolis at midnight Monday night, met with
an accident half a mile west of jamestown
by running over COW. The engine and bag
gage car were wrecked, and Thos. McWii-
liams, fireman, was instantly killed.
One Nan hiUed and One InjL1ed-The ex-
press train east from Cincinnati on the Ma
rletta and Cincinnati railroad, yesterday
morning, ran through a washed-Out culvert
near Zaliska, Ohio, instantly killing Fire
man Powell and breaking an arm and a
thigh OF Engineer Cutter. No passengers
were injured.
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FOR E1CU RSIONs.

THE MARY WASHINGTON
mas larger rUom Tor pleasure parties than any other
boat fOR CH4hTEK EVERY
LAY AND EFLNING. Regular EeE>
TIPS 70 GlynlOnt and return Mon nk1EsGz1hdlD
days, " edresiays and Fridsys leaving 9Th s,raa,
Ss.Ei atgam Apply on board, or to DR. HOW.
Jes-4E Pr TYOrH prasssa,,
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LOh CHARTFK

PILOT BOY, Es6e6S
having been specially fitted up for EXCTRsfDSs
On De Chartered on reasonable terms Apply 70
n. l.. EITZHUGH, Agent,
nsSA-n 9Th street wharf,
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MOI On Exhibitt0n (NEv No.
% and sale ASo
ST. AT zrU n.
nARKRITKRn eA S1'

we. t3S ia Syesss boscsea ID aad ssysus "a,
docys d10cs Odd Fellows Nail
Choice OIL Paintings, Engrayings, Chromos kc
Also, largest stock Of Paper HangfnRs, Winiov
snsdes, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cord ana To-
BEE, Rings, Nails, &c, In tbs District.
~ Terms CASH.
- Please remember Name and Number. iyi-n
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PERsoNAL.-Mr. Andrew Archer, of South
Washington, returned from Europe ON the
steamer China to Boston, and arrived home
8 lnday morning. Mr.. was on the steamer
Scotia when disabled by whale of Queens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-28

REVENUE DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED
The President has issued an order consolida-
ting the lst and I'd internal revenue districts
OF Pennsylvania. and VIM. B. Elliot has been
retained as collector. The consolidated dis
trict will be known as the list district.
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THE SPANISH CONSTITUTIONAL COMMIT
TEE have approved the whole draft OF the
constitution. The question of conceding rep.
resentation TO the West Indian colonies when
the Cuban war shall have terminated will be
discussed to-day by the ministry and q SUBJ
committee.
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ATrausfer of pro,ertv

NEW YORK, July 25-On Monday last Mrs.
Sarah NJ. G. Sherman, widow, and William
Butler Duncan, OF the firm of Duncan, Sher-
man d Co. made transfers OF their real es-
tate In this city 70 \. Duncan, amounting to
Ss}S5 600
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. dII UI " HUI " dS dN dIIdUIt SUCK.
Gold Fluctuations To-day,
INV Okk. j uIy Zo.-GoId opener at ll3 !,
and is now 10.30 a. M lli&.
The Effect I'm London and IJyernopI

LONDON, July 2s.-rhe suspension of Dun
can, Sherman & Co, of New York, has nc
appreciable effect on the general market
here.
LIVERPOOL, July 2S.-Duncan, Sherman
Il Co.'S failure has but little effect here. L
is reported that their shipments OF cotton
will be well prOtected
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THE YELLOW FEVER SCoURGE.-A dis
atch received at the Navy department yes
te1day from Post Surgeon SLernberg, at
Pensacola, says that there are on the sick
list one officer, twenty seven enlisted men,
one officers wife, seven lauudreSseS and
thirteen children. On the 2lst instant the
command was removed from Fort Barrancas
To Fort Plckens, and six new cases were re
ported from that place on the gid, making in
all twenty sick there-One with black vOmit.
Surgeon Sternberg has been Instructed to
hire all the nurses and help that may be
needed Three additional physicians and
one hospital steward arrived at Barrancas
Oh the 2ith from New Orleans. No cases
nave been reported from Fort Pickeus since
the 18th.
The news received from Key West, Fla, at
the office of DR. Woodward, supervising sur
geOn of the marine hospital, is to the effect
that the yellow feEer at that point is abaC-
ing, and that every effort is being put forth
by the officers OF The United States to check
its prevalence.
While this is the fact on the part of the
government, the local authorities are quite
lax in their cooperation. DR.. Woodward
states that Yesterday ne received a letter
from Key West informing him that the only
effort put forth by the, corporate authorities
was TO purchase ore barrel of chloride of
lime, Knock the hea Off IL. and invite TIN
citizens to come forward and supply them
selves. The mate tOTpIIity Of the people liy-
ing there is quite amply expressed by the an-
nouncement that the barrel is yet quite full
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RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-The President
has accepted the resignation OF First Lieut..
George w. Steele, 14th infantry, TO take eff
feet February 1st, 1876
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LYING AS A FINE ART"
LECTURE BIZ =. R. coUDERT, AT COOPER UNION,
LAST NIGHT.

LECTURE By +. R. coUDERT, AT COOPER UNION,
LAST NIGHT.
the NTH OF the free course or lectures to men,
beers OF the Catholic Union was delivered at
Cooper Union last night by Frederick r. Coudert.
Lying as Fine Artv was the text OF the lecture
and the burden or the speakers remarks tended
to prove that in the remote past the practice was
refined into art. The lie In the garden OF
Eoen-that being as far back as Mr.. Coudert
went-was the first to claim mention. BY slow
degrees tue lecturer tolled through the prevarca-
lions IN which the antednuvlan period Is so rlcn
ana emerged into the antI-Christian epocn, which
he foupd to be almost as bad. When the epoch OF
which we form tue nineteenth part was re-
viewed the lecture became very inter-
esting, as 1t dealt with traditions ana
historical incidents which are more agreeable
and familiar to the general mind After speaking
OF lying universally as ii nourished In different
ages the lecturer set about classifying lies but il
was too much 81 labor for him. Mike as many
which evaded the rules governing each
class ne spose Of the social lie
larry tnan any OF the Others The social
lie, TO his mind, was the most common IN TACT the
the widest storms, such as Your ooedient SER
want 81 hope you are wcl.n Pm GLAD to see
you" &c. Inc habit Is 50 strong that when alter
thing one win sign himself as your
oDedient servant Hopes are expressed
every moment In the day egardIng the gauDrity or
| the feelings Of folks IN whom the expressers OF
/ such hopes have not the remotest interest. "rm
glad 70 see you,v ls USED to persons whose pres
ence Is almost obnoxious Historical LES were so
numerous tnat A4r. COudert nad lost All iaItn la
tue stories detailed by historians, with the single
exception Of the cherry tree episode IN the boy
4 hood Of the patriot Washington. This stronghold
\ OF faith was not protected from demolition by
4 respect Tor the historians veraclty, but ~
\ patriotic instincts. AS reasons for this unusual
/ cynicism Mr. L0udert quoted many instances OF
4 the complete humiliation OF what had Tor ears
been considered nXed facts. 1t had been said, and
recently, that William Tell was Dane and the
apple-spllttlng business myth, borrowed from
Scand nas1an song. IL had been settled by the
wise ones that 81. Patrick was irish, French ana
Scotch. IL had iranspred that Joan OF Arc, in
stead Of being burned, had been married. great
am unit Of DOUBT existed as 10 whether snake
sneare was Bacon or Bacon vas Shakespeare.
Concord aud Lexington nd become little
mixed and the Declaration OF Independence was
y Undergoing Investigation. ia the presence
Of these lev facts Mr.. Coudert thought ms scep
\ tlcism might be Justided. About the newspaper
lie the lecturer said very little, being tmid lest ne
should onend the press. His Limldlty deprived
\ him and his audience Of muon pleasure, ana tne
/ newspapers Of IooK o. themselves.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
OFFICERS EXAMINED FOR PROMOTION.
WAsUTNGTOy Aprtl % 1919.

OFFICERS EXAMINED FOR PROMOTION.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1875.
The Board Of Naval 0nicers TO examine officers
for promotion or retirement last week examined
Lieutenant Commander charles L. huntington
Tor promotion to the grade or commander, and
Will recommend that he be promoted. Lieutenant
Commander Alfred Hopkins Is now before the
board Tor promotion to the grade OF commander.
ORDERS AND ASSIGNMENTS.
Lieutenant Joseph n Hempnill has been ordered
tos the Tuscarora, North Pacific station; Pay
master Frances +. Giett has been ordered to the
Saranac North Pacific Station Assistant Surgeon
Edwin N. Martin mas been ordered to the New
York Navy Yard; Acting Assistant surgeon
Thomas Chlola has been ordered to the Plnta,
North Atlantic STATION.
Assistant Engineer W. IA. Platt ordered to special
duty at Key West, Fla. Captain Edward Simpson,
detached rom the command OF the Torpedo sta
tion at Newport, X. L., on the lOth OF May, ana
ordered TO command the Omaha, South Pacific
station; Lieutenant John w. HaZeman, detached
from the Coast Survey steamer Blake as soon as
his services can be dispensed witn and placed on
waiting orders; Lieutenant r. NJ. Simonds, de-
tatcned from me uscarora and ordered 10 return
home; Assistant Surgeon A. A. Austin, detached
from the Pinta and ordered to the Dictator; Pay
master George +. Hendee, detached from tue
Saranac and ordered to return home and settle
accounts Passed Assistant Engineer w. W.
Heaton, detached from special duty Ut Key west,
Fla and ordered to return nome.
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WESTON TO WALK AGAIN.

Weston, who at the American Institute Hall, In
New York, and at the RINK, IN Newark, accom-
plished the eat or walking lis miles in "a consec-
utive hours being unwilling 10 be outdone by
OLeary, who walked last week 116 miles within
the same time at Philadelphia, INTENDS 10 make
another trial. He proposes to walk lls miles In
"A hours, 40 miles In Is hours, 200 miles
in As hours and SIS miles In six con-
secutive days commencing Monday May 10, at
1905 A. NJ. IL Will be remembered that Weston in
his last exhibition at The HIppodrome which was
a walk o. six dals, badly dlstdnced MS competl-
tor. J. X. Judd, WAC was virtually out OF the con-
test before twenty hours nad elapsed from the
start. He then walked down two other competl-
tors who we're put Ia to nnlsn Judds task and
codld mad lie been SO inclined. easily have accom-
pushed 500 miles. TIE teI Of his contract, now
ever did require this EFFORT IL Deing sufficient
Tor MIN 10 beat the Professor, wnlcn ne ala
easily. Weston IL now in good condition, and
the probabilities are that he Will this time sue
cessfuy perform the task he has undertaken,
especially as he Is now put his mettle By
ULeary having beaten his best twenty-ioUr hour
time. The judges no Will watch the walk will be
a number or gentlemen well known In athletic
circles, who Will select the referee. A large
amount Of money has already been bet on the re-
suit.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-27
DEERFOOT PARK.

OPENING THE SPRING TRoTTNG CAMPAIGN
HARD COAL BEATS SKIPPER BOY IN MATCH
OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
The frst uotting contest OF the season in this
vicinity came on yesterday afternoon at Deerfoot
PARK drawing together O fair assembage. 1t was
a match or 500 between Martin Groom's black
gelding HARD Coal and Mr.. Mulen's sorrel geldng
Skipper Boy, mile heats best three I'VE, in har-
ness. II was also agreed that the race should be
under the rules, excepting as TO weight, that
owners were to drive, ana Skipper could
either tfoL or pace. The contestants, being
horses worked daily on the street, there
was considerable interest centred in the
so much doubt regarding them they feared TO
venture any money. me track was IN quite fair
conattlon, considering. the early date and The re-
cent stormy weather. skipper Boy won the first
heat by mead IN 1852, Hard coal losing IL through
the carelessness OF his driver Hard Coal captured
the second neat IN 2:5S9s, and was given the
third, although Skipper Boy beat him under the
wire half a length, the trouble being that tine lat
ter crossed the black on the stretch. Skipper
managed to skip IN ahead on the fourth neat IN
:56L but Hard Coal beat hln easily Tor the nth
ana deciding heat in 2:55h, giving hlm the race.
Tine Skipper bows friends were greatly Disguised
at the unex pecteu ending OF the event.
SUMMARY.
DEERFooT PARK, NEAR BROOKLYN. L. l., Mon
DAY, APRIL ~, 1S75.-Troitiug match, 500; mile
heats; best three In tive in harness; catch
weights, and owners 70 drive. Juoges-Me .srs.
Jonn Mead, William McManon and Daniel Dun
Marin Groom,s blk. &. Hard Coal....2 /
Mr.. Null .n's 5. 2. skipper Boy. -. 2 l