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The water was dotted on all sides tn Hitting craft OF
all kinds Several OF the vessels OF the New York Club
were Of the company As the yachts Of the Brooklyn
Club moved out beyond the Natrows they also over
hauled number u those belonging to the Seawan-
haka Club, which we're sailing their CORN
than regatta The wind had not only fresh
cncd but was now blowing from the west striking
The yachts abcain rs they passed outward They had
not proceeded much beyond Fort Hamilton, however,
when IL shifting aud uncertain again As they
passcd from the shelter OF the land the Arrow the
Comet and Kate still ahead, in the order named
bou .n % sa Tho retcner having vu Hp
through tw0-thirds OF the neet, kept on,
within easy view Of the foremost vessels,
which were speeding bravcly under
working before gradually frcshcnng breeze.
Soon the smaller vessels lott far behind and
those IA the lead made for the Spt buoy still headed
oy the Arrow. Within a shori distance from the buoy
Tue Fletcher came to stand sti to take the time OF
tho passing yachts. The Arrow passed the ouoy at
1h. ISM. sos, and the Comet followed rounding the
mark at In Som. Ais. r. ~ The Oracle, Kate and
Undinc, at some distance however, followed the
order named, bu. Their time was not taken as the
Judges Obliged TO put on after them without delay
30 to be up TO take their time At the l.ghtshp.
Meanwhile the little soops behind trying to
overcome the difficulties that besct them. The sniff
ing and uncertain winds they encountered baifed aud
annoyed them, but they bore onward with commend
able consistency aud pluck The people on the Judges
boat could not keep track OF them, and, in the alb
sence Of positive Information concerning their achieve
nents, some very profound
BuBy -LiKE H'ortyroSs
we're advanced. Between the SPIT buoy and the light
ship the Arrow and Comet were having splendid
race the Comet steadily gaining upon her adversary
the Arrow however still kept ahead. The following
was the le taken by the judges both yachts passed
the lightship:-
NM H. s.
Arrow = "a IL Comet ....... - W
Alter these. tho following order, were the Oracle.
tndine Kate and Estele,, and, still urtuer TO the
rear 100 Gypsic, followed by the Vision. The Two
leaders now stretched themselves Tor the run home.
The breeze at this tme pronounced by those most
familiar with tho general requirements 81 the nect one
just suited to H. IL seemed, however, most favorable
60 the lighter craft On the return the Sccnc was
tccd have put about 10 consequence ui having
ricd away topmas. Tie other mishaps Of Tue day
we're few ana OF slight consequence.
KErCRS
was equally enjoyable with the ron out Below IL q
table showing The arrival tack al Gravcsend Bay and
the actual and corrected time Of each yacht
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ERIE RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

The Erie Railway win issue tarin on Monday
based Chicago Tho rate for tho FIRST three
classes OF freight will be twenty nvo cents per loo
pounds, that fourth and special classes, sixteen
cents por 1U0 pounds
The representatives Of leading trunk lines last night
expressed some doubts the alleged reductions Of
rates Western bound trcights by the Erie Railroad
but stated that IN such running scale rates
should take eject 90 that line the other leading roads
would make similar reuuctons
William H. Vanderbilt said last evening thar he
knew nothing about any proposed reduction OF rates on
Western bound rcghts by the Ere Railroad The hg-
OF the reduction having been stated TO him. tie
expressed surprise aud some doubt to whether 80
enormous reduction would be made at the by
wished 10 get the credit o hcng the first make
auctions IN ircIghts, and added. .But the New York
Central viii make its low those OF any other
competitor -
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GLOVE FIGHT.

Four thousand persons we're present last night at
Howes Cushug's circus. In Eighth avenue, 10 w.t.
tho glove night between Steve Taylor aud George
Rookie. Tho excitement was intense, and when the
two contestants stepped into the sawdust ring they
greeted with Wild cheering. Rookie seemed over
matched in sze but he took his position with good
deal OF grace and awaited the onset OF Taylor Joe
Coburn anu Jcfn Mace IN the ot the ring
with number OF other sporting celebrities
Taylor did tho heaviest In lighting and Knocked
Rookie clean on his feet In the nth round seven
rounds being fought. Rookie did good execution with
his lett hand and gave The audience The idea possess
ing the best staying power, bat hc was con-
tinually overpowcred by weight aud superior
stature. great deal OF feeling was
fcsed. and Taylor had the call and the ap-
plausc OF the audience. The wind up was quite
fierce. and Rookie held hts very well, getting in
several quick and sharp blows the neck and cnest
OF Taylor Taylor counted and made the best show
stopping. The contest vas pronounced 10 be draw
ana TO be renewed on Monday between the men a.
Harry IIilrA
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Al the time OF the start the wind was blowing from
the south. The course made from Club House
Island to the the south shore the lake. the
to he dcddcd by the bcs; ont OF three heats
Three seconds the inch allowed by the larger 10
tho smaller boats. These yachts represented tho
American Model Yacht Association and the Long Island
Club.
Al about hnlpast four O'Clock The OF the rst
heat was made, the yachts gong of in the order
named above the starboard tack. they stood OF
for the bridge running along such pace that their
navig tors could with diculty keep up with them,
eunwalcs well under, they presented handsome ap.
rearanco Tho Unknown held her tack the greatest
length OF ti,ue and gained first position by
doing When about hall way the course sue had
an exciting little hrush with La Bayadcrc This con
test was ended suddenly by the a,ter vessel. she
luTcd up into the wind, and unaccountably stayed
there for nearly minute, which lost her all chance OF
winning The heat. The Unknown continued to main
tain the advantage she had gained, and
cAAE IN PIRsr is On i5s.,
actual time, followed by tue Jeannot ON. 30s actual
time. As tho latter was Obliged to allow the former
eighteen seconds the Unknown declared the win
ner Of the heat The next TOUR boats in order tho
Adela, Edith. b. Y. and La Bayaderc
The second heat very interesting, and some ex-
cellen sailing qualities shown by the contestants
Al The start 1t seemed ANYBODY s race the La Bayaerc
Unknown, Jeannot, Tudic, h. V. aud Mile all stand
ing on on long tack Tor the east bank and
SAILING ane rveoy. sverypody was excited
fever, Tor they saw that slight mscacuiaton would
prove disastrous. La Bayadcrc, Unknown and II. v.
ever, ana then the Jeannot followed their lead The
u. " the first boat TO so around, and doing
aiou! OF La Bayadere, which seemed to be bad
luck. La Bayederc was made to ship nv
the collision and to bead up away 10 lceward
OF her competitors when she did III. rnc Unknown
and Jcannot now headed brav-ly for the homo stake.
The former brought up near the west bank consider
ably in advance OF her only rival, and in two more
lacks crossed the line the for tho time
She again followed by the Jcannot, which made
the distance again fifteen seconds less time than The
Unknown but again was compelled TO Weld the victory
nVxln tn hn tmA nn fuEn thn
second heat as Observation-Disclosures, lon sos. !;
Jeannot. ION. los In Bayadcrc lam. o. Tadie lin.
Dos. Edith, lin. sos Adelia, 10m 45s. Milie ION.
sos. b. w., l5m 30s
Thus the Unknown, by winning two straight heats
became the winner OF the prize.
THE PROSPECT PARK
Tho other event OF the day tho regatta Of the
Prospect Park Club Two neat prizes were ofiercd-a
silver butter knife and spoon Of tho
rial. Five boats were entered, The Robert Gen.
ter Little Cat Young Greek, Kate and Lizzie, 90
inches in length. Their course about the same as
that OF the other craft. The first prize by tho
Young Greek aud the secoDd by the Robert Center.
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THE CONTEST BEGUN.
AL were the slarboard tack; but before getting
clear Of the tort the leaders went about then they
repeatedly broke tacks and when clear in
astern, then the Active vindex and Addic voorhs.
Tho others were dong fairly, but all wanted little
wind. for the soft 5reezc hardly rppicd tho
water. Between Hoffman and Dix islands the Active
and vlndex parted company Tor while, the former
standing the westward and the latter with the Sadie
toward Concy Island. From point of the lower
end OF Dix Island the positions OF the yachts
Coming leading fully half mile: Madcap next, Wind
ward third, Adde Voor his fourth, cable length away
vindcx NTH, quarter OF mile the best Of the Active
and we'll up to windward then the Sadie seventh. Eu-
genie eighth, aud Schemcr ninth and last. A few OF
the yachts again broke lacks, but shortly stood on a
lay for buoy No 10 the Spit which turned
Lii
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The wind showed signs OF increasing and was
hauling 10 the southward The the Hook was
particularly Interesting iae yachts passing buoy
81 the order already gwen, yet clear Of the
souherly breeze pped mcriiy and there plenty
work for all hands. Topsails cewcs up and
the little Schcmer 10 10 the safe sdc housed her
topmast whrling onward tho Coming std held her
advantage, hut the Addc voorhis fast picking
up, while tho Madcap aud vindcS FOR two miles or
hcccd II and stuck closely together II was
hard guess which would round the beacon
The stanch vindcx, however still carried her topsal
last gave her friend the 80 by, and amid
excitement the yachts
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MINIATURE YACHTING.

The pony" yachts had a gala day at the Prospect
Park lake yesterday afternoon two important regattas
taking place The important of The two was that
for handsome silver napkin ring, offered by Mr..
George D. Dayton Competition for this prize was
to all comers and most all tho argc model yachts
Of any rcpuc that sail the lake entered for the
contest The day all thai could be desired except
ing that the breeze which prevailed was little 100
fresh Tor the boats Nevertheless nine yachts showed
MP pluckily when the order tor starting given.
Their Names owners and being iollows:--
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In this way they worked along the yachts losing the
breeze after passing buoy 5ss. and, TO urge them on
jibopsails whiskered out Ia when cndcayor the
vindcx carried away her sprcadcrs; but she
adjusted matters though the msshap a critical
moment Admirably handled, the Coming and Addic
voorhs fought earnestly and crcditany the lead
For miles they together aud stuck each other
like iccchcs neither being wiling 10 be shaken on In
this way thew approached the homo stakeboat where
the Josephine was awaiting them. ON the last half
milo, however, the Coming sailors managed to get
out Of their craft than did the Adde'S Of
her and the former beat her plucky antagonist ten
seconds the line. Time allowance. however, do
prved both Of these boats OF the prize class
the vindcx, under the rule the winner The
Official time Is given below -
FIRST CLASS sLooPs.
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PIGEON SHOOTING.


WASHINGTON Juno 10. 1875.
The members OF ting DISTRICT Of Columbia Game Club,
in pursuance Of decision OF that organization to have
pigeon shooting match, and at the same time test the
law FOR the prevention Of cruelty 30 animals should T.
" Gsiscncli interfere, proceeded 10 Brightwood
yesterday afternoon Tor the purpose OF carrying
their determination into execution Mr. Gatschen
reached the grounds shortly before i've O'Clock.
anu few minutes after the spor. began By Thomas T.
sinitusOn eading oil, being followed ia turn by q T.
Wheeler. Mr. Jensen. ". A. Tappau and r.. 4. Mills.
Mr.. 6aischsl saw them shoot h.iy birds, which
the complement of the irst match, and at concu-
sion arrested fapran Wheeler, smtlson and Jensen.
These charged with havin. been guilty OF
extreme cruelty IN twcnty.tbrce instances That
say, instead Of killing the pigeons outright they only
wounded them and permitted them 10 escape manned
and badly INITIATED. Where the shooting was followed
by the instant death OF tho bird regarded
. sufficient ia this test
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ADJUSTMENTS.
GILMnRE's GARDEN.


The ovation rendered to Mr.. p s. Gilmore last night
was enthusiastic in the extreme. When his superb
band appeared tho Platform the greeting was hearty
and very demonstrative. In word. Mr. Gilmore
presence was hailed with universal delight, and with
characteristics modesty he proceeded with hts
programme. which was arranged with great
taste. The garden crowded. and no
more fashionable ihropg has assembled IN the
resort since its Inauguration. No fault could be
detected from beginning end Of The excellent pro-
gramme which was faithfully carried The selec-
tens were admirable and appropriate Mr. Gilmore
resumed with the consciousness OF bis response
bilty and his EFFORT was with success. AS
previously mentioned his selections were marked by
judicious dscr mnatlor and The execution OF every
.iein iaulticss. Tho members OF the
band were dressed Ia uniform and presented splen
did appearance. Certainly musical director over
received such recognition IN this city, and the
gratifying feature OF The occasion was that no realized
all the alticfpatious formed OF his ability Mr. Levy
whose exquisite performances on the cornc are rccog
niZcd far wide, welcomed with ringing cheers
He was repeatedly encorcd.
Altogether Mr.. Gilmore's Inauguration grand
ton for the summer months
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CHINA AND JAPAN.

PROVINCIAL DISTURBANCES eUPpREssED-THK
1rIKApo IN THE NoRTH--PERUvIAN COM
MERGE WITH THE cHINEsE-CoTToN MANU-
ACCOMMODATIONS AND RIoT-THE MAR
GARAY MURDER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
GERMANY.
SAN Francisco, June 10, 1876.
Tho Pacific Mail steamship City Of Peking arrived to-
day from Hong Kong, via Yokohama.
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rife team has been organized in Jersey City under
title OF the Centennial Team. II includes OF
the leading marksmen at the schuctzcn festivals tho
Union Hill and Grecnvillc parks. challenge has bccn
issued The Bowory Rifle Team Of New York to shoot
on the 10th July At from TO 500 yards range and
The challenge has been accepted The prizes
gold medals, for Irst and one for second
meeting the election OF officers Will be held during
the ensuing week and practice will thereafter be stead
iv xuad
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CAPTAIN sEIBERT's TRIAL.

The trial OF Captain scbert. Of tho Thirty.6rst pre-
cinct charged with failing 10 enforce the Excise Law
closed by tho Commissioners yesterday The case
was referred 10 the Board for maj disposition.
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THy conrSraIAs REGATTA.

THv cogrSTHIAs REGATTA
The spirited seawanhaka Yacht Club had It's Cor
inihisn soop regatta yesterday. II the sixth
organizatlon but safe say that of pre-
dccessors were marked with greater interest re-
suited mosc pleasantly These reunions have done
much promote practical scamanship among yachts
In vicinity, and the enterprise which caused
their Inauguration Is meeting with mcried reward.
Though nothing that occurred calculated to test
severely The sailing qualities Of the racing yachts and
SANDY Hook 10 the Llghtsnip and return exceed
ingy interesting and exciting
The club steamer Josephine left the foot Of Thirty
third street. East River, at haipast O'Clock with
about zoo friends OF members on board and with
delay steamed to Tompknsvle landing. Staten
Island whence after receiving ladies' gentle
men, down the starting point for the yachts
on Fort wadsworsh Here the several boats. with
their eager anxious and ready be away,
found. The sky clear and the sun very warm,
but neither the spectators board The Josephine nor
the workers on the racing boats seemed mind the
heat Tho spectators enjoyed the pretty picture before
them, while the amateur sailors were revolving in
their minds how best away on the journey and
outmansruvre opponents more than usually pictur-
esqne panorama presented by the bay Dotted as IT
was with handsome pleasure craft and steamboats,
laden with pleasure parties As tho day was also
selected for the annual regatta OF the Brooklyn Yacht
Club racing yachts were .'thick blackberrcs Tho
entries for the Corinthian races were as follows
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Now u for home and the amateur sailors worked
with will. Topsas we're shaken out and Jibtopsaiis
quickly set, and The boats fairly few through the
water. The positions were unchanged IN the run 20
the Hook but the slippery Addic Voorhis xradu-
ally picking up the Coming, and here the
centred Buoy No TO- the spit. ~as rounded by
the feet In style the time OF the leaders being
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there would also have been two prizes in tho nrss class
YACHTING NOTES.

The Oracle has challenged the Arrow for race,
twenty miles TO windward back from Sandy Hook,
for $500 side Saturday has been named Tor tho
contest
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Estclic; OF tho FIRST Glars roops the Arrow and Tn
dine; OF the scc1nd Glaze Shops. The Lizzie J. and
Amerira and Of The third soops, the Susie and
" 7. Lee
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pIasr CLASS sLoors.

Thus the vindex wins the prize tho FIRST class and
the Madcap tho FIRST and the Sadie the prize
the second class Had four boats entered and started
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miscellaneous.

JANUARY LIST, 1876.

JANUARY LIST, 1876.
Trans ieare Hgrrisbsrg as foiio,rs:
For New York at 5 20, 8 10 a. m. 90 and
y 1i0p- IN.
For Philadelphia at 20, 10, 45 a. W..
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p. M and via Schuylkill & susquehanna
Branch at ? 40 p. IN.
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PUBLIC SALE

! PUBLIC SALE
The Assignees er Wilbur +. and James
E. McCahan Will sell at public sale, at 3
O'Clock P. NJ, on Friday, February 4, 1876,
on the premises in NIffiintown, 4 house and
lot on Water street, said borough; also,
1900 acres Woodland in Fayette twp, hav-
ing thereon frame house, stable and saw
mill also, at the same time and place, 4
mules, road wagon, &c. 81
Bayard Nields and n. H. Wickersham
will offer at public sale. at the residence of
the former, in Fayette twp, at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ, on Friday, February 18th, one horse,
Z cows, bull, 8 head young cattle, 2 sheep,
, pigs, hay, cornfodder, ard farming i'm
plements.
Solomon Sieber will sell at public sale, at
his residence, near Thonpsontown, at 10
O'Clock n, on Monday, February 2l, 1876,
three work horses, 3 colts, COWS, 6 steers,
l3 he I'd of sheep, and farming utensils
| Caveny, auctioneer.
Jacob A. Fike, of Walker twp, viii offer
at public sale, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on v ed
nesday, February %, 1876, two horses, 8
mares, colts, cows, steer, heifer, 8
head young cattle. sheep, and lot of
farming utensils. Bealor, Auctioneer.
John Mnts will offer at public sale. at his
residence in Spruce Hill township, at III
O'Clock A. NJ, on Wednesday, March lst,
1876, One sorrel horse, iron gray horse,
2 bay match horses, 2 mares, one being
with foal ] horse-colt, nilch cows, 10
head of young cattle, u head of sheep,
2 sows and lot Of pigs, 2young sows with
pig. corn BY the bushel, and large lot OF
farming implements. Bealor, auctioneer.
David Naylor, of Turbett township, will
sell at public sale, on the farm of Stewart
Turbett, in said township, at 10 O'Clock A.
N on Tuesday, March Z, 1876, Ave horses,
2 colts, 2 cows. head young cattle, reaper
ahs mower, threshing machine, grain drill,
wagon and other farming utensils. Beaior,
auctieneer.
NJ. l.. Bashore will sell at public sale, al
his residence in Walker township, opposite
Port Royal, at 10 O'Clock A. n, on Wed
nesday, March 8, 1876, seven head of horses
10 cows, 25 head of young cattle, bulls
steers and heifers, 60 head Of sheep, ewes
and lambs, 25 head of shoats and pigs, one
Wooster, Ohio, thresher, with ten-horse
Carey power; Kirby reaper and mower
combined, good top buggy. Stock VIII oe
delivered to buyers from distance. a
credit Of ten months will be given.